Posted in Film on October 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Cast
also known as Liu Chia-Liang who plays the role of Fu Qingzhu is a famous Hong Kong Chinese martial arts film director, choreographer and actor. His experience probably contributed to the very well choreographed martial art scenes in the movie espicially the swordplay between Donnie Yen who acts as Chu Zhaonan and the main evil [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I do not know if anyone noticed but in Seven Swords, it was a multi national cast (will tear it apart in next entry) in the mean time these few films are worth a watch and like the heading of the post, they consist of actors/actresses from those countries…some of them have sword play, martial [...]
Posted in Close to Home, Countries, Film, Music on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is totally based on my own opinions…
Be it kungfu, wu xia pian, myths, folklore, religious deities… chinese cinema (china, hongkong) has always been gendered biased…
To begin with ,traditional chinese values, the men are suppose to be the stronger, thinking beings, the protector so to speak and the ones who bring the money home and the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.kungfucinema.com/news/2007/100701.html
Tsui Hark planning HK’s ‘biggest action film’
News | Upcoming | by Mark Pollard | 2007.10.07
SEVEN SWORDS may have not been the big comeback that director Tsui Hark had hoped for but he’s not giving up the fight yet. Chinese news media reports that he is planning an ambitious martial arts action movie with Donnie Yen [...]
Posted in Countries, Film, POLITICS- World Screen on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Extracts from reader
Knocking off Nationalism in HongKong Cinema: Woman and the Chinese “Thing” in Tsui Hark’s Flims by Kwai Cheung Lo
“For many years, the West has regarded Hong Kong as a counterfeit captial…critics often claim that they are stunned by the quality and sheer variety of knockoffs.”
Now i do not know if it is just [...]
Posted in Aesthetics, Countries on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Im presenting next week, so i went to the library and did some research in advance. This is the stuff i extracted, and probably will present (in addition to other stuff)
The Cinema of Hong Kong: History Arts Identity
Edited by Poshek Fu, David DesserCambridge University Press 2000
Selected history of Hong Kong and Hong [...]
Posted in Aesthetics, Countries, Film on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, yes it is rather evident that i am a Korean drama and movie fan:)
(wait till we get to Hong Kong and Thailand) hehe
The following movies are not so much political or religious, some are love stories, some are side stabbing hilarious and yea, i think (to justify this entry) Think Korean Aesthetics Also some [...]
Posted in Countries, Film on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yea first up, this link:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/
provides a pretty decent…wide…range of asian (hk, taiwan, jap, korean), from anime to drama serials to movies… <hope it does not close down or start charging>
like youtube, you just have to sign up and (you can ignore the point system and whatever get to know people…other bits of stuff). Yup [...]
Posted in Countries, Film on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.buddhaweb.org/
Four Noble Truths
1. Suffering exists
2. Suffering arises from attachment to desires
3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases
4. Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path
My personal rambles:
I have to admit that i am a bit…confused? unsure? when it comes to religion, I went to a christian based kindergarden, [...]
Posted in Countries, POLITICS- World Screen on October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After days of peaceful protests (involving the monks) the situation in Myanmar took a sudden violent turn. Security forces begun firing warning shots at the thousands who continue to defy the military junta by staging protest marches in the capital of Yangon.
A few deaths have been reported along with several arrests. The reported arrests are [...]
