It is with great sadness that I report that the good fellas at Kung Fu Cult Cinema are calling it quits. Brian Goodwin made the announcement on August 8, 2009. I will include the text for historical purposes:
KFCCINEMA WILL BE CLOSING IT'S DOORS, BUT WE WILL BE BACK VERY SOON....BEST BELIEVE THAT !@#$*!
As many of our dedicated members have noticed over the past few months the site's forum has been down. To all the members who have sent me e-mails asking about the status of the site, I do apology for not replying back quickly enough. Our forum was hit with a virus a few months back and we were hoping to fix the problem. Sadly things were more serious than we expected and we were not able to fix the forum.
Unfortuately after 10 years online, Kfccinema will be closing its doors for good. I personally, along with team members past and present, would like to thank all the members over the years who made Kfccinema what it is today. We would like to thank our extended family who have grew old with us over these interesting 10 years.
I personally would like to thank Kfccinema co-founders Janick Neveu and Peter Zsurka for giving me the chance to work here. A big thanks to all the team members and forum members past and present for all the crazy memories over the years.
Though the original Kfccinema site will be gone in a few weeks, this is not the end. Team members past and present will be bouncing back with a brand new site. I would just like to take this time to say thank you to all our members.... And we will be seeing everyone again.... very soon.
Posted on 08 08 09 by Brian
I've been a regular to the kfcc site since around 2002 or so. The site didn't just focus on Kung Fu flicks, but covered much of Asian cinema from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan. The content was pretty diverse and I was hooked. I don't go on the site as much nowadays because I just read the RSS feed.
I don't know much about the site and how its run. I think they are a company because of "Copyright Kung Fu Cult Cinema Ltd." tag they have. I get zero $$ from this blog that I run for fun to document my viewing activities for myself. I can imagine how hard it is as a company.
In any case, its a sad day when another English language site that covers Asian cinema bites the dust. With 10 years of content, where will it go? It would be a shame to lose that slice of coverage that was pretty good.
I've included some text about the site here for historical purposes.
Here's the history of KFCC:
The Legend of Kung Fu Cult Cinema
In the year before the turn of the century, 1999, there was much despair and hopelessness in the world. The millennium was dying, and soon, another would reign in its place. Over the past few decades, a force was rising and slowly taking over the hearts and minds of The People. There was no place to run, no place to hide. There was no stopping this power and if none would stand up to it, it would soon take over without any direction or control. We would all be at its will.
That force was Asian Cinema… and it was unstoppable.
The Gods threw down the gauntlet in the form of John Woo, Jet Li, Beat Takeshi and Toshiro Mifune. An echo was heard across the wasteland for those to heed the call of the almighty, asking for one and all to leave their temples, gather their weapons and face the enemy. Who would answer? Even yet, who would survive?
As the coming war followed, many suffered and even more lost. At a time when everything and anything almost seemed abandoned, a light shone at the end of the katana, foreshadowing two great warriors who would change Asian Cinema forever.
Emerging from the dusty and smoky mountain ranges of Montreal, Canada, Janick Neveu and Peter Zsurka stood at the top of these peaks, with the sun bouncing off of their backs; they held their swords in their hands.
This very moment, both raised their swords in the air, commanding a power that drove the sun away, the moon into darkness and changed the skies forever. An indescribable energy was unsheathed and their blades burned with intensity and vigor.
Kung Fu Cult Cinema was born. And the two became Samurai Journalists.
Though, a never ending struggle, their love for Asian Cinema would eventually tame the beast. Using their Shaolin Writing techniques, they attempted to bring balance to the world and knowledge to The People.
A society of Asian Film warriors who loved their movies transpired.
As Asian Cinema grew, Samurai Journalism would need more heroes and champions to become guardians of this relentless entity. Across the world, many would fulfill their destiny and come onto the Kung Fu Cult Cinema battleship to partake in the great efforts.
There would be exclusive reports and news from the lands of China, Japan and Korea. Even other countries that were infected with the Asian Cinema addiction became known. Interviews and articles were written about the stories and myths of these adventurers and their epics journeys. Ultimately, everything would become part the Samurai Journalists Legend.
This is the beginning of the Kung Fu Cult Cinema Era.
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