Posts Tagged ‘hong kong’
Biopic film on HK Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim Fong: ANITA (2021)
November 14th, 2021 by Mr. C
Anita Mui is one of the most celebrated figures & icons in Hong Kong. Her pride & passion in music is a straight by product of her environment, her fragrant city. Her rise to stardom is almost as intriguing and sad as her final goodbye. I was very curious about how this biopic of Anita […]
Tags: anita, anita mui, biopic, cantopop, hong kong, hong kong films, music
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Unbeatable (2013) at NYAFF 2018 – New York Asian Film Festival
June 30th, 2018 by Mr. C
Director: Dante Lam Cast: Nick Cheung, Eddie Peng, Mei Ting, Crystal Lee, Philip Keung, Jack Kao Language: Cantonese with English subtitles Unbeatable is a 2013 mixed martial arts – melodramatic piece set in the backdrop of Macao and Hong Kong. I can say that I enjoyed the underlying story of our 3 protagonists strapped with […]
Tags: action, dante lam, hkfilms, hong kong, marital arts, new york asian film festival, nyaff2018
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Hong Kong photos
September 4th, 2016 by Mr. C
(Bruce Lee statue at Tsim Tsa Tui in Kowloon) —————————————————————————————————————– In 2007, I took a week long trip to Hong Kong to visit family and friends. I brought about 10 rolls of 120 medium format film (8 color/2 B&W) to capture shots with my Holga camera. Believe it or not, I just got the film […]
Tags: 120 film, black and white, holga, hong kong, low fi, photos
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Hong Kong TVB’s reality show: KUNG FU STAR
September 21st, 2011 by Mr. C
A reality show/competition in Hong Kong to search for the next new Kung Fu movie star cropped up on the TVB Channel last month! The show’s name is roughly translated as “Kung Fu’s new star” or “Kung Fu Supernova”. I’ve only watched the first episode and it was pretty darn entertaining! Some old school judges […]
Tags: action, hong kong, tv shows
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True Legend (2010) screening at Museum of the Moving Image + Rock Steady Crew
September 19th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Yuen Woo Ping Stars: Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine, Gordon Liu, Cung Le Genre: Qing dynasty period piece, kung fu action True Legend was shown at the Museum of the Moving Image as part of the Fist and Sword programming hosted by Warrington Hudlin. Following the screening, […]
Tags: hong kong, mr c, rock steady, yuen wo ping
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Tower of Death (1981)
September 4th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Ng See Yuen Actors: Kim Tai Chung,Hwang Jang Lee,Yuen Biao,Roy Chiao,Roy Horan,Lee Hoi San,Bruce Lee(Archives) Fight choreographer: Yuen Wo Ping Producer: Raymond Chow & Golden Harvest Genre: brucesploitation Tower of Death aka Game of Death 2 was one hell of a train wreck! No survivors indeed, but it does have certain elements in it […]
Tags: action, bruce lee, brucesploitation, hong kong, mr c
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hong kong-bangkok pics
February 27th, 2011 by Mr. C
Tags: bangkok, hong kong, photos
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Janet Jackson in Hong Kong: Number Ones, Up Close & Personal
February 25th, 2011 by Mr. C
Who would figure this martian would fly 8000+ miles from the muthaland to see Janet Jackson perform live in Hong Kong island at the convention center in Wan Chai on valentines day! One word mofo’s, spaceship! The concert space was in exhibition hall 5bc at the HK convention center which is comparable in terms of […]
Tags: convention center, hong kong, janet jackson, number ones, personal, up close
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GALLANTS
July 12th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
The screening of Gallants at the New York Asian Film festival on 7/8, the 2nd to last film of the event brought me tremendous happiness & sadness at the same time because we all knew it was near the end of the festival. The attendance of Bruce Leung & MC Jin at the Gallants showing […]
Tags: andy lau, bruce leung, chan koon tai, chan wai man, gallants, hong kong, jin, lau tak wah, law mong, mc jin, new york asian film festival, nyaff, teddy robin
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EASTERN CONDORS
July 2nd, 2010 by Planet Chocko
It’s been a hot minute since the last time I watched Eastern Condors in the late 1980’s! This goes back to the time when Eric B & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions, Big Daddy Kane, & EPMD where called to order and when this skinny asian cat(Heathcliff now) held up a boom box to his shoulder […]
Tags: dick wei, eastern condors, hong kong, joyce godenzi, new york asian film festival, sammo hung, subway cinema, yuen biao, yuen wah
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Holmography pics
January 3rd, 2010 by Planet Chocko
I finally developed a few sample rolls of the 120 film in 4×4 format that I took using my Holga camera on my trip to Hong Kong last April. The Holga is basically a bulky plastic toy camera which was ironically made in Hong Kong in the 1980’s! This beast of a camera takes photos […]
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