Bey Logan

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Bey Logan (born 1963) is a respected expert on Asian cinema, particularly Hong Kong action cinema. He is also notable as a screenwriter and as a martial artist who has had (usually minor) roles in a number of films, including The Twins Effect.

He is the author of Hong Kong Action Cinema, an introduction to the subject, and has also provided the DVD audio commentary for numerous Hong Kong movies released in the UK.

Contents 1 Biography 2 DVD audio commentaries 2.1 Lone Commentaries 2.1.1 Optimum Asia (Region 2) 2.1.2 Hong Kong Legends/Premier Asia (Region 2) 2.1.3 Dragon Dynasty (Region 1) 2.2 Commentaries with others 2.2.1 Hong Kong Legends/Premier Asia (Region 2) 2.2.2 Dragon Dynasty (Region 1) 3 External links

[edit] Biography

He was born John Joyce in 1963 in Stamford, England. The pseudonym Bey Logan shares the same initials (BL) as his hero Bruce Lee.

He has been based in Hong Kong since 1995.

In 1996 he married Ponnie Leung, and they had three children together before getting divorced in 2004. He attributes his conversion to Buddhism to his wife.

In 2006 Logan moved from working with Hong Kong Legends on their DVD releases in the United Kingdom to Vice President of Asian Acquisitions & Co-Productions at The Weinstein Company, where he oversees the company's Dragon Dynasty brand of Asian titles.

[edit] DVD audio commentaries

Bey Logan is noted for his many audio commentaries on DVD releases of Asian (predominantly Hong Kong) films. The following is a list of his commentaries to date.

[edit] Lone Commentaries

[edit] Optimum Asia (Region 2)

• A Better Tomorrow

[edit] Hong Kong Legends/Premier Asia (Region 2)

• A Chinese Ghost Story
  
• A Chinese Ghost Story 2
  
• Bullet In The Head
  
• City Hunter
  
• City On Fire
  
• Crying Fist
  
• Dragon Lord
  
• Dragons Forever
  
• Duel To The Death
  
• Encounters Of The Spooky Kind
  
• Fist Of Fury
  
• Flaming Brothers
  
• Full Contact
  
• Game Of Death
  
• Hand Of Death
  
• Heart Of The Dragon
  
• Hong Kong 1941
  
• Iceman Cometh
  
• Iron Fisted Monk
  
• Ju On 2: The Grudge 2
  
• Ju On: The Grudge
  
• Knockabout
  
• Magnificent Butcher
  
• Millionaires Express
  
• Miracles
  
• Mister Vampire
  
• My Lucky Stars
  
• Ninja In The Dragons Den
  
• Once A Thief
  
• Once Upon A Time In China
  
• Once Upon A Time In China 2
  
• Once Upon A Time In China 3
  
• Ong Bak
  
• Outlaw Brothers
  
• Police Story
  
• Project A
  
• Project A Part 2
  
• Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon
  
• Tai Chi Boxer
  
• The Big Boss
  
• The Killer
  
• The Odd Couple
  
• The Prodigal Son
  
• The Scorpion King
  
• The Swordsman
  
• The Young Master
  
• Tiger On The Beat
  
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
  
• Warriors 2
  
• Wheels On Meals
  
• Wing Chun
  
• Winners And Sinners
  

[edit] Dragon Dynasty (Region 1)

• SPL: Sha Po Lang (aka: Killzone)
  
• The Protector (aka: Tom Yung Goong/Warrior King)
  

[edit] Commentaries with others

[edit] Hong Kong Legends/Premier Asia (Region 2)

• 2000 AD - with Gordon Chan
  
• Bang Rajan - with Mike Leeder
  
• Beast Cops - with Gordon Chan
  
• Bichunmoo - with Mike Leeder
  
• Brotherhood - with Mike Leeder
  
• First Option - with Mike Leeder
  
• Game Of Death 2 - with Roy Horan
  
• Ichi The Killer - with Paulyn Sun and Eliot Tong
  
• Moon Warriors - with Mabel Chung and Alex Law
  
• Musa - with Mike Leeder
  
• My wife is a gangster- with Mike Leeder
  
• Naked Weapon - with Maggie Q
  
• Purple Storm - with Daniel Wu
  
• Red Wolf - with Christy Chung
  
• The Champion - with Mike Leeder
  
• Volcano High - with Mike Leeder
  
• Way Of The Dragon - with Jon Benn
  
• Zu Warriors From Magic Mountain - with Tsui Hark
  

[edit] Dragon Dynasty (Region 1)

• Police Story - with Brett Ratner
  
• Seven Swords - with Tsui Hark
  

[edit] External links

• BeyLogan.com - Bey Logan website with forum
• Bey Logan at the Internet Movie Database
• Hong Kong Legends
• Dragon Dynasty