Twitch (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Over at Wu-jing.org there is an thorough write up about last week's press conference leading up to Benny Chan's upcoming film Shaolin . There are video links for Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Wu Jing himself and director Benny Chan. As well each actor, as well as Shi Xing Yu, Fan Bing Bing and Yu Shao Qun, gives their thoughts about their roles along with...
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
More cheesy kung fu "chopsocky" humor, but this time since it's actually coming from China, it won't be as bad as the Hollywood-produced crap like The Spy Next Door. Jackie Chan will star in a remake of the 1982 movie Shaolin Temple alongside of Andy Lau (The Warlords), Nicholas Tse (The Storm Warriors), and actress Fan Bingbing (Shinjuku Incident). The film is a $29 million Chinese...
Twitch (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Benny Chan's remake of classic martial arts film The Shaolin Temple - the film that marked Jet Li's debut - has been rumored for a long time but it just became official and check out that cast. Is this enough to wash the bad taste of Jackie Chan's most recent foray into Hollywood out of our collective mouths? Time will tell ... (Songshan, Henan) - Emperor Motion Pictures, China...
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Jackie Chan will star in a $29 million Chinese-language remake of 1982's The Shaolin Temple with Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse and Fan Bingbing. The film will be about China's famed shrine of martial arts, a 1,500-year old temple whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" with David Carradine. In the original,...
Twitch (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
What was I just saying about Wu Jing? For now because a source hasn't been cited I'm still gonna chalk this up as either wishful thinking or still a rumor. Hence, the image I have chosen 'kind of' has something to do with Shaolin at least. According to the report Wu Jing has been cast in Benny Chan's Shaolin alongside Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse. The report also says that Jackie Chan...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- The Wolfsonian–Florida International University presents TRAFFIC!, an installation of images of rush hour freeway traffic in Los Angeles by renowned architectural photographer Benny Chan (American, b. Hong Kong, 1965). The installation, which is free and open to the public, is on view in the museum's lobby through January 24, 2009 and accompanies the exhibition...
Twitch (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Germany's Asia Filmfest arrives in Munich October 29th, bringing a program of fifty two features to big screens. Alongside a Park Chan-Wook retrospective and screenings of classics like Lady Snowblood , Enter The Dragon and The Flying Guillotine audiences will get the very best new features from all throughout Asia. Check the full list below! Asia Opening DEPARTURES (Japan 2008, Regie: Yôjirô...
