Comedy, Hong Kong Cinema, Kung-Fu Films, Martial Arts Film - February 14, 2022

How Sammo Hung Mixed Crude Comedy and Authentic Martial Arts

Mixing comedy and kung fu – humour and violence – could be considered a strange idea, and some kung fu comedies work better than others. The two films which popularised the genre, Snake in The Eagle’s Shadow (1978) and Drunken Master (1978), poked gentle fun at the kung fu itself and were amusing as a result. Others, like The Prodigal Son (1979) and The Magnificent Butcher (1981) – the former directed by Sammo Hung Kam Bo, the latter featuring Hung as an actor – simply intersperse full-on combat scenes with corny humour, and the jokes often detract from the action....

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Hong Kong Cinema, Short Film - July 7, 2021

Short Film - 90 Days

Writers and director Timothy Yeung and Yinuo Wang (who plays lead role, Li Jan) have created one young girl's quiet yet harrowing emotional journey, as she arrives in Hong Kong from China on a 90-day tourist visa. But during her time in HK she delves deeper into the underbelly of HK society

Films Which Helped Define Hong Kong After 1997

Our friends Hong-Kong Blu-Ray curated a list of films which helped define the booming Hong-Kong cinema industry after the 1997 handover.

Films Which Helped Define Hong Kong Before 1997

Our friends Hong-Kong Blu-Ray curated a list of films which helped define the booming Hong-Kong cinema industry before the 1997 handover.

Film Review - The Empty Hands

Chapman To's second feature film, The Empty Hands is not the martial arts fill you would expect. Its a powerful story about the parent-child relationship and how the interactions with one another can create a strong bond or great distance.