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John Woo displays the crucial distinction in the magnificently told Red Cliff, the Hong Kong director’s triumphant return to Chinese film after 16 years in Hollywood” and “with Red Cliff, Woo shows he’s still a masterful director to be reckoned with.Read More »
Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
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John Woo – Chi bi AKA Red Cliff (2008)
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Michael Mak – San lau sing woo dip gim AKA Butterfly and Sword (1993)
1991-2000ActionAdventureHong KongMichael MakDynamo Michelle Khan stars as a loyalist who attempts to keep the King’s empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group. Top fight action.Read More »
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Patrick Tam – Sat sau woo dip mung AKA My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
Patrick Tam1981-1990ActionHong KongRomanceA young couple separates under pressure from vicious Triad gangsters–she becomes a mobster’s unwilling moll, and he travels abroad to work as an assassin. But their love stays strong, and when the two are reunited, their rekindled emotions lead them into extreme danger.Read More »
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Tat-Chi Yau & Johnnie To – Am faa AKA The Longest Nite (1998)
Johnnie To1991-2000ActionHong KongTat-Chi YauThrillerSynopsis:
A bloody gang warfare is prevailing in Macau. When the rumor makes its rounds, that legendary boss Mr. Hung is coming back to Macau and wants to regain his power, the bosses of two rivalling gangs, Mr. K and Lung, decide to lay their difficulties aside and work together.Read More » -
Andrew Lau & Alan Mak – Mou gaan dou AKA Infernal Affairs (2002)
Alan Mak2001-2010ActionAndrew LauCrimeHong KongA story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.Read More »
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Kar-Wai Wong – Fa yeung nin wah AKA In the Mood for Love [4K restored version] (2000)
1991-2000DramaHong KongKar Wai WongRomanceSynopsis:
Set in Hong Kong, 1962, Chow Mo-Wan is a newspaper editor who moves into a new building with his wife. At the same time, Su Li-zhen, a beautiful secretary and her executive husband also move in to the crowded building. With their spouses often away, Chow and Li-zhen spend most of their time together as friends. They have everything in common from noodle shops to martial arts. Soon, they are shocked to discover that their spouses are having an affair. Hurt and angry, they find comfort in their growing friendship even as they resolve not to be like their unfaithful mates.Read More » -
Hsiao-hsien Hou – Flowers of Shanghai AKA Hai shang hua (1998)
1991-2000ArthouseAsianHsiao-hsien HouTaiwanQuote:
Based on an 1894 novel by Han Ziyun, and starring Hong Kong film and recording star Tony Leung, Hou’s first film set outside of Taiwan takes place in the elegant brothels of late nineteenth-century Shanghai, a hermetic world with its own highly ritualized codes of behavior. It traces the destinies of the beautiful “flower girls”, whose lives depended on their ability to win, and then hold, the affections of their wealthy callers. A mesmerizing and seductive tale of sexual intrigue.Read More » -
Yimou Zhang – Ying xiong AKA Hero [Director’s Cut] (2002)
2001-2010AsianFifth Generation Chinese CinemaHong KongMartial ArtsYimou ZhangQuote:
In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin’s three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.Read More » -
Herman Yau – Zhong Huan ying xiong AKA Don’t Fool Me (1991)
1991-2000ComedyHerman YauHong KongRomancePlot / Synopsis
Two friends, Hero Hwa and Chiang Ho-Chie star are two old friends who meet up in later life. Hwa is a triad gang member and Ho-Chie is an insurance salesman, Hero is looking for a career change and Ho-Chie has become disillusioned with life after discovering he has a “bubble” in his brain that could burst at any time killing him. The two decide to switch lives for a bit with the Triad going respectable and the Insurance Salesman taking on the world of the Triads.Read More »
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