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Veteran action choreographer Tung Wai plays washed-up action director Lee Sam, who returns for one last film collaboration.

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Terrance Lau as Wai in a still from Stuntman.

Filmmaker Johnnie To looks to the future at New York retrospective

The director sheds light on the difficulty of making films in Hong Kong, his shooting methods and change in Asia, as MoMA honours his work.

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Maggie Cheung turns 60: from beauty queen and Hong Kong icon to global fame

Her last major roles were 20 years ago – since then, she’s been busy with her music and philanthropic work, and was named Unicef ambassador to China

Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung won international acclaim in the 1990s and 2000s. Photo: @zhangmanyuofficial/Instagram

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Who is Etty Lau, wife of Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell?

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Review | Once in a Blue Moon: bittersweet drama set in pandemic-era Hong Kong

Happiness director Andy Lo delivers an emotional, endearing and bittersweet family drama set in Hong Kong during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Gladys Li as Mei-chan in a still from Once in a Blue Moon.

Grey matters: actor Brenda Chan on creating a festival for elder artists

The Hong Kong Creative Aging Arts Festival features more than 100 artists aged 55 and older, and its closing show will explore the challenges of living a mature life in the city

Actor Brenda Chan, founder of the Hong Kong Creative Aging Arts Festival. Photo: HKCAAF

How The Eye movies led Hong Kong horror in the early 2000s

Oxide and Danny Pang’s supernatural thriller The Eye established their reputation as horror directors; two equally good sequels followed.

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Profile | Why Cantopop stars from Faye Wong to Eason Chan love lyricist Albert Leung

Having created lyrics for stars from Anita Mui to Leslie Cheung and Jacky Cheung, Leung is one of Cantopop’s most loved and prolific writers.

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Review | Love Lies: Sandra Ng, Michael Cheung in online dating scam dramedy

Ng plays an emotionally stunted doctor who falls prey to an online dating scam in a film with a profound message hidden beneath its comedy.

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Sandra Ng as doctor Veronica Yu and Michael Cheung as scam artist Joe Lee in a still from Love Lies (category I; Cantonese), directed by Ho Miu-ki.

Robert Wun, in his own words: from Hong Kong to the Met Gala

The London-based couturier reflects on his legacy as the first Hong Kong-born designer to debut at Paris Couture Week

The London-based Robert Wun couturier reflects on his legacy as the first Hong Kong-born designer to debut at Paris Couture Week. Photo: Handout

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

Wong Jing set Hong Kong’s gambling movie genre in motion in 1989. We recall three of the best, including a parody that saw the most success.

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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.

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How Derek Yee used genre crime films to tell truths about Hong Kong

Derek Yee Tung-sing’s crime films One Nite in Mongkok, Protégé and Triple Tap were gritty and realistic, and refused to glamorise the underworld and crime. We unpack these three classics.

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Daniel Wu (left) and Andy Lau in a still from Derek Yee’s Protégé.

Profile | How Hong Kong’s ‘good girl’ Vivian Chow became beloved Cantopop star

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Meet The Crow’s Isabella Wei, Hong Kong actress who plays Zadie

Just 20 years old, Isabella Wei talks about going from dancing to acting, auditioning for the Netflix series 1899, playing Zadie in The Crow, and why she loves telling people about Hong Kong.

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Review | The Unwavering Brotherhood: watchable Hong Kong gangster film

A genre film par excellence, Terry Ng’s film about three mid-level gangsters who land in big trouble is well enough acted. If you like gangster movies, you will love The Unwavering Brotherhood.

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Mark Cheng in a still from The Unwavering Brotherhood.

Why 1984’s Shanghai Blues remains one of Tsui Hark’s best films

Lively, with slapstick humour and full of romcom tropes, Shanghai Blues remains one of Tsui Hark’s favourite films; 40 years after its release, it was screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Sylvia Chang in a still from Shanghai Blues. Photo: Film Workshop

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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Singer of Hong Kong boy band Error denies he committed ‘hit and run’

Denis Kwok waited 27 hours to tell police he had knocked down pedestrian while driving his Ferrari.

A screengrab shows singer Denis Kwok returning to his Ferrari after speaking to a pedestrian.who checks her elbow. Photo: SCMP

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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Tony Leung Chiu-wai (left) and Jacky Cheung (right) in a still from Bullet in the Head, a John Woo film that has long been loved by critics and fans alike.

Profile | Meet Sammy Leung, one half of Hong Kong’s favourite radio host duo

You may know Sammy Leung as the host of your favourite Hong Kong radio show or TV variety show, or from his acting in films. Better known as Sum-mei, he’s co-presented with Kitty Yuen for most of his radio career.

Musician Olivier Cong’s latest album, Tropical Church, is an ode to Hong Kong

Oliver Cong went from a brooding songwriter to an acolyte of the late Ryuichi Sakamoto; his new album pays tribute to Hong Kong via experimental sounds

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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