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The RZA Prepared to Unleash Some Martial Arts on You MoFos

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2008-07-07 20:46:50 by HASH0x8b29204 in I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
...arts movie, and will be directing the film, titled The Man with the Iron Fist , with the help of Eli Roth. Normally news of a rapper making a film would be disconcerting (see Fred Durst's Longshots trailer , if you're willing to use the term "rapper" loosely), but RZA has extensive knowledge and long-standing love for classic martial arts...
 
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Christians in the Arts interview, Part Two

2007-05-03 09:12:00 by Jeffrey Overstreet in Looking Closer Journal
 
Here's Part Two of the Christians in the Arts interview I posted a link to Part One earlier this week
 
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PODCAST: Chiwetel Ejiofor - Stage Star Turns to Martial Arts in Redbelt

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2008-05-06 01:18:34 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
...arts instructor in the new David Mamet film, Redbelt . In the film, Ejiofor is a principled teacher who instructs his students not to fight for money or fame, but violates his own credo in order to pay off his debts Before starring in movies, Ejiofor was a prominent stage actor in England. Since then, he has been in such films as Dirty Pretty...
 
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Names Top Emmy Choices

2008-06-27 03:40:03 by Sam in Slice of SciFi
 
In a first for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the organization has unveiled its top 10 contenders in both comedy and drama for this years big Emmy presentation in September. This is the first time the Academy as ever named their short list of the best choices so early in the season. The
 
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Ong-Bak 2 is No. 3 in Hong Kong, criticized in Singapore

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2009-01-07 19:37:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...arts on film in a way not seen since Chang Cheh and Shaw Brothers film of the '70s If there were any debates that Jet or Jackie was the next Bruce Lee. Then you gotta give Jaa his props. He pays an homage to Jackie Chan's drunken master and crushes Chan's performance. One scene that impressed me was his Kung Fu Fist and Muay Thai fist vs 2...
 
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2008 FRAMELINE32: THE SENSEIThe Evening Class Interview With Diana Lee Inosanto

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2008-05-24 15:48:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...arts are being depicted in your film Diana Lee Inosanto: Sensei simply means "the teacher" in Japanese. The martial arts in the film are a metaphor. Karen starts off with the traditional martial arts taught by her family; butafter a five-year absenceshe comes back to her hometown, at which time you can see that she is using diverse martial...
 
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Should performing artists receive state support?

2007-04-14 01:39:00 by cine in Bhutan Film Blog
 
...arts in the country, has rapidly evolved in recent years.Every year young but untrained artists join the industry to make a mark and a living. Local productions dominate the screenings in the countrys movie theatres and modern Bhutanese musical scores can be heard across the country Some actors and singers have become household names and...
 
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Heroes of the East (Liu Chia-liang, 1979)

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2008-05-28 22:04:00 by Yunda Eddie Feng in HD DVD Reviews
...arts films are often allegories for contemporary pan-Chinese concerns. Sino-Japanese relations figure prominently in the three types of martial arts cinema 1) Supernatural--sustained flying; explosives being fired by empty hands; everyday objects (such as needles) being used as deadly flying weapons; heavy bloodshed; most horror/gore martial...
 
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2007: I Only Have Two Eyes

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2008-01-07 04:43:00 by Brian in Hell on Frisco Bay
...Arts Screening Room just can't be extolled enough. Here are 10 wonderful old movies I caught this year in neighborhood moviehouses 1. Holy Mountain ( La montaña sagrada , 1973); d. Alejandro Jodorowsky; Castro Theatre 2. Kwaidan (1964); d. Masaki Kobayashi; Castro Theatre 3. 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her ( 2 ou 3 choses que je sais...
 
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