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  • Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing

    November 17, 2003 • Film, ProfilesComments 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

  • Jet Li

    November 17, 2003 • Film, ProfilesComments Off on Jet Li

    Li began training at the Beijing Martial Arts Academy at the age of nine. Just twoyears later, he captured the title of China’s National Martial Arts Champion. Thisearned him a slot on the prestigious Beijing Martial Arts Team that would go onto tour

  • Wheels on Meals

    November 17, 2003 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Wheels on Meals

    Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao( my personal favorite) are excellent in this film, though Jackie gets the upper hand! Jackie and Yuen play two guys who own a catering business in a fancy van and sell food where ever they can. When they see a bunch of

  • Too Many Ways to be No. 1 (1997)

    November 17, 2003 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Too Many Ways to be No. 1 (1997)

    Literally: An Alphabet’s Birth Director: Wai Ka-Fai Producer: Johnnie To Kei-Fung Cast: Lau Ching-Wan, Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung, Ruby Wong Chuek-Ling, Cheung Tat-Ming, Tsui Kam-Kong, Joe Cheng Cho, Matthew Chow Hoi-Kwong, Sung

  • Swordsman II (1992)

    November 17, 2003 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Swordsman II (1992)

    dir: Ching Siu-Tung; prod: Tsui Hark; writer: Hanson Chan, Yong Jin (novel), Pik-yin Tang, Tsui Hark Cast: Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia, Jet Li Lian-Jie, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Michelle Reis, Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying, Yang Yee-Kwan, Waise Lee Chi-Hung, Chin Kar-Lok,

  • SPL (2005)

    November 17, 2003 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on SPL (2005)

    prod: Carl Chang; dir: Wilson Yip Wai-Shun; writer: Wilson Yip Wai-Shun, Szeto Kam-Yuen, Ng Wai-Lun Cast: Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Wu Jing Running Time: 97 min ~~~~ When I saw this film I was starving, not just for dinner

  • Sex and Zen (1991)

    November 17, 2003 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Sex and Zen (1991)

    dir: Michael Mak Tong-Kit; prod: Johnny Mak Tong-Hung; writer: Lee Ying Git; action: Tony Leung Siu-Hung Cast: Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah, Amy Yip Chi-Mei, Isabella Chow, Carrie Ng Ka-Lai, Kent Cheng Juk-Si, Tsui Kam-Kong, Rena Murakami, Lo Lieh Running Time: 94 Min

  • Killer, The (1989)

    November 17, 2003 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Killer, The (1989)

    director John Woo Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Parkman Wong Pak-Man A Better Tomorrow may have made Chow Yun-Fat the biggest star of Hong Kong cinema, but The Killer boasts his most iconic role. The movie is also perhaps John Woo’s most