Lin + Wong

Noticed this as I was folding my poster for The East is Red.

And the original poster:

When Dustin Met Linda

Grab a couple tissues (Just in case. Just in case. Obviously you won't need them.) and read this amazing story about Bruce Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell visiting Longview, DC black belt and Bruce Lee mega-fan, Dustin Bean.

a nightmare of lust and revenge

Samurai in a haunted house? AND Susan George? When can I move in?

Swapping the Blue Nun for the Golden Nun

Here is a poster I wish I had in my collection? Fun Taiwanese martial arts fantasy from 1977!

Hong Kong Tram Ride 1967

Found over at Retronaut, a silent ride on a tram going through Causeway Bay, Wanchai, Central and Western. All aboard the way back machine!!!

Counterfeit Jet

Yup, this is how I think of Jet Li, in a dress jacket and t-shirt... Really? This is a depiction of Jet Li? Isn't there a death sentence in China for bad wax figure sculptors? If I were Jet Li, I'd demolish this pale imitation with my fists! Here is the source for the photo, with a fluff bio piece on Li.

Jet Li poses with his wax figure in Shanghai [Photo: baidu.com]

Season's Greetings!

From Hong Kong Movie News, December 1979

My eBay auctions for Dec 19th!

Back with more auctions of doubles from my personal auctions. Got a couple are rarities in this lot. They might be a little pricier than some of my usual offerings, but these are so hard to find, I can't let them go at bargain basement prices. Stay tuned as there will be some steals in auctions to come. I have a wedding in January that I need to pay for, so stuff is going on the auction block!

Have a look, browse around and if the feeling hits you, BID!

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when there was fun to be had at Yonge + Queen

Don't care much about the headliner, but imagine seeing a Zatoichi film on the big screen!?

(from The Toronto Star, December 26 1976)

new Jackie Chan film, but am I excited...?

Not sure I can get excited by this. Looks like a rehash of fights from Dragons Forever and Armor of God 2... Zzzzzz

Keanu-Fu

From Film Business Asia comes this news: Universal boards Reeves' Man of Tai Chi.

Reeves will also appear in front of the camera, though the star will be Tiger CHEN 陳虎, a martial artist who previously worked on The Matrix with both Reeves and Village Roadshow.

The contemporary, Beijing-set story is the "spiritual journey of a young martial artist (Tiger Chen), whose fighting skills brings him to a realm opportunities and painful choices."

Sounds curious and not passing any judgment on this one yet...

Run Run Shaw Announces Retirement at Age 104

Legendary producer, Run Run Shaw, co-founder of Shaw Studios, has announced that he will step down from his position of Chairman at TVB, Hong Kong's biggest television company (which he also co-founded) on December 31st.

Shaw's contributions to film and television are nearly untouchable, and my love of film would most certainly be a much more pretentious and less enjoyable beast without his work. I'm beyond thankful for his films. If anyone deserves their retirement, it's him.

ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR!!!

Source: Bloomberg.com

Attention casting agents!

Just found a bunch of photos that were scanned for my old film zine Asian Eye and there are some goodies in that folder. Like this one. AMAZING! The buddy cop film we never knew we needed...

lastest batch of my auctions (ending Dec 4)

Back with more auctions from my personal Hong Kong movie poster collection!

Thanks to all those who bid on last week's auctions! Your posters are in the mail and I am off to a good start adding to the nest egg for my wedding in January.

All the following auctions are of various doubles from my collection and there are some fine and rare posters here, if I don't say so myself!

Several auctions feature "Buy It Now" pricing for the impatient collectors. Have a look, browse around and if the feeling hits you, BID!

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vintage buddha palm blast on eBay!

As I was rooting through the various eBay listings for Hong Kong movie posters, I stumbled across these amazing stills for old Hong Kong swordplay fantasy films from the 50s & 60s. ANIMATED MARTIAL ARTS SUPER POWERS ARE GO! These rare stills feature actors Yu So Chau, Tso Tat Wah, Lau Hark Suen (wo starred in over 460 films!) and Yu Lai Jan in a number of unidentified films, but one seems to be from one of the entries in the Buddha's Palm series. Do I buy myself a Christmas present now?

One of these framed on the walls of the temple would we a great way to start off the New Year...

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My eBay Auctions Nov 20-27

As some of you devoted blog disciples may know, I occasionally put up eBay auctions of items from my personal Hong Kong movie poster collection, but it has been some time since I listed anything. Well, I have a wedding in January that I need to pay for, so back in the auction ring I go!

All the following auctions are of various doubles from my collection and there are some fine posters here, if I don't say so myself! I hope to list new auctions every week and will soon be listing some mega-rare lobbycard sets!

Starting bids for some of the posters start at $2.99 and I have a few auctions with "Buy It Now" pricing. Have a look, browse around and if the feeling hits you, BID!

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Two heads are BETTER than one

Found on eBay:
custom A BETTER TOMORROW 1/6 Action figure head SET

RIP Ricky Hui

I've been archiving my posters today (an ongoing task) and game across the poster for Games Gamblers Play which made me realize I didn't share the news of Ricky Hui's passing this week. I have a fondness for him as he starred in Mr. Vampire, which was one of my entry points to Hong Kong cinema. Watching him then, little did I realize his contribution to Hong Kong comedy and of course the relation to his other entertainer brothers, Michael and Sam. 

Here is a selection of only a few of the Ricky Hui images I have in my collection.

Rest in peace Ricky.

Read the asiaone story for more details.

Lost Secrets of The Royal

I just came back from the reception at A-Space Gallery for "Lost Secrets of The Royal" that showcased two of four installations made from odd reels of 35mm Hong Kong films that I rescued from Toronto's The Royal cinema back when it was the Chinese cinema, The Golden Princess.

While I donated many of the complete prints to the University of Toronto, but with the odd and incomplete reels, I donated it to the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) with the stipulation they be used and recycled. The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, of which I sit on the advisory board, commissioned four installtions with LIFT that were unveiled at this week at the festival. You can read more about it here.

I really loved the two pieces, "SNAKE'S SHADOW" and "OFFICER TUBA MEETS THE HAPPY GHOST" Both artists "got it" in my opinion. Well done! If in Toronto, go see it! I hope to post more photos from the show later this week.

Fists of Muck