Was talking about classic kung fu movies the other day, and been rewatching a lot with regards to the casting for a new project...so a perfect time to mention the release of a great new book by an old friend in martial arts movie-dom, Dr.Craig D Reid.
Kung Fu Movies save lives!When Craig was 16, he was suffering from cystic fibrosis and was informed by his doctors that he'd be dead w...Read more
Back into action on a new project, thats incredibly cool and i think will garner a lot of attention over the next few months
Can't say too much just yet, but time for some classic kung fu moviesfor casting references...
having an excuse to watch classic kung fu...now thats a good thing!
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Off to Korea in the wee small hours
Action Film Festival and tribute to my Korean godfather Casanova Wong (Wong Ho) superkicking star of Warriors Two, Duel to the Death, Secret Envoy, Bloody Mafia, the Master Strikes and so much more
p12 / chewing the fat
John Mosby talks exclusively to our cover star Chow Yun Fat about his international career, the changing domestic markets and his latest film Confucius...
p18 / mex to the max
Danny Trejo finally moves centre-stage for the blood-soaked, high octane romp Machete. John Bierly provides a ‘cutting’ review...
p22 / choy li f...Read more
Just came across this on Youtube...the showreel we shot in Korea back in 2001 or so for Korean superkicker Kim Won-jin aka Yuen Zhan aka SUNNY!!! from Operation Scorpio
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxagfNWeo6A&feature=related and a compilation of some of his best action ...Read more
Apologies for lack of recent blogging
Been a mad few weeks to say the least...sadly the Africa project imploded very messily and very disappointed and frustrated by the whole situation and some of those involved....not professional guys is bad enough...but the attitude of some folk and you know who you are and what you did....doesnt help the industry in any way or your reputations
Something of a buggar as 5 months work gone to waste, and actually had turned down a couple of other projects to work on t...Read more
You must be Frank Ducks?
Now they often say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, well in this case it began with a single phone call. It was from an old friend, veteran director Ken Siu (Siu Wai-keung)whose credits include everything from The Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan & Jet Li, Irreversi, Flatlands with Dennis Hopper, Hong Kong 97, Deadly Duo, Fearless with Jet Li, Off Limits/Saigon with Willem Dafoe & Gregory Hines amongst so many others. But to anyone who is a...Read more
heading back to South Africa tonight for last week of casting confirmations/location lockdowns
pretty exciting project ...so a lot of news to come
Just posting this here and on the forum to help get the word out.....
OPEN CASTING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMEDY
Hong Kong Casting Director Ean Tang whose credits include Jet Li's Fearless, Baz Luhrman's Australia, Rush Hour 3 & most recently Ip Man 2 is casting for an upcoming British movie which will be shooting in Hong Kong later in the year, and is looking for Hong Kong based British actors and actresses for the film.Age Range: 35 years upwardsBritish AccentInterested parties please send th...Read more