oliver out clubbing with friends danny chan, emily beecham and poppy corby-tuech at the after party for the london premiere of the film "how to have sex." shared by danny, emily and poppy on their instagram stories on 4 november 2023. oliver followed and was followed by both the lead actress and the director of the film this week.

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

At first, Kung Fu Hustle looks like one kind of comedy: a spoof of period-piece martial arts films. You know the ones. They have these wildly exaggerated villains with demonic martial art skills, heroes with abilities that defy gravity but can only be unlocked once they achieve inner peace - while craving revenge -, a small population of hopeless wretches that need a savior and wild stunts - all of which are taken very seriously. At lampooning this genre, it’s masterful. We get many big laughs. And then, something changes. Suddenly, the movie becomes something else that recontextualizes everything you saw before…

In 1940s Shanghai, the notorious Axe Gang have the police in their pocket and everyone cowering. The only people who escape their attention are those linving in slums too poor to be worthy of their attention. In Pigsty Alley, petty crooks Sing (Stephen Chow) and Bone (Lam Chi-chung) attempt to extort the residents. To their surprise, everyone from the Landlady (Yuen Qiu) to her husband (Yuen Wah) to the tailor (Chiu Chi-ling) to the baker (Dong Zhihua) and the labourer Coolie (Xing Yu) turn out to be master martial artists. Humiliated, the Axe Gang retreats but it’s only a matter of time before they re-appear.

I listed the Landlady and her husband as expert fighters but this might not be the accurate description. This movie abides by its own set of rules, rules that seem to have been inspired by the Looney Tunes. Maybe the Landlord of Pig Sty Alley has super special skills. Maybe it was just funnier to have someone survive a fall from the top floor and shrug off being pummelled by their wife. When characters run, their legs turn into spinny circles with feet on the border. These slapstick laughs are a match made in heaven with kung fu movies. Sometimes, director Stephen Chow goes for the crass and juvenile jokes but most of the time, the writing is clever and subversive. The first scene has Sing attempt to pick an opponent from a crowd to show how tough he is. He keeps choosing someone who could obviously beat him and it's so good.

Kung Fu Hustle leaves you wanting to see more. What I mean is that it contains obvious references to popular film you’ve definitely seen - The Shining, Spider-man, The Matrix Reloaded - and others you haven’t because you’re just getting started with the martial arts genre. You’ll hear a line, you’ll see a detail in the background that makes you go “I bet you that’s a nod to something”. Sometimes, these Easter eggs can come off as the director showing off. Here, it displays a love for movies, an invitation for you to check out other pictures Chow loves so you can come back to "Kung Fu Hustle" and get the joke. You’ll want to, particularly once you see the big revelations this film has in store during the conclusion. You thought Kung Fu Hustle was just a parody but it’s also an homage. It loves the films its referring to and while making fun of them - in a way that’s never cynical - it also is one of those films. There’s so much to like.

If there’s one criticism to mention, it’s the special effects. Several have not aged well and look quite fake. Almost… cartoony. In a more serious film, it would be a big deal. Here? It’s almost part of the joke to have stunts no one could ever do in real life look completely unconvincing. At times, I even wondered if this was deliberate. Probably not but this movie is smart enough that it may have recognized its limitations and found a way to turn them into strengths.

Kung Fu Hustle is consistently hilarious, imaginative, lovingly crafted, thrilling and smart. I didn’t know what to expect going in but it blew me away. (Original Cantonese with English Subtitles, January 1, 2021)

📢 ORIGIN: L'ACTION SCI-FI DI BOICHI SI DIRIGE AD HOLLYWOOD, IN ARRIVO UN FILM!

Kodansha ha annunciato di aver affidato il progetto a Majestic Limited, la nuova compagnia di produzione fondata da Josh Boone (L'Ombra dello Scorpione, The New Mutants), Danny Chan (Barbarian, Freelance) e Darius Shahmir (Midnight Special).

Cosa ne verrà fuori? Probabilmente nulla di buono, ma possiamo comunque sperare 🙂

My Roman empire are the early 2000's cartoons that went super hard but didn't have to:

Brainrotting over Danny from dbd too hard lately I am not a big fan of the game but i am a fan of him Thirst-chan being my ID as usual

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Achilles- Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Zhu Chongba- She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Danny Tozer- Dreadnought by April Daniels

Nina Zenik- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Dark Future Trio (if no-one has done this yet)

You know about The Celebrity Trio

You know about The Secret Trio

But do you know what binds them together.

Kur whispers in the back of Zak's mind as the Human Cryptid King works to enjoy his down time introducing Wadi and Ulraj to Ben and Rex.

Danny has perfected his false smile as he does his best not to grab Valerie, Tucker, Sam, Jake, and Randy and fly as fast as he can away from The Nasty Burger.

But these two boys are not alone in their suffering.

Jade Chan is an anomaly.

She's famous due to her Uncle Jackie being the leader of The J Team.

She's a secret and her missions with Section 13 are written in reports that only the highest clearance will ever see and fewer will ever believe.

She was eleven when she made her worst mistake.

It wasn't a real Tattoo, really it was only an ink rubbing, a rubbing taken from off the cover of one of her elderly Uncle's old books - she had placed the face of Tarakudo on her ankle and the shadows came to life.

The Shadows came to life and slowly, she lost control.

Slowly, she lost control but her elderly Uncle is clever.

He's clever and made a potion (He's clever and made extra)

With the potion, the face of Tarakudo disappeared and soon The Queen of Shadows disappeared.

The Queen disappeared and Jade Chan returned.

Time passed and Tarakudo's spirit was released.

His spirit was released and he greeted the once Queen.

Jade escape but his words remained.

He would see his Queen again and he was patient.

@pscentral event 11: 2023 releases but fake promo with some of my favorite (and completely related) medias

DUNE, part two

- SPICE GIRLS’ Spice up your life MV (1997)

COCAINE BEAR

- Charlie Day and Jason Bateman in HORRIBLE BOSSES (2011)

JOHN WICK 4

- Jonah Hill in THIS IS THE END (2013)  

BARBIE

- Rebecca, Pocah, Lexa and Danny Bond’s Barbie MV (2022)

MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE

- Channing Tatum and Brad Pitt in BULLET TRAIN (2022)

Wonwoo: Hey, Ji?

Jihoon: Yes? What's up?

Wonwoo: I know we fight all the time and stuff but I just wanted to let you know that I'd die for you.

Jihoon: Really?

Wonwoo: Yeah, really.

Jihoon: Hmm… that's dumb.

Wonwoo: What do you mean dumb? It's supposed to be cute!

Jihoon: Dying for someone is easy, anyone can die for someone, but killing… I’d kill for you.

Wonwoo: Oh I-I think that's cute.

Jihoon: It's supposed to be.

*watching from across the room*

Seungkwan: Aww, he's so sweet.

Chan: Sure.

Seungkwan: Uh, yeah, hey, would you kill for me?

Chan: Um no, but I'd stay up to like 3am and make you soup if you wanted it.

Seungkwan: You do love me! *tries to hug Chan*

Chan: We’re not there yet! *runs away*

STOCKARD CHANNING!!!! I squealed.

I'm in heaven, Julia Season 2.

Judith and Blanche angst right out of the gate-

And glorious France by the sea...

Ip Man 3 (2015)

Ip Man 3 may offer the same expertly choreographed martial arts scenes as its predecessors but this movie’s entire front half is worthless. By the time it picks up, it’s too little too late, particularly when you consider the lame antagonists, bad performances and manufactured drama.

In 1959, Ip Man (Donnie Yen) must help the principal of his youngest son’s school. Property developper Frank (Mike Tyson) wants it for the prime real-easte it sits on. His criminal underling, Ma King-sang (Patrick Tam), will stop at nothing - not even arson or kidnapping - to convince the principal (Tats Lau) to sell. Meanwhile, Ip Man’s wife, Cheung Wing-sing (Lynn Hung) receives dire news from her doctor.

You get a bad feeling as soon as you realize they've cast Mike Tyson in the film. The man’s not an actor and even non-English speakers should be able to tell. What purpose does he even serve, except to - once again - introduce some “foreign devil” antagonists for Ip Man to defeat and then shoo away from his home? It certainly isn’t to give us something new, as Tyson is an English-speaking boxer - just like Taylor "The Twister" Miller from Ip Man 2. With his trademark face tattoo and daughter who looks NOTHING like him, it’s like he’s a time traveler.

You could’ve eliminated Frank altogether and only had Ma King-sang as the film’s villain. He’s certainly despicable enough and it might even be a nice change of pace for Ip Man to go up against someone who doesn’t have god-level martial arts skills. Unfortunately, this plot causes only frustration. Ip Man’s son is kidnapped, and not for ransom. Poor little Ip Ching will be sold into slavery unless the principal sells his building. “Alright!” you think to yourself. “These idiots are stupid enough to challenge Ip Man, a martial arts legend who’s saved China’s honor twice already. He’s always been cool, calm, and collected but now, the gloves are off. It’s time for him to go ballistic and teach these monsters a lesson.” but then, he doesn’t. The rescue is undertaken with the same intensity as a no-stakes match between old friends. Our hero doesn’t seem to care, so why should we? It’s a recurring problem with the film. People don’t call the police when witnessing crimes, even if it’s something as blatant and serious as an assassination attempt. I know the police are corrupt (they’re led by a white man, so how could they not be?) but Ip Man’s a respected member of society. He has close friends in the department. You could at least try!

This third chapter in the series isn’t all bad. It’s surprisingly effective when we move away from the school action plot and deal with Ip Man and his wife. There are tender, romantic scenes between them as they spend what could be their last days as husband and wife. Here, the film shows off some good performances. Despite this refreshing storyline, it eventually becomes frustrating as well. Ip Man spends all this time defending the school - his son's school, which is being threatened by ruthless gangsters. He's so dedicated to this cause that Wing-sing begins resenting her husband. She’s worried he won’t be there for her if her illness gets worse. Why she doesn’t just tell him the very important news she got from her doctor, I don’t know. Once they begin spending time together, a second antagonist, another practitioner of Wing Chun called Cheung Tin-chi (Zhang Jin), comes in. On paper, he's a great adversary. He's studied from the same school as Ip Man but applies the technique in different ways and morally, Tin-chi is little more than a glorified thug. Unfortunately, the picture fails to take advantage of these opposing dynamics. See, earlier in the film, Tin-chi accepted money to hospitalize one of Ip Man’s friends. We know he’s rotten but Ip never learns what Tin-chi did! How could writers Edmond Wong, Chan Tai-lee and Jil Leung miss that?!

Ip Man 3 often repeats what we’ve seen before and fails to take advantage of the natural drama that should emerge from its story. Despite some good performances and well-choreographed fights, it’s often tedious and feels phony. With the series once again teasing Bruce Lee but not utilizing him, it feels like they're just releasing more chapters to string us along. (Original Cantonese with English subtitles, June 4, 2021)

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Incredible Hulk #213 cover. 1977. Art by Ernie Chan and Danny Crespi

That scene in Clueless where Christian asks Cher if she likes Billie Holiday and she says "I love him", but make it ....Claudio and Danny.

(Don't) Like 'Em Young

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Danny's in the middle of the a text to Sammy when he sees the Adonis make his way down the hallway. Shoving the phone in his pocked haphazardly, he scrambles to his feet.

"Hey," he says. "Claudio."

The Adonis turns around and looks at him. He doesn't look disgusted, so Danny thinks he can count it as a win. "Daniel," Claudio says. "What can I help you with?"

Danny leans against the wall. "So much." He keeps his voice low. "Maybe you could help me work the kinks out of my lower back, if you know what I mean." He decides against the wink.

Claudio's expression doesn't change. "Are you proposing we sleep together?"

"You said it," Danny says. He goes for the wink. "What do you say, big man?"

"I say you're half my age and I'm not that depraved." Claudio's smile goes condescending.

"Not technically half!" Danny says. Claudio turns away and Danny hustles after him. "And you're, like, fucking Yuta, right?"

"Yuta's an older soul than you, dear."

Danny frowns. "I'm 24, and you're, what, 40?"

"42," Claudio corrects. "Are you really chasing after me like a lost puppy?"

"I'm walking beside you," Danny fires back. "Can't a man walk?"

"I'll tell you what." Claudio stops and Danny follows suit, only to find himself crowded into a corner. "If you think you're enough to keep up with me, we'll go to my locker room and I'll share you with my boys while we play Billie Holiday and pretend it's romantic."

"I love him," Danny says, fluttering his eyelashes, "and that idea."

"Wait, him?" Claudio says. He steps back. "Do you think Billie Holiday is a man?"

Danny feels the opportunity slip away. "What? He isn't?"

Claudio laughs so hard his face turns read, smile across his lips and head thrown back. "Oh, sweetheart, you are far too young for me."

Danny watches Claudio and his chuckles fade away down the hallway, and is suddenly determined to find himself in what he's now calling the Billie Holiday scenario.

He pulls out his phone. "Huh," he mutters. "She's a girl singer."

okay so walton said he'd take aaron moten, a dog, and danny mcbride w him into the wasteland. since we have maximus and cx404, what kind of character would fit danny mcbride you guys??????