Sentences with phrase «martial arts film star»

(Bruce Lee is arguably the most famous martial arts film star known to the Western World)

Elephant White is the English language debut of Prachya Pinkaew, but if you were hoping for another ass - kicking martial arts film starring Tony Jaa or JeeJa Yanin, you might want to lower your expectations.

Not exact matches

(Indeed, ESPNW is doing some of the most interesting and important work in sports journalism right now: look no further than its recent profile of Christy Mack, an adult film star who was brutally assaulted by her boyfriend, a mixed martial arts fighter.)

The Grandmasters stars the director's frequent collaborator Tony Leung as the legendary martial arts master who instructed Bruce Lee, and features action sequences choreographed by Yeun Woo - ping (the man behind The Matrix, Kill Bill, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and countless other films).

Marko Zaror (pictured below), an international martial arts action star, just finished filming Machete Kills, the sequel to Robert Rodriguez's cult...

Although she had appeared in several films earlier, Cheng's first starring role in a martial arts film came, like Hsu Feng's, courtesy of director King Hu during his short - lived stint with the studio.

Director Kevin Chu was like the head coach leading out his Most Valuable Players (MVPs) to court, and explained that the idea for Kung Fu Dunk was actually established some 13 years back when filming martial arts movies such as Shaolin Popey (Shao Lin Xiao Zhi, starring Jimmy Lin), when he thought about whether martial arts could be combined with a ball game like basketball.

The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, with newest cast members Liam Hemsworth, martial arts legends Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Damme, and Chinese actress Yu Nan as the first female EXPENDABLE.

Tony Jaa is a bona fide movie star who is the best martial arts film actor on the planet, and his follow - up to «Ong - Bak: The Thai Warrior» has one amazing action set piece after another.

Amazon Studios has released a new teaser trailer and poster for its Jean - Claude Van Damme - headlined comedy series Jean - Claude Van Johnson which also stars Phylicia Rashad, Kat Foster, and Moises Arias; check them out here... Jean - Claude Van Johnson stars global martial arts & film sensation Jean - Claude Van Damme playing «Jean - Claude Van Damme», a global martial arts -LSB-...]

A new trailer has arrived online for Amazon Studios upcoming comedy series Jean - Claude Van Johnson which sees Jean - Claude Van Damme leading a cast that includes Phylicia Rashad, Kat Foster, and Moises Arias; watch it below... Jean - Claude Van Johnson stars global martial arts & film sensation Jean - Claude Van Damme playing «Jean - Claude Van Damme», a global martial arts & film -LSB-...]

By ROBERT W. WELKOS When you ask indie producer Luillo Ruiz how his recent low - budget action - comedy film Welcome to the Jungle featuring veteran martial arts star Jean - Claude Van Damme could come with 31 producer credits, his answer is simple and straightforward.

LMD: You have been a part of every important era in modern Hong Kong action cinema since the 1960's, very notably in the 1970's, in your own starring films throughout the 1980's, and recently in movies like SHA PO LANG, IP MAN and THREE KINGDOMS, you're seeing another new age in martial arts filmmaking.

But Yen's best films come from Asia, where he is hailed as one of the biggest martial arts stars of all time.

The Wilson Yip films, starring Donnie Yen, follow a more conventional historical biopic structure with the great man caught in the sweep of historic events leading to triumph and tragedy; while Wong Kar - wai's The Grandmaster uses Ip as a conduit to explore the passing of one age of China's history into another, with martial arts serving a metaphorical purpose.

As its title suggests, the film which stars Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi is inspired by the life of Ip Man (Ye Wen), who mentored the legendary martial arts star Bruce Lee.

WHY: Conceived by Keanu Reeves as a starring vehicle for friend / stuntman Tiger Chen, whom he met while working on the «Matrix» trilogy, «Man of Tai Chi» is a throwback to classic martial arts films, right down to Reeves» over-the-top villain.

, a great tribute to Jackie's mastery of the craft (although Ratner's assertion that Rush Hour «made martial arts cool» is boneheaded in more ways than one can begin to address); and finally, Lady Luck, a 3 - minute film from Ratner's NYU days (commentary from him attached) starring Rebecca Gayheart.

Marko Zaror (pictured below), an international martial arts action star, just finished filming Machete Kills, the sequel to Robert Rodriguez's cult favorite Machete, Twitch was the first to learn.

From the producer of the blockbuster franchises The Matrix and Lethal Weapon, world - renowned martial arts master and Asian film sensation Jet Li stars in this hi - octane thriller as a one - man arsenal who escapes from a Hong Kong jail to avenge his brother's murder in Los Angeles.

Ng Mui is the founder of the Wing Chun martial arts style (named after her disciple, as seen in the 1994 Yuen Woo - ping film Wing Chun, starring Michelle Yeoh).

The Hong Kong brand of wire - enhanced martial arts (a major deviation from the TV series, for staunch gun opposer Barrymore nixed the use of any firearms in the film) works especially well in the over-the-top context, and the stars are all game — in particular Diaz, who is given a large share of non-wire fight scenes and more than holds her own.

One of the main features includes the «Twilight Village Adventure,» a zone where players will be able to train with the martial arts legend and action film star, Jet Li.

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