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directed a short film at sundance, photographed a cookbook that won the james beard, but I just wanna tell you about kungfu movies

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Fun fact in the criterion release of hard boiled from 2000, John Woo admitted that his famous 2:47 oner from hard boiled actually contained an invisible cut and he dared the fans to spot it. Do you see it?

Fun fact in the criterion release of hard boiled from 2000, John Woo admitted that his famous 2:47 oner from hard boiled actually contained an invisible cut and he dared the fans to spot it. Do you see it?

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Incredible how they took one small iconic moment from Drunken Master II and built an entire fighting style out of it - Ken Lo’s character THREATENED to use his kicks in close quarters and Kenji and Joey and Sonomura actually turned that threat into an opus 30 years later?!?

Incredible how they took one small iconic moment from Drunken Master II and built an entire fighting style out of it - Ken Lo’s character THREATENED to use his kicks in close quarters and Kenji and Joey and Sonomura actually turned that threat into an opus 30 years later?!?

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In hindsight, it was so obvi this was a paid stunt from bytedance, who first “leaked” ~20 clips of Tom Cruise and Goku that were all based on their own green studio footage, followed by 10,000s of dubious claims that they were all user generated based on 30-sec prompts, then -

In hindsight, it was so obvi this was a paid stunt from bytedance, who first “leaked” ~20 clips of Tom Cruise and Goku that were all based on their own green studio footage, followed by 10,000s of dubious claims that they were all user generated based on 30-sec prompts, then -

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WAIT A DAMN MINUTE HOW COME I NEVER REALIZED 谷垣健治-SAN WAS THE KARATE DUDE WHO TOOK OF THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL SLAP IN CINEMA HISTORY FROM JET LI?!!?

WAIT A DAMN MINUTE HOW COME I NEVER REALIZED 谷垣健治-SAN WAS THE KARATE DUDE WHO TOOK OF THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL SLAP IN CINEMA HISTORY FROM JET LI?!!?

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Two straight minutes of Conan bullying Jack McBrayer Aka Kenneth the Page and Jack for staying straight the entire time to set Conan up for more bits. Casual high level improv. Also peep Jon Hamm just watching amusingly from the sidelines.
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Two straight minutes of Conan bullying Jack McBrayer Aka Kenneth the Page and Jack for staying straight the entire time to set Conan up for more bits. Casual high level improv. Also peep Jon Hamm just watching amusingly from the sidelines.

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1,497,138 views • 2 months ago

You could see Jackie Chan making up an entire fight scene out of the thin air while Ratner was on the phone from the Rush Hour DVD extra.
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You could see Jackie Chan making up an entire fight scene out of the thin air while Ratner was on the phone from the Rush Hour DVD extra.

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488,602 views • 2 months ago

Don’t worry he got him back pretty good
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Don’t worry he got him back pretty good

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184,436 views • 1 month ago

PT Anderson has been doing this for at least two decades now come on
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PT Anderson has been doing this for at least two decades now come on

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1,551,068 views • 8 months ago

Stephen Chow did old school kungfu for exactly 52 seconds in his entire Carew and it was glorious. Wish he’d even just done ONE Shaw Bros style movie.
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Stephen Chow did old school kungfu for exactly 52 seconds in his entire Carew and it was glorious. Wish he’d even just done ONE Shaw Bros style movie.

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45,557 views • 12 days ago

Here is Jackie explaining how he stages a group fight. This dvd taught me so much about filmmaking I spliced together two cuts of Jackie Chan: My Stunts - the SD version that contains from the OG cut and the HD criterion re-edit with better video but fewer copyrighted clips.
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Here is Jackie explaining how he stages a group fight. This dvd taught me so much about filmmaking I spliced together two cuts of Jackie Chan: My Stunts - the SD version that contains from the OG cut and the HD criterion re-edit with better video but fewer copyrighted clips.

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276,301 views • 2 months ago

Just last week I was indignantly talking shit about the over reliance of handheld camerawork in virtually all new action movies, then I see a clip from a random straight to streaming movie from China and I’m like hold up this is the dopest shit ever
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Just last week I was indignantly talking shit about the over reliance of handheld camerawork in virtually all new action movies, then I see a clip from a random straight to streaming movie from China and I’m like hold up this is the dopest shit ever

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235,011 views • 3 months ago

We saw Jackie and Ken Lo toying with this idea of “clench range kicking” without fully knowing how to develop it. And those two were probably in greatest fight scene of all time! This was what I meant by Furious pushing the art form forward.
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We saw Jackie and Ken Lo toying with this idea of “clench range kicking” without fully knowing how to develop it. And those two were probably in greatest fight scene of all time! This was what I meant by Furious pushing the art form forward.

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47,502 views • 18 days ago

There used to be a very niche subgenre of action movies where a director would call up his choreographer buddies and say something like “c’mon we’ve all acted before right? So let’s go show those pretty boys how it’s really done” and 100% of the time it’ll be a certified banger
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There used to be a very niche subgenre of action movies where a director would call up his choreographer buddies and say something like “c’mon we’ve all acted before right? So let’s go show those pretty boys how it’s really done” and 100% of the time it’ll be a certified banger

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1,277,052 views • 1 year ago

Love this insight from Xie Miao - who tried to guesstimate what the action was going to be like based on the names of everyone involved and trained accordingly. Then he saw the previz and went “WTF IS THIS SHIT”. Watch the clip on how Kenji prepped him. Really cool stuff.
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Love this insight from Xie Miao - who tried to guesstimate what the action was going to be like based on the names of everyone involved and trained accordingly. Then he saw the previz and went “WTF IS THIS SHIT”. Watch the clip on how Kenji prepped him. Really cool stuff.

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34,267 views • 17 days ago

Just realized every cut was to maintain the illusion of them fighting seven guys at once - if they lingered just a sec longer you’d see the stunt guys just standing around (which Jackie DESPISES) so they’ll cut out of the shot to keep the illusion and momentum going
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Just realized every cut was to maintain the illusion of them fighting seven guys at once - if they lingered just a sec longer you’d see the stunt guys just standing around (which Jackie DESPISES) so they’ll cut out of the shot to keep the illusion and momentum going

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215,233 views • 5 months ago

Leave it to Stephen Chow to pull off one of the funniest and dopest fight scenes in history without ever even throwing a single punch or kick. Bruce Lee’s “Art of Fighting Without Fighting” fully realized.
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Leave it to Stephen Chow to pull off one of the funniest and dopest fight scenes in history without ever even throwing a single punch or kick. Bruce Lee’s “Art of Fighting Without Fighting” fully realized.

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712,762 views • 1 year ago

Jet Li’s chat with Xie Miao was jam packed with insights. Jet the Elder Statesman of Kungfu is so much less worried about brand management and he’s reverted back to the shit talking champion athlete (I’ve met a couple of Beijing wushu team grads and they all talk like this lol)
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Jet Li’s chat with Xie Miao was jam packed with insights. Jet the Elder Statesman of Kungfu is so much less worried about brand management and he’s reverted back to the shit talking champion athlete (I’ve met a couple of Beijing wushu team grads and they all talk like this lol)

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44,449 views • 1 month ago

PT Anderson has always been sneaky incredible at staging stunts and fights and set pieces tho. Let’s do a quick thread, you’ll find straight up fight scenes, big crashes, and “how the fuck did they do that” stunts that come outta nowhere. First up, Punch Drunk Love:
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PT Anderson has always been sneaky incredible at staging stunts and fights and set pieces tho. Let’s do a quick thread, you’ll find straight up fight scenes, big crashes, and “how the fuck did they do that” stunts that come outta nowhere. First up, Punch Drunk Love:

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322,507 views • 1 year ago

WAIT A DAMN MINUTE HOW COME I NEVER REALIZED 谷垣健治-SAN WAS THE KARATE DUDE WHO TOOK OF THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL SLAP IN CINEMA HISTORY FROM JET LI?!!?
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WAIT A DAMN MINUTE HOW COME I NEVER REALIZED 谷垣健治-SAN WAS THE KARATE DUDE WHO TOOK OF THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL SLAP IN CINEMA HISTORY FROM JET LI?!!?

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34,276 views • 1 month ago

This featurette the from Die Hard III is pure logistics porn - the luxury of shutting down the busiest street in the busiest city for one crazy car jump, surrounded by civilians in the middle of the day. Nothing but expertise on display. We don’t know how to do this anymore.
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This featurette the from Die Hard III is pure logistics porn - the luxury of shutting down the busiest street in the busiest city for one crazy car jump, surrounded by civilians in the middle of the day. Nothing but expertise on display. We don’t know how to do this anymore.

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264,717 views • 1 year ago

Anyways here’s the very best version of the “people in bulky clothes flying through different terrains via giant cranes” genre from Burberry. It’s simply the most beautiful and bold piece of wirework filmmaking ever
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Anyways here’s the very best version of the “people in bulky clothes flying through different terrains via giant cranes” genre from Burberry. It’s simply the most beautiful and bold piece of wirework filmmaking ever

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126,536 views • 8 months ago

Threw it together just for fun stealing choreo is fine I have no problem with it
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Threw it together just for fun stealing choreo is fine I have no problem with it

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98,897 views • 6 months ago

Spent the past decade on and off in the SF Chinatown as a social worker then photographer. Neighborhood’s so layered even a native can feel like an outsider. Did these camera tests just to figure out exactly how cool will the neighborhood will react to my crew and so far so good!
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Spent the past decade on and off in the SF Chinatown as a social worker then photographer. Neighborhood’s so layered even a native can feel like an outsider. Did these camera tests just to figure out exactly how cool will the neighborhood will react to my crew and so far so good!

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23,230 views • 1 month ago

Once again I’ll argue Jackie Chan’s Police Story is much more about a stuntman’s rage against the system than anything resembling actual police work - as epitomized by this scene. I’d take it over The Fall Guy any day of the week.
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Once again I’ll argue Jackie Chan’s Police Story is much more about a stuntman’s rage against the system than anything resembling actual police work - as epitomized by this scene. I’d take it over The Fall Guy any day of the week.

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64,556 views • 5 months ago