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The Millionaires' Express (Sammo Hung, 1986)
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Sammo Hung

The Millionaires' Express (Sammo Hung, 1986)

May 27, 2022 5 min read
Shanghai Blues (Tsui Hark, 1984)
Tsui Hark

Shanghai Blues (Tsui Hark, 1984)

In his essential book Planet Hong Kong [http://www.davidbordwell.net/books/planethongkong.php], David Bordwell examines a sequence in the 1986 film Peking Opera Blues where director Tsui Hark deftly coordinates the movements of his actors as they try to remain hidden from an inquisitive father (three of them,
Aug 27, 2014 8 min read
My Heart is that Eternal Rose (Patrick Tam, 1989)
Patrick Tam

My Heart is that Eternal Rose (Patrick Tam, 1989)

A Triad love story movie that stars Kenny Bee, Joey Wong, Tony Leung, Gordon Liu, and Ng Man-tat. Directed by Patrick Tam and (partially) shot by Christopher Doyle and produced by John Sham (one of Sammo Hung's Lucky Stars). If only one of Chang Cheh’s stars like David Chiang
Sep 2, 2013 2 min read
East Meets West (Jeffrey Lau, 2011)
Jeffrey Lau

East Meets West (Jeffrey Lau, 2011)

Jeffrey Lau’s 1994 film The Eagle-Shooting Heroes stands out among the weird and wacky world of Hong Kong comedies as possibly the weirdest and wackiest, at least in my fairly small sampling. A parody of the same source material that formed the basis for Wong Kar-wai’s Ashes of
Dec 13, 2012 2 min read
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