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Article: Black belts in fashion.(increased popularity of martial arts films)(Brief Article)
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- Video Business
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- July 17, 2000
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Martial arts have found their way into our midst
Martial arts have pervaded recent theatrical releases, with acclaimed director John Woo calling the shots for Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2 (Paramount) and Jackie Chan proving his appeal can cross over into other genres in his latest film, the comedy western Shanghai Noon (Buena Vista). Warner's major theatrical title The Matrix has been categorized under the martial arts subgenre of action films as well as under scifi--it's among the recommended martial arts tides at Amazon.com. And stars from the martial arts world have appeared in other theatrical hits, such as Jet Li in Warner's Lethal Weapon 4.
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