This week The New Beverly presents two classics starring one my favorite iconic Shaw Brothers stars: Lo Lieh!UPDATE: I wondered why they titled the Sept. 23rd event night with one title and Sept. 24th night with the alternate title, since they are seemingly the same
Shaw Bros. Tribute continues at The New Beverly Cinema in LA Sept. 22, 2015 with sexploitation and horror works: THE BAMBOO HOUSE OF DOLLS and HUMAN LANTERNS.
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THE BAMBOO HOUSE OF DOLLS (1973) 7:30 197 min
starring Lo Lieh, Birtie Tove / directed by Kuei Chih
The Tribute to Shaw Brothers month at The New Beverly continues with two of Lau Kar-leung's best movies.
THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN (1978)
starring Gordon Liu / directed by Lau Kar-leung
Considered by many as one of the best kung fu movies ever, Lau Kar-leung's THE 36TH
The first double feature of the Tribute to Shaw Brothers month at The New Beverly starts off with two grindhouse classics.
DUEL OF THE IRON FIST (1971)
starring Ti Lung, David Chiang / directed by Cheng Cheh
What better way to start the month of Shaw Brothers with
After a couple of dry months, The New Beverly Cinema is dedicating September to the films of the Shaw Brothers starting tonight! I will be posting updates each week for the movies playing that week, but the collection is very impressive. I hope to go
MY FATHER IS A HERO (1995)
(aka Letter to Daddy, The Enforcer and Jet Li's The Enforcer)
starring Jet Li, Anita Mui, Xie Miao, Yu Rongguang/ directed by Corey Yuen
Jet Li is an undercover cop who takes on a dangerous mission to infiltrate a deadly drug
Interested in kung fu movies but don't know where to begin? This list is designed to help get you started. These are time-tested classics that helped shape and define the genre over the past 50 years. This pack focuses on introducing the newcomer to the
If you're in LA, you have a chance to see 2 vintage kung fu movies on the big screen at The New Beverly, both having NOTHING to do with Bruce Lee. Though they do like to mention him! Coming May 5th.
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Chinese Hercules (1979)
Starring Bolo
I finally finished my tribute video to the RZA's Man with the Iron Fists, just barely in time for the release of his sequel Man with the Iron Fists 2. I loved the characters and design of the movie, and wanted to recreate it in
If you're in LA, catch Tsui Hark's The Blade and Stephen Chow in The King of Beggars on the big screen March 31st! The New Beverly is finishing off their month long ode to the nineties with these two classic kung fu flicks.
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The Blade