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Ah Kam (1996)

April 30, 2003 • Film, hong kong, ReviewsComments Off on Ah Kam (1996)

director Ann Hui On-Wah Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Sammo Hung In the wake of her comeback in Jackie Chan’s Police Story III, this is a Michelle Yoeh star vehicle. She plays the stuntwoman of the title. And, ironically, Michelle ended up in traction when one of her stunts went bad during the filming of the movie. …

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Heroic Trio (1993)

April 22, 2003 • Film, hong kong, ReviewsComments Off on Heroic Trio (1993)

Directors: Johnnie To Kei-Fung Action Director: Ching Siu-Tung Script: Sandy Shaw Producer: Ching Siu-Tung Cast: Michelle Yeoh (Invisible Girl) Anita Mui Yim-Fong (Wonder Woman) Maggie Cheung (Thief Catcher) Damian Lau (Inspector Lau) Hui Siu-Hung (Ronald)

God of Gamblers (1989)

April 11, 2003 • Film, hong kong, ReviewsComments Off on God of Gamblers (1989)

Do San (the God of gamblers) is a legendary gambler helped by his supernatural abilities. He undertakes to help a friend pay a debt by beating his friend’s advisory at the card table. Despite being assigned a bodyguard Do San has a freak accident which

Adventurers, The (1995)

March 31, 2003 • Film, hong kong, ReviewsComments Off on Adventurers, The (1995)

Ringo Lam is one of Hong Kong’s most complex and interesting directors. Working almost exclusively in rigidly established film genres, he manages to crank out meaningful films??films that are absolutely engrossing–at a swift rate. The nuanced

Wu Yen (2001)

March 27, 2003 • Film, hong kong, ReviewsComments Off on Wu Yen (2001)

Director: Johnnie To Kei-Fung Script: Wai Kai-Fai,Yau Nai-Hoi, Ben Wong King-Fai Producer: Johnnie To Kei-Fung, Wai Kai-Fai Cast: Anita Mui Yim-Fong (Emperor Qi / Ancestor Huan), Sammi Cheng Sau-Man (Wu Yen), Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi (Fairy Enchantress /

Big Boss (1971)

March 24, 2003 • Film, hong kongComments Off on Big Boss (1971)

director Lo Wei Bruce Lee’s first starring role is in this picture. He plays a Chinese laborer who arrives in Thailand to work with other family members and friends in an ice plant. The Big Boss of the ice company is a drug smuggler (and the actor is

Metade Fumaca (1999)

March 16, 2003 • Film, hong kongComments Off on Metade Fumaca (1999)

Country: Hong Kong Director: Riley Yip Kam-Hung Producer: John Chong Ching, Solon So Chi-Hung, Claudie Chung Chun Cast: Nicholas Tse (Ting Fung), Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Shu Qi (Hsu Chi, Shu Kei), Jo Kuk Cho-Lam, Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu, Michael Chan, Stephen Fung, Sam

Chungking Express (1996)

March 6, 2003 • Film, hong kongComments Off on Chungking Express (1996)

director Wong Kar Wai Color 102 min This film was perhaps the most defining picture of Wong Kar Wai’s career. As filming dragged on for Ashes of Time, the actors and filmmakers found themselves shacked up in Kowloon for almost a year, while filming went