Tag Archives: Action
Fist of Fury (1972)
For his second major starring role following The Big Boss (1971), Bruce Lee reunited with director Lo Wei and Raymond Chow’s Golden Harvest for Fist of Fury (1972). Shout! Factory recently released both films as part of their Shout Select … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Hong Kong
Tagged 70's, Action, Bruce Lee, Golden Harvest, Kung Fu, Lo Wei, Raymond Chow
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Chandu the Magician (1932)
In The Spider (1931), Edmund Lowe (Dinner at Eight) portrayed Chatrand the Great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Its success led Lowe to take on the role of the similar (and similarly named) Chandu the Magician (1932), reuniting … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 30's, Action, astral projection, Bela Lugosi, Chandu, death ray, Edmund Lowe, Egypt, Fantasy, hypnotism, Irene Ware, Marcel Varnel, William Cameron Menzies, Yogi
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Lone Wolf and Cub Double Feature: Sword of Vengeance/Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Very late in the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, in the middle of a desolate desert, one of the deadliest hired assassins in the world has his throat cut by the former Shogunate Executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Leone
Tagged 70's, Action, Japan, Kazuo Koike, Kenji Misumi, Lone Wolf and Cub, manga, Ninja, Samurai, Tomisaburo Wakayama
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