“Golden Blade III’s” kung fu is the strongest there is!

The Asheville Film Festival is pleased to announced that “Golden Blade III: Return of the Monkey’s Uncle,” has just won “Best Local Film of the Year” honors in the Mountain Xpress’ annual Best of WNC section. And you can see its mighty kung fu for yourself Friday, Nov. 9 at the Asheville Film Festival!

A roaring kung-fu spoof from Asheville’s own auteur T.J. Wiedow, “Golden Blade III” pays homage to the “classic” kung fu films, when cheap video games and bad movie effects were still awesome and fun, “Golden Blade III” features a magic sword, ridiculous eyebrows, the classic market fight scene and out-of-sync voice dubbing. And that’s before the cyborg and the monkey show up.

More information about “Golden Blade III,” including its prequel and scenes from the movie, can be found at its official website. It will play at the festival on Friday, Nov. 9 at the Asheville Community Theatre from 11:15 p.m. - 1 a.m. Tickets are on sale now.


Posted by David Forbes | Posted on 10/17/07 | 1 Comment Below digg Digg Link

When first asked to be in this film, I envisioned some amateurs with their little video cameras goofing off in their back yards to have some fun. Man, was I wrong!
What T.J. Wiedow was able to accomplish with volunteers (all amateurs), scrounged props and a single hand-held digital camera is nothing short of miraculous. His ability to inspire all involved to give their best, to edit and bring to fruition the film is simply amazing.
Viewers of the film should keep the above in mind when watching the film. It was a BLAST to do!!! Congratulations, TJ, superb job!!

Chuck Blackburn, M.A.

Oct 29, 2007
at 09:41 PM


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