Martial Arts

AMC Television is currently streaming a batch of iconic martial arts films that inspired their own high-flying action series Into the Badlands. The movies are completely free for a limited time, with no login required to view them. The films include Shaolin, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zen, Let the Bullets Fly, The Man From Nowhere, Tai Chi Zero and Tai Chi Hero.

Access the full movie streams at amc.com/movies.

Birth of the Dragon trailer featuring story of Bruce Lee’s fight against Wong Jack Man racking up views

Last week Kylin Pictures and Groundswell Productions released the first trailer for Birth of the Dragon. The George Nolfi-directed film tells the story of Bruce Lee’s early life in San Francisco and his legendary no-holds-barred fight against Shaolin kung fu master Wong Jack Man. Since then, the trailer has received more than 3.7 million views ….

RZA to premiere live re-score of cult classic 36th Chamber of Shaolin during Beyond Fest in Hollywood

Wu-Tang Clan, award winning musician and filmmaker RZA will premiere his live re-score of the martial arts epic, Lau Kar-leung’s The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, during next month’s Beyond Fest, the highest attended genre film festival in the U.S. According to Beyond Fest’s website, RZA first saw The 36th Chamber of Shaolin on television when ….

Bruce Lee story Warrior being turned into Cinemax show by Fast & Furious director and Banshee co-creator

Deadline reports that Cinemax has ordered a pilot for Warrior, a crime drama based on original material written by iconic martial artist and film star Bruce Lee. According to the report, Warrior has been a passion project for the late martial arts icon and Fast & Furious director Justin Lin, who is executive producing the ….

Game of Death villain Mel Novak and The Blacklist’s Harry Lennix to appear at first-ever Martial Con

Cult Cinema Icon Mel Novak, the quintessential action movie villain, will appear at the inaugural edition of Martial Con this August in Long Beach, California. Novak has battled many legendary Hollywood heroes and is best known as the iconic Stick the Assassin in Bruce Lee’s Game of Death. Novak also starred in Black Belt Jones ….

Nitehawk Cinema unleashes Legend of 90’s Kung Fu screening series

Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn is having a retrospective screening series of kung fu movies for their ongoing Midnite cult film series. Go get your eyes peeled back all January as Nitehawk unfolds the Legend of 90’s Kung Fu. All screenings will be presented in 35MM. The series includes screenings of: Once Upon a Time in ….