POPCORN TAXI presents
July 30th 2008 07:30
Fast! Fierce! Fantastic! Nothing can stop...
THE MAN FROM HONG KONG!
PLUS: Live on-stage Q&A with
Grant Page (stunt man in Mad Max, Stone... basically everything!),
& Roger Ward (again - just about everything...)
Hosted by Jaimie Leonarder (Mu-Meson Archives)
From maverick action film director Brian Trenchard-Smith (BMX BANDITS) comes this 1970s spy-flick spoof starring Kung Fu superstar Yu Wang! Super cop Fang Sing Leng is an ass-kicking, bed-hopping Hong Kong James Bond with an ax to grind. He arrives in Sydney with a mission: to bring down a mob boss (George Lazenby), woo some ladies and show the Aussies how they make a man in Hong Kong!
A martial arts thriller which begins with a spectacular opening sequence of a kung-fu fight on top of Uluru (no, really!) and a car chase scene in the desert nearby that comes dangerous close to beheading the cameraman. True to its genre, the film is complete with numerous fight scenes and action sequences that still stand the test of time today - not to mention a furious car chase involving a beautiful blue Valiant Charger and a car that drives straight through a bloody house!
Starring Jimmy Wang Yu as Inspector Fang, a detective and kung-fu fighter from Hong Kong to crack a drug syndicate run under the cover of a martial school in Sydney managed by Jack Wilton (played by George Lazenby, the one-time James Bond).
Wang Yu was himself a director and star of many martial arts films made in Hong Kong. Trenchard-Smith uses the exotic backdrop of the Australian landscape to create an action packed comic strip style feature, with impressive stunt work and stunning cinematography by Russell Boyd. It's alo of note that in July 1975, the film was released in the United States by Twentieth Century Fox under the title,The Dragon Flies!
Join us for this big screen bonanza of kung-fu, Sydney-style, plus a live Q&A on stage with vetern stunt man who lived through it all - Grant Page, hosted by that incurable expert on the genre;
Jaimie Leonarder (mu-meson archives)!
ALSO SHOWING AT POPCORN TAXI!
DIRTY HARRY
MAGNUM FORCE
THE ENFORCER
ALL SCREENED
IN SXRD DIGITAL!
DIRTY HARRY - AUG 4
MAGNUM FORCE - AUG 6
THE ENFORCER - AUG 7
all sessions start at 7pm
$19.50 / $16.50:
or $45 package
for all three nights!
ALL TIX ARE LIMITED
Greater Union
Bondi Junction
See the first three classic Clint Eastwood cop / anti hero movies that started it all! Gritty and suspenseful thrillers all following the plight of Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood), who earns the moniker ‘Dirty Harry’ for his reputation of handling the dirtiest homicidal cases; and insisting he uses a .44 Magnum handgun to deal out the justice.
To celebrate the release of Warner Bros' remastered 'DIRTY HARRY COLLECTION';
Popcorn Taxi is proud to present exclusive HD screenings of the these three films on the big screen, presented for the first time using the revolutionary CineAlta 4K SXRD projection system.
If you're a Dirty Harry fan, then this is your chance to see the films like you've never seen them before or maybe again. Don't miss out!
Buy Tickets
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD
THE WILD UNTOLD STORY
OF OZPLOITATION!
$15 / $12
Greater Union
Bondi Junction
Wednesday
August 13th, 7pm
Join is at Popcorn Taxi for this exclusive pre-release screening followed by a live Q&A on stage with director Mark Hartley, stunt man Grant Page and the larger than life Roger Ward for a night you'll not want to miss!
Free-wheelin’ sex romps! Bloodsoaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD, the first detailed examination and celebration of Australian genre cinema of the 70s and 80s.
Full of outrageous anecdotes, a large cast of local and International names and a genuine, infectious love of Australian movies, NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is a fast-moving journey through an unjustly forgotten cinematic era that was unashamedly packed full of boobs, pubes, tubes... and even a little kung fu!
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