Director – John Woo – 1990 – Hong Kong – Cert. 15 – 126m ***** Three teenage friends forced to leave Hong Kong by a gang war find themselves in the middle of the horrors of war-torn Vietnam – plays as part of Bullets and Brotherhood: the Films of John Woo at BFI Southbank from Friday, 3rd July to […]
Director – Corey Yuen – 1985 – Hong Kong – Cert. 18 – 93m ***1/2 Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock’s star debut, in which they play two plain-clothes, kickboxing Hong Kong cops – on Blu-ray from Monday, December 12th 2002 and now part of Art of Action, a major UK-wide season celebrating the artistry of […]
Director – Daniel Lee – 1996 – Hong Kong – Cert. 18 – 99m ***** An experimentally created supersoldier without feelings revolts against his creators, even as they attempt to take control of Hong Kong’s drugs trade – on Blu-ray from Monday, April 22nd in the UK and Tuesday, April 23rd in the US and […]
A virtual exhibition of Hong Kong movie unit photography stills ***** Accessible from Friday, July 8th to Sunday, August 14th in the UK as part of Focus Hong Kong 2022 Making Waves The online platform hosting the exhibition Funny things, virtual exhibitions. Like online platforms for viewing movies, they can take a bit of getting […]
Director – Tsui Hark – 2022 – China – Cert. 15 – 153m ** Ill-considered sequel to box office barnstorming, Chinese war movie fails to match the emotional engagement and excitement of the original – out in cinemas on Friday, February 11th After the exciting and energetic original, this sequel is a disappointment. It has […]
Directors – Chen Kaige, Dante Lam, Tsui Hark – 2021 – China – Cert. 15 – 176m ***** Chinese war movie which has barnstormed the global box office does exactly what it says on the tin – out in cinemas on Friday, November 19th There is a history of war films with a cast of […]
Director – Edgar Wright – 2021 – UK – Cert. 15 – 140m **** The rollercoaster career of musical duo Sparks with its successful hits and intermittent lapses into obscurity – out in cinemas on Thursday, July 29th There’s a story about John Lennon phoning Ringo Starr to say, “you won’t believe what’s on television […]
Director – Tsui Hark – 1983 – Hong Kong – Cert. 12 – 98m ***** One of the greatest special effects action movies ever made, this groundbreaking epic delivers non-stop, near unbelievable, visually entrancing vistas of Chinese mythology – online in the UK as part of Focus Hong Kong 2021 from Tuesday, February 9th to […]
Director – Tsui Hark – 1991 – Hong Kong – Cert. 15 – 135m ****1/2 Groundbreaking, period martial arts epic features some of the most spectacular stunt sequences ever filmed, spawned five sequels and made Jet Li a star – online in the UK as part of Focus Hong Kong 2021 Easter from Wednesday, March […]
Director – Chang Gwang Xi – 1999 – China – Cert. N/C U – 85m *1/2 A boy must rescue his goddess mother from Heavenly wrath invoked when she fell for his father, a mortal – available to rent online in the UK & Ireland as part of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Retro in the […]