RLott

For old-school kung-fu fans, here's a release schedule from Ground Zero for the rest of the year (and even a bit into 2003):

MAY

BLACK BELT THEATRE
Snake Strikes Back
Shaolin Drunk Monkey
Kung Fu Zombie
Monkey Fist
Monkey Kung Fu

JUNE

BLACK BELT THEATRE
Fight Amongst the Supers / Ninja Fantasy
One Armed Swordsman / Fast Fists
18 Bronzegirls / 18 Golden Destroyers
Fists of the Double K / Kung Fu Stars
Kung Fu from Beyond the Grave / Chinese Vampire Story

JULY

WU-TANG SHAOLIN STYLE
10 Tigers from Shaolin
Kid from Tibet
Stranger from Shaolin
Snakefist of a Buddhist Dragon
Duel of the Tao Tough

AUGUST

BROOKLYN ZU
Secret of Snake & Crane / Monkey King
Golden Dragon, Silver Snake / Scorpion Thunderbolt
Dragon, Lizard & Boxer / Double Dragon's Last Duel
Black Panther / Majesty Cat
Kung of Horse and Monkey / Buddhist Fist & Tiger Claws

SEPTEMBER

BLACK BELT THEATRE
Red Wolf / Awaken Punch
Venoms vs. Wutang / Dancing Warrior
Drunken Master Killer / Breakout from Oppression
Chess Boxing / Ninja Champion
Shaolin vs. Tai Chi / Grandmaster of Shaolin

OCTOBER

WU-TANG CLAN PRESENTS SOUTH SHAOLIN STYLE
Raiders of Shaolin Temple
Best of Shaolin Kung Fu
Shaolin Death Squad
Wonder Men of Shaolin
Stranger from Shaolin

NOVEMBER

BLACK BELT THEATRE
Tomb Raiders / Godfather's Daughter
Wu-Tang vs. Nation / Fist of Vengeance
Mysterious Footworks / Ninja Champion
Violent Sorcerer / Attack of Joyful Goddess
Nine Dragon Tattoo / Dangerous Person

DECEMBER

EASTERN HEROES PRESENTS
Lord of Wu Tang / Fist of Anger
Deadly China Hero / Master with Cracked Fingers
Legend of Liquid Sword / Arhats in Fury
Magnificient Bodyguards / Snake in Eagle's Shadow 2
Iron Monkey / Iron Monkey 2

JANUARY 2003

EASTERN HEROES PRESENTS
Drunken Fist Boxing
Shaolin Red Master
Invincible Armor
Shaolin Traitorous
Snake Deadly Act

TBD 2003

BLACK BELT THEATRE
Fist of the Unicorn / Century Hero (rare Bruce Lee films)

Slumbering Fist

I read that the May double feature releases (which are kinda' weak) were-
FISTFUL OF TALONS/MILITANT EAGLE
EAGLE CLAW CHAMPION/COBRA VS. NINJA
ONE FOOT CRANE/SCORPION THUNDERBOLT
7 STAR MANTIS/DRAGON KID
MAGIC CRANE/RIVALS OF THE DRAGON

... but if that scheldule is true (and with GZ you never know) there are some good releases, especailly on the cheapie double feature front.

I know I'vbe been longing for copies of the weirdo features like Chang Cheh's Attack of the God of Joy and Billy Chong's Kung Fu From Beyond the Grave. I'm also hoping that Monkey Kung Fu is the aka. Stroke of Death one.

RLott

The GZ schedule I culled from lists your five May releases as being April releases, so I didn't include them. But they're on there!

I think KUNG FU FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE sounds like a must-have, just off title alone, but I have never seen it. Is MONKEY KUNG-FU the same thing as MAD MONKEY KUNG-FU, or something else entirely?

Slumbering Fist

Yeah, Kung Fu from Beyond the grave was a Billy Chong ultra cheap knockoff (well all his films were knockoffs) trying to capatalize on Sammo Hungs Encounters of the Spooky Kind. I havent seen it, but its supossed to be good cheesball, so-bad-its good, fun. I've had trouble getting my hands on a non-expensive overpriced collectors vhs, so if GZ is doing it as part of a cheapie double feature- hooray for me!

Mad Monkey Kung Fu is a classic Lui Chai Liang, Shaw Brothers film. There is also a 1980 film, commonly called Stroke of Death but sometimes also known as Monkey Kung Fu). But years before in the early-mid 70's film there was already a film known as Monkey Kung Fu (aka Monkey Fist, Floating Snake) Aside from the similar titles they are completley different. I much prefer Stroke of Death and have been waiting for it on DVD.