Features
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #12: “A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream.”
Mar 3In the third and final of this three-part series looking at 2022, the revival of Hong Kong films at the local box office continues.
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The Rise And Rise Of Michelle Yeoh
Feb 5Vasily Pugh takes a look back at the career of Michelle Yeoh, examining how she has seemingly reinvented and reinforced her on-screen popularity throughout the decades.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #11: “If records refuse to be broken, shatter them.”
Nov 14As the Hong Kong box office continues to prosper, four films have really come out on top and earned themselves a place in HK cinema history.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #10: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”
Oct 19Isaac returns with the first of a three-part series looking at 2022, Hong Kong cinema’s year of miracles.
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Book Review: Ask For The Moon by Meredith Lewis
Feb 20Vasily Pugh offers up his opinions on Meredith Lewis’s ‘Ask For The Moon’, a book that examines the practices and works of the Shaw Brothers studios.
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In Love With… Dubbing
Oct 14Vasily Pugh reveals that he still has a soft spot for the English dubs used in the classic Hong Kong films from the past.
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In Love With… Kim Won-Jin in ‘Operation Scorpio’
Apr 20Vasily Pugh remembers the first time that he witnessed the impressive feats of actor Kim Won-Jin in ‘Operation Scorpio’.
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Ng Man-Tat Obituary
Mar 9Andrew Saroch commemorates the career of Hong Kong actor Ng Man-Tat (吳孟達).
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Michelle vs. The Mary Sues
Oct 7Vasily Pugh suffers through one of Hollywood’s most recent female-centric filmmaking efforts and can’t help but compare it with a Hong Kong classic from yesteryear.
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Interview: Norris Wong
Aug 21Far East Films talks to Hong Kong writer and director, Norris Wong (黃綺琳).
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Kiss My Converse
Jun 2Vasily Pugh waxes lyrical about one of the true American martial arts cinematic gems from the 1980s – ‘The Last Dragon’.
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Congratulations – you are now cool!
Feb 23Vasily Pugh can’t help but twitch as he reads over the various announcements proclaiming that Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ has finally made Korea cool!
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #9: Hong Kong Stuntmen Never Say No!
Feb 8Isaac provides details on the recent meeting of the Hong Kong Stuntman Association and the winners of their award ceremony.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #8: The 2019 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Jan 24Isaac reveals the winners of the 2019 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards and takes a look at what they mean for the current state of Hong Kong cinema.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #7: 2019 in review
Jan 17Isaac assesses the performance of Hong Kong cinema throughout 2019, and looks ahead to see what 2020 will hold.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #6: We will remember them
Jun 21Isaac looks back at the life of Hong Kong actor, producer, director and screenwriter Lee Siu-Kei who recently lost his battle against liver cancer.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #5: Lights, Camera, Action!
Jun 7Isaac recalls the days of the Hong Kong action superstars and who could possibly pick up that mantle today.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #4: Blacklisted in China – A tale of two actors
May 24Isaac examines the recent events that led to the blacklisting of two actors, Anthony Wong and Chapman To, in China.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #3: This man may hold the key to the future of HK cinema
May 10Isaac explains his belief that there is one person who may hold the key to the future of the Hong Kong film industry, and that man is Louis Koo.
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #2: Hong Kong film industry’s night of nights
Apr 26Isaac takes a look at the highs and lows of this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony.