In this epic kung fu saga adapted from Louis Cha’s beloved martial arts novel THE LEGEND OF CONDOR HERO, the orphaned Yang Gor is taken to Chuen Jun Clan to learn kung fu. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Lee died during the making of Game of Death. He completed all of the fight scenes, which include some of the best of his film career, but elsewhere in the film his place is taken by a dubious character in big sunglasses. Ignore this, though - it’s a good kung fu movie; a fitting tribute to the master of the genre. Read the rest of this entry »
This is an eclectic compilation of four stylistically different films, based on the masterpieces of great Japanese mystery writer, Rampo Edogawa (a pseudonym based on Edgar Allan Poe). Read the rest of this entry »
A film of Margaret Cho’s one-woman stand-up show, in which she presents her take on modern sexual topics and minority issues. Read the rest of this entry »
Touted as Jerry Seinfeld’s first major project since the 1998 end of his long-running eponymous TV series, 2007’s computer-animated BEE MOVIE stars the popular comedian as the voice of Barry B. Benson, a young bee eager to explore the world outside of his hive. As he discovers how people live in New York City, he befriends a human florist, Vanessa Bloome (Renee Zellweger), and becomes outraged at the selling of honey, leading to a lawsuit and, of course, plenty of Seinfeldian misadventures. Read the rest of this entry »
Eun-joo, the stepmother, welcomes two sisters who come back home after recovering their health, but Su-mi, the elder sister, intentionally avoids her and Su-yeon, the younger sister, shows a smack of fear for her stepmother. On their first night, Su-yeon sneaks in Su-mi’s room confessing there is someone in her room and Su-mi sees a ghost of her late mother who hung herself in Su-yeon’s closet. Strange things begin to happen since then; a ghost haunts the house and stepmother’s birds are poisoned to death. Assuming Su-yeon is behind the inauspicious incidents, the stepmother locks her in the closet, and when Su-mi learns about the cruel punishment, conflict between the stepmother and two sisters gets bitter than ever. Read the rest of this entry »
This drama attempts to answer the question of whether two people - a famous actor and an ordinary woman - can learn to love each other in a marriage agreed upon only on paper. It also explores the meaning of the family by presenting no matter how hard the present may seem, the world is still a good place because of those who bring hopes into our lives through their presence alone. Read the rest of this entry »
In the macho triad world where heroes are molded from blood, brawn and brains, what place is there for a defenseless girl? The only exception to the rule is if you earn your respect as ”Ah Sou” - the big boss’ wife. Read the rest of this entry »
Andy Lau has since appeared in more than 100 films, and has a huge fan base throughout Asia with the success of both his onscreen performance and his musical career. Andy Lau is best known for his (often) recurring roles as a “Heroic Gangster.” Read the rest of this entry »
Lee’s movies, especially his performance in the Hollywood-produced Enter the Dragon, elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of quality and popularity. Read the rest of this entry »
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