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Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz, pictured here at Paris Fashion Week in September, are known for enjoying breaks in Caribbean island getaways such as St Barts or Turks and Caicos. Photo: Getty
Heidi Klum

Recap | Want to bump into Beyoncé, Beckham, William and Kate, Rihanna or Clooney? Celebrity vacation spots revealed!

Discover the top holiday destinations in Europe, Asia and around the world where Hollywood A-listers, superstar singers and all the top celebrities like to take their vacations.

SCMP Highlights

Philippines’ Sabina Shoal dilemma, war on drugs in Malaysia: 5 weekend reads

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat led Hong Kong’s gambling movie craze

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung and Stephen Chow were all in this 80s TV show

Many future stars appeared in TVB’s comedy series Angels and Devils, including Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Stephen Chow, but it was the former who stole the show with his screwball antics.

Chow Yun-Fat (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in Angels and Devils. Photo: TVB
American cinema

Review | The Killer: John Woo’s gender-flipped remake of his classic is a dud

John Woo’s Paris-set remake of his action masterpiece, with Nathalie Emmanuel and Omar Sy in place of Chow Yun-fat and Danny Lee, lacks the original’s dynamism and seems destined to die a quick death.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Is Bullet in the Head John Woo’s best film? A deep dive into the movie

John Woo’s Bullet in the Head, loved by critics and fans alike, is an anti-war film centred around male friendship, a frequent theme for the director, and a political commentary on Hong Kong of its era.

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Art

Street photography veteran Greg Girard passes on his skills in Hong Kong

Since Canadian Greg Girard arrived in East Asia in 1974 he’s photographed its changing cityscapes. He’ll guide participants in an upcoming workshop to capture the essence of Hong Kong and Taipei.

Detail from Plaza Grill and Wine, 1974, Hong Kong, shot by Greg Girard and an example of the street photography that is the subject of a workshop, split between Hong Kong and Taipei, that he will be hosting later this year. Photo: Greg Girard
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s historic Shatin Inn Restaurant to close in September after 60 years

Crowds flock to famous open-air diner used in 1989 Chow Yun-fat drama and many other local films, after word spread of its imminent closure.

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Old Hong Kong

How Frances Yip helped put Cantopop on the map, seen in a new exhibition

Yip is in Hong Kong to give 2 concerts and to attend the exhibition ‘Soundtrack of Our Lives: Joseph Koo x James Wong x the Rise of Cantopop’ held at Tai Kwun, where she was once an auxiliary policewoman

Hong Kong

Star-studded Hong Kong film trailers in focus at exhibition

Coming to a Theatre Near You, at the Hong Kong Film Archive, presents 100 stand-out film trailers featuring stars including Chow Yun-fat, Bruce Lee, and shows how skilful editing grabbed viewers’ attention.

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Bruce Lee in a still from Thunderstorm. Photo: HKFA
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Is Simon Yam Hong Kong cinema’s hardest working actor?

Adults-only and mainstream crime films, sex films, and serious dramas with Alex Law and Ann Hui – Simon Yam has done them all. Good-looking and with an expressive face, he has a work ethic second to none.

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Simon Yam at the 2017 Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony. Photo: Edward Wong
Hong Kong culture

Opinion | To tell a good story, Hong Kong films must first be authentic

Unlike last year’s generic ‘Warriors of Future’, ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ has hit the spot with its authenticity and homage to Hong Kong’s cinematic legacy. Its success proves that many people remain interested in Hong Kong’s heartbeat.

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American cinema

How Hollywood made a mockery of manga in Dragonball Evolution

In 2009, Dragonball Evolution adapted Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball for the big screen, but the result was a low-budget, laughably bad movie that sidelined Asians and debased the iconic manga series.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | She was Hong Kong’s ‘happy fruit’: the life of ‘Fei Fei’, comedian Lydia Sum

With Lydia Sum ‘everything came from the heart’, said the TV producer who turbocharged the career of the comedian and actress. Known as Fei Fei, she is remembered for the joy she brought audiences.

Lydia Sum Tin-ha at an interview with the Post in 1994. When it came to the Hong Kong television and comedy icon, known as Fei Fei, everything came from the heart, said the TV producer who turbocharged her career. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong society

Closing of President Theatre in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay ‘marks end of an era’

Film lovers flock to cinema for final showings after nearly 60 years of operation.

Residents say the cinema in Causeway Bay was intertwined with the heyday of the local movie industry. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Photography

Photographs from 80s Hong Kong paired with post-punk band at M+ museum

Wong Kar-wai and Chow Yun-fat are among the Hong Kong cinema luminaries featured in photos shot by Canadian Greg Girard on 1980s film sets. They will be presented at M+ with a musical accompaniment.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Jackie Chan didn’t turn his back on Hong Kong after Rush Hour’s success

In 1998, Rush Hour shot Jackie Chan to international fame. But after making the film with Chris Tucker, Chan ultimately decided not to abandon Hong Kong, and continued to make films in both places.

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Trending in Hong Kong

Hong Kong filmmaker tells veteran star Tony Leung to give young talent a chance

Iconic Hong Kong film star Tony Leung Chiu-wai has been urged to stop accepting awards and give younger talent a chance after picking up his sixth win at the city’s premier movie awards.

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Hong Kong film director Wong Jing has urged one of the city’s foremost acting stars, Tony Leung, to make way for younger talent after the veteran actor picked up his latest in a long list of awards. Photo: SCMP composite/Emperor Motion Pictures/YouTube/Weibo
Hong Kong culture

Fans of late Hong Kong Cantopop, acting star Leslie Cheung gather to pay tribute

Flower bouquets line Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central, where 46-year-old singer who struggled with depression jumped to his death in 2003.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Let’s hear it for these Johnnie To, Ringo Lam, Lau Kar-leung action movies

Three hidden gems of Hong Kong action cinema, To’s judo film Throw Down, Lau’s kung fu comedy and Lam’s relationship drama within a crime story should be on the radar of any serious fan of the action genre.

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Asian cinema

10 iconic looks in Asian cinema, including that Bruce Lee jumpsuit

From Bruce Lee’s golden get-up in Game of Death to the nightmarish long hair and white nightdress worn by antagonist Sadako in Japanese horror Ring, we look at 10 iconic looks from Asian cinema.

Bruce Lee in a still from Game of Death. Photo: Criterion Collection
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

3 Jet Li action movies fusing guns and kung fu – before he went to Hollywood

Jet Li reinvented himself in the 1990s from a period kung fu movie star to a modern action hero. We look at three of his gun fu films fusing firearms and fighting, before he left Hong Kong for the US.

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Jet li (right) in a still from Hitman.
Asian cinema

Seen The Moon Thieves? 5 great Asian heist films – including Once a Thief

From a bombastic Japanese thriller about a gang of ageing thieves to an uproarious John Woo action comedy starring Chow Yun-fat, here are five of our favourite Asian heist films.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How John Woo’s Hard Boiled shows the best of Hong Kong action-film making

Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai star in John Woo’s 1992 film Hard Boiled, the epitome of the director’s stylised filmmaking and storytelling. We look at the stories behind the making of a classic.

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Hong Kong entertainment

Gregory Charles Rivers, actor who starred in Hong Kong TV dramas, found dead

Cantonese-speaking star, who was 58, played numerous roles in TVB dramas, starring as a supervisor, police inspector and missionary.

Gregory Charles Rivers became a household name in Hong Kong after taking on a number of roles in local TV dramas. Photo: Edmond So
Fashion

All-white, alright: the celebs leading the white clothes trend all through winter

The new black? Kate Middleton, Lewis Hamilton and Pharrell Williams are just a few of the trendsetting celebs embracing an all-white look, all year round

Catharine, Princess of Wales, Pink, Lewis Hamilton and many other celebs have recently been seen in head-to-toe white. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong can put its best foot forward with a revamped marathon

If Hong Kong encourages every resident to attempt a full marathon at least once in their life, the health benefits would be tremendous. To facilitate this, marathon planners must revisit two aspects – the time limit and route.

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Hong Kong sports

Hong Kong marathon returns to pre-pandemic size, runner dies after taking part

Authorities say a 30-year-old participant who collapsed after race died despite immediate first aid and resuscitation efforts.

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Chow Yun-fat
The latest news on Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, including celebrity news and updates.
Born
18 May 1955
Industry
Entertainment, Film
Job Title
Actor, Filmmaker
last updated:
11 November, 2024
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