https://www.scmp.com/rss/521935/feed Golden Harvest: A Hong Kong-based entertainment company, founded in 1970, became a dominant force in Hong Kong cinema from the 1970s to the 1980s. It notably introduced martial arts films and stars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan to a global audience, producing iconic titles such as *Wheels on Meals*. The company expanded into film distribution and exhibition, operating cinemas across Asia. While ceasing film production in 2003, Golden Harvest, now Orange Sky Golden Harvest, focuses on film... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Richard James Havis Richard James Havis The year 1972 was when Bruce Lee rose to superstardom in Hong Kong. The Post’s roving reporter Jean Chan covered Lee’s rise – and much more – in her film column. Chan’s articles throw light on the state of the local industry in the early 1970s. Business was booming, and Hong Kong had become a hub for the Asian film industry, with Taiwanese stars being especially popular. Martial arts films dominated, but other genres remained popular. A challenger to Bruce Lee on the rise? In early 1972, Lee’s... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333344/how-bruce-lee-hit-big-time-1972-and-other-hong-kong-cinema-highlights-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333344/how-bruce-lee-hit-big-time-1972-and-other-hong-kong-cinema-highlights-year?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:15:08 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Sammo Hung Kam-bo began his career as a child star before moving into stunt work and martial arts choreography, often taking supporting roles in the films he worked on. But his ambition since the age of 14 was always to direct. He learned the craft by closely observing the filmmaking process on set. “Whether it was martial arts or operating a camera dolly, I was always up for the challenge,” Hung told the Hong Kong Film Archive. “Whenever the foreman asked me to do something, I showed myself to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3330049/how-sammo-hung-came-direct-his-first-film-then-complete-bruce-lees-game-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3330049/how-sammo-hung-came-direct-his-first-film-then-complete-bruce-lees-game-death?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:15:08 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Hong Kong filmmakers have rarely focused on stories about modern history – historical films are expensive and the themes have always been considered too politically sensitive to address, even in colonial times. Unusually for a Hong Kong director, Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting described the broad sweep of history in The Soong Sisters. The 1997 epic depicted the lives of three politically influential Chinese sisters: Soong Mei-ling, who married Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Nationalist Kuomintang... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3327731/how-mabel-cheungs-1997-historical-epic-soong-sisters-portrayed-modern-chinese-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3327731/how-mabel-cheungs-1997-historical-epic-soong-sisters-portrayed-modern-chinese-history?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:15:07 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Sammo Hung Kam-bo’s Wheels on Meals (1984) operates on a simple premise: unite three of Hong Kong’s greatest martial arts talents and let the magic happen. The action comedy, starring Hung alongside Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, works brilliantly within its own parameters. It is entertaining throughout, has few cringeworthy comedic moments, and benefits from a surprisingly well-structured storyline. If that was not enough, the action scenes are superb, and the fights are rightly considered to be... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3321022/how-wheels-meals-featured-some-jackie-chan-and-sammo-hungs-best-action-scenes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3321022/how-wheels-meals-featured-some-jackie-chan-and-sammo-hungs-best-action-scenes?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2025 07:15:07 +0000