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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

One of the best wuxia films and certainly more accessible from the mid to late 60’s period of Shaw Brothers films. King Hu certainly lifts a fairly routine plot into something great with Cheng Pei-pei in top form as a soft beauty that kicks all kinds of ass when pushed to far.

The strong and more graphic fighting so often attributed to Shaw Brothers titles doesn’t really show up until 1967 with The One-Armed Swordsman. After that it really takes the early 70’s to get going.

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I came across this still by mistake and think it easily is one of the best pictures of Simon Yam and from the film Election by Johnnie To.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Fighting Billy Chong as shown here is an easy way to die. The title of this film sounds cool, but… does seem odd the more you think about it. For fans wanting me to post more cool kung fu movie wallpaper, here you go!

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More great images from Ashes of Time Redux. I’ve seen Redux once and the original film twice. My previous screenings of it were so long ago that any huge plot points or noticeable changes don’t stand out. What does stand out is seeing the film look so alive after the video release version I’ve watched that looked like it was bleached in dirt and then transfered onto DVD.

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Over on Twitch, Todd now has up the official Sony Pictures Classics brand new trailer for Ashes of Time Redux (watch here). Interesting reading the comments there wondering about this new cut and I can say no one should really go into it looking for a drastically different film. The main joy of this film is getting to experience it in all its vibrancy and poetic symphony properly for the first time.

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Hitting US theaters on October 10th from Sony Pictures Classics is this new incarnation of Ashes of Time, billed as Ashes of Time Redux. However you look at it, seeing this new version will be like seeing the film for the first time. I can only wonder if in its first theatrical run back towards the mid-90’s if the colors leaped off the screen with exploding vibrancy as they doing in this updated print. Many fans have only experienced this film on its numerous crappy video releases and until now have really been robbed a proper chance to view and experience it. This latest version does mark an incredible opportunity to rediscover this film and fully see and swim in the cinematic canvas Wong Kar-wai had painted along with Christopher Doyle and William Chang. Previous versions of this might as well been in black and white by comparison. This is one film to write down as a must see in movie theaters for 2008. This isn’t a film to simply watch on a computer or on a home theater system, this is a movies movie, the kind that can only be truly seen and enjoyed while flickering up on the big screen.

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::: Years of being obscure - Days of Being Wild (David Bordwell)

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Ti Lung in Chang Cheh’s, Seven Man Army (Ba dao lou zi).

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Sony Pictures Classics should be releasing this Wong Kar Wai film to US theaters in early 2008. Can’t wait to finally see it on the big screen.

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