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A few nights ago, I watched the movie Bonnie & Clyde (1967) on TV again. Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman etc. Directed by Arthur Penn who also made Little Big Man (1970), an American Indian movie, that as a producer/writer of Life For Mile, I feel that I can derive inspiration or borrow some techniques from these two Hollywood films.

The last sequence in Bonnie & Clyde just before the crime couple is shot in a hail of bullets is so memorable to me. There is a very fast sequence of editing of the two looking into each other’s eyes. Those split seconds of shots (or montage, if you like) are so powerful that I remembered them very well throughout all these years since I first watched the movie in the mid-70s. Beautifully depicted is the moment when they realize what’s coming but can’t escape it. The fatality of it with no time left to say goodbye. So tragic and poetic.

Splicing it all together by hand first was Dede Allen, the three-time Oscar-nominated editor who executed it so well. Bonnie and Clyde is classic Hollywood moviemaking with the use of genres and superb film language articulation.

Working on the movie Life For Mile brings together many of the things that I learned in movies in the last 35+ years.

Here’s to Hollywood! And my tremendous respect I reserved for those who work in the industry, past and present.

Movie: Life For Mile Facebook page

Bonnie and Clyde

Little Big Man

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Rambo Bridge Final Take Celebration. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

On July 10, 2011, the bridge that Rambo got arrested on in FIRST BLOOD will be torn down. There are some good people and Rambo fans who want to save the bridge, yet unfortunately it will be demolished. But we’ll have a Final Take Celebration! EVERONE IS INVITED! We expect thousands of movie fans to show up!

Rambo First Blood is a 1982 production starring Sylvestor Stallone and Brian Dennehy. Actor and Kung Fu Grandmaster Steven Chang also appear as VC Commander in the movie and will be there to host the Final Take Celebration. The movie was made mostly in and around Hope, BC and the nearby Hell’s Gate.

The Rambo movie series have more than 36 million fans worldwide! So we are looking forward to seeing many of you there at the Final Take Celebration. On July 10, 2011, a re-creation of the Rambo bridge scene will be performed by actors for the audience. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

If you look or sound like Sylvestor Stallone or Brian Dennehy, send your resume & head shot to Richard Strobel We may have part for you. Please have the scene memorized for the audition. It will be a fun day for everyone, a great chance for two actors to also take part in the 30th anniversary party in Oct of 2012.

Rambo First Blood Bridge

Hell’s Gate Production is currently producing Life For Mile, a movie about the Chinese and Indian (First Nations) involvement in the construction of the transcontinental railway in the 1880s. Hollywood actor and Kung Fu Grandmaster Stephen Chang will lead a cast of Canadian, American, Chinese and First Nations actors in Life For Mile. Get the latest updates at the Life For Mile Facebook page.

Movie: Life For Mile is executive produced by Stephen Chang, a Kung Fu Grandmaster and Hollywood actor (VC Commander in First Blood ” Rambo “). Stephen starred in such movies as Double Happiness (1994 – 2 Genies ), International Rescue ( 1990 Hit ) Icarus (2010) and TV series such as The X-Files, Twilight Zone, Kung Fu – TLC ( 1996 Warner Bros.) Psych (2011), The Evidence (2006) and dozens of other productions.

Stephen Chang’s IMDB page

Web site: http://www.grandmasterchang.com

Follow Grandmaster Stephen Chang on Twitter http://twitter.com/RAMBO_VCCOMMAND.

For further information, contact Ray Van Eng at rayvaneng@hotmail.com or call (604) 354-7181.

In pre-production right now is Life For Mile, a dramatized movie based on real facts about the Chinese and Indian (First Nations) workers in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway that united Canada as a nation in the 1880s.

Back then, thousands of Chinese laborers were brought in from China to help build this transcontinental railroad. Because the task was dangerous and safety hazards were many, the fatality of these Chinese workers was very high. Often, it was a Chinese that was assigned the task of placing dynamites deep inside the mountain to blow up rocks in order to dig through the tunnel. Many Chinese go in either didn’t come out or their lifeless bodies were carried out for a hasty burial. It was said that for each mile of railway that was constructed, one Chinese life was sacrificed. Hence the title of the movie ‘Life For Mile’.

Life For Mile is executive produced by well-known Hollywood actor Stephen Chang who will also play a leading role in the movie. He is also a grandmaster in Chinese Kung Fu. You might remember him as VC Commander in Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo, First Blood. Stephen also starred in such movies as Double Happiness (1994 – 2 Genies ), International Rescue ( 1990 Hit ) Icarus (2010) and TV series such as The X-Files, Twilight Zone, Kung Fu – TLC ( 1996 Warner Bros.) Psych (2011), The Evidence (2006) and dozens of other productions.

Currently, the ‘Life For Mile’ production is generating quite a bit of interest from various parties including the First Nations, Telefilm Canada and local and international investors. Anyone interest in following this project is welcome to join in the conversation and get updates from this ‘Life For Mile’ Facebook page

Stephen Chang’s IMDB page
Google Stephen Chang and you’ll get plenty of links as well.

Life For Mile is a Hell’s Gate Production movie.





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On May 02, 2011, Vancouver South conservative candidate Wai Young was finally elected an MP (Member of Parliament) and defeated her main opponent Liberal incumbent Ujjal Dosanjh on her second try. It was a hard-fought victory and three years in the making. Young lost to Dosanjh by just 20 votes, in one of the narrowest margins in Canadian election history. Meanwhile, the Conservatives have much to celebrate as well. Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaded his party to a Majority Government rule. The people have spoken and it is the politicians turn to give thanks. In this recorded video, the first to speak was Paul Lee of Team Wai Young and then it was MP Stockwell Day, president of the Treasury Board who introduced Wai Young as the next member of the Parliament amidst loud cheers. Young thanked her supporters in various communities for the support, not the least of which were the South Asian and Chinese communities that dominated her riding. The former Minister of International Trade Stockwell Day announced earlier in March that he would not be seeking re-election in the 2011 federal election.

[VIDEO – Wai Young Victory Speech on May 02, 2011]

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