To Kill with Intrigue' is one of Jackie Chan's darker films as he takes revenge after the slaughter of his family. Here in a more serious role we get to enjoy Jackie's acting skills as well as some wickedly fast set pieces of action. Highly underrated but very much appreciated by today's audience.
Produced and directed by Walt Missingham the first ever non-Chinese to practise kung fu at the Shaolin temple this programme is narrated by Bruce Lee himself explaining and demonstrating his punching method his kicking technique his movement and combat principles and his unique philosophies. Using an impressive collection of personal notes stunning rare action footage of Bruce Lee and numerous interviews with his friends and colleagues including Dan Inosanto this program
Fast and furious martial arts action in which the evil Abbot White teams up with Japanese ninjas to destroy the Shaolin Temple!
Two hired fists are employed to take down a local crime lord...
Sum Yu is a young princess betrothed to the dictator Yuan Shih-Kai. Unfortunately Sum Yu is being detained by Sun Yat-Sen's republican loyalists and Yuan Shih-Kai sends Governor Li (Liu) to bring her to him. Meanwhile Wong Fei-Hung is enlisted to take the princess to a safe hiding place and learns the art of drunken boxing which he uses to defend the princess from the Governor and his cadre of troops...
Seven orphans each with his or her own skill operate as a secret police bringing criminals to justice. However when a mission goes wrong the group winds up falsely accused of murder and must clear their collective name by bringing the real criminals to justice...
Originally produced and broadcast on Canadian television this collection of 26 mini biographies features some of the most compelling characters of the 20th century. From dictators to statesmen Presidents to Prime Ministers Voices In Time represents history brought to life. Speeches Comprise: Disc 1: 1. David Lloyd George 2. Emily Pankhurst 3. Franklin D Roosevelt 4. Ho Chi Mingh Disc 2: 1. Adolf Hitler 2. Jawaharlal Nehru 3. John F Kennedy 4. Margaret Thatcher Disc 3: 1. Richard Nixon 2. Nelson Mandela 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Winston Churchill Disc 4: 1. Eleanor Roosevelt 2. Fidel Castro 3. Gloria Steinem 4. Harry S Truman Disc 5: 1. Lech Walesa 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Ayatollah Khomeini 4. Albert Einstein 5. Woodrow Wilson Disc 6: 1. Theodore Roosevelt 2. Robert Kennedy 3. Mikhail Gorbachev 4. Malcolm X 5. Mahatma Gandhi
New Killers In Town: Battling babes heroine Moon Lee and Shaw Brothers veteran Lui Chi Liang prepare to do battle with the chinese underworld. One of the best Asian babe flicks of the 1990's. Escape From Brothel: When two young girls are trapped in a ruthless vice ring they enlist the help of their brothers to regain their freedom. However the brutal gang lords have other idea! An all-out Kung Fu fest with Billy 'Fist Of A Legend' Chong and sex kitten Pauline Wong this best seller is now available on DVD for the first time.
As revolutionaries bent on restoring the Manchu dynasty's rule in 1911 China prepare to attack three skilled fighters must unite to preserve the new Republic...
Welcome to the Jungle. Welcome to the most successful Hong Kong gangster film to hit the screen since ""A Better Tomorrow"" get ready for the most thrilling ride through the Hong Kong underworld since John Woo teamed up with Chow Yun Fat from new wave Director Andrew Lau (""To Live & Die In Tsim Sha Tsui"" ""Storm Riders"") comes the future of Hong Kong Cinema. Rising through the ranks with the stealth of cruise missiles Chan Ho Nam and schoolyard buddies ""Chicken"" Chiu Fao Pan and
The True Story of the Greatest Boxer of His Time. He called himself 'The Greatest' - and it was a title he merited. Muhammad Ali was quite simply the greatest boxer of the twentieth century. This film traces his meteoric rise to fame climaxing in his crucial 1964 title fight against Sonny Liston. A compelling true-life drama.
The beginning of a legend... Donnie Yen is Chen Jun the character played by Yen's real life idol Bruce Lee in his film 'The Chinese Connection' in this action packed prequel to 'Fist Of Fury'! When Chen's family is brutally killed by a vicious horse thief (Xing Xing Xiong) Chen swears revenge on the bandit and vows to learn martial arts in his fight for justice. His quest eventually leads himito the famous Jin Wu Martial Arts Academy and its legendary master Fok Yuen-Gap (Eddy Ko). With spectacular fights choreographed by Donnie himself 'Fist Of Fury: Sworn Revenge' is the perfect companion to Bruce Lee's 'Chinese Connection' and a blazing predecessor to Donnie's stunning remake. See how the legend of Chen Jun is born...
One of a collection of films recently discovered in the Hong kong film archives and now available for the first time in the UK. A young man is set on avenging the savage killing of his father and the rape and murder of his mother. His passion for revenge drives him to the best martial arts teachers in the province to learn the skills he will need to succeed. This brutal story builds up to an incredible climax where gruesome Kung Fu beatings are inflicted...and our hero takes his dues
This box set features a collection of titles from the master of modern-day action choreography Yuen Woo-Ping. Iron Monkey - Platinum Edition: One of the most visually spectacular films ever produced by a Hong Kong studio this is a traditional epic style movie boasting fight choreography by Yuen Woo Ping action director of ""The Matrix"" ""Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"" and ""Kill Bill vol 1"" and soon-to-be Hollywood star Donnie Yen. This film is credited by fans and critics a
Kept in the film archives for over two decades My Life On The Line is finally released for the first time on DVD anywhere in the world. Minute Fong is a ruthless contract killer who dispatches his victims in precisely sixty seconds. Working exclusively for an organisation headed by the Master Chou Jau Tung Fong begins to take on his assignments with reluctance. Realising that Fong's days are numbered Chou hires two new experts to deal with him and his sixty second technique but to no avail. Finally the master takes on Minute Fong is one of the Jade Screen's greatest ever showdowns. See tracing Boxing versus the Rolling Style. This long overdue classic will leave you begging for more!
The legend lives on! Donnie Yen reprises his idol Bruce Lee's role as Chen Jun a budding martial arts master. When Chen's mastered is killed by the Japanese Chen vows revenge and sets off to find the murderer... Featuring recreations of the amazing fight scenes from the original as well as new ones choreographed by Yen 'Fist Of Fury' is an exciting re-imagining of the Bruce Lee classic!
Bringing together three of Hong Kong's greatest directors Ringo Lam Johnny To Hark Tsui Triangle tells the story of three friends who decide to end their money problems by digging up a forgotten safe of treasure. With each director taking a third of the film to make his own it makes for a lively action-thriller but holds together remarkably well.
In search of a master, a kung fu obsessive named Ting rescues a young Shaolin monk from a group of local gangsters and decides to use the opportunity to his advantage, persuading the monk to sneak him into the Shaolin temple. Thrown out soon afterward, he engenders the hatred of the Golden Wheel Lama, leader of the notorious Flying Eagle Gang, by rescuing a girl from its thugs/members. Now that he's in the sights of the once peaceable monk gone bad, Ting's only chance for survival is to unloc...
Hong Kong legend Chow Yun Fat is reunited with long time on-screen lover Cherrie Chung in this explosive retelling of Peter Weir's 'Witness'. The ever-charismatic Chow stars as a cynical big city cop charged with protecting a vulnerable murder witness from the sadistic killer who wants her dead whatever the cost... An intense hardboiled love story-thriller 'Wild Search' twins nerve shredding tension and incendiary gun play with uniquely compelling performances from the director
Unleashed: Serve no master. Written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Louis Leterrier Unleashed features a fantastic performance from martial arts superstar Jet Li. On and beneath the mean streets of Glasgow fiery gangster Bart (Hoskins) is merciless with debtors would-be rivals and anyone else he takes a passing dislike to. Bart maintains his stranglehold through his unwitting enforcer Danny (Jet Li) who he has 'raised' since boyhood. Danny has been kept as a near-prisoner: trained to attack and if necessary kill. Danny knows little of life except the brutal existence that Bart has so cruelly fashioned for him. However when Danny has a chance encounter with the sightless piano tuner Sam (Morgan Freeman) he senses true kindness and compassion for the first time and experiences the transforming power of music. When a sudden gangland coup separates Danny from Bart and the gang Danny escapes the underworld. Taking refuge with Sam and his stepdaughter Victoria (Kerry Condon) Danny finds a family of sorts and a future... However the mob will not give up their prize asset so easily and Danny must soon call upon his skills once more to protect his family and bury his past. (Dir. Louis Leterrier 2005) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Amazing martial arts fighting sequences (choreographed by Yuen wo Ping - The Matrix) stunning special effects action adventure and romance have made Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon the most talked about movie of the year. Martial arts masters Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) battle against evil forces to recover their stolen sword the legendary Green Destiny. (Dir. Ang Lee 2000) Kung Fu Hustle: From walking disaster to Kung Fu master: it's a new comedy unlike anything you have seen before! In the 1940's Chinese province of Guangdong petty thief Sing (Stephen Chow) aspires to become a member of the notorious Axe gang the fiercest cruel and most widespread crime syndicate in the city. However Sing is just a street rascal (trying to ignore the fact that his heart is actually in the right place) and so he ventures into the run-down Pig Sty Alley to prove his worth. However in attempting to extort money from the hairdresser Sing unwittingly exposes the plump landlady her hen-pecked husband the camp tailor and rugged coolie as martial arts masters in hiding. Coming to the attention of the Axe gang who want to clear out the apartments Sing's actions have set off a relentless chain of events that brings the clans together in an explosive battle! Stephen Chow continues his unique comedy style that first came to the attention of the West in Shaolin Soccer mixing slapstick in the finest tradition of Buster Keaton; to marvellous martial arts choreographed by none other than Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix Kill Bill); to dance sequences with tuxedoed gangsters; to moments of genuine pathos concerning Sing's mysterious history involving a beautiful mute lollipop vendor... (Dir. Stephen Chow 2004)
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