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'80s Flashback: Trouble in Little China and Vampires in Santa Carla
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 13, 2023
Kurt Russell as Jack Burton.Big Trouble in Little China (1986). This fourth collaboration between Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter is a mildly diverting martial arts fantasy--which has nevertheless attracted a strong cult following. Russell stars as Jack Burton, a tough-talking tru read more
Double Feature: Big Trouble In Little China (1986) And…
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jul 6, 2016
It’s hard to believe it’s been thirty years since we first got into trouble with Jack Burton, but it’s true. Now don’t get me wrong, I love a lot of John Carpenter’s movies, from Halloween to The Thing, and even a lot of what would be considered some of his “lesse read more
Big Trouble in Little China (1986, John Carpenter)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 9, 2014
Although Big Trouble in Little China takes place in modern day San Francisco and has a whole bunch of awesome special effects, it’s really just John Carpenter doing another Western. This time he’s doing a light comedy Western and he’s got the perfect script for it. W.D. Richter (c read more
Big Trouble in Little China
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 6, 2013
Review No. 379 The Bottom Line: John Carpenter’s silly, silly, silly, fun, fun, fun cult movie. Directed by: John Carpenter
Written by: W.D. Richter
Based on: an early screenplay by Gary Goldman and David Z. Weinstein
Jack Burton: Kurt Russell
Gracie Law: Kim Cattrall
Wang Chi: Dennis Dun
Da read more
High Road to China (1983, Brian G. Hutton)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 25, 2012
Upon hearing John Barry’s beautiful opening titles music, I realized it was unlikely High Road to China would live up to its score. It does not. It does, however, at times, come rather close. The film takes place in the twenties, with Bess Armstrong as a flapper who hires WWI veteran Tom Sell read more
Hot Docs: China Heavyweight (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 25, 2012
This documentary is kinda depressing. I always find watching docs about what Chinese athletes have to do a huge bummer, but when it’s boxing and not gymnastics or the like, then it’s a very brutal bummer. But the time that I’ve spent dwelling on this doc since I watched it and wr read more
Hot Docs: China Heavyweight (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 25, 2012
This documentary is kinda depressing. I always find watching docs about what Chinese athletes have to do a huge bummer, but when it’s boxing and not gymnastics or the like, then it’s a very brutal bummer. But the time that I’ve spent dwelling on this doc since I watched it and wr read more
The Films of Jean Harlow: China Seas (1935)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 9, 2012
I think these movies are starting to blend. That or the screenwriters and directors were just so uninspired that they started recycling from other works. I mentioned the numerous influences in yesterday’s film Reckless. Today’s film China Seas is almost a direct sequel to Red Dust read more