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‘Shang-Chi’ Director Destin Daniel Cretton Says Action Scenes Were Inspired By Jackie Chan Movies & Ang Lee’s ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’

June 7, 2021 9:55 am

Marvel Studios will be releasing "Shang-Chi & The Legend of The Ten Rings" on September 3, and there have already been early parallels made between the upcoming Asian-American superhero project starring Si...

The Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Raya And The Last Dragon,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘The Father’ & More

Jason Bailey

May 25, 2021 2:32 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spla...

‘Vanguard’ Trailer: Jackie Chan & His Team Fight Terrorists Around The World In His Latest Action Film

Charles Barfield

November 2, 2020 1:46 pm

News, Trailers

Jackie Chan is 66 years old. Keep that in mind as you watch the new trailer for “Vanguard.” I know plenty of people over the age of 60 and I don’t know that any of them can do the things that Jackie Chan does....

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The 6 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘The Assistant’ & More

Jason Bailey

July 21, 2020 1:59 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

Early Jackie Chan Titles On The Criterion Channel Showcase An Artist In Transition

Jason Bailey

June 4, 2020 2:21 pm

Essays, News

1978 was a big year for Jackie Chan. After years of flailing about in serious kung fu films, with producers and directors attempting (as they did with so many of his contemporaries) to fashion Chan into the ne...

‘The Iron Mask’ Trailer Promises Epic Fight Between Jackie Chan And Arnold Schwarzenegger

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 1:46 pm

News, Trailers

There is a long list of epic fights in fiction, from Luke versus Vader, Rocky versus Apollo, Ip Man versus those 10 black belt dudes. Now, the trailer for the upcoming fantasy film “The Iron Mask” promises a s...

Jackie Chan & Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch Each Have Two Films Coming To The Criterion Collection In April

Charles Barfield

January 17, 2019 4:06 pm

News

Jackie Chan finally joins the Criterion Collection in April with two of his most legendary films, and he’s joined by some of the greatest filmmakers of all time, with yet another solid group of films getting th...

Even Jackie Chan’s Energy Can’t Save Renny Harlin’s ‘Skiptrace’ With Johnny Knoxville [Review]

Jordan Ruimy

July 27, 2016 2:54 pm

Reviews

MONTREAL — Jackie Chan has had Chris Tucker and Owen Wilson assist him in past buddy-cop comedies. Movies like "Rush Hour" and "Shanghai Noon" were fun to watch, but they always had to rely on the chemistry tha...

First Trailer For Renny Harlin Directed ‘Skiptrace’ Starring Jackie Chan & Johnny Knoxville

Kevin Jagernauth

July 18, 2016 3:54 pm

Trailers

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At one time, Renny Harlin was viewed as Hollywood's next great action-movie-directing hope. He impressed with "Die Hard 2" and "Cliffhanger," but the double whammy of flops "Cutthroat Island" and "The Long Kiss...

Jackie Chan, Dave Franco, Michael Peña & Abbi Jacobson To Voice ‘Lego Movie’ Spin-Off ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’

Oliver Lyttelton

June 27, 2016 10:15 am

News

“The Lego Movie” was undoubtedly one of the most pleasant surprises of the last few years: a film that could have so easily been a cynical exercise but that proved to be an inventive, heartfelt delight, and one...

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