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Through the darkest of times bruce lee3/28/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s clear that Wong is right about Lee’s egotism being a limitation, but the question is whether Lee will get it. For the sake of their pal, Wong and Lee agree to test each other in battle. Steve can’t fight for her, but the boss is interested in staging an event that can generate some gambling profits. ![]() This attracts one of Lee’s white students, the overly aggressive Steve (Billy Magnussen), who happens to be in love with a young Asian immigrant who’s being groomed for a concubine’s life by a female boss. Wong’s approach is more spiritual, less egocentric. In the movie’s view, Lee’s real problem is his bluff arrogance. The movie’s linchpin is a real-life battle between Lee (Philip Ng) and a Shaolin monk, Wong Jack Man (Yu Xia), which an opening title says was reputed to have been spurred by Wong’s objection to Lee’s “kung fu for all” ethos. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson and the director George Nolfi only intermittently manage to breathe credible cinematic life into that milieu in “Birth of the Dragon,” which is set in late ’60s San Francisco, where, the movie tells us, Lee taught kung fu. "Match Game" (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).The milieu from which Bruce Lee emerged to become the world’s first martial-arts superstar - both as a film performer and a proponent-teacher - was probably as fascinating as the man himself. Brian receives unsolicited advice on "Family Guy" (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). A whale of a tale on "Supergirl" (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG). A dark and stormy night on "Bob's Burgers" (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). Halloween on "Bless the Harts" (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).Īuditions continue on "America's Got Talent" (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG). Pat warns Courtney on "DC's Stargirl" (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG). "Celebrity Family Feud" (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14). Lovejoy investigates the cool new preacher on "The Simpsons"(8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG). A vintage helping of "Saturday Night Live" (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).ĭwayne Johnson hosts "The Titan Games" (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG). Stacking blocks on "Lego Masters" (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG). A missing officer on "NCIS: Los Angeles" (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). Back in the early 1950s and the days when the DuMont Television Network still flickered, TV devoted many hours of prime time to boxing and bowling.Ĭareer regrets on "Bull" (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). The notion of a major network airing bowling in prime time reflects Fox's desire to showcase elements of its Fox sports networks' content a desire for sports (and sports betting) fans starved for any kind of televised competition and the fact that the more television evolves, the more it reverts to its origins. "Momma" also includes short filmed vignettes of her return to her native Nigeria, her thoughts about her culturally traditional mother and a culture where cursing at someone can also mean putting curses on them. The standup parts were performed before a live audience at Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Yvonne Orji, who plays Issa Rae's friend and sidekick Molly on "Insecure," gets her own comedy special "Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It" (10 p.m. ![]() Long after the 1970s blaxploitation era curdled into camp, Lee's movies and others featuring kung fu fighting continued to be some of the few thrillers where the action hero wasn't white. It would have been fruitful to explore the decades-long affinity between black audiences and Lee's martial arts movies and legacy. Sadly, in its focus on the personal, the film reflects Lee's all-too-truncated story, ending with his sudden death in 1973. Lee was not only rebelling against Hollywood's depiction of Asians as subservient coolies, he was trying to assert himself as a male lead at a time when America was fighting a brutal war in Southeast Asia, the third to pit Americans against Asians in as many decades. They were deeply affected by anti-colonial movements in both Africa and Asia. The civil rights movements of the mid-20th century did not happen in a vacuum. This film reminds us of historical trends often overlooked in contemporary conversations about America and racism. ![]()
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