<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xml:base="https://www.mcavinchey.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Dan McAvinchey - Malalene</title> <link>https://www.mcavinchey.org/filmtv-people/malalene</link> <description></description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>The Big Boss</title> <link>https://www.mcavinchey.org/film/big-boss</link> <description><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Bruce Lee kicked around Hollywood for years looking in vain for an American break when Hong Kong came calling. As Kato in the TV series The Green Hornet he had become an Asian star (the series was renamed for his character when it crossed the Pacific) and ripe for his own vehicle. This raw, low-budget effort, called The Big Boss in its native Hong Kong and Fists Of Fury in the United States, is a generic revenge drama enlivened by Lee's intense screen presence and martial arts prowess. He's a country boy who takes a job at a Thailand ice-packing plant and discovers it's a cover for heroin smuggling. Lee is held back through the first half of the film by a promise he made his sweet, gray-haired mom not to brawl (which means you have to wait to see him in action), but his indignation turns to fury as friends and coworkers disappear and the boss sends thugs to take care of the brooding, intense country boy. The final half of the film is a series of violent confrontations, culminating in a marvelously choreographed showdown at the ice plant. Lean, mean Lee, with a physique that looked sculpted in bronze, became an overnight sensation with this film, breaking all Asian box-office records and starting an international kung fu craze, but none of the pretenders ever touched Lee's cool cinematic charisma or his martial arts grace. Lee returned the next year in The Chinese Connection.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-sort-title field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Sort title:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Big Boss, The</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-cast field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Cast:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/filmtv-people/bruce-lee" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Bruce Lee</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/filmtv-people/yin-chieh-han" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Yin-Chieh Han</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/filmtv-people/james-tien" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">James Tien</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/filmtv-people/maria-yi" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Maria Yi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/filmtv-people/malalene" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Malalene</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/filmtv-people/tony-liu" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Tony Liu</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-cover-image field-type-image field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Cover image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.mcavinchey.org/sites/default/files/cover_image/fistsoffury_0.jpg" width="500" height="657" alt="The Big Boss (Fists of Fury)" title="The Big Boss (Fists of Fury)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-running-time field-type-hms-field field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Running time:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="hms hms-format-h-mm">1:45</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-year field-type-datetime field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Year:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="1971-01-01T00:00:00-05:00">1971</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-keywords field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/filmtv-keywords/action" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Action</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/filmtv-keywords/classics" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Classics</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/filmtv-keywords/cult-film-tv" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Cult Film / TV</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/filmtv-keywords/martial-arts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Martial Arts</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-imdb-rating field-type-number-decimal field-label-above"><div class="field-label">IMDB rating:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">7.10</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-genre field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Genre:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/genre/action" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Action</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-rating field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Rating:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">R</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-audio field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Audio:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/audio-languages/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-subtitles field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Subtitles:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/subtitle-languages/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-aspect-ratio field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Aspect ratio:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Wide</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-sound-format field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Sound format:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sound-format/mono" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mono</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-clip-available field-type-list-integer field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Clip available:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-image-key field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Image key:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">fistsoffury</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-director field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Director:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/filmtv-people/gordon-chan" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Gordon Chan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-awards field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Awards:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/film-awards/none" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">None</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-oscar-nominations field-type-number-integer field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Oscar Nominations:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">0</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-oscar-wins field-type-number-integer field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Oscar Wins:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">0</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-digital field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Digital copy:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes</div></div></div></description> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2017 22:09:32 +0000</pubDate> 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