NYC SECOND CHANCE RESCUE’S CONCERT FOR A CAUSE Aug. 7 at 900 Lumber Lane, Bridgehampton Benefiting: NYC Second Chance Rescue, focusing on large dog breeds and animals in need ofcritical careThe big deal: This is a party for guests who like their glamour with a lifesaving mission. The rescue takes on cases shelters can’t, saving more … Read more
Two branches, one tree. Spoilers below for “Karate Kid: Legends.” The newest “Karate Kid” film follows kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) as he moves from Beijing to New York City with his mother, Dr. Fong (Ming-Na Wen). But while “Karate Kid: Legends” is mainly set in NYC, it was almost filmed one hundred … Read more
Wax on, wax off. The latest movie in the “Karate Kid” franchise, “Karate Kid: Legends,” ended with a dramatic fight — that included hundreds of background actors. “We had 650 extras in there on the [sound] stage for that sequence, to really sell it,” director Jonathan Entwistle exclusively told The Post. Ben Wang as Li … Read more
movie review KARATE KID: LEGENDS Running time: 94 minutes. PG-13 (martial arts violence and some language). In theaters May 30. “Karate Kid: Legends” continues a grand old tradition. And I don’t mean that of one generation handing down ancient martial arts skills to the next. No, “Legends” is the latest in a long line of … Read more
There’s a new kid on the block. The “Karate Kid” franchise has a new installment — “Karate Kid: Legends.” “Who doesn’t know Daniel LaRusso?” director Jonathan Entwistle exclusively told The Post, referring to the original “Karate Kid” Ralph Macchio’s character. “One of the most indelible cultural concepts in the world is Mr. Miyagi and wax … Read more
Wax on, wax off. Actress Courtney Henggeler, who starred as Amanda LaRusso in the hugely popular “The Karate Kid” spinoff “Cobra Kai” on Netflix, is quitting acting after more than two decades in the industry. “After 20-plus years of fighting the good fight in the acting business, I hung up my gloves on Friday,” Henggeler, … Read more
The defense is wrong — but the timing could be right. Ralph Macchio, one of the stars of “My Cousin Vinny,” said that a follow-up to the beloved 1992 comedy movie has been in discussion. “Yeah, I’ve had conversations with other writers about that,” the 63-year-old “Cobra Kai” actor told People. Joe Pesci retired from … Read more
Ralph Macchio is taking a crane kick to criticisms that “The Karate Kid” was “too white.” “People have said it’s a very white cast..that it didn’t dive into the Asian story,” Macchio said in this week’s issue of Stellar Magazine. The 60-year-old actor said the 1984 classic, where he starred alongside Noriyuki “Pat” Morita as … Read more
Ralph Macchio learned he was crane-kicked out of “The Next Karate Kid” by reading about it in the newspaper. Macchio, then in his early 30s, was clueless about the project until reading in 1994 that producer Jerry Weintraub had told reporters the actor was “too old” to continue his role as New Jersey underdog Daniel … Read more
Ralph Macchio is ready to send the secrets of “The Karate Kid” to the mat once and for all. Nearly four decades after wowing audiences as New Jersey underdog Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 classic, Macchio is pulling back the curtain on the iconic movie franchise with a new 256-page memoir, “Waxing On: The Karate … Read more
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