Traces of a Dragon

[Lucas]

http://www.loveasianfilm.com/reviews...ofadragon.html

So I was reading an old 2004 issue of KFM, and I was reading the article on Jacki turning 50.

It talked about this film, Traces of a Dragon. I am really interested in seeing this. I read Jackis book, My Life in Action, and really enjoyed it.

From what I gather there is also a good amount of historical information as well as footage invovled in this film.

In the article it said Jacki was keeping the film kind of on lock down, to use in fund raisers and so forth for charity purposes. Seeing as how this film is now 4 years old....anyone seen it, or know where to get it?

[GeneChing]

...but I wrote that article on Jackie back in our Sep Oct 2004 issue, so you knew that. I don't know that I can help you on your quest. I haven't seen or heard anything about Traces of the Dragon since that showing almost four years ago. I've always been impressed by Jackie's charity work and he said then that he was committed to only showing Traces at benefits. That was a very expensive benefit, I might add, but for a fantastic cause - Jackie appeared in person. I only happened upon it by chance really. It wasn't advertised. Jackie sold it out strictly by word of mouth. So my only advice to you is to keep an eye on Jackie and see if he's doing more benefits. The film is quite good - there's some historical footage but mostly it's interview with Jackie and his family.

[Lucas]

Thanks for the response Gene.

Ill surely keep my eye open, though I'm not sure if I could make it to one of Jakie's charity events. $$

I hate to say it, but maybe I can find it on the net. Though not likely.

[GeneChing]

Follow the link for a poignant pic of Jackie, Charles and Jaycee.

Jackie Chan's Father Dies
2008-02-27 19:37:28 CRIENGLISH.com

Jackie Chan's father, Charles, died of cancer on Tuesday in Hong Kong while Jackie was in Beijing, Wen Wei Po newspaper reported.

Charles Chan just celebrated his 93rd birthday in December. He was suffering from prostate cancer, the report said.

Charles Chan was accompanied by his grandson, Jaycee, and his daughter-in-law, Joan Lin, when he died.

[GeneChing]

'I'm not trained in martial arts'
Soumyadipta Banerjee
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 23:59 IST

Mumbai:
Perhaps Abhishek Bachchan would be able to empathise with Jaycee Chan. With the load of expectations of millions of fans weighing down on his shoulders, the only son of Chinese acting legend Jackie Chan has just found some strong ground under his feet.

"This is my first interview with an Indian journalist. I just hope that the Indian audience accepts me the way they have accepted my dad," says Jaycee over the phone from Beijing about his first film Invisible Target being released in India.

Already a star in Japan, China and Hong Kong, Jaycee says that he's already received a few offers from Indian producers to star in their films. "I might be doing an Indian film soon. I was told that it involves a little bit of dancing. But when I went back and switched on MTV India, I found that there is a lot of dancing and 100 people do the same step at one time. Now, I am a little skeptical whether I will be able to do that the way you guys do it."

But does he know martial arts as well as Jackie? "No, I am not formally trained in martial arts. I have learnt a little bit for my own defence. I am 26 years old and too old to learn martial arts now. I don't intend to."

So, is there an actor he wants to date on screen? "Ah! Thank god I am still single. Otherwise my girlfriend would have killed me. I liked Maaleeeka (Mallika Sherawat) a lot but I can't really think of romancing her. You want to pair me up with somebody?"

"I liked Maaleeka" indeed. We all liked Mallika.

[Jimbo]

Twenty-six years old is not too old to learn martial arts. Jaycee seems to be in good shape and he's still very young, and as he says he's already learned something. Heck, from age 44 I did BJJ for a year just for the experience of it. And there are people who take up martial arts from little or no previous experience at all even older than that, like Ed O'Neal and many others, and they become good at it. Age is really a state of mind.

Sorry to hear of Jackie's father's passing.