Welcome to the first weekly edition of Asian Cinema Scene. I've written about Asian films under this moniker irregularly in the past; from now on, you can look forward to a fresh new post every Monday. (Unless something emerges from a river and snatches me in its tentacles.) Some weeks I'll concentr...

The Oscar films expanded last week (and in some cases -- *cough* Milk ??? -- they're already constricting again. Hope you caught them during those seven days you were allowed to see them!) so it's strictly new releases for February. Links go to trailers... L I M I T E D Fanboys Odd that this comedy,...

I'm sure I've posted another video about the upcoming "Ong Bak 2", but that was 2008. It's 2009 now baby, and the official trailer for this filmed, epic ass-kicking is out for your viewing pleasure. Remember, Tony Jaa doesn't use stunt doubles of fancy wire-fu. It's all him doing these amazing moves...

After watching "Ong Bak" (which my wife adorably pronounces "Mmm-bop"), I became an instant Tony Jaa fan. Which is why right now I have a raging martial arts inspired boner after watching this Cannes promo reel for "Ong Bak 2", which adds other martial arts to the already enjoyable Muay Thai style. ...

First off, R.I.P. Cyd Charisse. While she wasn't much of an actress (by her own admission), she was an amazing dancer and we were both big fans of her film work. Her non-speaking vamp turn in Singin' In The Rain alone would be enough to grant her Hollywood icon status. Sheesh. Who knows how much mor...

Thanks to Todd at TwitchFilm for sending over the promo reel to Tony Jaa's directing debut, the sequel to Ong Bak that bears no connection to the original outside of the name "Ong Bak" and Jaa endlessly beating the hell out of people. I'm not the biggest martial arts film fan, but I have to admit I ...

Jim Hill remembers effects man Stan Winston (RIP) MSN asks both Michelle Pfeiffer & Julianne Moore to eat donuts. It always freaks me out when I see my two ruling movie goddesses pictured together, in articles not written by... myself. MNPP Guillermo Del Toro woos his already drooling fanboy leg...

This horror-thriller is coming out this summer. Looks spooky enough (when did floppy sack masks become the scariest masks? 2005?) It’s like some kind of combination between Halloween and Funny Games. I think it’s called Funny Candyman. Just kidding, there is nothing funny about Candyman....