celebrating the Year of the Dragon with films
January 30th, 2012 by Mr. C
DB from Unseen Films & I celebrated KOWLOON (NINE DRAGON) days worth of film reviews to help rake in the lunar new year starting from January 21st-January 29th. Thanks to DB at Unseen Films for hosting the event & letting me co-maestro this fun movie theme! I listed all of the films that we shined the interrogation light on below. Maybe you’ll find a film, two, or three that will rock your world! Click on the image or the link to transport you to another galaxy of chinese movie bliss at Unseen Films. Enjoy & GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!
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Day 1: Classic Wu-Xia with Tsui Hark
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
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Day 2: Happy new year from the Shaw Brothers Studio – 1973!
The House of 72 Tenants (1973)
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Day 3: Happy Chinese New Year with Jet Li!
The Sorcerer & the White Snake (2011)
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Day 4: Wu-Xia with puppets
Legend of the Sacred Stone (2000)
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Day 5: Wu-Xia parody + a stoic Jackie Chan
Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
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1911 (Jackie Chan-2011)
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Day 6: Kung Fu & billiards with Stephen Chow + something viral from 2012
Legend Of The Dragon (1990)
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The Viral Factor (2012)
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Day 7: Romance Doubleheader led by Andy Lau and anchored by Zhang Yimou
What Women Want (2011)
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Under the Hawthorne Tree (2010)
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Day 8: Double dose of director Gao Shuqun
Old Fish (2007)
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Wind Blast (2010)
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Day 9: All about Hong Kong!
0506HK (2007)
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I Love Hong Kong (2011)
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