Asian Movie News

Reviews for Wong Kar Wai’s Ashes of Time Redux

I have to admit, when I heard that Wong Kar Wai was going back in time to rework his 1990s gem “Ashes of Time” in an effort to improve it, I was ecstatic. Least of which because the best version I’ve ever seen the film in was on DVD and it was still atrocious, filled [...]

May 21st, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

John Woo Heads for Big Budget 1949 Romance

Apparently sick and tired of chopping off heads and shooting people full of bullets, John Woo (pictured, left) is prepping a romance drama as his next film. He’ll be jumping onto the Chinese-language drama “1949″ after finishing up the action epic “Red Cliff”. The film is supposedly based on real events, and is set at [...]

May 20th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Beach of the War Gods (1973) Movie Review

Now re-issued on DVD, the excellently titled “Beach of the War Gods” was originally released way back in 1973 and is likely to be of particular interest to martial arts fans for having been written and directed by the “One Armed Swordsman” himself, Jimmy Wang Yu. The film was made after he had left the [...]

May 16th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read More

Korean Superhero Movie Jeon Woo Chi

I’ve always said that the Koreans make some of the best looking movies in the world. Even when the action onscreen consists of silly slapstick or the type of humor only someone born and raised (or lived) in Asia could possibly fathom, their films have always looked incredible. So what do you get when you [...]

April 29th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Le Grand chef (2007) Movie Review

Although cooking may not sound like the most exciting subject for a film, Stephen Chow’s hilarious “God of Cookery” aside, “Le Grand Chef” from director Jeon Yoon Soo (previously responsible for “My Girl And I” and “Besa Me Mucho”) proved to be a big hit at the Korean box office. The reasons for this soon [...]

April 28th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read More

Cops and Robbers (1979) Movie Review

Originally released back in 1979, “Cops and Robbers” marked the debut of Hong Kong New Wave director Alex Cheung, who went on to helm other thrillers such as “Man on the Brink” and “Danger Has Two Faces”. A tough slice of police drama that was a big winner at the box office, the film was [...]

April 27th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read More

Once Upon a Time in Corea (2008) Movie Review

“Once Upon a Time in Corea” sees the return of director Jeong Yong Ki, previously responsible for the second and third instalments of the hit comedy series “Marrying the Mafia” as well as the ghost story “The Doll Master”. Here, he tries his hand at period set action, with a tale of high adventure mixed [...]

April 23rd, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read More

Punch Lady (2007) Movie Review

“Punch Lady” is the new film from Korean director Kang Hyo Jin, who previously worked on the script for the popular hit “My Wife is a Gangster”. Here, she returns to familiar feminist territory, though tackling the more serious topic of domestic violence. Taking a literally hard-hitting approach to the subject, she offers up the [...]

April 23rd, 2008 | James Mudge | 1 comment | Read More

Keanu Still Knows Kung Fu (and Tai Chi Tiger)?

Does Keanu Reeves still know kung fu post “The Matrix”? Maybe, maybe not, but word from the boys at Joblo.com is that the former The One may be itching to reclaim his former glory by appearing in a new Asian movie tentatively titled “Tai Chi Tiger”. The movie would boast the martial arts choreography of [...]

April 23rd, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read More

New Set Images from The Storm Riders 2

The tricky thing about reporting on Asian movies, even one as high-profile and as highly anticipated as the Pang Brothers’ “Storm Riders 2″, is that finding information on them is like trying to find talent in Paris Hilton. It’s just gosh darn hard! But thankfully there are sites like TwitchFilm out there to fill us [...]

April 22nd, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Lee Byung-hun in Expensive Spy Drama Series IRIS

I don’t normally report on these limited-episode TV shows from Asia, but this one just happens to star Lee Byung-hun, is a spy thriller set in locations around the world, including the U.S., and it was developed by Kang Je-kyu, who knows a thing or two about action movies, having helmed major blockbusters like “Taegugki” [...]

April 18th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Weinsteins Gear up Shanghai and Seven Samurai Remake

Remember a few months ago when the Weinsteins (pictured, left) announced that they were going to be putting close to $300 million into an “Asian fund” to make Asian-based movies with American and Asian stars? Well, they’ve now revealed two of their projects: “Shanghai” from “1408″ director Mikael Hafstrom, and a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s [...]

April 15th, 2008 | Nix | 3 comments | Read More