#hong kong cinema
Parallel and reverse shots in In the Mood for Love (2000)
dir. Wong Kar-Wai / dop.Christopher Doyle, Kwan Pung-Leung & Lee Ping Bin
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In the Mood for Love (2000)
dir. Wong Kar-Wai / dop. Christopher Doyle, Kwan Pung-Leung & Lee Ping Bin
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The paperback edition of THE GIRL WITH GHOST EYES, coming in October.
“A brilliant tale of monsters, magic, and kung fu in the San Francisco Chinatown of 1898″–Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
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Jackie Chan’s Mitsubishi Colt custom from “Armor of God” (1986, the movie that was the single strongest inspiration for his animated series). Hong Kong Cinema of the 1980s had product placement so overt that there were literal logos just before the credits of some films for rolexes and polo brand clothes at the end of many films, like on game shows.
By the way, this was arguably the best car chase of Jackie Chan’s career, except for the one at the start of “My Lucky Stars” or the insane “water skiing on bare feet” one on the giant hovercraft in “Rumble in the Bronx.”
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Legendary director, actor and fight choreographer, Lau Kar Leung, with his First Lady of kung fu, Kara Hui.
Picture taken on the set of The Lady is the Boss (1983)
If you know me, you know I’m a fan of “covert” fight scenes. Scenes where two people are fighting but they’re both pretending that something else is going on. This one from Dreadnaught (1981) is one of the best.
By the way, the guy that choreographed this scene, later went on to choreograph The Matrixfilms,Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonandKill Bill.
Today’s pickups…
Tsui Hark’s Time and Tide (which I’ve never seen), The Autopsy of Jane DoeandA Tale of Two Sisters.
The Young Master (1980)
