Some years ago, I asked my friend Victor Fan to suggest a book that could work as an introduction to the cinema of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan at the same...
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"I'm not neither man, nor demon, neither god, nor immortal. From this world of Yin and Yang, I proclaim myself King!"
King Hu's The Valiant Ones is on par with his finest and aided by the best choreographed action in any of his features.
Shaw Brothers Studio left an indelible mark on the landscape of Kung Fu cinema. Founded in 1925 by the Shaw brothers, Runje, Runme, and Run Run, the studio...
“Wan-lu, what do you want to be when you grow up?
- Me? I want to be a cloud!”
It’s a piece that could have been directed by the great King Hu himself.
Vesoul continued in its usual style of programming this year, adding, however, three very interesting sections for 2024, one focusing on Malayalam cinema, one...
King Hu‘s place in the history of world cinema as the man who reinvigorated and evolved the wuxia genre is well cemented, and “Raining in the...