https://www.scmp.com/rss/267517/feed Patrick is a Hong Kong-based journalist and columnist who specialises in film and culture since he began his career at HK Magazine. He has been writing film reviews for Ming Pao Weekly magazine for 15 years. A cinephile since childhood, he graduated in comparative literature from the University of Hong Kong and his thesis focuses on contemporary Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinemas. He is also a jury member and moderator for various film festivals, a translator of film subtitles, an interpreter for... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Patrick Suen Patrick Suen It’s not that LGBTQ issues have been absent from Hong Kong cinema. It’s just that they’ve mostly been scripted in as comedic relief. Back in the 1990s, gays and lesbians were often portrayed stereotypically, even mocked, in local romcoms. Observing this first in Hong Kong, then London, was a young Ray Yeung Yaw-kae. After cutting his teeth on several short films, Yeung wrote and directed his debut feature in Britain in 2006. In Cut Sleeve Boys, one of the two British-Chinese gay protagonists... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3295134/hong-kong-director-ray-yeung-changing-lgbtq-rep-asian-film?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3295134/hong-kong-director-ray-yeung-changing-lgbtq-rep-asian-film?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jan 2025 07:15:14 +0000 Dylan So looks like a typical student, which placed him well for his role as Ming in Papa: an otherwise quiet high-schooler, but one who hears voices telling him climate change and environmental hazards are caused by overpopulation, and people have to die to make the world better, leading him to murder his mother and sister. Despite having zero acting experience before Papa, So’s subtle yet fearless performance is already being tipped for a Hong Kong Film Awards nomination. “The daughter of my... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3290441/how-teenager-no-acting-experience-landed-his-debut-role-young-murderer-papa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3290441/how-teenager-no-acting-experience-landed-his-debut-role-young-murderer-papa?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:15:08 +0000 Patrick Suen Patrick Suen Hong Kong critic-turned-filmmaker Philip Yung Tsz-kwong is known for his adaptations of gruesome true-crime stories. For Papa, his latest work as a writer and director, he draws inspiration from the shocking case of a 15-year-old who murdered his mother and sister in their Tsuen Wan home in 2010. Whereas Yung’s 2022 outing, Where the Wind Blows, takes a more over-the-top approach to criminal behaviour, Papa focuses on one man’s attempt to reconcile his son’s crime. While the multi-award-winning... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3290438/hong-kong-actress-jo-koo-steals-scene-crime-thriller-papa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3290438/hong-kong-actress-jo-koo-steals-scene-crime-thriller-papa?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:45:08 +0000 On a recent sunny Kowloon afternoon, stuntman-actor Philip Ng Wan-lung is busy commuting between Hong Kong cinemas with directors and twin brothers Albert and Herbert Leung, meeting audiences fresh from screenings of their new film, Stuntman. “I play an action actor a little bit over the hill who needs a new movie to bounce back,” says Ng. “He runs into his old mentor and this whole drama ensues.” Set squarely in the sets of 1980s and 90s Hong Kong action films, Stuntman is a homage to the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3285802/hong-kong-stuntman-reviving-classic-kung-fu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3285802/hong-kong-stuntman-reviving-classic-kung-fu?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:15:20 +0000 Founded and led by veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To Kei-fung, the Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival, now in its 18th year, has always aimed to nurture local talent. This year, however, has been a little tougher without its usual sources of funding. And for a local festival that punches above its weight, that stings. Among the winners of the best new director at the Hong Kong Film Awards between 2017 to 2024, six had previously taken part in Fresh Wave: Nick Cheuk Yik-him (Time... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3278725/whats-future-filmmaking-hong-kong-years-fresh-wave-film-festival-winners-telling-personal-stories?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3278725/whats-future-filmmaking-hong-kong-years-fresh-wave-film-festival-winners-telling-personal-stories?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:15:13 +0000 Among the rich and diverse traditions and schools of Chinese opera, Cantonese opera is arguably one of its most well-known art forms among Hong Kong audiences. It is currently in the spotlight at the city’s 10-year-old Chinese Opera Festival – organised by the Hong Kong government’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department – which runs until August 18 and offers a range of quality programmes from different parts of China to various audiences and opera aficionados. Our goal is to preserve the... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/topics/sights-and-sounds/article/3015713/how-chinese-opera-festival-can-save?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/topics/sights-and-sounds/article/3015713/how-chinese-opera-festival-can-save?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:09:54 +0000 This Saturday, May Leung will join hundreds of others at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, clutching in her hand a camera phone while jostling for a vantage point to glimpse three members of Korean boy band Big Bang. The ticket for the 90-minute show cost her HK$1,580 (top-priced ticket), but it gets her up close with G-Dragon, Seungri and Taeyang. For the 27-year-old, it's worth every cent. "Big Bang are energetic and dynamic on stage and their performances really distinguish... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1425249/k-pop-idols-big-bang-meet-hong-kong-fans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1425249/k-pop-idols-big-bang-meet-hong-kong-fans?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Feb 2014 03:01:59 +0000 With K-pop still all the rage, this year's Hong Kong Asian-Pop Music Festival concert will be headlined by one of South Korean's hottest exports to date - Girls' Generation. On Friday night, the nine-member girl band from Seoul will be strutting their stuff at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, alongside other popular singers and groups from across the region. The annual festival is organised by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group). The... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1193765/hong-kong-asian-pop-music-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1193765/hong-kong-asian-pop-music-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 For a while, it looked as though hallyu, the craze for all things Korean that swept across the region about a decade ago, was finally on the wane. Few - if any - box office hits from South Korea in the past couple of years had replicated the earlier local success of Shiri (1999) or My Sassy Girl (2001). Stalls on Ladies' Street in Mong Kok had stopped selling DVD box sets of Korean TV dramas. Idols such as Bae Yong-joon, Lee Byung-hun, Jang Hyuk and Jun Ji-hyun no longer triggered the mass... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/1089154/pop-idols-lead-resurgent-korean-wave-across-region?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/1089154/pop-idols-lead-resurgent-korean-wave-across-region?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Hong Kong's love affair with K-pop will reach new heights when the Mnet Asian Music Awards (Mama) are held on Friday at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. Tickets ranging from HK$480 to HK$1,880 were sold out in one morning. A red-carpet party and interviews will be conducted before the event outside the main entrance to the venue. Stars including Psy, Super Junior, Big Bang, SISTAR and Wang Lee-hom will appear, with action star Jackie Chan as special guest. Mama originated from the Mnet KM... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1089155/listen-mama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1089155/listen-mama?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000