SHANGHAI, SHANGHAI (part three) : Film festival blues in China’s second city.
There are dozens of films programmed in the festival, but it seems that the only ones relevant to Dragon Dynasty either haven’t yet been released (Painted Skin, Ip Man) or are classic films being re-screened....MORE ›
SHANGHAI, SHANGHAI (part two) : Film festival blues in China’s second city.
Day two of the festival starts well. After a couple of meetings, I get a late breakfast at the Hyatt with Donnie Yen, who has been in Shanghai for several months shooting ‘Ip Man’, his bio pic about...MORE ›
SHANGHAI, SHANGHAI: Film festival blues in China’s second city.
Hong Kong cinema owes a huge debt to Shanghai. It was the exodus of talent from this great metropolis that kick-started the then-crown colony’s industry. Today, the city’s massive film studio back-lot...MORE ›
‘REBEL’ WITHOUT A PAUSE (part three): Showdown in Saigon.
Most commentary sessions for our DVD releases see me sitting in a recording booth all by my lonesome. Fans often ask why we don’t get more input from the on-screen and behind-the-screen talent, and the...MORE ›
‘REBEL’ WITHOUT A PAUSE (part two) : Showdown in Saigon.
On the second day of my Saigon sojourn, producer Jimmy Pham picks me up at the Sheraton. We drive to the studio where I’m to supervise Rebel leading lady Veronica Ngo’s recording session. As I mentioned...MORE ›
REBEL’ WITHOUT A PAUSE : Showdown in Saigon.
I’m in a Vietnamese city, the name of which remains in a state of confusion. Formerly known as Saigon, now called either Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon Ho Chi Minh… Anyway, it provides my first exposure...MORE ›
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF A SHAW THING : Run Run’s illustrious legacy.
By the time I relocated to Hong Kong from England, the Shaw Brothers movie empire seemed like mythical kingdom from yesteryear. Its Clearwater Bay office remained, but the once prolific production rate...MORE ›
THE FORCE BEHIND THE ‘FIST OF LEGEND’ : Gordon Chan speaks.
I think the most eagerly awaited upcoming Dragon Dynasty release is probably the long-awaited re-issue of Jet Li’s kung fu classic ‘Fist Of Legend’. An earlier DVD edition of the film featured only...MORE ›
