Manic martial arts action from decorated Hong Kong director Joseph Kuo.
Director Xie Fei presents a touching tale of a woman attempting to carve out a life for herself against seemingly insurmountable odds in Women from the Lake of Scented Souls. With a hopeless alcoholic for a husband and a mentally challenged son she faces daily challenges that make her life increasingly difficult. This award winning film is masterfully directed by Xie Fei is a much slier and harder-edged drama than its delicately lovely title suggests. This is a beautiful film that boasts strong performances by one of China's most revered stars Siqin Gaowa with a brilliant supporting cast.
Chinese action feature written and directed by Chuan Lu. With the Qin dynasty crumbling, humble labourer Liu Bang (Ye Liu) rises through the ranks to lead a powerful army to a victory which marks a new dawn in ancient China. However, convinced that power-hungry generals are out to kill him, Liu Bang must battle uncertainty and rebellion in his attempts to establish himself as emperor of the new Han dynasty.
A spectacular martial arts epic featuring career-topping action from the legendary Yuen Wo Ping ('Kill Bill', 'The Matrix' and 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon') and starring Zhang Ziyi ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon").
Ancient China: the corrupt Six Clans seek the secret to the Demonic Strings a magical lyre of great power. It's up to one heroic individual to protect the secret as she seeks to avenge the deaths of her parents at the same time. Brigitte Lin adds only what she can to this over-the-top Kung Fu fantasy!
A spectacular tale of betrayal and revenge featuring some of the most stunning martial arts fighting ever seen on film. Based upon an age old legend The Assassin's Blade tells the story of a girl Yan Gi who disguised as a boy enters the country's greatest all-male martial arts academy. Struggling with the physical strength of her male counterparts Yan Gi finds an ally in the school's top student Chan Shan who discovers and tutors her to become one of the most lethal assassins in the academy . The pair eventually fall in love but the girl is betrothed to a childhood friend Ma who embarks on a violent plan of blackmail to ensure that she becomes his wife. When Ma's treachery is revealed Chun Shan has no choice but to use all that he's learned from the academy to exact justice
Fast and furious martial arts action in which the evil Abbot White teams up with Japanese ninjas to destroy the Shaolin Temple!
A small-town cop wakes up one morning after a wild night at celebration to discover that his gun a rare state-issued firearm loaded with three bullets is missing. As he attempts to retrace his steps from the previous night his ex-girlfriend turns up dead; and the bullet appears to be from his gun! Now in order to clear his name and convince the authorities that he's not the killer he must race against time to find the gun before the other two bullets find their next victims...
When Cirque du Soleil first ventured beyond Canada's borders, its powerful, singularly ambitious "reinvention of the circus" seemed quixotic. Inspired by European precedents, this was a big top downsized to a more intimate, single ring, as the French-Canadian troupe jettisoned animals, banished the usual fright-wigged clowns in favour of funny folks versed in (gulp) pantomime, and focused on acrobats, contortionists and illusionists. Conventional wisdom would have held that such esoterica was doomed, but anyone lucky enough to catch that initial Cirque production (or, for that matter, any of its subsequent offerings) knows just how wrong conventional wisdom can be.Cirque's creative brain trust, including "guide" Guy Laliberte and director Franco Dragone, have crafted each production as an extended performance piece framed by recurrent characters, unified production design and underlying themes. Already mesmerising visual tableaux and astonishing illusions are given an added poignancy (and, occasionally, true gravity) by the productions' underlying comments about society, conformity, beauty and emotion; even without such conscious motifs, however, Cirque's sheer artistry is never less than riveting.Quidam revolves around an Everychild, living with self-absorbed (and deliberately archetypal) parents, who is whisked away to a vividly surreal world where Cirque's remarkable acrobats and artists take literal flight. Their tools are often prosaic--oversized flying rings, an open steel wheel large enough for a single inhabitant, skateboards, ropes--yet the resulting images are stunning. Injecting further drama and atmosphere is the score (here by musical director Benoit Jutras), which is as far removed from traditional circus music as Cirque's "acts" are from Barnum & Bailey. Performed with synthesisers, electric guitar, solo reed instruments, percussion and voice (often singing in a kind of Esperanto that's tantalising yet foreign), Cirque's music can be dismissed as New Age only until heard in its intended context. Quidam can't quite achieve the sheer, enveloping wonder that its theatrical source does, but for fans of Cirque du Soleil's unique performance art, this latest presentation sustains the troupe's magic. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com
In 1930s China a young girl is trained in the ways of drunken monkey fighting. Inspired by Jackie Chan's 'Drunken Master' movies this is the first true Hong Kong Kung Fu movie of the new millennium; a classic in the making!
The delectable Maggie Cheung stars as Green Snake in a film based on an old Chinese legend fully remastered and restored with DTS sound! White (Joey Wong) and Green Snake are serpent women determined to become human. White Snake has been in training for 1000 years and has begun to evolve into her human form. However Green Snake has only practiced for 500 years and is far less advanced and partial to slithering around. Whilst in her human form White Snake falls in love. Green Snake sees this as an opportunity to meddle and amuse herself. Meanwhile a Buddhist Monk discovers these serpent women and vows to destroy them for daring to become human...
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
Lyrical assasins Wu Tang Clan present Old Skool Kung Fu in this look at a compilation of martial arts movies and the music they have sampled on their albums. The Mystery of Chess Boxing Shaolin V Wu Tang and The 36 Chambers of Shaolin are just some of the many movies in this living show.
Three men going beyond what their jobs require them to do... Aaron Kwok is an ill-fated CID detective who runs into a woman (looking extremely like his long lost girlfirend) during his investigation on a money laundering case. Ekin Cheng plays a lawyer who protects a corrupt businessman from law and Daniel Wu becomes a killer in the film who violates his code to get involved in the ill-fated CID's investigation. Adding to the all-star cast are TV idol Gallen Lo and charismat
Featuring many of the stock actors brought to prominence by the fame explosion of Bruce Lee 'The Image Of Bruce Lee stars Bruce Li as an undercover detective who has to bring to an end a counterfeit operation run by Yin-Chieh Han and Bolo Yeung.
The Han brothers are bounty hunters who track down criminals to make a lot of money. Unfortunately they keep getting beaten to the prize by the Two Witches - a female duo...
'What Price Survival' is the stunning reworking of the Shaw Brothers classic 'The One Armed Swordsman'...... An eye for an eye... An arm for an arm...
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