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36th Chamber Of Shaolin: on UK DVD at last!

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Next Monday quite possibly the best martial arts/kung fu film ever finally makes its way on to DVD in UK! (more…)

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David Carradine found dead

Friday, June 5th, 2009

The 72 year-old star of Kung Fu and Kill Bill, David Carradine, was found dead in his hotel room in Thailand on Thursday. Found naked in a wardrobe by a hotel maid, he is said to have had cord wrapped around his neck and other parts of his body, though the cause of death has yet to be established.

Part of an acting dynasty begun by his father, John Carradine, David became best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine (or Grasshopper) in the hit tv series Kung Fu. Though his career later veared into B-movies, including the original Death Race 2000, and straight-to-video productions, it was revived in 2003 when he appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill series.

More recently he appeared in tv production the White Crane Cronicles and a Chinese mobster in Crank: High Voltage.

Read more about David Carradine on BBC News online »

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Dragon Tiger Gate

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

With brilliant fight scenes has Donnie Yen’s time in the spotlight finally come?… (more…)

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DVD: White Crane Chronicles

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Five years after their award winning performances in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, co-stars David Carradine and Daryl Hannah are reunited in the action-packed, period martial arts adventure White Crane Chronicles, released on DVD (£19.99) by Brightspark Productions on 29th December 2008.

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Ichi

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Novelist Kan Shimozawa’s famous blind swordsman Zatoichi, recently brought to the screen by Beat Takeshi, gets a feminine makeover courtesy Fumihiko Sori, director of Ping Pong and the Anime Vexille… (more…)

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Ju-On: The Grudge

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Scary and genuinely unsettling, presenting the latest cult Asian horror to get a Hollywood makeover… (more…)

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Kung Fu Hustle

Monday, March 28th, 2005

Shaolin Soccer’s Stephen Chow is back and this time he’s doin’ the Hustle… (more…)

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Kung Fu Super Sounds

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Fancy a bit of kitsch to kick-off the year? Then look no further than this collection of previously unreleased soundtracks to Shaw Brothers movies from the De Wolfe music library… (more…)

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Lady Vengeance

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Bound to become a flawed, beautiful classic, Park Chan-wook’s final instalment in his revenge trilogy is a master class in the making… (more…)

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Lone Wolf and Cub

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

The groundbreaking manga that influenced generation upon generation of comic book creators and inspired the notorious ‘Baby Cart’ series that began with Shogun Assassin… (more…)

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Oldboy

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Director Park Chan-wook’s follow-up to Sympathy for Mr Vengeance is an even better twisted tale of revenge… (more…)

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Shaolin Soccer

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

With the imminent release of Kung Fu Hustle on DVD, is there a better time to revisit this silly but fun classic?… (more…)

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The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin

Friday, December 16th, 2005

Gordon Liu (Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2) stars in a kung fu classic that is so much more than your average revenge movie… (more…)

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The Grudge

Sunday, March 20th, 2005

Not as scary and makes less sense – heck, despite director Takashi Shimuzi being involved what did you expect? (more…)

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White Crane Chronicles

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Ah, David, what’s all this White Crane business? Don’t you know you’ll always be Grasshopper to us…? (more…)

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