Police Story 2013 a.k.a. Police Story: Lockdown

[GeneChing]

Jackie Chan Planning POLICE STORY 2013 (http://twitchfilm.com/2012/09/jackie-chan-planning-police-story-2013.html)
Todd Brown, Founder and Editor

What's this? After making a great deal of noise about the upcoming Chinese Zodiac marking his final foray into the sort of high octane, high risk that built him into an international brand it appears that Jackie Chan may have one more kick at the proverbial can left in him after all.

The China Vision Media Group have announced at a Beijing press conference that Chan will re-team with his Little Big Soldier director Ding Sheng for what is currently being referred to simply as Police Story 2013. Given that the most recent entry in one of Chan's signature series - 2004 effort New Police Story - already began the process of pushing Chan's character towards more dramatic territory with others carrying the heavy stunt load it's quite possible that this will end up following that same mold and remain in line with Chan's promise to start slowing down. But, hey, no matter what it's a new Police Story film with the man who directed one of Chan's absolute best late-career offerings at the helm. And that's a very good thing.
New Police Story was not part of the Police Story franchise. See The Real Jackie Chan is Back in NEW POLICE STORY (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=572) by August West. See also our thread on the topic: Jackie Chan's NEW POLICE STORY (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34146). I suppose that when PS2013 comes out, we should go back and hyperlink that article to that thread. We weren't doing that back in 2004.

[GeneChing]

Is this a sequel to New Police Story (2004) or the original Police Story franchise which began in 1985?

Chinavision confirms call to Police (http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/chinavision-confirms-call-to-police)
By Patrick Frater
Wed, 26 September 2012, 08:00 AM (HKT)
Production News

China Vision Media Group today confirmed plans to back Police Story 2013, an extension of the New Police Story franchise (see Film Business Asia 20 Sep 2012).

The company, headed by veteran producer Dong Ping, said that Jackie Chan would again play the lead role in the film to be directed by Ding Sheng. Ding previously collaborated with Chan on Little Big Soldier. However it also said that the role would take Chan "one step away from his signature action movies."

The film will be co-financed by Wanda Film and TV Media and hit cinema screens in 2013.

Chinavision said that it has been offered a RMB 1 billion credit line by Bank of Beijing intended to help it expand its entertainment businesses, and also hinted at co-production of a movie with China Film Group. Apart from announcing Ying Li as director and the promise of top Hollywood stars, it disclosed no details of the project.

[Jimbo]

New Police Story was a horrible film, IMO. I couldn't see the point in having a sequel to that. Actually, trying to resurrect the Police Story franchise at all seems pointless either way. Jackie's best days were with Golden Harvest, and I'm NOT saying that just because he is much older now. The fun feeling just isn't there anymore. The original Police Story movies were of another era that's gone and cannot be recaptured.

[GeneChing]

I loved the original Police Story franchise and enjoyed New Police Story because it was such a sideways take on that franchise. Sure, Jackie isn't a young stunt god like he used to be, but if Stallone can keep milking Rocky, I won't blame Chan for reviving any of his franchises.... well, maybe not Tuxedo (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=300). :o

First Poster For Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY 2013 Promises Action. And Airbrushing. And Jason Statham's Body. (http://twitchfilm.com/2012/10/first-poster-for-jackie-chans-police-story-2013-promises-action-and-airbrushing.html)
Todd Brown, Founder and Editor
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Word that Jackie Chan was planning a return to his popular Police Story franchise broke in mid-September with word that Little Big Solider director Ding Sheng would helm Police Story 2013. What we didn't know, however, is what sort of picture Police Story 2013 would be as Chan's last foray into the franchise - 2004 effort New Police Story - was a more drama focused effort than previous outings with the film standing as one of the turning points in Chan's recent career, one of the moments where he made a conscious decision to explore different sorts of roles to spare his body the constant pounding of high energy action as he aged.

So, is Police Story 2013 going to be another drama focused offering? Not if the first poster art is any indication, featuring as it does a gun wielding Chan dangling from the outside of a building. If that doesn't say 'action', then I don't know what does. It also says airbrushing as the Chan on the poster looks to be a good twenty years younger than Chan in real life. Heh. The miracles of modern science!

Also a miracle of modern science is that Chan's head is attached to Jason Statham's body. Yep, the whole thing is a photoshop job done on an earlier poster for The Mechanic. Meaning, all things being equal, there is a roughly 50-50 chance that this was either knocked together super quickly to present the film at the upcoming American Film Market or it was done by some Chinese fan very excited about the prospect of the film.

[GeneChing]

This is probably just Jackie making flippant buzzworthy statements as usual, but if Maggie returned to the franchise, I would be thrilled. I still harbor a crush for her damsel-in-distress character in the original Police Story franchise.

Jackie Chan wants Maggie Cheung (http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/jackie-chan-wants-maggie-cheung-083900601.html)
From Cinema Online Exclusively for Yahoo! NewsroomBy Peter Chai | From Cinema Online Exclusively for Yahoo! Newsroom – 9 hours ago

7 Jan – After gaining a huge success with "CZ12", Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan is ready to shoot his new feature film "Police Story 2013" this year, and the veteran is looking forward to inviting his old partner and award-winning actress Maggie Cheung to appear on the silver screen with him again, according to World Journal.

"I'm going to shoot "Police Story 2013" soon but the cast is not confirmed yet," said Chan.

When the 58-year-old was asked about Cheung's recent heartbreaking relationship, he replied, "She's lovesick again? We haven't contacted with each other for a very long time. I'll ask her out for a meal."

Chan had also revealed his wish to ask Cheung, whom he co-starred with in the "Police Story" franchise during the 1980s, to join him for another instalment.

"Yes, I will ask her to join me in my new movie!" he said.

[GeneChing]

So much for Maggie...:(

Jackie's Close Shave for 'Police Story 2013' (http://www.impactonline.co/news/1140-jackie-chan-close-shave-police-story-2013)
11 February 2013

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Jackie Chan is back on the beat with a new look in Police Story 2013... though his familiar hairstyle has had a close shave...

During the lead up to the release of Chinese Zodiac, there was much discussion of Jackie Chan's imminent retirement from the action movie genre. So much fuss was made that Chan himself had to go online to state that he'd been taken out of context. (Chan has of course been hinting at retiring since the late 80s!) Before the release of Chinese Zodiac, Chan began shooting Police Story 2013, which - contrary to popular internet rumour - is not the latest installment in the original Police Story saga that began in 1985 with Chan directing, choreographing and playing the lead role of Chan Ka-kui.

Police Story 2013 is something different, reuniting Chan with his Little Big Soldier director Ding Sheng...

“I’ve played policemen many times before, but I’ve never shot a film which focused on the life of a mainland policeman. So this time, I get the chance to fulfill this kind of role,” according to Chan on a posting on his Weibo microblog in China.

The film sees Chan playing an older policeman who leads a team of young police recruits into action when a series of violent crimes hit his precinct. Chan also changed his hairstyle for the film, adopting a cropped do for the first time since Armour of God. (Chan cutting his hair, which according to the Chinese press had brought him luck, was attributed to be the cause of Chan's near fatal injury during the filming of that movie, and once Chan had recovered from brain surgery and filming resumed, Chan's hair was allowed to grow back to its normal length and style which he's kept for more than 20 years, Shanghai Noon and Knights hair extensions aside!)

Early reports hint at a drama-heavy film, filled with some very down and dirty action from Chan, including a cage fight that sees Chan facing off against a Mainland Chinese MMA fighter.

[GeneChing]

I should have posted this here when it launched: Jack Tu: Jackie Chan's Disciple in 2013
(http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1086)


Details on Police Story 2013 (http://www.martialartsmoviejunkie.com/2013/03/25/details-on-police-story-2013/)
by kmiller

Police Story 2013 is a movie that has a lot of question marks around it. Is it a sequel? Is it related to the other films? Will Jackie focus more on drama and quit the action aspect?
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Well, some of those questions can be answered in a new interview by Kung Fu Magazine with Jack Tu. For those of you that don’t know, Tu won Jackie Chan’s Disciple contest back in 2008. He also worked on Police Story 2013 with Jackie and the crew. This has lead to a little more detailed info regarding the film.
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Ah, the film I just finished is Jackie Chan’s Police Story 2013. In that story, there’s not a lot of fighting action. There’s lots of shooting, police and military involved in this.

It’s a lot different than the old one because this one takes place in Beijing in winter. All the cops and all the police are China policemen. It’s kind of unique. It’s fun because they used the real cops and special forces. All the policemen, special forces and firefighters are all real policemen, special forces and firefighters. I’m one of them, but I play a sniper. My character was fun. At the end, I go in and save him. The story, well, I can’t really tell the story. They keep it secret. But it’s different. This is about a father and a daughter. And it’s about family. It’s about the dad going to this club and saving his daughter, and involving a whole gang and police.
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So, less fighting and more shootouts, huh? Seems interesting to me. It also looks like Jackie will be a father searching for his kidnapped daughter, which makes me think more like Taken. While I’m guessing about everything, I’m excited to hear that Jackie is expanding his horizons and trying something new.

What do you guys think? Are you excited to hear this news or want something more “classic?”

Source: Kung Fu Magazine

[GeneChing]

Chinese films corner December dates (http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/chinese-films-corner-december-dates)
By Staff Reporter
Mon, 24 June 2013, 22:55 PM (HKT)
Distribution News
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At least three Chinese-language films are now slated to go head-to-head in December at the China box office, one of the biggest movie-going periods of the year.

At a press conference in Shanghai today, director DING Sheng 丁晟 announced that Police Story 2013 will open on 24 Dec. Starring Jackie CHAN 成龍, JING Tian 景甜 and LIU Ye 劉燁, it is the sixth film of the landmark franchise.

Police Story opens five days after Feng Xiaogang's comedy Personal Tailor 私人定制, starring GE You 葛優 and BAI Baihe 白百何. Feng is a pioneer who arguably created the lucrative December slot with his hit comedies.

Soi CHEANG 鄭保瑞's long-in-post production The Monkey King 大鬧天宮, starring Donnie YEN 甄子丹, CHOW Yun-fat 周潤發 and Aaron KWOK 郭富城, also previously announced that it will open in December, although no specific day of the month has been announced.

In December 2012, Lost in Thailand 人再囧途之泰囧, CZ12 十二生肖, The Last Tycoon 大上海 and The Guillotines 血滴子 all opened within the same ten-day period. Thailand and CZ12 are two of the highest grossing films of all time in China. We've already discussed TMK's date on the BoF thread (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1234575#post1234575).

[doug maverick]

guess gene is busy keeping the mighty KFM ship cruising, so ill post this here...in my flava flav voice YEA BOI!!!! the trailer for jackies police story 2013 is out and its a doozy.



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Jackie Chan Is Back With Stellar Trailer For POLICE STORY 2013!
Todd Brown, Founder and Editor

Well, hello Jackie. It's nice to see you. And your fists. And your feet. And your face getting punched. And your car flying through the air. Yes. Yes, indeed.

If you're looking for a bit of old school action done right then you can do an awful lot worse than the just released trailer for Jackie Chan star vehicle Police Story 2013. Directed by Little Big Soldier helmer Shen Ding, expectations have been high for this one given that Little Big Soldier is one of the absolute best pieces of work in the later period Chan catalog. And this trailer certainly delivers up to those expectations with a ton of excellent stunt work that does not sacrifice performance in the process.

This latest Police Story has no connection to the earlier Chan efforts with Jackie here playing a mainland Chinese Interpol officer investigating a kidnapping case. And smashing cars. And getting punched in slow motion. Check out the trailer below.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5TH9viqS_k

[GeneChing]

Jackie Chan 成龙 Police Story 2013 Official Trailer #2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtnJjJ3vF0g)

[GeneChing]

More images if you follow the link.

Theme Song and Final Poster of 'Police Story 2013' Released (http://english.cri.cn/6666/2013/12/09/102s802437.htm)
2013-12-09 14:18:58 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Zhao

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Jackie Chan attends a press conference in Beijing on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, to announce the release of the theme song and final poster for the 3D action film, "Police Story 2013," which comes out on Christmas Eve. [Photo: Shidai Wanhua]

Related: Theme Song 'Police Story 2013' Released (http://english.cri.cn/6666/2013/12/09/102s802474.htm)

The theme song and final movie poster of the Chinese 3D action film, "Police Story 2013," starring Jackie Chan, was released in Beijing on Sunday.

Chan teamed up with director Ding Sheng for the sixth installment of the "Police Story" series. Their last venture together was the 2010 action film, "Little Big Soldier". "Police Story 2013" also stars Liu Ye and Jing Tian.

The film's theme song, "Rescue," features Chan on vocals, while famous Chinese musician Sun Nan oversaw its arrangement and harmonization.

In "Police Story 2013," a small pub turns into the scene of a tense stand-off when the owner takes his patrons hostage -- one of the hostages is Officer Zhong Wen (Jackie Chan), another is his daughter, Miaomiao (Jing Tian). The hostage taker (Liu Ye) demands that a notorious criminal be freed from prison in exchange for the lives of those in the pub.

The film is to hit Chinese IMAX screens on Christmas Eve.

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Jackie Chan (L) and Jing Tian (R) attend a press conference in Beijing on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, to announce the release of the theme song and final poster for the 3D action film, "Police Story 2013," which comes out on Christmas Eve. [Photo: Shidai Wanhua]

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Final movie poster of the Chinese 3D action film "Police Story 2013." [Photo: Shidai Wanhua]

[Pete]

http://youtu.be/hlz728cpmFU

****ing love jackie fair play! what a tune :D

[GeneChing]

Let the press junkets begin.

‘I have OCD, ADD’: Jackie Chan (http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/ocd-add-jackie-chan-152730659.html)
By Peace Chiu | Singapore Showbiz – 46 minutes ago

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Jackie Chan says he has OCD and ADD. (Photo by MBS)
Hong Kong actor-martial artist Jackie Chan has revealed that he has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), confirming what his son, Jaycee Chan, said in a Chinese show back in October.
During a Tuesday press conference ahead of the premiere of “Police Story 2013” in Singapore, Chan told reporters he has a lot of “problems”.
Chan said he’s always cleaning the table, and that things always have to be in place, neat and tidy for him.
The "CZ12" actor also said that his condition led to him putting a lot of pressure on his son.
For example, Chan said he is always arranging the shoes for Jaycee and picking on his son's bad habit of running around in white socks, which causes them to be dirty.
The superstar also revealed that over the years, he’s been struggling to relax.
“If I don’t film movies, I don’t know what to do. I live for movies, everyday I think about different movies, stories and ideas,” said Chan.
He revealed plans to film several movies after the promotions for "Police Story 2013".
Chan said he could be filming "Karate Kid 2" and if he could come up with good ideas, a sequel for "CZ12".
Aside from filming, he also has several businesses on his plate such as a red wine and a watch business.
Chan also has plans to organise a peace-friendship concert in Beijing next year to celebrate his 60th birthday.
‘I’m scared that I’ll be wheelchair-bound for the rest of my life’
There have been media reports that Chan, who is known in the entertainment industry for performing all his film stunts himself, was considering using stunt doubles.
On that, the 59-year-old admitted to using stunt double for “Police Story 2013” – but they were for rather unexpected scenes, such as walking and driving scenes.
The martial arts star said that for this film, he didn’t use any stunt performers for any of the fighting scenes.
In fact, he said he’s been using stunt performers for a long time, but people don’t feel it as it’s for non-fighting scenes.
However, the famed stunt performer revealed a more vulnerable side during the press conference.
“I’m very scared that I’ll be wheelchair bound for the rest of my life," said Chan.
Recalling an accident during the filming of his highly successful action film "CZ12", Chan said that he felt “numb”, “paralysed”, and as though his back broke when he fell.
"I wonder, 'Am I so lucky every time?' I just have to be unlucky once, and that's it for me,” said Chan.
Thus, Chan said he has to be more careful and responsible to his family, fans and himself.
He added that nowadays, he'll ask someone else to try certain stunts before attempting them himself, so that he'll know what to look out for.
Separately, Chan said he could really empathise with his role in “Police Story 2013” as his actual personality is very similar to the character he plays – one that doesn’t really care about his family and is always working.
“It’s very difficult to have the best of both worlds,” said Chan, adding that he often tears up during filming.
He also said that what’s special about this installment of “Police Story” is that it focuses on plot and social issues, and it’s not all about fighting.
Chan said that he has matured and wants to let people know that he’s an actor, not just a martial arts actor.
“Police Story 2013” is the latest installment under the successful "Police Story" action-drama franchise.
The last installment was “New Police Story” in 2004.
The action film features Chan alongside Chinese actor Liu Ye and Chinese actress Jing Tian, and is directed by Ding Sheng, who previously collaborated with Jackie Chan in “Little Big Soldier”.
It opens in cinemas on 24 December.

[GeneChing]

Jackie just has to be careful not to stick his foot in his mouth and stay focused on promoting the film.

Kickass cop, bad father? Jackie Chan's reality check on Police Story 2013 (http://www.fz.com/content/kickass-cop-bad-father-jackie-chans-reality-check-police-story-2013)
First Published: 12:13pm, Dec 20, 2013
Last Updated: 12:13pm, Dec 20, 2013
by Mae Chan
FZ.COM/Shahrin Yahya

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Police Story 2013, Jackie Chan says, is quite like playing himself.

TO HEAR Jackie Chan say, "I am not a good father," is not exactly new.

The renowned action star, having landed in Kuala Lumpur to promote his latest movie – Police Story 2013, is familiar with making headlines about his authoritarian parenting style when it comes to son, Jaycee.

But in the latest "reboot" from the Police Story series, Jackie said his character – a mainland Chinese police officer named Zhong Wen – is a reflection of himself.

"All these years, I didn't manage to care for my family... Always flying off here and there, making movies," the star said candidly.

"I didn't have time for Mr Fang (his son's Chinese name is Fang Zhu Ming) and Miss Lin (his wife), and even my parents," he added with a self-depreciating smile.

Maturity brings change

In the movie, the sixth instalment of the famed series, police officer Zhong Wen is a wearied but dedicated enforcer of the law, but a failed husband and father to his daughter, Miao Miao (Jing Tian).

The darker and more drama-heavy Police Story 2013 sees the suspenseful unfolding of a revenge plot with protagonist Zhong Wen and his daughter being kidnapped and locked alongside other strangers by a bar owner Wu Jiang (Liu Ye).

On the difference between the earlier films in the series and this, Jackie said the storyline and overall tone grew alongside himself, making it completely different from the comedic first Police Story in 1985.

However, the action superstar confessed that the first one is still his ultimate favourite. Most long-time fans would agree.

Coming off the blockbuster CZ12 from last year, which contains "big action" along the vein of death-defying stunts signature to his name, the 59-year old star said that his latest offering is tamer in comparison.

"[In] every movie, my action choreography will follow the film's concept, it cannot always be the same kind of styles. Police Story 2013 is a realistic film, so the action must not be too flashy or over the top."

But that doesn't mean it's not without the trademark thrills of a Jackie Chan film.
Instead, the combat moves – including one brutal MMA style cage fighting scene – are more practical and pragmatic, though no less quick.

The film's climatic scene is shot in an underground train tunnel – the first time it has been allowed, Jackie pointed out.

Calling it the toughest scene to shoot in the entire film, the final confrontation between Zhong Wen and Wu Jiang had to be filmed in the wee hours in the morning at three hours each time, with only a significantly reduced number of crew allowed down in the tunnels.

Government security was also on hand due to a high voltage risk.

Good cop, bad father?

Just like in the film, where Zhong Wen showed his love for his daughter indirectly, the actor mirrors the same sentiment when it comes to family.

In the last few years, Jackie has publicly made strong statements about his relationship with his son that paints him as a strict, demanding and absent father.

Speaking to the media here two days ago, Jackie admitted that his style of parenting – including throwing his son's phone away if he uses it while at the dining table – instilled fear in 31-year old Jaycee.

It should be telling, nevertheless, that Jackie smiles each time he tells stories about Jaycee, who is an actor and music producer.

Despite his traditional values, the father also pointed out that he won't interfere in Jaycee's relationships, even if his son chooses not to get married.

His only grouse is that the girlfriends' are not brought home to meet him, but only the mother.

Interesting enough, Jackie said, "My relationship with Jaycee is more like a friend. It is the same as how I was with my father."

He shares a story of a recent visit by Jaycee to the 'Police Story 2013' set. It was during a rather painful scene where Jackie had to free himself from metal wires binding his wrists.

The stunt daredevil had chosen to use the thick chafing wires instead of the usual handcuffs.

"He told me, you can't do it!" said Jackie while smiling, "after that, I wanted even more to show him that it can be done!"

When Jackie finally broke free, he said that despite the pain, he kept it nonchalant. It was obvious he enjoyed proving his son wrong. The scene is captured in the blooper reel during the credits roll.

Jackie relates to his character completely, "It can't be said that I'm not filial, I am," he said matter-of-factly. "If you ask my son, he'll surely say I'm a good father. It's a different method of caring... I am not a competent father, but I am a responsible one," he summed.

[GeneChing]

Ironic that 47R (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?52762-47-Ronin) is opening on the same day albeit different global markets.

Published: Monday December 23, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Monday December 23, 2013 MYT 10:45:44 AM
Jackie Chan: Purity in motion (http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Entertainment/Movies/News/2013/12/23/Purity-in-motion.aspx)
by seto kit yan

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Due recognition: Jackie Chan wants to establish a stunt action film award to give recognition to the true heroes who contribute to the success of good action movies. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

Jackie Chan stays true to the things he does best in the latest Police Story movie.

SPECIAL effects may have changed the way most modern action blockbusters are made; but action maestro Jackie Chan still swears by the real thing.

“A genuine action movie is marked by real stunts,” insisted the star, who was in town last week to promote his latest movie, Police Story 2013.

This point of view is only to be expected from a man who holds the Guinness World Record for Most Stunts By A Living Actor. This was one of the two world records awarded to him last year after he made Chinese Zodiac (CZ12). The other title was for Most Credits In One Movie – he wore a total of 15 hats on the CZ12 production.

For a man who has been making action movies across five decades, Chan continues to surprise many with his boundless energy, enthusiasm for filmmaking, and daring new ideas. Casually dressed in a blue and white striped shirt and white pants, Jackie was in his usual chatty mood as he sat down and immediately started to neatly arrange the assortment of recording devices lined up on the table in front of him.

Looking up to see all eyes watching him as he straightened out everything in front of him, Chan smiled and offered: “Yes, I have ADD (attention deficit disorder) and OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Sitting down here to do this interview is actually more of a challenge to me than you can imagine. I am a naturally active person. I like to move around and keep myself occupied. I also like everything to be tidy and I like to make sure that everything is in order before I begin.”

Police Story 2013 is the sixth installment of the famed franchise, the first film of which is still his favourite. The 1985 Police Story won Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Awards; Chan himself won two Best Actor accolades for the series, first at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards for the 1992 Police Story 3: Supercop and then at China’s Golden Rooster Awards for the 2004 New Police Story.

Honour the bold

With the increasing focus on film awards these days, Chan said he also wanted to establish a stunt action film award that would “give recognition to the true heroes that contribute to the success of good action movies”.

“It is time (we) paid tribute to real action stars and genuine stunt performers. A film award with categories for best action movie, best action performer for both male and female actors, best action director, best stunt choreography, best fight scene and such.

“Many times, as I stand before the true heroes, the unknown faces of committed stunt performers who lay their lives on the line, all for the sake of making a good action film, I wish that others would realise how much blood, sweat and tears were involved,” shared Chan, who has broken practically every bone in his body. In fact, he almost died after sustaining a head injury during a stunt for the 1986 film Armour Of God.

“A martial arts actor has his work cut out for him. Trying to act and remembering your lines while trying to fight and getting your choreography right; that is definitely not easy to do.

“Most people don’t realise how difficult it is to focus on getting everything right. That is why action movies used to focus on action only. But now, a good script is of paramount importance. I will only make a movie if the script is good,” offered Chan.

Chan went on to say how Police Story 2013 director Ding Sheng bowled him over with a good script, among other things.

“Ding Sheng is a very talented man. He impressed me with his well-written script. His storyboard was in order. He even composed the songs. I Immediately asked when we could commence filming,” Chan said, singing the praises of the mainland filmmaker who also directed his Little Big Soldier (2010).

Mirroring real life

In Police Story 2013, Chan plays a veteran cop who has issues with his estranged daughter, played by mainland actress Jing Tian. The villain, played by China’s Liu Ye, takes advantage of their strained relations in a hostage situation.

Pointing to his relationship with his family, Chan said the character in the movie also mirrored his own, in the way he neglected son Jaycee and wife Joan Lin because his days were spent away from home, as he travelled around the world for movies and other projects.

Like other Jackie Chan movies, Police Story 2013 also includes a blooper reel during the end credits. One scene shows Chan’s wrists being bound to the arm of a chair with thick metal wires and how he tries to free himself using only brute strength and perseverance.

“I was told that it couldn’t be done. But, that only strengthened my resolve, so I insisted on doing it. I wanted to show Jaycee that it was possible, and that I could do it,” quipped Chan, who just had to prove his son wrong when the young man paid a visit to the set.

Despite his show of nonchalance in the movie, it was apparent that his wrists were badly bruised, cut and even bleeding after he succeeded in breaking free of his bonds.

“It was not easy to do. The skin and flesh around the wrist area is the thinnest, and just a bit of scraping will reveal the bone in most cases,” he explained.

Chan’s fight scenes in the movie also looked very painful, and he admitted that they were as painful as they looked: “The fights were with genuine MMA (mixed martial arts) boxers, not stuntmen; so, they didn’t know how to control their strength when we were filming the fight sequences. Those were rock-hard, solid punches and kicks.”

After he worked with Jet Li on Forbidden Kingdom, Chan said, audiences have been asking for another movie pitting the two stars in another legendary fight scene. “Even Jet Li has said to me: ‘I will play the main antagonist’. And, I am very keen to work with him. But, since we are basically similar in (our) strengths, we have yet to find a suitable script,” he lamented.

The Hong Kong action star turns 60 next year and his birthday plans include the staging of a Peace and Friendship concert in Beijing. The multiple-act event is set to feature performers from all over Asia, including China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

Other upcoming projects include a sequel to his 2010 Karate Kid, a fourth Rush Hour film with Chris Tucker, a musical, and the setting up of a martial arts acting school.

“Not just martial arts, but a martial arts acting school. And, it will not be just martial arts and acting. I will teach everything about making action movies. I will even include skills such as framing and editing. I want to train them to become all-round action stars!” he enthused.

*Police Story 2013 opens nationwide tomorrow.

[GeneChing]

First review from a forum member?


Police Story 2013 has arresting opening (http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/police-story-2013-has-arresting-opening)
By Kevin Ma
Wed, 25 December 2013, 19:00 PM (HKT)
Box Office News

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Jackie CHAN 成龍 set a new career record yesterday with the opening day box office of Police Story 2013 警察故事２０１３, his second film with director DING Sheng 丁晟,

Police Story 2013 made RMB68.1 million (US$11.2 million) from 1.58 million admissions, including RMB1.76 million (US$290,000) from previews. Released in 3-D and IMAX 3-D, the sixth film of the Police Story series had 38,600 shows yesterday — approximately 38.7% of all screenings nationwide.

This is Chan's best opening day gross in China, surpassing the RMB44.2 million (US$7.28 million) opening day gross of CZ12 十二生肖 in December of last year. CZ12 made RMB222 million (US$36.6 million) in its first four days for a final gross of RMB880 million (US$145 million).

Maintaining 40% of all screenings nationwide, FENG Xiaogang 馮小剛's Personal Tailor 私人訂製 made RMB42.5 million (US$7.01 million) from 1.06 million admissions yesterday. After six days, the comedy has made RMB395 million (US$65.1 million).

[GeneChing]

We'll see if this makes it to American theaters...


“Police Story 2013” beats ronins, Smaug, powers into S’pore’s box-office Top 10 (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/police-story-2013-beats/934622.html)
POSTED: 26 Dec 2013 18:38

Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan's "Police Story 2013" raked in a total of S$630,000 over the Christmas holidays, and powered into the list of Top 10 highest grossing films in Singapore.

SINGAPORE: Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan’s latest film “Police Story 2013”, raked in a total of S$630,000 to become the highest grossing film in Singapore during the Christmas holidays.

The film, that sees Chan play a veteran police officer trapped in a hostage situation involving his daughter, beat both “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and “47 Ronin”, which took in a total of S$419,000 and S$538,000 respectively between December 24-25.

“Police Story 2013” also muscled its way into this year’s list of Top 10 highest grossing films in Singapore on the back of its strong box-office performance.

The film is in tenth position, trailing behind toilet-themed comedy “Everybody’s Business” (S$713,000) at ninth and Tsui Hark’s “Detective Dee 2” (S$850,000) at eighth.

Singapore director Jack Neo’s “Ah Boys to Men 2” heads the list with S$7.9 million, while Stephen Chow’s “Journey to the West” (S$2.2 million) takes second place and local director Kelvin Sng’s “Taxi! Taxi!” (S$1.43 million) takes third.

Golden Horse award-winning director Anthony Chen’s “Ilo Ilo” took the fifth spot, raking in S$1.2 million after two runs, and bringing the total number of locally-produced films on the list to four.

Other films on the list include “Saving General Yang” (in fourth place with S$1.39 million), “Special ID” (sixth with S$1.13 million) and “The Grandmaster” (seventh with S$1.02 million).

- CNA/ha

[GeneChing]

Another end-of-the-year success. Well played, Jackie.

China Box Office: Jackie Chan's 'Police Story 2013' Wins Year-End Race (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-jackie-chans-668030)
11:41 PM PST 12/30/2013 by Clifford Coonan

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Jackie Chan in "Police Story 2013"
The action thriller unseats Feng Xiaogang's "Personal Tailor" atop the charts in the world's second largest movie market.

Jackie Chan's latest action-thriller, Police Story 2013, dominated the Chinese box office in the last week of the year, taking $45 million in its first six days of release and ousting Feng Xiaogang's comedy Personal Tailor from the top spot.
The Hong Kong-China collaboration, which was released in 3D and Imax formats, is directed by Little Big Soldier director Ding Sheng and stars Chan, Liu Ye and Jing Tian.
Police Story 2013 had a strong opening, taking nearly $21 million on its first weekend, and in its first six days it clocked up 6.84 million admissions and was shown on 211,468 screens, according to data from Beijing-based consultancy Entgroup. The average ticket price was $6.60.
Although Lunar New Year, which this year falls on Jan. 31, is the big holiday market in China, Christmas and New Year are becoming ever more important in the movie-going calendar, as people like to mark the events by going to the cinema. Chinese box office this year has already passed the 20 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) threshold.
The sixth episode in the Police Story franchise, the movie is darker in tone than some of Chan's previous outings, and Chan plays a mainland cop rather than a Hong Kong officer. The movie marks the latest end-of-year success for Chan in China, after last year's Chinese Zodiac, which took $138 million over its entire run.
Personal Tailor racked up another $35 million for Feng Xiaogang, to bring his cume after 11 days to $87.75 million. It's still showing widely, too, on 232,209 screens, with 5.86 million admissions in the week to Dec. 29.
It's been a busy week for Feng, popular director of Big Shot's Funeral and Cellphone, as he took to Chinese social networks over the weekend to berate his critics, calling them "cultural Nazis" for their negative views of his film.
Still performing strongly in third was Firestorm, a Hong Kong police action film featuring Andy Lau and Gordon Lam, which took $5.37 million to bring its total to $49.04 million after 18 days in Chinese cinemas.
In fourth place, and the highest placed Hollywood movie during the week, was Antoine Fuqua's Olympus Has Fallen, which took $1.25 million in its opening day on Dec. 29.
Ning Hao's road movie No Man's Land racked up another $1.11 million to bring its cumulative total to $41.79 million, a strong performance for a movie that was stuck in censorship limbo for three years and a sign, perhaps, that pent-up demand for edgier fare can reap dividends at the box office.
Behind No Man's Land in the rankings was animated feature The Frog Kingdom, Benny Chan's action thriller The White Storm, which has now earned a cumulative total of $38.5 million in China, and Enlight Pictures' I Want You.

[GeneChing]

China Box Office: Jackie Chan's 'Police Story 2013' Tops Chart Dominated by Local Fare (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-jackie-chans-668811)
5:35 AM PST 1/7/2014 by Clifford Coonan

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Police Story 2013 riding high
The action thriller has grossed $106.68 million, while the Chinese government confirmed last year's box office total was $3.6 billion.

Jackie Chan's action thriller Police Story 2013 maintained its grip on the Chinese box office in the first week of 2014, taking $26.82 million in a week dominated by local Chinese product.

By the end of the week to Jan. 5, Police Story 2013 had notched up a cumulative total of $72.31 million, according to data from Beijing-based research outfit Entgroup. The Hong Kong-China collaboration, which was released in 3D and Imax formats, was showing on 158,000 screens, and admissions were nearly 4.18 million.
The movie is directed by Little Big Soldier director Ding Sheng and stars Chan, Liu Ye and Jing Tian.
Meanwhile, Feng Xiaogang's comedy Personal Tailor eased past the $100 million threshold during the week, taking $18.52 million for a cumulative total of $106.68 million. Its earlier critical roasting and Feng's subsequent hissy fit do not appear to have affected its performance in theaters.
Teng Huatao's Up in the Wind, a dramatic comedy about a young magazine writer getting her bearings in Nepal, opened in third place this week, taking $9.37 million in six days.
Derek Kwok's action thriller As the Light Goes Out took $5.44 million in its opening three days, while Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon, directed by Eric Styles, took $4.65 million in its first five days.
In sixth place, and again the highest-placed Hollywood movie during the week, was Antoine Fuqua's Olympus Has Fallen, which took $4.55 million for a cumulative total after eight days of $5.82 million.
Fantasy movie The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones took $2.56 million in three days, followed in eighth place by Reef 2: High Tide, which took $2.39 million.
Meanwhile, the State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television came out with official box office data, showing that total sales last year were $3.6 billion (21.8 billion yuan).
Domestic films took $2.12 billion (12.8 billion yuan), a rise of 54.3 percent and making up nearly 59 percent of total mainland box office revenues last year, said Zhang Hongsen, head of the watchdog's film bureau.
The numbers mark a solid performance for Chinese movies, although they had a fair bit of help from the quota system restricting the number of overseas movies allowed into China.
The overseas tally would probably have been higher if some foreign movies, notably Justin Lin's Fast & Furious 6 and the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall, had been permitted to open in China around the same time as they bowed elsewhere, instead of being held over to give local films and pirate DVD manufacturers a head start.
A total of 638 Chinese films were produced in 2013; 745 Chinese films were made in 2012.
China's box office sales in 2012 were $2.81 billion, with domestic movies contributing 48.5 percent of the total, Zhang said, quoted by the state-owned Xinhua news agency.
In 2013, 5,077 screens were added, bringing the total number of screens in the country to almost 18,200, Zhang said.
The data are in line with figures already leaked.
The biggest movie in China last year was Stephen Chow's Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, which took in $205.9 million. That's a crazy amount of new screens just in 2013.

[GeneChing]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=263ZK-ItATE
When is that USA opening? Come on AMC (https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/independent/chinese-cinema).

[GeneChing]

Only 27 screens in HK? :confused:


Police Story 2013 opens soft in Hong Kong (http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/police-story-2013-opens-soft-in-hong-kong)
By Kevin Ma
Wed, 22 January 2014, 11:00 AM (HKT)

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Despite eight new films opening in Hong Kong this past weekend, As the Light Goes Out 救火英雄 took the top spot for the third consecutive weekend.

From 37 locations, the Derek KWOK 郭子健-directed film made an additional HK$2.37 million (US$306,000) in its third weekend for an 18-day total of HK$23.1 million (US$2.97 million).

DING Sheng 丁晟's Police Story 2013 警察故事２０１３ was the most successful new release this weekend with HK$973,000 (US$125,000) from 27 locations on its first four days of release. However, the action thriller's opening gross is only 35% of CZ12 十二生肖 (2012)'s opening weekend in Dec 2012.

Also released in 27 locations, WONG Ching-po 黃精甫's Once Upon a Time in Shanghai 上海灘馬永貞 made HK$785,000 (US$101,000). From 9 locations, Kenneth BI 畢國智's Control 控制 made HK$231,000 (US$29,700), and Edko Films Ltd 安樂影片有限公司's A Complicated Story 一個複雜故事 opened with HK$124,000 (US$15,900) from just three locations.

The Butler was the most successful foreign new release, opening with HK$719,000 (US$92,700) (including previews) from 12 locations. Hours opened with HK$429,000 (US$55,300) from 11 locations, and Enough Said made HK$90,800 (US$11,700) from just two locations.

Five films open this weekend: FENG Xiaogang 馮小剛's Personal Tailor 私人訂製, South Korea's The Spy: Undercover Operation 스파이, parody The Starving Games, Japanese period comedy The Kiyosu Conference 清須会議 and Cub CHIN 錢江漢's Mortician 臨終囧事. There are also early previews of WONG Jing 王晶's From Vegas to Macau 賭城風雲 and Matt CHOW 鄒凱光's Golden Chickensss 金雞ｓｓｓ.

[GeneChing]

It really shouldn't be titled "Police Story" because the only connection to that franchise and it's many dangling coattailers (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=572)is that it's a cop tale. But then again, the last installment New Police Story (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?34146-Jackie-Chan-s-NEW-POLICE-STORY) suffered from the same affectation. This is a good thriller, the sort of film that Harrison Ford might have made in the 90s, but not what one anticipates from a JC flick. It's not funny. In fact, it's tragic. There are only a few stunts and fights, nothing extraordinary. Jackie adopts an 'MMA style" of choreography, which means they roll around and do some arm bars and chokes. The fights are ok, although of the one-action-one-shot variety, too simplistic and uncharacteristically gritty for Jackie, something anyone could do. The plot revolves around a hostage situation in a villainous-lair-like bar called the Wu Bar, which inexplicably has a cage for cage fighting in the middle of it, or maybe it's just for the cage dancers. It's a father-daughter tale, a complicated revenge scheme, and gangsters...err, I mean club owners who act like gangsters even though the only crime they seem to really be involved in is the plot of this film. Tian Jing plays Jackie's daughter, which is ironic as she just starred alongside Donnie Yen in his MMA-style police drama Special ID (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?62907-Special-ID). The finale siege, shot almost entirely in slow motion, is an amusing examination in chaos, while not staggering, a satisfying spectacle nonetheless. No swordfights. Ultimately, PS2013 is a lot like Shinjuku Incident (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=881), a decent thriller but not what we want to see in a JC flick. We still want stunts and comic choreography. Jackie turns 60 soon, and we should cut him some slack, but we won't. He's Jackie Chan. We want stunts, comedy and crazy choreography.

[GeneChing]

I like the global market perspective of this review - good comments on PRC vs. US viability.

Police Story 2013 Review (http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-police-story-2013-1201124115/)
March 3, 2014 | 06:40PM PT
Jackie Chan makes a dull departure from his former kickass shenanigans in this rickety action-drama.
Maggie Lee @maggiesama

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A hostage action-drama so sedate it suggests a remake of “Die Hard” by Yoji Yamada, “Police Story 2013″ feels as old and tired as the character played by its leading man, Jackie Chan. As a self-martyring Beijing cop up against a cold-blooded kidnapper with sister issues, Chan makes a dull departure from his former kickass shenanigans, and Ding Sheng (“Little Big Soldier,” also toplined by Chan), a mainland helmer-scribe of only moderate talent, can neither build nor sustain tension and emotional heft over the course of a faulty, circuitous plot. While this rickety star vehicle grossed well over $86 million in China, overseas prospects look less optimistic.

Although it borrows its title from “Police Story,” one of Chan’s feistiest stunt extravaganzas, and its three sequels (released between 1985 and 1996), this mainland production is a completely unrelated affair in terms of plot and spirit; nor does it have anything to do with “New Police Story” (2004), Benny Chan’s flashier update of the franchise. The new actually stems from the popular tradition of mainland TV cop dramas — gritty, socially realistic procedurals with unabashedly moralistic overtones that enjoy a steady provincial viewer base. It’s a genre that helmers like Gao Qunshu (“Old Fish,” Beijing Blues”) have skillfully transferred to the bigscreen, but Ding lacks the cinematic instincts to make the transfer work, and the plot holes become all the more noticeable under his slack pacing.

Police captain Zhong (Chan) is called to an aggressively hip underground club by daughter Miaomiao (Jing Tian), who walked out on him six months earlier. Finding her dangling from the arm of owner Wu Jiang (Liu Ye, “The Last Supper”), whose diabolical grin and tank of pet piranhas are the epitome of shady, Zhong launches the first of his many self-righteous lectures — on Miaomiao’s goth getup, her tattoos and her dodgy b.f. — but she lashes back, blaming his workaholic ways for her mother’s untimely death. They are interrupted by a suicide-bomb crisis, which turns out to be just a prelude to the real trouble: Wu has lured everyone to his hive in an elaborate kidnapping plan.

While a typical Hong Kong movie would have orchestrated a propulsive clash by this point, the police reinforcements don’t lead to any real action, and Zhong spends an inordinate amount of time playing the master negotiator. One of the film’s most trying aspects is the fact that nearly every scene is set indoors, with quick flashes of action mostly occurring elsewhere in a different time frame, such as a cross-country car chase or an overseas fight-club match-up. On neither a narrative nor an emotion level do any of these setpieces connect smoothly with the escalating conflict in the bar.

The only full-fledged action sequence is a mano-a-mano between Zhong and Wu’s Filippino cohort, Pichon (Liu Hailong), a brutal punch-up with little in the way of refined choreography, but at least a few body parts get dislocated. Even then, the screenplay milks Zhong’s heavy bruising for maximum sentimental effect, with hostages so moved by their experience that they beg not to be released.

It takes nearly 50 minutes for the film to get to Wu’s backstory, and another half-hour before the denouement reveals how a past incident altered the lives of Wu’s sister Xiaowei (Guli Nazha) and Zhong’s wife. Much thought and planning has gone into Ding’s screenplay, slotting the actors and multiple plot strands into a neat scheme of cause and effect. However, tension gradually dissipates amid repeated shifts back to the bar, where the key figures engage in “Ras****n”-style confessions directed in a dry, stagelike manner.

Liu (who starred in Ding’s action comedies “The Underdog Knight” and “He-man”) invests his role with moral ambivalence, his brooding presence suggesting considerable emotional baggage, even though the reasons for his crimes and nihilism surface too late too sink in on a dramatic level. The film could have drawn more engaging parallels between Zhong and Wu as men fighting an unjust world while sacrificing women they love in the process; however, Chan’s demonstrative acting doesn’t gel with Liu’s subtler performing style, and the film misses its chance to be a gripping psychological two-hander. At 59, Chan not only looks tired, his self-punishing bravado yielding diminishing returns, but he has also become an altogether a sententious figure, endlessly spouting moral platitudes or nationalist rhetoric onscreen.

Jing (“From Vegas to Macau”) drops her feline sexiness after a few scenes, as Miaomiao converts to dutiful daughter so early on that there’s no room to develop a satisfying journey of understanding and reconciliation with her father. Her sole function henceforth is to worry about Zhong’s safety. The hostages form a colorful ensemble, but none of them gets the chance round out a real personality.

Tech credits are serviceable. Production design centers on the bar, converted from a metal factory whose industrial chic soon wears off, as the lighting, all glaring neons or sooty darkness, lacks variation. Lensing by Ding Yu, a regular of the director’s, is competent but stylistically indifferent. Lao Zai’s score is generic until it starts slipping in belly-dancing music into action scenes with mind-bogging results.

Version caught in HK was screened 2D but in China, it was released as a 3D conversion and on IMAX.
Film Review: 'Police Story 2013'

Reviewed at Windsor Cinema, Hong Kong, Jan. 11, 2014. Running time: 110 MIN. (Original title: "Jincha gushi 2013")
Production

(China-Hong Kong) A Jackie & JJ Prods. (in Hong Kong)/Wanda Media Co. (in China) release of a Jackie & JJ Prods., Wanda Media Co., Starlit HK Intl. Media Co., presentation of a Jackie & JJ Prods., Emperor Motion Pictures production in association with China Film Group, China Movie Channel, Xi'an Dragon Films & TV Culture. (International sales:Jackie & JJ Intl., Hong Kong.) Produced by Jackie Chan. Executive producers, Jackie Chan, Ye Ning, Lu Zheng, Gillian Zhao, Han Xiaoli, Liu Jiawei, Li Jianhua, Lu Hongshi. Co-producers, Abe Kwong Man-wai, Zhang Qiang, Sun Jie, Zhang Weidong, Yue Yang. Co-executive producers, Cary Cheng, Zhao Haicheng.
Crew

Directed, written by Ding Sheng. Camera (color, widescreen, HD), Ding Yu; editor, Ding; music, Lao Zai; production designer, Feng Ligang; costume designer, Wang Yi; sound (Dolby Atmos), Chen Chen; special effects supervisor, Sam Wang; special effects, Daysview Digital Image; visual effects supervisor, Huang Jianmin; visual effects, China Film Studio Post-production Co.; 3D visual effects, Chuck Comisky; action director, Han Guanhuan; stunt coordinators, He Jun, JC Stuntmen; associate producers, Howard Chen, Ji Xiang, Chen Fei, Lin Shulong, Li Gang, Xu Yang, Chen Lulu; assistant director, Zou Yizheng; casting, Li Haibin, Gan Di.
With

Jackie Chan, Liu Ye, Jing Tian, Yin Tao, Guli Nazha, Na Wei, Liu Yiwei, Liu Hailong, Zhou Xiao'ou, Yu Rongguang, Wu Yue, Liu Peiqi. (Mandarin dialogue)

[GeneChing]

...so I'm posting this here. It's rather random


Researchers used Jackie Chan's 'Police Story 3: Supercop' to improve solar cells (http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/25/7280181/blu-ray-solar-cell-energy-jackie-chan-police-story-3-supercop)
Old Blu-ray discs might find a new purpose
By Arielle Duhaime-Ross on November 25, 2014 11:02 am

As far as threequels go, Jackie Chan’s 1992 movie Police Story 3: Supercop has done pretty well for itself. It has a 7.3 rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.9 on IMDb. But those ratings have nothing to do with Northwestern University researchers’ decision to purchase three copies of the flick in Blu-ray for their lab. According to them, the film was just a means to an end — a random purchase that helped them discover that the etchings that cover Blu-ray discs can actually improve the way solar cells absorb light.

"Now there's a new purpose of unwanted Blu-ray discs," says Jiaxing Huang, an engineer at Northwestern University and a co-author of the study published today in Nature Communications.

Solar cells work by absorbing sunlight and converting it to electricity. But some cells are more efficient than others. For instance, studies have shown that cells that sport surfaces with "quasi-random" patterns etched into them — partners that aren't completely uniform or completely random — trap light more easily. Unfortunately, making cells with these kinds of patterns isn't particularly straightforward or cheap, Huang says. So researchers at Northwestern decided to look into using movie discs to imprint patterns into the cells. And that's where Police Story 3 came in.

"Picking Police Story 3 was somewhat serendipitous," Huang says. "My student, Alex Smith, found it among a few other movies on sale at BestBuy, so he bought a number of copies."

It took a few months to run the necessary experiments, but when they were over, the researchers concluded that Blu-rays could be used to produce rubber stamps that can then be pressed into polymer solar cells. And the resulting patterns, the researchers say, can enhance the overall light absorption of solar cells by 20 percent.

"Of course, other Blu-ray movies would work as well," Huang says. "The main excitement of our paper is that movie content does matter, because the Blu-ray algorithms convert the video and audio signals into universally quasi-random patterns."

The finding was unexpected, the researcher says, and the technique will need to be perfected. "To achieve thicker cells or other types of materials, we will need to refine the imprinting process." But if they can work through the kinks, Huang says, it might be possible to give "the Blu-ray industry, which already have quite mature nanofabrication and nanomanufacturing toolsets, a new purpose."

[GeneChing]

A year and a half later, this will get a U.S. theatrical release.



Police Story: Lockdown (http://wellgousa.com/theatrical/police-story-lockdown)

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Synopsis

Police Captain Zhong Wen (Jackie Chan) knows all about sacrifice. He’s always been too busy chasing bad guys to be a father to his daughter Miao (Jing Tian).

Tonight, he’s seeing her for the first time in years – and meeting her fiance, club owner Wu Jiang (Liu Ye). But Wu knows Zhong. And his plans for the evening include taking Miao, Zhong, and the entire club hostage.

Zhong knows about sacrifice. What will he give up to save his daughter?

Director: Ding Sheng
Cast: Jackie Chan, Liu Ye, Jing Tian, Yin Tao, Na Wei, Liu Yi Wei
Producer: JACKIE CHAN , Ye Ning, Lu Zheng
Genre: Action & Adventure
Run Time: 108 min
Theatrical Date: Jun 5, 2015
Original Language: Mandarin
Subtitle: English

USA
Jun 5, 2015
LOS ANGELES
Arean Cinema
1625 N Las Palmas Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028

SAN FRANCISCO / BAY AREA
Four Star
2200 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94121

HAWAII
Pearlridge West
98-1005 Moanalua Rd
Aiea, HI 96701

Canada
Jun 5, 2015
TORONTO
Staircase Theatre
27 Dundurn St N
Hamilton, ON L8R 3C9

[GeneChing]

Here's the new U.S. trailer. I'm going to change the title of this thread to include Lockdown.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcX_nAQG6vI

[GeneChing]

Well Go USA (http://wellgousa.com/theatrical/police-story-lockdown) has added a few houses.

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USA
Jun 5, 2015
LOS ANGELES
Arena Cinema
1625 N Las Palmas Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028

SAN FRANCISCO / BAY AREA
Four Star
2200 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94121

HAWAII
Pearlridge West
98-1005 Moanalua Rd
Aiea, HI 96701

Canada
Jun 5, 2015
TORONTO
Staircase Theatre
27 Dundurn St N
Hamilton, ON L8R 3C9

Jun 19, 2015
OTTAWA
Mayfair Theatres
1074 Bank St
Ottawa, ON K1S 3X3