Shaolin Chamber 36

The Genesis of Shaolin

October 12, 2009

Woshi Shanren (pseudonym for Chen Jin) wrote a whole series of popular Wong Fei Hung novels and his stories were a fixture of Cantonese newspapers. The Wong Fei Hung writings aside, his work has historical reference points and examines beloved figures brought to life in the classic Shaw Brothers movies. Woshi Shanren provides a particularly …

23 New Covers Added

October 7, 2009

This update consist of 2 new Cover Scans and 21 new Alternative Covers. The 2 new cover scans are of 2 of the latest Region 1, U.S. releases of Shaw Brothers Well Go USA DVD’s. The 2 movies are Brave Archer and His Mate and Holy Flame of the Martial World. Both covers were sent in by Shaolin Chamber disciple Akim. Thank you Akim for …

Caption Contest #3

September 28, 2009

The Caption Contest Strikes Again! The first ever Shaolin Chamber 36 Caption Contest was won by Whirlwind, the second contest was won by Odioustrident, who will win the third? YOU? In this 3rd edition, I have a screen cap taken from the Tai Seng DVD release of The Six Directions of Boxing. There is absolutely no Kung Fu …

The 5 Deadly Venoms – Giveaway Winner Announced

September 24, 2009

I want to thank those that left a comment on ‘The 5 Deadly Venoms – Promotion & Giveaway’ post. The fan favorite from those kind enough to leave a comment, was none other than Venom Number 4, THE LIZARD, infamously played by Philip Kwok. Sad to say the only Venom that failed to get a single vote was THE SNAKE. For me personally, if I had to …

Holy Flame of the Martial World – Promotion

September 21, 2009

In my continued effort in promoting all things Kung Fu (movies), here is my humble attempt to help generate awareness and celebrate another region 1 Shaw Brothers DVD release. The film, ‘Holy Flame of the Martial World’ was released by Well Go USA on September 1. Surprisingly this edition comes with an English dub audio track. I already own the …

Remembering ‘ShaolinChamber.com’ Part 2

September 16, 2009

Let’s take another look back at what was, SHAOLIN CHAMBER. For those visitors that are new to ‘Shaolin Chamber 36′ and may have not had the chance to visit my previous site, SHAOLIN CHAMBER (minus the 36) was my original attempt at creating a fan based Kung Fu movie dedicated website, which I started back on December 24, 2004 …

On The Big Screen

September 14, 2009

A recent post started by my good man Knockabout over on the great FLKCinema Forum titled ‘Kung Fu in the Cinema’, reminded me of missed opportunities I had over the years to catch some classic Kung Fu movies on the big screen. For the most part they were some of the most celebrated Shaw Brothers movies that are often mentioned …

To Jump Or Not To Jump

September 10, 2009

Greetings from the Temple of the Dragon Monkey! Fellow fans, life is full of many unanswered questions. And we all find ourselves constantly searching for truth, logic, and the reasons behind the many complex turns that our lives take. So I would like to ponder, along with you, one of these timeless mysteries, and see if we can get to the bottom …

New Post Writer: Kung Fu Bob O’Brien

September 8, 2009

The amount of people supporting Shaolin Chamber 36 as contributing writers continues to grow. What started off as 1 single fan of classic Kung Fu films wanting to share with other fans his love and admiration for all things Kung Fu, has grown as of late with people who feel the same way as I do and would like to share their personal experiences, …