Daily Blog 06/16/2012
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Heroic bloodshed – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heroic bloodshed is a genre of Hong Kong action cinema revolving around stylized action sequences and dramatic themes such as brotherhood, duty, honour, redemption and violence.[1][2] The term heroic bloodshed was coined by editor Rick Baker in the magazine Eastern Heroes[3] in the late 1980s, specifically referring to the styles of directors John Woo and Ringo Lam. Baker defined the genre as “a Hong Kong action film that features a lot of gun play and gangsters rather than kung fu. Lots of blood. Lots of action.”[4] Woo’s film A Better Tomorrow is said to have popularized the genre. Woo has also been a major influence in its continued popularity and evolution in his later works, namely Hard Boiled, A Better Tomorrow 2, and The Killer.[
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Rare and valuable treasures have been uncovered by bosses as part of a major operation to catalogue more than 500,000 books from Manchester Central Library.
The finds include a British classic and an illustrated guide to birds believed to be worth more than £5,500. Both were lost in the bowels of the library over time.
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Morale: Ancient Warships Survive On Merit
Last year, the British Royal Navy retired its oldest warship still in service, the 4,700 ton HMS Caroline. This light cruiser entered service in 1914 and fought in the epic Battle of Jutland in 1916. After World War II, Caroline served as a training ship, mostly tied up at dockside. When decommissioned last year, the ship could no longer move under her own power.