Tom Jolliffe looks back at the now long standing tradition of the action star having to tackle their toughest foe – children… When you think of some of your favourite action heroes of the last 30+ years, we’ve seen them take on all comers. They’ve fought terrorists, criminals, sometimes beings from other worlds, but their […]
A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)
Ten years on from the release of the first movie, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Expendables franchise and then looks at where it can go now (and who needs to join the crew)… When The Expendables was first announced in late 2009, my excitement levels went through the roof. Initially it was Sylvester Stallone, […]
Cinema’s Groundbreakers – Jackie Chan’s Police Story
Continuing a series on groundbreaking cinema, Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Jackie Chan’s iconic Police Story… The Criterion Collection. It’s usually a selection of key films across classic era cinema, arthouse, indie and world cinema. Some might call the selections somewhat high brow. It’s unlikely for example, that you’d see The Avengers as part […]
Movie Review – Vanguard (2020)
Vanguard, 2020. Directed by Stanley Tong. Starring Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Allen Ai Lun, Miya Muqi, Zhu Zhengting, Desmond Aldridge, Can Aydin, Sayed Badreya, Ruohan Xu, Barret Coates, and Fady Zaky. SYNOPSIS: Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world’s deadliest mercenary organization. […]
The Essential Jackie Chan Movies
Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential Jackie Chan films… Jackie Chan is the master of physical action comedy. His popularity has spread across the world from Hong Kong and China, to the west (even after early false starts to launch him as a star in the States). In the mid-80’s he was part of a […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Police Story Trilogy
The Police Story Trilogy 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition Box Set Directed by Jackie Chan/Stanley Tong. Starring Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Yuen Chor, Bill Tung, John Cheung, Charlie Cho, Shan Kwan, Wah Yuen, Ken Lo, Michelle Yeoh, Brigitte Lin, Kenneth Tsang. SYNOPSIS: Box set featuring the three original action spectaculars starring martial arts superstar Jackie […]
Marvel’s Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton would love to get Jackie Chan for sequel
Earlier this month, it was announced that Shang Chi 2 is currently in development at Disney and Marvel Studios, and now director Destin Daniel Cretton has announced his dream casting for the upcoming sequel. In an interview with CinemaBlend, Cretton said that he would love to try and bring action movie legend Jackie Chan into […]
Movie Review – Vanguard (2020)
Vanguard, 2020. Directed by Stanley Tong. Starring Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Allen Ai Lun, Miya Muqi, Zhu Zhengting, Desmond Aldridge, Can Aydin, Sayed Badreya, Ruohan Xu, Barret Coates, and Fady Zaky. SYNOPSIS: Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world’s deadliest mercenary organization. […]
Jackie Chan stars in UK trailer for Vanguard
A poster and trailer have arrived online for the UK release of Vanguard. Directed by Stanley Tong, the action movie stars Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Ai Lun, Mu Qimiya, Xu Ruohan and Zhu Zhengting; check them out here… When a client of the international “Vanguard” security agency is kidnapped during Chinatown’s famous Lunar celebrations in […]
Jackie Chan is back in action in trailer for Vanguard
Gravitas Ventures has released a poster and trailer for director Stanley Tong’s upcoming action movie Vanguard which stars marital arts icon Jackie Chan, alongside Yang Yang, Ai Lun, Mu Qimiya, Xu Ruohan and Zhu Zhengting; check them out here… Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is […]
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