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December 3, 2003 •
Film, Reviews •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Viva Erotica (1996)
A sexy, scathing look at the Hong Kong film industry, VIVA details the making of a Category III adult film by an out of work film director and his gangster producer. Co-directors Derek Yee Tung Sing (Full Throttle, C’est La Vie Mon Cherie, ) and Law Chi Leung (Double Tap) tackle the politics of Hong …
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December 3, 2003 •
Film, Reviews •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Inner Senses (2002)
Cheung Yan, a young woman with a history of mental illness, sees ghosts in her new apartment. She goes to see a psychologist named Jim who tries to help her and ends up falling for her. As Cheung Yan’s symptoms fade, Jim starts having some unnerving
November 17, 2003 •
Film, Profiles •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Seijun Suzuki
Director Seijun Suzuki has been making films for nearly 50 years now, and while his pace has slackened from that of earlier days, he shows no signs of stopping. As a contract director for Nikkatsu during the “golden age” of Japanese film, Suzuki directed
November 17, 2003 •
Film, Profiles •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Christopher Dolye (Cinematography)
Born in Sydney, Doyle fled the banality of the suburbs to spend much of his earlylife on the road. At various points in his life he was a well digger in India, aNorwegian merchant marine, a cow herder on an Israeli kibbutz, and a doctor ofChinese medicine in
November 17, 2003 •
Film, Profiles •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano first became well known in the West, at least to fans of the new wave of Japanese extreme crime films, as the owner of the mutilated face displayed on the posters and DVD labels for Takeshi Miike’s ultra-violent gangster movie Ichi the
November 17, 2003 •
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Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Takashi Sorimachi
Born in Takashi Noguchi in Japan’s Saitama prefecture 1973, Japanese heartthrob Takashi Sorimachi began his career as a dancer and model. Best known as the hyperkinetic ex-Olympics swimmer in Beach Boys, Sorimachi made his mark starring in hugely
November 17, 2003 •
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Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Born in Hong Kong 1962, Tony Leung Chui-Wai left school at age 15 to support his family. He worked as a paper boy, then ended up selling home appliances. Following the advice of friend Stephen Chow, he applied for work at TVB. After he was admitted to the
November 17, 2003 •
Film, Profiles •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing
Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing was born in Hong Kong on September 12, 1956; the youngest of ten children, his father was a successful tailor—and a largely unsuccessful father, as Leslie later recalled being a lonely and emotionally-neglected child. After receiving
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