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Men Suddenly in Love (2011) Movie Review
The one and only Wong Jing returns with “Men Suddenly in Love”, a wacky comedy in his own inimitable lowbrow style. Featuring him as writer, director, producer and even star, the film surely confirms...
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Chinese Visual Festival 2011: Screening Day 1
The Chinese Visual Festival is described by the organisers as ‘a twin art festival dedicated to promoting Chinese independent documentary making partnering 10 documentaries shown at Birkbeck College and London Confucius Institute for Traditional...
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Chinese Visual Festival 2011 Press Preview Night
The Chinese Visual Festival, set to run at various locations in London from 30th June to July 15th 2011, kicked off last night with a press preview consisting of an exhibition of works from...
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Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) Movie Review
Zhang Yimou continues his genre-hopping career reinvention by following up his western remake “A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop” with “Under the Hawthorn Tree”. Based on a novel by Ai Mi, the...
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Wind Blast (2010) Movie Review
Chinese director Gao Qunshu continues his bid to be the country’s top genre film maker, following up his hit visceral spy drama “The Message” with the action packed contemporary western “Wind Blast”. A breathless...
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What Women Want (2011) Movie Review
“What Women Want” is a Chinese remake of the 2000 Hollywood romantic comedy of the same name, with megastars Andy Lau and Gong Li taking the roles played by Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt...
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Choy Lee Fut (2011) Movie Review
“Choy Lee Fut” should be cause for excitement for martial arts fans, given that it stars genre godfather Sammo Hung alongside his real life son Sammy Hung for the first time. Directed by the...
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The Lost Bladesman (2011) Movie Review
With so many Chinese historical epics continuing to clutter up the box office, films are having to offer something increasingly special in order to stand out from the stampeding herd. “The Lost Bladesman” does...
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My Sassy Girl 2 (2010) Movie Review
Given that the original Korean romantic comedy “My Sassy Girl” was such a phenomenal and influential hit back in 2001, the idea of a sequel probably shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise....
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Blood Simple (aka A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop, 2010) Movie Review
All things considered, a new version of the Coen Brothers’ 1984 dusty film noir “Blood Simple” by an acclaimed Fifth Generation Chinese director was never going to be particularly high on the list of...
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Shaolin (2011) Movie Review
In “Shaolin”, Andy Lau plays a Chinese Warlord named General Hou Jie (though where he got that title, or all those medals he wears is a bit of a mystery) in turn of the...
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Sacrifice: The Orphan of Zhao (2010) Movie Review
Chen Kaige is nothing if not enigmatic. Having directed one of the all time greatest films about Chinese modern history and culture in the classic “Farewell My Concubine”, he went on to helm the...
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The Road Less Traveled (2010) Movie Review
“The Road Less Travelled” sees top Hong Kong director Derek Yee taking the producer’s chair for a follow up of sorts to his much lauded 2003 romantic drama “Lost in Time”. This time, he...
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Ex (2010) Movie Review
Gillian Chung continues her comeback with “Ex”, an attempt to put a more mature and insightful spin on the romantic urban drama. The film was written and directed by Heiward Mak, based upon her...
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Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) Movie Review #2
Produced to coincide with the 70th anniversary of his birth, “Bruce Lee, My Brother” is a part-fictionalised biopic of the legendary star, based upon the memoirs of his younger brother Robert Lee, who was...
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Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) Movie Review
Take away the fact that “Bruce Lee, My Brother” is a Bruce Lee bio pic and is based on the memoirs of Robert Lee, little brother of Bruce, and you would be left with...
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All About Love (2010) Movie Review
Acclaimed Hong Kong director and industry veteran Ann Hui returns with “All About Love”, a film considerably lighter in tone than her last outing, the depressing, Tin Shui Wai-set “Night and Fog”. Needless to...
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The Child’s Eye (2010) Movie Review #2
As the craze continues to sweep cinemas across the globe, Hong Kong gets its first digital 3D film with “The Child’s Eye”, the latest in the long running horror series which began back in...
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Chongqing Blues (2010) Movie Review
Highly acclaimed Sixth Generation Chinese director Wang Xiaoshuai returns with his latest work “Chongqing Blues”, completing the multiple award winning ‘City Trilogy’ which began with “Beijing Bicycle” in 2001 and “Shanghai Dreams” in 2005....
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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) Movie Review No. 2
One of the great things about being a Donnie Yen fan is the fact that he makes so many films, punching and kicking his way through several productions a year. “Legend of The Fist...
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