One kung fu movie character has been played by two of the biggest names in the genre – Jackie Chan and Jet Li – a combined seven times. Similar to Bruce Lee’s initial contact with Shaw Brothers, ...

Across decades of action cinema, from big budget blockbusters to transgressive B-movie fare ... Hong Kong studios like the Shaw Brothers popularize cinematic kung fu. The late 20th century ...

The mid-1980s were a strange time for martial arts movies, both in the U.S. and abroad. The broadly termed “kung fu” genre had ... cinema of the Shaw Brothers Studio and others that exploded ...

Kill Bill's action sequences draw inspiration from classic kung fu movies by Shaw Brothers ... Before the film begins, the logo that played at the start of Shaw Brothers productions flashes ...

And that’s why I’ve written this list, to point you to all the cool Kung fu movies you ... it’s a legendary movie that all fans of the genre need to see. Another Shaw Brothers masterpiece ...

How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World. Shaw Brothers: Wuxia Warriors and Kung Fu Masters premieres on Mubi on Dec. 22. Watch the trailer for the collection above.

The stars on Hong Kong film studio Shaw Brothers’ roster were ... he was tough looking and lacked the movie-star looks of fellow actors like Alexander Fu Sheng.

In the movie’s ... of “black metal kung fu,” which means Rafael’s only hope of learning the technique is to dedicate himself to the faith. That may be true of Shaw Brothers movies set ...