With the London Terracotta Far East Film Festival under way and on it's fourth day at the Prince Charles Cinema in London i thought i would update to let you know what films we have been present at.
The opening film Cold War which showed on Thursday was a sell out and we just missed getting tickets,but we will review the film on DVD.
So Friday we got to attend the screening og South Korean film Young Gun in the Time ,it's a fun Sci-fi comedy shot on a budget,it showed that even small film makers can make great entertainment. Review on site soon.
A sci-fi action film with a difference.
On Saturday we saw Johnnie To's Drug War ,which is a Hong Kong /China production which deals with the harsh realities of the drug trade.
Also on Saturday we got to see South Korean film The Berlin File which is the new film from City of Violence director Ryu Seung Wan (sometimes spelt Ryoo Seung Wan) .
THE BERLIN FILE
Director Ryu Seung Wan ( Center) at Terracotta Film Festival on Saturday June 8th
It is a intriguing espionage thriller which speeds along like a runaway train. The crowd enjoyed it and even more so with director Ryu Seung Wan in attendance for a Q&A.
Where be back with more from the festival next week.
Hello fellow Martial art fans,Martial artists and fans of anything of the orient.
There i have covered you all, Now your wondering what's happening are you not?
Right the main site has been busy getting some new reviews up and a bit of shuffling of pages to. With some pages being knocked on the head to streamline the site a bit more.
Anyway first to go was the Game news and Music news pages ,with the Film news page to follow shortly. All news relating to any of the aforementioned topics can now be found along with other news in the new NEWS STREAM on site which was formerly known as the blog of the site.
Now that's cleared up your want to know what new films have been reviewed on site ,if of course you have not been there of late. We have recently published reviews of Jackie Chan's CZ12 with a photo gallery and more .
Jackie looks small here .
You Can't touch me!
Girl Fight
Big Big Brother also has had a look in with Wong Jing's Naked Soldier ,Directed by Marco Mak the film stars Sammo Hung as a former Interpol agent who lost his daughter to international kidnappers and Jennifer Tse ( sister of Nicholas) stars as the cold assassin working for Madame Rose who was responsible for the original kidnapping.
Sammo back on screen in Naked Soldier
The Girls of Naked Soldier
Yuen Wah in 2005 film Kung Fu Mahjong 2
More from Kung Fu Mahjong 2
Some Mahjong in Kung Fu Mahjong 2
We also looked at a couple of Wong Jing gambling comedies in the form of the recent Mr and Mrs Gambler with Chapman To and Fiona Sit ( The Bounty) and a earlier film by the name of Kung Fu mahjong which stars Yuen Wah amongst others.
Our other big film just reviewed was the Wong Kar Wai biopic of Ip Man ,The Grandmaster. The film stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Ip Man and Zhang Ziyi and Chang Chen star as rival Kung Fu masters .Full review and photo galleries with behind the scenes stills on site now.
Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Ip Man
Coming up on site are a quite a few varied features for review with the next being published in a few hours .That will be The Guillotines with Huang Xiaoming and Shawn Yue ,directed by Andrew Lau it's a brash in your face type of action film with over the top special effects which we have come to expect from Andrew Lau.
The end of the week sees the start of the Terracotta Far East Film Festival in London ,though we are unable to make the opening night ,we have a selection of films to view and all will tie in with a feature on site coincide with the festival which will go live in a couple days or so.
Other films on the horizon include a couple of Classic reviews of 1972 film Queen Boxer with Judy Lee and a 1980 Rocky Man directed film by the name of Blood of Dragon Peril which is a WWII film about a masked hero who fights the Japanese to help the poor Chinese oppressed .
Classic Judy Lee.
This is one crazy film from Rocky Man
On the games front a review of Wii U and IOS and Android plat-former Kung Fu Rabbit will be up on site in a couple of days.
So that's the latest news from the world of Kickemintheghoulies , I'll be back in a few days to update about the Terracotta Film Festival and post a few pictures of the event to.
So be safe ,Train Hard and keep well till we next connect.
Been a short while since i have been here ,all due to sustaining a Nerve Injury in my arm which put paid to typing,writing or anything for that matter, The problem still persists ,but with treatment is less intense,The Saga Continues!
Anyway so this meant that many film /Game and Music reviews where put on hold,but from now they will start to appear,on the main site along with extra photos here on blogger. Already posted is the review of 1986 classic ''Royal Warriors '' with Michelle Yeoh ( then Khan) ,Hiroyuki Sanada and Michael Wong. Some cool pictures will be posted in a day or so of the film right here.
Chinese Opera Themed Film with Yuen Biao
Other films on the horizon are reviews of ''The Woman from Knight Mirror Lake'' and My Kingdom ,the Chinese Opera inspired epic with Yuen Biao and action by Sammo Hung.
But also look out for our expanding Anime section on site with a look at the first 4 parts of the ''Fate Night Stay ''series and over the coming weeks we have ''The Bamboo Blade'', The Sacred Blacksmith'' and though not Martial art orientated we look at the quirky ''Hetalia Axis Powers '' ,all 52 episodes.
Anime comes to K.I.T.G.
Now even though inured i have attended events ,one being the Spring 2012 Hyper Japan show at Earls Court in London in February. With three days of entertainment from Anime,Manga,JPOP and Martial arts plus the colorful Cosplay attendees and competition entries, This year i attended in cosplay myself over the three days ,which was a experience that has got me hooked. (So look out for more Cosplay antics in the future).
Natsuko Aso live on stage Hyper Japan 2012 / Friday 23rd
People at HJ2012
Mario at Hyper Japan
For the full
overview of the show check out the site feature by clicking here!.
Fashion at Hyper Japan
Cosplayers of all ages at Hyper Japan
Lolita at Hyper Japan
Cosplay Competitions at Hyper Japan
International Judges at Hyper Japan
Cosplayers
The Cos-Parade
Why was this girl wearing this Bloody Hat ?i nearly took it if her,she kept turning each way i looked.
Look it's a even bigger Hat!
Cosplayer's in the parade on Saturday.
This cosplay was cool! Everyone cheered.,Even the girl in the big hat.
It was sure busy!
Strike a Pose !
Crossplay is very common amongst Cosplayers ,This is a really cool one.
That's a Mighty Weapon!
Stop Fighting over there!
The Competition entrants had a tough time.
Watch where your sticking that!
Maki Tsukada demonstrates Judo while holding a microphone.
GOT YOU NOW!
Audience members get to try on a Gi.
Maki and Uke on stage .
Solo Cosplay entrants competition on Sunday.
Manticore gives it large!
The art of Jodo Demonstration.
Watch out for that pole ! or Jo as we cal it.
Stop moving away ,let me hit you!
The net event K.I.T.G. will be covering will be the Terracotta Far East Festival in London ,held at the Prince Charles Cinema in London I will be viewing a selection films from the event over the four days of April the 12th-15th .The opening film is a Korean War epic.'My Way '' from Kang Je-Kyu. (TAEGUKI), then along with the latest from Studio Ghibli and a Friday night Horror fest and all before the weekend films hit.
2011 Korean War Epic ,''My Way'' opens the Terracotta Far East Film Festival on April the 12th.
Another event not so far away now is the Birmingham Martial arts show ''TMAS'' ,even bigger this year with a separate MMA show hall and a host of stars and top martial artists on hand to meet and train with. Depending on training possibilities for myself ,i will cover the show on one or two days, Stars attending include ''Don''The Dragon''Wilson'', Richard Norton,Silvio Simac,Bill Wallace,Terry O'Neil and Taekwondo legend Cassonova Wong.
So a Lot to get on with ,so stay tuned as at K.I.T.G we aim to entertain.
