Kill and Kill Again (1981)

 

Directed by Ivan Hall. Found on Tubi. James Ryan. Sequel to Kill or Be Killed. I saw this in the theater. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_and_Kill_Again

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/56302/kill-and-kill-again/

http://craneshot.blogspot.com/2018/03/kill-and-kill-again.html

Kill or Be Killed (1976)

 

Directed by Ivan Hall. Found on Tubi. James Ryan. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_or_Be_Killed_(1976_film) 

http://craneshot.blogspot.com/2018/03/kill-or-be-killed.html

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=8971 

https://talkingpulp.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/film-review-kill-or-be-killed-1976/ 

They Call Me Bruce? (1982)

 

Directed by Elliott Hong. Johnny Yune, Margaux Hemingway. I saw this in the theater. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Call_Me_Bruce%3F 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/they-call-me-bruce-1982

 

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8156-an-asian-american-comedy-milestone-riffs-on-a-kung-fu-icon?srsltid=AfmBOorD8zcbyYzQrxUV0X7B_jjv7SofD5cAtraHuzhjcLqgl9GorrOX

Circle of Iron (1978)

 

Directed by Richard Moore. Found on Tubi. David Carradine, Roddy McDowall, Christopher Lee, Eli Wallach as The Man in the Oil. Story by Bruce Lee. One weird movie. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_Iron

https://thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3417 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/10/circle-of-iron-1978.html 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37836/circle-of-iron/

The Killer Elite (1975)

 

Directed by Sam Peckinpah. Found on Tubi and the free Youtube channel. James Caan, Robert Duvall, Bo Hopkins, Gig Young, Mako, Burt Young. Ninjas. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killer_Elite 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-killer-elite-1975

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/66737/killer-elite-the/ 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/08/killer-elite-1975.html

The Street Fighter (1974)

 

Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa. Found on Tubi. Sonny Chiba. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Street_Fighter

https://www.tcm.com/articles/1135220/the-street-fighter

https://www.avclub.com/read-this-the-story-behind-the-first-film-rated-x-for-1847547972

Dirty Ho (1979)

 

Directed by Lau Kar-leung. Gordon Liu, Wong Yue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Ho

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/16944/dirty-ho/

Heroes of the East (1978)

 

Directed by Lau Kar-leung. Found on Tubi. Gordon Liu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_the_East

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=8878 

https://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/classic/heroeseast.shtml

 

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)

 

Directed by Lau Kar-leung. Found on Tubi. Gordon Liu, Kara Hui, Alexander Fu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eight_Diagram_Pole_Fighter

https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/the-8-diagram-pole-fighter-blu-ray-review/

Shanghai Noon (2000)

 

Directed by Tom Dey. Free with ads on Youtube. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Walton Goggins, Xander Berkeley. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Noon

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shanghai-noon-2000

https://www.avclub.com/shanghai-noon-made-perfect-use-of-its-mismatched-stars-1844652276

https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/East-Meets-Wild-West-Playful-high-jinks-buddy-2776565.php

Trail Drive-In Theater ticket booth, Route 41, Sarasota, Florida

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017702449/
  

Five Deadly Venoms (1978)

 

Directed by Chang Cheh. Shaw Brothers. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Deadly_Venoms

https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/shawscope-volume-one-blu-ray-review-arrow-video/

https://www.avclub.com/the-five-deadly-venoms-1798206714

Crippled Avengers (1978)

 

Directed by Chang Cheh. Shaw Brothers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crippled_Avengers

https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/shawscope-volume-one-blu-ray-review-arrow-video/

https://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/crippledavengers.htm

The Man from Hong Kong (1975)

 

Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. Next on Tubi. Jimmy Wang Yu, George Lazenby. Australian/Hong Kong co-production.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Hong_Kong

https://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=50956

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/17/the-man-from-hong-kong-rewatched-chopsocky-fun-at-a-cracking-pace

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

 

1960-61 syndicated. First karate detective on TV. 38 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Dangerous_Robin

Blood Money (1974)

 

aka The Stranger and the Gunfighter. Directed by Antonio Margheriti. Lee Van Cleef, Lieh Lo. Spaghetti western with some kung fu courtesy of the Shaw Bros. On Tubi from lightninglouie. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_and_the_Gunfighter

http://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-stranger-and-gunfighter-1974.html

The Last Dragon (1985)

 

Midnight Movie. Directed by Michael Schultz. A favorite since the VHS rental days. Kiss my Converse. Julius Carry, Mike Starr, Vanity, Taimak.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Dragon

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-dragon-1985

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/looking-back-at-the-last-dragon/

Trailers From Hell.

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6868

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

 

Directed by Stephen Chow. And written. And starring. And produced. Coming up next on Tubi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Hustle

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/kung-fu-hustle-2005

https://www.avclub.com/kung-fu-hustle-1798222058

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/26302/kung-fu-hustle/

Wu's TV Corner #15: Spy Game

 

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/spy-game.html

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0707590/

1997 ABC. "Necessity is the Mother of Infection." This Program Contains Scenes of Martial Arts Action is the disclaimer at the beginning of each episode. Created by Sam Raimi. Allison Smith. Linden Ashby. Bruce McCarty. Titus Welliver is a guest star in this one. I taped these on VHS when it aired. Linden Ashby is retired spy Lorne Cash, who is brought back into the spy game after the collapse of the Soviet Union has flooded the market with freelance spies. Allison Smith is Max London, who is fond of gadgets and kicking butt. They work for a small government agency tasked with policing all of these now rogue agents.

In this unaired episode a deadly virus called Q is stolen from a research institute and released in a small town. The agents have twelve hours to find the antidote. Titus Welliver is Sebastian Dane. Michael Paul Chan is Mr. Eng. Louisiana native Wayne Pere is Bob. Ron Perkins is Dr. John Russell. And the great, gruff character actor Troy Evans, who often plays cops, is Sheriff Porter. (Mr. Evans has 166 credits listed on IMDb, so you would know him if you saw him.) Head of the institute Titus Welliver is actually happy that the virus has been released because it allows them to test it out on the small town residents. The virus thief, Hank Stratton as Jefferson Wayne, turns out to be Max's ex-husband, and now a radical activist. Various other international bad guys show up in town to witness how the virus works.

I was a fan of this show from the beginning when it aired. One of the few. It was made just for me. Action, comedy, gadgets, spies, kung fu. This show has everything. All of the episodes are on Youtube, including the unaired ones, and pretty good quality. This is another show that I will go back and watch on occasion when I am in the mood for some martial arts action. 

Samurai Sunday

 

Super 66. WGBO Chicago.