From gravity-defying stunts to bullet-sprayed showdowns – as Ringo Lam’s blazing City on Fire returns in a new restoration, we remember the heyday of Hong Kong action movies.
An often overlooked, yet highly impactful world cinema industry in the last few decades, Chinese cinema remains widely known in Western markets for its hard-hitting impact on action filmmaking. Yet ...
Without Hard Boiled we likely wouldn’t have John Wick. The character of Tequila is a hardened Hong Kong police man, the type ...
With an almost mathematical precision to its pulpiness, The Prosecutor, the latest action-thriller from Hong Kong superstar Donnie Yen, doles out a brutal fight scene every 25 to 30 minutes. Across ...
This past month, on the Criterion Channel, they had this excellent retrospective of Hong Kong action movies, which sent me down a rabbit hole of trying to find the best ones. I have to say, as an ...
Hard Boiled' has not been available on physical media in the west for decades. Here's your chance now to own it on 4K Blu-ray ...
We take it for granted today, but John Woo has one of the most recognizable visual styles of any living filmmaker. Back in the mid-1980s, what started in Hong Kong reverberated around the world, as ...
Chad Stahelski is a stuntman turned director is changing the way actors prepare for action scenes. His idea is, if you're choreographing an action film, train your actors in everything from jiu-jitsu ...
In a delightful showcase of culture and cinema, Thai superstar Mario Maurer made a special visit to Hong Kong, captivating fans and media alike. This article explores his recent activities in the city ...
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