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East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
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Hong Kong: Cinema
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General Shaw Brothers Jackie Chan
Chang Cheh Stephen Chiau Chow Yun-fat
King Hu Ann Hui Stanley Kwan
Clara Law Bruce Lee Johnny To
Tsui Hark Wong Kar-wai John Woo
Michelle Yeoh Yuen Wo-ping Individual Artists & Films
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See also the page on Asian cinema.
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General
The 25th Hong Kong International Film Festival An ASIAToday special report (April 20, 2001): related articles; Asian cinema; actor in focus: Tony Leung Chiu-wai; related links
Achievement & Crisis: Hong Kong Cinema in the '80s Sek Kei's survey in Bright Lights Film Journal (Issue 13, 1994)
Alive & Kicking: The Kung Fu Film is a Legend Roger Garcia's essay in Bright Lights Film Journal (Issue 13, 1994)
All Roads Lead to Hong Kong: Martial Arts, Digital Effects and the Labour of Empire in Contemporary Action Film Paper by Andrew Schroeder (E-Journal on Hong Kong Cultural and Social Studies, Feb. 2002)
Another Hong Kong Movie Page Reviews by Tim Youngs
A Better Tomorrow? American Masochism and Hong Kong Action Films Jillian Sandell's essay in Bright Lights Film Journal (Issue 13, 1994)
The Book, the Goddess and the Hero: Sexual Politics in the Chinese Martial Arts Film Essay by Bérénice Reynaud (Senses of Cinema Issue 26 May-Jun 2003)
A Brief Historical Tour of the Hong Kong Martial Arts Film Based on research by Sek Kei; edited, with additional material by Rolanda Chu and Grant Foerster (Bright Lights Film Journal, Issue 13, 1994)
NewCathay Classics Information on the Malay & Chinese language films made by Cathay-Keris and MP&GI from the 1950s
Chinese Women in the Director's Chair at the 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival Gina Marchetti's essay on Li Shaohong's Baober in Love and Ann Hui's The Jade Goddess of Mercy
City on Fire News, reviews & commentaries on Hong Kong films
David Bordwell's Website on Cinema Excerpts from his book Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema & the Art of Entertainment
For the Love of Cinema: The 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival Report by Janice Tong (Senses of Cinema, July-Sept. 2004)
The Gangster as Hero in Hong Kong Cinema Michael Vesia's essay in Offscreen (Aug. 2002)
Heroic Grace David Chute's introduction to the catalog for UCLA Film and Television Archive's touring series "Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film"
Hong Kong Cinema - View from the Brooklyn Bridge Timeline; pictures of the stars; actors' index; reviews & features; literary sources
Hong Kong Cinema Yearbook The Illuminated Lantern's annual overview, with top picks & capsule reviews
Hong Kong Cinemagic (in French & English) Directors; actors; articles; interviews; music; movie reviews; galleries; resources
Hong Kong Digital John Charles' Asian DVD & VCD reviews, with Hong Kong movies ratings list
Hong Kong Entertainment News In Review Reports based on 6 Hong Kong Chinese-language dailies; news links & notes
Content-Rich Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese & English) Archive functions; public access facilities; programs & seminars; exhibitions; archive collections; newsletters & publications
Content-Rich Hong Kong Film Critics Society Reviews & essays by members
Hong Kong Films Reviews in Bright Lights Film Journal
Content-Rich Hong Kong Movie DataBase Searchable by title or name & by English or Chinese
How Hong Kong took Hollywood "How Hong Kong movies influenced blockbusters from The Matrix to Kill Bill" (BBC News, Feb. 4, 2004)
Content-Rich The Illuminated Lantern Features on Hong Kong & Asian films, topically organized; reviews; yearbooks
NewIs This It? Is the summer of 2005 when the Hong Kong film industry will turn around creatively & financially? (bc Magazine, Aug. 11, 2005)
Local and Global Identity: Whither Hong Kong Essay by Stephen Teo (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 7, June 2000)
Love & Bullets: Hong Kong DVD Review Reviews of Hong Kong films available on DVD
LoveHKFilm.com Reviews of Hong Kong & pan-Asia films
Mandarin Films Home Page Virtual theater for movies distributed by Mandarin Films: images, plot summaries, production details, etc.
The Martial Artist's Guide to Hong Kong Films With commentaries & ratings
MonkeyPeaches News stories on Hong Kong & Chinese films & stars
One Country, Two Versions Joel Martinsen on the impact of State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's Movie Bureau on mainland-Hong Kong co-productions & the future of Hong Kong cinema (Danwei, Feb. 3, 2005)
Postmodernism & Hong Kong Cinema An essay for Postmodern Culture by Evans Chan
Reviews of Recent Hong Kong Movies Indexed reviews & articles by an Austrialian fan
The Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong) Film Top Ten Home Page Current & archived weekly lists & stories with pictures
That Old Feeling: Hong Kong Horrors! "Richard Corliss on a festival of vintage gore and ghoul movies" (Time, Nov. 13, 2002)
UCLA's "Heroic Grace: the Chinese Martial Arts Film" Peter Rist's survey in Offscreen (June 2003)
Udine Far East Film Festival 2004 Program Notes: Hong Kong Tim Youngs's Quality, Not Quantity: Hong Kong Cinema in 2003 & his interviews with Barbara Wong Chun-Chun, Pang Ho-cheung & Johnnie To Kei-Fung; Ryan Law's Mixed Blessing: Hong Kong Box Office in 2003 & Cross-Border Traffic Co-productions Between Hong Kong and Mainland China
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Shaw Brothers 邵氏兄弟（香港）有限公司
Shaw Brothers Films 邵氏電影: Chinese; English From Celestial Pictures, owner, restorer & distributor of the Shaw Brothers Film Library: genres; directors; actors; actresses
Shaw Brothers Movie FAQ Compiled by Keith Allison: history & stars; movie list
Shaw Brothers: The Kings of Asia's Film Industry An unofficial fan site with information on Shaw Brothers Studio, its stars, directors & movies, & books & links
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Jackie Chan 成龍
A Family Lost and Found Richard Corliss' review of Mabel Cheung's documentary Traces of the Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family (Time Asia Magazine, Mar. 24, 2003)
An Evening with Jackie Chan Craig D. Reid's essay in Bright Lights Film Journal (Issue 13, 1994)
The Official Jackie Chan Home Page News, photo gallery, online store, articles
Who Am I? / Wo Shi Shui Jamie Graham's review of Jackie Chan's 1998 film in Sight and Sound (Sept. 1999)
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Chang Cheh 張徹
Chang Cheh: A Critical Database Compiled with critical essay by Ethan de Seife: filmography; bibliography; Web resources
Chang Cheh: the Godfather of the Kung Fu Film Filmography; biography; book chapters & articles; interviews; fan sites
Creating the Martial Arts Film and the Hong Kong Cinema Style An article by Chang Cheh, from The Making of Martial Arts Films -- As Told by Filmmakers and Stars (Hong Kong Film Archive, 1999)
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Stephen Chiau 周星馳
Stephen Chow: Asia's Top Box Office Draw Biographical capsule & filmography
The Movie Madness Of Chow Sing Chi Fan page of comic actor also known as Stephen Chiau
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Chow Yun-fat 周潤發
An Annotated Filmography of Chow Yun-Fat Chronologically arranged, & indexed by major moments, directors, & title
Chow Yun-Fat: God of Actors A fan page
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King Hu 胡金銓
Come Drink With Me Peter Rist's notes on "arguably the most significant Hong Kong film ever made"
King Hu's The Fate of Lee Khan and The Valiant Ones Annotation by Stephen Teo
King Hu: A Critical Database Compiled with critical essay by Stephen Teo: filmography; bibliography; articles in Senses of Cinema; Web resources
A Touch of Hu: A Fan's Notes and an Appreciation Peter Rist's essay in Offscreen (Oct. 2002)
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Ann Hui 徐鞍華
Border Crossings: Ann Hui's Cinema Essay by Freda Freiberg (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 22, Sept.-Oct. 2002)
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Stanley Kwan 關錦鵬
Centre Stage (a.k.a. Actress) (International Version) (Ruanlingyu) Brett Farmer's review of Stanley Kwan's 1991 film in Intersections (Issue 4, Sept., 2000)
Full Moon in New York Annotation of Stanley Kwan's 1990 film by Stephen Teo
Love in the Time of Tiananmen: Stanley Kwan's "Lan Yu" Fiona Ng's interview with Kwan & actor/producer Zhang Yongning (indieWIRE/ 07.25.02)
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Clara Law 羅卓瑶
Autumn Moon Stephen Teo's essay on Clara Law's 1992 film (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 12, Feb-Mar 2001)
Migration-as-Transition: Pre-Post-1997 Hong Kong Culture in Clara Law's Autumn Moon Audrey Yue's paper in Intersections (Issue 4, Sept., 2000)
Clara Law: A Critical Database Compiled with critical essay by Dian Li: filmography; bibliography; articles in Senses of Cinema ; Web resources
Floating Life: The Heaviness of Moving Stephen Teo's essay on Clara Law's 1995 film (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 12, Feb-Mar 2001)
Review: Floating Life [Fu sheng] Michael Stein's review of Clara Law's film, "the first non-English film to be made in Australia with local money" (Intersections , Issue 8, Oct. 2002)
Temptation of a Monk Stephen Teo's essay on Clara Law's 1993 film (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 12, Feb-Mar 2001)
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Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee Information & Multimedia A fan page with photos, articles, & sound & film clips
NewNative Son Liam Fitzpatrick on Bruce Lee answering the call of Hong Kong of the 1970s for a hero (Time Asia, Aug. 15, 2005)
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Johnny To 杜琪峰
The Belated Auteurism of Johnnie To Essay by Andrew Grossman (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 12, Feb-Mar 2001)
The code of The Mission (Johnnie To, 1999) Analysis by Stephen Teo (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 17, Nov.-Dec. 2001)
Fulltime Filmmaker Richard Corliss' profile of Johnny To & his films (Time Asia, Sept. 3, 2001)
Help!!! Shelly Kraicer's essay on Johnny To & Wai Ka-fai's 2000 film (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 12, Feb-Mar 2001)
Interview: Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai Conducted by Shelly Kraicer (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 18, Jan.-Feb. 2002)
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Tsui Hark 徐克
Colonial Modernity: A Study of Tsui Hark's Production and Films Paper by Cindy Chan Shu-ching (E-Journal on Hong Kong Cultural and Social Studies, Sept. 2002)
NewSeven Swords (in Chinese & English) Official site of Tsui Hark's 2005 film based on Liang Yu Sheng's famous wuxia novel: director's production diary; the worlds of novelist Liang Yu Sheng & action choreographer & star Lau Kar Leung; swords culture, etc.
Starting Over: Tsui Hark's Time and Tide (2000) Analysis by Stephen Teo (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 17, Nov.-Dec. 2001)
Tsui Hark: A Critical Database Compiled with critical essay by Grady Hendrix: filmography; bibliography; articles in Senses of Cinema; Web resources
Twin Dragons / Shuanglond Hui Kim Newman's review of the 1998 dubbed version of Tsui Hark & Ringo Lam's 1991 film starring Jackie Chan (Sight & Sound, June 1999)
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Wong Kar-wai 王家衛
2046: A Matter of Time, A Labour of Love Stephen Teo's analysis of Wong Kar-wai's "latest variation on his obsession with time, a theme that feeds into a twin concern: memory" (Senses of Cinema, Apr.-June 2005)
The Cinema of Wong Kar-wai - A 'Writing Game' "A collage of reflections by fans, critics and writers from around the globe" compiled by Fiona A. Villella (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 13, Apr-May 2001)
Edinburgh: Wong Kar-Wai Tony Rayns' interview with Wong Kar-wai for Sight & Sound (Aug. 2000)
Happy Together Annotation of Wong Kar-Wai's 1997 film by Joe McElhaney
NewIn the mood for Leung Profile of Tony Leung, the star of "2046" (Salon, Aug. 5, 2005; brief ad watching required for free access)
In the Mood for Love Official site of film directed by Wong Kar Wai
In the Mood for Love Li Cheuk-to's essay on Wong Kar-wai's 2000 film
In the Mood for Love / Huayang Nianhua Amy Taubin's review of Wong Kar-wai's 2000 film (Sight and Sound, Nov. 2000)
Interview with Tony Leung Conducted by Trish Maunder (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 13, Apr-May 2001)
NewMad about the Boy: "Asylum" and "2046." Anthonly Lane's review of the films directed by David Mackenzie & Wong Kar-wai (The New Yorker, posted Aug. 15, 2005)
Perhaps Essay on In the Mood for Love by Adrian Martin (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 13, Apr-May 2001)
what's this wong kar wai (2.0) A fan site, with news, discussion forum, & features including bibliographies, biography, filmography, multimedia, & sound track FAQ
Wong Kar-Wai - Charisma Express Tony Rayns' report in Sight & Sound (updated Feb. 2002)
Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love Essay by Stephen Teo (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 13, Apr-May 2001)
Wong Kar-wai: A Critical Database Compiled with critical essay by Elizabeth Wright: filmography; bibliography; articles in Senses of Cinema; Web resources
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John Woo 吳宇深
The Emerging Dragon: John Woo Boris Trbic on the early films of Woo (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 7, June 2000)
Hard Boiled Essay on John Woo's 1992 film by Barbara Scharres
Interview with John Woo Conducted by Jillian Sandell (Bright Lights Film Journal, Issue 13, 1994)
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Michelle Yeoh 楊紫瓊
Michelle Yeoh Collective Biography; filmography; news archive; articles; links; fan club
Michelle Yeoh Web Theatre Extensive information, gallery & news about the action film actress & her movies
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Yuen Wo-ping 袁和平
Woo-ping Yuen A page on the noted choreographer of The Matrix & many kungfu movies
Yuen Wo-Ping, Martial Master Profile by Richard Corliss (Time Asia, Feb. 19, 2001)
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Individual Artists & Films
Black Roses and Sentimental Swordsmen: The Cinema of Chor Yuen

"A Stylist without an Intrinsic Style," Law Kar's introduction to the work of a top Hong Kong director of the 1960s & 1970s, with interviews of his stars Yueh Hua & Josephine Siao Fong-fong, & his producer Ho Kian-ngiap, Tim Youngs's "The Career of Chor Yuen," Sek Kei's "A Critical Appraisal on the Works of Chor Yuen," Linn Haynes's "The Wuxia Cinema of Chor Yuen," & Filmography as Director
Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia's Unofficial Web Site Filmography, biography, etc.
To Fall from a Great Height Appreciation of Leslie Cheung by Richard Corliss in Time Asia (April 14, 2003)
NewThe Empress Dowager 傾國傾城 (in Chinese) Summary, posters, & screenshots of Li Han-hsiang's 1975 film
Infernal Affairs Review in Guardian Unlimited (Feb. 2004)
Infernal Affairs Stephanie Zacharek's review of the 2002 Hong Kong hit contending that it "is one of the truest American gangster films of all time" (Salon)
Infernal Affairs: High Concept in Hong Kong Charles Leary's essay on Alan Mak and Andrew Lau's 2002 film (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 26, May-Jun 2003)
'It Never Gets Any Easier' Interview of Tony Leung by The Guardian (Feb. 23, 2004)
Jet Li Official site of the martial arts film star
Let's Love Hong Kong Bérénice Reynaud's "introduction to the first film made in Hong Kong directed by a woman about women in love with each other" (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 22, Sept.-Oct. 2002)
Made in Hong Kong / Xianggang Zhizao Tony Rayns' review of Fruit Chan's 1997 film (Sight and Sound, Aug. 1999)
Swordsman II & The East is Red: The 'Hong Kong Film,' Entertainment, and Gender Rolanda Chu's analysis in Bright Lights Film Journal (Issue 13, 1994)
What Goes Around, Comes Around: Infernal Affairs II and III and Running on Karma Charles Leary's essay in Senses of Cinema (Issue No. 30, Jan.-Mar. 2004)
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