At Metrograph, Dylan Cheung writes an excellent piece about Ringo Lam’s On Fire Trilogy. “At a moment when the city was obsessed with yuppy modernity, Lam returned Hong Kong cinema to its working-class roots. While Woo’s film romanticizes the criminal underworld, imbuing his gangsters with classical ideals of […]
At The Projection Booth Podcast, the Gutter’s own Carol Borden joins friends of the Gutter Mike White and Jackie Stargrove to discuss The Killer (1989). “Carol Borden and Jackie Stargrove join Mike for a double-barreled deep dive into John Woo’s The Killer — both the 1989 Hong Kong […]
Enjoy Shout Factory TV’s new free Channel, Hong Kong Fight Club! “Featuring genre-defining works from directing legends John Woo and Tsui Hark, alongside star-studded vehicles with Chow Yun-fat, Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jackie Chan and Leslie Cheung, the streaming channel from Shout! TV showcases the absolute greatest […]
At Podcast On Fire, Kenny B. and Phil G. watch Lau Kar-Leung’s Tiger On The Beat (Hong Kong, 1988). “Lau Kar-Leung meets buddy cop comedy in Tiger on the Beat! Chow Yun-Fat and Conan Lee bicker, banter, and brawl their way through heroin smugglers and a chainsaw duel […]
Our friends at Podcast On Fire watch The Head Hunter (1982): “Chow Yun-fat as an assassin with a conscience falls in love with a girl (Rosamund Kwan), is hunted by another assassin… this does sound familiar but this is from 1982 and it’s called The Head Hunter. With […]
Friends of the Gutter Mike White and Beth Accomando discuss John Woo’s Hard Boiled (1992) with Jess Byard at The Projection Booth. “John Woo’s 1992 film, Hard-Boiled is the story of a hot-handed supercop, Tequila, (Chow Yun-Fat), and an undercover cop — either Alan or Tony depending on […]
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