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Due to the pandemic and the Shelter-in-place order which went into effect here in the US back in March, the manufacturer in which 36 STYLES uses to fulfil all orders has been working with a limited staff. The good news is the fact that they did not close down.
Three years prior to the “East meets West” hijinks of the Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson action comedy, Shanghai Noon, there was another film where a martial artist made his way west.
Oftentimes martial arts films are ignored by the greater cinephile community as being something other than artistry. While most everyone reading this article would certainly disagree to some level …
Meredith Lewis is a writer, channeling her knowledge as a former performing artist into analysis of what makes martial arts films so great. Meredith recently published a book about Shaw Brothers called Ask for the Moon. View all posts by Meredith Lewis →
“The good thing about working for big studios was that you got classy, quality support. Even if you asked for the moon, they could get the moon for you, which was amazing” raved Chor Yuen about Shaws.
