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Dragon Force (film)
''Dragon Force'', also known as ''Powerforce'', is a 1982 martial arts film that was directed by Michael Mak. It starred Bruce Baron, Frances Fong, Chi-Hung Chan, Sam Sorono, Yun Ho, Jackson Ng and Bruce Li Bruce Li (; born Ho Chung-tao; 5 June 1950) is a Taiwanese actor, martial artist and Bruce Lee imitator who starred in martial arts films from the Bruceploitation movement. Career He went to play a stuntman in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the na .... Story A princess is kidnapped by a general. An agent teams up with an international crime fighting organization called Dragon Force to rescue her. Background Mak's efforts paid off. They used script-writers with Western names as well as some cast members. The film was shown in 52 countries and made a good profit in the millions. The film was also shot originally in English. It is also called ''Power Force'' and ''Shen Tan Guang Tou Mei''. The story was written by Terry Chalmers, Dennis Thompsett and John Au Wa Hon.The Movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mak (director)
Michael Mak (born 16 August 1958) is a Hong Kong film director who is known for directing ''Dragon Force'', ''Everlasting Love'' and ''Island of Greed'' . Michael born In Hong Kong and his ancestral hometown is Mowming city( 茂名市），Guangdong province. Background He is the brother of film producer Johnny Mak. He was born in 1958 in Hong Kong. Career 1980s Mak had an acting role in the 1984 film, ''Behind the Yellow Line''. He directed the 1984 film ''Everlasting Love'' which starred Irene Wan and Lau Tak Wah. 1990s to 2000s The period action film ''Butterfly and Sword'' was released in 2003. It starred Michelle Yeoh as Sister Ko and Tony Leung as Sen who were trying to stop a revolutionary plot to overthrow the government. He directed the 1997 gangster epic, ''Island of Greed'' which was produced by his brother Johnny. Under his direction, he portrayed Tawain as a Chinese version of Sicily where the politicians and triads were colluding together in an arrangement benefi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Baron
Bruce Baron (November 15, 1949 – April 13, 2013) was an American actor. Born in New York City, he graduated from Cornell University (B.A. 1971). He starred in several Asian movies, playing over a dozen lead roles in Hong Kong and Manila productions, including among others, in Godfrey Ho's "Ninja" features and Filipino low-budget action films for producer K.Y. Lim, such as '' Fireback'', directed by Teddy Page. Baron also appeared as the villain in Ruggero Deodato's sci-fi actioner ''The Atlantis Interceptors'' (1983), in '' Code Name: Wild Geese'' (1984), directed by Antonio Margheriti starring Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine and Klaus Kinski, and in ''Overdose'' (1987), by French softcore/exploitation director Jean-Marie Pallardy. Including Cantonese films, altogether he played in over 40 movies, as well as appearing in over 100 television commercials filmed in Asia for local, regional and international distribution, including a bit part in an episode of ''Dallas'' shot in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Sorono
A Tom Jones impersonator is someone who impersonates or imitates the look and sound of musician Tom Jones. Professional Tom Jones impersonators or Tom Jones tribute artists, perform all over the world as entertainers. Similarly to Elvis Presley and his Impersonators, they offer an experience of having the next best thing. Well known performers Asia and Pacific Malaysia has its own version of Tom Jones. Tony Warren is known as "the Tom Jones of Malaysia". Warren a former school teacher, built up his popularity in the 1980s, performing at venues such as the Copper Grill in The Weld on Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur. His act has taken him to Singapore, Jakarta, Cambodia and Australia. Similar to what happens with Tom Jones and females throwing their undergarments at him, Warren has had the same. In November 2010, Warren was given an all expenses paid trip to Australia to appear on a Telethon which was televised on Seven Network. While there he also performed at the Burswood Resort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Li
Bruce Li (; born Ho Chung-tao; 5 June 1950) is a Taiwanese actor, martial arts, martial artist and Bruce Lee imitator who starred in martial arts films from the Bruceploitation movement. Career He went to play a stuntman in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the name of James Ho. After the death of Bruce Lee, Ho Chung-tao's acting career began. Hong Kong studios noticed that Ho resembled the Chinese martial arts, kung fu star. They first employed him in ''Conspiracy''. Afterwards, the producers of ''Game of Death'' asked him to finish their movie in Lee's role, but Ho declined the offer. After this, Ho was employed by producer actor Jimmy Shaw who gave him the name of Bruce ''Li''. While Ho was finishing his military service, he appeared in ''Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death''. He would star in other Bruceploitation pictures in 1976 with ''The Young Bruce Lee'' and ''Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth''. Under the name "Bruce Li", some Taiwanese and Hong Kong producers decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Babida
Chris Babida is a composer, arranger, conductor, music director and record producer. He has also done numerous film soundtracks. His film work includes ''Dragon Force'' which was released in 1982, ''Happy Sixteen'' also released in 1982, '' Sworn Brothers'' which was released in 1987, '' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'' which was released in 1991, ''C'est la vie, mon chéri'' which was released in 1993 and '' Bishonen'' which was released in 1998. He has produced albums for Andy Bautista, Sam Sorono and Mona Richardson. At the 15th Hong Kong Film Awards he won an award in the Best Original Film Score category for '' The Phantom Lover''. Background Babida is well recognized for his work and an award-winning composer and by 2015 he had composed at least 50 film scores. He has been referred to as the Godfather of pop and cross-over music. He is of Filipino descent. Film work 1980s One of the early films he worked on was the Po-Chih Leong directed film ''You ni mei ni'' which s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FilmAffinity
FilmAffinity is a movie recommendations website created in 2002 in Madrid, Spain by the film critic Pablo Kurt Verdú Schumann and the programmer Daniel Nicolás. As of 2016, the site listed 125,000 movies and series and had 556,000 reviews written by its users. Registered users can rate movies, find recommended films based on their personal ratings, create any kind of movie lists and — in the Spanish version — write reviews. The site also includes information about contents of the main streaming services, such as Netflix, HBO Go, HBO, Movistar+, Filmin and Rakuten TV. This feature is currently limited to Netflix in the English version. It has been noted that FilmAffinity users tend to rate films more severely than IMDb users, resulting in consistently lower average scores. The site has 3 million unique users in Spain, which accounts for 70% of its total traffic, and serves more than 47 million pages per month worldwide. Advertisements are the site's only income, totaling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiaweek
''Asiaweek'' was an English-language news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. Based in Hong Kong, it was established in 1975, and ceased publication with its 7 December 2001 issue due to a "downturn in the advertising market", according to Norman Pearlstine, editor in chief of Time Inc. The magazine had a circulation of 120,000 copies when it closed."Time shuts down Asiaweek magazine" ''Asian Economic News'', 3 December 2001 The magazine was formerly associated with '''' (亞洲週刊), an international Chinese newsweekly, before Time Warner media acquired it. History ''Asiawe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Purpose It was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. BFI activities Archive The BFI maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1982 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross revenue The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1982. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1982. Events * January 1 - Terry Semel becomes president of Warner Bros. * June 11 ** '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' is released; it became the highest-grossing film to date. ** Michelle Pfeiffer appears in her first leading role, in ''Grease 2'', the sequel to the top-grossing film of 1978. * June 22 – The Coca-Cola Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Martial Arts Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Action Films
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. Action films from Hong Kong have roots in Chinese and Hong Kong cultures including Chinese opera, storytelling and aesthetic traditions, which Hong Kong filmmakers combined with elements from Hollywood and Japanese cinema along with new action choreography and filmmaking techniques, to create a culturally distinctive form that went on to have wide transcultural appeal. In turn, Hollywood action films have been heavily influenced by Hong Kong genre conventions, from the 1970s onwards. The first Hong Kong action films favoured the ''wuxia'' style, emphasizing mysticism and swordplay, but this trend was politically suppressed in the 1930s and replaced by kung fu films that depicted more down-to-earth unarmed martial arts, often featuring folk heroes such as Wong Fei Hung. Post-war cultural upheavals led to a second wave of wuxia films with highly acrobatic violence, followed by the emerge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Action Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
