“Long Arm of the Law” remains one of the quintessential Hong Kong neo-noirs, with it’s memorable conclusion and bleak narrative of mainlanders coming to Hong Kong for a series of armed robberies. The third instalment of these stand alone stories comes with the added star power of Andy Lau and a slightly more conventional love story at its core. With a series that challenges and critiques both the Chinese and Hong Kong cultures does the addition of a bigger star dilute from this? Whilst to a degree this is certainly true and the themes becoming secondary to the central story, this is not to say it is any the less powerful.
Lee Cheung-kong (Andy Lau) becomes an unwitting accomplice in a robbery when his friends arrive at his property to hide. When they are discovered, he too is arrested by Mao (Elvis Tsui) and sentenced to execution.
Lee Cheung-kong (Andy Lau) becomes an unwitting accomplice in a robbery when his friends arrive at his property to hide. When they are discovered, he too is arrested by Mao (Elvis Tsui) and sentenced to execution.
- 7/21/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
[…] Cinema City’s comedies were dominant soon after they first appeared and made fat profits back in ’79. Thus, the company over-expanded, recruiting a large number of directors, including New Wave directors. More than ten directors joined forces with the company all at once. They worked either in a collaboration, such as Tsui Hark [Aces Go Places 3 (83), All the wrong spies (83), Working Class(85)], Kirk Wong or in a satellite alliance, like Dennis Yu [Comedy (84), Musical Singer (85)] and Yuen Woo-ping. The box office reception of these films was only average; some others, for example, Life After Life and Once Upon a Rainbow, even flopped. 1984 could be said to be the heyday of Cinema City, when comedies such as Happy Ghost, Kung Hei Fat Choy and Merry Christmas were produced. It was precisely because of the dominance of Cinema City that the New Wave migrated to the mainstream cinema at an accelerated pace. (source: “Hong Kong New Wave Cinema” by Pak Tong Cheuk). One of...
- 7/18/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
When you give your movie a name like “Gunpowder Milkshake,” you are making a very specific promise to potential audiences: This thing is going to be violent as hell and somehow hilariously adorable too. I have no idea if the actual movie will deliver but I’m pleased to report that the official trailer definitely does.
Per the official logline, in the film “a secret sisterhood of female assassins, over the course of a single night, fight to stop a cycle of violence while coming to the aid of a mother-daughter assassin duo.” Karen Gillan stars as Sam, the daughter part of that duo and the newest member of that sisterhood, with Lena Headey playing her mom.
And based on this delightful trailer, we’re guessing the plot kicks off when Sam decides not to kill her latest target, a young girl. Jokes and a ton of brutal violence ensues.
Per the official logline, in the film “a secret sisterhood of female assassins, over the course of a single night, fight to stop a cycle of violence while coming to the aid of a mother-daughter assassin duo.” Karen Gillan stars as Sam, the daughter part of that duo and the newest member of that sisterhood, with Lena Headey playing her mom.
And based on this delightful trailer, we’re guessing the plot kicks off when Sam decides not to kill her latest target, a young girl. Jokes and a ton of brutal violence ensues.
- 5/25/2021
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
When discussing a film movement, it’s always difficult to pin down the exact moment it began. With Heroic Bloodshed it’s often considered that “A Better Tomorrow” was the key movie but “The Story of Wu Viet” and “Coolie Killer” before it could be said to have demonstrated themes prior. Going back, we have “The Club” by Kirk Wong in 1981 but even two years before that we have “Cops and Robbers”. So a genre evolves organically rather than emerging fully formed. So it’s an interesting release on blu ray and provides a chance to catch a moment in time as a new style of action began to emerge in Hong Kong.
A team of cops headed by Inspector Chow (Kam Hing-Yin) and Sergeant Kei (Wong Chung) successfully foil a robbery on a security van despite Kei being wounded. A gang of bank robbers including the...
A team of cops headed by Inspector Chow (Kam Hing-Yin) and Sergeant Kei (Wong Chung) successfully foil a robbery on a security van despite Kei being wounded. A gang of bank robbers including the...
- 5/10/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Around this time, several productions emerged that seemed to mirror the success of “The Untouchables”. “First Shot” was to follow a few years after this, but in the same year came “The Big Heat” also produced by Tsui Hark and starring Waise Lee. All three are set in different periods, but feature a similar narrative around police corruption and a small team of straight cops that refused to succumb. The latter of the three is the finer piece of work but whilst this production is flawed it is not without merit. Kirk Wong is probably not talked about a lot in modern circles. Whilst he doesn’t have the visual flourish of a peak John Woo, or the intensity of a Ringo Lam, his work always has, for the most part, a polish that other contemporaries lack.
During the Chinese civil war, four friends escape from the...
During the Chinese civil war, four friends escape from the...
- 5/10/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
In a discussion with my friend Bastian Meiresonne, we agreed (and by agreed I mean he pointed out some facts and I concurred) on a number of things regarding Asian martial arts films. For starters, the misconception that martial arts films are one of the main products of the movie industry in the area, since, in fact, it has always been a very small percentage. This misconception owes a lot to Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest studios, since, particularly the latter, was the one that introduced to the West the likes of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, subsequently making the average cinemagoer to believe that all Asian filmmakers do is produce martial arts films.
However, and although the genre has been dead for years, at least when compared with the number of productions released in the previous decades, some films emerge occasionally here and there, just barely keeping it alive,...
However, and although the genre has been dead for years, at least when compared with the number of productions released in the previous decades, some films emerge occasionally here and there, just barely keeping it alive,...
- 7/28/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
After several years in television and the release of three romantic comedies including “Seven Years Itch” (1987), Johnnie To comes up with his first Action Movie “The Big Heat”. The extremely rare movie, famously known for its DVD release that falls short in terms of synchronization and subtitling, holds the blueprint of many later films of the director.
“The Big Heat” centers around the policemen John, played by Waise Lee also known as the bad guy from “A Better Tomorrow” (1986) and “Bullet in the Head” (1990), who has to solve the murder of his former partner before he can retire. Like many other of To’s heroes John has a disability. Due to a nerve damage, his hand is temporarily paralyzed.
Speaking of Johnnie To, one cannot dismiss the aspect of the auteur. Johnnie To is a prime example of a director that changed the nature of a genre...
“The Big Heat” centers around the policemen John, played by Waise Lee also known as the bad guy from “A Better Tomorrow” (1986) and “Bullet in the Head” (1990), who has to solve the murder of his former partner before he can retire. Like many other of To’s heroes John has a disability. Due to a nerve damage, his hand is temporarily paralyzed.
Speaking of Johnnie To, one cannot dismiss the aspect of the auteur. Johnnie To is a prime example of a director that changed the nature of a genre...
- 2/6/2020
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
Crime Story, the 1993 Hong Kong action crime thriller film, directed by Kirk Wong, and starring Jackie Chan will be released in a New 2K Restoration, courtesy of 88 Films. Pre-order now! Date of release 28th October! £14.99
Synopsis
Troubled Hong Kong Cid inspector Eddie Chan (Jackie Chan) is assigned to oversee the safety of controversial businessman Wong Yat-Fei (Law Kar-Ying), who is then kidnapped. A major investigation is launched and leads to Taipei and back to Hong Kong but, unbeknownst to Chan – his new partner, Inspector Hung (Kent Cheng) is an accomplice to the crime, throwing the authorities off the trail.
Special Features
Limited Edition Gloss O-Card slipcase [First Print Run Only – 3000]Limited Edition Picture Booklet featuring rare stills and lobby cards from the film [First Print Run Only – 3000]New artwork from R.P. “Kung Fu Bob” O’Brien [check out his webshop for awesome kung fu prints here]Brand New 2K Remaster from The Original 35mm Negative in 1.85:1 Aspect RatioRemastered Uncompressed Classic English Monoaural AudioEnglish 5.1 DTS-hd Ma Remixed...
Synopsis
Troubled Hong Kong Cid inspector Eddie Chan (Jackie Chan) is assigned to oversee the safety of controversial businessman Wong Yat-Fei (Law Kar-Ying), who is then kidnapped. A major investigation is launched and leads to Taipei and back to Hong Kong but, unbeknownst to Chan – his new partner, Inspector Hung (Kent Cheng) is an accomplice to the crime, throwing the authorities off the trail.
Special Features
Limited Edition Gloss O-Card slipcase [First Print Run Only – 3000]Limited Edition Picture Booklet featuring rare stills and lobby cards from the film [First Print Run Only – 3000]New artwork from R.P. “Kung Fu Bob” O’Brien [check out his webshop for awesome kung fu prints here]Brand New 2K Remaster from The Original 35mm Negative in 1.85:1 Aspect RatioRemastered Uncompressed Classic English Monoaural AudioEnglish 5.1 DTS-hd Ma Remixed...
- 9/23/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Hong Kong actress Kara Wai Ying-hung and director Ho Yuhang reunite for the second time in this Malaysian-Hong Kong co-production crime action thriller. The film was nominated for Best Action Choreography in the 53rd Golden Horse Film Awards, Taipei in 2016.
In the opening scene of the movie, three elderly men were brutally killed, but in separate incidents. After that, we see Mrs. K, baking away in her posh, beautiful suburban home, while two young robbers pretending to be couriers enter her home and demand money, and accordingly she beats them up with her quick thinking and fancy moves. So, this normal, elderly housewife is not what she seems after all. Soon enough, bad events start to happen to her family. Strangers appear at her home demanding money, leading to the kidnapping of her teenage daughter and her doctor husband hospitalized while fighting off the attackers.
Apparently, many years ago in Macau,...
In the opening scene of the movie, three elderly men were brutally killed, but in separate incidents. After that, we see Mrs. K, baking away in her posh, beautiful suburban home, while two young robbers pretending to be couriers enter her home and demand money, and accordingly she beats them up with her quick thinking and fancy moves. So, this normal, elderly housewife is not what she seems after all. Soon enough, bad events start to happen to her family. Strangers appear at her home demanding money, leading to the kidnapping of her teenage daughter and her doctor husband hospitalized while fighting off the attackers.
Apparently, many years ago in Macau,...
- 6/29/2018
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Yuhang Ho was trained as an engineer but went into film-making due to his love for vintage films. He began his career by shooting commercials in the mid 1990’s. In 2000, he co-directed a Malaysian documentary “Semangat Insan: Masters of Tradition” highlighting the need to preserve Malaysia’s traditional art forms. He then made his feature film directorial debut in the 2003 film “Min”.He went to receive international recognition for his film “Rain Dogs”, won the New Talent Award at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2006 and also named best director at the Festival of the Three Continents in 2006.
His 2009 revenge drama “At The End of Daybreak” revived the career of the veteran actress Kara Hui, who was an action star of the Shaw Brothers era. “Daybreak” earned her seven best actress awards. She has since gone on to star in “Wu Xia,” “Rigor Mortis,” and “The Midnight After.”
On the...
His 2009 revenge drama “At The End of Daybreak” revived the career of the veteran actress Kara Hui, who was an action star of the Shaw Brothers era. “Daybreak” earned her seven best actress awards. She has since gone on to star in “Wu Xia,” “Rigor Mortis,” and “The Midnight After.”
On the...
- 7/11/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Yuhang Ho had a very difficult task in his hands from the beginning: to shoot an action martial arts film where all of his protagonists are (almost) over 50. The result, however, was more than impressive, as he worked over the particular reef by limiting the action and adding many thriller elements.
“Mrs K” will screen at Art Film Fest Kosice, that will be on June 16-24
Mrs K is a housewife, happily married with a gynecologist, and mother to a teenage girl who is also a martial artist. However, underneath the calm, happy and motherly figure resides something else, as Mrs K used to be part of a crime ring. As her former comrades are being killed one by one, a rather unpleasant former police officer visits her house and confronts her about the past. Furthermore, another man, who seems to know her quite well, resurfaces, and along with his henchman,...
“Mrs K” will screen at Art Film Fest Kosice, that will be on June 16-24
Mrs K is a housewife, happily married with a gynecologist, and mother to a teenage girl who is also a martial artist. However, underneath the calm, happy and motherly figure resides something else, as Mrs K used to be part of a crime ring. As her former comrades are being killed one by one, a rather unpleasant former police officer visits her house and confronts her about the past. Furthermore, another man, who seems to know her quite well, resurfaces, and along with his henchman,...
- 6/21/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Long Arm of the Law – 1984 Coming a number of years before gritty action thrillers A Better Tomorrow (1986), City on Fire (1987) and Organised Crime and Triad Bureau (1993) to name a few. Long Arm of the Law (1984) would bring a more realistic view of criminal life to Hong Kong cinema screens and pave the way for celebrated filmmakers like Ringo Lam, John Woo and Kirk Wong. The plot focuses on a gang of mainland thieves who have taken up temporary residence in Hong Kong to plot a robbery on a jewellery store. Each one of them plans on taking their ill gotten gains back to the mainland and living the life of rich men. The majority of the cast is mainly...
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- 5/17/2017
- Screen Anarchy
“Mrs. K” rocked the 27th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) last November 27, 2016. Hitting the special presentation at Capitol Theater was Hong Kong martial arts super star and Mrs. K heroine herself Kara Wei. Fans couldn’t get enough of Kara Wei (known for her thrilling turns in “My Young Auntie” (1982), “Rain Dogs” (2006), “At The End of Daybreak” (2009), and “Rigor Mortis” (2014)) specially since this is the iconic actress’ farewell film. Mrs. K‘s Writer-director Ho Yuhang, Taiwanese rocker Wu Bai, and Malaysian newcomer Siow Li Xuan also graced the red carpet.
Kara Hui, Ho Yuhang, Wu Bai & Siow Li Xuan
Mrs. K follows a suburban housewife whose ordinary life is shaken up when an ex-cop—who knows about her criminal past—comes in to town to blackmail her. Mrs. K must battle against her former foes to protect her husband and daughter at all costs. It is a timeless tale of...
Kara Hui, Ho Yuhang, Wu Bai & Siow Li Xuan
Mrs. K follows a suburban housewife whose ordinary life is shaken up when an ex-cop—who knows about her criminal past—comes in to town to blackmail her. Mrs. K must battle against her former foes to protect her husband and daughter at all costs. It is a timeless tale of...
- 11/28/2016
- by Ella Palileo
- AsianMoviePulse
The Category 3 label on Hong Kong films can be somewhat of a poisoned chalice for some films, with the rating alienating the films audience with expectations of graphic violence or pornographic scenes. A lot of the films categorised as Category 3 are deserving of this status, but there are some that can be considered worthwhile and others than can truly be called classics, that transcend their exploitation roots and deliver excellent entertainment. Films like Ringo Lam’s School on Fire (1988), Kirk Wong’s Crime Story (1993) or Billy Tang’s Run and Kill (1993) fit into this category, unfairly looked down upon even though they all rise above their rating. The Category 3 rating was implemented in 1988, with the Hong Kong government’s introduction of a...
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- 9/29/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Malaysia’s Sonneratia Capital and Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures are financing Ho Yuhang’s action film Mrs K, which has recently started production.
Produced by Lina Tan of Red Films and Lorna Tee of Paperheart, the film stars Kara Wai Ying Hung, Simon Yam, Taiwanese rock star Wu Bai and Malaysian award-winning actor Faizal Hussein.
The story follows a woman who gives everything she has to protect her husband and daughter when she is hunted by enemies who reappear from her past.
The cast also features newcomer Siow Li Xuan and supporting roles from veteran action actor Lau Wing, Malaysian director Dain Said and Hong Kong filmmakers Fruit Chan and Kirk Wong Chi Keung.
Ho developed the film after working with Kara Wai in his award-winning drama At The End Of Daybreak, for which she won seven best actress awards. Emp is handling international sales on the film, which is scheduled...
Produced by Lina Tan of Red Films and Lorna Tee of Paperheart, the film stars Kara Wai Ying Hung, Simon Yam, Taiwanese rock star Wu Bai and Malaysian award-winning actor Faizal Hussein.
The story follows a woman who gives everything she has to protect her husband and daughter when she is hunted by enemies who reappear from her past.
The cast also features newcomer Siow Li Xuan and supporting roles from veteran action actor Lau Wing, Malaysian director Dain Said and Hong Kong filmmakers Fruit Chan and Kirk Wong Chi Keung.
Ho developed the film after working with Kara Wai in his award-winning drama At The End Of Daybreak, for which she won seven best actress awards. Emp is handling international sales on the film, which is scheduled...
- 12/9/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Jan. 15, 2013
Price: DVD $12.99, Blu-ray $19.93
Studio: Shout! Factory
Jackie Chan aims to take care of business in Crime Story.
Jackie Chan does some serious ass-kicking in two of his earlier—but not too early—action thriller movies: The Protector (1985) and Crime Story (1993).
Written and directed by James Glickenhaus, The Protector, an American production, stars Jackie and Danny Aiello (Once Upon a Time in America) as a pair of New York cops sent to Hong Kong to catch a drug lord who has kidnapped the daughter of his former associate. There’s a healthy amount of Chan’s trademark martial arts and stuntwork, but the Hollywood-styled action sequences definitely dominate the film in this case.
In Crime Story, Jackie is the proverbial police detective on the edge, who must race against time to solve a deadly kidnapping case. Based on the true story of a billionaire abducted in an ambush,...
Price: DVD $12.99, Blu-ray $19.93
Studio: Shout! Factory
Jackie Chan aims to take care of business in Crime Story.
Jackie Chan does some serious ass-kicking in two of his earlier—but not too early—action thriller movies: The Protector (1985) and Crime Story (1993).
Written and directed by James Glickenhaus, The Protector, an American production, stars Jackie and Danny Aiello (Once Upon a Time in America) as a pair of New York cops sent to Hong Kong to catch a drug lord who has kidnapped the daughter of his former associate. There’s a healthy amount of Chan’s trademark martial arts and stuntwork, but the Hollywood-styled action sequences definitely dominate the film in this case.
In Crime Story, Jackie is the proverbial police detective on the edge, who must race against time to solve a deadly kidnapping case. Based on the true story of a billionaire abducted in an ambush,...
- 12/4/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
OK101 Ltd, Fantawild Film Industry Investment Inc., Asia Entertainment Media Ltd., National Film Capital and Hyde Park International have greenlit director Kirk Wong.s martial arts action thriller Six, which was written by Li Feng (.Hero.), Eric Martinez (.Beyond the Mat.) and Doug Brode. OK101, Fantawild, Asia Entertainment Media and National Film Capital are co-producing while Ashok Amritraj.s Hyde Park International (Hpi) will executive produce and handle worldwide sales, excluding Greater China.
Six is a martial arts action thriller enveloped in Manga trappings. A mad scientist has successfully created five hybrids by fusing human and animal genes together, granting them animal-like capabilities that allow them to fight fiercely. The five must join together when another of their kind known only as Six intends to hunt them down and harness their powers. A lethal game of hide-and-seek soon begins, driven by the emotional journey between these compelling characters that are also romantically entangled.
Six is a martial arts action thriller enveloped in Manga trappings. A mad scientist has successfully created five hybrids by fusing human and animal genes together, granting them animal-like capabilities that allow them to fight fiercely. The five must join together when another of their kind known only as Six intends to hunt them down and harness their powers. A lethal game of hide-and-seek soon begins, driven by the emotional journey between these compelling characters that are also romantically entangled.
- 7/31/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Marvel Studios is proceeding with its next set of comic book movies after its 2012 blockbuster The Avengers crowns the current series of big-screen adapations.
We already heard that Conan scribes Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer are working on a Doctor Strange script and now comes the news of an Iron Fist movie.
Rich Wilkes, whose previous credits include the 2002 action film xXx (starring Vin Diesel) and its 2005 sequel, has been hired to adapt the hero into a live-action film, reports Deadline.
The character, whose alias is Daniel Rand, was introduced in 1974 as a 19-year-old martial arts student who defeats a dragon by plunging his hands into its molten heart and absorbing the beast's supernatural power. By channelling all that energy into his fists, they become indestructible weapons.
Marvel had previously attempted to make an Iron Fist film with co-financiers Artisan Entertainment in May 2000, with Kirk Wong and then Steve Carr...
We already heard that Conan scribes Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer are working on a Doctor Strange script and now comes the news of an Iron Fist movie.
Rich Wilkes, whose previous credits include the 2002 action film xXx (starring Vin Diesel) and its 2005 sequel, has been hired to adapt the hero into a live-action film, reports Deadline.
The character, whose alias is Daniel Rand, was introduced in 1974 as a 19-year-old martial arts student who defeats a dragon by plunging his hands into its molten heart and absorbing the beast's supernatural power. By channelling all that energy into his fists, they become indestructible weapons.
Marvel had previously attempted to make an Iron Fist film with co-financiers Artisan Entertainment in May 2000, with Kirk Wong and then Steve Carr...
- 8/27/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
"Gallants", which opens in Hong Kong today and China tomorrow, is probably the most enjoyable kung-fu comedy made in Hong Kong since "Shaolin Soccer". First movie produced by actor Gordon Lam Ka-tung ("Infernal Affairs", "Election", "Vengeance") for Focus Films Limited (a film production, investment, acquisition, and distribution company founded in 2002 by superstar Andy Lau), "Gallants" stars veteran actors from the 70's such as Chen Kuan-tai ("Boxer From Shangtung"), Michael Chai Wai-man ("The Club"), Bruce Leung ("Kung-fu Hustle"), Teddy Robin Kwan ("Mad Mission"), Susan Shaw ("Big Bad Sis") and Lo Meng ("5 Deadly Venoms").
It also stars younger talents like Wong Yau-Nam ("Just One Look", "Ip Man"), Jj Jia ("Isabella") and the rapper Mc Jin. Third movie directed by Derek Kwok after "The Pye-Dog" and "The Moss", "Gallants" is also the first movie that he co-directed with his long-time friend Clement Cheng, who makes his director debut with "Gallants". Enjoy the first...
It also stars younger talents like Wong Yau-Nam ("Just One Look", "Ip Man"), Jj Jia ("Isabella") and the rapper Mc Jin. Third movie directed by Derek Kwok after "The Pye-Dog" and "The Moss", "Gallants" is also the first movie that he co-directed with his long-time friend Clement Cheng, who makes his director debut with "Gallants". Enjoy the first...
- 6/3/2010
- Screen Anarchy
CANNES -- Fortune Star has confirmed the completion of four films produced by Infernal Affairs director Andrew Lau, under its five-picture deal with Lau, and two films to be produced by The Big Hit director Kirk Wong. First out of the gate is The Third Eye, a thriller by Carol Lai (A Floating Landscape) that premiered at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in April. Also completed is The Haunted School, helmed by Chin Man-kei (Sex and Zen 2), A Mob Story by Herman Yau (Give Them a Chance) and Undercover by Billy Chung (Color of Loyalty). Budgets average $1 million, and Fortune Star is working for September or October for the release of the movies as a series, according to Fortune Star general manager Peter Poon.
- 5/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HONG KONG -- When John Woo signed on to direct Jean-Claude Van Damme's Hard Target in 1993, he probably could not have foreseen the floodgate he would open. In the five years after that, his achievements with such subsequent movies as Broken Arrow and Face/Off drummed up significant Hollywood attention toward Hong Kong talent. And so they came: Peter Ho-sun Chan, Stanley Tong, Kirk Wong, Ronny Yu, Chow Yun-fat, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li. Most of them have set up homes in Los Angeles at various times to pursue Hollywood careers. But, as opportunities and conditions open up in China, there has been a trend of reverse exodus as Hong Kong talent -- mostly the men -- have found Chinese-language projects to work on in Hong Kong or China.
- 9/19/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HONG KONG -- Fortune Star Entertainment, the production and distribution arm of News Corp.'s satellite broadcaster STAR, has signed The Big Hit director Kirk Wong for two upcoming projects, it was announced Thursday in Hong Kong as a precursor to the upcoming MIFED market in Milan, which starts Sunday. Wong is slated to work on Blood Bond, an action-horror offering that features a battle between Eastern and Western vampires, and We Can Be Heroes, an action film set in Mexico. "We're very excited to be working with Kirk, who shares our same vision for high-quality films," said Fortune Star general manager Peter Poon. "Our in-house creative team came up with 'Blood Bond, ' which Kirk liked, and he brought us 'We Can Be Heroes, ' which he had been working on."...
- 11/7/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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