Crazy to think this was the same kid going band for band kick for kick with Jet Li, Anita Mui (RIP) *and* Yu Rongguang 30 years ago
(My Father Is a Hero, 1995)
Spike Lee reveals why he wanted to become a filmmaker
"The reason I became a filmmaker is my mother was a cinephile and my father hated Hollywood films."
"I'm the oldest of five, so I was my mother's movie date... she loved Sean Connery."
"One of the first films I remember she took me to see, Goldfinger. I was six years old... The theater is packed. Loud explosions, gunshots, everything."
"There was a lull in the action and it was quiet. So I looked at my mother and said, 'Mommy, why is that lady named Pûssy Galore?'"
"My mother grabbed me by the neck... The whole audience was dying laughing. It was quiet, so everybody heard my voice."
I loved THE FURIOUS, a walloping greek tragedy of a martial arts movie with each fight is propelled by a character's passions. some of the wildest hits, kicks and throws in years, with a tilting wide-lensed camera that lets you follow every hit. I have no idea how they made this