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Jason Statham’s name in Hollywood is almost always synonymous with action films. From Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to his recent film The Beekeeper, Statham has amazed fans with his well-executed stunts. He is famous in the industry as one of the few actors to perform his own stunts. His stunt skills made him an easy choice for franchises like The Expendables and Fast & Furious.

Jason Statham in Expend4bles | Credits: Lionsgate

Despite his expertise in several martial arts forms, Statham’s favorite action style is kickboxing. He is athletic as well, having played soccer professionally and being part of Britain’s national diving team in the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Jason Statham’s Preferred Fighting Style Is Kickboxing Jason Statham recently starred in David Ayer’s The Beekeeper | Credits: Amazon MGM Studios

Jason Statham went on to build a $1.5 billion career, becoming one of the most...

After joining the Hong Kong film industry as a screenwriter in the early 1950s, Chinese-born Huang Feng's directorial debut was Shaw Brothers' “The Crimson Charm”. He then went on to direct more films for Raymond Chow's Golden Harvest starring his leading lady Angela Mao in “The Angry River” (1971), “Lady Whirlwind”, “Hapkido” (1972), “When Taekwondo Strikes” (1973) and “The Tournament” (1974). Widely credited to have discovered the hapkido trained martial artist and actress Angela Mao Ying, Huang retired in 1980.

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In this revenge based wuxia, swordsman Chiang, the Chief of the Chong Chou Sword Clan and his daughter are rushing home so he can be on time to celebrate his 60th birthday. During their stop at an inn, they witness the killing of a father by a gang while protecting his daughter and as the gang leader tries to rape the poor girl, Chiang intervenes and kills him.

Get ready for more emotional content. The legendary film that brought martial arts king Bruce Lee to the worldwide spotlight has been remastered for a whole new home viewing experience. Enter the Dragon is celebrating its 50th anniversary. And to commemorate the occasion, the first Hollywood-produced martial arts film is getting an upgrade in picture and sound quality with a brand new Bluray release from Warner Bros. Blu-ray.com has released details on the 50th anniversary 4K edition of the martial arts phenomenon.

The special features and technical aspects include:

4K Restoration Of The Film Hdr Presentation Of The Film New Dolby Atmos audio track Two Versions: Original theatrical version and special edition version Introduction by Linda Lee Cadwell Audio commentary by Paul Heller and Michael Allin Optional English Sdh, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature

The synopsis per Blu-ray.com reads,

“Five decades following his untimely death,...

Matt Reeves' 2022 film "The Batman" featured the title character in yet another rebooted continuity, this time even darker and grittier than ever before. Batman (Robert Pattinson) was seen as a pale-skinned, stoic outsider, rarely making public appearances as Bruce Wayne, preferring to use his fists to ignite fear in the hearts of the criminal underground. He didn't smile and seemed incapable of experiencing happiness. The Riddler (Paul Dano) was reimagined to resemble the real-life Zodiac Killer, and murdered people on the regular. Gotham City was more corrupt than ever, and it is tantalizingly suggested at one point that Bruce Wayne's late father might have opened the door for massive corruption to leak into the city's legislature. Sadly, that moment is walked back. 

Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz), meanwhile, is a stolid and bitter woman living in poverty with multiple cats and her at-risk girlfriend Annika (Hana Hrzic). Technically, the screenplay never...

In 1970, prominent Hong Kong producers Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho left the legendary Shaw Brothers studio to found the now iconic Golden Harvest. The new studio would grow to dominate the Hong Kong film landscape for the next thirty years, overseeing the rise of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and, of course, the immortal Bruce Lee.

Alongside these male superstars emerged another kung fu hero who has built a lasting cinematic legacy of her own – Angela Mao. Mao starred in Golden Harvest's first feature production, the magical wuxia adventure film “The Angry River” (1971). The film was helmed by the debuting director, Huang Feng, marking the first of nine successful collaborations between Feng and Mao.

Below are listed five of Feng and Mao's most electrifying joint projects, ranging from the bizarre to the brutal:

1. Lady Whirlwind (1972)

In her second feature with Feng, Mao's Tien Li-Chun is out to avenge her sister, but...

Released in 1971, “The Angry River” is a significant piece of Hong Kong cinema for several reasons.

For a start, the film served as the directorial debut of Hong Kong-based filmmaker Huang Feng, who would go on to helm several kick-ass classics, including “Hapkido” (1972) and “The Shaolin Plot” (1977). Secondly, the feature sees the queen of kung fu herself, Angela Mao, in a leading role for the first time. Mao would go on to become a martial arts cinema icon, partly through her further collaborations with Feng. Finally, “The Angry River” was the first film to be produced by the newly established Golden Harvest, which would become the dominant studio in Hong Kong over the next few decades.

Like all great wuxia films, a sense of magic and discovery runs throughout “The Angry River”. Mao plays the courageous Lan Feng, who ventures out to find a rare medicinal herb that will cure her dying father,...

Jean-Paul Ly, is an actor and 2017 Award Nominee Action designer/performer, of Chinese and Cambodian origins currently based in London. Trained at the Identity Drama School of London (UK Double Award Winning Part-Time Drama School), Jean-Paul won the “Clive Dailey Award for Best Actor 2014” , for the performance play of “Constellations” (Nick Payne).

With more than 25 years of martial arts practice, Jean-Paul started his work in the film industry in the action / stunt dept, for which he has been nominated twice in 2017:

– The prestigious American SAG Awards, regarding his work on critically acclaimed “Doctor Strange” (Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble).

– followed by a nomination for Taurus Awards on his work for “Now you See Me 2” (Best Fight).

On the occasion of his latest film, “Jailbreak” screening at Fantasia International Film Festival, we speak with him about Bokator and martial arts in general, the film and his role in it,...

At the peak of her fame in the 1970s, martial arts star Angela Mao was marketed as the female equivalent of Bruce Lee. Her role as Lee’s sister in Enter The Dragon brought her to international fame in 1973, but she starred in numerous Hong Kong films of her own, including 1974‘s The Tournament. But Mao largely disappeared from the screen in 1983, and the woman herself seemed to vanish from the face of the earth entirely a decade later. In a New York Times article called “Searching For Lady Kung Fu,” writer Alex Vadukul catches up with the now-66-year-old Mao to find out what happened to the actress after her brief but memorable time in the spotlight. As it happens, the rumors circulating about her among fans were basically true. Yes, she left the business to concentrate on being a wife and mother. And, yes, she now ...

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Other names: 茅瑛

Maau Ying

Angela Mao

Mao Fook Jing

Mao Fu Ying

Birth date: 20/9/1950

Nationality: Taiwan

Workplace: Hong Kong, Taiwan

Selected Filmography

1971:Angry River

1971:Lady Whirlwind

1972:Hapkido

1973:When Taekwondo Strikes

1973:Fate Of Lee Khan

1974:The Tournament

1977:Broken Oath

Angela Mao, nicknamed “Lady Whirlwind” and “Lady Kung Fu” by her fans, started of in Chinese opera, like most others at the time before making her way into the movie business. Around the same time, she also attended Ballet lessons, which is why in time she would be so flexible and show these movements in some of the movies. When attending Opera school, she and the others would wake up around 5am to learn Gymnastics, mid day she would learn singing, which then went onto reading books and more acrobatics in the evening.

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In 1970, Golden Harvest boss Raymond Chow, went to Hong Kong in search of new actors,...

The Stranger And The Gunfighter, 1976.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has received a collection of more than 800 kung fu film posters and other related materials from producer, screenwriter and former motion picture executive Stephen Chin, announced Academy COO Ric Robertson. The collection features marketing and promotional items including posters, lobby cards, photographs, toys, comic books, clothing and accessories from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. It focuses predominantly on the 1970s, which many fans and scholars mark as the golden age of the kung fu film.

“Stephen is a true fan and an extraordinary collector,” said Robertson. “His dedication to documenting this important genre will help the Academy provide film enthusiasts and historians with a broader, deeper view of world cinema.”

The posters, many of which utilize bold graphics and dynamic depictions of action, will join the more than 44,000 posters held by the Academy.s Margaret Herrick Library,...

Three Chinese martial arts students spend five years in Korea training in the martial art of Hapkido. Korea is under Japanese occupation and after a fight with some Japanese the students are told to leave by their Korean master. Before they go he gives them a final demonstration in the art and some advice which he hopes will help them in the future. Armed with this knowledge they return to China and set up their own martial arts school. Back in China most of the already established martial arts schools in the area welcome the new hapkido school to the community. How ever the local Japanese martial arts school is not so happy to see them, especially when one of the three kicks the crap out of a couple of their students.

The three students turned masters of their own school, are played by kung fu legends Carter Wong, Sammo Hung and Angela Mao.