Podcasts about dragon blade

We journey with silk road with Jackie, John Cusack and Adrien Brody in 2015's Dragon Blade. 

Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Harry Potter) and Erin Darke (Miracle Workers, Moonshine) join Paul and Jason to break down the 2015 action flick Dragon Blade starring Jackie Chan, Adrian Brody, and John Cusack. They discuss the fact there is no dragon blade in the movie, John Cusack's American accent, how arrows do amazing things, and much more. (Originally Released 02/14/2019) HDTGM is coming to NYC on Nov 15th! Go to hdtgm.com to buy tix, merch, and for more on bad movies.Order Paul's book about his childhood: Joyful Recollections of TraumaFor extra content on Matinee Monday movies, visit Paul's YouTube page: youtube.com/paulscheerTalk bad movies on the HDTGM Discord: discord.gg/hdtgmPaul's Discord: discord.gg/paulscheerFollow Paul's movie recs on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/paulscheer/Check out new HDTGM movie merch over at teepublic.com/stores/hdtgmPaul and Rob Huebel stream live on Twitch every Thursday 8-10pm EST: www.twitch.tv/friendzoneLike good movies too? Subscribe to Unspooled with Paul and Amy Nicholson: listen.earwolf.com/unspooledSubscribe to The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael: www.thedeepdiveacademy.com/podcastCheck out The Jane Club over at www.janeclub.comWhere to find Paul, June, & Jason:@PaulScheer on Instagram & Twitter@Junediane on IG and @MsJuneDiane on TwitterJason is not on social media

Our band of adventurers finishes up their business in the captiol and heads toward Utatropine in search of Kal's family and hopefully the shard of the Dragon Blade they guard. Special thanks to: Airgl0w for our theme music JStewIllustrations for our artwork

Linnea, Emilia, and guest Ashley Milligan try to figure out what a Dragon Blade (2015) even is. Got a question/comment/nickname suggestion for Linnea? Email brodyfestnotquest@gmail.com.-----------Special thanks to Brad Petering of TV Girl for our theme song. Listen to TV Girl on Spotify, and follow 'em on Instagram.And another big thank you to Nats for Brodyfest's Lemon Demon mashup outro! Follow her on Instagram.Follow Linnea and Emilia, too! If you want. You don't have to.

This week Dave and Nick are transported to the region of Galar where they have to watch their fiance die in their arms by the hands of the evil dragon's henchmen. But with the power of their new Dragon Blade and disembodied Dragon voice-in-their-head, Valthorian, they must track down the other evil dragons and vanquish them to save the world and to quell the raging fire within themselves. Will Dave be able to wrestle with the motion controls? Will Nick ever recover from burying his fellow townsfolk?Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalarcade.comEmail us at nick@criticalarcade.com and dave@criticalarcade.comThanks for listening and keep on gaming! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Notes: Whirlwind check. Go to EU. COVID babies. Coedo beer. Guinness World Records. Rod's dream. Okinawa. Dragon Blade. New Year New Edit Comp. Van Jam. Rod's first time to Japan. TOTY. Q&A. Outro: No Heros by Converge Support the show with $1 a month to get video episodes: www.patreon.com/kendertainment Follow us on IG: @damanerds @mj_incro @roddama @kendertainment

Dragon Blade is a fascinating piece of Eastern art featuring several famous actors from the West. The film is overall fun with a good nature to it. Jackie Chan brings a lot of heart to the film and John adds a welcomed charm.

Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_nwUmLQPBIo | This week, Hong Kong based English actor, Jai Day, shares his experience on both the stage and on the big screen working over 10 years in the entertainment industry. We talk about his unique upbringing exploring Asia with his parents on a boat, to working on many Hong Kong action films with actors like Andy Lau, Donnie Yen, and Jackie Chan. We get to learn a little bit of how Jackie was on set of Dragon Blade and Skiptrace from Jai, as well as his approach to acting and teaching as a co-founder of The Actor's Gym, Hong Kong's first professional acting studio. Lots of pearls of wisdom in this episode!

Poddy Guardian Sailor MeganMoon Prism Power, Make Up! We grab our crystal and our nostalgia and cozy up with PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON ETERNAL: THE MOVIE (Netflix); and journey to the Han Dynasty with Jackie Chan film DRAGON BLADE. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical.Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlistsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadioRob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan

Alex and Tom strap on their yo-yos and talk about the attempted epic that is Dragon Blade. After that it's time for a lot of catching up with WandaVision. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Some of the movies you might know (Braveheart, 300) but have you heard of Dragon Blade? That is the movie where the guy from Say Anything who holds a boom box above his head portrays a Roman General - in China! Smoke these movies, but do not inhale for historical accuracy.

Imperial China has survived from antiquity all the way to the beginning of the 20th century - an unequalled historical feat. How do Chinese filmmakers view that? Are there differences between directors from Hong Kong, from Taiwan, and from the mainland? What does Hollywood do with it? Rutger and Gil glide through 2000 years of rich history through a Pod Academy record of 9 movies: Hero (2002), Red Cliff (2008), Dragon Blade (2015), Mulan (animated, 1998), The Great Wall (2015), Mulan (live-action, 2020), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) and The Last Emperor (1987).   Visit our website: https://www.ourpodacademy.com To become a friend of the show: https://patreon.com/podacademy For a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/gotacademy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurPodAcademy Send us an Email to: us@podacademy.com  

In this epic, dramatic episode of Tubi or Not Tubi, we search for the glory in the 2015 film, Dragon Blade, directed by Daniel Lee and starring Jackie Chan, John Cusak, and Adrien Brody. Films based on historical events often go wrong for a number of possible reasons. But, being that Jackie Chan is present, one must ask... Is this a film Tubi admired, or will it leave much Tubi desired?

Join two very sweaty men on an epic journey from the Far East to the Wild West as Tom & Kieran get to grips with Dragon Blade and Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. PLUS: HEAT, flight paths, crap music, travel arrangements of the ancient Romans, elements of historical accuracy, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, wandering accents, dubious eye makeup, "Wild Geese City", arrows, polygamy, Last of the Summer Wine, Nicolas Cage, Birdemic, Chinese Zodiac, Bleeding Steel, The Foreigner, Pierce Brosnan, Martin Campbell, When Harry Met Sally, creepy introductory scenes, Westworld, bilingual bank robbery, absurd explosions, Towering Inferno, Mel Brooks and the martial art of getting out of the way. Rent Tom's feature length documentary The Easy Bit on Prime Video: http://bit.ly/theeasybit

This week we’re talking about Jackie Chan’s peacekeeping on the Silk Road in 2015’s Dragon Blade, featuring John Cusack and Adrien Brody as The Romans. We hear about the crew’s hellacious time in the desert from the film’s composer Henry Lai and, frequent JC collaborator, actor and stuntman Brahim Chab.

Episode 90 - Dragon Blade (2015)   Cinemoddities - cinematic oddities - is another film podcast discussing esoteric media projects. Our focus is discussing any media that is too bizarre, abnormal or off-kilter for contemporary audiences, then and now. Every week, Rob and Zack delve into the cult classics swamp looking for an enigmatic, cinematic gem to share with you! Harass us at Cinemoddities@gmail.com and @Cinemoddities Thank you to An Insperiority Complex for providing our theme song; Click the link to hear more from them!

Dans ce numéro de Briefing, nous faisons un point Meta sur les compositions jouées en Week 1 du Stage 4, des changements pour les Season Playoffs et du Match Atlanta Reign / Paris Eternal. Les 27K en Dragon Blade d’Haksal: https://clips.twitch.tv/PricklyIncredulousCormorantPhilosoraptor Merci d'avoir écouté l'émission ! N'hésitez pas à laisser, un commentaire ou un like, ça aide beaucoup à faire connaître l’émission. Sinon vous pouvez aussi soutenir l’émission en regardant une publicité ou en faisant un don sur: https://utip.io/jeremydjk La boutique Briefing: http://briefingshop.djk.fr/ Suivez moi sur Twitter et Instagram: @djk_ https://instagram.com/briefingowl https://twitter.com/briefingowl http://briefingowl.djk.fr/ Rendez-vous la semaine prochaine !

Michael R Miller is author of the Dragon Blade trilogy and, with Taran Matharu, is co-founder of Portal Books, a publisher dedicated to LitRPG (Literary Role Playing Games). Michael tells us how they took their passion for the genre, experience from selling their own books, and created their own publishing company.   To support the show go to bestsellerexperiment.com/support Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

Michael R Miller is author of the Dragon Blade trilogy and, with Taran Matharu, is co-founder of Portal Books, a publisher dedicated to LitRPG (Literary Role Playing Games). Michael tells us how they took their passion for the genre, experience from selling their own books, and created their own publishing company. In this Deep Dive […] The post EP170 Teaser: Deep Dive – Start Your Own Publisher with Michael R Miller appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.

Daniel Radcliffe (Miracle Workers, Harry Potter) and Erin Darke (Dietland, Summer ’03) join Paul and Jason to discuss the 2015 action film Dragon Blade starring Jackie Chan, Adrian Brody, and John Cusack. They talk about there being no dragon blade in the movie, arrows doing amazing things, Cusack’s accent, and much more. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace (www.squarespace.com/BONKERS), Simplisafe (www.simplisafe.com/BONKERS), and Black Tux (www.blacktux.com code: BONKERS). Subscribe to Unspooled with Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson here: http://www.earwolf.com/show/unspooled/ Check out our new website over at www.hdtgminfo.com! Check out new HDTGM merch over at https://www.teepubli…wdidthisgetmade Where to Find Jason, June & Paul: @PaulScheer on Instagram & Twitter @Junediane on IG and @MsJuneDiane on Twitter Jason is still not on Twitter

Chanboyz. Changirlz. Hello. Today we watch and review Dragon Blade, a movie where Jackie Chan and his crew fight the Romans and try to save the Silk Road. We also talk about the clear decline of Jackie Chan, Coen Brothers characters, meaningless visuals, what exactly Adrien Brody and John Cusack have been up to, and play the Jackoff game.

Estamos en verano, y vamos teniendo mas ratitos libres para ponernos al día con nuestras lecturas o visionados que teníamos pendientes. Y es que con esta calor lo que apetece es prepararte algo fresquito, y sentarte a leer un comic a la sombra, o ponerte a revisar una vieja película que hace tiempo que no ves. El caso es que una vez mas traemos el resultado de esos ratos echados con nuestras aficiones favoritas comentadas por los miembros de este Wassapodcast. A parte de lo que reza en el título también comentaremos: Peliculas: Heroes en el infierno, Un lugar tranquilo, Monster brawl, Noche de juegos, Dragon Blade, En la sombra, Codigo de silencio, Desaparecido en combate, El final de todo, El herrero y el diablo, Godzilla netflix, Ocean´s 8, Hereditary, Arde Mississippi, El hilo invisible, Exploradores, El cairo confidencial, Lego Aquaman Series: Paquita salas 2 temp, The americans última temporada, Billions 3 temp, Strike, The hollow, El cuento de la criada 2 temp, Glow 2 temp, Goliath 2 temp, Vikings game, Ana de las tejas verdes 2 temp Trailers: Aquaman, Glass, Animales Fantásticos: Los Crímenes de Grindelwald, Titanes, Iron Fist, Star Trek discovery, Godzilla Comics: Lobezno y la patrulla x aprendizaje salvaje, Darth vader, Batman 50, Batman la saga de Ra's al ghul, Batman, Dark knigth 3, La cosa del pantano Esperamos que os guste!!!

Stefan, Wolfgang und Andreas begrüßen euch zum NarrenTalk No. 162. Trailer Wir sprechen über die Trailer zu Speed Kills, Halloween, TAU, How It Ends, The Domestics, Animal World und Mandy. Last Seen Andreas stellt uns Dragon Blade vor. Wolfgang sah Drunken Master, Stefan The Outsider...

Stefan, Wolfgang und Andreas begrüßen euch zum NarrenTalk No. 162. Trailer Wir sprechen über die Trailer zu Speed Kills, Halloween, TAU, How It Ends, The Domestics, Animal World und Mandy. Last Seen Andreas stellt uns Dragon Blade vor. Wolfgang sah Drunken Master, Stefan The Outsider...

In the first half of this episode, Ricardo Medina reviews the inspirational drama "Stronger", while I do a track review of "Walk on Water", Eminem's first single from his upcoming album "Revival", along with the delightful comedy-drama "The Big Sick" and the Bruce Lee biopic of sorts "Birth of the Dragon". Also, we FINALLY discuss the Hollywood "witch-hunts" involving Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K. and others.  In the second half of our latest podcast (Season 3, Episode 35), I review Takashi Miike's latest samurai film "Blade of the Immortal", and, along with Ricardo Medina, the penultimate superhero movie of 2017: Marvel Studios' "Thor: Ragnarok" (MINOR SPOILERS).   BUY "Stronger": http://amzn.to/2hq4D5u BUY "The Big Sick": http://amzn.to/2iTqP8z BUY "Birth of the Dragon": http://amzn.to/2yAKpxa   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com

Talking Survivor, The Challenge, Are You the One? for our reality focus - we talk Watchlists, including the new Florida Project and a tiny taste of Breezy on the Streets (week's news in film, TV and games). > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter! > Check out The Media By Us Facebook Page too! > Review us on iTunes, Google Play, or anywhere! The Watchlist (1:51) Reality Dump: The Challenge (1:51), Are You the One? (5:52), Survivor (8:00) TJ: Minions (19:25), The Florida Project (19:52) Brent: Song to Song (25:47), Blade Runner 2049 (28:34), Death Note (34:44), Gerald's Game (36:21) Chris: This Is Us Season 1 (44:16), Mindhunter Season 1 (46:51), Mine (48:01), Dragon Blade (51:29) Breezy on the Streets (54:00) Best Bet this Weekend (55:15) Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante. > Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers > Outro song "Extemporaneous  Birth" courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Jay ( @baconladstrikes (http://www.twitter.com/DietJay) ) talk about the surprising depth to the Despicable Me franchise, if Donald Trump is actually Marlon Brando in disguise, and sing the merits of The Dark Knight franchise's background actors before going to town on Jackie Chan's incoherent war epic Dragon Blade.  Theme: Bustin' by Neil Cicierega THIS WEEK'S LINKS: Box Office Mojo - "Summer 2017 Closes Out with the Worst Labor Day Weekend in 17 Years" Uproxx - "Jared Leto Is Reportedly Unhappy About The Rumors Of Leonardo DiCaprio Playing Another Joker" Variety - "George Clooney Jokes About Becoming U.S. President: ‘Sounds Like Fun’" Uproxx - "Matt Damon Reveals How Donald Trump Would Demand A Cameo If You Wanted To Film In One Of His Buildings" Deadline - "Jane Fonda On Robert Redford: 'I Live For Sex Scenes With Him'" Wikipedia - "Dragon Blade (film)" Support this podcast

We were supposed to watch Passenger 57. Mistakes were made. Top men were put on the job. Top. Men. And those top men were Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrien Brody, stars of the surprisingly enjoyable DRAGON BLADE, the best last minute replacement movie we've ever seen! This one starts strange, gets stranger, mellows out a bit, then goes off the rails, all by minute two! Jon still has a cold and his medicine has weird side effects, Mark spoils the beginning of Rocky IV, we nail an extended riff on piano-based rock and rollers from the 70s, the greatest Car Talk guys impression ever rears its glorious head, we got one shitty parrot, AJA!, and Jon forgets the name of the podcast he's currently recording. NOTE: Sorry for the incessant sounds of summer behind us. It was too hot in the "studio" to close the windows. Please subscribe via iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play or pretty much anywhere fine podcasts are purveyed. Leave us a rating and review, so we know for certain we're not Earth's last inhabitants! Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/BodyCountCast Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/bodycountsandbeer/ Email us: bodycountsandbeer@gmail.com Let us know what you liked, what you hated, where your favorite wax museum is, your old family recipe for yoghurt with an "H," or literally ANYTHING AT ALL!

Reed joins us to break down The Great Wall and discuss the possibility of a Matrix reboot, plus we also talk Dragon Blade, Outcast, King Kong Lives and Missing Richard Simmons. 0:00 – Intro 33:15 – Review: The Great Wall 1:25:35 – Headlines: The Matrix Reboot in the Works 1:46:35 – Other Stuff We Watched: Dragon Blade, King Kong Lives, Outcast, Missing Richard Simmons 2:15:15 – Junk Mail: Frank Letterboxd Fails, Making a List of Every Movie You've Watched, Favorite Character Actors + Favourite Movie Studio Logo, Versus Rapid Fire, Nintendo Switch Thoughts 2:48:55 – Recommended "Reeding" 3:04:40 – This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro

Reed joins us to break down The Great Wall and discuss the possibility of a Matrix reboot, plus we also talk Dragon Blade, Outcast, King Kong Lives and Missing Richard Simmons. 0:00 – Intro 33:15 – Review: The Great Wall 1:25:35 – Headlines: The Matrix Reboot in the Works 1:46:35 – Other Stuff We Watched: Dragon Blade, King Kong Lives, Outcast, Missing Richard Simmons 2:15:15 – Junk Mail: Frank Letterboxd Fails, Making a List of Every Movie You've Watched, Favorite Character Actors + Favourite Movie Studio Logo, Versus Rapid Fire, Nintendo Switch Thoughts 2:48:55 – Recommended "Reeding" 3:04:40 – This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro

Hallo zusammen! In dieser Folge stellt Johannes uns ein paar alternative Poster im Zootopia Stil vor, Mo blickt freudig einem dritten Teil von Bill & Ted entgegen und Dennis stellt den neuesten Netflix-Coup vor: Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Gespielt und geschaut haben wir unter anderem: Dragon Blade, Santa Clarita Diet (Season 1), The LEGO Batman Movie, Ein Mann namens Ove, Rectify (Season 2), Hacksaw Ridge und Manchester by the Sea. More

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete wrap up their Cusack-attack, their trilogy dedicated to John Cusack. You, faithful listeners, voted for this choice on the Facebook group, so we picked Dragon Blade. This is a martial arts, action film, starring Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrian Brody. It's a story set in 50Bc featuring a missing Roman Legion and many tribes from the East. Next month we start a whole new trilogy, but you'll have to listen to the end to find out who is the star. To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Bags of Action Facebook group here - Facebook Group . If you would like to get in touch with the show you can follow us on Twitter @BagsofAction or you can email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes. If you enjoy this podcast or any of the others on the Geek Syndicate network then you can support the show by contributing to Geek Syndicate on Patreon    

This is Bags of Action. The podcast is devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about Homefront from 2013 starring Jason Statham. This is the third in our Statham trilogy and so far this trilogy has been pretty disappointing. Both hosts had low expectations going in, so did it live up to them? This film has a well known cast with some big names including James Franco, Wynona Rider,  Frank Grillo, Clancy Brown and Kate Bosworth. For the next three months we are going to be doing a trilogy devoted to what is probably an unlikely action hero, John Cusack. We've decided on what the first two films are going to be for June and July, but you, the listener, get to vote and decide on what we will be watching in August. So, watch the trailers for these films and then cast your vote on here, or on the Facebook group.   - The Bag Man - Cusack and Robert De Niro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJzey2Q1bAQ   - The Numbers Station - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bigClSQWNs   - Drive Hard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5knw74WsGpI   - Dragon Blade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPm3FOT0-xk   The Prince - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI21mDC5TXk If you would like to get in touch you can join in the discussion of all things related to action movies on the Facebook Group or you can follow Bags of Action on Twitter @BagsofAction. You can also email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.          

The Dynasty Report goes international to a degree with a review of Jackie Chan's box office hit Dragon Blade from 2015. Acting against John Cusack and Adrien Brody, let's examine how East meets West in this period actioner. Also, the review of movie number 8 trillion on director Herman Yau's filmography in the form of the […]

The Dynasty Report goes international to a degree with a review of Jackie Chan’s box office hit Dragon Blade from 2015. Acting against John Cusack and Adrien Brody, let’s examine how East meets West in this period actioner. Also, the review of movie number 8 trillion on director Herman Yau’s filmography in the form of the […]

I avsnitt 124 av IGN Sveriges Podcast pratar vi om det evigt försenade Mighty No 9, Platinum Games Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants of Manhattan och det återupplivade X-Files. Dessutom diskuterar vi spelvärldens bästa trilogier och förvandlar våra barndomslekar till spel. Och så klämmer vi in lite Blip Blop, Dragon Blade, 400 Days, Scrap Mechanic och 1993: Space Machine av bara farten. Pang ba!

Van and Kase look at revenge drama The Revenant, Rocky spin-off Creed, captivity drama Room, Chinese epic Dragon Blade, and hitman thriller Breakdown. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the recent release of Dragon Blade, Jackie Chan now boasts 120 movies to his credit – plus seven more in pre or post-production or announced. Mad Movie Man A.J. Hakari returns for another discussion of Chan’s remarkable film career.  Hakari plans to share his updated picks for the best Jackie Chan movies, and host Betty Jo Tucker will rant and rave about the epic Dragon Blade, one of the most expensive movies ever made in China. Hakari, a frequent and favorite guest on Movie Addict Headquarters, contributes insightful and entertaining reviews to a variety of outlets including  ReelTalk Movie Reviews, Classic Movie Guide, DVD Active, Attack from Planet B and CineSlice, his popular movie blog. The last Movie Addict HQ episode about Jackie Chan’s films took place in 2010. Since then, Chan has appeared in twelve more motion pictures. Will any of them make it to Hakari’s list of best Jackie Chan films?

This week on podcast Melanie, Phil and Drekken discuss the passing of horror legend, Wes Craven, eSports breaking into ESPN, Mario Maker and Dragon Blade starring Jackie Chan.

7 years ago when Beijing staged the Opening Ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games, I was moved to tears thinking this grand event could be an opportunity for the world to understand the friendly Chinese people and their culture. Now seven years later, Chinese historical action film "Dragon Blade" also calls for understanding and friendship in the same spirit, it made my eyes moist again, but failed to create the same emotional ripples that resonated in my heart 7 years ago.Hong Kong director Daniel Lee's "Dragon Blade" stars Jackie Chan and tells the story of a Roman Legion that found its way to the northwest border region of the Han Empire. Roman general Lucius, played by John Cusack, clashes with Jackie Chan's character Huo An, a commander of a Silk Road Protection Squad. Circumstances push the two sides to a truce, before both sides face annihilation by the usurping Roman Emperor Tiberius and his overwhelming expedition troops.Director Daniel Lee is most commonly known for the chic, UFO-shaped helmets in his historical films. According to some Chinese critics, this excess of originality amounts to a lack of respect for history. The mistake regarding the location of Yumenguan, or the Wild Geese Gate, in "Dragon Blade" suggests he is not very well informed about China, although he does show some knowledge regarding Western culture. His 2011 movie "White Vengeance" was a Gothic retelling about the life of first Han Dynasty Emperor Liu Bang, which bore much resemblance to the Shakespearean story of King Lear. In "Dragon Blade", he's done a good job highlighting the engineering prowess of the Roman Legionaries and offers remarkable display of the Roman shield wall technique.The visual aspect of "Dragon Blade" exceeds the standard of a Chinese blockbuster production, and the story would have developed smoothly, had Daniel Lee been able to rein in the ill-placed enthusiasm of producer Jackie Chan. Over his entire career, the Hong Kong martial artist has built and maintained an upright profile with consistency and resolve, and lately he has developed a habit of using movies as a venue for expression. Of course movies, like other art forms, are a body of expression by nature, but among all the media available to filmmakers' discretion, putting ideas in an actor's mouth is perhaps the laziest and most awkward choice, albeit the most explicit.In "Dragon Blade", Jackie Chan takes upon his character to voice his longings for peace and mutual understanding. His wishes are not unwelcome in the wake of recent unrest in Northwest China where the story is set. But time and time again, he interrupts the pace of the film with empty speeches without actually reaching the audience. In fact, the 7-year-old actor Jozef Waite has better chance of winning people's heart with a touching song than Chan's sincere words.So, now comparing the similar emotional encounters, I recognise the changes in my own thinking over the years. No longer the innocent idealist who thought the simplest manifest of good will was enough to deserve a good turn, now I've realised that action speaks louder than words and nothing promotes mutual understanding better than common interest. The most effective way to foster understanding and promote stability in the border region is to bring prosperity to the locals, and to achieve that we'll have to rely more on investment in the "Silk Road Economic Belt" project than on Jackie Chan's honourable persistence in the movie industry. Anyone can be a willing member of the Silk Road Protection Squad if they have a stake in the joint venture.

On this episode we are joined by Michael Karstetter of Exit the Critic fame to discuss the controversial film, The Interview.  We also check out the trailers for Dragon Blade and Everly.