It is hard to believe that the Bruceploitation sub-genre of Kung Fu cinema will celebrate its 50th Anniversary later this year, following the sad anniversary of the death of Bruce Lee. In preparation for this milestone,...
This summer will mark the anniversary of two incredibly important events of martial arts history; the death of Bruce Lee, and the posthumous release of Enter The Dragon, the most highly regarded and important film from the martial...
What do you get when you mix nonstop corruption and copious amounts of kung fu? A film full of vintage violence that only No Surrender Cinema can handle! It’s time to hit the streets, or should...
It is no lie when I say I am a huge fan of Bruce Li (or Ho Tsung-Tao for those in the know). That is why I was ecstatic to sit down and watch a Bruce...
One movie that really struck a chord with me on my journey through the Kung Fu Theater classics of yesteryear was 1979’s Sleeping Fist. When I saw that Leung Kar-Yan (Beardy for those in the know)...
I love a good cinematic oddity. I’ve also been known to enjoy a vintage kung fu flick or two in my day. So imagine how happy I was when I first stumbled across this film well...
One of my favorite pastimes while watching classic Kung Fu films is playing a little “name that tune”. Many movies from the genre blatantly incorporate popular songs (usually from other motion pictures) with no concern for...
What the hell did I just watch? When I selected 1977’s Mantis Fist and Tiger Claws of Shaolin, I was expecting the standard Kung Fu fare of its time. The title of the movie was an...
If you went by the opening credits of 1981’s Duel of the Tough, you wouldn’t think that Mike Wong was the star of the movie. But upon watching the movie you will clearly see that Mike...
1978’s My Name Called Bruce has has to be one of the most grammatically awkward titles not only in the history of martial arts cinema, but all of cinematic history. After watching My Name Called Bruce,...
