While Mr. Vampire essentially invented the cinematic jiangshi, the film's visual inspiration springs from a genuinely haunting historical practice: corpse herding.
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The film tells the story of Master Kau, a stern Taoist priest whose unibrowed gravitas anchors a world gone deliriously mad.
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Where Horror, Comedy, and Kung Fu Collide: Mr. Vampire: https://lttr.ai/Aj6B3
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Hong Kong film industry makes powerful global connections at Busan International Film Market, showcasing talent, signing key collaboration agreements, and expanding international reach #FilmIndustry #HongKongCinema
I'm so excited: I found the old Kung-Fu Grilling journals! This was my weekly event where friends would show up each Friday with food to grill, and at midnight we'd go out to Oak St Cinema (later, Riverview Theater) to watch the Asian Media Access selections. The journals also record attendance and what we cooked, but I've long wondered what movies I've seen and forgotten about.
For example, May–Oct. 2002
X (1996, anime)
Patlabor II (1993, anime)
Legend of Wisely (1987)
Magnificent Warriors (1987)
Righting Wrongs (1986)
Killer's Romance (1990)
Golden Swallow (1987)
Iron Monkey (1993)
Iron Monkey II (1996)
The Raid (1991)
2002 (2001)
Wesley's Mysterious File (2002)
Fire Dragon (1994)
Swordsman III: East Is Red (1993)
Metropolis (2001, anime)
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)
Last Hero in China (1993)
The Gingko Bed (1996)
Legend of the Wolf (1997)
Shanghai Affairs (1998)
Storm Riders (1998)
Zu: Warriors from Magic Mountain (1983)
The Princess Blade (2001)
The Legend of Gingko (2002)
#HongKongCinema #HKMovies #anime #ChineseMovies
Patrick Tse was born OTD in 1936 https://toilet-guru.com/movie-stars.html?s=mb #HongKongCinema
Experience of Chungking Express (dir. Wong Kar-wai, 1994).
Full album: https://ru.pinterest.com/bogdanayupovimgs/chungking-express-dir-wong-kar-wai-1994
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Just watched Olivier Assayas' "Irma Vep".
It's shocking that Maggie Cheung spent so long playing minor girlfriend roles early in her career. I've seen several of her films and I don't think I've been exposed to even a fraction of her range. She is full of revelations.
Anyone more familiar with her career have suggestions for where to go next? (Yes, I have seen "In the Mood for Love")
#MaggieCheung is such a great actor you can make a compelling YouTube video essay just about how she walks.
Accented Cinema is a wonderful guide to Hong Kong and Chinese film history. In this one you get a potted history of her career, the history of cheongsam, and the history of well-to-do Shanghai-to-Hong Kong emigrants. Also part of her epic entrance from The Heroic Trio.
Experience of As Tears Go By (dir. Wong Kar-wai, 1988)
Full album: https://ru.pinterest.com/bogdanayupovimgs/as-tears-go-by-dir-wong-kar-wai-1988
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52nd: Remixing Wong Kar Wai from Duke University Press is a great book that offers one of the first in depth analysis of his use of music through the lens of bricoleur. A must read for those interested in film music but even more so for Wong Kar Wai fans. #books #filmstudies #hongkongcinema
Just watched #PoliceStory III : SuperCop and there is no way I am the same species as #MichelleYeoh and #JackieChan .
Donnie Yen’s Caine Spinoff Movie is coming! Lionsgate just dropped huge news at CinemaCon 2025— Yen directs and stars in this John Wick universe game-changer. Get ready for kung-fu action like never before!
Read the full article right here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/donnie-yen-s-caine-spinoff-movie-unveiled-lionsgate-drops-explosive-details-at-cinemacon-2025
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"Little Red Sweet", Chinese "紅豆" ("Red Beans") is one of those typical slow slice-of-life HK movies with a bit of 80s nostalgia, a bit of family tragedy, a bit of hard-working spirit, stubborn old people, and dealing with a changing city.
Objectively nothing special as a whole, but the acting, cinematography, sound design and soundtrack are always outstanding and personally I love all of these films.
“In a major move set to electrify action film aficionados, Shout! Studios has nabbed worldwide rights (excluding select Asian territories) to the coveted Golden Princess movie library, a treasure trove of 156 Hong Kong cinema classics that’s been MIA from Western markets for decades.” 📽️ 🇭🇰 🎞️ #ShoutStudios #HongKong #HongKongCinema #CineMastodon #GoldenPrincessFilms
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/john-woo-chow-yun-fat-golden-princess-shout-studios-1236272850/
‘Doctor Vampire’ on Blu-ray February 24, 2025!
Outrageous horror-comedy on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK
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Royal Warriors: Michelle Yao in a pink and purple snuggie knife-fights a man while piloting an excavator. Probably the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. #hongkongcinema
Today’s viewing: Lady of Steel (Meng Hua-ho, 1970) a wuxia film centered around a female swordswoman released by ShawBrothers in February. #shawbrothers #hongkongcinema
Today’s viewing: Temple of the Red Lotus (Tseng, 1965) released by Shaw Brothers in October this was one of their earliest attempts to craft their own genre (wuxia) for Hong Kong and Asian markets and established their new house style. #shawbrothers #hongkongcinema
