I'm not pushing some sort of Page Six-verified romance between the two here, so don't freak out. But according to Hong Kong's Apple Daily, the two action kings are expected to meet shortly to discuss a possible collaboration.

Alongside occasional ventures into other genres, Hark has been a major force in Hong Kong action cinema for decades, directing and/or producing such hits as Peking Opera Blues, A Better Tomorrow II and III (wrote and produced II, wrote, produced, and directed III), and Time and Tide. Additionally, his Seven Swords last night became the first Asian film ever to open the Venice Film Festival. Scott, meanwhile, has established himself as a major double-threat on this side of the Pacific, producing and directing such films as Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, and Black Hawk Down. While, given the backgrounds of the two men, it's impossible to know what roles they might assume if they were to work together, the possibility alone is pretty exciting, at least for action fans.

In The Guardian today, John Patterson shares a list of his ten most influential films-- not the best, mind you, but the ten films that, together, "laid the foundations for modern movie-making." Sharing space on the list are Scream, Mean Streets, and A Better Tomorrow – unusual company, surely, for all three. Since each influencer comes with a list of the films it's responsible for, it's hard to argue too much with the list, which is actually pretty convincing. I do object, however, to Patterson's suggestion that The Big Lebowski is to blame for all of the crappy stoner movies that followed. (Did you know that Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle is called Harold and Kumar Get the Munchies in Europe? Me either.) The Coen Brothers should not be held responsible for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. This aggression will not stand, man! [via Filmmaker Magazine]