http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan Cult cinema from East Asia and oddities from around the world Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:02:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Director: Ngai Hoi Fung  Main Cast: Jackie Chan; Chan Hung Lit; Shu Pui Pui; Tin Fung  Territory: Hong Kong The widely held belief of Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung is that some of it was shot, the production ran out of money and the whole thing was abandoned and forgotten about ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/08/27/cub-tiger-from-kwang-tung-c1971/ Director: Kevin Donovan  Main Cast: Jackie Chan; Jennifer Love Hewitt; Richie Coster; Jason Isaacs  Territory: USA A bottled water organisation stumbles onto the idea of holding the world to ransom by producing water that dehydrates the drinker.  Super smooth agent Clark Devlin (Isaacs) is about to step up to the task ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/08/23/the-tuxedo-2002/ Director: Gordon Chan  Main Cast: Jackie Chan; Lee Evans; Claire Forlani; Julian Sands Territory: Hong Kong  The unholy trinity of star Jackie Chan, director Gordon Chan and action director Sammo Hung return from their less than stellar outing with Thunderbolt for this action comedy with a supernatural flavour. The plot is ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/08/20/the-medallion-2003/ Director: Gordon Chan  Main Cast: Jackie Chan; Anita Yuen; Thorsten Nickel; Michael Wong  Territory: Hong Kong  Production Company: Golden Harvest  “I saw this movie very shortly after its Asian release, and no amount of banging my head against a brick wall will allow me to forget this fact. Fellow Brits of a ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/08/16/thunderbolt-1995/ Director: Jean-Pierre Melville  Main Cast: Alain Delon; Gian-Maria Volontè; Yves Montand; André Bourvil  Territory: France/Italy “The Buddha took a piece of red chalk and drew a circle, saying: “When men, though unaware of it, must meet again some day, anything can happen to any one of them and they may follow ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/08/13/le-cercle-rouge-1970/ There’s a blight in the world of action movies and for once it’s got nothing to do with the stars, the directors, the product placements, the stunts, the scripts, the choreography, etc. I’m talking about the proliferation of the meaningless two-word film titles.  It’s hardly a new phenomenon, but because the ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/08/10/lethal-irritation-rage-against-the-meaningless-two-word-movie-title/ Director: Chang Cheh  Main Cast: David Chiang; Ti Lung; Danny Lee; Chen Kuan Tai; Wang Chung  Territory: Hong Kong  Production Company: Shaw Brothers  A small township’s sleepy and peaceful existence is brought to a brutal end when a gang of bandits happen to stop there after raiding a major bank. Their ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/08/07/the-savage-five-1974/ Director: Jean-Pierre Melville  Main Cast: Alain Delon; François Périer; Nathalie Delon; Cathy Rosier  Territory: France/Italy Contract killer Jef Costello (Alain Delon) carries out a hit on a nightclub owner during opening hours, and is spotted upon exiting the crime scene by the house pianist Valérie (Cathy Rosier).  However, when rounded up ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/08/02/le-samourai-1967/ Director: Corey Yuen Kwai  Main Cast: Jason Statham; Shu Qi; François Berléand  Territory: France/USA  Jason Statham stars as Frank Martin, an ex-military hardcase now taking on highly paid jobs transporting illegal goods from one place to another.  On one assignment, he breaks one of his own rules to “never open ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/07/30/the-transporter-2002/ Director: Dennis Law  Main Cast: Wu Jing; Miki Yeung; Ronald Cheng; Eddie Cheung  Territory: Hong Kong “I want to...be the next Jet Li” says Kong (Wu Jing) with a smile in this Dennis Law directed actioner.  It’s an obvious nod to Wu Jing’s growing popularity and physical similarity to the ... http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/2008/07/26/fatal-contact-2006/