Check Out Some Martial Arts Flicks and Win a Karate Kid Blu-ray

Hi, AICN Anime's Scott Green here with something not anime related, but still pretty cool.

This week, Sony Movie Channel (DISH Network channel 386, DIRECTV HD CH 563, AT&T U-verse CH 1791) announced a March slate of martial arts movies, including “3 Ninjas: Kick Back,” “3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up,” “The Legend of The Red Dragon” and “The Next Karate Kid”.

Legend of the Red Dragon (1994) is particularly noteworthy for genre geeks - the movie directed by Triad crossed Wong Jing (Royal Tramp) and The Seven Little Fortunes veteran Corey Yuen (Transporter movies) movie, also known as The New Legend Of Shaolin, features Jet Li as Shaolin trained rebel Hung Hei-gun - who married the daughter of Fong Sai-yuk, another Shaolin figure played by Li in the 90's.

To mark the programming slate, AICN has two Blu-rays of the Jaden Smith Karate Kid to give away. Win one of the Blu-rays by sending an e-mail with the subject line "Karate Kid" and your postal address to aicncontest@gmail.com by March 15th.


“Legend Of The Red Dragon” (R)
A rebel joins forces with five Shoalin masters to wreak vengeance against those who killed his family.
Starring: Jet Li, Chingmy Yau, Deannie Yip, Jing Wong

Re-airs:
March 8 at 1:50am (EST)
March 12 at 7:30pm (EST)
March 13 at 2:10am (EST)
March 16 at 3:05 am (EST)




“3 Ninjas: Kick Back” (PG) airs Tuesday March 8, 2011 at 10pm (EST)
Colt, Rocky and Tum Tum go to Japan to rescue their grandfather from an old enemy bent on revenge.
Starring: Victor Wong, Max Elliott Slade, Sean Fox, Evan Bonifant, Dustin Nguyen, Sab Shimono, Carolyn Junko King

Re airs:
March 9 at 1:05am
March 10 at 6:45am
March 12 at 7:15 am
March 12 at 2:20pm
March 12 at 10:55pm
March 14 at 9:20am
March 15 at 11:45am
March 24 at 2:45pm
March 27 at 7:20am

“3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up” (PG-13) airs Wednesday March 9, 2011 at 10pm (EST)
Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum take on a ruthless businessman who's dumping toxic waste on tribal lands.
Starring: Chad Power, Victor Wong, Charles Napier, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, Crystle Lightning

Re airs:
March 10 at 1:25am
March 12 at 8:55am
March 12 at 2:00pm
March 13 at 12:35am
March 15 at 1:35pm
March 17 at 4:30pm
March 24 at 4:25pm
March 29 at 8:55am

“The Next Karate Kid” (PG) airs Thursday March 10, 2011 at 10pm (EST)
A teenage girl struggles to balance the trials of high school, the discipline of martial arts, and the thrill of her first romance.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Constance Towers, Michael Ironside, Chris Conrad, Pat Morita

Re airs:
March 11 at 1:45am
March 12 at 10:30am
March 12 at 5:35pm
March 13 at 3:40am
March 14 at 11:00am
March 16 at 9:35am
March 18 at 3:55pm
March 27 at 10:50am
March 29 at 10:35am
March 30 at 1:10pm

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