https://www.scmp.com/rss/294490/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Last year was pretty rough for Hong Kong pop-rock quartet RubberBand. Known for their socially and politically conscious lyrics, the band came under heavy fire for performing at the Hong Kong Dome Festival, a concert at Kai Tak on July 1 last year. Many believed the four-hour festival, subsidised mainly by pro-establishment parties, was merely a tool for drawing people away from the pro-democracy protest on the other side of the harbour. Although the band decided to go ahead with the gig, they... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1627324/rebound-rubberbands-redemption-songs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1627324/rebound-rubberbands-redemption-songs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:00:15 +0000 Sporting a name that makes them sound more like a horror film than a band, proud Hongkongers Evocation recently rocked the international stage at Wacken Open Air in Germany. Fronted by Tomy Chiu Sin-chung, with guitarist Tam Kwan-tai, bassist Chung Chow, drummer Man Leung Kin-man and synth player Jamline Lo Ka-ho, the heavy metal outfit finished fourth at the festival's Metal Battle competition in August. "It was truly an eye-opening experience, and we feel honoured to be selected as one of the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1597991/rockers-evocation-do-city-proud-german-battle-bands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1597991/rockers-evocation-do-city-proud-german-battle-bands?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:39:53 +0000 Math rock is typically a technical, complex and somewhat intense genre, but Taiwanese trio Elephant Gym add a touch of cuteness to the equation. Just look at the video for Light, the first single from their recently released debut album, Angle, which depicts a musical fairy tale, or the clip for the follow-up single Head & Body, which features a beautiful pas de deux. Still, this may not be so surprising considering the band's age: all three members are still at university. Elephant Gym was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1569330/taiwans-elephant-gym-bring-back-bass-driven-math-rock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1569330/taiwans-elephant-gym-bring-back-bass-driven-math-rock?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:15:15 +0000 For Michael Lau Kin-man - the so-called "godfather of toy figures" - time is money. "Time is precious," the artist says, half jokingly, near the end of this interview. "There will be a few less drawings done the longer I talk with you." Word has it that Lau is arrogant and a difficult interview subject; his quick mind and sharp wit can leave the unsuspecting speechless amid an awkward silence. If you really love something, do it from the second you open your eyes in the morning until you... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1569260/toy-designer-draws-creativity-and-commerce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1569260/toy-designer-draws-creativity-and-commerce?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:34:29 +0000 Singer-songwriter Kevin Tsui Ka-ho's latest single is dedicated to his neighbourhood, a place he refers to as "the capital of Hong Kong" - Tai Po. The song, Tai Po, off his eight-track release Dear Florence, was inspired by a text from a close friend, saying that he was listening to Tsui's song LKF as he drove home to Tai Po. "I thought, what if he could drive home while listening to a song about Tai Po instead?" says the cheerful 28-year-old, who sings in English. "It was that simple." Tsui... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1548811/tai-pos-indie-star-making?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1548811/tai-pos-indie-star-making?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:15:00 +0000 Chi Po-lin should believe in destiny. Named by his soldier father after the zeppelin airship - as transliterated into Chinese characters - the son has gone on to a life that involves the sky. The photographer-turned-filmmaker's debut film, Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above, is the first documentary of his country that uses aerial photography. With Hou Hsiao-hsien on board as executive producer and Wu Nien-jen, another respected New Taiwanese Cinema personality, as narrator, the film won the best... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1546532/eye-sky?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1546532/eye-sky?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Jul 2014 09:15:30 +0000 Looking at his thick eyebrows and toned skin, it's easy to understand why Canto-pop hitmaker Eric Kwok Wai-leung has been dubbed Hong Kong's own Iron Man. The Robert Downey Jnr lookalike even served as poster boy for a local restaurant chain in which he was depicted as Iron Man in a series of TV commercials. "I wasn't sure if I wanted to do it when the chain approached me. I thought I may look stupid if it wasn't executed well," Kwok says with a slightly embarrassed grin. "But it turned out to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1541745/iron-man-hitmaker-eric-kwok-looking-forward-his-coliseum-shows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1541745/iron-man-hitmaker-eric-kwok-looking-forward-his-coliseum-shows?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:15:45 +0000 Pop diva Coco Lee and music producer Chiu Tsang-hei may look like an odd couple to be putting on a concert together, but they actually have a shared history stretching back almost two decades. The unlikely pair met in 1997 when Chiu produced two songs on Lee's first Cantonese album, Be Careful Next Time, which remains the only Cantonese album she has produced in her two-decade musical career. Chiu later became her tour's musical director for the mainland and Asia. In an interview to discuss... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1540118/coco-lee-will-perform-her-first-canto-pop-concert-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1540118/coco-lee-will-perform-her-first-canto-pop-concert-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:30:15 +0000 It has been less than four months since I last spoke to Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Wanting Qu, and not much has changed. She's still tired after a long day of interviews, and still trying to think hard and give the best answers she can. Qu may appear a bit distant at first, but once she starts talking about her fans, her cool exterior usually melts a bit. When I point to her iPhone case — which sports a collage of the cover art from her two albums — she smiles, and reveals how a fan from... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1508372/wanting-qu-enjoyed-her-north-american-tour-wants-write-some-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1508372/wanting-qu-enjoyed-her-north-american-tour-wants-write-some-new?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 May 2014 15:15:45 +0000 Mainland director Diao Yinan appeared determined to enjoy his first trip to Hong Kong when he came to promote his latest film, Black Coal, Thin Ice, which was screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF). Before our interview began, he pulled his chair close to the window so he could look at the view. He couldn't stop snapping pictures of Victoria Harbour while soliciting shopping tips for his favourite brand of shoes at the same time. When asked for his impression of the city,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1508194/diao-yinan-mixing-commercial-and-artistic-success-crime-drama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1508194/diao-yinan-mixing-commercial-and-artistic-success-crime-drama?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 May 2014 08:08:32 +0000 It wouldn't be too much of an overstatement to say local independent music label Harbour Records is a legend in Hong Kong. Here's some evidence to back that up: one of its founders belonged to an influential underground band in the 1990s, it helped launch the city's most successful indie outfit, and the label is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The main acts on Harbour's roster include My Little Airport, False Alarm and 22Cats. While the label's expertise covers music production,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1496731/local-label-harbour-records-celebrating-decade-indie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1496731/local-label-harbour-records-celebrating-decade-indie?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:45:30 +0000 The members of Beijing experimental rock trio Carsick Cars have probably been feeling a little carsick themselves these days. In the lead-up to their latest show in Hong Kong on April 20, the band have been undertaking a month-long road trip of North America, performing in more than 20 cities — from San Francisco on the west coast of the US, to major Canadian cities, and then back to New York for the finale — to promote their third album, simply called 3. Carsick Cars are about to cross the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1483716/beijing-band-carsick-cars-feels-travel-broadens-its-music?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1483716/beijing-band-carsick-cars-feels-travel-broadens-its-music?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:45:15 +0000 Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia launched its built-in app MixRadio on the mainland last month to tap the country's growing music streaming market. The service is free and promises to spare users the irritations of unsolicited advertising. Major players such as Spotify and Pandora have yet to reach the mainland market, and home-grown Xiami, QQ Music and Douban Radio are the most popular music streaming services available on desktop computers and mobile phones. Nokia estimates there are 618... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1482183/nokia-launches-streaming-music-app-mixradio-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1482183/nokia-launches-streaming-music-app-mixradio-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:30:00 +0000 Hong Kong rap-rock outfit LMF are returning to the stage for the "Neo Tribes" tour, their second comeback since they officially split a decade ago. But as it's only been a few years since 2009's "The Wild Lazy Tour" , the influential - and sometimes controversial - band are under pressure to rally their fans and prove they still have something to say. LMF have always been critical of Hong Kong society, and their thoughts on the current state of affairs in the city still aren't exactly positive.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1448703/local-rappers-lmf-are-back-and-youd-better-be-listening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1448703/local-rappers-lmf-are-back-and-youd-better-be-listening?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:19:16 +0000 C AllStar do not churn out karaoke-friendly ballads like most boy bands. Far from it. Since the release of their debut album Make it Happen (2010), the predominently a capella quartet - Andy Leung Chiu-fung, Kenny Chan Kin-on, Jase Ho and King Wu - have been focusing on contemplative songs that share the sentiments of a city undergoing many social and political changes. On Our Tram, Don't Let the Island Sink and Music Colony look at how certain aspects of Hong Kong life have disappeared in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1451410/cantonese-cappella-group-c-allstar-sing-about-vanishing-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1451410/cantonese-cappella-group-c-allstar-sing-about-vanishing-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Mar 2014 03:14:04 +0000 When French cameraman Philippe Le Sourd won a Golden Horse award for his work on Wong Kar-wai's The Grandmaster in Taipei last November, his acceptance speech noted that the film had taken director Wong Kar-wai a long time to make. This was also behind his disappointment when the martial arts drama failed to make the shortlist of five nominees for the Academy Awards' best foreign language picture. My vision of my life and work is different. I learned to enjoy the present and not make... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1429666/french-cinematographer-reflects-years-spent-shooting-epic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1429666/french-cinematographer-reflects-years-spent-shooting-epic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2014 02:18:54 +0000 Chock Ma are not your average headbangers. During the band's rehearsals, you can hear instruments such as the didgeridoo, an indigenous Australian wind instrument, and a mouth harp, an ancient instrument popular in Southeast Asia. The mouth harp is played by Chock Ma vocalist Jason Lau Chun-ho, and the didgeridoo belonged to a Japanese busker Lau met in Perth last year, during a working holiday in Australia. Using ancient or ethnic musical instruments is nothing new for the five-piece band.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1399095/local-buddhist-metal-band-chok-ma-find-groove-spiritual?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1399095/local-buddhist-metal-band-chok-ma-find-groove-spiritual?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jan 2014 01:11:00 +0000 Chock Ma are not your average headbangers. During the band's rehearsals, you can hear instruments such as the didgeridoo, an indigenous Australian wind instrument, and a mouth harp, an ancient instrument popular in Southeast Asia. The mouth harp is played by Chock Ma vocalist Jason Lau Chun-ho, and the didgeridoo belonged to a Japanese busker Lau met in Perth last year, during a working holiday in Australia. Using ancient or ethnic musical instruments is nothing new for the five-piece band.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1398930/local-buddhist-metal-band-chok-ma-find-groove-spiritual?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1398930/local-buddhist-metal-band-chok-ma-find-groove-spiritual?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Jan 2014 03:18:08 +0000 From playing the piano in shopping malls to becoming one of the most prolific singer-songwriters in Hong Kong, 35-year-old Pong Nan Yik-pong has come a long way. But it has been a rough ride. Nan says he hit rock bottom during the past two years: his mother and grandmother died, and a 10-year relationship ended. But he's a firm believer in the saying, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". I got to the point where I was really frustrated. Why does everyone have to be a monk or a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1396724/personal-losses-lead-singer-pong-nan-new-maturity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1396724/personal-losses-lead-singer-pong-nan-new-maturity?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Jan 2014 08:14:19 +0000 Ever since he "came out" at last year's Tatming Pair concert series, singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, one half of the Canto-pop duo, has had more coverage in the news pages than in the show business sections. After declaring that he was gay, the outspoken 51-year-old took part in a number of sociopolitical events, including an anti-national education campaign organised by protest group Scholarism last August. So it's inevitable that his upcoming concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum in March will be... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1381947/outspoken-canto-pop-star-anthony-wong-isnt-ready-mellow-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1381947/outspoken-canto-pop-star-anthony-wong-isnt-ready-mellow-out?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:59:29 +0000 Ever since he “came out” at last year’s Tatming Pair concert series, Canto-pop singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, one half of the duo, has made more headlines in the news pages than in the showbiz sections. After declaring that he was gay, the outspoken 51-year-old took part in a number of sociopolitical events, including an anti-national education campaign organised by protest group Scholarism last August. So it’s inevitable that his upcoming concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum in March will be more... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1381788/canto-pop-singer-anthony-wong-we-should-all-speak-more-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1381788/canto-pop-singer-anthony-wong-we-should-all-speak-more-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Dec 2013 03:32:50 +0000 Success may not have come early for singer-songwriter Wanting Qu, who had her first hits last year when she was 29. But it did come instantly. When her songs Drenched and You Exist in My Song were featured in director Pang Ho-cheung's romantic comedy Love in a Puff, she became an overnight sensation. And when You Exist in My Song was later covered by Li Daimo, a contestant for the ultra-popular reality talent show The Voice of China, her meteoric rise to stardom was complete. Recently in town to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1371110/songstress-wanting-qu-says-success-comes-being-true-yourself?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1371110/songstress-wanting-qu-says-success-comes-being-true-yourself?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Dec 2013 11:30:30 +0000 To many film industry professionals, the change from 35mm film to digital technology has been a positive thing - not least because making and screening digital films is cheaper. But those who work in projection rooms say that the change has led to a less colourful work life, and fewer funny anecdotes to share with their peers and children. Broadway Circuit senior projection manager Steven Chan has worked in film projection for more than two decades, and still vividly remembers many of the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1365436/digital-easier-projectionists-miss-days-35mm-film?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1365436/digital-easier-projectionists-miss-days-35mm-film?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:45:00 +0000 To many film industry professionals, the change from 35mm film to digital technology has been a positive thing – not least because making and screening digital films is cheaper. But those who work in projection rooms say that the change has led to a less colourful work life, and fewer funny anecdotes to share with their peers and children. Broadway Circuit senior projection manager Steven Chan has worked in film projection for over two decades, and still vividly remembers many of the discussions... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1365194/projectionists-nostalgic-35mm-film-digital-era?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1365194/projectionists-nostalgic-35mm-film-digital-era?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Nov 2013 04:51:39 +0000 If the number of local productions screened at this year's Hong Kong Asian Film Festival is anything to go by, the city's movie industry just might be undergoing a mini renaissance, heralded by a new generation of young filmmakers. Festival organiser Gary Mak Sing-hei says that in recent years there have been few local films to choose from. But for the festival's 10th edition, he managed to find 10 - and he says it's not just the quantity that has been impressive. "They are all so technically... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1347419/young-filmmakers-are-breathing-life-back-local-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1347419/young-filmmakers-are-breathing-life-back-local-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:00:30 +0000 Not long ago, music lovers could be heard complaining about the lack of festivals in Hong Kong. How times have changed. In the last few months of 2013 alone sizeable music events are being held almost every weekend at the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade. Before the Clockenflap festival (November 29-December 1), Blohk Party (December 7) and the Freespace Festival (December 15-16), the waterfront area will play host to the Lion Rock Music Festival on November 2. According to Vinci Chan Wing-sze,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1334600/winter-our-disco-tents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1334600/winter-our-disco-tents?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:45:00 +0000 "If Jason Mraz and Regina Spektor raised a child in Chinatown, that would be Mara." This description of 24-year-old singer-songwriter Mara Measor in her PR bio couldn't be more accurate. She delivers an urban folk sound with an acoustic guitar (and occasionally a piano or a ukulele), a warm voice and heartfelt lyrics. But the up-and-coming Eurasian star isn't the product of a musical family. Instead, she is the youngest daughter of Hong Kong-based stock guru Tony Measor. As someone who "enjoyed... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1329494/soulful-sister-mara-measor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1329494/soulful-sister-mara-measor?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Just before this interview starts, mainland actress Zhang Jingchu asks for a straw for her drink. But the waitress doesn't quite grasp the Fujian native's Putonghua, so Zhang's make-up artist quickly steps in to interpret. Instead of moving on quickly, Zhang quietly repeats her request in Cantonese twice, trying to perfect her pronounciation. "My Cantonese is so-so," says the 33-year old actress, who has starred in a number of Hong Kong movies including Dante Lam Chiu-yin's Beast Stalker (2008)... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1321424/zhang-jingchus-film-roles-take-her-all-over-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1321424/zhang-jingchus-film-roles-take-her-all-over-world?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000 JUST LIKE A SHARK, Jun Kung is compelled to keep moving forward. From humble beginnings the Macau-born pop star has become one of Hong Kong's most noted musicians. And his next move sees him take on the role of entrepreneur by founding production company MoFo Music. His big idea? To produce Canto-pop that, well, doesn't sound like Canto-pop. The move is not unexpected, as Kung is well qualified to become a producer. He has an impressive résumé as a session musician, he's released a series of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1298899/jun-kung-mission-transform-canto-pop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1298899/jun-kung-mission-transform-canto-pop?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:00:00 +0000 "You have to strengthen yourself before you can project anything." Canto-pop singer Denise Ho Wan-sze is talking about her growing success in the Mando-pop market in recent years, which she says has given her more freedom and flexibility when making music back in Hong Kong. We're not as free as we used to be, and we need to fight for ourselves Denise Ho, singer However, the same can also be said about other areas of Ho's life. After becoming the first Hong Kong celebrity to come out as a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/1297720/life-rainbow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/1297720/life-rainbow?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Music lovers, critics as well as performers, have long complained about a soulless Canto-pop scene, where "k songs"- numbers created with karaoke renditions in mind - have come to define the genre. But in recent years, the rise of independent bands such as Chochukmo and singer-songwriters like Khalil Fong Dai-tung has given some much-needed variety and a bit of edge to the scene. Local artists have been turning to jazz to add a touch of class to their music - and finding success. Established... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1276143/canto-jazz-unique-fusion-two-musical-styles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1276143/canto-jazz-unique-fusion-two-musical-styles?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Zhao Wei was always an exceptional student. At the age of 20, she entered the competitive Beijing Film Academy’s Performance Institute after attaining one of the highest scores in its entrance exam. Now the 37-year-old’s directorial debut So Young, a graduation project for her master’s degree in directing at the academy, has made more than 700 million yuan (HK$880 million) at the mainland box office to date, making it one of the top 10 grossing films in Chinese cinematic history. Zhao has... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1258448/zhao-weis-box-office-smash-so-young-tale-lost-youth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1258448/zhao-weis-box-office-smash-so-young-tale-lost-youth?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000 It happens a lot these days: while commuting to work, you log into your Facebook account with your smartphone and find several friends have shared the same video on their feeds. Clicking to see what the fuss is about, you inevitably discover that the video turns out to be a clip promoting a product or service. Whether they are called mini films, micro movies, or shorts, video vignettes built around a core narrative have become an attractive medium for businesses trying to reach more consumers,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1233789/online-micro-movies-prove-useful-directors-and-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1233789/online-micro-movies-prove-useful-directors-and-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 The name Esther Eng may not ring a bell with many people, even Chinese film buffs, but S. Louisa Wei is determined to remedy this situation with Golden Gate, Silver Light, her documentary about the pioneering Chinese-American filmmaker that is making its world premiere at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival. Wei has been fascinated with the subject of women filmmakers since, at the age of 15, she viewed the 1985 debut film of Hu Mei, the leading female figure among the mainland's... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1202556/shining-light-chinese-american-female-film-pioneer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1202556/shining-light-chinese-american-female-film-pioneer?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 It's a Saturday evening on Kwun Tong promenade, formerly known as the public cargo working area. Under the flyover stretching alongside it, children are dancing to electro music being played by a DJ. This is the Forgotten Dreams Carnival, an arts and music event originally planned for last year. Licensing hurdles forced organiser Paul Yip, of the Feel Music Experimental Lab, to postpone the event to earlier this year, holding it in Kwun Tong instead of To Kwa Wan. As Yip sees it, their initial... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1166658/plans-gentrify-kwun-tong-threaten-its-music-and-arts-scene?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1166658/plans-gentrify-kwun-tong-threaten-its-music-and-arts-scene?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 As rare as it is for an old fox of the entertainment industry to spill a secret during an interview, Eric Tsang Chi-wai is kind enough to let one slip. According to the veteran filmmaker, award-winning actor and popular TV show host, Shaw Brothers and TVB's latest Lunar New Year film, I Love Hong Kong 2013, is a contemporary Hong Kong version of the 1946 Hollywood blockbuster It's a Wonderful Life, a fantasy drama in which an angel shows a compassionate but frustrated businessman what life would... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1141107/tastemaker-eric-tsang-chi-wai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1141107/tastemaker-eric-tsang-chi-wai?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000