More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets
More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets How and why did films from Hong Kong -- a former British Crown Colony and map-speck -- become so popular? Both Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest set up massive…
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More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets
How and why did films from Hong Kong -- a former British Crown Colony and map-speck -- become so popular? Both Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest set up massive operations in Hong Kong and let the celluloid slip. Post-WWII, creative freedom was scarce in Asia, but Hong Kong was a safe space for filmmakers seeking to profit from overseas Chinese markets and Chinatowns worldwide.
Their winning formula of humour and martial arts prowess ripped through kung fu stereotypes, while filmmakers like Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam served up fantasy, horror and noir crime dramas for rabid cinemagoing hordes in the grindhouses of Kowloon. By the 1980s, Hong Kong's Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan were famous throughout Asia. It was a glorious time.
This book is the nonpareil true story of the Hong Kong film industry, one that doesn't skimp on the good bits: the hyperkinetic films themselves. Included are intrepid
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