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Disciples of Shaolin (1975)

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…

Film Reviews, Reviews

Red Sun (1971)

Red Sun (1971)

In a rare dream team match up that arguably has no equal, original James Bond helmer Terence Young directs this French-Italian Western where three great icons…

Film Reviews, Reviews

‘Legend of Bruce Lee’ series to premiere, watch it live

‘Legend of Bruce Lee’ series to premiere, watch it live

Bruce Lee finally comes to mainland China. That’s the angle many news outlets are taking in describing THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE, a 50-part prime time…

News, TV News

The Rebel (DVD – Dragon Dynasty)

The Rebel (DVD – Dragon Dynasty)

Dragon Dynasty shows their strengths in this fantastic double-disc DVD release of THE REBEL that is loaded with entertaining and informative bonus material. They often call their…

Home Video Reviews, Reviews

Ghost Eyes (1974)

Ghost Eyes (1974)

The mighty Shaw Brothers sets its sights on a chilling urban tale by Chen Yun-wen and directed by the late Kwei Chih-hung (THE TEA HOUSE, THE…

Film Reviews, Reviews

Seoul Raiders (2005)

Seoul Raiders (2005)

In this glossy sequel to TOYKO RAIDERS (2000), Tony Leung Chiu-wai returns as a kung fu-fighting international super sleuth on a mission to recover stolen U.S.…

Film Reviews, Reviews

The Desperate Chase (1971)

The Desperate Chase (1971)

In a rare instance of a story and its characters driving Chinese martial arts action, ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN star Jimmy Wang Yu is a spear-wielding killing machine…

Film Reviews, Reviews

The Forbidden Kingdom (DVD – Lionsgate)

The Forbidden Kingdom (DVD – Lionsgate)

Lionsgate has released THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM on home video in three flavors. There is a standard release for the Blockbuster crowd that includes optional full screen or…

Home Video Reviews, Reviews

Fist of Legend (1994)

Fist of Legend (1994)

In this magnificent reworking of Bruce Lee’s FIST OF FURY, Jet Li plays the revenge-seeking fictional student of real-life Chin Woo Athletic Association founder Huo Yuan-jia.…

Film Reviews, Reviews

The Man from Hong Kong (1975)

The Man from Hong Kong (1975)

In a rare co-production between Golden Harvest and Australian producers, MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE star Jimmy Wang Yu is a kung fu fighting and romancing…

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The Protectors (1975)

The Protectors (1975)

Chang Cheh’s frequent directing assistant Wu Ma helms this lightweight mixture of wuxia action and crime storytelling as Lo Lieh and Chang Pei-shang portray a pair…

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The Protectors (DVD – IVL)

The Protectors (DVD – IVL)

IVL’s DVD release of THE PROTECTORS may seem like less of a value as the film itself is only 62 minutes in length but that is the…

Home Video Reviews, Reviews

Lone Wolf and Cub 4: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

Lone Wolf and Cub 4: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

Under new direction from Buichi Saito, this fourth entry in the six-volume LONE WOLF AND CUB chambara series from Katsu Production and Toho Company maintains the…

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Lone Wolf and Cub 4: Baby Cart in Peril (DVD – AnimEigo)

Lone Wolf and Cub 4: Baby Cart in Peril (DVD – AnimEigo)

This release is the first licensed version of the original, Japanese-language print of BABY CART IN PERIL on DVD in the U.S. AnimEigo has since released the…

Home Video Reviews, Reviews

The Big Holdup (1975)

The Big Holdup (1975)

Writer-director Chor Yuen, best known in years to come for his opulent screen adaptations of Gu Long’s wuxia novels, turns his attention here to the crime…

Film Reviews, Reviews

The Big Holdup (DVD – IVL)

The Big Holdup (DVD – IVL)

Standard remastered release of Shaw Brothers’ THE BIG HOLDUP from IVL features a crisp picture, the film’s original Mandarin mono track and the usual flimsy suite of…

Home Video Reviews, Reviews