Archive for the ‘movies’ Category
ICE CUBE: Straight Outta LA
May 17th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Express Yourself! That is exactly what Ice Cube did with his film “Straight Outta LA” in conjunction with ESPN’s 30 for 30 series. Ice Cube wanted to tell the story of how his shipmates from the N.W.A. battleship including MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, DJ Yella, & himself were heavily influenced by the colors […]
Tags: 1988, 30 for 30, dr dre, eazy e, espn 30 for 30, eye patch, gansta rap, ice cube, la raiders, los angels raiders, mc ren, nwa, oakland raiders, pirate, silver black, south central, straight outta compton, straight outta la
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THE 16th MAN!
May 7th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series is one of the best sports programming on TV since the YES network(NY Yankees Channel). This week was no different with the film, “The 16th Man” directed by Clifford Bestall & narrated by the one and only, Morgan Freeman! South Africa has been laced with the framework of apartheid […]
Tags: 1995 world cup, 30 in 30, apartheid, clifford bestall, documentary, espn, morgan freeman, nelson mandela, rugby, the 16th man
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LAU KAR LEUNG
May 3rd, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Congratulations to Lau Kar Leung for winning the Lifetime achievement Award on April 18th, 2010 in the 29th annual Hong Kong film awards! Sifu Lau is a renowned lineage holder of his art of mastery called “Hung Kuen” family Tiger-Crane style of Kung Fu! Some of us know Lau Kar Leung from his work in […]
Tags: 36th chamber of shaolin, 8 diagram pole figher, drunken master 2, drunken monkey, hong kong film award 2010, hong kong movie review, lam sai wing, lau kar leung, lifetime achievement award, liu char leung, liu chia liang, pedicab driver, wong fei hong
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IP MAN
April 27th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
“Ip Man” won the film of the year award in Hong Kong in 2009! This movie is a biographical tale of the man himself who started the craze of kung fu fighting in southern China! Ip Man is one of the most famous practictioners of the martial art style of “Wing Chun”. Bruce Lee was […]
Tags: bruce lee, chi sao, donnie yen, hong kong film of the year 2010, ip man, kung fu, simon yam, ving tsun, wing chun, yip man
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100 WAYS TO MURDER YOUR WIFE
March 1st, 2010 by Planet Chocko
I was rifling through my movie collection in hopes to trim some fat on storage space & up pops a VHS copy of this 1986 movie called “100 Ways to Murder your wife” starring Chow Yun Fat, the late Anita Mui, Joey Wong, & Kenny Bee. I quickly reheated some plump & juicy wonton noodle […]
Tags: 100 ways to murder your wife, 1986, anita mui, chow yun fat, golden harvest, joey wong, kenny bee, wong jing
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SHINJUKU INCIDENT
February 16th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Shinjuku Incident is a 2009 Hong Kong style directed crime-drama film starring the venerable Jackie Chan under the direction of Derek Yee. The one oddball thing about this movie is that Jackie Chan is like an eagle without its wing based on the character that he plays in this film. Yes, you heard me right, […]
Tags: derek yee, hong kong film, jackie chan, shinjuku incident
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HUMAN LANTERNS
February 7th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Human Lanterns is one of my favorite period piece kung fu-horror mashup movies that Charles Manson might even find appealing. This Shaw Brother studio film was released in 1982 directed by the great Sun Chung with the help of a legendary fight choreographer, Tang Chia. Human Lanterns mixes up great Chinese period piece costumes with […]
Tags: chen kuan tai, horror, human lantern, human lanterns, kung fu, lo lieh, lo meng, shaw brother, sun chien, sun chung, tang chia
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GENGHIS KHAN : To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2008)
February 1st, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Director Shinichiro Sawai & his supporting cast of Japanese artists re-created their birds eye view on the biographical epical tale of Genghis Khan when he was simply known as Temujin from child birth. This movie was most certainly epic in all aspects of the word. The costume design, acting, & the geographical landscape of Mongolia […]
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KING OF BEGGARS
January 16th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Stephen Chow in ‘King of Beggars’ earns a 5 out of 10 “steamed roast pork buns” in this 1992 film directed by Gordon Chan. Chow displays his signature slapstick, comedic, kung fu play in this period piece movie. Chow plays a legendary character in China called “Beggar So”. Beggar So in the movie doesn’t start […]
Tags: beggar clan, beggar so, gordan chan, king of beggars, kung fu comedy, sleeping kung fu, stephen chow
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Drunken Monkey
January 6th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Drunken Monkey is a period piece Kung Fu flick depicting the 1930’s era in China. The film was released in 2003 which was directed by Lau Kar Leung, one of the legends of the Shaw Brother studio orchestrators of the past. He directed such classics such as the 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Legendary Weapons of […]
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Movie Review: 'Red Cliff' directed by John Woo
December 1st, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Red Cliff, a film directed by John Woo is an epic period piece Warlord movie that displayed a war infested regime during the Han Dynasty in China. The Lord of Mainland China was convinced by one of his henchmen, General Cao Cao to battle against the Empire of Wu in Southern China to become the […]
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Orthodox Stance Documentary
November 22nd, 2009 by Planet Chocko
This is my 2nd time watching “Orthodox Stance” , a boxing documentary following the trials & tribulations of an orthodox jew named Dmitriy Salita. Salita is a throwback boxer-jew from the crown heights section of Brooklyn-NYC originally from the Ukraine. Amongst the city & hip hop elements of Crown Heights – Brooklyn, Salita practices Judaism […]
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