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Kelly Chen Wai-lam (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from Infernal Affairs III. Photo: Media Asia Films
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Infernal Affairs II and III couldn’t live up to the original film

12 May 2024 - 4:15AM

Infernal Affairs, the 2002 psychological Hong Kong cop drama starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau, was a box-office hit, but proved a hard act to follow when the studio asked for two more films.

Kelly Chen Wai-lam (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from Infernal Affairs III. Photo: Media Asia Films

Why Infernal Affairs II and III couldn’t live up to the original film

Infernal Affairs, the 2002 psychological Hong Kong cop drama starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau, was a box-office hit, but proved a hard act to follow when the studio asked for two more films.

12 May 2024 - 4:15AM

K-drama casting latest: Jeon Jong-seo, Han So-hee set for Project Y

Busy Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo has roles in the pipeline in Queen Woo and heist series Project Y, and is being courted for social drama Genie House; Park Eun-bin is eyeing superhero series The B Team.

11 May 2024 - 2:45PM

How Hollywood made a mockery of manga in Dragonball Evolution

In 2009, Dragonball Evolution adapted Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball for the big screen, but the result was a low-budget, laughably bad movie that sidelined Asians and debased the iconic manga series.

11 May 2024 - 5:38AM
Jeon Jong-seo in a still from Wedding Impossible.

K-drama casting latest: Jeon Jong-seo, Han So-hee set for Project Y

Busy Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo has roles in the pipeline in Queen Woo and heist series Project Y, and is being courted for social drama Genie House; Park Eun-bin is eyeing superhero series The B Team.

11 May 2024 - 2:45PM
American cinema

How Hollywood made a mockery of manga in Dragonball Evolution

In 2009, Dragonball Evolution adapted Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball for the big screen, but the result was a low-budget, laughably bad movie that sidelined Asians and debased the iconic manga series.

In 2009, Dragonball Evolution adapted Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball for the big screen, but the result was a low-budget, laughably bad movie that sidelined Asians and debased the iconic manga series.

11 May 2024 - 5:38AM
Asian cinema

Review | Monster: Indonesian horror on Netflix falls on its own blade

When 13-year-old Alana (played by Anantya Kirana) and her friend are abducted and taken to a remote house, she escapes her abductor, and uncovers the extent of the atrocities he has committed.

When 13-year-old Alana (played by Anantya Kirana) and her friend are abducted and taken to a remote house, she escapes her abductor, and uncovers the extent of the atrocities he has committed.

10 May 2024 - 3:00PM

Profile | She was Hong Kong’s ‘happy fruit’: the life of ‘Fei Fei’, comedian Lydia Sum

With Lydia Sum ‘everything came from the heart’, said the TV producer who turbocharged the career of the comedian and actress. Known as Fei Fei, she is remembered for the joy she brought audiences.

10 May 2024 - 7:55AM
She was Hong Kong’s ‘happy fruit’: the life of ‘Fei Fei’, comedian Lydia Sum

Review | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: looks great but doesn’t deliver

Freya Allan plays a human who joins a group of simians to track down a tyrannical ape ruler in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, a film that looks splendid but doesn’t quite deliver emotionally.

9 May 2024 - 12:38AM
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: looks great but doesn’t deliver

Review | Monster: Indonesian horror on Netflix falls on its own blade

When 13-year-old Alana (played by Anantya Kirana) and her friend are abducted and taken to a remote house, she escapes her abductor, and uncovers the extent of the atrocities he has committed.

10 May 2024 - 3:00PM

Profile | She was Hong Kong’s ‘happy fruit’: the life of ‘Fei Fei’, comedian Lydia Sum

With Lydia Sum ‘everything came from the heart’, said the TV producer who turbocharged the career of the comedian and actress. Known as Fei Fei, she is remembered for the joy she brought audiences.

10 May 2024 - 7:55AM

Review | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: looks great but doesn’t deliver

Freya Allan plays a human who joins a group of simians to track down a tyrannical ape ruler in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, a film that looks splendid but doesn’t quite deliver emotionally.

9 May 2024 - 12:38AM
Film & TV | OPINION
Hong Kong film producer, screenwriter and award-winning lyricist Saville Chan tells Post Magazine why he hopes his future lies in the director’s chair. Photo: Saville Chan

What a view | Why Hong Kong producer and lyricist Saville Chan wants the director’s chair

Hong Kong film producer, screenwriter and award-winning lyricist Saville Chan tells Post Magazine why he hopes his future lies in the director’s chair.

11 May 2024 - 5:15PM

Opinion | So what if the TV show Expats did not portray Hong Kong as it likes?

Whatever the reasons the Amazon Prime Video series, which includes scenes of the 2014 protests, is not available for viewing in Hong Kong, officials should take the opportunity to reflect on the role they play in any misperceptions of the city

Whatever the reasons the Amazon Prime Video series, which includes scenes of the 2014 protests, is not available for viewing in Hong Kong, officials should take the opportunity to reflect on the role they play in any misperceptions of the city

4 Feb 2024 - 3:59PM
So what if the TV show Expats did not portray Hong Kong as it likes?

Opinion | Why Barbie film’s message should resonate with Hong Kong and rest of Asia

The film received a cool reception in South Korea, where the presidential election has amplified fear of feminism. While the need for women’s empowerment is openly discussed in Hong Kong, a lawmaker’s comments highlight misunderstanding of the impact of gender inequality.

The film received a cool reception in South Korea, where the presidential election has amplified fear of feminism. While the need for women’s empowerment is openly discussed in Hong Kong, a lawmaker’s comments highlight misunderstanding of the impact of gender inequality.

8 Aug 2023 - 1:41PM
Why Barbie film’s message should resonate with Hong Kong and rest of Asia

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