Click Here for the Shaw
Brothers Release Schedule from Celestial 2004
RIP Anita Mui (1963 - 2003)
17/03/04 - Iceman Cometh - 1989
- Review of classic Yuen Brothers movie by director Clarence Fok - Iceman Cometh
13/03/2004 - Shaw Brothers Release Schedule
There has been a significant change to the 2004 release schedule, with 18 films being dropped from the schedule - Release Schedule 2004
Fortunately most are Drama, with The Duel being the only Martial Arts film to go into 2005.
Saw Infernal Affairs this week and yes it is as good as the hype
Now on General Release across the UK - www.infernalaffairs.co.uk
29/01/04 - Site Update:
DVD Codes and NTSC / PAL explained
(update) - Click Here
Shaw Brothers Release Schedule
2004 - Click Here
Upcoming DVD Releases 2004 - Click
Here
27/01/04 - Celestial Meets
Chemical Brothers (from Celestial
Website)
Two Champions Of Shoalin
has gone funky, with the help of the Chemical Brothers, the
UK's hippest dance band, who have edited a montage of clips
from the movie and added computer graphics, to create the
music video for their latest smash hit Get Yourself High.
26/01/04 - First review
of 2004
- The 1982 box office hit by Lau Kar Leung
- Legendary
Weapons of China
25/01/04 - DVD Sales !!!
Bensonsworld (UK) - Asian
Extreme Cinema £9.99 - Click
Here
Highlights include Hard Boiled,
Bride With White Hair and Battle Royale
Hong Kong Legends (UK)
- Three for £22 - Click
Here
Titles include Magnificent Butcher,
The Killer and Project A Part II
Hong Kong Legends (UK)
- The Warrior, Bichumnoo and Ichi the Killer for £29.99
- Click
Here
Play.com (UK) - Martial
Arts special offers- Click
Here (erm.. not all are strictly martial arts!)
Play.com (UK) - Manga titles
from £5.99 - Click
Here (inc. Ninja Scroll and Perfrect Blue)
Play.com (UK) - Warrior
titles from £5.99 - Click
Here (inc. Zatoichi titles and Samurai Assassin)
CD-Wow (UK & US) -
All Shaw Brothers titles at bargain prices - Click
Here
DVD Empire (US) - 44 Martial
Arts Bargains - Click
Here
24/01/04 - Film News
New Police Story
promises to be one of the great movies of 2004, with Jackie
Chan going back to his roots as a fanatical Hong Kong cop.
The film teams Jackie Chan again with Benny Chan (Who Am I?,
Gen X Cops) and Daniel Wu (Purple Storm, 2000 AD). Very cool
preview site.....
Trailer available here - http://newpolicestory.jce.com.hk/
Precious Sword, Golden Hairpin
will be the Columbia funded prequel to Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon. The film will reunite Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun
Fat and Ang Lee. This could certainly be an important movie
for the latter two who have struggled for genuine success
since CTHD. Neither Bulletproof Monk or The Hulk fared anywhere
near as well as their studios would have liked in 2003.
Kung Fu Hustle - Yuen Woo
Ping jumps on board for Kung Fu Hustle as Sammo returns
to Hong Kong. The king of Hong Kong Comedy, Stephen Chow has
recruited Yuen Woo Ping as action choreographer for the upcoming
Kung Fu Hustle as Sammo Hung left the film set due to health
issues. Rumours are rife that artistic differences actually
led to the departure. Who better to replace one legendary
choreographer? - Yuen Woo Ping has stepped in at short notice
and filming has now finished for the comedy, set in 1940's
Canton.
Silverhawk is the exciting
new release from high kicking Bond girl Michelle Yeoh which
premiered this month in Beijing. This futuristic action flick
boasts the likes of up-and-coming director Jingle Ma (Tokyo
Raiders and Hot War) another well deserved slot for Luke Goss
after his performance in Blade 2.
Trailer available here - Official
Site
Black Rose 3 (Rosenoire)
is the new release by director Donnie Yen. This will be enjoying
a Feb 2004 cinematic release. The film looks 'different' to
say the least, but features the Twins, Teresa Mo and Hong
Kong heart-throb Ekin Cheng.
Trailer now available - Click
here - Official
Site
Danny the Dog in 2004 will
be another chance for Jet Li to release his first decent US
film after teaming up with Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins.
The omens are good with Yuen Woo Ping taking the helm as action
director and Luc Beeson directing the movie. The only other
decent time that Jet has done in the West was also working
with Luc Beeson on Kiss of the Dragon.
Hero may be getting a limited
theatrical release in North America in LA and NY, but there
are now rumors that it may be released at the same time as
Kill Bill Vol.2? Mira-Axe have never been far away
from idiocy and ignorance when it comes to handling Asian
movies, but surely even this is too much for them?
It now seems inevitable that Stephen
Chow's superb Shaolin Soccer will not be enjoying a
general release in North America courtesy of Mira-Axe. Speculation
is that Miramax are reluctant to invest in the film as any
success would be enjoyed by Sony, who have the rights for
Kung Fu Hustle. A more likely scenario will be Miramax
trying to cash in with Shaolin Soccer if Kung Fu Hustle does
prove to be a box office hit.
Tsui Hark's new movie, Xanda
sports a cast of real-life Sanda fighters. Much like Chang
Cheh's Duel of Fists, the action promises to be a ring focused
spectacle. Hark's contemporary work is aimed at a more direct
and realistic experience, which will be a far cry from recent
Wuxia epics.
- Trailers - Trailer
1- Trailer
2 - Trailer
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Hong Kong Film Critic Society
choice of 2003 (monkeypeaches)
Best picture: Infernal
Affairs II
Best director: Johnny To
(PTU)
Best screenwriter(s): Wai
Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee, Yip Tin-Shing (Running On
Karma)
Best actor: Andy Lau (Running
On Karma)
Best actress: Cecilia Cheung
(Running On Karma)
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20/01/04 - News Update
RIP Anita Mui - 1963 - 2003
Anita Mui passed away in the early
hours of Tuesday morning on the 30th December 2003 after a
battle with cervical cancer. Her funeral was held on 12th
January, and was attended by thousands who wished to say goodbye
to the 'Madonna of Asia'. It is a sad loss from world cinema,
who has lost one of the most entertaining and versatile actresses
of the modern era.
She received numerous accolades
during her glittering career as both a pop sensation and actress.
Her film career began in 1983 with The Sensational Pair, with
her major critical breakthrough arriving in 1988 with Rouge
alongside Leslie Cheung. With the help of Maggie Cheung and
Michelle Yeoh, she shaped the role of women in action cinema
forever with her performance as Tung, the Wonderwoman in Heroic
Trio and The Executioners (1993).
International exposure came with
her appearance alongside Jackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx
in 1995. Her most recent project was to be on Zhang Yimou's
House of Flying Daggers before she withdrew through illness.
Out of respect, the script has been modified so she is not
to be replaced.
Moments that will always stick
out for me include her stunning musical showpeice as Yang
Luming in Mr. Canton and Lady Rose (Miracles) and her hilarious
performance as Wong Fei Hung's mother in the seminal Drunken
Master 2. Perhaps no two roles better captured her ability
to shine with enthusiasm and put a smile on your face.
Anita
Mui - Filmography HKMDB.COM
05/01/04 - HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROM HKCINEMA
This has been a quiet site for
too long.
What to look forward to
in 2004:
