Category: Festival Release
Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: A Wuxia Double Feature
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Friday April 28- “The Grand Passion” and “The Legend of the Sacred Stone” The final weekend of The Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition begins with two special and hard
Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: ‘The Ghost Hill’
10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition- Day 2: “The Ghost Hill” Taiwanese filmmaker Ting Shan-hsi crafted many wuxia pictures in the 1970s. “The Ghost Hill” (1971) was the filmmaker’s fist foray into the extreme fantastical. This
Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: The Swordsman Of All Swordsmen
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: “The Swordsman of All Swordsmen” Vengeance continues in the festival’s first full day with the beautifully restored and undervalued classic, “The Swordsman of All Swordsmen”. With the monster success of King Hu’s
Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword-fighting Heroes Edition: Day 2- “Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters” Vengeance is the theme for the opening weekend of this year’s fest! The Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute has provided this year’s festival
Film Review: ‘The King of Wuxia’- King Hu Documentary’s U.S. Premiere
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword-fighting Heroes Edition– “The King of Wuxia” Any fan of Martial Arts films knows the name King Hu. Every director who has ever done a wuxia-styled action film was influenced by his vision.
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition
Full of sword clashing Wuxia Martial Arts action, incredible acrobatics, empowered female warriors, Kung Fu masters, kicks, spins, jumps, and even puppets, the Old School Kung Fu Fest has returned! https://metrograph.com/category/oldschool-kungfufest/ Marking its 10th year, the festival will run the
Overlook Film Festival 2023: ‘Mister Organ’- Film Review
A walking, talking, tsunami of utter bullshit, Michael Organ is an insufferable man who was born to be smacked across his face. David Farrier’s “Mister Organ” sharply unravels the layers of lies and criminal acts perpetrated by this extremely dangerous
Film Review: ‘Blood Covered Chocolate’- A Strange Vampire Tale
It is never good to blame a project’s low or non-existent budget on a film’s lack of artistic success. Some filmmakers can either use their lesser budgets to their advantage (sparking creativity out of necessity),while some are overcome by not
Overlook Film Festival 2023: ‘We Kill For Love’- Film Review
Artificial lighting that splashes cool blues and magentas on naked bodies. Pseudo-Noir, saxophone-heavy scores. Seduction, femme fatales, sex, danger, double crosses, murder, and more sex. Such is the world of the direct-to-video erotic thriller. The new documentary “We Kill for
Film Review: “God’s Time”- A Fast, Well-Written, Character Piece
Five minutes into writer/director Daniel Antebi’s “God’s Time”, it is abundantly clear that first time actress Liz Caribel Sierra has serious skills. Her character Regina is pure fire from moment one and the newcomer dives into the deep end of