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June 4, 2015 •
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Comments Off on Mostly Chow: 12 Classic Hong Kong Action Films
*SPOILER ALERT & WARNING: Not for the faint of heart. Violence and gore depicted. Summary: Promo edit featuring some of my favorite Hong Kong directors and actors such as Johnnie To, John Woo, Andy Lau, Simon Yam, Tony Leung and of course, Chow Yun Fat.
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July 17, 2005 •
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Comments Off on Chow Yun Fat Goes Home
Screen star CHOW YUN-FAT has agreed to work on a movie in his native Hong Kong for the first time in a decade after he fell in love with film-maker ANN HUI’s script. Screen star CHOW YUN-FAT has agreed to work on a movie in his native Hong Kong for the
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November 17, 2003 •
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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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November 17, 2003 •
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Comments Off on Peace Hotel (1995)
Country: Hong Kong Director: Wai Ka-Fai Producer: John Woo (Ng Yu-Sam) Writer: Wai Ka-Fai Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Cecilia Yip Tung, Chin Ho, Lau Shun, Wu Chien-Lien (Ng Sin-Lin) Running Time: 86 min Plot: Legend has it that a homicidal maniac massacred over 200
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November 17, 2003 •
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Comments Off on Once A Thief (1991)
Director: John Woo (Ng Yu-Sam) Script: John Woo (Ng Yu-Sam) Producer: Terence Chang (Cheung Ka-Chun) Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Paul Chu Kong, Kenneth Tsang Kong, John Woo (Ng Yu-Sam) Country: Hong Kong Language:
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September 17, 2003 •
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Comments Off on A Better Tomorrow III (1989)
director Tsui Hark Tsui Hark and John Woo had a sort of a falling out, prompted by what seemed to be a lack of communication (and probably by Hark’s zealousness as a “controlling” producer), around the time that The Killer was made. Woo had
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August 29, 2003 •
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Comments Off on A Better Tomorrow (1986)
director John Woo The energy of the Hong Kong new wave was flagging by 1986, when it was rejuvenated by the long-deserved success of director John Woo and actor Chow Yun-Fat. The talented duo, teamed with actors Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, and Waise Lee (as well
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July 19, 2003 •
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Comments Off on A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
director John Woo, Tsui Hark Color 104 min Chow Yun-Fat is back as Mark Gor’s brother from New York, who dons Mark’s bullet-ridden overcoat the “gang” has been saving since the end of the first movie. The film is significant for its