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Hope for languishing Hong Kong film industry

April 13, 2007 • Culture & Trends, FilmComments Off on Hope for languishing Hong Kong film industry

What a difference a year makes. It was all doom and gloom for the Hong Kong film industry when its premiere film awards were given out last year. What a difference a year makes. It was all doom and gloom for the Hong Kong film industry when its premiere film awards were given out last …

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Far East, Far Out

June 13, 2004 • Culture & Trends, FilmComments Off on Far East, Far Out

Why doesn’t anyone know how to engineer the successful transition of the finest Asian film exports? Though a few scattered blockbusters make their way to the fore, Hollywood still hasn’t been able to truly use the amazing palette of potential

Nightmare Scenario

September 20, 2002 • Culture & Trends, FilmComments Off on Nightmare Scenario

Hollywood horror is creatively dead, but Asian films are reviving the genre. Guardian Unlimited Looking forward to Scary Movie 3: Lord of the Brooms? Or Halloween: Resurrection? Or how about Freddy Vs Jason, which doubles as Nightmare on Elm Street Part Nine