In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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China Strike Force
Manage episode 253526034 series 129054
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“You want bread? See a baker.”For reasons lost in the mists of time, it used to be all the rage for action films to pair a martial artist with a rapper.
So, on this show, we’re looking at one of curiosities of this odd action trend: China Strike Force (2000). A film that saw martial arts luminary Mark Dacascos teamed up with everyone’s favourite, sticky-up haired rapper, Coolio.
Helping us review the film is Alex Rallo from One Perfect Headshot.
Show notes
China Strike Force (2000)
Director: Stanley Tong
Cast: Aaron Kwok, Norika Fujiwara, Leehom Wang and Coolio
Plot: After two elite cops witness an assassination, their investigation takes puts them on the trail of a local mobster with ambitious plans to set up a drug smuggling operation.
Episode 87.
146集单集
Manage episode 253526034 series 129054
内容由Exploding Helicopter提供。所有播客内容(包括剧集、图形和播客描述)均由 Exploding Helicopter 或其播客平台合作伙伴直接上传和提供。如果您认为有人在未经您许可的情况下使用您的受版权保护的作品,您可以按照此处概述的流程进行操作https://zh.player.fm/legal。
“You want bread? See a baker.”For reasons lost in the mists of time, it used to be all the rage for action films to pair a martial artist with a rapper.
So, on this show, we’re looking at one of curiosities of this odd action trend: China Strike Force (2000). A film that saw martial arts luminary Mark Dacascos teamed up with everyone’s favourite, sticky-up haired rapper, Coolio.
Helping us review the film is Alex Rallo from One Perfect Headshot.
Show notes
China Strike Force (2000)
Director: Stanley Tong
Cast: Aaron Kwok, Norika Fujiwara, Leehom Wang and Coolio
Plot: After two elite cops witness an assassination, their investigation takes puts them on the trail of a local mobster with ambitious plans to set up a drug smuggling operation.
Episode 87.
146集单集
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