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Saturday Matinee: Red Cliff
“Red Cliff” (2008) is Chinese historical war film loosely based on the Battle of Red Cliffs (AD 208–209) and events at the end of the Han dynasty preceding the Three Kingdoms period in imperial China. The film was directed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Chang Chen, Chinese Cinema, Hu Jun, John Woo, Lin Chi-ling, Red Cliff, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung, Zhang Fengyi, Zhao Wei
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Saturday Matinee: The Blade
Director Tsui Hark is truly a visionary pioneer of Hong Kong cinema. He was one of the first in the Hong Kong film industry to use Hollywood-style special effects in “Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain” (1983) and pushed the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Better Tomorrow, cult cinema, cult movie, film, Hong Kong cinema, Jet Li, John Woo, Legend of Zu, Martial Arts, Once Upon a Time In China, The Blade, Tsui Hark, Wong Kar Wai, Wuxia, Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain
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