The Woo-Xia in The Killer: John Woo’s Modern Cinematic Wuxia
On the release of the 40th anniversary ultimate collection’s edition of John Woo’s The Killer, I take a look at the director’s creation of modern cinematic Wuxia storytelling.
Posted in Articles, Events and tagged action, essay, film, john woo, last hurrah to chivalry, the killer, Wuxia
Blades of the Guardians: Heroes for Hire
An amazing piece of Wuxia cinema that lends hope not just for a sequel, but for the future of the genre as a whole…
Posted in Articles, Events and tagged action, blades of the guardians, bounty hunter, choreography, cinema, film, manhua, preview, Wuxia, yuen woo-ping
Hesuipian: the Chinese New Year Movie
As Chinese New Year draws close, it’s worth spotlighting a relatively recent tradition, the ‘Hesuipian’, literally, “film to celebrate the birth of a new year”, the New Year Movie, which has now become a tradition of four decades.
Posted in Articles and tagged action, black hmour, china, Chinese, Chinese New Year, Christmas movie, cinema, comedy, family, film, hesuipian, movie, new year movie, Scifi, Spring Festival
Special ID and HK-Mainland Collaborations
“Undercover cops walking a line between triad loyalty and law and order” is practically the bread and butter of the Hong Kong film industry, from classics like City On Fire, to its imitation in games like Sleeping Dogs.
Here, it is Chan Chi-Lung, played by Donnie Yen, who penetrates the echelons of Hong Kong’s gangster world, after severe reprimanding, as a last ditch attempt at returning to the force . His partner and boss, Captain Cheung (Ronald Cheung) promises to give Chan his “big break”, only after he has helped in solving one last case that would allow Cheung to retire in glory.
Posted in Events and tagged action, china, Chinese, cinema, City on Fire, cops, culture, Donnie Yen, film, gangster movie, Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Special ID, Terracotta Festival