“The One-Armed Swordsman” Chinese Theatrical Poster
We’ve got some cool news for Shaw Bros. fans today! AGFA, the American Genre Film Archive, has a new deal with Shaw Bros. to theatrically release new restorations of 30 Shaw classics.
AGFA is the largest non-profit film archive in the world, whose mission is to preserve, restore, and distribute genre films for the world to see. Advisors to the archive include filmmakers Paul Thomas Anderson, Nicolas Winding Refn, and RZA. Previous releases which AGFA had a hand in distribution, restoration, or preservation of include Donnie Darko, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, and Doberman Cop.
From the AGFA website: AGFA has curated thirty sparkling restorations from the Shaw Brothers vaults to reissue in theaters throughout the year. This includes fan favorites such as The Super Inframan, as well as deep cut horror-blasts like The Boxer’s Omen.
“It’s a dream come true to help a new generation of film lovers discover the Shaw Brothers catalog,” said AGFA director Joe Ziemba. “These movies deserve a new life on the big screen, where they can fulfill their destiny of melting as many minds as possible.”
Shaw Brothers movies are available on DCP — and in some cases, 35mm — for theatrical bookings from AGFA starting immediately
The full list of Shaw Brothers titles distributed by AGFA:
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
- The Avenging Eagle
- Bastard Swordsman
- Black Magic 2
- Blood Brothers
- The Boxer’s Omen
- The Brave Archer
- Buddha’s Palm
- Come Drink With Me
- Crippled Avengers
- Dirty Ho
- The Duel
- The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
- The Five Venoms
- Golden Swallow
- The Heroic Ones
- Holy Flame of the Martial World
- Human Lanterns
- Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
- King Boxer
- Legendary Weapons of China
- Mad Monkey Kung Fu
- Masked Avengers
- Martial Arts of Shaolin
- The Mighty Peking Man
- One-Armed Swordsman
- Shaolin Temple
- The Super Inframan
- Vengeance
- The Water Margin
What this means for film fans in the short term is that theaters across the world may soon run newly restored prints of some of your Shaw Bros. favorites. On the long-term, hopefully this also means we’ll see those new restorations find their way to Blu-ray eventually, too.
For more information on these films, or if you’re looking to book one of the films at your theatre, check the AGFA website.
YES!!!
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