Jackie Chan

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An Interview with Temur Mamisashvili

We have something special on tap today, an interview with actor, fight choreographer and stunt man, Temur Mamisashvili. Born in Tbilisi, Temur began his martial arts training when he was just 9 years old. Temur’s dedication...

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Bullet Points: Police Story (1985)

If you were to ask a random sampling of Jackie Chan fanatics to list the Top Five Jackie Chan films, it is a safe bet that Police Story would be somewhere near the top of those...

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No Surrender Cinema: The Foreigner (2017)

Political intrigue and subversion are not two characteristics one might think of when discussing Jackie Chan films, but these two subjects are at the core of The Foreigner, the 2017 film starring Chan and Pierce Brosnan. Though I’ve...

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Bullet Points: Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow

When you think of Jackie Chan movies, you think of Golden Harvest. And why not? Some of Jackie Chan’s most popular movies were produced by Golden Harvest including Wheels on Meals, Police Story and Armour of...

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Bullet Points: The Prisoner (1990)

Going into 1990’s The Prisoner, here is what I knew and thought I knew about the movie… I knew the movie starred Jackie Chan, the title implied that it had something to do with a prison...

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Bullet Points: Fist of Fury

I cannot help but think of this quote whenever I think of Bruce Lee… “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars (1977) After...

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Scene of the Week: Shanghai Knights

When Jackie Chan’s Hong Kong movie career really started to take off, it was only natural for Chan to try and replicate that success in Hollywood. Numerous attempts were made over the years starting with 1980’s...