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DVD is not dead

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:56:56 GMT

Is DVD Dead?

Appreciate the Boston Globe for the interview and no! DVD is not Dead. We have been serving the community since 2001 w/ exciting, action packed, classic Kungfu and blaxpoitation movies on dvd plus more! We are more than just Kungfu! Come check us out!

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/10/arts/dvd-collectors-video-stores-movies-streaming/

Movie of the Week : The Last Dragon

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:12:23 GMT

The Last Dragon

One of my favorite Kungfu flicks when I was a Youth!! I remember going to the movies with my friends. We all were kungfu fans and trained in the arts. Tae Kwon Do! And of course Bruce Lee was our hero. We all was looking forward to seeing a kungfu fu movie starring people that look like us. Let's not forget about Vanity!! We all had a Vanity poster in the bedroom.Lol.

Nuff Said! It had music, fighting, comedy, and the good guy saves the girl from the bad boy and gets the girl at the end. So if you want to see one of the first classic urban kungfu flicks or you grew up back then and want to reminisce The Last Dragon is the flick for you. SHO NUFF!!!

Learn the History of Kung Fu Origins

Elianbedoyaj@gmail.com (Elian Bedoya) — Tue, 17 May 2022 15:52:32 GMT

Kung Fu – Origins

Let’s start with an explanation of few terms and expressions. The term ‘kung fu’ (or ‘gung fu’) literally means ‘achievement through great effort’ but is also taken to be the name of a group of Chinese martial arts which typically feature sharp blows and kicks. The term ‘kung’ means something like achievement or merit, and ‘fu’ can be translated into man.

History of Kung Fu
Many people are under the impression that Kung Fu originated with the Shaolin Temple. It did not. Read on to get the details.
Although many people believe that the Chinese martial arts originated at the Shaolin Temple there is some evidence to suggest that the Chinese martial arts were well developed before the Shaolin Temple was built. The temple was built in the third century A.D. but there are references to such individuals as the physician Hwa Tuo who was using exercises based on animal movements to improve the physical health of his patients well before that date. Hwa Tuo lived at the time of the Three Kingdom, around A.D. 220-65. Hwa Tuo is said to have created a set of exercises based upon five animals: the tiger, bear, monkey, stork and dear. The reason this is significant is that there is even today a strong relationship between animal movement and the Chinese martial arts.

In fact the Shaolin temple did become a center of development for the martial arts and remained so for more than a thousand years before it was dissolved by the Ching Dynasty in the Eighteenth Century. As a side note the Shaolin Temple is situated at the foot of the ‘Songshan’ mountain in Dengfeng County, Honan Province. It should also be said that there have been many Shaolin Temples built all around China. Whether these were set up as competitors to the temple at Songshan or represented an extension of the original Shaolin Temple is not known.

TOP 10 KUNG FU MOVIES OF ALL TIME

boston@markitbull.com (Elian Bedoya) — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 22:13:30 GMT

Martial-arts movies are Hong Kong’s specialty. We run down the very best that are made here.

Some of the best kung fu movies ever made have come from Hong Kong. Sure, stars like Thailand’s Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak) and Indonesia’s Iko Uwais (The Raid) may have (temporarily) taken hold of the martial arts crown worn by the likes of Hongkongers Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, and Jackie Chan, but the Hong Kong film industry remains king in this genre.New Paragraph

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter | 五郎八卦棍 (1984)

Another Gordon Liu classic, by the time this Shaw Brothers’ effort was released, it was already something of an anachronism – the period costumes and simple plots already being eclipsed by Jackie Chan’s death-defying stunts and modern production. Still, it’s a classic for a reason. A dark and brooding kung-fu flick that with all its clichés – evil queens, traitorous generals, honourable heroes with spunky sister sidekicks – is a perfect introduction to Hong Kong action cinema.

Police Story | 警察故事 (1985)

One of the most audacious and breath-taking Hong Kong movies ever made, Police Story marks the highpoint of Jackie Chan’s career. Whether it’s Chan clinging on for dear life to a bus speeding ’round corners or the climactic brawl in Wing On Plaza, the film is frequently jaw-dropping. It’s no wonder that the various injuries accrued during filming meant Chan found it almost impossible to find insurance for his subsequent movies.

Project A | A計劃 (1983)

One of Jackie Chan’s finest movies – which is really saying something – Project A sees him and co-stars Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao all on top form. The film follows three marines in early 20th-century Hong Kong out to eliminate a gang of pirates harassing the South China Sea. Chan’s clocktower stunt, in homage to Buster Keaton, is still incredible to see.

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter | 五郎八卦棍 (1984)

The Five Venoms | 五毒 (1978)

A cult hit in the west, The Five Venoms sees a dying master, dismayed by tales that his five former students have turned to crime, training his final student Yan Tieh (Chiang Sheng) so he can go kill the evil students. A Shaw Brothers classic, this features all the hallmarks of that studio’s best works – a straightforward plot, cool characters, glamorous costumes, plenty of extras and lightning fast kung fu.

The Magnificent Butcher | 林世榮 (1979)

One of the finest ‘classical’ kung-fu movies ever made – before Jackie Chan and his stunt work took martial-arts movies in a new direction – The Magnificent Butcher is also Sammo Hung at his best. It’s a rare collaboration between Hung and legendary fight choreographer Yuen Wo-ping, who would eventually gain international recognition with the awesome – and very HK-inspired – action scenes in The Matrix.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin | 少林卅六房 (1978)

Released in the west as Master Killer, 36th Chamber was the right film at the right time to capitalise on the hunger for martial-arts films created by Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon. Gordon Liu is the main man here and the fantastic fight scenes and training sequences are one of the reasons Liu was recruited by Quentin Tarantino for a role in Kill Bill.

Drunken Master | 醉拳 (1978)

Although there’s much love for this movie’s belated sequel (released in 1994), we’re much bigger fans of the original. This Jackie Chan vehicle – one of his last classic kung-fu movies – sees him play Wong Fei-hung, albeit as a naive, rebellious youngster. Chan’s drunken boxing became iconic and the man himself declares his showdown with Thunderleg (Hwang Jang-lee) one of his favourite fights. Need we say more?

Way of the Dragon | 猛龍過江 (1972)

Whether or not you think Fist of Fury or Way of the Dragon is better, everyone can both agree that they’re excellent. Lee actually directs this effort, which sees his character head to Rome to protect the family restaurant from a local crime syndicate. The final fight between Lee and Chuck Norris – in the Coliseum, no less – is captivating, but it’s Lee’s savage skill with twin nunchucks earlier in the film that really lingers in the memory.

Fist of Fury | 精武門 (1972)

For many, Hong Kong martial-arts movies is best embodied by Bruce Lee. The man is that legendary. Of the four films he starred in during his life, Fist of Fury is probably the best. Quality not just for its ferocious fight scenes, the movie was also a hit for its Chinese nationalism, which saw Lee striking back at the taunt that China was the ‘sick man of Asia’.