#Russell Wong

[angel-maldonado-enthusiast]

I picked up a stranger in a bar and had sex with him. You ever picked up a woman in a bar, lieutenant?

TWISTED (2004)

dir. Philip Kaufman

#twisted #twisted 2004 #2000s #philip kaufman #ashley judd #russell wong #andy garcia #cinemapix #cinematv #cinematography #cinema #movietv #movie #film #filmedit #mediagifs #movieedit

[itsmyfriendisaac]

Romeo Must Die: Han Sing escapes from a maximum security prison to investigate the murder of his younger brother living in Oakland, California. He forms an instant friendship with the beautiful Trish O’Day & the pair work seamlessly to seek justice for their slain siblings!

#scenes #black cinema #romeo must die #ladies #aaliyah #jet li #versus #russell wong #isaiah washington #squad #poc #china

[spryfilm]

Blu-ray review: “The Prophecy II” (1998)

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#bluray #bluray review #Brittany Murphy #Christopher Walken #Jennifer Beals #Russell Wong #Steve Hytner #The Prophecy II #The Prophecy II bluray #The Prophecy II bluray review

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor #Brendan Fraser #Jet Li #Maria Bello #John Hannah #Michelle Yeoh #Russell Wong #Liam Cunningham #Luke Ford #Isabella Leong #Rob Cohen #2008

[diabolikdiabolik]

China White (1987)

#china white #movies #movie art #cover #poster #hong kong #action #轟天龍虎會 #andy lau #russell wong

[whileiamdying]

‘The Joy Luck Club,’ Groundbreaking Asian American Film, Is Getting a Sequel

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By Patrick Frater Oct 12, 2022 8:30am PT

Novelist Amy Tan and Oscar-winning “Rain Man” screenwriter Ron Bass are on board to deliver a sequel to “The Joy Luck Club,” the 1993 movie that broke new ground for Asian American representation.

The new film, “Joy Luck Club 2,” is set up at Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group, with Ashok and Priya Amritraj producing alongside Tan, Bass and Jeff Kleeman. A director hasn’t been announced yet.

The original “Joy Luck Club,” directed by Wayne Wang, was an epic, multigenerational saga of Chinese and Chinese-American mothers and daughters, whose histories, stories and lives interweave as they navigate life. Club members included characters played by Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu and Kieu Chinh. The ensemble cast also included Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao and Russell Wong.

In “Joy Luck Club 2,” the mothers become grandmothers and the daughters become mothers in their own right, introducing a new generation exploring their own relationships with culture, heritage, love, womanhood and identity.

The original leading cast is in talks to return to their roles, as mothers and grandmothers of their families. The film will also offer significant casting opportunities for a new generation of Asian female-identifying actors, from the granddaughters to supporting roles.

The original film debuted in limited commercial release in September 1993 and also played at the Toronto International Film Festival. It grossed some $28 million in North America and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for best adapted screenplay.

Its significance, however, isn’t just limited to its breakout box office performance, or its critical acclaim, but also the way that it paved the way for Asian and female representation in other films and TV series. Just a year after its release, ABC launched Margaret Cho’s “All-American Girl,” which featured the first Asian American family to lead a primetime sitcom. In recent years, more strides have been made with the box office success of films like “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”

“Now more than ever it is important to share authentic stories about the Asian American experience, and we believe this film will speak to wide audiences with its narrative rooted in humanity and connection,” said Ashok Amritraj.

Tan and Bass added: “We are excited to be teaming with Hyde Park and Jeff Kleeman in bringing to life the next generation of these four families so close to our hearts.”

#Joy Luck Club #Tsai Chin #Kieu Chinh #Lisa Lu #France Nuyen #Rosalind Chao #Lauren Tom #Tamlyn Tomita #Ming-Na Wen #Michael Paul Chan #Andrew McCarthy #Christopher Rich #Russell Wong #Vivian Wu #Amy Tan

[adamwatchesmovies]

Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

I must be completely fair in my review of Escape Plan: The Extractors by admitting I saw it by mistake. I thought I had selected the first movie on my player, not the third. If this picture redeems itself by completing nuanced character arcs or tying up previously-introduced loose ends in a way that pleases fans, I can’t say. What I can tell you is how forced a sequel this feels. Did this movie begin as something completely different? Was it tweaked in post-production to trick audiences into watching it? Sure feels that way.

Daya Zhang (Malese Jow) is kidnapped by mercenaries. Her bodyguard (Harry Shum, Jr.) seeks security expert Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) for help. Daya is indirectly familiar to Breslin. He knows her lover and former bodyguard, Shen Lo (Max Zhang). The kidnapper is a familiar face from Breslin’s past as well: Lester Clark, Jr. (Devon Sawa) is the son of Breslin’s corrupt ex-business partner. He wants revenge for his daddy’s death and the captured heiress is just the thing to lure Breslin into a trap.

It takes a long time for what Escape Plan 3 is actually about to become clear. We have… how many heroes? There’s Daya’s current bodyguard and her former bodyguard. Why they want to save the woman is pretty straightforward. Breslin's name was on the flash drive left behind when Daya was kidnapped so obviously, he's invested too. As for the villain, Lester Jr. wants money. That's why you kidnap people - at least, most of the time. Eventually, it’s revealed Lester Jr. doesn’t actually care about any ransom. He just wants Ray to come and face him. See what I mean about two random plots stitched together? This is made more obvious when Lester Jr. kidnaps Abigail (Jaime King), Breslin’s girlfriend 37 years his junior. Breslin has never met Daya before. If he gets to her before the kung-fu bodyguards do, she’ll have no idea what’s going on.

While I haven't seen Escape Plan, I know the premise from the trailer. This is NOTHING like it. There’s no prison to escape from, unless you count Lester Jr.’s base of operations: a dank, rusty, run-down prison with no guards - but inmates in every cell. It’s hard to believe this place would have running water, much less an internet connection, which makes a scene in which the baddies take one of Daya’s employees, hand him a laptop and instruct him to hack into her family’s financial account particularly hilarious. And they just leave him in the room alone! He could be doing anything on that computer!

None of the film's problems feel as brutal as the camerawork and direction. Any potentially exciting scenes are transmogrified into eyeball garbage by the confusing camerawork. You can’t tell what’s going on half the time and the editing makes it unclear whose objectives are what. You’re bored, just hoping this catastrophe will end soon. Suddenly, there’s a big fight. You think the movie’s over. Escape Plan 3 has you fooled. That guy who just died? It wasn't the main boss. It was some henchman the camera made you think was important… by accident!

I once dated a woman whose father would watch any movie starring Steven Seagal. He didn't care that the former action star hasn’t had a movie worth mentioning since 1992. He was a fan and would make it a priority to watch any Steven Seagal movie. If you’re that sort of person, then Escape Plan: The Extractors practically has your name on it. Otherwise, this is a movie you’ll be unsure actually exists even after having finished it. (March 27, 2020)

#Escape Plan: The Extractors #Escape Plan #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #John Herzfeld #Miles Chapman #Sylvester Stallone #Max Zhang #Dave Bautista #Devon Sawa #Jaime King #Malese Jow #Harry Shum Jr. #Russell Wong #Lydia Hull #Curtis Jackson #2019 movies #2019 films

[vintagewarhol]

#twisted #movies #ashley judd #samuel l jackson #andy garcia #david strathairn #russell wong #mark pellegrino #illustration #vintage art #alternative movie posters

[lgspears]

if Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li did became a good movie, it would have 2 more movies with Shin Koyamada, Brian Tee or Jon Foo as Ryu, Cam Gigandet, Chad Michael Murray or Sean Faris as Ken Masters, Trevor Donovan, Jason Chambers or Mike Pyle as Guile, Shane Rangi as Sagat, Anthony Begonia as Honda, Sasha Jackson or Hannah Spearritt as Cammy White, Conan Stevens as Zangief, Lawrence Makoare as Blanka, Sendhil Ramamurthy or Ali Olomi as Dhalism and Russell Wong as Akuma.

#Street Fighter #Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li #Shin Koyamada #Brian Tee #Jon Foo #Cam Gigandet #Chad Michael Murray #Sean Faris #Trevor Donovan #Jason Chambers #Mike Pyle #Shane Rangi #Anthony Begonia #Sasha Jackson #Hannah Spearritt #Conan Stevens #Lawrence Makoare #Sendhil Ramamurthy #Ali Olomi #Russell Wong #fancast

[femmewulf]

After Preparing the Altar, The Ghosts Feast Feverishly by Jane Wong // Litany with Blood All Over by Danez Smith // Strangers by Ethel Cain // To The End by My Chemical Romance

#web weave #bones and all #movies #horror #timothee chalamet #taylor russell #luca guadagnino #jane wong #ethel cain #danez smith #gallery

[angel-maldonado-enthusiast]

Twisted (2004), dir. Philip Kaufman.

#twisted #twisted 2004 #2000s #philip kaufman #ashley judd #samuel l jackson #andy garcia #russell wong

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Captain Marvel #5 by Alyssa Wong and Jan Bazaldua. Variant cover by Russell Dauterman. Out in February 2024.

"REVELATIONS IN THE WINGS! Who are the Undone, and what do they want with Captain Marvel? Their worlds already intersect more than the Captain knows… And if that’s stressing Carol out, “tense” takes on a whole new meaning when Yuna Yang drags her along for a family visit! Mysteries unravel in Alyssa Wong and Jan Bazaldua’s hottest issue yet!"

#captain marvel #carol danvers #marvel #alyssa wong #jan bazaldua #russell dauterman #variant cover #comics

[fashionobsessed3]

#russell tovey #alvin kean wong #tc

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#the joy luck club #tsai chin #kieu chinh #lisa lu #france nuyen #rosalind chao #lauren tom #tamlyn tomita #ming-na wen #michael paul chan #andrew mccarthy #christopher rich #russell wong #vivian wu #wayne wang #1993

[creativespark]

Russel Wong

#photography #black and white #russel wong

[johngarfieldtribute]

Julie Doing “Stuff” with Famous People (22nd post

The photographer for this BETWEEN TWO WORLDS promo goes for an otherworldly effect as Julie and Faye Emerson strike a pensive pose.

Julie cheers the action at a Sinatra Swooner’s charity softball game on the sidelines with Danny Kaye.

Hey! We gotta eat. On the set of BODY AND SOUL, Julie catches a bite and a gab with cinematographer, James Wong Howe and journalist, Aline Mosby.

Mmmwwaaaahhhh!!!! Julie plants one on Priscilla Lane in a FOUR DAUGHTERS promo photo.

Julie, actor Ralph Bellamy, and director Garson Kanin getting off an American Airlines flight in October of 1940.

June Havoc reviews a script with Julie for Theatre Guild On the Air in May of 1946.

Julie and Joanie (Crawford, that is) on the beach during the filming of HUMORESQUE.

The event? Who knows? But whatever was happening, I’m sure that was the perfect hat for the day, Rosalind Russel! Julie agrees, I’m sure!

I. Can’t. Love. This. MORE! Julie and Ida Lupino Rumba with dancers in a publicity photo for OUT OF THE FOG. Sure, Julie looks sweet here, but his character was completely despicable in this one!

Behind the scenes on TORTILLA FLAT.

#spencer tracy #rosalind russell #ida lupino #priscilla lane #john garfield #joan crawford #james wong howe #Faye Emerson #danny kaye #Sinatra Swooner’s #june havoc #garson kanin #ralph bellamy #Julie Doing “Stuff” with Famous People