Film Review: Rush Hour - A Big Break for Action Man Chan; Martial Arts Are Alive and Kicking, and Jackie Chan Is Pulling in the Punters. SIMON ROSE Limbers Up; RUSH HOUR (15, 95mins)With this film, Eastern martial arts legend Jackie Chan has finally proved he's got what it takes ...
Many critics have often equated Jackie Chan to Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd, who was Keaton’s central rival in the action-comedy – of course, Charlie Chaplin overshadowed both. Jackie Chan has even stated: “I wanted to be like a Chaplin or Buster Keaton, but all the martial arts direc...
Martial-arts megastar Jackie Chan wrote, directed and stars in this action-comedy. Secret agent Jackie (Chan) leads a commando group to Africa to kidnap scientists who are working to unleash a powerful -- and lethal -- new energy source. When Jackie develops amnesia after a plane crash, he...
and "Bruce Lee" (who is not actually alive). This certainly reflects my own experience growing up Asian in America — where representation was (and is) so inconsequential that some of those same people who can't name a single Asian American of note would hiss "Bruce" or "Jackie" as ins...
It's pure chaos and mayhem but Jackie Chan makes it look like an art form. I've watched that scene like a hundred times! I think kung fu movies are more than just action and fighting though. They often have really cool philosophical messages about discipline, honor and standing up for ...
1954 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter. 1960 – Sandy Powell, English costume designer. [She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design fifteen times, winning three awards for Shakespeare in Love (1998), The ...
Anton Yelchin was born in Russia during the latter days of the Soviet Union but moved to the United States with his parents when he was still a baby. Having lived in Los Angeles from a young age, it might not be that surprising that he eventually turned to acting. He quickly established...
Twenty-five years later,Miseducationstill sounds vibrant, alive and current. That’s a testament to how influential Hill’s work continues to be not only in popular music, but in pop culture and womanhood — especially for Black women and single mothers. ...
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Six years ago, Johnnie To gave us the impressive DRUG WAR. Now, Korean filmmaker Lee Hae-young (FOXY FESTIVAL) delivers a tense and effective remake, teaming up with the woman behind many of Park Chan-wook’s recent works, Chung Seo-kyung (THIRST). Together...