Podcast appearances and mentions of david chiang

On this episode of the podcast, Phillip goes solo to talk about 1972 Shaw Brothers movie The Water Margin, starring David Chiang, Lung Ti, and directed by Cheh Chang. This movie is a slow burn but has some cool stuff in. There are alot of names to keep track of but it's a good time. Phillip starts the show by giving the general information about the movie with some extra facts thrown in. Then he skips listener opinions from Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, because there aren't any. Phillip then walks us through the story of the film. He then talks about what he thought Tarantino might have liked or used in a film. Phillip then rates the movie on a 1 to 5 scale. Then he lets you know whether he would buy it, rent it, or find it for free. It's then time for Phil's Film Favorite of the Week; Sinners (2025) (5 stars.) Then Phillip lets you know what's coming up next week on the podcast. Come back on May 2nd when Phillip will be joined once again by "The Vern" from Cinema Recall Podcast to discuss 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It should be a fun time. Thanks for listening.

This week, Steven & Leo end their horror/hybrid month with on banger with The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires. They talk about the Transylvania real-estate crisis, walking from China, D being for Dracula, some perfect lighting, the great work of Peter Cushing and David Chiang, and what happens when a legendary team up between Hammer Films and The Shaw Brothers is flawed and incomplete while being an epic team thats an absolute blast. This was a long episode, so you'll see Part 2 next week. Remember we're taking most February off. See you in March!Watch The Trailer Here - Scream Factory Listen the our Subspecies episode here Like the show? Rate us on Apple or Spotify!Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TwitterLike the Ads? Check out our friends at...Give Me Back My Action & Horror Movies100 HorrorsDark AdaptationHorror HouseA Cut Above: Horror ReviewGood Beer Bad Movie NightBucket of Chum PodcastDissect that FilmThe CinemigosThe Barren's HideoutNext Week: Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires: Part 2Hassle us via text during the show!

Within hours of his funeral, Hong Kong movie studios began to produce hundreds of unauthorized biopics, spin-offs and rip-offs starring a competing roster of Bruce Lee lookalikes. Over the next decade, ‘Bruceploitation' would become a staple of global cinema. Director David Gregory examines this fascinating phenomenon via interviews with Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Bruce Liang and Dragon Lee; martial arts legends like Angela Mao, David Chiang, Phillip Ko and Sammo Hung; and the producers, directors, distributors and experts – along with copious clips from the films themselves – that for the first time reveal the history, controversy and legacy behind one of the most bizarre genres in movie history. Director, cinema aficionado and founder of Severin Films David Gregory (Lost Souls: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau) joins us for a spirited conversation on the twisted tale of Bruce Lee's actual career in film, the shadow careers of look-a-likes and the filmmakers willing to push the limits of credibility and propriety to satiate an audience of martial arts cinephiles. For more go to: severinfilms.com/enter-the-clones-of-bruce Available at: tv.apple.com/enter-the-clones-of-bruce

Con este podcast recupero una de mis tradiciones anuales como es ver una película de artes marciales añeja el día 31 de diciembre. Y que mejor que ver una de las clásicas colaboraciones del "Triángulo de hierro" del director Chang Cheh junto a sus dos actores fetiche, David Chiang y Ti Lung. Una épica más cercana al peplum que al kung fu con traiciones familiares, lanzas a go-go y montones de soldados muertos. Que tengáis una feliz entrada al 2024.

This episode is about an underseen film by an underseen director, Chor Yuen's Death Duel. Chor's filmography has some of the most beautiful cinematography of the era and is drenched in atmosphere. The story is adapted from Gu Long who is known for labyrinth plots, lots of deception, and plenty of characters. Stars: Derek Yee, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Lo Lieh, Ling Yun https://letterboxd.com/film/death-duel/

William H. Sauer, MD, FHRS, CCDS, of Brigham and Women's Hospital is joined by guests David Chiang, MD, PhD, and Sunil Kapur MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital to discuss (RAPID): A Multicentre, Randomised Trial. Etripamil is a fast-acting, intranasally administered calcium-channel blocker in development for ondemand therapy outside a health-care setting for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. The authors of this randomized trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of etripamil 70 mg nasal spray using a symptom-prompted, repeat-dose regimen for acute conversion of atrioventricular-nodal-dependent paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm within 30 min.   https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead   Host Disclosure(s): W. Sauer: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biotronik, Biosense Webster, Inc., Abbott, Boston Scientific; Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): Medtronic   Contributor Disclosure(s): D. Chiang: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  S. Kapur: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biotronik, Abbott, Medtronic, Inc, Novartis

In honour of the great Richard Ng, we dive in to one of his most popular roles as Sandy in Sammo Hung's sketchy 1985 comedy, Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars. Richard's trademark expressive face and physical comedy are sprinkled throughout this uneven action comedy. With more stars than the milky way, it somehow still delivers on all fronts for kinetic action putting behemoths Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Dick Wei, Andy Lau, Richard Norton, Yasuaki Kurata, Chung Fat, Sibelle Hu and many others in wonderfully choreographed and intricate fight scenes against their respective stunt teams, who also probably saw many stars with the head shots they took.Featuring what has to be the most star-studded cameo laden closing scene in Hong Kong movie history (George Lam?! David Chiang?!) this 80's time capsule film is worth tracking down for the nostalgia hit alone. Grab a pizza and a beverage and dig in!

Ian continues his journey through the Shawscope boxet from Arrow Video.The Boxer from Shantung (1972). Directed by Cheh Chang and Hsueh-Li Pao. Starring Kung Tai Chen and David Chiang

The martial arts horror film The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires was released in 1974.  It stars. Peter Cushing as Professor Van Helsing  Christopher Lee… oh hang on… John Forbes-Robertson as Count Dracula (Not the son of Johnston Forbes-Robertson, but did play Mr Badger in 2 episodes of Jonny Briggs)  Robin Stewart as Leyland Van Helsing  (29 episodes of Sons and Daughters)  Julie Ege (pronounced eg-gay", not "edge") as Vanessa Buren (1962 Miss Norway and competed in Miss Universe pageant Awarded the title "The New Sex Symbol of the 70s" by the head of Hammer Film Studios, Sir James  Carreras. Hammer featured her as a not-so-glamorous prehistoric woman in its ‘Creatures the World Forgot' (1971). The film was a flop, but Julie went on a round-the-world publicity tour and became a leading pin-up model.  She lived for six years in the 1970s with Tony Bramwell, former assistant to The Beatles and later a successful record and film music promoter. Their next door neighbor was Brian May of the rock group Queen. To date, she is the only Norwegian James Bond girl (in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)) Shen Chan as Kah, David Chiang as Hsi Ching and Szu Shih as Mei Kwei all stars of innumerable asian movies.  The film began development due to Don Houghton's father-in-law knowing Hong Kong film producer Run Run Shaw. Houghton flew to Hong Kong to discuss a project with Run Run and his brother Runme who agreed to finance 50% of the film. It was shot between October 22 and December 11, 1973, at Shaw Brothers Studios in Hong Kong.  The Shaw Brothers were not happy with how Roy Ward Baker (Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde, Scars of Dracula, The Vampire Lovers, and A Night to Remember) was directing the film and had martial arts sequences choreographed by one of their studios directors Cheh Chang (uncredited), these additional scenes that led to the Eastern version of the film to run at 110 minutes (20 mins longer that the UK version).   Renee Glynee who was the continuity supervisor for the film stated that working with the Shaw Brothers Studios was "a big experience" due to language differences and that director Roy Ward Baker was constantly screaming at the Chinese actors to stop spitting on set. In an interview in the late 1990'sBaker described the shooting of this film as "a nightmare". He discovered that Hong Kong films were made silent and looped in post-production due to the constant noise of traffic and aircraft. He lamented that Peter Cushing was practically catatonic on set, having recently been widowed but still wanting to do the film to give him something to do. On its release in the United States, the film was truncated further by 20 minutes, re-titled The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula and loops several remaining scenes to fill the running time.  In all territories, the film was a financial failure.  This is the only Hammer "Dracula" film not to feature Count Dracula's name in the title. Forbes-Robertson, long time stand in for Big Chris Lee (was considered to fill the cape in Scars of Dracula before Lee was persuaded to return) was furious when he discovered that he had been dubbed by David de Keyser.  Lee tried to talk Peter Cushing into not doing the project, as he considered it below an actor of Cushing's calibre. Lee told Cushing that Ralph Bates was willing to step in and do the film if Cushing wanted to back out, but Cushing replied that he thought the change of scenery might help his ongoing grief induced depression.  Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Wuxia Weekend we discuss the 1972 Chang Cheh film Four Riders starring Ti Lung, Chen Kuan-Tai, David Chiang and Wang Chung. Written by Chang Cheh and Ni Kuang (who passed away this July) 

The Shaolin Temple is the last place to resist defeat by the Manchu Dynasty because of their unique fighting style. Men from far and wide come to wait outside the temple, hoping they will be admitted as pupils. As the Abbot becomes older, he realizes that the Manchus are determined to destroy the temple and eradicate the Shaolin fighting techniques. To this end, he decides that it is time at last to admit worthy men into the temple as students, to learn the way of Shaolin.Starring Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-Chun, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Wang Lung-Wei, Shih Szu, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng, and many more.Music by Cheng Yung Yu.Cinematography by Kung Mu-To.Written by Ni Kuang and Chang Cheh.Directed by Chang Cheh.

Live around the campfire, we discuss the Hammer Horror and Shaw Brother collaboration The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. Peter Cushing's Van Helsing teams up with David Chiang to fight Dracula, Seven Golden Vampires, and an army of the undead. Is this film a KILLER or merely a victim?

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare, and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting.Starring Chen Kaun-tai, Ching Li, David Chiang, Ku Feng, Tien Ching, Nan Chinag, Yi Feng, Kang-Yeh Cheng, and many more.Music by Chen Yung-Yu.Cinematography by Mu-To Kung and Ting-Bang Yuan.Choreography by Tang Chia, Liu Chia Liang, Liu Chia Yung, and Cheng Chung.Written by I Kuang Ni and Chang Cheh.Directed by Chang Cheh.

Our guest for today's podcast is David Chiang, Chief Investment Officer of Pritzker Family Foundations where he leads Ganesh Investments, the company that provides investment advisory services to the Funds and Partnerships group of PSP Partners and its affiliates. Ganesh Investments also provides investment advisory services to multiple Pritzker families and their foundations. Prior to joining Ganesh Investments in 2021, David was the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Idyllic Partners, an outsourced CIO firm. Previously, David served as Head of External Funds at Soros Fund Management, Managing Director at Wilshire Private Markets and has also worked for GIC.   David earned dual BA degrees in Business Economics and Psychology from Brown University and an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School Management. He currently serves on the Board of The Opportunity Network, a non-profit focused on helping underrepresented students gain access to high quality education and career opportunities. Without further ado, here is our conversation with David Chiang.

The parallels between Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Westerns continues to amaze us! Through no conscious intent, both films we cover on today's episode delve into religion as a major theme throughout. In the Shaw Brothers film, Shaolin Hellgate (aka Heaven and Hell - 1980) guest starring The Venoms, we find a psychedelic mashup of a bunch of things, but to simplify it, it's like West Side Story meets Dante's Inferno! It's a crazy trip through Heaven, Earth, and Hell and Patsy and I had fun scratching our heads trying to figure it out! Lee Yi Min stars as one of Heaven's guards exiled to Earth for helping a couple elope, and ends up in Hell where he must gather a team of honest wrongdoers (as opposed to evildoers) so they can fight their way out of Hell. On the Spaghetti Western side, since we've covered Terence Hill and Bud Spencer's first trilogy, we not dive into their next two films, starting with They Call me Trinity (1970). Hill and Spencer are excellent in what is undoubtedly one of the best Spaghetti Westerns we've covered so far! Terence Hill stars as a lazy, unorthodox gunfighter and Bud Spencer plays his portly, horse-thieving brother. Together, they must defend a Mormon settlement from a land-grabbing Major, a Mexican bandit, and their henchmen! A fun, if offbeat, double feature! As of this posting, They Call Me Trinity is on Amazon Prime. Shaolin Hellgate (aka Heaven and Hell) is available at: https://classickungfumovies.com/products/heaven-and-hell-a-k-a-shaolin-hell-gate-1979?_pos=1&_sid=ca2d10b39&_ss=r (The East Meets the West is in no way affiliated with Amazon Prime or classickungfumovies.com) Patsy the Angry Nerd and his podcasts can be found at throwdownthursdaypodcast.com. The East Meets the West is now a proud member of The Dorkening Podcast Network, so check out all the great shows at thedorkening.com! The East Meets the West is not only on every podcasting app including iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher, but also can be found at these links: Website: havenpodcasts.com YouTube: youtube.com/user/uncledeath1 Join in on the discussion at our Facebook Page Email: theeastmeetsthewest42@gmail.com Enjoy! Re-Gor

We discuss the 1970 Chang Cheh movie The Wandering Swordsman, starring David Chiang and Lily Li-Li. It features a care-free protagonist who gets embroiled in a plot to rob an escort caravan. It is notable for its use of lightness martial arts. We also managing crimes in campaigns, low-ranked fodder, escorts, and the use of wanted posters.  Jeremy has a new cyberpunk cultivation novel coming out. To pre-order check out Heretic Peacekeeper on Amazon. 

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming this evening to bring you a scream filled night of ghouls, ghosts, vampires, and kung fu. *Record Scratch* You heard me! On tonight's Blade Licking Thieves spooktacular we're watching the 1974 Hammer Films and Shaw Brothers co-production, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, in which Hammer Films regular, Peter Cushing (a.k.a. Grand Moff Tarkin), reprising his role as the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing, teams up with Hong Kong martial art superstar David Chiang (and a host of other Shaw Brothers talent of the 70s) to wage battle against Count Dracula and the 7 Golden Vampires of China in a one of a kind East meets West genre mashup.

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming this evening to bring you a scream filled night of ghouls, ghosts, vampires, and kung fu. *Record Scratch* You heard me! On tonight's Blade Licking Thieves spooktacular we're watching the 1974 Hammer Films and Shaw Brothers co-production, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, in which Hammer Films regular, Peter Cushing (a.k.a. Grand Moff Tarkin), reprising his role as the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing, teams up with Hong Kong martial art superstar David Chiang (and a host of other Shaw Brothers talent of the 70s) to wage battle against Count Dracula and the 7 Golden Vampires of China in a one of a kind East meets West genre mashup.

Episode 84 (Chang Cheh: Grandmaster part 2) Continuing our trip through Chang Cheh’s career at the Shaw Brothers studio, Alec and Derek watch a trio of triad gangster films starring Kung fu stars David Chiang, Ti Lung and Chen Kuan-tai, beginning with 1970 film Vengeance a stylish and brutal revenge tale reminiscent of John Boorman’s neo-noir Point Blank. David Chiang plays Guan Xiao Lou a man with a single minded drive to avenge the people responsible for killing his brother and Peking Opera dance partner Ti Lung. Next up The Duel sees Ti Lung and David Chiang face off in a series of crosses and double crosses setting up a number of unhinged fight scenes that clearly foreshadow the mayhem of The Crazy 88. Concluding this episode with The Boxer from Shantung starring Kung Fu legend Chen Kuan-Tai in his first leading role as Ma Yongzhen a lowly laborer who climbs his way up the ranks from the gutter to triad gang leader only to be met with increasing bloodshed ending in one of the most spectacularly relentless battles in film history.Three ways to support this podcast:1. Shout us out on your social media account2. Rate us on the podcast platform you listen to PsychotroniCast on.3. Subscribe to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/psychotronicast

Episode 83 (Chang Cheh: Grandmaster) Alec and Derek begin a journey through the career of one of the undisputed masters of action films and one of the greatest directors of the famous Shaw Brothers Studio, Chang Cheh. Beginning with the film that started it all 1967s The One-Armed Swordsman. Following the success of King Hu’s Wuxia classic Come Drink with Me, and taking influence from Rebel Without A Cause, Cheh and star (Jimmy) Wang Yu present a brooding teenaged swordfighter who’s coming of age is complicated by the need to kill a horde of trained killers while defending the very people who cut off his arm. With its vivid color palate and displays of graphic violence, The Shaw Brothers had their first million dollar smash hit, lighting the fuse for the Kung Fu craze of the 1970’s, ensuring Hong Kong cinemas would never be the same. Only four years later Cheh would reboot the idea with The New One-Armed Swordsman this time with stars David Chiang and Ti Lung (more about them later) and would amplify the melodrama and violence to dizzying heights creating a film even more memorable (and homoerotic) than its beloved predecessor. All of the films we will be discussing in this series are currently streaming on Amazon Prime and we encourage our listeners to watch along and share their thoughts!Three ways to support this podcast:1. Shout us out on your social media account2. Rate us on the podcast platform you listen to PsychotroniCast on.3. Subscribe to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/psychotronicast

31st March 2019

10th February 2019

I talk with Lady Cao Feng about Iron Triangle movies for a special episode of Wuxia Weekend. We select 5 films directed by Chang Cheh, starring Ti Lung and David Chiang and examine them.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction. Support us on Patreon 

Chinesische Schwerkampfepen, oder auch wuxia pian, gehören heute zu den beliebtesten asiatischen Export-Filmen. Im Jahre 1969 wurde Cheh Changs HAVE SWORD WILL TRAVEL aber in Deutschland nur verstümmelt und unter reißerischem und rassistischem Titel in die verruchten Bahnhofskinos verbannt. Dabei ist dies eines seiner cleversten frühen Werke. Der Film verbindet Aspekte des wuxia mit dem chinesischen Melodram und eröffnet so ein erstes Fenster zu den Filmen, die später als heroic bloodshed bekannt werden sollten. Das ist durchaus passend, denn nur drei Jahre später wird der Meister dieser Filmart, John Woo, als Regieassistent von Chang beim Studio Shaw Brothers anfangen. Zudem arbeiten die Stars Lung Ti und David Chiang das erste Mals als Team vor der Kamera zusammen. Wir reden über die Vermengung der Genres von wuxia und Melodram und wie das lange Setup des Films hier mit hineinspielt, kümmern uns um die progressiven, wie die reaktionären Aspekte des Genre-Werks und verwenden viel Zeit darauf, die Ästhetik und da vor allem die Kameraarbeit von HAVE SWORD WILL TRAVEL zu analysieren. Zudem beschäftigen wir uns mit dem Studio Shaw Brothers und versuchen zu verstehen, wie Chang Cheh als Contract-Regisseur dort seine eigene Filmsprache findet. Keine Frage: dies ist ein sehr starker Film eines einflussreichen Meisterregisseurs, ohne den die Hong Kong New Wave, aber auch das moderne US-Kino ganz anders aussehen würden.

Sammo Hung is haunted by alpha male superstar cop David Chiang, tries to romance Joey Wong and gets the crap beaten out of him by Hwang Jang-Lee in Where’s Officer Tuba from 1986 and Yuen Biao plays soccer with the Yuen Clan in The Champions. With Kenny B and the official travelling man of the […]

Sammo Hung is haunted by alpha male superstar cop David Chiang, tries to romance Joey Wong and gets the crap beaten out of him by Hwang Jang-Lee in Where’s Officer Tuba from 1986 and Yuen Biao plays soccer with the Yuen Clan in The Champions. With Kenny B and the official travelling man of the […]

I talk with Adam and Lady Cao Feng about the Chang Cheh film Duel of Fists, starring Ti Lung and David Chiang.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

Today we celebrate the weird and wonderful world of Bruceploitation cinema with the martial arts action star, director, writer and fellow podcaster, Michael Worth. When he's not making his own movies, Michael has been following his passion for kung fu movies with a number of exciting projects. I catch up with him during the filming of his own Bruceploitation documentary, which looks into the strange sub-genre of films which followed in the wake of Bruce Lee's untimely death in 1973. The 'clones' films made cult stars out of a number of Bruce Lee imitators including Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Bruce Leung, and Dragon Lee. Many of these names feature in Michael's documentary, as well as legendary kung fu movie actors, directors and producers like Angela Mao Ying, Godfrey Ho, Lee Tso-nam, Mars, David Chiang, Yasuaki Kurata, and the late Phillip Ko. Michael has also penned an accompanying book, The Bruceploitation Bible: The Film Clones of Bruce Lee; both the book and the film will be released later in 2017. He is also helping with the digital restoration of a number of classic Bruceploitation titles for Blu-ray release, working alongside the distributor, Severin Films. Michael is also the co-host of The Clones Cast, a great podcast which looks at a different Bruceploitation title on every episode. In the 1990s, Michael Worth became a prominent star of martial arts action films with movies like Final Impact (1991), To Be the Best (1993) and Fists of Iron (1995). In more recent times, Michael has moved behind the camera to write and direct his own projects, which include Killing Cupid (2005), God's Ears (2008) and the upcoming MMA drama, The Butterfly Guard (2017). We discuss Michael's earliest memories of Bruceploitation cinema, the reasons behind its continuing cult appeal, and some of his favourite titles.

I review Vengeance!, a 1970 Chang Cheh directed movie, starring David Chiang, Ti Lung and Wang Ping. Set during the Warlord Era, Vengeance is a stylish and moody tale of revenge that blends in flashes of Peking Opera to briliant effect.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

Al and Tony take a look at John Carpenter's action classic Escape From New York. Then Albert gets fed up with the trailers this week, and Tony hates the idea of Rambo doing a Bollywood song and dance number.   Links: The Ward Big Trouble in Little China Dhoom 3 Doom Bang Bang! Force 2 Snowpiercer Okja trailer Battle of the Sexes trailer Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires Bollywood Rambo

I review The New One-Armed Swordsman, directed by Chang Cheh, starring David Chiang, Ti Lung and Ku Feng.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

Lady Cao Feng and I talk about The Duel, a 1971 Chang Cheh film starring Ti Lung and David Chiang.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

I review the The Savage 5, directed by Chang Cheh, starring Ti Lung, David Chiang, Chen Kuan-Tai, Danny Lee, Wong Chung, and Wong Bing Bing.   Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

For the final episode examining the career of martial arts superstar turned director David Chiang, revenge and slasher movie tactics are elements representing the last movie he made: Mother Of A Different Kind. Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or Twitter (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed. Running Times: 00m 00s – […]

For our next episode covering the directing career of martial arts superstar David Chiang, he furthers his working relationship with Bill Tung and gets the superstars to act in his attempt at being a rooted, gloomy filmmaker. A filmmaker not afraid to be pleasant and also nihilistic to a degree, this is The Director' Series […]

Formed way back in the days of silent film, two of the four Shaw brothers (Run Run and Runme to be precise) turned an unspectacular business concern into the greatest of all Asian action film companies!   Rivaled only much later (and to a far lesser degree) by Raymond Chow's Golden Harvest, Shaw productions were known for their revolving casts, stunning sets and costumerie and over the top mixtures of myth, fantasy and horror with some fairly grounded martial arts technique, with both barehanded and exotic weapons fighting coming into play! From core directors like horror experts Ho Meng Hua, Chih-Hung Kuei and the gothic-leaning swordplay of Chor Yuen, we'll proceed to the true masters of the genre, graceful fight coordinator cum director Lau Kar-Leung and the incomparable father of heroic bloodshed, Chang Cheh! Join us as we talk everything from Wang Yu and David Chiang to Ti Lung and the Venoms, only here on Weird Scenes! Week 26 Flying Fists and Shining Swords - speaking of Shaw Bros.    

For the next episode examining the career of martial arts superstar turned director David Chiang, the name of the game is still letting his chosen veterans act but letting one of them display a rarely seen dramatic side: Namely Richard Ng. With Kenny and Tom K-W. Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on […]

We continue analyzing the filmography of martial arts superstar turned director David Chiang and past wacky Wuxia parody and comedy slasher hybrids, we find Chiang in a latter 80s half of Hong Kong cinema. Producing frequently and more even-termpered as he lets Bill Tung and Lydia Shum mostly lead his straightly made frames. If that's […]

Entramos en la década de los 70, unos años cruciales para el cine de artes marciales. Bruce Lee se convirtió en una mega estrella asiática, pero hubo otros dos grandes ídolos cinematográficos que se ganaron al público chino; Ti Lung y David Chiang. Los dos protagonizan la película de la que hablamos hoy, la sangrienta The Duel, realizada por el que suele considerarse el padrino del cine de acción de Hong Kong, el prolífico Chang Cheh. Una oda gangster a la venganza y a las puñaladas en general que es el origen de todo el heroic bloodshed que vendría quince años después de la mano de gente como John Woo. Disfruten de la masacre, hasta mañana!