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martial arts movies stories: 4 news summaries

Kung Fu Sect May Have
Killed Carradine: Lawyer 

Actor 'very interested' in exposing underworld

Jun 7, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A secret kung fu sect may have killed actor David Carradine for uncovering its secrets, his family's lawyer says. "If there was some foul play, that that may be the first area where" authorities "should look," Hollywood lawyer Mark Geragos said on Larry King Live. He... More »

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entertainment • organized crime • kung fu • martial arts • martial arts movies • Kill Bill • David Carradine • Kung Fu

 Chan and Li Kick Up
 Box Office Winner 

Kingdom takes first, but audiences fall for Sarah Marshall

Apr 20, 08 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jackie Chan and Jet Li KO’d the competition at this weekend's box office, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Forbidden Kingdom finished first with $20.9 million, kicking raunchy romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall to second with $17.3 million. Other debuts stirred up little action: The Al Pacino... More »

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Hollywood • film • box office • Jackie Chan • Jet Li • martial arts movies • movies

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 Chan-Li Vehicle Stuck in Neutral 

Forbidden Kingdom is entertaining, underwhelming

Apr 18, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Forbidden Kingdom, packing the one-two punch of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, is "great fun," David Edelstein writes in New York, once the martial-arts flick gets past "the clunky prologue." Other critics are a little more reserved in praising the film, about a modern-day teenager... More »

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Jackie Chan • Jet Li • martial arts movies • guy movies • action movie • high-concept movies

U. Washington Students Push for Bruce Lee Memorial

School balking over statue of ex-student

Dec 27, 07 6:27 PM CST
(Newser) - University of Washington students are petitioning for the right to build a statue of Bruce Lee, the film icon who studied at the university for three years and offered martial arts classes at the student union. Students argue the statue would be step toward better artistic representation of the school's... More »

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University of Washington • statue • martial arts • Bruce Lee • public art • campus • martial arts movies

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