David Knight
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DVD Review: Chinese Hercules aka Freedom Strikes A Blow (1973)
- By David Knight
- Published 07/9/2010
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Michael Chan stars as a fighter who abandons his skills from guilt, but is forced to fight again on behalf of oppressed workers. Bolo Yeung plays the star villain.
Concerts: Kim Mitchell at Tecumseh Park, July 10, 2010.
- By David Knight
- Published 07/11/2010
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The Sarnia, Ontario native, and Canadian rocker, Kim Mitchell was the headlining act for Chatham-Kent’s Second Annual Ribfest at Tecumseh Park in Chatham, Ontario.
Jim Kelly is interviewed in Shock Cinema #38
- By David Knight
- Published 07/24/2010
- Books and Zines
- Unrated
Jim Kelly, Ed Lauter, Jack Betts, and Gordon Hessler are the four featured interviews in Shock Cinema's 20th Anniversary issue.
DVD Review: Kung Fu Kids Break Away aka Black Eagle aka San Mao, The Little Vagabond (1980)
- By David Knight
- Published 07/26/2010
- Movies
- Unrated
Zhang Leping’s famous Chinese manhua character, San Mao, meets up with Casanova Wong for a tragic-comic adventure set in the 1930’s.
DVD Review: Rivals of The Dragon aka The Crane (1980)
- By David Knight
- Published 08/6/2010
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Los Angeles. 1980. There was a robbery and the loot was hidden, but who has the map? And why was the main plot not as interesting as the minor plot?
DVD Review: Stranger From Canton (1972)
- By David Knight
- Published 08/9/2010
- Movies
- Unrated
An American educated Chinese youth named Chan (played by Jason Pai Piao) is forcibly distracted from his quest to merely improve his martial arts skills by the growing revolution against the Chings.
Dorchester discontinues traditional publishing formats for electronic and print on demand
- By David Knight
- Published 08/12/2010
- Books and Zines
- Unrated
The move to eBook and Print-on-Demand will affect Leisure, Love Spell, and Hard Case Crime.
Concerts: Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of the Doors -- Subway Rockstock For the Heart, Tecumseh Park, Chatham, Ontario, August 13
- By David Knight
- Published 08/14/2010
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The rock legends, backed by Phil Chen and Ty Dennis, with Dave Brock on vocals, turned back time.
DVD Review: Piranha (1972)
- By David Knight
- Published 08/22/2010
- Movies
- Unrated
The best thing about this uneven and pretentious Heart Of Darkness meets The Most Dangerous Game cobbled together thriller is William Smith, and he isn't in enough of it for most.
DVD Review: Sadao Yamanaka’s Humanity & Paper Balloons (1937)
- By David Knight
- Published 08/27/2010
- Movies
- Unrated
Sadao Yamanaka's cynical portrayal of a samurai in denial of his decline, by way of the Kabuki playwright Kawatake Mokumi's "Shinza The Barber."