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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, April 12, 2009

I’m a huge fan of Derek Yee’s One Nite in Mongkok. Protege as much as I wanted to like it felt as if it had nothing narrative wise conventional or unconventional to grab a hold of. His latest effort Shinjuku Incident aka San suk si gin (official site) is a return to a more dramatic role for Jackie Chan, which he has done more serious dramatic roles like in Crime Story. The difference in this outing is it’s a dramatic vehicle with the action mostly removed. I think it’s fairly well documented Jackie Chan has always wanted to have some serious non-action leading man roles under his belt and this one should prove as his closest to this he has been to date. At this point it doesn’t like there will be a theatrical US release of the film and more than likely if anything it will be released straight to video here. Although I wouldn’t rule out non-genre film festivals screening it here in North America.

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::: Japanese Poster Celebration Month – January 2009

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, April 12, 2009

Jackie Chan went for it in key scenes in this movie. One where he took nearly 3,000 takes to get a single kick in a game right. Another with the classic end fight and then yet again with the insane rugby meets pyramid stacking where it looks like everyone was breaking arms and limbs to pull off something amazing and that we hadn’t seen in a kung fu film before.

Related Coverage:
::: Review by Mark Pollard @ Kung Fu Cinema
::: Japanese Poster Celebration Month – January 2009

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, April 11, 2009

Since this one is incredibly rare and it’s very significant for being from the official debut of Jet Li, I’ve added in an extra bonus size of 1,000 pixel height.

Related Coverage:
::: Review by Mark Pollard @ Kung Fu Cinema
::: Japanese Poster Celebration Month – January 2009

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, April 11, 2009

It’s chef fu madness and excitement with Sammo Hung and more in Kung Fu Chefs (official site). I generally like chef fu comedies, despite often being too broad or regionally specific, like Tsui Hark’s Chinese Feast.

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::: Japanese Poster Celebration Month – January 2009

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, April 7, 2009

There are now multiple Twitter accounts claiming to be Bruno (trailer) and no telling which one is real or fan made. Regardless this one is looking to blaze past Borat and offer up an even crazier slice of social commentary and be even more polarizing. So where do you sit? Can’t wait to see it, offended, shocked or what?

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, April 7, 2009

This rare Japanese Poster artwork features a laser beam eye shooting Mathilda May in glorious fashion. I’m hoping fans of Lifeforce dig this and at the super added wallpaper size of 2000 pixels wide.

Related Coverage:
::: Japanese Poster Celebration Month – January 2009

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