Saturday, April 16, 2011

Come Drink with Me…Then You Die

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The protagonist of Come Drink With Me (1966, AKA Da Zui Xia ) is a petite Chinese woman named Golden Swallow (Cheng Pei-pei…yes, the same ...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Venoms Find Their Strength in Chang Cheh’s “Crippled Avengers”

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Kung fu master Black Tiger Dao Tian-Du (Chen Kuan-Tai) encounters men attacking his family. His lethal reciprocation comes too late, as hi...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Bruce Lee's Kung Fu Classic "Fist of Fury"

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Although Enter the Dragon was the best movie starring Bruce Lee, the best Bruce Lee movie remains the seldom-shown Fist of Fury . Most A...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Moon Lee and Yukari Oshima Beat the Odds -- and All the Men -- in “Angel Terminators II”

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Bullet (Yukari Oshima) is rel ease d from prison and is greeted by her friends, including Chitty (Moon Lee). When Bullet, who was a member o...
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Monday, April 11, 2011

Trivia Time - Part 79

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There were a number of unanswered questions from last week's Trivia Time, and here are the answers: Who Am I? I'm a three-time Osca...
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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Horror Comes to China in Song at Midnight

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To say Song at Midnight ( Ye Ban Ge Sheng ) is completely unknown to contemporary film audiences would be an understatement. Yet, it is co...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Tying (and Kicking and Punching) the Knot in “Heroes of the East”

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Ah To (Gordon Liu) is opposed to his arranged marriage to a Japane se woman, Kung Zi (Y uka Mizuno), at least u ntil he finally sees his bea...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Samurai Rebellion -- A Shock to the System

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I was a little reluctant to dip my toe in the water of this month’s theme. I have given serious attention to only three films based on m...
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Monday, April 4, 2011

Back When Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting!

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The first love affair between American mainstream moviegoers and the martial arts film genre was a short one, lasting from 1973 to 1975. Iro...
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Trivia Time - Part 78

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Life gets a little complicated here on the central coast, sometimes...sorry we're late again! About last week's TT, it was good to s...
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