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February 11, 2003 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on As Tears Go By (1997)
director Wong Kar Wai Essentially a variation on the good old Mean Streets formula film, Wong Kar Wai’s directorial debut features a couple of great things amidst a rather predictable plot line. It has one of Andy Lau’s best performances ever in it, a heavily sexualized performance filled with post-teen angst. It features some beautiful,
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January 29, 2003 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Boys are Easy (1993)
director Wong Jing Color 86 min Indeed they are! But girls, as this film would have us believe, are much harder. The story gives us Richard Ng as the father of three very independent, headstrong, aggressive daughters. Ng is proud of his daughters, but he is
January 23, 2003 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Bride With White Hair (1993)
Director: Ronny Yu Script: Ronny Yu Yan-Tai, David Wu Tai-Wai Producer: Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, Wong Hak-Hoi Cinematographer: Peter Pau Tak-Hei Action: Phillip Kwok-Tsui Cast: Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing, Francis Ng, Elaine Lui Country: Hong Kong
January 13, 2003 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on City on Fire (1987)
director Ringo Lam Color 106 min This film was the first project director Ringo Lam took on in which he had real control over his subject matter. It was also the first masterpiece of Ringo Lam’s career (increasingly of late it must be seen as one of
October 30, 2002 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on All About Ah-Long (1989)
“A great melodrama obviously inspired by KRAMER VS KRAMER. But this version is more “”realistic.”” There is a certain ambiguity in this film (regarding the characterization for instance) that was not present in the American
May 25, 2002 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Longest Nite, The (1998)
Directors: Patrick Yau Tat-Chi Action Director: Yuen Bun Script: Yau Nai-Hoi, Szeto Kam-Yuen Producer: Johnnie To Kei-Fung Wai Ka-Fai Cast: Lau Ching-Wan (Yiu Dung) Tony Leung Chui-Wai Maggie Siu Mei-Kei Lung Fong Lo Hoi-Pang Ching Siu Lung Mark Cheng Ho-Nam
May 14, 2002 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on A Moment of Romance (1990)
director Benny Chan Believe me, it’s only just a moment. Andy Lau stars, giving his best performance as a small-fry loner in the triad society of the 80s. When a robbery he’s part of goes bad, Andy takes a hostage, whispy, hardly-even-there Wu
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