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I’m making action filmmaking tutorials now for indie action filmmakers, martial artists, and stuntmen and stuntwomen, a series I’m calling “Indie Action Essentials”. The first skill I’m tackling is the Hong Kong spin, or the “HK”. The video includes all the steps plus what padding I recommend when doing the stunt on hard surfaces.

If you have any requests for tutorials you’d like, comment below or at the video’s YouTube page. I’m always listening!

“Nobody can beat Bruce Lee, everybody can beat me” -Jackie Chan Failing as a stoic Bruce Lee clone e

Singapore is about to make history! Starcount, a company which ranks the world’s top celebrities and stars based on their popularity and fan engagement, has partnered up with Youtube to create the Social Star Awards! The SSAs will be held for the first time in Singapore, and it will be broadcast to 1.7 BILLION people worldwide via a 24-hour broadcast on Youtube!

The SSAs will be the first ever global awards show for the stars of social media, and it will be held in Singapore. A-list celebrities are expected to grace the event and there will be a huge red carpet event prior to the show, according to Starcount’s Youtube account. It will be held on May 23, 2013 (Thursday) at Marina Bay Sands.

The 24-hour show will show social media at the cutting edge of new technology. Apart from the awards show, there will also be a series of live concerts by A-listers at our very own Gardens by the Bay, which was crowned World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival 2012!

Youtube’s VP of Marketing, Danielle Tiedt, also spoke about the event. ”The Social Star Awards’ innovative 24-hour broadcast concept is perfectly suited for YouTube. For the first time an entire generation, who we call Gen C, has grown up with an unmediated relationship with content. They are defined by the Internet, mobile, and social networking, and the Social Star Awards will celebrate this new cultural moment. We are excited to help make Social Star Awards a truly global event and help them connect with Gen C audiences everywhere.”

This is going to be  a really huge and exciting event! Stars around the world will be taking part in this event, and it’s all happening right here in our small hi-tech city of Singapore.

Here is a list of nominees for each category. I wonder if they will be coming down to Singapore for the awards show!

Music Solo Artist Award: Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, PSY, Rihanna

Music Group Award: Linkin Park, LMFAO, Maroon 5, One Direction

Sports Person Award: Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Ricardo Kakà

Sports Team Award: Chelsea Football Club, FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid C.F.

Film Award: Harry Potter (film), Shrek, The Twilight Saga, Titanic

Actor Award: Jackie Chan, Justin Timberlake, Selena Gomez, Will Smith

Social Media Show Award: Jenna Marbles, PewDiePie, Smosh, Toby Turner

Game Award: Angry Birds, Candy Crush Saga, League of Legends, Texas Hold’em Poker (Zynga)

TV Show Award: Mr. Bean, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Simpsons, The X Factor (global)

Brand Award: Blackberry (global), Coca-Cola (global), Samsung (global), The Walt Disney Company (global)

For your chance to win a trip to Singapore to interview A-list celebrities on the red carpet, enter the contest here!

Starcount has announced four acts that will perform both at the awards show and also at the live concert series: Psy, Blush, Aerosmith and Cee Lo Green. The live concert series will be held from May 24 – 25.

Ticketing – Social Stars Awards show on May 23

AWARDS TICKETING PACKAGES

Doors close at 8:45pm for Live Broadcast. Live performances from 9pm. All ticket holders to be seated prior to this time. All ticket holders need to be age 6 and above and must have a valid ticket for entry. No flash photography or video will be allowed.

Ticketing – Concert series from May 24 – 25:

Concert Ticket & Hospitality Packages

Buy 2 or more tickets for the concerts by 8th May for the chance to win 1 of 2 VIP tables at the Social Star Awards for 10 people – worth S$18,888!

Special Multi Day Offers:

• Aerosmith Gold Package – 2 Social Star Gold tickets for the Social Star Awards plus 2 tickets for Aerosmith Socials concert.  Limited Release price S$888 – (standard price S$1,106 – SAVE 20%).  Available online at http://www.starcount.com/tickets.
• Aerosmith VIP Weekend Package – call for Limited Release Deals – Call +65 6225 8105.

Ticket enquiries/information/purchases: Visit www.starcount.com/tickets, call +65 6225 8105 or email:  tickets@starcount.com.

Photo credits: LuxuryHomes.com

HONG KONG — Jackie Chan has received a lot of awards during a career that's spanned 50 years, but a best director award is rare on his trophy sh...

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Lincoln: 3 stars out of 5— You almost have to feel sorry for Steven Spielberg. After polishing his speech and his limo for Oscar night, the veteran director who gave birth to the modern blockbuster with a rubber shark tanked with Lincoln — his oh-so-earnest ode to the 16th president of the United States and his historic bid to end slavery. Though well-intentioned and beautifully designed to capture the kerosene smoke and soft lighting of a pre-electrical world, Lincoln stalls emotionally because it’s trying to offer a history lesson at the same time. Most troubling of all, it goes out of its way to change certain facts, ensuring the movie has no inherent value as Hollywood smarm or university lecture. It’s really just a Daniel Day-Lewis showcase, and that’s never a bad thing because the Oscar-winning actor is a one-man thespian band. Yet, not enough to overcome the stultifying mix of saccharine pro-Yankee propaganda, cheesy father-son moments featuring Day-Lewis coddling his kid in front of a fire, and heavily rigged historical vignettes that feel as orchestrated and controlled as the famed rubber fish from Jaws. Special features include The Journey to Lincoln (Spielberg discusses the challenges of the film), A Historic Tapestry (spotlight on Richmond, Va.), In the Company of Character, Crafting the Past, Living with Lincoln, In Lincoln’s Footsteps and more.

Killing Them Softly: 3.5 stars out of five — Not too long ago, a renegade Aussie (via New Zealand) director named Andrew Dominik made a film that was inexplicably inspired, yet dull, when he cast Brad Pitt as Jesse James in the horribly titled The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. It was “an authentic western” — complete with rotting teeth and wet boots — and in some ways, Dominik takes another kick at that can with Killing Them Softly, another story set on a rather different frontier. Set in post-diluvial Louisiana, Pitt reappears in the form of a modern outlaw — a hitman — sent to rub out Ray Liotta’s character after a card game goes bad. The whole vengeance, gangland thing feels a little tuckered, but thanks to Dominik’s ability to capture vast chunks of the American ethos through his lens, the movie is an emotionally bleak but artistically rewarding success. James Gandolfini offers a courageous performance as a tough guy slowly rotting on the inside and brings depth to what could have been a cardboard character. Special features include DVD, Blu-ray combo pack.

Ben Mendelsohn, left, and Scoot McNairy in Killing Them Softly.

A Royal Affair: 4 stars out of five — Sex, intrigue, plagues — it’s all here, and it’s all true, though it wasn’t until the last decade that historians began to celebrate the bizarre story of Johann Friedrich Struensee, an 18th century physician who eventually usurped the Danish throne and instituted several progressive policies before being punished by a vengeful church and court. Enlisted to help King Christian overcome his bouts of psychosis, Struensee (played elegantly by Mads Mikkelsen) becomes the king’s friend and confidante. He also becomes the queen’s manly lover, which complicates all of his good intentions. Expertly crafted in every sense, this Danish nominee for best foreign film contains all the elements of a classic Shakespearean drama — only communicated through believably human characters with a contemporary touch. Struensee’s democratic accomplishments predated the French Revolution, all of which makes this factual story even more riveting than it is since it reminds us how far we’ve come as a species, and a civilization, in a relatively short time. Special features include widescreen, subtitles and more.

Parental Guidance: 2 stars out of five – Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play grandparents to a group of not-so-well behaved kids. Between the forehead slapping and changing of stained clothes, the movie seems to move backwards as it plays out every predictable plot twist one could imagine in a movie designed as a comic cautionary tale. Lucky for Marisa Tomei and Tom Everett Scott, they get to check out early and leave the two veterans holding this very stinky bag as it plows through diaper jokes, barf gags and other very messy plot points. Special features include deleted scenes, audio commentary and more.

Stand Off: 2.5 stars out of five – Brendan Fraser goes to the land of limericks in this crime-comedy hybrid that’s going for charming and cutely quirky, but finds a whole lot of déjà vu as Fraser gets roped into a scam to help his cousin. Owing the Mob big money from a gambling debt, the cousin is supposed to be our sorry sympathy point, but he isn’t sympathetic at all because he’s a complete loser who nearly sells his own flesh and blood. Watching a loser scramble to pay off an even bigger loser is just downright tedious, and as charming as Fraser can be, he’s lost a lot of his youthful magic since he starred in George of the Jungle — making Stand Off a showdown with your own attention span. Special features include behind the scenes action, trailer and more.

Jurassic Park: 3.5 stars out of five — It’s been 20 years since we first watched digitally created dinosaurs run amok, but dino-sized mayhem never gets old. In fact, now it’s better than ever thanks to this new Blu-ray high-def version of the Steven Spielberg game-changing feature. Pushing technology to new heights, Spielberg pulls off a similar feat to Jaws by giving us a big-budget B-movie that razzles, dazzles and finally forces us to surrender our better judgment. With Jeff Goldblum taking on the Richard Dreyfuss character and Sam Neill emerging as a brand of Roy Scheider, Jurassic Park features smart people trying to overcome a “monster” threat using their own smarts. Because the movie seems more plausible now than ever before, it’s worth making a new visit to the old theme park. Special features include DVD, Blu-ray and digital copy combo pack.

Also released March 26:

• Bird on a Wire
• The Devil and Miss Jones
• From Beyond (Collector’s Edition)
• Peter Frampton: Live in Detroit
• Futureworld
• Immortality
• Ironweed
• Jackie Chan: The Beginning
• Krav Maga Lesson 1: Defense on Jabs & Hooks
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — The Complete Second Season
• Maiden England
• Maigret Season 7
• Maigret Season 8
• A Man Escaped
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 X
• Panic in the Streets
• Paul Anka: Live in Switzerland
• Ruthless
• Star Trek Enterprise — The Complete First Season
• Step Up to the Plate
• Tom Green Live
• To the Arctic
• Veep: The Complete First Season
• Verdi Opera Selections
• Womb

WEALTHY folks in China are willing to go under the knife for a unique appearance.

By C. Michael Forsyth

BEIJING — In rapidly increasing numbers, members of China’s upper class are undergoing plastic surgery to look different from the rest of their countrymen, experts say.

“The new status symbol in China right now is no longer a big American automobile or designer clothes. It’s having a unique face,” confirms Bradford Kinglem, a highly respected professor of Far Eastern Studies.

Although still communist on paper, modern China is an economic powerhouse in which savvy investors can become as rich as any American. Indeed, the disparity in income between the rich and poor is greater than in any other country outside of sub-Sahara Africa, according to researchers.

OLD DAYS: In years past, individualism was not prized in China.

“The days of thousands of people riding on bicycles through the streets of Beijing wearing identical drab uniforms and identical punchbowl haircuts are long over,” says Kinglem. “People want to express their individuality.”

According to health officials, the number of people undergoing cosmetic surgery specifically to “no longer look the same as everyone else” was 34,150 in 2012 – 10 times as many as in the previous year. And if current trends continue, the Asian nation will soon outpace the U.S. in folks going under the knife, a report from the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery indicates.

FAT CAT Li Chin-Hiang shelled out big bucks for this distinctive face.

The well-to-do in China have sought out plastic surgery in small numbers for over a decade, but in the past the goal was different.

“A wealthy industrialist would alter his face to look like a popular movie star like Jackie Chan, or his wife might get the Joan Chen. Now successful people don’t want to look like anyone.”

Some officials in the Communist Party of China, which rules the country, disapprove of the show of individuality, preferring the cookie-cutter look of the past.

Grumbled one older party member, “This is not what Red China is supposed to be about. Chairman Mao must be rolling in his grave.”

The familiar mug of beloved star Jackie Chan was a popular look in the past.

Copyright C. Michael Forsyth

Speaking of unique, the author of this story penned Hour of the Beast, hailed by Horror Fiction Review as “a fast-paced, rip-snorting, action-packed, sexy college romp.” The book is available in hardcover and softcover at Amazon.com. But you can save $4 by clicking HERE! The Kindle version is just $7 and the eBbook is a measly $5. Be the first on your block to read this bone-chilling tale — before the movie comes out.

Jackie Chan          Jackie Chan, S.B.S., M.B.E. (bahasa Tionghoa: 成龍; pinyin: Chéng Lóng; lahir den

I am lucky enough to have Christian Ennor holding pads for me. He is among the best pad holders I have worked with; he is systematic and understands not only how fights work, but how to train for them.

One of the things I admire most about him – other than his insight into the intricacies of fighting – is his physical courage. He always positions himself in such a way that I can get maximum leverage and power into my strikes, which is always at his expense. That kind of self-sacrifice is emblematic of the very best trainers.

He is also proof that a great trainer needs intelligence and insight, much more than experience.    

How old are you, mate?

36

How long have you been involved in boxing/martial arts?

I became interested when I was about nine or ten years old. I sat and watched movies of people like Jackie Chan; old Chinese ones with Bruce Lee,Van Damme. I loved it!

I probably started [training] with Tae Kwon Do and then Kung Fu, which I did for between eight and nine years. Eventually, I went to the Bob Jones Corporation and began training in Zen Do Kai and Muay Thai at 14. I stuck with that for about three years. I was still doing Kung Fu as well. At nineteen, I won the Australian All-Styles Championships in semi-contact at welterweight, which was 70kg.

After that, I started training with Sam Soliman at Underworld, and he asked me to become his full-time training partner. I was working at Underworld, too, doing personal training and taking classes.

Did you have any boxing fights?

Nope. No boxing fights! I just sparred with Sam and whoever else.

What’s your current involvement with Fightsports?

I used to be in charge of Sam’s strength and conditioning. I learned about it by doing courses; MMA strength and conditioning courses, as well as training with all different people.

What do you do now with fighters?

I work with boxers and kickboxers and specialize in their strength and conditioning. I help some of Paul Fyfield’s fighters, and I’m still involved with Sam, doing his strength and conditioning and some padwork.

Who else are you working with?

Mehmet Ceyan, Robbie Jankovski (Australian middleweight champ), and Eric Diamandstein.

What attracts you to it?

I love thinking, ‘How do I make this guy better?’ I can’t do it myself, but I know they can. I can see what they need. Becoming a boxing trainer wasn’t my plan – I thought I’d just be a PT. Then I started with Sam, and it just went from there.

Where do you think you’ll take it?

I have got to get my own gym. It’s hard in my current position; I have to earn money and fighters are the worst paying! Once I get a gym, I can start a fighter’s time to come and train. From there, I can organize classes and p.t. around that.

In 2008, I went to ‘Wildcard Gym’, which is Freddy Roach’s gym in Hollywood, California. I trained Sam there for the first 5 weeks; Dave [Hedgecock] did the rest. I saw Roach every day, and sat on the edge of the ring and watched and listened like a little boy taking lollies.

He was in there every day from 10am until 7pm. Most of all, I was impressed by the toughness of the fighters. Sparring was on every day at 11am; they’d turn up with kids, mothers, wives, etcetera and they would go to war. It was as good as watching a full pro card where every fight is the main event. My advice would be to tell any good young fighter to move to the U.S. You can make money fighting so you don’t have to work, which means you get good enough to make a career out of it. You just can’t match the quality of sparring, the amount of fights they’ll get, and the money that goes with it.

So, as many of you know, I recently returned to my apartment after a few weeks of avoiding being alone. On my first night back, I got rid of the bed that Dragon had donated to me while we were still together and replaced it with my own tiny bed that barely fits me and my dog together, but has opened up an amazing amount of floor space in my bedroom for practicing drunken monkey fighting styles yoga.

That evening, Jackie Chan came over to make sure I wasn’t curled in a ball in the corner in panic help me move some furniture around. We ended up ordering Thai food for dinner from a small Thai restaurant around the corner. That phone call was… interesting:

Thai Gourmet Lady: Hello, Thai Gourmet!

Me: Hi! I’d like to place an order for pick-up, please?

TGL: Okay, phone number?

I gave her mine.

TGL: Name?

Me: Emelie.

TGL: Sorry?

Me: Emelie.

TGL: Name?

Me: Emelie.

TGL: NAME???

Me: EMELIE!!! E-M-E-L-I-E

TGL: (mumbling my name as she writes) Okay, what you want?

Then we went back and forth shouting about what I wanted to eat. Apparently one of us had a really bad connection, but eventually we finished the call and hung up. It also didn’t help matters that Jackie Chan was cracking up in the background during the whole conversation.

Anyway, so we go to pick up the food, and the woman hands me the receipt:

I scratched out my phone number so that you guys don’t start stalking me. I know your type.

See where it says “Anoy”? Yeah. That’s supposed to say my name. I was dealing with the sassiest Thai lady in Ohio. I think her whole plan was to misspell “annoy” so that it seems like she just misunderstood what I was saying on the phone, but I’m falling for nothing, here.

And here’s the other thing: I am so going back and I’m using that name every time. Just to spite her.

Soul at it’s finest, “H.A.P.P.Y Radio” was one of a number of hits for Edwin Star, the most notable being “War” (forever to be remembered from Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker’s bromance cop caper, Rush Hour). Adopted by Northern Soulers, this came out in 1979, reaching a peak of 9 in the UK.

Stars and stripes

I posted this first on my website, Tao of Loafing.

Martial arts cinema ranges from the horrible through the campy to the excellent. There is one ever-present risk facing this genre. That is, like porn, movie makers may conclude that viewers aren’t watching for character or plot so they might as well just focus on the action. When they do that and then they blow the action– well, that’s when it’s painful to watch. By numbers, most of this genre probably falls into that category. However, sometimes they get it right.

Of course, it’s not always clear what should be categorized as a martial arts film, given many cross-genre romps. The Matrix is science fiction, but it’s also a kung fu flick. The Bourne trilogy films are spy thrillers, but their characteristic gritty hand-to-hand combat sequences are integral to the films. I’ve tried to focus on films that one would unambiguously categorize as martial arts cinema (though anything by Kurosawa is likely to be considered mainstream cinema.)

I also, admittedly, display several of my own biases. I prefer films that avoid over-the-top superhuman choreography. I don’t want to say that I prefer realism. None of it is realistic, but there’s a vast difference between Jackie Chan’s choreography and that of The Curse of the Golden Flower. Still, I do include Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Kung Fu Hustle, which both rely heavily on wires and superhuman feats. I also like period pieces as opposed to modern-day films. Of course, characters with charisma also get my attention, but I don’t think I’m unique in that regard.

5.) Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon is Bruce Lee’s last film, and features Lee as a Shaolin practitioner cum secret agent. The film reminds me of the Ian Fleming novel You Only Live Twice in that it’s about a person being tasked to infiltrate an evil mastermind’s sprawling lair not because it makes logical or reality-based sense, but rather because the proposed infiltrator is just that damn good.



4.) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

This is undoubtedly the most critically acclaimed of the films on the list. It was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 2000, and while it did not win in that category, it did take four Oscars that year. It’s in a class of film that includes Curse of the Golden Flower and Hero that are known for stunning cinematography and historical settings. (Unfortunately, these films are also marked by an insanely excessive use of wire-work for my taste.) This film includes a romantic component as well as the fight to possess a sword called Green Destiny. As is mandatory for Kung fu films, there’s a martial arts master whose death must be avenged.



3.) The Legend of Drunken Master (aka Drunken Master II)

Jackie Chan plays a bumbling young man who is, ironically, a master of Kung fu when completely inebriated. The plot revolves around a mix up between an agent who is trying to steal a valuable artifact and Chan’s character who is trying to smuggle ginseng to avoid paying duty on it. Incredibly, the artifact and ginseng are packaged identically, and the thief ends up with the ginseng and Chan’s character with the artifact. It’s Chan at his best, with all the comedy and creative choreography that one would expect.



2.) Hidden Fortress

I’m not including this just to prevent a Chinese sweep. (On that note: I’ve heard the Thai Ong Bak films are quite good, but I haven’t gotten around do seeing any of them.) Anyway, there are some excellent Japanese period films that involve many combat sequences that are not over-the-top. Of course, Akira Kurosawa dominates in this realm. There are other Kurosawa films, such as Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, or Ran that could equally well be included. Hidden Fortress is probably best known to American movie buffs as a major influence on George Lucas in the making of the first Star Wars film. Hidden Fortress is a about a General (played by portrayer-of-samurai-extraordinaire Toshiro Mifune) who must escort a princess and her family fortune cross-country to safety. Of course, as in every hero’s journey, there are many challenges to be confronted.



1.) Kung Fu Hustle

This comedy is set in the gang-ridden slums of 1930′s Shanghai. A tenement complex is assailed by the gangs. However, the residents offer some surprising resistance in the form of unexpected apartment-dwelling kung fu masters. Unlike Jackie Chan’s down-to-earth comedies, this one is almost cartoon-esque. It features a cast of anti-heroes that keeps the film interesting, and the protagonist has a strong narrative arc.

Martial arts cinema ranges from the horrible through the campy to the excellent. There is one ever-present risk facing this genre. That is, like porn, movie makers may conclude that viewers aren’t watching for character or plot so they might as well just focus on the action. When they do that and then they blow the action– well, that’s when it’s painful to watch. By numbers, most of this genre probably falls into that category. However, sometimes they get it right.

Of course, it’s not always clear what should be categorized as a martial arts film, given many cross-genre romps. The Matrix is science fiction, but it’s also a kung fu flick. The Bourne trilogy films are spy thrillers, but their characteristic gritty hand-to-hand combat sequences are integral to the films. I’ve tried to focus on films that one would unambiguously categorize as martial arts cinema (though anything by Kurosawa is likely to be considered mainstream cinema.)

I also, admittedly, display several of my own biases. I prefer films that avoid over-the-top superhuman choreography. I don’t want to say that I prefer realism. None of it is realistic, but there’s a vast difference between Jackie Chan’s choreography and that of The Curse of the Golden Flower. Still, I do include Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Kung Fu Hustle, which both rely heavily on wires and superhuman feats. I also like period pieces as opposed to modern-day films. Of course, characters with charisma also get my attention, but I don’t think I’m unique in that regard.

5.) Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon is Bruce Lee’s last film, and features Lee as a Shaolin practitioner cum secret agent. The film reminds me of the Ian Fleming novel You Only Live Twice in that it’s about a person being tasked to infiltrate an evil mastermind’s sprawling lair not because it makes logical or reality-based sense, but rather because the proposed infiltrator is just that damn good.



4.) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

This is undoubtedly the most critically acclaimed of the films on the list. It was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 2000, and while it did not win in that category, it did take four Oscars that year. It’s in a class of film that includes Curse of the Golden Flower and Hero that are known for stunning cinematography and historical settings. (Unfortunately, these films are also marked by an insanely excessive use of wire-work for my taste.) This film includes a romantic component as well as the fight to possess a sword called Green Destiny. As is mandatory for Kung fu films, there’s a martial arts master whose death must be avenged.



3.) The Legend of Drunken Master (aka Drunken Master II)

Jackie Chan plays a bumbling young man who is, ironically, a master of Kung fu when completely inebriated. The plot revolves around a mix up between an agent who is trying to steal a valuable artifact and Chan’s character who is trying to smuggle ginseng to avoid paying duty on it. Incredibly, the artifact and ginseng are packaged identically, and the thief ends up with the ginseng and Chan’s character with the artifact. It’s Chan at his best, with all the comedy and creative choreography that one would expect.



2.) Hidden Fortress

I’m not including this just to prevent a Chinese sweep. (On that note: I’ve heard the Thai Ong Bak films are quite good, but I haven’t gotten around do seeing any of them.) Anyway, there are some excellent Japanese period films that involve many combat sequences that are not over-the-top. Of course, Akira Kurosawa dominates in this realm. There are other Kurosawa films, such as Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, or Ran that could equally well be included. Hidden Fortress is probably best known to American movie buffs as a major influence on George Lucas in the making of the first Star Wars film. Hidden Fortress is a about a General (played by portrayer-of-samurai-extraordinaire Toshiro Mifune) who must escort a princess and her family fortune cross-country to safety. Of course, as in every hero’s journey, there are many challenges to be confronted.



1.) Kung Fu Hustle

This comedy is set in the gang-ridden slums of 1930′s Shanghai. A tenement complex is assailed by the gangs. However, the residents offer some surprising resistance in the form of unexpected apartment-dwelling kung fu masters. Unlike Jackie Chan’s down-to-earth comedies, this one is almost cartoon-esque. It features a cast of anti-heroes that keeps the film interesting, and the protagonist has a strong narrative arc.

老餅 (lou5 beng2) = old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy 成龍濫用復康巴士？！細路嘲老餅

MICHELLE YEOH sedang bahagia karena baru saja menerima Excellence Award Cinema Asia, sebuah pengharg

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“because telling a story is what the film is always trying to do, with every characterisation,

Yes this classic is on youtube in full. Sidenote: if you search jackie chan on youtube you can find a bunch of his full movies on there.

Expendables

Simon Brew
News
Mar 15, 2013

Could The Rock be the next recruit for The Expendables 3? The actor himself is up for it, it seems…

Earlier in the week, Sylvester Stallone gave a small update as to the status of The Expendables 3. He revealed that he’s currently working on the script to the film, that Steven Seagal wouldn’t be appearing, and that Jackie Chan may be.

He’s also said that he’s after some younger blood for The Expendables 3, and a recruit may have just volunteered his services. Appreciating the interview was done some time back (embargoes meant it’s only just come to light now), Dwayne Johnson has admitted that he’d be interested in the film, should an offer for The Expendables 3 come along.

“It all depends”, he told Collider. “I like Sly. He’s been a buddy for some time”. Saying that he was looking forward to seeing the second film (the interview was conducted on the set for G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Johnson added that “Sure, if he needs somebody to hunt down, he knows where I’m at”.

Once he’s off the phone to Cynthia Rothrock, we hope that Sly gives The Rock a call…

Collider.

via Movies http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-expendables/24830/dwayne-johnson-expresses-the-expendables-3-interest

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Saan Nagmula Ang Sundot Kulangot?

Nuong 1850 ay nadiskubre ng isang tanyag na antropologong Intsik na si Soo Tang Hon angp aboritong dessert ng bawat istudyanteng Pinoy. Ayon sa kaniyang salaysay, nilisan niya ang bansang kanyang sinilangan dahil sa tuwing nalalasing ang kanyang kapitbahay na lasenggo ay siya ang paboritong bugbugin nito, ang pangalan ng kapitbahay niya ay Jackie Chan at kilala bilang drunken master sa kanilang lugar. Tumawid dagat siya mula China hanggang Pilipinas sakay ng isang salbabida. Bilang isang antropologo, nais niyang malaman kung totoo nga na maraming unggoy sa Pilipinas, at kung ito ang pinagmulan ng lahing Pilipino. Ngunit naiba ang kanyang kapalaran nang madiskubre niya ang pambansang panghimagas,ito’y ang Sundot Kulangot.

Pagdating niya sa Pilipinas agads iyang tinaga ni Lapu-Lapu sa pagaakalang isa siyang kamag-anak ni Gloria Arroyo. Nang mapatunayang hindi sila magkaano-ano sa pamamagitan ng DNA test, at makitang malinis ang pangalan niya sa ZTE deal, agad siyang pinakawalan ng mga alagad ni Lapu-Lapu.

Dito siya nagpasimulang maglakbay patungong Hilagang Luzon. Palagay ko sa Sabah. At dito siya nakakita ng mga taong bundok na kung tawagin ay Tasaday, iba sila sa grupo ni Bro. Mike Velarde. Habang siya’ymasayang kasama ng mga taga tribo, pinapakain nila siya ng lechon, pinaliguan ng mga dalaga sa batis, pinapasuso at in-add sa facebook. (sapagka’t ganito nga ang kaugalian ng tribo bago nila siya patayin at ialay kayBathala) napansin ni Soo Tang Hon ang isang batang Tasaday na kinakalikot ang dumi sa butas ng kanyang ilong at ito’y kinakain, tinanong niya ang bata kung bakit niya ginagawa yun, at pinagsabihan ang bata na huwag nangu ulitin dahil makakasama iyon sa kanyang katawan. Muli niyang sinaway ang batang Tasaday dahil ginawa niya ulit at tila nasasarapan pa sa malapot na laman ng kanyang ilong, tinanong niyang muli ang Batang Tasaday kung ano ang kanyang ginagawa, ang sagot ng batang Tasaday ay “Kulang-Ot” na ang ibig sabihin sa salita ng mga Tasaday ay “Putang Ina Mo!”

Nang ang panahon ay dumating upang ialay ang pobreng Intsik kay Bathala na kanilang dios, tinalian nila ang kanyang mga kamay at paa, isinabit siya sa kawayan at pinakagat ng mansanas ats abay-sabay nagsigawan at nagawitan ang mga Tasaday ng, “Kong Kway La! Choo Di-Di Kong Kway La, Abu Chi-kik!” na kung liliwanagin sa wikang Tagalog ay “Mahal naming Miriam Defensor-Santiago! Iligtas mo kami kay Ryan Bang!”nang mapag-unawa ni Soo Tang Hon na siya’y gagawing Korean barbeque, agad nag-sitayuan at naging kulay dilaw ang kanyang mga buhok sa ulo, sa kili-kili at bayag, isa pala siyang Super Saiyan!

Well  anyway, so nakawala siya sa mga Tasaday diba? Dahil nga pinasabog niya ang planeta ng mgaTasaday. Nagpasya nalang siyang pumunta sa Mindanao. Malamang sa Metro Manila. Wala na siyang pera, naluging intsik ika nga dahil sa kanyang mga paglalakbay naubos ang kanyang pera. Habang siya’y nagiisa sa tabing kalsada at gutom na gutom at walang makain, naalala niya ang karanasan niya habang kasama pa niya ang mgaTasaday, (bukod sa pinasuso siya ng gatas) naalala niya yung batang kinakalikot ang dumi sa loob ng kanyang ilong. Sinubukan niyang gayahin ang ginawa ng bata, laking gulat niya ng matikman niya ang pinakamalapot na bahagi nito. Dahil sa pangyayaring ito, nagkaroon siya ng ideya na gawing business ito, syempre kailangan niya ng puhunan kaya pinahiram siya ni Bruce Lee, at mula nuon…. Alam niyo na!