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John Travolta (top) and Nicolas Cage in a still from John Woo’s 1997 film Face/Off.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How John Woo’s Face/Off, Windtalkers, Paycheck showed his experimental side

We take a look at three of John Woo’s Hollywood movies from the late 1990s and early 2000s and what they meant for the Hong Kong director.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Hong Kong director Wai Ka-fai’s first 3 films revealed his versatility

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Raymond Lam went from Hong Kong TV extra to the ‘King of Chok’

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Fight for Tomorrow: Patrick Tam shines in Hong Kong gangster drama

Patrick Tam plays a washed-up ex-gang boss who reunites with his son (Locker Lam) in this gritty yet hopeful crime story.

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Patrick Tam in a still from Fight for Tomorrow.
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hotpot over hot dogs? Hong Kong cinemas need new ideas to survive

Even in the streaming era, people are still drawn to the immersion and interaction of live performances, something cinemas can offer.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Hong Kong director Ringo Lam freshened up the crime genre with 2 films

Ringo Lam infused 1999’s Victim with notes of The Exorcist, and teamed up with Tsui Hark and Johnnie To for 2007’s ‘chaotic mess’ Triangle.

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Hong Kong culture

Editorial | Inject some life into Hong Kong’s fading cinemas

A proposal to ease licensing so that movie theatres can host live performances or sports broadcasts could help to flip the script on closures.

Wong Kai-Yu and his wife, Joey Chow, pose for a photo with their movie tickets outside Grand Ocean Cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui ahead of it closing after 56 years. Photo: Eugene Lee
European cinema

Poetic vision of Hong Kong in critically panned I Come with the Rain

Radiohead songs, visual poetry and Shawn Yue and Josh Hartnett in Vietnamese-French director’s art-house thriller shot mostly in Hong Kong.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Behind the Shadows: Louis Koo plays detective in Malaysia-set thriller

The story of the hunt for a serial killer whose most riveting aspect is the marital woes of a detective (Louis Koo), this film misses a beat.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Bond films were the spark for Aces Go Places action comedy

A happy-go-lucky hero was deemed the missing ingredient for an action comedy hit. Sam Hui was hired for Aces Go Places. 4 sequels followed.

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(From left) Sam Hui Koon-kit, Sylvia Chang Ai-chia and Karl Maka in a still from Aces Go Places (1982). The action comedy produced by Cinema City spawned four sequels. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | From best actress to banned in mainland China, Hong Kong star Deanie Ip

The acclaimed actress and singer who rose to screen fame playing Andy Lau’s mother is one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken entertainers.

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Andy Lau kisses Deanie Ip as the pair celebrate winning the best actor and best actress awards for A Simple Life at the 2011 Golden Horse Film Awards in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on November 26, 2011. Photo: Reuters
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Valley of the Shadow of Death: Anthony Wong is a pastor in doubt

Young man who raped pastor’s daughter, leading to her death, ends up at his church. Will he avenge her or forgive him? Film ducks the issue.

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American cinema

15 of the best female assassin movies as John Wick spin-off Ballerina lands

From Black Widow and Kill Bill to Red Sparrow, Hero and La Femme Nikita, these films showcase some of cinema’s most deadly femmes fatales.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

3 early horror films from Twilight of the Warriors director Soi Cheang

Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s first horror films were very low-budget and relied on clever use of cameras and cuts instead of special effects.

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A still from Horror Hotline ... Big Head Monster, directed by Soi Cheang. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

In this movie, Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman fight a duel

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman sees a Hong Kong film character fight a Japanese one. Who won depended on which film version you saw.

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Jimmy Wang Yu in a still from Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971). Photo: Online
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Who is Julian Cheung? His 3 decades as singer and actor

Fan-favourite Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung, who seems to have become typecast as a policeman, began acting and singing in the early 1990s.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Sons of the Neon Night, set in a snowy Hong Kong, took 8 years to make

Juno Mak talks about the challenges of making his new thriller, with Takeshi Kaneshiro and Lau Ching-wan, which premiered at Cannes in May.

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3 Andy Lau movies that show Hong Kong actor’s action chops

In the 2000s, Lau added action star to his CV with roles involving martial arts, guns and gangsters. Three films show his versatility.

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Andy Lau in a still from Firestorm. Photo: Edko Films Ltd/Kingmart Advertising Co.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong director Teddy Chen’s 3 Mission: Impossible-style misfires

Spurred by Mission: Impossible’s success, Chen made three films full of CIA agents and explosions aimed at Western audiences. None did well.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Tony Leung Ka-fai on his craft as an actor ahead of Cannes premiere

Prolific Hong Kong actor feels ‘very lucky’ to have played so many different characters, and reveals what goes into creating them.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Hong Kong actress and singer Gigi Leung’s 3 decades in the limelight

With over 50 films, more than 20 albums, charity work and a business under her belt, Gigi Leung has packed a lot into her 30-year career.

Gigi Leung at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2023. Photo: De Beers
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | A Gilded Game: Oho Ou, Andy Lau lead moralistic financial drama

Lau plays an equity analyst and Ou his protégé, a fresh-faced bank hire chasing a big deal, in Herman Yau’s financial drama.

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Andy Lau as equity analyst Todd Zhang in a still from A Gilded Game (category IIA; Mandarin), directed by Herman Yau Lai-to. Oho Ou co-stars.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What cinema legend Sylvia Chang thinks about first-time directors

Whether as actress, writer or producer, Taiwanese screen veteran loves working with emerging film talent – they offer ‘something different’.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong 1941 shows grim realities of wartime Japanese occupation

1984 Leong Po-chih film with Chow Yun-fat as one of a trio of friends stays character driven while showing Japanese atrocities, expert says.

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Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: behind-the-scenes at Cirque du Soleil and HK cinema

We venture back in time to watch New Wave filmmaker Peter Yung’s 1979 police drama in 4K, seeing Phang Nga Bay by air, sea and land, and more.

Hong Kong filmmaker Peter Yung Wai-chuen at his house on Lantau Island – his 1979 police drama The System was recently restored in 4K by M+. Photo: Alexander Mak
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | ‎The Dumpling Queen: founding of a Hong Kong food brand

Andrew Lau’s rags-to-riches biopic streamlines and rather sugarcoats the story of the Wanchai Ferry brand’s Zang Jianhe, played by Ma Li.

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Ma Li as businesswoman Zang Jianhe in a still from ‎The Dumpling Queen (category IIB; Cantonese, Mandarin) directed by Andrew Lau. Kara Wai and Ben Yuen co-star. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Vital Signs: Louis Koo, Neo Yau play ambulance paramedics in wistful drama

Polar opposites come together and have changes of heart in Cheuk Wan-chi’s film. Seeing Koo without a gun in his hand is refreshing.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

From a ‘Chinese RoboCop’ to Shu Qi sex scenes, Hong Kong exploitation films

Hong Kong cinema was late to the exploitation genre, but made up for lost time. We recall three 90s classics full of sex, violence and gore.

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