All Features
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Lily Li Obituary
Nov 4, 2024Andrew Saroch bids farewell to Hong Kong film and television actress Lily Li (李麗麗).
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Two Toothful Tigers – Farewell to Lee Hoi-Sang and Norman Chui
Sep 22, 2024Vasily Pugh honours the memory of two recently passed Hong Kong stars with five films from each unmistakable legend.
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Corey Yuen Kwai – A Tribute
Aug 23, 2024Andrew Saroch honours the career of Hong Kong director, producer, action choreographer, and actor Corey Yuen Kwai (元奎).
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Cheng Pei-Pei – Remembering The Girl With The Thunderbolt Kick
Jul 29, 2024Andrew Saroch looks back at the career of Chinese-American actress Cheng Pei-Pei (鄭佩佩).
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In Love With… Police Story
Jun 11, 2024Vasily Pugh revisits Jackie Chan’s 1985 Hong Kong action comedy ‘Police Story’ (警察故事) but is it still as good as he remembers?
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In Love With… Godzilla
Dec 21, 2023Vasily Pugh expresses his appreciation for the original 1954 ‘Godzilla’ (ゴジラ) and examines the impact it had on the genre.
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In Love With… I Love Maria
Nov 20, 2023Vasily Pugh reveals his love for the 1988 Hong Kong science fiction action comedy ‘I Love Maria’.
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A Tribute To Mang Hoi
Oct 10, 2023Andrew Saroch pays tribute to the illustrious career of Hong Kong actor and action director Mang Hoi (孟海).
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In Love With… Shawscope Volume Two
May 31, 2023Vasily Pugh splashed his cash on the second collection of Shaw Brothers films from Arrow Video, and he couldn’t be happier about it!
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Richard Ng Obituary
Apr 12, 2023Andrew Saroch commemorates the career of Hong Kong actor Richard Ng (吳耀漢).
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Hong Kong Film Never Dies #12: “A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream.”
Mar 3, 2023In 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 5, 2023Vasily 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 14, 2022As 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 19, 2022Isaac 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 20, 2022Vasily 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 14, 2021Vasily 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 20, 2021Vasily 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 9, 2021Andrew Saroch reflects on the career of Hong Kong actor Ng Man-Tat (吳孟達).
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Michelle vs. The Mary Sues
Oct 7, 2020Vasily 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 21, 2020Far East Films talks to Hong Kong writer and director, Norris Wong (黃綺琳).
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Kiss My Converse
Jun 2, 2020Vasily 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 23, 2020Vasily 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 8, 2020Isaac 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 24, 2020Isaac 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.