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You ever stay up late and see those commercials that tempt you to call the number for a fun time with ladies ready to party? They are weird to see in the 21st century when there’s plenty of internet options. But there are still people who’d rather call and hear

At the turn of the century, George Romero visited my film school. Gerald S. Paonessa, the executive producer of Monkey Shines was working at the school and invited him down. He brought a 35mm print of his just finished Bruiser to show us in our huge main theater. The film

The trio of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yeun Biao put Hong Kong cinema back on the map in 1983-84 with three films that captured their ability to blend comic moments with death defying stunts. They moved Hong Kong martial arts movie beyond the search for the next Bruce Lee.

Chang Cheh is noted for being a major director at Shaw Brothers during their international boom period. He was behind the wuxia and martial arts masterpieces One-Armed Swordsman, The Brave Archer, Five Venoms and Crippled Avengers. Cheh wasn’t exclusively into fictional action. He also made films based on real events.

40 years later, is the nightmare still as scary in 4K?