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Just off to the side of Hong Kong’s restaurant supply area is an impressive complex that seems slightly out of place. The sprawling Broadway Cinematheque is home to four theaters, the Kubrick bookstore, a library, a gallery, a DVD shop, and a cafe.
Looks like our little post about the demise of California Tower has made it big-time. The story was included as a citation, or footnote, in the Wikipedia entry for the beloved Wong Kar Wai film, Chungking Express.
For decades, Hong Kong movies captivated audiences around the world with a magical combination of action, romance and comedy all rolled into one. Another important trait they often shared were amazing soundtracks!
Hong Kong director Pang Ho-Cheung has two films in this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival: Love in the Buff, an entertaining romantic comedy,…
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (單身男女,) a Mandarin language film starring Daniel Wu, Louis Koo, and Gao Yuanyuan, is an inventive romantic comedy set…
Like the hitman he portrayed in the 1989 film, The Killer (喋血雙雄,) Chow Yun Fat has had a hard time escaping his past. Though…
The trailer for the upcoming film Gallants is yet more proof in our theory that Hong Kong films are making a comeback. A nod…
It’s been a long time since I’ve been impressed with a Hong Kong movie poster. In fact, most of the recent local films have…
Shawn Yue, Miriam Yeung and Pang Ho-Cheung Every decade seems to bring new challenges to the Hong Kong film industry. Over the years there’s…
The thirty-third Hong Kong International Film Festival kicks off at the end of the month. It stretches from March 22nd until April 13th, with…
I have a theory that any Hong Kong movie with the word “Beast” in the title can’t be half bad.* With that in mind,…
[photopress:sixth_floor_rear_flat_movie.jpg,full,pp_image] Tuesday night I headed out to Megabox in Kowloon Bay for the premiere of 6th Floor Rear Flat 2. The film is a…
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….