Bruce Lee’s death in the summer of 1973 shocked the world: he was a ground-breaking, transcendent martial arts star who had captured the imagination of theater-going audiences all over the world, and in the process made...
If I were to create a list of my favorite Kung Fu Superstars, I know Leung Kar-Yan would be pretty high on that list. Leung Kar-Yan (or Beardy for those in the know) shined the brightest...
Monkey kung fu has been a popular choice in kung fu cinema, but I don’t think it has ever been taken so literally as in 1979’s Lady Iron Monkey. A young woman raised by monkeys has...
Do you ever select a movie to watch and instantly know you made the right decision? Seeing Gordon Liu in all his Shaolin Monk glory training with the iron rings on his forearms as the opening...
Black Belt Jones celebrated a milestone anniversary earlier this year when it turned 50 on January 28th, It had easily been 40 years since I last watched Jim Kelly’s leading man debut, after making a splash...
I was first introduced to the comedic Kung Fu stylings of Elton Chong in 1980’s Fist of Golden Monkey. Chong made for a good goofy underdog in that one, so when I found 1981’s Shaolin Drunk...
Over the past couple of years, Arrow Video has helped introduce me to numerous classic Kung Fu titles that I missed out from the Shaw Brothers vault. Now I have Arrow Video to thank for introducing...
Happy New Year, Cinemaniacs! Hopefully you’re all rested and recovered from your holiday festivities and ready to enjoy the latest edition of No Surrender Cinema! While some of you may still be nursing a hangover or...
There might be less than a week to go until Christmas, but who needs those Hallmark movies to celebrate the holidays when No Surrender Cinema is here to give you the gift of more classic martial...
My journey down the Shaw Brothers rabbit hole has been a case of good news and bad news every time. The bad news is, I missed out on these Kung Fu classics growing up and it...
