The Man from Hong Kong

(1975) Written and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith; Starring: Yu Wang, George Lazenby, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward and Rosalind Speirs; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***½ “It’s a convention for these kind of movies that five or six guys will attack the hero ... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “Flight to Hong Kong” revisited

Our pic today revisits the foreign intrigue potboiler Flight to Hong Kong (1956), directed by Joseph M. Newman. Diamond smuggler Tony Dumont (Rory Calhoun) enlists the aid of shady thug Lagarto at a dive bar in Macao. Here is yet another of Timothy’s early films that deserves a proper commerc... Read full article

April Quick Picks and Pans – Hong Kong Month

Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) The sequel to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin wasn’t quite what I was expecting, but in this case, it’s a good thing. Instead of continuing the story of San Te and his goal to bring the art of Shaolin Kung Fu to the common folk, the story follows Chao Jen-Ch... Read full article

April Quick Picks and Pans – Hong Kong Month

Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) The sequel to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin wasn’t quite what I was expecting, but in this case, it’s a good thing. Instead of continuing the story of San Te and his goal to bring the art of Shaolin Kung Fu to the common folk, the story follows Chao Jen-Ch... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “Flight to Hong Kong” revisited

Our pic today takes a long-overdue look at Flight to Hong Kong (1956), the low-budget international diamond-smuggling caper directed by Joseph M. Newman. It looks like something inappropriate is going on here, but it’s just Tony Dumont (Rory Calhoun) trying to get thug Lagarto out of the way s... Read full article