THE MAIKU HAMA TRILOGY Review: Kaizo Hayashi’s Nippon Detective Noir Pastiche Brims With Ageless Cool And Keeps The Faith
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10th OLD SCHOOL KUNG FU FEST Wields The Festival Trailer With A Vengeance! [UPDATED]
UPDATE – April 17: A previous version of this article was updated with a new trailer with corrections by the festival. The official trailer is now up and running for the 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest which kicks off its nine-day event one week from this article. As such, and as promised, the focus here will be Taiwanese cinema and the accomplishments of its noted directors with the requisite titles listed accordingly. Details are available at the official websites for Subway Cinema and the Metrograph. Metrograph and Subway Cinema In association with Taipei Cultural Center in New York, Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan) Proudly Present 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition! April 21-30, 2023 Including US Premieres of THE KING OF WUXIA, THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN (Digital Restoration), and NIGHT ORCHID (2K Remaster) The Old School Kung Fu Fest is back, and […]
OLD SCHOOL KUNG FU FEST X Invites Fans Of Taiwanese Wuxia Fans Back To The Metrograph In April!
Folks in New York City can attend the tenth Old School Kung Fu Fest when it kicks off its two-week festivities on April 21. Subway Cinema and the Metrograph are hosting its fifteen-title line-up, twelve of which will screen in person at The Metrograph NYC and three for the Metrograph At Home virtual audiences making it a partial hybrid affair for all who are interested and welcome. The full line-up is available as well spotlighting classic Taiwanese auteurs such as King Hu, Joseph Kuo and Hou Hsiao-hsien to name a few, with Taiwan as the fest’s ceremonial centerpiece. Per the announcement: “Wuxia movies have a long history in Chinese cinema, but when King Hu’s Dragon Inn premiered in 1967, it kicked off a wuxia revival that reinvented action movies, so we’ve decided to celebrate the wuxia movies from King Hu’s homeland of Taiwan by going big or going home!” Tickets […]