Matt Prins

Matt Prins

A Guide to Our Shaw Brothers Collection

While best known for their martial arts epics, the Shaw Brothers certainly did not stop there. This curated selection spotlights their most unusual and visually striking work over multiple genres. These are films that dive into surreal, fantastical worlds filled with color and practical effects.
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When the Wind Blows (1986)

Raymond Briggs, best known as the writer and illustrator of beloved children’s books such as Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas, and the holiday classic The Snowman, ventured into far darker territory with his 1982 graphic novel When the Wind Blows. Maintaining the same simple, pencil-crayon aesthetic that characterized his
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Cemetery Man (1994) - Of Death and of Love

Before director of Cemetary Man - Michele Soavi - became a distinctive voice in Italian horror, he spent much of the 80’s working as an assistant director to two giants of the genre: Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava. He was on the set of (to mention a few biggies)
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Rock Demers and The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)

If you grew up in front of the television in the 1980s, chances are you’ve experienced it: that eerie, half-memory of a film you were sure you saw, but could never quite place again. The kind of thing that made you wonder, Did I dream that? For a certain
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