Martial arts movies aren't usually known for their gripping stories, but a rare few of them can break the mold of the genre ...
It did a lot of things Hong Kong movies do well but in one film. There's action, Chinese opera, strong female roles, and a relatable story about friendship, and breaking from tradition.
In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first standalone film from the sci-fi adventure series, the Hong Kong action star more ... still managing to produce good movies. This is something that ...
There's long been a misconception that action films are a masculine domain. But female strength and agility have been ...
"Hong Kong's place in the film world is well deserved. We worked so hard for it," said Hung. "Nobody paid attention to us for ...
Decades later, Sam (played by the Hong Kong veteran fight choreographer Stephen ... given a shot at a comeback. The star of the movie, Wai (Philip Ng), was once in Sam’s stunt team and hasn ...
Hung popularized comedy-martial arts flicks, created the horror-kung fu genre and broke ground as an East Asian lead in the CBS series 'Martial Law.' ...
To Hong Kong and the golden age of action cinema ... he is approached at his martial arts club to choreograph action for a new movie. Many hurdles present themselves, not least the film’s ...
Just because a movie no longer ... Set in 1962 Hong Kong, it is a gorgeous film, filled with color and music that tell the story as much as dialogue or action. Filled with longing, cultural ...
Hong Kong action of the Eighties and Nineties had ... you can’t afford to buy a house or a car – or to rent a place. The Eighties action movie to me is prosperity.” ...
Hong Kong police inspector Lin Dong learns that a biochemical invention has been surgically implanted into his missing daughter. With help from a hacker, Lin tries to connect the dots between the ...
Her work in Hong Kong action movies of the 1980s and 1990s would help redress the male-dominated nature of that cinema scene. If you scratch beneath the action genre's macho mythology even a ...