Qing Dynasty

Dirty Ho (1979)

Dirty Ho (1979)

A Qing Dynasty prince (Gordon Liu) masquerading as a jewelry dealer thwarts assassination attempts using subtle kung fu skills while duping a petty con artist (Wong…

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Donnie Yen heads ‘Bodyguards and Assassins’

Donnie Yen heads ‘Bodyguards and Assassins’

Start-up production house Cinema Popular has announced their debut feature, a $23 million historical epic with an all-star cast led by Donnie Yen. BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS,…

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REVIEW: ‘The Warlords’ (2007)

REVIEW: ‘The Warlords’ (2007)

Not quite historical war epic or martial arts actioner, director Peter Chan’s THE WARLORDS is a gritty anti-war film starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi…

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REVIEW: ‘Royal Tramp 2′ (1992)

REVIEW: ‘Royal Tramp 2′ (1992)

Part two in writer-director Wong Jing’s big-screen adaptation of the wuxia classic “The Deer and the Cauldron” is another rollicking success that once again mixes Ching…

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REVIEW: ‘Royal Tramp’ (1992)

REVIEW: ‘Royal Tramp’ (1992)

Hong Kong funnyman Stephen Chow applies his unique brand of nonsense humor to the role of a tricky-brained schemer recruited by a rebellious secret society to…

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REVIEW: ‘The South Shaolin Master’ (1984)

A troupe of Chinese opera performers harbor a revolutionary who attempted to deliver money to his associates. After their red junk and her crew are destroyed…

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