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Former kung fu starlet Kara Hui talks

Kara Hui, the top Hong Kong kung fu star of the 1980s was recently interviewed by HK-magazine. A former protégé of legendary kung fu filmmaker Lau…

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Dolph Lundgren on ‘The Expendables’

It must feel like 1985 again for action star Dolph Lundgren. Not since his breakout performance opposite Sylvester Stallone in ROCKY IV has he enjoyed the…

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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar honored in martial arts

Akshay Kumar, star of CHANDI CHOWK TO CHINA and dozens of other high-profile action movies in India, has been honored by the local martial arts community…

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Bey Logan leaves TWC, will produce ‘Blood Bond’

Bey Logan has stepped down from his position as Vice President of Asian Acquisitions & Co-Productions at The Weinstein Company’s Hong Kong office as part of…

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Hollywood’s stuntwomen to be honored

On October 4, Hollywood’s female stunt performers will come together at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles to honor the best in their field at…

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Green Power Ranger enters MMA circuit

It’s common to hear about MMA fighters like Randy Couture becoming actors but in this case it’s the other way around. Jason Frank, the 35-year-old actor…

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HK actor Shing Fui-on dead at 54

Prolific Hong Kong actor Shing Fui-on died on Thursday evening after a five-year battle with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of throat cancer that he had been…

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UPDATE: Edko announces Jet Li’s next film

Update: As The Associated Press reported on Monday, a press conference took place today to formally announce Jet Li’s next Chinese-language film which we already know is…

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Sammo Hung hospitalized for heart surgery

Three weeks ago, Hong Kong action director and martial arts actor Sammo Hung was admitted to hospital for heart surgery after reportedly taking ill while filming…

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Steven Seagal reality series spurs lawsuit

A&E has been planning a reality TV series based around the police work of action star, bluesman and Louisiana deputy sheriff Steven Seagal that is set…

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Hiroyuki Sanada joins ABC’s ‘Lost’

Leading Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, a former protégé of Sonny Chiba, has been cast to play an undisclosed character in the sixth and final season of…

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At top of his game, Donnie Yen plans retirement

After 26 years of screen fighting, Donnie Yen, 46, is finally being recognized as the world’s number one Chinese action star, inheriting the mantle previously carried…

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Quentin Tarantino’s top 20 films since 1992

Speaking in an interview, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS and KILL BILL maker Quentin Tarantino has put forth what he considers to be the top 20 movies made in…

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APA’s top 10 Jay Chou martial arts moments

In response to recent news that Jay Chou has been selected to play Kato in Seth Rogan’s upcoming GREEN HORNET film, Asia Pacific Arts has put together…

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David Carradine’s ‘True Legend’ interview

The official web site for Yuen Woo-ping’s upcoming kung fu actioner TRUE LEGEND has posted a video interview conducted with actor David Carradine before his untimely death…

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Jackie Chan does Segway-fu in Kaspersky ad

Action superstar Jackie Chan has turned up in a new ad for Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, alongside the software’s creator Eugene Kaspersky. In the ad, Kaspersky…

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