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Guest Reviewers . LoveHKFilm.com occasionally has outside contributors to the review pages, though the current roster is based more on potentially interested writers than an actual army of self-proclaimed cinema journalists. At any rate, the current line-up of people who have contributed are listed here. PHILIP KEUNG HO-MAN (姜皓文) Sin of Flirtation (1999) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Kung Fu World (2000) Those Were the Days (2000) The Temptation Of Office Ladies (2000) An Eye for an Eye (2000) The Blood Rules (2000) Guys and a Cop (2000) City of Desire (2001) Crazy for Pig-Bone in Pot (2001) THE BLACKSHEEP AFFAIRS (1998) Year: 1998: Zhao Wen-Zhou and Andrew Lin: Director: Allen Lam Wai-Lun: Producer: Ching Siu-Tung: Cast: Zhao Wen-Zhou, Shu Qi, Ken Wong Hap-Hei, Andrew Lin Hoi, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho, Kenneth Tsang Kong, Lau Shun, Xiong Xin-Xin (cameo): The Skinny:

THE DUEL (2000)

by Kozo: Rushed kung-fu comedy arrives with a pleasant dose of retro HK fun just in time for the 2000 New Year. The story of master swordsmen Yip Koo-Sing and Sai Mun Chiu Suet is retold by the Storm Riders team with fab special effects and megastars in the lead roles. Andy Lau is Yip Koo-Sing (called Cool Son Yeh in the subtitles),

master of

CHUNGKING EXPRESS (重慶森林) (1994) In Chungking Express, the standard genre character is fleshed out and humanized, and their inner struggles take on tremendous meaning. Wong Kar-Wai has created a Hong Kong cop thriller that's about the cops and not the thrills. Cop 223 may snag a perp or two, but what's more upsetting to him is his ex-girlfriend May, who he's still pining over. ROUGE (胭脂扣) (1988) Review by Calvin McMillin: It's hard to believe that it's been a good twenty years since Stanley Kwan's Rouge was released in theatres. For those who are unaware of its reputation, the film garnered ten Hong Kong Film Award nominations and six wins, including prizes for ROBBERY (老笠) (2015) Action: Yick Tin-Hung. Cast: Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung, J. Arie, Lam Suet, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Philip Keung Ho-Man, Eric Kwok Wai-Leung, Anita Chui, Aaron Chow, Edward Ma Chi-Wai, Ken Lo Wai-Kwong. The Skinny: Uneven black comedy about a convenience store robbery strains through its serious sections, but nails its dark and violent comedy. ANITA LEE YUEN-WAH (李婉華) Naughty Couple (1994) Satin Steel (1994) The Shaolin Kids in Hong Kong (1994) The King of Robbery (1996) Thanks for Your Love (1996) Top Banana Club (1996) Lawrence of Mongolia (1999) 9th September - The Cursed Day (2000) Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement (2000) JORDAN CHAN SIU-CHUN (陳小春 ) Jordan Chan Siu-Chun. Jordan Chan Siu-Chun was born on July 8, 1967. He joined TVB's Dancer Training Classes in 1985 and gradually moved his way up the ranks from there. He did back-up dancing for popular singers like Roman Tam, Anita Mui and Sandy Lam Yik-Lin until 1992, when he formed a musical group with fellow dancers Jason Chu Wing-Tong

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NEW for June 5, 2020. - Started the countdown for the Best 75 Hong Kong Films of the 2010s. - Added reviews of Project Gutenberg (2018), Our Time Will Come (2017), Love Education (2017), mon mon mon Monsters (2017), On Happiness Road (2017), At Cafe 6 (2016). NEW for February

2, 2020.

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Guest Reviewers . LoveHKFilm.com occasionally has outside contributors to the review pages, though the current roster is based more on potentially interested writers than an actual army of self-proclaimed cinema journalists. At any rate, the current line-up of people who have contributed are listed here. PHILIP KEUNG HO-MAN (姜皓文) Sin of Flirtation (1999) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Kung Fu World (2000) Those Were the Days (2000) The Temptation Of Office Ladies (2000) An Eye for an Eye (2000) The Blood Rules (2000) Guys and a Cop (2000) City of Desire (2001) Crazy for Pig-Bone in Pot (2001) THE BLACKSHEEP AFFAIRS (1998) Year: 1998: Zhao Wen-Zhou and Andrew Lin: Director: Allen Lam Wai-Lun: Producer: Ching Siu-Tung: Cast: Zhao Wen-Zhou, Shu Qi, Ken Wong Hap-Hei, Andrew Lin Hoi, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho, Kenneth Tsang Kong, Lau Shun, Xiong Xin-Xin (cameo): The Skinny:

THE DUEL (2000)

by Kozo: Rushed kung-fu comedy arrives with a pleasant dose of retro HK fun just in time for the 2000 New Year. The story of master swordsmen Yip Koo-Sing and Sai Mun Chiu Suet is retold by the Storm Riders team with fab special effects and megastars in the lead roles. Andy Lau is Yip Koo-Sing (called Cool Son Yeh in the subtitles),

master of

CHUNGKING EXPRESS (重慶森林) (1994) In Chungking Express, the standard genre character is fleshed out and humanized, and their inner struggles take on tremendous meaning. Wong Kar-Wai has created a Hong Kong cop thriller that's about the cops and not the thrills. Cop 223 may snag a perp or two, but what's more upsetting to him is his ex-girlfriend May, who he's still pining over. ROUGE (胭脂扣) (1988) Review by Calvin McMillin: It's hard to believe that it's been a good twenty years since Stanley Kwan's Rouge was released in theatres. For those who are unaware of its reputation, the film garnered ten Hong Kong Film Award nominations and six wins, including prizes for ROBBERY (老笠) (2015) Action: Yick Tin-Hung. Cast: Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung, J. Arie, Lam Suet, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Philip Keung Ho-Man, Eric Kwok Wai-Leung, Anita Chui, Aaron Chow, Edward Ma Chi-Wai, Ken Lo Wai-Kwong. The Skinny: Uneven black comedy about a convenience store robbery strains through its serious sections, but nails its dark and violent comedy. ANITA LEE YUEN-WAH (李婉華) Naughty Couple (1994) Satin Steel (1994) The Shaolin Kids in Hong Kong (1994) The King of Robbery (1996) Thanks for Your Love (1996) Top Banana Club (1996) Lawrence of Mongolia (1999) 9th September - The Cursed Day (2000) Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement (2000) JORDAN CHAN SIU-CHUN (陳小春 ) Jordan Chan Siu-Chun. Jordan Chan Siu-Chun was born on July 8, 1967. He joined TVB's Dancer Training Classes in 1985 and gradually moved his way up the ranks from there. He did back-up dancing for popular singers like Roman Tam, Anita Mui and Sandy Lam Yik-Lin until 1992, when he formed a musical group with fellow dancers Jason Chu Wing-Tong

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Guest Reviewers . LoveHKFilm.com occasionally has outside contributors to the review pages, though the current roster is based more on potentially interested writers than an actual army of self-proclaimed cinema journalists. At any rate, the current line-up of people who have contributed are listed here.

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The Chinese Movie Database - Mandarin-based database of Chinese films spanning Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan Productions. In English or Chinese (with Big-5 decoder). CinemAsie.com - Packed French site that covers Hong Kong Cinema, Japanimation and other Asian Cinema. Featuring reviews, pictures, DVD news and more. ROUGE (胭脂扣) (1988) Review by Calvin McMillin: It's hard to believe that it's been a good twenty years since Stanley Kwan's Rouge was released in theatres. For those who are unaware of its reputation, the film garnered ten Hong Kong Film Award nominations and six wins, including prizes for FLASH POINT (導火綫) (2007) Review by Kozo: In Flash Point, Donnie Yen is the man - and don't you forget it.The action star is at his most powerful and preening in Flash Point, the third collaboration between Yen and director Wilson Yip.Unlike their previous films, SPL and Dragon Tiger Gate, Flash Point is a stripped-down action film, losing any extra flab (e.g., intricate storytelling or character history) for what

FULL CONTACT (1992)

by Kozo: Warm-and-fuzzy Ringo Lam directed this nihilistic action-adventure starring Chow Yun-Fat and Simon Yam as biker baddies bent on beating the crap out of each other. Chow is a shady bouncer in a Thailand night club who joins forces with pal Anthony Wong and fey JORDAN CHAN SIU-CHUN (陳小春 ) Jordan Chan Siu-Chun. Jordan Chan Siu-Chun was born on July 8, 1967. He joined TVB's Dancer Training Classes in 1985 and gradually moved his way up the ranks from there. He did back-up dancing for popular singers like Roman Tam, Anita Mui and Sandy Lam Yik-Lin until 1992, when he formed a musical group with fellow dancers Jason Chu Wing-Tong MING MING (明明) (2007) Zhou Xun stars in two roles, first as Ming Ming, a black-clad superchick who's fallen for D (Daniel Wu), a tough enforcer working for mob boss Brother Cat (Taiwanese singer Jeff Chang). While sharing some quality time in the tub, D confides to Ming Ming that he only

needs two things: 5

YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (龍鳳鬥) (2004) Review by Kozo: It's money in the bank! Usually. The Johnnie To-Andy Lau-Sammi Cheng triumvirate behind Needing You and Love on a Diet return for a third and final (?) collaboration, Yesterday Once More, a sophisticated romance that departs from the trio's earlier work in more than a few ways. EVERYBODY HAS SECRETS (KOREA 2004) Lee Byung-Hun, Choi Ji-Woo, Kim Hyo-Jin, Choo Sang-Mi, Shin-ee. The Skinny: A mysterious stranger seduces three sisters in this sensual romantic comedy from director Jang Hyeon-Su. Thanks to strong performances and a clever (yet borrowed) premise, the film is a welcome departure from the umpteenth My Sassy Girl knockoff. LADY OF THE DYNASTY (王朝的女人·楊貴妃) (2015) Review by Kozo: The long-troubled costume drama Lady of the Dynasty finally hits screens as a pretty-looking but woefully underdeveloped romantic tragedy. Shi Qing directs (with assists from Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Yimou, or so the credits say) this fictionalized story of Yang Yuhuan (a.k.a. Yang Guifei), the Tang Dynasty-era princess considered one of China’s “Four Great

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