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Boston Films @ The Gate

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Films at the Gate is the greatest event of the summer in Boston if youre a martial arts/asian cinema fan, Chinatown for the 4th year will hold Films at the Gate meaning you can watch a great film all week at the Gate in Chinatown its outdoors youre surrounded by good Boston people you can stop and get deliscious food in any direction you look and drink a bagged 40 without problems. The Festival is Thursday-Sunday and theyre playing a great martial arts flick every night on a Big Screen!

Schedule

Ghost Story 2A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987)
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, 8:00 PM
Starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma. Directed by Ching Siu-tung. Choreography by Ching Siu-tung.

Swords and sorcery save the day in this comedy/horror film about a hapless young scholar who loves a ghost and must learn to fight the demon who has enslaved her. Learn more about Director Ching Siu-tung from Films at the Gate Curator, Jean Lukitsh.

Fist of Legend 2

FIST OF LEGEND (1994).
Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, 8:00 PM
Starring Jet Li, Yasuaki Kurata, Billy Chow, Chin Siu-ho. Directed by Gordon Chan. Action direction by Yuen Woo-ping.

Jet Li plays Chen Zhen, the hero made famous by Bruce Lee in FIST OF FURY, who avenges the death of his teacher despite the opposition of the Japanese military. (Special thanks to Bey Logan, Vice-president of Asian Acquisitions and Co-production at The Weinstein Company, for permitting the screening of the Dragon Dynasty DVD Fist of Legend.)

Friday’s film will be preceded by a martial arts demonstration class from approximately 6:30 PM – 7:30PM by the Wah Lum Kung Fu Athletic Association. Learn more about the demonstration classes at this year’s Films at the Gate. Tonight’s film will also be preceded by a short film by local filmmaker Nathan A. Quattrini titled: FIVE MINUTES FLAT at approximately 7:30 PM.

Drunken Master 1DRUNKEN MASTER (1978).
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, 8:00 PM
Starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tin, Hwang Jang Lee. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping. Choreography by Yuen Woo-ping.

Jackie plays a trouble-prone teenaged version of the martial hero Wong Fei-hung, but he meets his match in the Drunken Master (played by director Yuen Woo-ping’s father). This is one of the best kung fu movies ever made. Learn more about Drunken Master from Films at the Gate Curator, Jean Lukitsh

Saturday’s film will be preceded by a Tai Chi and martial arts demonstration class from approximately 6:30 PM – 7:30PM by Bow Sim Mark Tai Chi Arts Association and Rick Wong’s Chinese Martial Arts Center. Learn more about the demonstration classes at this year’s Films at the Gate.

Shaolin Soccer 1SHAOLIN SOCCER (2001).
Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, 8:00 PM
Starring Stephen Chow, Zhao Wei, Ng Man-tat, Patrick Tse. Directed by Stephen Chow. Action direction by Ching Siu-tung.

Over-the-top physical comedy and a heart-warming story about underdogs who triumph over evil made this film an international hit. Learn more about Action Director Ching Siu-tung from Films at the Gate Curator, Jean Lukitsh.

Tonight’s film will also be preceded by a short film by local filmmaker Nathan A. Quattrini titled: AMERICAN CHOP SUEY at approximately 7:30 PM.

All films have Chinese language audio and English subtitles. Directions and event details here.

R.I.P. Les Lyle

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Les Lyle is a name you probably dont know or probably remember hearing but if you grew up in the 80’s youd recognize Les as the many adult faces on the classic and now cult show You Can’t Do That On Television, its hard to say which character of his I like best but the Firing Squad General and Barth are always at the top. He died a few weeks back but I felt guilty not posting this R.I.P.

R.I.P. Les Lyle

barth

Les Lyle is a name you probably dont know or probably remember hearing but if you grew up in the 80’s youd recognize Les as the many adult faces on the classic and now cult show You Can’t Do That On Television, its hard to say which character of his I like best but the Firing Squad General and Barth are always at the top. He died a few weeks back but I felt guilty not posting this R.I.P.

Anthony Bourdain Meets Snoop From The Wire

I caught this I believe 2 weeks ago when it aired, Anthony went to a few underrated cities in the states which I blieve were Baltimore, Detroit and Buffalo in his trip he met up with Snoop from The Wire, 2 of the greatest shows meet and the outcome is dope.

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peace to the homies @ Metal Lungies

Anthony Bourdain Meets Snoop From The Wire

I caught this I believe 2 weeks ago when it aired, Anthony went to a few underrated cities in the states which I blieve were Baltimore, Detroit and Buffalo in his trip he met up with Snoop from The Wire, 2 of the greatest shows meet and the outcome is dope.

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peace to the homies @ Metal Lungies

Action director Leung Ting talks ‘5 Deadly Five Venoms’

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During a recent interview with Crescent Street Films, WingTsun Grandmaster Leung Ting spoke briefly about choreographing action for Chang Cheh’s widely popular kung fu classic THE FIVE VENOMS, AKA THE 5 DEADLY VENOMS (1978), which coincidently is arriving on DVD in the U.S. courtesy of Dragon Dynasty on August 18.

The interview took place during the production of an electronics press kit for a leading WingTsun school in New York.

Leung studied martial arts under Wing Chun Master Yip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee and whose life is portrayed in Wilson Yip’s feature film IP MAN, starring Donnie Yen. In the late 1970s, Leung was hired by Hong Kong filmmaker Chang Cheh as a replacement for action director Lau Kar-leung who split with Chang while on the set of MARCO POLO (1975).

As a Wing Chun expert, Leung choreographed martial arts action alongside Venoms Mob actor Lu Feng and action director Robert Tai for a handful of Chang Cheh’s kung fu films between 1977 and 1980. His most notable contribution was for THE FIVE VENOMS. While not much of a hit in Hong Kong, the film quickly gained a widespread cult following in America and is generally considered today to be one of the most popular kung fu movies ever made next to Bruce Lee’s ENTER THE DRAGON.

In the following video, Leung talks about inventing the Venoms’ distinctive kung fu styles.

Update: As a reader rightly points out in the comments below, some of Leung’s facts are not consistent with the actual film.

peace to KFC