Scored Too Soon? The Career of Michael Jai White: A Retrospective
In most sports, scoring early is a good thing. If you’re a soccer player or fan, though, you know the
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Martial Arts
Old Film Reviews: One-Armed Swordsman
Originally published at BadAzz Mofo The Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong was responsible for producing some of the greatest
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The NOC Review: Donnie Yen’s Back in Kung Fu Killer
As a rabid martial arts film nerd, I’m not easily impressed. It’s one of those things where if you’ve seen
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Enter the GTFOH
On March 21, 2015 Ain’t it Cool dropped the mother, father, cousin, and incarcerated uncle of all bombshells: Brett Ratner
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Enter the White Privilege
Over the weekend Ain’t It Cool News revealed that the internet’s favorite hack director Brett Ratner is interested in remaking
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NOCs of the Roundtable: Best Fight Scenes Ever
As our friend Angry Asian Man broke the nerdtastic news this week that some fine fighters from The Raid would
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Besouro: Black Lives Matter
With all that has been happening surrounding the Black Lives Matter movements nationwide, I began thinking about the powerful legacies
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NOC Poetry: For Bruce, 11/27/40 – 7/20/73
A poem for Bruce we repost on the anniversaries of his birth and of his death.
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Return of the Dragon Tides Starring Bruce and Brandon Lee
In this week’s episode, guest host Nelson sits down with Artistic Justice Games’ Alex Lim to talk about the company’s
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The Way of the Dragon: The Career of Cung Le
Just to get the obvious out of the way: Cung Le is no Bruce Lee. Nobody ever will be. That
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Enter the Soya: A Nerd Origin
Two mysterious lands far away from one another — yet linked by seas of soybeans — birthed a child born
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Street Fighter Assassin’s Fist: This Hadoken Is Finally a K.O.
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. That means something to millions of a certain age range. It is a deity
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NYAFF Poster Art Show: The Wrap-Up
by Jerry Ma | Originally posted at Epic Proportions So the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) has come to
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Announcing the New York Asian Film Festival Poster Art Show
You may recall back in April, we let you know about the Old School Kung Fu Film Fest in New
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Bruce Lee Fight to be Told from a Disciple’s P.O.V.
by Phil Yu | Originally posted at Angry Asian Man The Adjustment Bureau director George Nolfi has signed on to
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What are You Doing this Weekend?
This year, Easter Weekend is a busy one in the geekosphere. Two big cons are happening on each coast, and
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NOCs of the Roundtable: Favorite Asian Bad Guys
This week on Hard N.O.C. Life, I’ll be interviewing our buddies Stephen and Patrick from the National Film Society. They
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NOC Reviews The Raid 2
Now that I’ve had a day to process it, here’s my take on The Raid 2: Berandal. (Caution: there will
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Bruce Lee on Broadway is Not Your Asian Sidekick
I just got out of the Signature Theatre on 42nd and 10th in New York City where I got to
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Man of Tai Chi: Keanu and Tiger’s Unlikely Bromance
Many years ago, I watched a bonus feature on a Matrix DVD in which Keanu Reeves seemed to have a
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Thoughts on Remaking Jet Li’s Shaolin Temple in 3D
Over the weekend, Deadline reported that Justin Lin, the director single-handedly responsible for sending the Fast & the Furious franchise
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Run Run Shaw and the Impact of Kung Fu Movies on Black America
Originally posted at BadaAzz Mofo Earlier this week, Run Run Shaw, co-founder of the legendary Shaw Brothers Studios, died at
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