Bøger af Matthew Polly

As we commemorate the momentous 50th anniversary of "Enter the Dragon," a cinematic masterpiece that continues to captivate audiences worldwide, I have extended a special invitation to three friends, Alan Canavan (filmmaker Game of Death Redux) Matthew Polly (writer/Author Bruce Lee: A Life) and Frank Djeng ( Information Sensei audio commentary master) who share a passion for both the art of filmmaking and the iconic Bruce Lee. Together, within the confines of Ricks Island, I created some thought-provoking questions, hoping to unravel the intricate layers of what can indisputably be hailed as the most influential martial arts movie ever created.This is a special Hardback edition that will be packed with photographs including a large colour gallery.

"The most authoritative biography--featuring dozens of rarely seen photographs--of film legend Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures, and smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian-Americans. Forty-five years after Bruce Lee's sudden death at age thirty-two, journalist and bestselling author Matthew Polly has written the definitive account of Lee's life. It's also one of the only accounts; incredibly, there has never been an authoritative biography of Lee. Following a decade of research that included conducting more than one hundred interviews with Lee's family, friends, business associates, and even the actress in whose bed Lee died, Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. Polly explores Lee's early years as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his actor father's struggles with opium addiction and how that turned Bruce into a troublemaking teenager who was kicked out of high school and eventually sent to America to shape up; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming personal instructor to movie stars like James Coburn and Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian-American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing role after role he auditioned for go to a white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a sky-rocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking end that to this day is still shrouded in mystery. Polly breaks down the myths surrounding Bruce Lee and argues that, contrary to popular belief, he was an ambitious actor who was obsessed with the martial arts--not a kung-fu guru who just so happened to make a couple of movies. This is an honest, revealing look at an impressive yet imperfect man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played onscreen"--

The first authoritative biography of film star Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between eastern and western cultures, and smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian-Americans.

A raucously funny memoir of one scrawny American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple.