THE FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE on IMAX screens

By Steve Biodrowski • August 27, 2012

This Fant-Asia fantasy film from producer-director Tsui Hark (A CHINESE GHOST STORY) opens in three L.A. theatres, as part of a series of exclusive IMAX 3-D engagements around the country. One of China’s biggest box office hits, THE FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE is a first for that country, in terms of its IMAX 3-D format, with a big chunk of change coming from the specialty theatres. The plot, based on a classic story that has already been filmed twice, has a band of marauders posing as ordinary citizens while seeking treasure in the Dragon Inn, which according to legend was built on the site of a lost city. Cast: Jet Li, Xun Zhou, Kun Chen, Lunmei Kwai, Huchun Li, Mavis Fan, Siu-Wong Fan, Chia Hui Liu.

Theatrical Release Date: Friday, August 31, 2012

Rated R for some Violence

Running time: 121 minutes

Los Angeles-area Theatres:

Arcadia: AMC Santa Anita 16
Burbank: AMC Burbank 16
Torrance: AMC Del Amo 18

Official Website: Click here

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Steve Biodrowski

Steve Biodrowski owns and operates Hollywood Gothique. Since graduating from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema, Steve has worked as a film critic, script analyst, journalist, and interviewer. As a film journalist, his work has appeared in Movieline, Premiere, Le Cinephage (in France) and The Dark Side (in England). He served as the West Coast Editor of Cinefantastique magazine in the 1990s, then worked as the Vice President of Editorial Content at Fandom.com and, more recently, as the Executive Editor at Cinescape Online. He is currently the Managing Editor of Cinefantastique Online, the website incarnation of Cinefantastique magazine.

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