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Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
A spell binding and often perplexing vision - it’s Wong Kai-wai’s much anticipated sequel to In the Mood for Love… (more…)

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Butterfly & Sword

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Just another early 80s wire-fu movie – or at least it would be if not for the performances of leads Tony Leung and Michelle Yeoh and some fine action from Ching Siu-tung… (more…)

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Days of Being Wild

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Leslie Cheung leads an all-star cast in Wong Kar-wai’s sophomore film… (more…)

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Derek Yee’s Protégé released on DVD today

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Derek Yee’s follow up to One Night in Mongkok, Protégé, is released on DVD today by Liberation Entertainment. You can read out review here »

And there’s still a chance to enter our giveaway competition to win one of three copies – but hurry, there’s just a few more days to go! Enter here »

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DVD: Lust, Caution

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Tang Wei, is released by Universal Pictures in the UK on 28 March 2008. You can read our review, along with an insightful Q & A session, here.

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DVD: Protégé

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The new film by director Derek Yee (One Night In Mongkok) and starring Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers, Infernal Affairs) and Daniel Wu (One Night In Mongkok, Purple Storm) is released on DVD in the UK on 8 September by Liberation Entertainment.

Read our review of the film here »

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Golden Chicken

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
An entertaining trip through the social and economic ups and downs of nearly a quarter of a century in Hong Kong - as seen through the more literal ups and downs of a hooker… (more…)

Posted in Comedy, Films, Hong Kong, Reviews | No Comments »

Hero

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Nominated for an Oscar, Jet Li stars in director Zhang Yimou’s (Raise The Red Lantern, Not One Less) first foray into the swordplay genre, and it’s one of the most beautiful and offbeat yet… (more…)

Posted in China, Chinese classics, Cinema Club – The finest in Asian film, Films, Hong Kong, Reviews, Wuxia / Swordplay | No Comments »

Infernal Affairs

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
They don’t come much slicker than this - Tony Leung and Andy Lau shine in this classy thriller… (more…)

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Infernal Affairs 3

Friday, September 30th, 2005
Hong Kong’s most successful trilogy finally runs out of steam with a disappointing (and frankly rather pointless) finale – those Godfather comparisons continue… (more…)

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Lust, Caution: a preview and Q & A with Ang Lee

Thursday, December 27th, 2007
A special preview of Ang Lee’s latest film, Lust, Caution, followed by a conversation with the director himself… (more…)

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My Blueberry Nights

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
A dazzling ode to neon lights, beautiful but as hollow as a glass tube… (more…)

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Protege

Monday, February 25th, 2008
A worthy successor to director Derek Yee’s One Night In Mongkok with a fantastic performance by Andy Lau, but a lack of true menace in the film stops this just short of being a classic… (more…)

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Protégé DVD giveaway!

Friday, August 1st, 2008
Protégé, the latest film by One Night In Mongkok and 2 Young director Derek Yee, is released on DVD by Liberation Entertainment on 8 September. To celebrate its release we have THREE copies to giveaway…! (more…)

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Seoul Raiders

Wednesday, March 16th, 2005
Director Jingle Ma (Silver Hawk) and star Tony Leung (In The Mood For Love, Infernal Affairs) re-unite for a belated but rather disappointing follow-up to Tokyo Raiders… (more…)

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Young at heart

Sunday, January 8th, 2006
Hong Kong directors are ditching young stars for old veterans who’ve hardly been on screen in twenty years or more, but the real surprise is they’re giving them the best roles (more…)

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