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GET READY TO SCREAM: Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in The Return on TV3 on Sunday night.

" 'That's true. And when I couldn't do it, I was very upset. I thought there were no comic books for me direct.

She first got noticed as Ling Woo on Ally McBeal , but it was teaming up with Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz in the big screen version of Charliea TMs Angels and trading punches with Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantinoa TMs Kill Bill that put Lucy Liu in the Hollywood mainstream.

Rush Hour 2 friday at 9/8c One is all talk. The other is all action. Together, they haven't got a clue.

Jules Verne's classic tale of Victorian adventure is given an oriental spin in this adaptation.

The History Channel continues its flight from history with "How Bruce Lee Changed the World" .This two-hour profile offers a thorough look at the famous movie star and martial-arts master who died at 32 in 1973.

Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee was spending a night with his girlfriend, fellow star Betty Ting Pei, when he complained of a headache and took one of Betty's painkillers.

In this Feb. 25, 2009 file photo, Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan smiles during a press conference in Hong Kong.

JACKIE Chan has celebrated a milestone with the announcement of his 100th movie project - a collaboration with 'Rumble in the Bronx' director Stanley Tong.

Sheldon Narine "Crazy Catholic," left, as Jackie Chan in Enter the Dragon. BELOW: Sheldon Narine "Crazy Catholic" plays Jackie Chan in his recent production Enter the Dragon at Queen's Hall.

Jackie Chan is facing a boycott of his films. Jackie Chan is facing calls for a boycott of his films after he said "chaotic conditions" in Hong Kong and Taiwan showed that unless Chinese people were controlled, they would do whatever they wanted.

Jackie Chan's comments that freedom may not be good for China were taken out of context, his spokesman said Tuesday, while Facebook users and Chinese scholars condemned the actor on the Internet in a spreading backlash.

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Jackie Chan, Vice Chairman of China Film Association, speaks during the session with the theme of "Imagine-Asia: Tapping into Asia's Creative-Industry Potentiali 1 2" at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009 in Boao, south Chinai 1 2's Hainan Province, Saturday, April 18, 2009.

Science good, politics bad ... Jackie Chan and Kevin Rudd at The Jackie Chan Science Centre in Canberra / Reuters Freedom causes chaos, says Jackie Chan He also said TVs from China explode Too many kicks to the head, you think? HONG Kong movie legend Jackie Chan told a Chinese audience that too much political freedom can lead to chaos "like in ...

BRAVE KIWIS: Hamilton constable Elliot Hira chats with former United Nations police member and Tauranga police sergeant Cameron Anderson.

Good morning. Today is the 97th day of the year. It is the birth anniversary of Billie Holiday, considered by many to be the greatest jazz singer of all time.

Hong Kong-born Chinese stuntman, actor, and director whose perilous acrobatic stunts and engaging physical humour made him an action-film star in Asia and helped to bring kung fu movies into the mainstream of American cinema.

HONG Kong is one of the world's great cinema destinations and 2009 marks 100 years since a 10-minute comedic short titled Stealing a Roast Duck became the first film produced here, igniting a love affair with the silver screen that has helped launch the careers of stars such as Bruce Lee, Michelle Yeoh, Jackie Chan and director John Woo.

It's all about wealth, power and the Yakuza in Shinjuku Incident. NOW SHOWING : SHINJUKU INCIDENT Directed by Derek Yee Starring Jackie Chan, Daniel Wu, Naoto Takenaka, Fan Bingbing, Jack Kao, Masaya Kato, Xu Jinglei WITH his age catching up, we won't get to see Jackie Chan in his usual action-comedy role in Shinjuku Incident.

SURF'S UP: The girls from Blue Crush get ready to hit the waves. OPINION Film and television critic Philip Wakefield assesses the best movies on offer on the box this week, for Tuesday, April 7 to Monday, April 13.