#Mr Canton and Lady Rose

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Miracles (1989) ...a.k.a. The Canton Godfather a.k.a. Mr. Canton and Lady Rose a.k.a. Black Dragon a.k.a. probably a million other titles. 

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Jackie Chan - Miracles a.k.a. Mr. Canton & Lady Rose (1989)

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FINAL SHOWDOWN

I genuinely wouldn't have this any other way.

Rip each other to shreds, ladies.

those who fought valiantly but didn't make it under the cut:

Clive (Rose)

Raffalo from Crespellion (The End of the World)

Jabe (The End of the World)

Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)

Toshiko Sato (Aliens of London/World War III)

Cathica (The Long Game)

Suki (The Long Game)

Sarah Clark and Stuart Hoskins (Father’s Day)

Dr. Constantine (The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances)

Nancy (The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances)

Lynda Moss (Bad Wolf/Parting of the Ways)

Unnamed Female Programmer (Bad Wolf/Parting of the Ways)

Novice Hame (New Earth)

Mrs. Moore (The Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel)

Zachary Cross Flane (The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit)

Ida Scott (The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit)

Danny Bartock (The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit)

Scooti Manista (The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit)

Ursula Blake (Love and Monsters)

Nerys (The Runaway Bride)

Thomas Kincade Brannigan and Valerie (Gridlock)

Alice and May Cassini (Gridlock)

Tallulah (Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks)

Frank (Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks)

Jenny (Human Nature/The Family of Blood)

Tim Latimer (Human Nature/The Family of Blood)

Billy Shipton (Blink)

Kathy Nightingale (Blink)

Chantho (Utopia)

Morvin and Foon (Voyage of the Damned)

Bannakaffalatta (Voyage of the Damned)

Caecilius (Fires of Pompeii)

Evelina (Fires of Pompeii)

Soothsayer (Fires of Pompeii)

Ood Sigma (Planet of the Ood)

Miss Evangelista (Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead)

Proper Dave (Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead)

Anita (Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead)

Val, Biff, and Jethro Cane (Midnight)

Unnamed Hostess (Midnight)

Rocco Colasanto (Turn Left)

Capt. Erisa Magambo (Planet of the Dead)

Yuri Kerenski (The Waters of Mars)

Maggie Cain (The Waters of Mars)

Addams and Rossiter of Vinvocci (The End of Time)

The Unnamed Curator (Vincent and the Doctor)

Canton Everett Delaware III (The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon)

Lorna Bucket (A Good Man Goes To War)

Rita (The God Complex)

Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)

John Riddell (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)

Emma Grayling (Hide)

Journey Blue (Into the Dalek)

Orson Pink (Listen)

Perkins (Mummy on the Orient Ecpress)

Rigsy (Flatline)

O'Donnell (Under the Lake/Before the Flood)

Cass (Under the Lake/Before the Flood)

Bennett (Under the Lake/Before the Flood)

Heather (The Pilot)

Jenny (The Doctor’s Daughter)

Jake Simmons (Age of Steel)

Katherine (The Girl in the Fireplace)

Ross Jenkins (The Poison Sky/The Sontaran Stratagem)

Eve Cicero (The Tsuranga Conundrum)

Daniel Llewellyn (The Christmas Invasion)

Diana Goddard (Dalek)

Rita-Ann Smith (The Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel)

Shona (Last Christmas)

Vivien Rook (the sound of drums)

Unnamed Male Programmer (Bad Wolf/Parting of the Ways)

Dee Dee Blasco (Midnight)

Lee Clayton (fugitive of the Judoon)

Sabra (Time Heist)

Mr. Copper (Voyage of the Damned)

Psi (Time Heist)

Pete Tyler (age of steel)

Ohila (Hell Bent)

Professor Docherty (The Sound of Drums/The Last of the Time Lords)

Hath Peck (The Doctor’s Daughter)

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One Dress a Day Challenge

June: Weddings

Singh is Kinng / Katrina Kaif as Sonia

This garment (specifically, the skirt) is called a lehenga. Various websites describe this one as "contemporary" and "western-influenced," and the use of teal is apparently a notable feature.

(Saw this movie years ago when I was making a project of watching multiple versions of the Damon Runyon story "Madam La Gimp." I started with the original Lady for a Day and then went on to Pocketful of Miracles, Mr. Canton and Lady Rose--aka Miracles, aka Black Dragon--and finally, Singh is Kinng.)

Sadly, I couldn't find a high-def source for the movie, and we never get a really good full-length look at the outfit during the film itself. We have to rely on publicity shots for that. But here's a close-up of the embroidery and beading on both Sonia's skirt and the groom's coat.

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Everyone seemed to loved my "Jackie Chan vs Gates" post, so here, have a "Jackie Chan + Ladders" post. Enjoy :)

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Movie Review | Miracles (Chan, 1989)

I understand that Miracles was Jackie Chan's attempt at prestige picture, gunning for the Hong Kong Film Awards he felt he'd been overlooked for in the past. When we think of the Hollywood equivalent, it brings to mind some unfavourable associations, suggesting a leaden, self important quality. But that couldn't be further from the truth here, as Chan displays a lightness of touch totally absent from the worst examples that come to mind when one brings up prestige pictures. I'd previously assumed that Lau Kar Leung was largely responsible for the relative tonal cohesion of Drunken Master II, as Chan's other efforts I'd seen up to now felt more concerned with individual moments than in how they complemented each other, but based on this, I suspect Chan had a bigger hand in devising the overall tone of that film than I'd previously given him credit for.

The story starts off Jackie narrowly avoiding death after buying a rose for good luck from a poor flower seller and unintentionally becoming a mob boss after getting caught in a gunfight. Mob-related shenanigans ensue, until Jackie decides to help the flower seller by setting up an elaborate con to impress her daughter, her daughter's fiance, and his father. (And yes, I'm now calling him Chan when speaking of him as a director and Jackie when speaking of him as a performer. It's too confusing otherwise.) Because this is a comedy, the con threatens to go awry at every possible opportunity, and much of the humour comes from the thuggish methods Jackie's goons employ (kidnapping, intimidation) to essentially carry out this good deed. Playing a '30s gangster, Jackie gets to wear a lot of fancy suits and does most of his fight scenes in suspenders, and sports maybe his best haircut ever (or at least one of his only good ones). There's plenty of classic Jackie shtick, although I winced a bit more frequently as the period-appropriate props getting destroyed looked more expensive than usual, but a lot of the fun comes from the well balanced cast. Joining Jackie for the fun are Anita Mui as the underappreciated nightclub singer whose expensive-looking dress Jackie tears systematically while pleading with her to stay, Wu Ma as Jackie's advisor who gives him highly questionable advice at every opportunity, Bill Tung as the inveterate ripoff artist employed to play the flower seller's husband, and Richard Ng as an incompetent cop who has a series of near mishaps in Jackie's office in one of the funniest sequences in the movie. There are also a ton of cameos, including even the "fried rice" guy from A Better Tomorrow II. If one must quibble with a casting choice, it's that the movie stars Lieh Lo but doesn't let him fight Jackie at the end.

The most common complaint I've seen brought up about this is the runtime. At 127 minutes, it's longer than any of his other movies that I've seen. It also isn't as action packed as some of his more beloved efforts, but Chan makes up for it with some pretty ambitious comedy direction. The movie takes place in Hong Kong in the '30s, which it depicts with meticulous art direction and a sense of controlled chaos. It has the feeling of a living, breathing setting, as opposed to the more stagey mise-en-scene of Shaw Brothers productions set in the same period. (Not a knock on the latter as I quite enjoy those, but I think of them less in terms of their specific settings than an overarching studio aesthetic.) The camera moves are increasingly complex, a mixture of bold steadicam work (Chan apparently insisted on learning how to operate the rig himself) and elaborate crane moves (he imported the equipment from Hollywood as it wasn't available in Hong Kong). Are these for showmanship? Probably a little (and a few of the steadicam shots bring to mind the famous one from Goodfellas, if without the same thematic resonance), but they're also marvels of visual storytelling and comedic staging. Take one crane shot through a nightclub under renovation and see how many comedic asides Chan sneaks in, using the movement of the camera to complement the timing. Or notice the way the moving camera ties into the beats of the lavishly staged musical montage. And lest you think he's forgotten about the action, Chan caps off the movie with a maddeningly complex fight set in a rope factory, featuring the usual fast-paced Jackie-vs-everybody-and-all-props-are-fair-game dynamic but in a set that moves like a giant Rube Goldberg machine. I understand that Miracles is Chan's favourite of his own efforts, and it's easy to see why.

Is there a message here? I think so, and it's surprisingly cynical. Hong Kong is depicted as a corrupt, unkind place, with Jackie getting immediately ripped off as soon as he arrives. What good is done in the film is largely achieved through lies and corruption, while law enforcement is either incompetent or undermined from above. But I'd hate to make this seem like a downer. This is a complete delight from beginning to end. These days I think a lot about spending time in movies as opposed to getting through them, and with the delicate comedic tone and intricate direction, this is a great example of that concept. Is it a little long? Sure, but that just means more time to hang out with Jackie and friends.

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Sunday 11 August 1833

7 ¾

12 50

fine morning F68° at 7 ¾ a.m. – read Galignani – breakfast at 9 – in ¾ hour – then at my desk – had the tailor at 11 ½ in ¾ hour had Thomas in and read the whole morning service and explained what was meant by believing in the catholic church – between 2 and 3 had Mademoiselle Ferrall and the dame de compagnie above ½ hour - said I hoped to be off on Wednesday - gave my passport to see if Madame de Bourke could get us off going to the préfecture - Madame Droz called and sat near an hour till 5 25 - gave her my address at Shibden and she gave me the following Mr. Charles Droz chef de Bataillon en disponibilité à Fernay Département de l’Ain, France, or à Morges, canton de Vaud, Swisse, where they will be for a year to come – the other address is hit little domicile in France to enable him to receive his ½ pay – a pied à terre like mine rue St. V- very nice house at Morges – very comfortable – receive company pretty often – have all the little nice society of the place – keep 2 women servants and live for 6000fr. a year to economize – laughed and said I would go and economize too -  In the course of the day had finished my letter (wrote the latter ½ p.2 and p.3) to Miss McL- - began someday ago, as also to Mrs. James Dalton - wrote the latter ¼ p.1 and pages 2 and 3 and ends - and wrote 3 pages to IN- and 1 page to my aunt – dinner at 5 35 in ¾ hour – meant to have gone out but Madame Decantes came and sat talking all the evening till 9 – then with me about my dresses near an hour – then at 9 55 went and sat 1 ½ hour with Mrs and Miss Barlow - will give me letters if I like to Lady Lee at Florence and her daughter now an Italian marchesa - but her husband Captain in the Marines tho’ Colonel in the Spanish service a knight whence she my lady and vulgarish gave thanks but thought to myself wont do very fine day F67 ½° now at 11 ½ pm - Told them all  should be off for Copenhagen on Wednesday via Luxemburg Treves, Coblentz [Koblenz], Cassel [Kassel], Hannover, Hamburg and Lubeck [Lübeck] - to direct to me Madame L- aux soins de Messrs. Kortwright and compagnie Banquiers Koppenhagen, Dännemarck - should be there in about 3 weeks - gave this address to IN- and Mrs. James D- and in my aunt but not to Miss Maclean - would write to Mrs. N- as soon as rested after my arrival - wrote to IN- ‘I shall settle with Lafitte; and you will find by his neat account that he has paid me as follows

‘For left unpaid 2 years ago, for the last things I got you (ivory buckles I think) 24 francs 0 sols

3 pots pate à la rose 9.0

1 pair stays 25.0

For carriage of ditto from Paris to Dover 5.0

63.0

mention the Barlows being here and ‘we are the best friends in the world’ - ‘my greatest pother is dress - but I found I must have it - my days of one small portmanteau, and merely the hat on my head, are gone by - and regrets even if I could be so ungrateful as to have them, would be useless. I dine out for the 3rd time tomorrow there being several people in town that I know’.  Kind chitchat letter to Mrs. James D- on the subject of Fashions ‘tho’ London imitates as well as she can, ‘tis merely that ‘a substitute shines brightly as a king until a king be by’ - Bonnets not much larger than a good-sized breakfast cup - shirts of an ampleur reminding one of the pea-filled rotundity of a Dutch doll - cheveux en natte, the hair platted very broad and set up so as to form something like a [mediums] on the head of Isis - large rooms and folding doors are nowadays quite necessary for sleeves are so enormous that each ladys’ breadth across the shoulders is doubled - pelerines very large, much worn with larger or shorter ends confined by the ceinture in front - Black bone and black lace very much worn’ - but dress not for nothing - things cheaper in London - mention my companion as an agreeable Danoise but added to Miss McL- that she is a friend of Lady Harriet de Hagemanns - her good German-speaking will be a great comfort to me - tell Miss McL- (chitchat) I shall probably have an opportunity of delivering all the 4 St. Petersburg and Moscow before the 12 months end

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“Mr. Canton and Lady Rose” (1989)

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Hi! What do you think about Mr Canton and Lady Rose/Miracles? Cuz i really love it but nobody seems to care much for it as far as i‘ve seen.

I recently bought the brand new Blu Ray release of this film and I don’t love it. It’s overly long and pretty bland. It doesn’t have enough comedy or action and plays out like a pretty lame drama. When the action does pop up, it’s phenomenal. I just wish Jackie would have made it an all-out martial arts film.

You know, I accidentally bought two copies of the Blu Ray and tried to give away one on my podcast. Not a single person responded to the giveaway. I was actually a little disappointed.

If anyone’s interested in me doing a Tumblr-based giveaway, just leave a note and I’ll type one up.

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Preview- Miracles: The Canton Godfather (Bluray)

Preview- Miracles: The Canton Godfather (Bluray)

An optimistic Gwok Zan-Waa (Jackie Chan) arrives in Hong Kong, quickly finding himself impoverished. That is, until a serendipitous encounter with a rose seller (Gua Ah-Leh) leads to his inadvertent appointment as boss of a local gang. Amidst the reluctant leader’s efforts to reform their fraternity and businesses, is an endeavour to share his new-found fortune with the bestower, all whilst…

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Jackie Chan - Miracles aka Mr. Canton and Lady Rose (1989)

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About characters: Doctor Who

Hard mode, not using any of the Doctor’s incarnations.

1. Favorite female: Donna Noble (the companion I can relate to the easiest, but still one that makes you wish you could be a better person, like her )

2. Favorite male: Wilfred Mott (the part about not killing anyone at war and the bit about labor camps was done beautifully subtle for a family show)

3. 3 other favorite characters:

Mickey Smith (the more times I watch the episodes, the more I appreciate Mickey)

Ashildr (very interesting storyline)

Canton Delaware III (one sentence ‘ That's okay. You were my second choice for president, Mr. Nixon. ‘ )

4. OTP <3: Madame Vastra x Jenny (the gif explains it)

5. nOTP: Rose x Jack? Cause they are so much more suited to other people? I dunno, it’s difficult not using the Doctor xD

6. Funniest character: Strax

7. Prettiest character: Amy Pond

8. Most annoying character: That couple form Midnight. Merlin's parents? Could also be the lady from 11′s episode with the Silurians, but I have no idea how to find a gif of her

9. Most badass character: Missy (hands down the biggest, but most welcome surprise this show has to offer)

10. Character I’d like as my BFF: Oswin Oswald (that episode... damn)

11. Female character I’d marry: River Song (in a heartbeat)

12. Male character I’d marry: Rory Williams (if Amy wouldn’t kill me first)

13. Character I hate/dislike/least like: Sylvia Noble (the way she treated Donna before the Doctor is wrong)

What about you?

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奇迹：广州教父/替身的传说（1989）

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Nothing in cinema will ever ever top that phase from like the mid seventies to mid eighties where every movie that Jackie Chan made had at LEAST three interweaving plot lines happening simultaneously that were all convoluted in their own right and would ultimately all intersect at one or two points to create an immensely fun if a bit hard to follow time. Usually st least one of them would also require

A) prior knowledge of like the stock market

B) speaking two or three languages

or C) major historical events that were at least never covered in any school that I attended

in order to be fully appreciated. Best movies ever I could and have watched them multiple times and every rewatch I notice something new that makes other events click into place better.

I mean did they have nice wrapped up endings? No not at all! They usually kinda just,,,,, end with a cut scene but to me that makes it even better and more hilarious.

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