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Tag Archives: Martial Arts
Horrible History box set [Eureka Classics]
Now available from Eureka Classics
This set collects four historically inspired films from Shaw Brothers Studio and director Cheh Chang.
Shawscope Volume 3 – Part 2 (released fall 2024) [Arrow Video]
Now available from Arrow Video
And now for part two of one of the biggest and best box sets of the year:
Shawscope Volume 3 (released fall 2024) [Arrow Video]
Shawscope Volume Two – Part 2 (released fall 2023) [Arrow Video]
Shawscope Volume Two (released fall 2023) [Arrow Video]
Now available from Arrow Video
This box set is a big one, almost THE big one (but that may actually go to Volume Three, review of that one posting shortly). This set has 14, yes 14, Shaw Brothers martial arts films and 2 discs of music from these films, all in this beautiful box. The number of special features in this set is staggering and will take any dedicated fan days, weeks even, to watch through. Here are our thoughts on this set:
To Kill a Mastermind (aka Qi sha) (1979) [88 Films]
Now available from 88 Films
A spy is sent to gather information and take down the Qi Sha clan who have been terrorizing their land for far too long. Will they catch him, or will he be able to report back and end their tyranny?