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LEGENDARY YUEN WO PING TO DIRECT INTERNATIONAL ACTION THRILLER “VIGILANTES”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEGENDARY ACTION CHOREOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR YUEN WO PING TO DIRECT MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ACTION THRILLER “VIGILANTES” November 1, 2012 (Santa Monica, CA) – Dragon Star Pictures announced today that it is teaming with legendary action choreographer and director Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix, Kill Bill, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Iron Monkey) and his […]

The Hollywood Reporter – Made in Asia

Made in Asia By Chris Koseluk Sept 25, 2008, 03:10 PM ET Just a few years ago, Asian martial arts movies were all the rage in North America. After “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” earned $128 million domestically in 2000, a slew of Asian fight titles followed, from “Hero” to “House of Flying Daggers” — and […]

AFM – The Eighties Trend, Marital Arts Is Back and Kicking

The Eighties Trend Martial Arts Is Back & Kicking Bushido Films LLC is one of the latest independent companies recently established to capitalize on the growing demand for niche independent product from buyers around the world. During a shoot in a downtown Los Angeles warehouse, The Business of Film visited the set of Honor and […]

Variety: Product trends

Published by Variety Written by MATTHEW ROSS Docs, horror and action are still tops with buyers On the heels of the Cannes and Toronto fests (and markets), which underwhelmed buyers with their surfeit of “dark, arty” titles, the American Film Market arrives this fall with a healthy dose of genre fare geared mainly toward the […]