All Blog Activity Will Be Suspended Until Further Notice

I'm sorry to tell you this but all activity on the blog is to be suspended until further notice. Something rather important has come up and it looks like I will not be able to update and make posts for a few weeks. That means all reviews and other such articles I planned on posting will have to take a backseat but rest assured I will endeavor to keep you all updated.

Thank you for understanding.

Born Invincible Giveaway Winner!

It's time to announce the winner of my Born Invincible Shirt Giveaway

The Winner Is....

FERNANDO H. ORTIZ!

Congratulations, Fernando. Your details will be forwarded to 36 STYLES and they will send you the shirt as soon as possible!

Thanks to everyone who entered. Be sure to keep checking back as the first review for SHAWGUST MONTH will be posted soon!

Shawgust Month!

Tomorrow is a new month and with a new month comes new reviews so I've decided that August on Chopsticks On Fire will now be 

SHAWGUST MONTH!

Be sure to check back every week of the month when I'll be posting a review of one of the many films from the incredibly extensive Shaw Brothers Library. Each film will have a common theme such as genre, actor or director.

This month's theme will be Contemporary Crime.

The first review will be posted soon!

Special Announcement!

Chopsticks On Fire is proud to announce in association with SHAOLINCHAMBER36.COM that through July I will be hosting 36 STYLES SEASON in which each and every week through July I will be posting reviews of the films which inspired this fantastic range of shirts aimed at the old school fan in all of us. So make sure you keep checking regularly for what will be an extremely fun month for me which will see me provide reviews for such films as Master of the Flying Guillotine, Dance of the Drunk Mantis, Shaolin Vs Lama and Born Invincible. I for one can not wait!

So My Friends Made A Podcast....

So, yes. Ever since starting this blog I've forged friendships with some amazing people. Two of which are Achillesgirl and The Ninja Squid. Today saw the release of the debut episode of the Two Fisted Podcast. The first in what I hope will be many episodes in which these two ladies discuss what they love. Asian Action Cinema. This episode they talk about the much beloved Hong Kong Godfather directed by my own personal Chuck Norris, Wang Lung-Wei! Hit the link, check out the companion BLOGPOST, grab a beer and listen in. Seriously, show your support. They deserve it!

Sorry For The Delay, Folks

Since making the announcement of the Wang Lung-Wei article, a friend of mine offered to send me better quality copies of some of the movies I was going to be watching so I decided to wait for those before making a start. I apologize to anyone who may have been looking forward to it. It's my own fault for jumping the gun on this. Rest assured though that I will be posting the first part up as soon as it's done. In the mean time, enjoy this image I put together for my friend Achillesgirl

Coming Soon....

I would like to take this opportunity to officially announce my next series of articles will be Pointing In The Right Direction: A Look At The Directorial Work Of Wang Lung-Wei. Be sure to check back this week end for the first of what will be an epic three part article in which I will be discussing films such as This Man Is Dangerous, Hong Kong Godfather, Bloody Brotherhood and More.

See you all very soon!

Over 12,000 Hits!

A Big Thank You To Everyone Who Has Visited My Site. I Appreciate Each And Every One Of You That Have Taken The Time To Read All My Reviews And Articles. I Promise You 2012 Is Year This Blog Will Become Everything I Have Hoped It Will

Thank You Again For Your Continued Support Of Chopsticks On Fire!

Now You're A Man, Ti Lung!

My first attempt at a music video. This one is dedicated to Shaw Brothers stalwart Ti Lung

Is this the first of many? possibly. Anyway, tomorrow is the start of Jetruary so stay tuned!

Next Month Is Jetruary Month!

That's right!

through out February, each week I'll be taking a look at one film starring the talented Jet Li. Check back regularly as I share my thoughts on a selection of his movies. I may post reviews for other films as well but for the most part I'll be concentrating on Jetruary!

See you Soon!

Awesome Kung Fu Shirts!

Check out these amazing shirts I bought from Shaolinchamber36

Snake In The Monkey's Shadow

Master of the Flying Guillotine

These shirts are amazing are well worth the price I paid. Rest assured I'll be purchasing more shirts from them in the future!

Come Join The Film Smash Forums Today!

If you've been a member of the Asian Film Internet Community as long as I have you may have heard of a website once known as KFCCinema. A News and reviews site that covered all the latest releases from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and other places. The site also hosted what was at the time one of the most active forum communities and in my early days as an Asian film enthusiast it proved indispensable in being able to find out what were the best releases for whatever film you were looking for and also provided a lot of fun banter between it's members.

Sadly, the site had to shutdown do to various problems but it wasn't long before some former members managed to start a new site called Film Smash. The forum has recently gone through a revamp and we're looking for people to join our site, join in with the posting and hopefully rebuild the reputation that was set down by KFCCinema.

Hope to see you all there:

Film Smash Forums  

New Japanese Cinema Blog

Hello everyone!

Just a quick message to say I'm rolling out a new blog called Far East, Far Out which will feature reviews on Japanese cinema. Nothing up on it yet except a short message but be sure to check it time to time for regular updates.

Far East, Far Out

Coming Soon To The Blog

COMING SOON

The rumours of my demise were greatly exaggerated....

Yes, hello. It's me. If you follow my blog you may have noticed I haven't posted anything since November of last year. While maintaining this blog and committing myself to other projects I experienced a creative burnout and I ended up looking at this site as more of a chore then a simple hobby I started to pass the time. However with several things no squared away I will be making a return to posting reviews on a regular basis as well. I would also like to announce I have made plans to start a second blog which will concentrate on cult Sci-Fi and horror. When that Blog débuts I will post about it. So, expect to see more and more reviews in the coming weeks. Thank you all for your patience and regular comments, it is much appreciated to this cynical and jaded action cinema fan.