Cinema Hong Kong: Swordfighting, a documentary on the history of the wuxia genre and Shaw Brothers’ contributions to it, produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003 and featuring interviews with
Cheng Pei-pei,
Gordon Liu,
Lau Kar-leung,
John Woo,
Sammo Hung,
Kara Hui,
David Chiang and others
Brand new feature commentary by critic
Travis Crawford for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Brand new select-scene commentary by film critic and historian
Tony Rayns for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Interview with
36th Chamber of Shaolin star
Gordon Liu, filmed in 2003
Interview with
36th Chamber of Shaolin cinematographer
Arthur Wong, filmed in 2006
Shaolin: Birthplace: archive featurette with
Gordon Liu produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003
Hero and Elegant Trails: archive featurette with
Gordon Liu produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003
Tiger Style: The Musical Impact of Martial Arts Cinema, a newly filmed overview of Shaw Brothers’ influence on hip hop and other music genres, featuring music historian
Lovely Jon
Alternate opening credits from the American version of
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin titled
Master Killer
Hong Kong trailer for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
German trailer for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
US TV spot for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Interview with
Return to 36th Chamber star
Gordon Liu, filmed in 2003
Citizen Shaw, a French TV documentary from 1980 directed by
Maurice Frydland, in which Sir
Run Run Shaw gives an all-access tour of the Shaw Brothers backlot (including behind-the-scenes footage from
Return to the 36th Chamber), remastered in high definition
Hero on the Scaffolding, an archive featurette produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003
Alternate opening credits sequences for
Return to the 36th Chamber
Alternate opening credits sequences for
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Hong Kong trailer for
Return to the 36th Chamber
Hong Kong trailer for
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Brand new commentary for
Mad Monkey Kung Fu by martial arts cinema experts
Frank Djeng and
Michael Worth
Newly filmed appreciation of
Mad Monkey Kung Fu by film critic and historian
Tony Rayns
Interview with actor
Hsiao Hou, filmed in 2004
Shaw in the USA, a brand new featurette on how Shaw Brothers broke America featuring
Grady Hendrix and
Chris Poggiali, authors of
These Fists Break Bricks
Hong Kong trailer for
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
US trailer for
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Hong Kong trailer for
Five Superfighters
UK VHS promo for
Five Superfighters
Interview with action director
Robert Tai, filmed in 2003
Poison Clan Rocks The World, a brand new visual essay on the Venom Mob written and narrated by author
Terrence J. Brady
Alternate ""continuity"" cut of The Kid With The Golden Arm, presented via seamless branching
Alternate and textless title sequences for
The Kid with the Golden Arm
Hong Kong theatrical trailer for
Invincible Shaolin
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (audio only) for
The Kid with the Golden Arm
US TV spot for
The Kid with the Golden Arm
Brand new audio commentary on
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung by filmmaker
Brandon Bentley
Interview with star
Chin Siu-ho, filmed in 2003
Rivers and Lakes, a brand new video essay on Shaw Brothers’ depiction of Chinese myth and history, written and narrated by
Jonathan Clements, author of
A Brief History of China
Hong Kong (audio only) trailer for
Magnificent Ruffians
German trailer for
Magnificent Ruffians
Hong Kong trailers (Mandarin and Cantonese audio options) for
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
US TV spot for
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
Brand new select-scene commentary for
My Young Auntie by film critic and historian
Tony Rayns
Interview with
My Young Auntie star
Kara Hui, filmed in 2003
Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studios, the final instalment in the three-part documentary produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003
Alternate standard-definition VHS version
Hong Kong theatrical trailer
Brand new commentary on
The Boxer’s Omen by critic
Travis Crawford
Newly filmed appreciation of filmmaker Kuei Chih-hung by film critic and historian
Tony Rayns
Additional footage from Mandarin VHS version of
The Boxer's Omen
Interview with
Mercenaries from Hong Kong action director
Tong Kai, filmed in 2009
Hong Kong trailer for
Mercenaries from Hong Kong
Hong Kong trailer for
The Boxer's Omen
Brand new commentary on
Martial Arts of Shaolin by
Jonathan Clements
Brand new commentary on
The Bare-Footed Kid by
Frank Djeng of the NY Asian Film Festival
Newly filmed appreciations
Martial Arts of Shaolin and
The Bare-Footed Kid by film critic and historian
Tony Rayns
Interview with
Martial Arts of Shaolin screenwriter
Sze Yeung-ping, filmed in 2004
Alternate standard-definition version of
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Hong Kong trailer for
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Japanese trailer for
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Trailers for the preceding
Shaolin Temple films starring Jet Li
Hong Kong trailer for
The Bare-Footed Kid
UK VHS promo for
The Bare-Footed Kid
Image galleries
CD featuring music from
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin,
Five Superfighters,
Invincible Shaolin and
The Kid with the Golden Arm
CD featuring music from
Return to the 36th Chamber,
Magnificent Ruffians,
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung,
My Young Auntie,
Mercenaries from Hong Kong and
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Illustrated 60-page collectors’ book featuring new writing by
David Desser,
Jonathan Clements,
Lovely Jon and
David West, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by
Simon Abrams
