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NEWS ABOUT: Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan stories: 7 news summaries

  Chan Says 
 'Chinese 
 Need to Be 
 Controlled' 

Action star rethinking his stance on democracy

Apr 18, 09 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan may be picking a fight with a new foe—democracy, the AP reports. Speaking at a business summit today in China, the action star said he wasn't "sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm gradually beginning to feel that we... More »

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China • democracy • Hong Kong • Jackie Chan

movie review

 Kung Fu Panda Kicks Butt 

Old story becomes a fun journey in fast-paced martial arts animation 

Jun 6, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dreamworks' animal extravaganza Kung Fu Panda isn't packed full of surprises, the critics say, but top-notch visual and voice acting lift it above the standard animal adventure fare. Jack Black gives the lead character, a pudgy panda who dreams of becoming a martial arts master, a "slightly abashed suburban-couch-potato... More »

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Angelina Jolie • animation • movie review • DreamWorks • Jackie Chan • Dustin Hoffman • Jack Black • kung fu • Lucy Liu • animated movie

Baby Mama Tickles Box Office Rally

Chick flick laffer
helps spark 17%
ticket surge

Apr 27, 08 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comedy sparked a box office comeback this weekend as Baby Mama banked $18.3 million from mostly female film-goers, Variety reports. Also fueling the 17.2% hike over last year's frame were stoner sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay with $14.6 million in second, and Jackie Chan's... More »

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film • comedy • Tina Fey • box office • Universal Pictures • Jackie Chan • Amy Poehler • movies • Baby Mama • Sarah Marshall

 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

NEW RELEASE

 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

Americans Race to 'Rush Hour 3'

Franchise's third film fails to match second installment

Aug 12, 07 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Critics tried to slash its tires, but Rush Hour 3 still raced to the top of the box office this weekend. The Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker vehicle gauged $50.2 million according to studio estimates, though falling short of the franchise’s second installment Rush Hour 2, which earned... More »

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Hollywood • film • movie review • The Simpsons Movie • box office • Matt Damon • The Bourne Ultimatum • Rush Hour 3 • Chris Tucker • Jackie Chan • Stardust • Daddy Day Camp • movies

Rush Hour 3 Runs Out of Gas

Recycled gags fall flat in tired buddy comedy

Aug 10, 07 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Legendary martial artist Jackie Chan teams up with peppy funnyman Chris Tucker for the third time since 1998 in Rush Hour 3, but critics are panning the film, opening today, as a flat-tire addition to the buddy-comedy franchise. "It’s a generically crummy action flick. It’s ugly. It’... More »

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Hollywood • film • comedy • movie review • Rush Hour 3 • Chris Tucker • Jackie Chan • movies

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