Hard Boiled, 1992. Directed by John Woo. Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Anthony Wong, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Phillip Kwok, and John Woo. SYNOPSIS: A tough maverick cop and an undercover agent team up to take down a ruthless Triad gang leader. Often cited as the definitive Hong Kong action movie, inspiring the likes of […]
10 Actors Quentin Tarantino Needs In His Final Film
With Tom Cruise rumoured to be in line to make his Quentin Tarantino debut in the filmmaker’s final film The Movie Critic, who else should pop their Tarantino cherry? Here’s Tom Jolliffe with ten suggestions… When it comes to master filmmakers the one thing you can rely on is the eclectic range of talent filling […]
Tony Leung and Andy Lau reunite in trailer for Hong Kong crime epic The Goldfinger
Trinity CineAsia has released a UK trailer for The Goldfinger, a new Hong Kong crime epic reuniting actors Tony Leung (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers) more than 20 years after their first collaboration on Infernal Affairs, and directed by Felix Chong, co-writer of the 2002 […]
The Kings of Cool
Who are the undisputed Kings of Cool? We take a look at the coolest actors to grace the silver screen… Some stars are pretty good at what they do. Maybe it’s hard work and in the case of being a tough guy, that means hours at the gym. Then there are gifts that just come […]
Movie Review – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, 2021. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung. SYNOPSIS: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is available now in digital […]
The Essential Tony Leung Films
Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential Tony Leung films… With boyish good looks, charisma and immense gravitas, Tony Leung has been mesmerising audiences for over 40 years. As well as an ability to convey so much through saying so little, he also has the rare ability to drift between genres as comfortably as anyone. He’s […]
Marvel’s Shang-Chi deleted scene features an extended family dinner
With Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings now available on Blu-ray, Marvel has unveiled a deleted scene from the Phase Four origin film which sees Wenwu (Tony Leung) trying to break the tension between Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and Razor Fist (Florian Munteanu) before revealing the latter as his adopted son. Watch it here… […]
Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings gets six character posters
The promotional campaign for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues today with the release of six new character posters for the Marvel Studios superhero blockbuster featuring Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), Katy (Awkwafina), Wenwu (Tony Leung), Xialing (Meng’er Zhang), Jiang Nan (Michelle Yeoh), and villain Death Dealer; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch […]
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer teases more story and the return of Abomination
For those left wanting more about what Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is all about, the latest trailer released by Marvel will more than deliver. In this new look at the upcoming MCU entry, we see more of Shang Chi’s backstory and more of the titular bad-ass in action. But eagle-eyed […]
Marvel announces characters for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
During Disney’s Investor Day event, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed that filming has wrapped on the Destin Daniel Cretton-directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as revealing that cast are characters that are set to feature alongside Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) as Shang-Chi and Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs) as The […]
