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Tag Archives: Jet Li
Saturday Matinee: League of Gods
“League of Gods” (2016) is a Hong Kong/Chinese production directed by Koan Hui (co-screenwriter of The Blade) and starring Jet Li, Tony Leung, Fan Bingbing, Louis Koo, Huang Xiaoming, Angelababy, Wen Zhang, and Jacky Heung. It’s an adaptation of Fengshen … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, History, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Angelababy, Chinese Cinema, Chinese Myhtology, Fan Bingbing, Fengshen Yanyi, Huang Xiaoming, Jacky Heung., Jet Li, Koan Hui, League of Gods, Louis Koo, Tony Leung, Wen Zhang
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Saturday Matinee: The Blade
Director Tsui Hark is truly a visionary pioneer of Hong Kong cinema. He was one of the first in the Hong Kong film industry to use Hollywood-style special effects in “Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain” (1983) and pushed the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Better Tomorrow, cult cinema, cult movie, film, Hong Kong cinema, Jet Li, John Woo, Legend of Zu, Martial Arts, Once Upon a Time In China, The Blade, Tsui Hark, Wong Kar Wai, Wuxia, Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain
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