Jet Li

Author : Michael V. Uschan
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1420507311
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jet Li written by Michael V. Uschan and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the life and career of film and martial arts star Jet Li. The book describes Li's childhood and later career; reveals his reasons for becoming an actor; and talks about his philanthropic efforts, which were motivated at least in part by a first-hand experience with a tsunami in the Maldives. The breadth of biographical information on Li makes this an especially interesting volume.

Author : Sabrina Qiong Yu
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748645489
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jet Li written by Sabrina Qiong Yu and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jet Li is arguably the best martial arts actor alive, and his career has crossed numerous cultural and geographic boundaries, from mainland China to Hong Kong, from Hollywood to France. In Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom, Sabrina Qiong Yu uses Li as an example to address some intriguing but under-examined issues surrounding transnational stardom in general and transnational kung fu stardom in particular. Presenting case studies of audiences' responses to Jet Li films and his star image, this book explores the way in which Li has evolved from a Chinese wuxia hero to a transnational kung fu star in relation to the discourses of genre, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and national identity. By rejecting a text-centred approach which prevails in star studies and instead emphasising the role of audiences in constructing star image, this book challenges some established perspectives in the study of Chinese male screen images and martial arts/action cinema. As one of the first book-length studies on Chinese stars/ stardom and transnational stardom, Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom is essential reading for students and researchers in Film Studies.

Author : James Robert Parish
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530353316
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jet Li written by James Robert Parish and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to Jet Li: A Biography by James Robert Parish. Jet Li: A Biography is noteworthy as the first English-language biography of the martial arts superstar. Known as the "Gene Kelly of the action film," Jet Li was part of the wave of new Asian stars taking Hollywood by storm in the 1990s and early 2000s. Along with Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Jackie Chan, and Maggie Cheung, Jet Li kicked and punched his way out of the cult film underground and into global mainstream movie superstardom. This expansive narrative traces the star's engrossing journey from his humble birth in Beijing, his later life and career in Hong Kong and on to Hollywood moviemaking. It takes the reader from Jet Li's early days in Hong Kong as a fledgling actor to becoming the successful superstar who appeared in such classics as Once Upon a Time in China. Special attention is given to his Hollywood debut alongside Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 4; his later star turns in the gangland fable Romeo Must Die, and the sci-fi hit The One-proving his power as a top-billed box-office attraction. Jet Li: A Biography examines the actor's fiercely protected private life and explains the broad appeal of Hollywood's new Bruce Lee to fans of all ages-from Hong Kong chop-socky cultists to the new Hollywood that eagerly embraced him. This revealing volume includes a detailed filmography of his screen work in Hollywood and Hong Kong.

Author : Christy Marx
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780823935192
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jet Li written by Christy Marx and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2001-12-15 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the Asian film star and martial arts master Jet Li, including action photographs and a listing of his films.

Author : Michael V. Uschan
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1420508563
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jet Li written by Michael V. Uschan and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the life and career of film and martial arts star Jet Li. The book describes Li's childhood and later career; reveals his reasons for becoming an actor; and talks about his philanthropic efforts, which were motivated at least in part by a first-hand experience with a tsunami in the Maldives. The breadth of biographical information on Li makes this an especially interesting volume.

Author : Michael Grecco
Publisher : Amphoto Books
ISBN 13 : 9780817442279
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait written by Michael Grecco and published by Amphoto Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secrets of great portraits are shared with photographers at every level in this resource that includes sections on cameras, illumination, film and digital, lighting set-ups, creativity and conceptualization, connecting with the subject, and having a point of view. Original.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Belt written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.

Author : Dorothy Wai Sim Lau
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 147443035X
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Stardom in Participatory Cyberculture written by Dorothy Wai Sim Lau and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine generated contents note:1.Blogging Donnie Yen: remaking the martial arts body as a cyber-intertext --2.`Flickering' Jackie Chan: the actor-ambassadorial persona on photo-sharing sites --3.`Friending' Jet Li on Facebook: the celebrity-philanthropist persona in online social networks --4.YouTubing Zhang Ziyi: Chinese female stardom in fan videos on video-sharing sites --5.Discussing Takeshi Kaneshiro: the pan-Asian star image on fan forums.

Author : JAMES ROBERT PARISH
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book JET LI A BIOGRAPHY written by JAMES ROBERT PARISH and published by . This book was released on with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Farquhar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136993479
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Film Stars written by Mary Farquhar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of original essays fills a significant research gap in Chinese film studies by offering an interdisciplinary, comparative examination of ethnic Chinese film stars from the silent period to the era of globalization. Whereas studies of stars and stardom have developed considerably in the West over the past two decades, there is no single book in English that critically addresses issues related to stars and stardom in Chinese culture. Chinese Film Stars offers exemplary readings of historically, geographically and aesthetically multifaceted star phenomena. An international line up of contributors test a variety of approaches in making sense of discourses of stars and stardom in China and the US, explore historical contexts in which Chinese film stars are constructed and transformed in relation to changing sociopolitical conditions, and consider issues of performance and identity specific to individual stars through chapter-by-chapter case studies. The essays explore a wide range of topics such as star performance, character type, media construction, political propaganda, online discourses, autobiographic narration, as well as issues of gender, genre, memory and identity. Including fifteen case studies of individual Chinese stars and illustrated with film stills throughout, this book is an essential read for students of Chinese film, media and cultural studies.