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Jet Li isn't Bruce Lee.

And it's a good thing if you're a movie fan.

Jet Li is much more interesting to watch. Instead of seeing a permanent scowl, like the one attached to Bruce's face, Jet Li's countenance is super subtle, mobile, and complex.

You can see him trying to restrain himself, waging inner battles that call for tremendous restraint. Staring forward, trying to appear impassive and inscrutable, Jet Li speaks volumes about his characters.

By comparison, Bruce Lee's characters are open books with far too little written inside.

"Kiss of the Dragon" is a Jet Li story. He created the plot, the concept, and he has a good grasp of what it means to develop a hero.

Generally, heroes are RELUCTANT. They're not looking for a fight. In this sense, they're connected to the ideal martial artist, a person who only fights when there is no alternative.

With Bruce Lee's characters, you can hear the chained tiger roaring inside of him; he always has to prove himself.

Of course, there is Bruce Lee, the legend, and that is a different matter, as is the Bruce Lee who wrote a book on a martial art that he developed, or assembled, if you will: Jeet Kune Do.

And there is Bruce Lee, the first Chinese American to breakthrough to the big time, to become a heroic film icon in the United States.

Arguably, if there hadn't been a Bruce Lee, there wouldn't be a Jet Li.

I haven't told you much about "Kiss of the Dragon," have I?

It's a good film with a lot of fun fight scenes, including a semi-comedic encounter between Jet Li and a room filled with Black Belts at a Parisian police station.

Speaking of Paris, it's beautiful, and you'll definitely get a "Kiss" of it, in this movie.

Acupuncture and acupressure will also catch your attention by being used in ways that you've never imagined.

With all due respect to Bruce, this is Jet Li, at his best.

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Submitting To Film Festivals

 

I woke up bright and early this morning. “War Is A Bitch” has been accepted to the San Diego Black Film Festival and I‘m flying out there on Thursday for a few days. We've also been accepted to the Treasure Coast International Film Festival in Port St. Lucie, Florida. So there's been some great news lately!

For the last few weeks, I have been working diligently promoting “War Is A Bitch.” It's almost too much for one man to do alone. The other day, Vinnie paid me a visit asking for the money he loaned me to make the film. Of course, I asked for an extension on my extension. He made some joke about me wearing cement shoes but I know he's just playing. At least I hope. My other alternative is to marry his daughter. Not sure about that. She's a little, uh, aggressive. And if I decided to divorce her, I'm sure it would be the last living thing I ever did. Anyway, Vinnie agreed to lower his 70% interest rate to 68.9%.

Unfortunately, I've been a little down about the state of independent film. I was talking with 360 (fellow filmmaker Dwayne) last night about how the industry is just too political with secret handshakes and agendas driving the way things happen. At first, I thought the market was just oversaturated, which is true, but now I realize that it's not talent, but rather the sponsors that are dictating things. They seem to be more interested in promoting cultural agendas than fostering new talent.

I have seen too many good films passed over for subpar films that promote a certain political or social economic perspective. This is especially true with African American films. There is a real effort by groups of black people to dumb down, or to ghettoize, our existence through the medium of film. Now, I'm not blaming the filmmakers; as far as I can tell, the majority of us are sincere and trying to produce great work. In fact, of the many indie films I've seen, I'm amazed at how good they truly are. However, they are being passed over for films that are technically lacking proficiency, proper story and character development for the sake of keeping your perspective limited and confined.

It is absolutely horrible and the most frightening part about it is that the practice is widespread. If you think I am joking then pick up a mini DV camera, go out there and shoot a film (don't hire a professional crew or even write a script) and tailor the story around a gay or lesbian theme and BAM!!! Watch the fireworks. More than likely, you will get several awards! But, let's go further. Make a film about a kid in the hood selling drugs and again, BAM! The sky will be raining awards. Now, I'm exaggerating a bit, but I hope you understand my point. I mean, there's a reason why films like “Precious” are getting so much praise. I won't say any more on that subject.

In the end, I will continue to support real indie filmmakers who speak from the heart; those with a passion and love for the art of film and who don't just wake up one morning and decide to be a filmmaker. With that said, I want to say to all those talented struggling filmmakers out there to not give up hope. You are like the Phoenix that will one day rise from the ashes and soar into the sky.

Now back to “War Is A Bitch.” My producer Tanya and I are very excited about going to San Diego for the festival. It's going to be a great opportunity to connect with filmmakers and see their work. I'm sure over dinner we'll all trade our personal war stories. Well, I better get going. Lots of work to do. I have to pick my MacDaddy outfit to walk down the red carpet.

About the Author

Ronald K. Armstrong is a writer and independent filmmaker. He has just completed his latest film titled, “War Is A Bitch” http://www.warisabitch.com/blog/

Can you develop regular store film with black and white developing chemicals?

i have left over film that i bought at the local drug store and i want to use it up to start buying Ilford film but i want to develop the film other than taking them to get developed.

So can i develop the film using chemicals for developing black and white film?

thanks.

Of course you can-every type of photographic film can be developed in black and white developer.

If it's C41 process color film, however, the results you get won't exactly be typical. There will be an image there, however, it will be relatively low in contrast and not very sharp. It will also be buried under a very, very heavy orange mask and be very milky looking-you will need a strong back light to even see the image. It should go without saying that the image will be in black and white.

To get the best results possible when developing C41 film in black and white, I'd suggest keeping your developer at around 100 degrees farenheit, and developing for 6-7 minutes. Fix for a good long while-I'd suggest 15 minutes at least. The film will look opaque until dry-this is completely normal.

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