FIVE ELEMENT NINJAS (1982) screens Wednesday, April 4th at 8pm Schlafly Bottleworks Restaurant and Bar (7260 Southwest Ave.- at Manchester – Maplewood, MO 63143) as part of Webster University’s ...

Martial arts films, and 1970s/80s kung fu flicks from the Shaw Brothers Studio in particular, are my equivalent of cinematic comfort food. They're never too complicated, and even if you don't ...

A young martial artist seeks revenge on the Ninja who kills his martial arts brothers and teacher. He finds help in the form of a new teacher (who knows Ninjitsu) and new brothers. Together the four ...

Japanese ninjas became a global cultural phenomenon in the 1980s, but they turn up relatively infrequently in Hong Kong martial arts films. In reality, ninjas were spies trained in espionage, and they ...

The hip-hop musician and filmmaker programmed an epic double feature of Chang Cheh films at the Metrograph in New York. Filmmaker and hip-hop legend RZA made dreams come true for kung-fu fans on a ...

UPDATE: There will be at least one more screening at Bottleworks: That would be the showing of Five Element Ninjas on Wednesday, April 4. More info here. Promotions at bars and restaurants can often ...

IT ALL STARTED WITH A TRAILER FOR FIVE ELEMENT NINJAS. A ridiculous 1982 Hong Kong kung fu flick made by the Shaw Brothers Studio, Five Element Ninjas pits ninjas of "gold, fire, water, wood, and land ...

So much has changed in the 18 years since Paul Thomas Anderson’s porno world epic. Anderson was then an acolyte of Altman and Scorsese, wearing his influences flamboyantly on his sleeve. Now he’s ...