Chris Poggiali

3 weeks ago | libraryjournal.com | Grady Hendrix |Chris Poggiali

. rev. ed. Jul. 2025. 384p. ISBN 9780762489480. $40. FILM COPY ISBN Novelist and New York Asian Film Festival founder Hendrix ( Witchcraft for Wayward Girls) and film historian Poggiali shed light on martial arts films in the new edition of this engaging and informative book, which originally came out in 2021. At the beginning of the 20th century, martial arts encompassed a variety of styles, including kung fu.

Oct 8, 2024 | audiobooks.com | Grady Hendrix |Chris Poggiali

EXPLODING FISTS … BREAKING BOUNDARIES … DEFYING ODDS …BONE-BLASTING … SPINE-SHATTERING … BOX-OFFICE-BUSTING …When a Hollywood studio released Five Fingers of Death to thrill-seeking Times Square moviegoers in 1973, only a handful of Black and Asian audience members knew the difference between an Iron Fist and an Eagle’s Claw.