Leung Kar-yan

Hong Kong Godfather (1985)

Hong Kong Godfather (1985)

7/10 – Last week I wrote about Shaw Brothers movie villain Johnny Wang Lung-wei. Back when I used to work as a projectionist at the Star and…

Electric Shadows, Film Reviews, Reviews

One Arm Chivalry Fight Against One Arm Chivalry (1977)

One Arm Chivalry Fight Against One Arm Chivalry (1977)

Jimmy Wang Yu, the world’s first international kung fu star is a sword-fighting secret society rebel who loses an arm and his reputation when he’s framed…

Film Reviews, Reviews

Beardy directs Master Killer in ‘Blood Relations’

Beardy directs Master Killer in ‘Blood Relations’

Production has begun on BLOOD RELATIONS, a period martial arts movie from director and veteran kung fu movie and TV star Leung Kar-yan (LEGEND OF A…

Film News, News

New kung fu label launches with three rarities

New kung fu label launches with three rarities

Fourth Strike, a new DVD label for independent old school kung fu movies has been launched. The label is kicking off with an initial lineup of…

Home Video, News

‘Legend of Shaolin Kung Fu’ and China’s martial arts TV series

‘Legend of Shaolin Kung Fu’ and China’s martial arts TV series

Something that martial arts movie fans in the West are going to have to come to terms with if they want to stay on top of…

News, TV News

REVIEW: ‘Secret Service of the Imperial Court’ (1984)

REVIEW: ‘Secret Service of the Imperial Court’ (1984)

As a crafty Eunuch (Lau Wing) is slowly wresting control of the Ming Dynasty from its weak-minded emperor and ordering the deaths of loyalists, Sergeant Zhao…

Film Reviews, Reviews