*On this day in 1974, Carl Douglas began a two-week reign at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Kung Fu Fighting,” a song that was recorded in 10 minutes with only two takes, and was actually a ...

That period of American history when everybody was kung fu fighting? It started 50 years ago this month. “Everybody was kung fu fighting” (sing, if you want) is the opening salvo in the Carl Douglas ...

Essay What originally was supposed to be some campy listening turned into a pretty good investment of ’70s soul and, yes, even disco. Still new on the rental shelves of your local video store is ...

Martial-arts films in the United States have come a long way since a young Quentin Tarantino spent his afternoons soaking in cheap kung fu movies at inner-city grindhouses during the 1970s. Those ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Marvel’s The Defenders had some pretty awesome superhero team action scenes, but one viewer wants ...

LevelK has boarded “The Invisible Fight,” Estonian director Rainer Sarnet’s kung fu comedy set in an Orthodox monastery in the former Soviet Union. The film world premieres Aug. 11 in the main ...

In 1974, the disco song “Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting” shot to the top of the pop music charts in Canada, the U.S., Britain, and Australia. This catchy certified “gold” tune by Carl Douglas ...

We unpack the history of how and why Black Kung Fu films became a sensation in the 1970s. Black Kung Fu films were wildly popular in the 70s, a welcome response to the anger many people felt against ...