Martial arts actor Jim Kelly, who was best known for his iconic roles in Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones, has died of cancer at the age of 67. The Kentucky native began training in Okinawa-te karate during his late teens. After winning the middleweight title at the 1971 Long Beach International Karate Championships, he opened his own karate school. In 1972, Kelly landed a small role as a … Continue reading →

Last year, The Guardian posted an article entitled Guardian of the Bruce Lee legacy. In it, Shannon Lee, CEO, Bruce Lee Enterprises – also daughter of Bruce – shares memories of her inspirational father and talks about a few upcoming projects: New Bruce Lee Biography Film: The project titled Birth of the Dragon will focus on Bruce’s younger years. It will basically be Shannon’s version of the 2010’s Hong Kong film Bruce Lee … Continue reading →

Deadline reports that Django Unchained stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx are re-teaming in a film adaptation of Craig Zahler’s upcoming crime novel Mean Business On North Ganson Street. No word on the director, but Zahler himself will be writing the script. According to The Wrap, Mean Business On North Ganson Street follows a disgraced detective (DiCaprio) who is sent to Victory, Missouri, where violent crime is skyrocketing. He’s partnered … Continue reading →

Hong Kong media outlets are reporting the death of filmmaker and actor Lau Kar-leung (also known as Liu Chia-liang) at the age of 75. More details should emerge in the following days but this is truly a tragic loss. Lau Kar-leung has left behind a considerable body of work, including some of the finest martial arts movies of all time. He is perhaps most famous for directing and starring opposite … Continue reading →

What would you do for $20 million? If you’re Liam Neeson, you’d sign the dotted line to reprise the role that turned you into a middle-aged action star. That’s right: Liam Neeson has officially negotiated to return as security specialist and family man Bryan Mills in Taken 3. The disappointing news? It looks like a done deal that Taken 2 director Olivier Megaton will be returning to helm the third … Continue reading →

Law Ching Cheong is currently busy directing an increasingly over-budget remake of The Iceman Cometh with Donnie Yen, but his previous film is finally about to see the light of day. Titled The Wrath of Vajra, this high-concept martial arts movie is intended to serve as the first starring vehicle for Yu Xing. Xing is a Shaolin monk turned actor who has already been seen in supporting roles in a … Continue reading →

2013 might just end up being known as ‘the year of Tiger Chen.’ Not only is the Yuen Woo-ping protege making his leading man debut in Keanu Reeves’ Man of Tai Chi, but the trailer has surfaced for yet another martial arts film starring Chen. This time around, Tiger Chen will star as the titular Kung Fu Man in an English/Chinese co-production. This film has more of a family vibe, … Continue reading →

For a generation of kids who grew up in the early 80’s, much of their favorite Saturday morning fare was – unbeknownst to them – anime that had been dubbed and re-edited from Japan. Thus, Japan’s Macross became Robotech and Beast King GoLion became Voltron. Along those same lines, the long-running Japanese anime Gatchaman was introduced to American audiences as Battle of the Planets. The show followed a group of … Continue reading →

Pieta, the acclaimed film from the celebrated and controversial Korean director Kim Ki-Duk (Bad Guy, 3-Iron), debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD July 23rd from Drafthouse Films. An international box-office hit, Pieta has garnered numerous awards, including Best Picture trophies from 2012 Venice Film Festival, 2012 Blue Dragon Awards, 2013 Fantasporto Festival, and the 2012 Satellite Awards, and Best Director nods at the 2012 Dubai International Film Festival and a Jury … Continue reading →