Why We Love Geezer Buddy Movies So Much Sep 10, 2008
The key is to generate a comic spark from the friction of two dissimilar personalities: the slob and the obsessive-compulsive sharing the same apartment (Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple), the gruff bounty hunter and the neurotic accountant sharing a pair of cuffs (Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run), Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson sharing a bathtub (Shanghai Noon), etc. The genre has proliferated many overlapping subcategories, which include the cop buddy movie, the... (Slate)
Titles lost in translation Aug 2, 2008
Those are often harder to translate, especially if they involve puns like Shanghai Noon, a play on High Noon. In Latin America, Rain Man, a word play on the name of one of the characters, was retitled When Brothers Meet. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' Aug 1, 2008
The Gough and Miller plot is certainly serviceable, but the film's feeble attempts at banter are on a par with the writers' best-forgotten work on "Shanghai Noon" and "Shanghai Knights.". It's not just the script that's a sticking point here; there are problems with some of the acting as well. (Los Angeles Times)
Drillbit Taylor DVD Review Jul 2, 2008
Owen Wilson Stars in Failed Comedy Lacking Bite (Suite101.com)
Star in training Jun 6, 2008
Eric Chen, a martial-arts adviser to the Panda animators who also helped craft stunts for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Shanghai Noon, has Black's bulbous bod at his disposal. And he's serious, showing off swords and fighting sticks. (USA Today)
King of kung fu May 3, 2008
Soon big-budget hits such as the "Rush Hour" series and "Shanghai Noon," followed. "Rush Hour" was Chan's first movie to break $100 million at the U.S. box office, earning $141 million, according to the box office tracking Web site, Box Office Mojo. (CNN -- International)
Movie review: This ‘Drillbit’ is worn out Apr 11, 2008
Movie review: This Drillbit is worn out. Updated Friday, April 11, 2008. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Quiz Jackie Chan Mar 16, 2008
He now has nearly a century of films under his belt as an actor that has seen him show off his martial arts skills and comic timing in Hollywood blockbusters such as "Rumble in the Bronx"and "Shanghai Noon.". His next cinematic venture in a colorful career is alongside Jet Li in "The Forbidden Kingdom," before he takes a lead role as an ambassador for the Beijing Olympics leading up to this year's Games. (CNN -- International)
Shootin' blanks | Nov 6, 2007
That Jackie Chan's 'Shanghai Noon' is the best western of the past decade tells you how bad and ugly with no trace of the good it's all become. Times are now so desperate, they've actually placed the great American dream in the hands of a Welshman (Christian Bale) and an Aussie (Russell Crowe), with 'Stateside critics even raving saviour, Lone Ranger, blazin' guns about the interlopers' '3:10 To Yuma. (iAfrica.com)
Chan to aspiring action stars: Don't bow Oct 23, 2007
Chan's films include the "Rush Hour" movies, "Shanghai Noon" and "Shanghai Knights," co-starring Owen Wilson. . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Owen Wilson: Where does he go from here? Oct 19, 2007
Instead, they saw him as a new kind of 90s joker, a slacker icon who - with his many-times-broken nose and slowed-down, pothead patois - could float through action movies (Anaconda) and comedies (Meet the Parents, Shanghai Noon) alike. His ironically detached style was amusing for a while (in fact, he's quite terrific as the world's most unlikely geologist in Armageddon). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Director says that Owen Wilson is doing well Sep 4, 2007
broke through in Bottle Rocket in 1996 and has become one of the biggest stars of the last decade, appearing in The Cable Guy, Armageddon, Rushmore, The Haunting, Shanghai Noon, Meet the Parents, Zoolander, The Royal Tenenbaums, Behind Enemy Lines, I Spy, Starsky , The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Meet the Fockers, Wedding Crashers, Cars, You Me and Dupree, and Night at the Museum. Search our database of Celebrity Galleries. (Actress Archives)
Owen quits movie after suicide try Sep 1, 2007
The quirky 38-year-old - seen in such hits as "You, Me and Dupree" and "Shanghai Noon" - has released a statement, asking for time to "heal." But others, like ex-junkie rocker Courtney Love, have been more outspoken. This week, she blamed Wilson buddy British comedian Steve Coogan for Wilson's downward spiral. (New York Daily News)
Police logs confirm attempted suicide call in Wilson case Aug 29, 2007
Wilson, 38, considered one of Hollywood's top comedy stars with hit films such as "Wedding Crashers," "Shanghai Noon" and "Cars," was receiving treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Related links. (Chicago Tribune)
Report Lists Reason for Owen Wilson Phone Call as 'Attempted Suicide' Aug 29, 2007
Wilson was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the screenplay "The Royal Tenenbaums." He got his big break in the 2000 comedy action hit "Shanghai Noon," starring opposite martial arts star Jackie Chan. He later co-starred with good friends Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell in the 2001 offbeat comedy "Zoolander." He got his dramatic break starring with Gene Hackman in the 2001 action film "Behind Enemy Lines.". (Fox News)
Texan starThe slow-building success of Hollywood actor Owen Wilson Aug 29, 2007
Wilson got his big chance in the 2000 comedy action hit Shanghai Noon, opposite Hong Kong martial arts star Jackie Chan. From there he went on to star alongside Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell in the 2001 film Zoolander. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Owen Wilson; Aug 29, 2007
Wilson, 38, considered one of Hollywood's top comedy stars with hit films such as "Wedding Crashers," "Shanghai Noon" and "Cars," was receiving treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Wilson's publicist, Ina Treciokas of I/D Public Relations, issued this statement from the actor: "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time.". (Los Angeles Times)
Owen Wilson hospitalized; Aug 28, 2007
Wilson, 38, considered one of Hollywood's top comedy stars, with such hit films as "Wedding Crashers," Shanghai Noon" and "Cars," was receiving medical treatment Monday at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The hospital declined to comment. Wilson's publicist, Ina Treciokas of I/D Public Relations, issued this statement from the actor: "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time. " Neither public authorities nor Wilson's... (Los Angeles Times)
Report Says Actor Owen Wilson In Hospital Aug 28, 2007
Wilson, 38, has starred in such hit films as "Meet the Parents," "Zoolander," "Shanghai Noon," "Starsky and Hutch" and "Wedding Crashers.". Last year, he voiced the lead for the computer-animated family comedy "Cars" and also starred in the hits "You, Me and Dupree" and "Night at the Museum.". (Click2Houston, TX)
Tabloids Say Owen Wilson Tried To Commit Suicide Aug 28, 2007
" He also starred in "You, Me and Dupree," teamed with Jackie Chan in "Shanghai Noon" and voiced the main character in the animated hit "Cars. "Wilson recently broke up with actress Kate Hudson. (? 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. ) From Our Partners You need the latest Flash player to view CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking... (CBS2.com, CA)
Movie review: Feels like a 'Rush' job Aug 24, 2007
Tucker, paired with Chan, is by default a great cinematic matchup and much better than Owen Wilson s foil in the Shanghai Noon series. The first and second Rush Hour films were comedic gold. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Jackie Chan's rush to the top Aug 12, 2007
" His brand of comedy both thrilled and delighted audiences and despite having never really mastering the English language, Chan went on to release a slew of American movies over the next decade, consisting of hits (2000's Shanghai Noon which spawned a sequel) and misses (The Tuxedo and Around the World in 80 Days). Through it all, Chan remained steadfast to his tried-and-true talents; he performed his own stunts, thrilled audiences with well-choreographed fight scenes, and made them laugh.... (Channel News Asia)
In praise of Jackie Aug 10, 2007
He was paired with Owen Wilson in Shanghai Noon and its sequel, Shanghai Knights, and in Rush Hour, hes paired with Chris Tucker. Disappointed that Chan does not have as many action scenes in Rush Hour 3 as in his Hong Kong films, I ask the 53-year-old actor if he is happy with the paltry number of stunts and scenes he got. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Former city woman to play Bruce Lee’s wife in Chinese TV series Apr 17, 2007
Eric Chen also choreographed one of Jackie Chan s scenes in the 2000 film, Shanghai Noon. And he thought Lang would be right for the role of Linda Lee. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
* Stuntman admits to being Jackie Chan's double Apr 5, 2007
In an interview published on his Web site last year, Chan expressed frustration with safety rules in the US film industry, where he has made movies like Shanghai Noon, The Tuxedo and Rush Hour. "I know that they want to make sure that I'm safe when I do my stunts, but sometimes they insist that I use protective gear for even simple things, and that is frustrating. It takes so much time," Chan said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Stuntman: I doubled Jackie Chan Apr 4, 2007
In an interview published on his Web site last year, Chan expressed frustration with safety rules in the U.S. film industry, where he has made movies like "Shanghai Noon," "The Tuxedo" and "Rush Hour.". "I know that they want to make sure that I'm safe when I do my stunts, but sometimes they insist that I use protective gear for even simple things, and that is frustrating. It takes so much time," Chan said in the interview. (CNN -- International)
Jackie Chan announces new Chinese movie plans Jan 3, 2007
After numerous attempts to translate his brand of physical comedy-spiced martial arts moves into English-language films, he finally broke through with 1998's Rush Hour as a taciturn Hong Kong policeman teamed up with a fast-talking LAPD cop, to rescue a diplomat's daughter, following that up with a pairing with another wisecracking foil, Owen Wilson, in Shanghai Noon in 2000. He continues to make Chinese-language movies alongside Hollywood offerings. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
