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Editorial Issue 40
Jul 01, 2009; ... Hong Kong cinema since 1997 As the ten-year anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to mainland China by Britain approached in 2007 it offered the opportunity for those interested in the region's cinema to reflect and take stock of the shifts and changes that the decade had brought ...
Hong Kong cinema since 1997: troughs and peaks
Jul 01, 2009; ... Keywords: Hong Kong cinema, reunification, Asian financial crisis of 1997, SARS, genre film, crime films, Stephen Chow Sing-chi, Johnnie To Kei-fung Hong Kong officially became part of the People's Republic of China at midnight on 30 June 1997. In rejoining the mainland, Hong Kong became ...
From Wah Dee to CEO: Andy Lau and performing the authentic Hong Kong star
Jul 01, 2009; ... Keywords: Andy Lau, performing, acting, television, Chinese opera, multimedia stars, multimedia corporations, method acting The lack of classical theatrical training for most actors is one of the characteristics of commercial cinema in Hong Kong where many stars come from television ...
Another week, another Johnnie To film: the marketing and distribution of postcolonial Hong Kong action cinema
Jul 01, 2009; ... Keywords: Johnnie To, genre, marketing, Fulltime Killer, Election, Exiled, PTU, Mad Detective On the release of Johnnie To's PTU in British cinemas in June 2007, one critic opened his review with the comment 'another week, another Johnnie To film' (Sandha 2007: 31). The perception by ...
Age of independents: new Hong Kong film and video
Jul 01, 2009; ... Keywords: independent cinema, Fruit Chan, Made in Hong Kong, Film and Media Arts Committee (FMAC), Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC), Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (IFVA) In a way, one can consider the Hong Kong movie industry an 'independent' film one since ...