Film scholars have lamented a decline in both the entertainment value and political economy of Hong Kong martial-arts movies since Britain relinquished its colonial rule to China in 1997. But fans of ...
I’m not qualified to judge whether the Hong Kong action flick “Ip Man” belongs among the top martial-arts films ever made, an opinion that’s been gaining credence as the movie bounced around the world ...
With Bruce Lee and Mike Tyson both making an appearance, the supposed franchise closer has potent fanboy appeal. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief Ip Man 3, the final film in the hit Hong Kong ...
HONG KONG — There is a scene near the beginning of Wong Kar Wai’s “The Grandmaster” in which the main character, the martial arts expert Ip Man, expounds on the ethos of his practice. “Kung fu: two ...
Dennis To reprises his role as Ip Man in the upcoming film, Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend, continuing the franchise tradition. The new movie will focus on Ip Man's life in Hong Kong and his encounter with ...
It’s the third film to star Dennis To as the legendary Wing Chun practitioner Also In This Package Why was Priyanka Chopra fighting with Nick Jonas in UK? What’s Kareena Kapoor going to call her new ...
Donnie Yen returns to his signature role in the definitively titled Ip Man: The Finale, an imperfect but sufficiently stirring conclusion to the hugely popular martial arts series. This instalment in ...
Ip Ching and his older brother, Ip Chun, never met Bruce Lee, but worked as consultants with Donnie Yen on the Ip Man film series, and Ip Ching was a major character in the new Ip Man 4: The Finale Ip ...
If the comparisons by which “Ip Man: Kung Fu Master” suffers seem unfair, it’s its own fault: Come at the grandmaster, you’d better not miss. “Kung Fu Master” doesn’t aim for the gravitas or beauty ...