Tag: Dylan Cheung

“Ringo Lam on Fire”

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 […]

Conversation with Filmmaker Johnnie To

Subtitled interview with filmmaker Johnnie To at Art & Piece magazine. “To talks about what informs his filmmaking, the influence of Akira Kurosawa, comparisons with Takeshi Kitano, his love of widescreen and film, his relationship with fellow director Ringo Lam, and his latest project Septet: The Story of […]