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Catching up with author, stunt Coordinator, fight Coordinator, actor, professional stand up-comedian, action film historian and friend of the show John Kreng, the  chat went on for 3 hours and this first part contains only the network updates if you can believe that.  Jumping from topic to topic, Ken and John touch upon persons and subjects such as Lam Ching-Ying, old 3D Hong Kong movies, Commentary On Fire plans, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao’s dispute with Ronny Yu and the difficulty Hong Kong filmmakers faces when working in the West. Plus a of EXCLUSIVE new shows on the network-announcements!

Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, via our forum (containing EXCLUSIVE content and announcements!), Facebook or Twitter (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews). Music courtesy of Brian Kirby (http://briankirby.net) whose awesome clothing line you can find at http://www.shelflifeclothing.com/.

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As explained here, here are the details about the epic 3 HOUR benefit podcast we recorded back in March with a variety of participants. Available as a full podcast or divided into 3 parts, all we require from you is a donation receipt from for instance these charities: Red Cross (US/UK), Japan Society and Global Giving. Email in your receipts at podcastonfire [at] googlemail.com and you’ll get a major Asian cinema fix in a podcast containing:

Hour 1: Stoo, Ken and King Who do Last Movies Watched including Ip Man 2 and Ken chats with VCinema’s Coffin Jon and author/fight choreographer John Kreng.

Hour 2: Stoo, Ken, Phil Gillon of Eastern Film Fans and Mike Maley provides an aural love letter to Sammo Hung.

Hour 3: It’s What’s Korean Cinema? and a discussion of The Chaser featuring Stoo, Ken, Martin Cleary from New Korean Cinema, Paul Quinn of Hangul Celluloid.

Plus if you’re a member of our forum located at http://www.podcastonfire.com/forum/, you’ll gain access to an additional 3 HOURS of content from the Benefit show recordings, Simply register and the content is yours!

Ah…. it’s always oh so lovely when it’s The Magnificent Trio on air again! So welcome back Mike Banner to the Podcast On Fire Network! Also, we know the following questions are continually hovering inside and around people’s heads so we thought we’d answer them: Is Yuen Biao Better than Sammo and Jackie, how is Tony Jaa, where is Edison Chen and what is the ZiiEagle? Pardon the sound quality of the show (this stuff was all too good to lose), in particular from Ken’s end and do note Stoo switches to his iPhone 30 mins into the show so that’s why his sound quality worsens.

Contact us at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, via our forum, Facebook or Twitter. We’re a friendly bunch and especially watch the forums for exclusive content and announcements!

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We extend our coverage of the Jackie Chan 90s Special (available HERE) with a commentary on the often hated, sometimes hailed ensemble prison drama, co-starring Sammo Hung, Tony Leung and Andy Lau. For shits and giggles, Stoo and Ken decides to NOT prepare with any research. An experiment that may mean our worst commentary yet? If you don’t have the Hong Kong Legends dvd, we offer up the commentary timed to video of the movie so no one is left out. Conveniently arranged in a playlist HERE (that also includes our four previous commentaries), below you’ll see the first out of 10 parts.

Feedback, questions and interaction is as always welcome and you can do so by a FREE registration on our forums.

We extend our coverage of the Jackie Chan 90s Special (available HERE) with a commentary on the often hated, sometimes hailed ensemble prison drama, co-starring Sammo Hung, Tony Leung and Andy Lau. For shits and giggles, Stoo and Ken decides to NOT prepare with any research. An experiment that may mean our worst commentary yet? Play your Hong Kong Legends dvd along with us and find out!

Feedback, questions and interaction is as always welcome and you can do so by a FREE registration on our forums.

Excuse the audio problems during the last 30 minutes or so on primarily Ken’s end.

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Set during the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor creates a secure group of bodyguards called the “Jinyiwei”, the group is led by Qinglong (Donnie Yen) bestowed upon him is the deadly 14 Blades, 8 of the blades are used for interrogation and the remaining 4 are used for execution.

When the Imperial Court is seized by the evil eunuch Jia, Qinglong is assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. But unknown to him, the Jinyiwei themselves have double crossed Qinglong for Jia, who, in league with an exiled noble, Prince Qing (Sammo Hung), is plotting to rebel against the Emperor and seize power.

During his mission to obtain the list, Qinglong is betrayed by his own men and barely escapes with his life. Now, a wanted man, he must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. But standing before him are the deadliest assassins in the land – his former brothers-in-arms, the Jinyiwei. Read the rest of this entry »

Our partners over at Asia On Film have emailed to report that “The Legend is Born: Ip Man” is now in stock for our UK Audience. The Legend is Born: Ip Man is directed by Herman Yau, the movie focuses on Ip Mans younger days (portrayed by Dennis To) and features a strong cast including; Sammo Hung, Fan Siu-Wong, Yuen Biao, Lam Suet and the real life son of Ip Man!

The Hong Kong DVD is Region 3 release from Universe and includes the special features; Audio Commentary, Cast & Director interviews, Trailers and Making Of. You can order film now by clicking on this link.