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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Hong Kong movie star Ekin Cheng on the role that made him and latest film
The Young and Dangerous star, who last appeared in 2024’s Last Song for You, just won an honorary award at the New York Asian Film Festival.
22 Jul 2025 - 6:15PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Andy Lau channelled The Godfather to play Hong Kong’s most corrupt cop
20 Jul 2025 - 12:15PM
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Hong Kong star Adam Cheng, from TV heartthrob to stock market jinx
18 Jul 2025 - 5:19PM
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She’s Got No Name: Zhang Ziyi anchors part one of period murder mystery
Peter Chan’s drama set in 1940s Shanghai about a woman jailed for killing her abusive husband is thrilling but morally ambiguous.
17 Jul 2025 - 6:24PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Why Zhang Ziyi waited years to play a husband killer in She’s Got No Name
Zhang talks about leading Peter Chan’s crime drama about an abused wife in 1940s Shanghai and why she ‘wanted to kill’ the director.
16 Jul 2025 - 5:15PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
The Hui Brothers defined Hong Kong comedy in the 1970s. How they fared later
We revisit three of Michael Hui’s best films as a comedy actor and co-screenwriter, aided by brothers Ricky and Sam, from the 1980s onwards.
13 Jul 2025 - 4:15PM
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How Chinese Box presented the Hong Kong handover from a unique viewpoint
In Wayne Wang’s 1997 drama, the many sides of a city on the brink of change were shown through the camcorder of Jeremy Irons’ English writer.
11 Jul 2025 - 6:15PM
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Asian cinema
Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan films to get AI reboots in China. But not all agree
Plans to use AI to revitalise 100 kung fu classics such as Police Story and Fist of Fury show a gulf in attitudes between China and the US.
10 Jul 2025 - 12:23PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan disliked this Hong Kong film director, but why?
Lo Wei, Hong Kong’s first ‘million-dollar director’, made hits including The Big Boss and Fist of Fury but had a big ego that caused issues.
6 Jul 2025 - 12:15PM
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How Hong Kong’s Karen Mok went from Stephen Chow’s co-star to Mandopop queen
Starting out in Cantopop, Mok featured in a number of films in the 1990s before her Mandarin albums took off in Taiwan and mainland China.
4 Jul 2025 - 7:15AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How John Woo’s Face/Off, Windtalkers, Paycheck showed his experimental side
We take a look at three of John Woo’s Hollywood movies from the late 1990s and early 2000s and what they meant for the Hong Kong director.
29 Jun 2025 - 5:15PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Hong Kong director Wai Ka-fai’s first 3 films revealed his versatility
Wai Ka-fai’s Peace Hotel, Too Many Ways to Be No. 1, and Needing You featured stars including Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat and Cecilia Yip.
22 Jun 2025 - 12:15PM
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How Raymond Lam went from Hong Kong TV extra to the ‘King of Chok’
We look at how Raymond Lam defied the expectations of his wealthy family to succeed as an award-winning actor and Cantopop singer.
20 Jun 2025 - 8:09AM
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Fight for Tomorrow: Patrick Tam shines in Hong Kong gangster drama
Patrick Tam plays a washed-up ex-gang boss who reunites with his son (Locker Lam) in this gritty yet hopeful crime story.
19 Jun 2025 - 6:28PM
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Hotpot over hot dogs? Hong Kong cinemas need new ideas to survive
Even in the streaming era, people are still drawn to the immersion and interaction of live performances, something cinemas can offer.
16 Jun 2025 - 9:30AM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Hong Kong director Ringo Lam freshened up the crime genre with 2 films
Ringo Lam infused 1999’s Victim with notes of The Exorcist, and teamed up with Tsui Hark and Johnnie To for 2007’s ‘chaotic mess’ Triangle.
15 Jun 2025 - 4:15PM
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Hong Kong culture
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Inject some life into Hong Kong’s fading cinemas
A proposal to ease licensing so that movie theatres can host live performances or sports broadcasts could help to flip the script on closures.
15 Jun 2025 - 6:15AM
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European cinema
Poetic vision of Hong Kong in critically panned I Come with the Rain
Radiohead songs, visual poetry and Shawn Yue and Josh Hartnett in Vietnamese-French director’s art-house thriller shot mostly in Hong Kong.
13 Jun 2025 - 7:19AM
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Behind the Shadows: Louis Koo plays detective in Malaysia-set thriller
The story of the hunt for a serial killer whose most riveting aspect is the marital woes of a detective (Louis Koo), this film misses a beat.
11 Jun 2025 - 4:15PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Bond films were the spark for Aces Go Places action comedy
A happy-go-lucky hero was deemed the missing ingredient for an action comedy hit. Sam Hui was hired for Aces Go Places. 4 sequels followed.
16 Jun 2025 - 8:55AM
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From best actress to banned in mainland China, Hong Kong star Deanie Ip
The acclaimed actress and singer who rose to screen fame playing Andy Lau’s mother is one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken entertainers.
6 Jun 2025 - 7:17AM
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Valley of the Shadow of Death: Anthony Wong is a pastor in doubt
Young man who raped pastor’s daughter, leading to her death, ends up at his church. Will he avenge her or forgive him? Film ducks the issue.
4 Jun 2025 - 5:45PM
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American cinema
15 of the best female assassin movies as John Wick spin-off Ballerina lands
From Black Widow and Kill Bill to Red Sparrow, Hero and La Femme Nikita, these films showcase some of cinema’s most deadly femmes fatales.
3 Jun 2025 - 5:54PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
3 early horror films from Twilight of the Warriors director Soi Cheang
Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s first horror films were very low-budget and relied on clever use of cameras and cuts instead of special effects.
1 Jun 2025 - 11:15AM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
In this movie, Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman fight a duel
Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman sees a Hong Kong film character fight a Japanese one. Who won depended on which film version you saw.
25 May 2025 - 9:45AM
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Who is Julian Cheung? His 3 decades as singer and actor
Fan-favourite Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung, who seems to have become typecast as a policeman, began acting and singing in the early 1990s.
23 May 2025 - 7:25AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Why Sons of the Neon Night, set in a snowy Hong Kong, took 8 years to make
Juno Mak talks about the challenges of making his new thriller, with Takeshi Kaneshiro and Lau Ching-wan, which premiered at Cannes in May.
20 May 2025 - 10:03AM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
3 Andy Lau movies that show Hong Kong actor’s action chops
In the 2000s, Lau added action star to his CV with roles involving martial arts, guns and gangsters. Three films show his versatility.
18 May 2025 - 11:15AM
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