Hong Kong International Film Festival: week 1
[photopress:Hong_Kong_film_festival_HK_.jpg,full,pp_image] As I’ve mentioned before, the film festival marks the anniversary of my first-ever visit to Hong Kong. What you may not know however,…
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Hong Kong International Film Festival!
[photopress:Hong_Kong_film_festival_HK.jpg,full,pp_image] The 32nd Hong Kong International Film Festival is set to begin on March 17th. This is the time of year you get to…
Stephen Chow’s CJ7 – Aiming for China’s box office?
[photopress:Stephen_Chow_CJ7_movie_film.jpg,full,pp_image] As usual, I tried to hide from any reviews that would taint my impressions of the new Stephen Chow film CJ7 before I…
Wong Kar Wai’s “My Blueberry Nights”
Visiting Shanghai for New Year’s, I was surprised to see the new Wong Kar Wai film “My Blueberry Nights,” already showing. This is the…
Licensed to Kick! 1960’s ‘Jane Bond’ films!
[photopress:Jane_Bond_HK_Film_Archive.jpg,full,pp_image] If female secret agents, cat burglars and jewel thieves are your cup of tea, you can’t miss the upcoming program at the Hong…
Johnnie To / Wai Ka Fai’s MAD DETECTIVE
Feeling kind of bored on Tuesday night, I decided to head over to Causeway Bay to catch Lau Ching Wan‘s new film, Mad Detective….
Batman in Hong Kong?
[photopress:Batman_film_HK_crowd.jpg,full,pp_image] Last month I read something about the latest installment of Hollywood’s Batman franchise coming to shoot in Hong Kong. I didn’t think too…
John Woo returns? Blood Brothers Opens!
[photopress:Blood_Brothers_HK_Poster.jpg,full,pp_image] Blood Brothers, a film starring two of my favorites, Daniel Wu and Hsu Chi, opens tomorrow in Hong Kong cinemas. The film is…
Opening Night of Sonatrope Film Festival!
[photopress:Sonatrope_film_festival.jpg,full,pp_image] I was busy all day on Friday and my evening was shaping up to be even more hectic. My first stop for the…
Sonatrope Film Festival – coming soon!
[photopress:sona_header.jpg,full,pp_image] Is it just me, or is Hong Kong starting to experience something of a cultural renaissance? I just received an email from the…
Queen’s Theatre, before the curtains close
When you live somewhere a long time, there’s always a few places right under your nose that for some reason, you never explore. For…
Confessions of a Hong Kong movie junkie!
I’ll let you in on a little secret: growing up watching Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest kung fu films every Saturday is one of…
Hong Kong Stars’ favorite candy? Rio Mints!
[photopress:n3405815_34081921_5162.jpg,full,pp_image] In perhaps the most celebrity-filled event since the Hong Kong Film Awards, Dragon-i hosted the launch of Rio Active Mints, a new luxury…
The Hong Kong Drive-In Movie Theater!
First impression: Spectacular! [photopress:ScreenShot.jpg,full,pp_image] I don’t like to give away too many secrets, but this place is worth raving about. Not only is it…
31st Hong Kong International Film Festival!
The 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival launched with more star power than usual this year. The opening films included the popular Korean director…
Johnnie To’s new film EXILED
Last night I went half-way around the west side of Hong Kong Island to a development called the Cyberport to check out a film….
Infernal Affairs vs. The Departed
It’s been a month or two since I watched The Departed, the Hollywood remake of the Hong Kong film, Infernal Affairs. I can’t help…
New Film: The Banquet
Last year during ROCKIT music festival I bumped into actor Daniel Wu and he was sporting some really long hair. He told me that…
New Film: Dog Bite Dog
After returning from a long trip I recently got a chance to catch up on my Hong Kong movies! Dog Bite Dog, the new…
Jackie Chan at Pacific Place
I was meeting some friends at Pacific Place, a popular shopping center in Admiralty, when I saw a promotional event was taking place nearby….
Love Undercover 3
My friend Takuya came to Hong Kong initially as a model from Japan. He recently went through training to become an actor, (and learn…
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Actually, my first trip to Hong Kong was to attend the H.K. International Film Festival back in 1998. Since then, I’ve attended the fest…
Chinese New Year Film: The Shopaholics
The most major holiday in Hong Kong is Chinese New Year. It falls on a different day each year, and this is when people…
New Hong Kong movies
I finally had a chance to check out ‘Election’ the newest Johnnie To film when I got back from China. I liked it. It’s…
Poster for the new film ELECTION
I’m looking forward to checking out the new Johnnie To film ELECTION. I was walking through the MTR and saw the poster today. I…