Forbidden Planet is excited to announce a brick-kicking in-store event of insane proportions. Come down to FPNYC on February 16th from 6 to 8PM to celebrate the release of Mondo Book’s epic These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World! Authors Grady Hendrix (The Final Girl Support Group, My Best Friends Exorcism) and Chris Poggiali (Temple of Schlock, Deep Red Magazine), as well as special guests writer/editor Marco Joachim (Black Samurai, The Green Hornet) and poster artist Marcus Boas (Mad Monkey Kung Fu, Iron Finger) will be on hand signing copies of this beautifully illustrated and endlessly informative tome!
More on the book:
When a major Hollywood studio released Five Fingers of Death to thrill-seeking Times Square moviegoers on March 21, 1973, only a handful of Black and Asian American audience members knew the difference between an Iron Fist and an Eagle’s Claw. That changed overnight as kung fu movies kicked off a craze that would earn millions at the box office, send TV ratings soaring, sell hundreds of thousands of video tapes, influence the birth of hip hop, reshape the style of action we see in movies today, and introduce America to some of the biggest non-white stars to ever hit motion picture screens.
This lavishly illustrated book tells the bone-blasting, spine-shattering story of how these films of fury ― spawned in anti-colonial protests on the streets of Hong Kong ― came to America and raised hell for 15 years before greed, infomercials, and racist fearmongering shut them down.
Praise for These Fists Break Bricks
“These Fists Break Bricks is a total blast! Impeccably researched, it’s perfect for both the Tarantino-level fanatic or a newbie who has only seen Enter the Dragon.” – Larry Karaszewski, screenwriter (Ed Wood, Dolemite Is My Name)
“These Fists Break Bricks is that rare combination of a fun read combined with true scholarship, complemented by an amazing collection of images…” – C. Courtney Joyner, screenwriter (Class of 1999, From a Whisper to a Scream)
“These Fists Break Bricks is a bone-crushing blast!” – Steven Puchalski, Shock Cinema Magazine
“This is no schlock-by-numbers quickie film book. Hendrix and Poggiali are twin ninjas of celluloid…” – Donald Guarisco, Schlockmania!
About the authors:
Grady Hendrix is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author and one of the founders of the New York Asian Film Festival. He’s covered the Asian film industry for Variety, Sight & Sound, and Film Comment, among others. He lives in NYC.
Chris Poggiali is a librarian, writer and film historian who edited the fanzine Temple of Schlock from 1987 – 1991, and brought it back as a blog in 2008. He has written about film for numerous magazines, websites, and DVDs/Blu-rays.
Can’t make it to the event but still wanna get a signed copy in your fist? Pre-order now at www.fpnyc.com and we will get your copy of These Fists Break Bricks autographed by all attending guests and we will ship it right to your door after the event takes place.
What: These Fists Break Bricks
Who: Grady Hendrix, Chris Poggiali, Marco Joachim & Marcus Boas
When: Wednesday February 16th, 6 – 8 PM
Where: Forbidden Planet NYC 832 Broadway
Pre-order link: https://bit.ly/3uhq7bs
Facebook event page: https://bit.ly/3u9l3pJ
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