{"id":823,"date":"2013-07-29T04:38:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T09:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/?p=823"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:33:53","slug":"jim-kelly-martial-arts-extravaganza-with-enter-the-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/29\/jim-kelly-martial-arts-extravaganza-with-enter-the-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"JIM KELLY Martial Arts Extravaganza with ENTER THE DRAGON"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"August<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Saturday August 17, 2013, 12pm-7pm
\nAdmission: $6.00 | $2.50 Children @ 12:00pm Karate Kid, with free popcorn
\n$10 for entire program (South Side Warriors, Black Belt Jones and Enter the Dragon)
\nChatham 14 Theaters, 210 W 87th St<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jim Kelly Martial Arts Extravaganza &?40th Anniversary Enter the Dragon Screening \u00a0<\/strong>
\nTo celebrate the iconic\u00a0cinematic presence of the late Jim Kelly,\u00a0the\u00a0black\u00a0martial arts movie star best known for his role opposite Bruce Lee in\u00a0Enter the Dragon\u00a0and whose character\u00a0helped defined this\u00a0period of martial arts action cinema,\u00a0Chatham 14 Theaters<\/strong>,Black\u00a0World Cinema<\/strong>, the Chicago Cinema Society<\/strong>, and South Side Projections<\/strong> are excited to present a daylong celebration of his\u00a0life and films. The day culminates in a screening of Enter the Dragon<\/strong>,\u00a0on the 40th anniversary of its release.<\/p>\n

The film lineup includes films for martial arts fans of all ages. Feature films consist of\u00a0The Karate Kid<\/strong>\u00a0(2010, 140 min.) and\u00a0two of Jim Kelly’s films,\u00a0Black\u00a0Belt\u00a0Jones<\/strong>\u00a0(1974, 87 min.) and\u00a0Enter the Dragon<\/strong>\u00a0(1973, 98 min.). The celebration also includes a rare screening of the short film\u00a0South Side Warriors<\/strong>\u00a0(Robert Wyrod, 2002, 30 min.), about the martial arts tradition on Chicago’s south side; it focuses on the late\u00a0Hamza Gregory Jaco<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0father of the award-winning hip-hop artist,\u00a0Lupe Fiasco\u00a0(Wassalu Jaco).<\/p>\n

Between the films, martial arts schools from the Chicago area will do demonstrations in the theater lobby. Local karate masters, Sensei Jimmy Jones and Ted Love, who knew both Jim Kelly and Bruce Lee will attend the screenings and introduce the films and share personal anecdotes.
\n\"Jimmie<\/a><\/p>\n

An all-day pass costs $10, or individual tickets are available for $6 each.
\nScreening of\u00a0The Karate Kid\u00a0is $2.50 special admission for kids and free popcorn.<\/p>\n

The full schedule is as follows:
\n11:45am: $Children’s karate demonstration<\/p>\n

\u2022 12:00pm:\u00a0The Karate Kid –\u00a0$2.50 special admission for kids and free popcorn.<\/p>\n

2:30pm: Martial arts demonstrations in the lobby<\/p>\n

\u2022 3:00pm:\u00a0South Side Warriors <\/strong>(Robert Wyrod, 2002, 30 min),\u00a0<\/strong>screening and discussion with the family of Gregory Jaco and martial artists who participated in the documentary.
\nBlack Belt Jones<\/strong>\u00a0screening and discussion with local martial artists(starts at 4:00pm)<\/p>\n

6:00pm: Martial Arts Demonstration<\/p>\n

\u2022 6:30pm:\u00a0Enter the Dragon<\/strong>\u00a0screening and discussion<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Floyd Webb at Black World Cinema, 708-704-1482