Leslie Cheung, a luminary of Hong Kong's golden era of the 80s and 90s, stands out as one of its most gifted representatives. Revered globally as both an actor and a singer, he holds a position as one of the forefathers of Cantopop, leaving an indelible mark on the cultural landscape.
Cheung's brilliance transcended geographical boundaries, captivating admirers in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea. Notably, his pivotal role in John Woo's “A Better Tomorrow” marked a turning point, propelling his acting career to new heights. Subsequent collaborations with esteemed directors such as Chen Kaige and Wong Kar Wai propelled him to international stardom.
Eventually, his name figured in the first place on the list of the most favorite actors in the 100 years of Chinese cinema, in the third of the Most Iconic Musicians of All Time, and CNN considered him the Most Beautiful Man from Hong Kong...
Cheung's brilliance transcended geographical boundaries, captivating admirers in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea. Notably, his pivotal role in John Woo's “A Better Tomorrow” marked a turning point, propelling his acting career to new heights. Subsequent collaborations with esteemed directors such as Chen Kaige and Wong Kar Wai propelled him to international stardom.
Eventually, his name figured in the first place on the list of the most favorite actors in the 100 years of Chinese cinema, in the third of the Most Iconic Musicians of All Time, and CNN considered him the Most Beautiful Man from Hong Kong...
- 8/27/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Kenneth Tsang, a veteran Hong Kong actor who starred in pioneering martial arts movies, has died. He was 87.
Tsang (aka Tsang Kong) was staying in the Kowloon Hotel on Nathan Road, a venue used for passenger quarantine after overseas travel, and was found dead in the room on Wednesday. No immediate cause of death has been given by Hong Kong authorities.
Tsang had traveled home on Monday after a visit to Singapore. His rapid Covid test on Tuesday had tested negative for the disease.
With a career spanning some 65 years, Tsang had over 220 film credits, mostly as bad guys, as well as key roles in multiple TV series. He is best known for supporting roles in 1960s kung fu movies. He is reported to have appeared in 25 film in 1969.
In the 1980s and 1990s he appeared in several influential titles by John Woo including “A Better Tomorrow” and “A Better Tomorrow 2...
Tsang (aka Tsang Kong) was staying in the Kowloon Hotel on Nathan Road, a venue used for passenger quarantine after overseas travel, and was found dead in the room on Wednesday. No immediate cause of death has been given by Hong Kong authorities.
Tsang had traveled home on Monday after a visit to Singapore. His rapid Covid test on Tuesday had tested negative for the disease.
With a career spanning some 65 years, Tsang had over 220 film credits, mostly as bad guys, as well as key roles in multiple TV series. He is best known for supporting roles in 1960s kung fu movies. He is reported to have appeared in 25 film in 1969.
In the 1980s and 1990s he appeared in several influential titles by John Woo including “A Better Tomorrow” and “A Better Tomorrow 2...
- 4/27/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
If Wing Chun had a sponsor in cinema before the endless Ip Man movies, then it would be Sammo Hung. With “The Prodigal Son” he made what many would consider the definitive Wing Chun movie. Yet three years before, he also helmed another fictional version of the real-life exponent Leung Jan, only this time at the latter stages of his life. “Warriors Two” whist the lesser of the two, remains an interesting part of the Sammo Hung filmography, as it’s the transition from the more traditional form of martial arts movies, to his increasingly varied work that was to follow
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Change Giver Wah (Casanova Wong) finds himself the fall guy in a plot by Boss Mok (Fong Hark-on) to become Mayor of the region. Boss Mok has ingrained himself into the community as part of a plot to fleece them of their wealth and...
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Change Giver Wah (Casanova Wong) finds himself the fall guy in a plot by Boss Mok (Fong Hark-on) to become Mayor of the region. Boss Mok has ingrained himself into the community as part of a plot to fleece them of their wealth and...
- 2/5/2022
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Back in the late 80’s and 90’s, John Woo was on a roll. Starting with “A Better Tomorrow” through to “Hard Boiled”, he came to define the Heroic Bloodshed sub genre. In 1989, he co-directed “Just Heroes”, a tribute movie to the legendary mentor at Shaw Brothers Chang Cheh. Staring several actors from his productions and featuring cameos from others it should be more recognized than it is. Yet when John Woo’s Hong Kong canon is discussed it is almost an afterthought. With his Hollywood career seemingly done and his more recent vehicles lacking the magic of old, it’s a good time to go back and see if “Just Heroes” is worthy of rediscovery.
With the death of their leader, a criminal organization seeks to arrange a successor. Sou (Danny Lee) is chosen and along with Tai (Chen Kuan Tai), tries to find who is responsible for their bosses murder.
With the death of their leader, a criminal organization seeks to arrange a successor. Sou (Danny Lee) is chosen and along with Tai (Chen Kuan Tai), tries to find who is responsible for their bosses murder.
- 1/31/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Cinema is a kind of uber-art form that’s made up of a multitude of other forms of art including writing, directing, acting, drawing, design, photography and fashion. As such, film is, as all cinema aficionados know, a highly collaborative venture.
One of the most consistently fascinating collaborations in cinema is that of the director and actor.
This article will examine some of the great director & actor teams. It’s important to note that this piece is not intended as a film history survey detailing all the generally revered collaborations.
There is a wealth of information and study available on such duos as John Ford & John Wayne, Howard Hawks & John Wayne, Elia Kazan & Marlon Brando, Akira Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune, Alfred Hitchcock & James Stewart, Ingmar Bergman & Max Von Sydow, Federico Fellini & Giulietta Masina/Marcello Mastroianni, Billy Wilder & Jack Lemmon, Francis Ford Coppola & Al Pacino, Woody Allen & Diane Keaton, Martin Scorsese & Robert DeNiro...
One of the most consistently fascinating collaborations in cinema is that of the director and actor.
This article will examine some of the great director & actor teams. It’s important to note that this piece is not intended as a film history survey detailing all the generally revered collaborations.
There is a wealth of information and study available on such duos as John Ford & John Wayne, Howard Hawks & John Wayne, Elia Kazan & Marlon Brando, Akira Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune, Alfred Hitchcock & James Stewart, Ingmar Bergman & Max Von Sydow, Federico Fellini & Giulietta Masina/Marcello Mastroianni, Billy Wilder & Jack Lemmon, Francis Ford Coppola & Al Pacino, Woody Allen & Diane Keaton, Martin Scorsese & Robert DeNiro...
- 7/11/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
The Fighter – Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams
How Do You Know – Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson
Tron: Legacy – Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
Yogi Bear – Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris
Movie of the Week
Tron: Legacy
The Stars: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
The Plot: Sam Flynn (Hedlund), the son of Kevin Flynn (Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the electronic world where his father has been living for the past 25 years.
The Buzz: This film has been more than adequately promoted, especially here in cyber-space, which is all very appropriate. The film’s original teaser was released eons ago, which has allowed for a tidal wave of anticipatory energy to build up, day after marketable day. The question now is: Will Tron: Legacy live up to the hype? My bet is that it will — that is,...
The Fighter – Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams
How Do You Know – Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson
Tron: Legacy – Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
Yogi Bear – Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris
Movie of the Week
Tron: Legacy
The Stars: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
The Plot: Sam Flynn (Hedlund), the son of Kevin Flynn (Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the electronic world where his father has been living for the past 25 years.
The Buzz: This film has been more than adequately promoted, especially here in cyber-space, which is all very appropriate. The film’s original teaser was released eons ago, which has allowed for a tidal wave of anticipatory energy to build up, day after marketable day. The question now is: Will Tron: Legacy live up to the hype? My bet is that it will — that is,...
- 12/15/2010
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
The three main cast members (Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat) from A Better Tomorrow are back. Kit(Leslie Cheung) is now working on a dangerous undercover mission. The authorities feel his currently incarcerated brother may be of use. Ho (Ti Lung) is offered the chance to get out of jail early if he agrees to help. At first he turns the offer down, but soon he realizes the best way to protect his brother is to take the offer. Useing his former status to infiltrate the syndicate himself. Meanwhile the twin brother of the now deceased Mark(Chow Yun-Fat) is living in New York running a Chinese restaurant and trying to avoid paying protection money to the local wise guys.
Once inside the gang Kit and Ho both make contact with former mob boss Si Lung(Dean Shek) who appears to be going straight but is finding it difficult.
Once inside the gang Kit and Ho both make contact with former mob boss Si Lung(Dean Shek) who appears to be going straight but is finding it difficult.
- 6/15/2009
- by Leigh
- Latemag.com/film
Fans of the gleefully excessive Jason Statham action film "Crank" know that it concluded with an impressively ballsy ending: Statham's Chev Chelios gets his revenge but -- Spoiler Alert! -- falls out of a helicopter in the process. In "Crank"'s final shot, he falls into a car, bounces on to the pavement, twitches and... dies.
It was certainly a surprise -- a pleasant surprise, but a surprise nonetheless -- when the IFC.com staff first got word of a sequel, this week's "Crank: High Voltage." Statham was pretty clearly not alive at the end of that first movie, but, as the sequel's poster puts it: "He Was Dead... But He Got Better."
Chelios is not the first. Hollywood has a long history of bringing back popular dead characters in sequels. Here's a look at five commonly used techniques:
"He's My Twin!"
Jack Palance in "City Slickers II: The Legend...
It was certainly a surprise -- a pleasant surprise, but a surprise nonetheless -- when the IFC.com staff first got word of a sequel, this week's "Crank: High Voltage." Statham was pretty clearly not alive at the end of that first movie, but, as the sequel's poster puts it: "He Was Dead... But He Got Better."
Chelios is not the first. Hollywood has a long history of bringing back popular dead characters in sequels. Here's a look at five commonly used techniques:
"He's My Twin!"
Jack Palance in "City Slickers II: The Legend...
- 4/16/2009
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Early in the week reports started surfacing that John Woo’s production company Lion Rock Entertainment began developing a big screen adaptation of the 2007 video game Stranglehold. Given that Stranglehold is the sequel to Woo’s iconic action film from 1992, Hard Boiled, does that mean that a live action Stranglehold film is indeed a sequel? We chose to sit on this bit of news for a while because we wanted to know for sure what was going on. We went directly to John Woo’s production partner for many years, Terence Chang, and asked him what the deal is. Here’s what he had to say…
There was once a sequel to Hard-boiled, from an idea that I had. I developed it for Chow Yun-fat and had commissioned a pretty good script written by John Jarrell. The project is now inactive.
At the same time, we developed a video game...
There was once a sequel to Hard-boiled, from an idea that I had. I developed it for Chow Yun-fat and had commissioned a pretty good script written by John Jarrell. The project is now inactive.
At the same time, we developed a video game...
- 3/15/2009
- by Mack
- Screen Anarchy
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