Chang Cheh
The Five Venoms (DVD – Dragon Dynasty)
The Weinstein Company finally delivers its first Shaw Brothers film release in over a year on their Dragon Dynasty label with Chang Cheh’s kung fu classic…
Disciples of Shaolin (1975)
When a naive country bumpkin (Alexander Fu Sheng) finds work at a cloth factory he discovers that his kung fu skills are highly prized by his…
REVIEW: ‘Return of the One-Armed Swordsman’ (1969)
Fang Gang (Jimmy Wang Yu) has retired from the martial world to live a quiet life as a farmer with his wife (Chiao Chiao). But when…
Heroes Two (1974)
A Manchu general burns a Shaolin monastery, killing its inhabitants who are considered rebels. The fierce fighter Hung Hsi Kuan (Chen Kuan Tai) escapes wounded, only…
REVIEW: ‘Have Sword Will Travel’ (1969)
A penniless swordsman (David Chiang) with nothing but his beloved horse as companion joins a security company in escorting a gold shipment straight into a trap…
Golden Swallow (1967)
In an attempt to find Golden Swallow (Cheng Pei-pei), the woman he loves, the invincible, yet tormented swordsman Silver Roc (Jimmy Wang Yu) begins a ruthless…
REVIEW: ‘The Five Venoms’ (1978)
9/10 – This is it kung fu fans, the definitive “Venom Mob” movie and arguably the single most popular Shaw Brothers movie in the world. With its…
Duel of Fists (1971)
When one thinks of a Shaw Brothers martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, Ching Dynasty era swordplay and fanciful bloodletting comes to mind. But in…
REVIEW: ‘Blood Brothers’ (1973)
Epic martial arts films do not get any better than this. Chang Cheh assembled three of Shaw Brothers’ top martial arts actors to star in THE…
The One-Armed Swordsman (1966)
Leaving even King Hu’s COME DRINK WITH ME behind, Chang Cheh’s THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN is the most significant wuxia film in Hong Kong film history. In…
REVIEW: ‘The Invincible Fist’ (1969)
8/10 – Somewhat misleading in name is Chang Cheh’s The Invincible Fist, an entertaining wuxia crime story that sounds more like an old school kung fu title…
REVIEW: ‘King Eagle’ (1971)
Stoic martial arts movie star Ti Lung ably steps into the role of a fiercely independent swordsman reluctantly drawn into clan infighting after falling in love…
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2009 Golden Horse nominations
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‘Chen Zhen’ begins shooting as superhero movie
Carl Rinsch to direct Keanu Reeves in ‘47 Ronin’
Teacher busted for showing ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ in class
Trailer for Manny Pacquiao’s ‘Wapakman’
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Exclusive ‘Kung Fu Man’ set pics