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Arrow’s SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3 Lands With a Bang This November

For kung fu cinema fans, Christmas come early once again this year as Arrow Video release their much anticipated SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3 set on November 26th. If you’ve been living under a rock, the Shawscope sets have been considered the greatest martial arts cinema physical media releases for a few years running now. The quality is consistently top notch and the each set’s titles include a bevvy of absolute classics. Well worth breaking open your piggybank for. Check out the details below: LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS High Definition (1080p) presentations of all fourteen films, including thirteen new 2K restorations by Arrow Films Illustrated 60-page collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by David West, Jonathan Clements and Dylan Cheung, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by Ian Jane New artwork by Chris Malbon, “Kung Fu Bob” O’Brien, Tom Ralston, Ilan Sheady, Tony Stella and Jolyon Yates Hours […]

Arrow Video Unleashes Wuxia Heavy SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3 In November

Shaun Williams

If you find a very, very quiet spot today – maybe a closet or a bathroom – and listen carefully, you can hear the agonizing shrieks of kung fu cinema fans’ wallets as today’s the day Arrow Video officially announced the release of SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3, their third Blu-Ray box-set of classic Shaw Brothers films. But genre fans need not empty their bank accounts just yet, as the set will be releasing on November 26th. Plenty of time to scrape together the necessary funds. Early buzz among Blu-Ray enthusiasts suggested Volume 3 may be a horror-centric set but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all. This time around, Arrow is focusing on swordplay with films like The Sentimental Swordsman and the iconic One-Armed Swordsman trilogy. You can see the full ist of fims below: One-Armed Swordsman trilogy Lady Hermit Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan The 14 Amazons The […]