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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
2 films by star Hong Kong directors Ronny Yu and Tsui Hark you probably haven't seen
Here we look at two relatively unseen works from the star Hong Kong directors. The Occupant (1984) 'Long before he scared Hollywood with The Bride of Chucky and Freddy vs. Jason, director Ronny Yu Yan-tai made this spooky horror hit for Cinema City, a suspenseful mystery that is high on atmosphere and style,' noted the Hong Kong Film Archive in its programme note on the film. Play The Occupant is a very lightweight ghost story, a potpourri of ghostly horror, romance and comedy delivered in equal measures in a carefully understated style. The slim storyline is acceptable even though there are holes, and a top-flight cast of Sally Yeh Chian-wen, Chow Yun-fat and even kung fu legend Lo Lieh in a thoroughly thespian role delivers so much charm that it overrides the film's faults. Comedian Raymond Wong Pak-ming – one of Cinema City's co-founders – is acceptably funny, too, even though his role as an annoying and nerdy would-be Casanova was designed to irritate. The story – and the mystery – is so slim it is almost non-existent. Yeh's Canadian resident is writing a university thesis on Chinese paranormal activities and, by chance, moves into a haunted house when she visits Hong Kong to do some research.
Geek Vibes Nation
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Vibes Nation
Hong Kong Cinema Classics To Release The Action Comedy 'Peking Opera Blues' On 4K UHD Blu-Ray This September
Shout! Studios' Hong Kong Cinema Classics is bringing the action comedy Peking Opera Blues to 4K UHD Blu-Ray on September 23, 2025. The film is directed by Tsui Hark and stars Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia, Sally Yeh Chian-Wen, and Cherie Chung. The film was an official selection of the Berlin International Film Festival 1987 and the International Film Festival Rotterdam 1998. Featuring a new 4K scan and a wealth of bonus features, the film is a must-have for collectors, cinephiles, and action enthusiasts. Pre-order is now available at and select participating online stores. Get more details below! Synopsis: In chaotic 1920s China, three young women and two young men are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when a warlord takes Peking, and madcap action ensues when the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. PEKING OPERA BLUES Bonus Content DISC ONE (4K UHD) NEW 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative Presented In Dolby Vision NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic James Mudge DISC TWO (Blu-ray) NEW 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release NEW 'An Opus For Peking: Starring in a Tsui Hark Classic' – Interview With Actor Mark Cheng NEW 'An Operatic Achievement' – Interview With Cinematographer Ray Wong NEW 'Hong Kong Confidential' – Inside Peking Opera Blues With Author Grady Hendrix NEW 'Peking Provocations' – Interview With Author And Critic David West On The Cinema Of Tsui Hark NEW 'Peking History Blues' – Professor Lars Laamann On The Setting And Time Of A Tsui Hark Masterpiece NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic James Mudge Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Before we let you go, we have officially launched our merch store! Check out all of our amazing apparel when you click here and type in GVN15 at checkout for a 15% discount! Make sure to check out our podcasts each week including Geek Vibes Live, Top 10 with Tia, Wrestling Geeks Alliance and more! For major deals and money off on Amazon, make sure to use our affiliate link!
New York Times
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Shanghai Blues' Review: Slapstick Fun in a 1984 Tsui Hark Picture
By the time he directed 'Shanghai Blues' in 1984, the protean Hong Kong cinema maestro Tsui Hark had demonstrated a consistently delight-inducing facility in any genre he touched — he had made a couple of impressive wuxia' (swordplay) films, each unusual; his 'Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind' was, implications of its title notwithstanding, a harrowing crime picture; and he had even made a cannibal-themed feature. With 'Blues,' Tsui found a slapstick comedy register that he would continue to refine and expand over his career, one that would inform even the more serious period epics he would make in the future. (And his splendid work continues; this year's relatively unheralded 'Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants' is great fun.) 'Blues' begins with a kiss under a bridge in the late 1930s and picks up again after World War II. Kenny Bee plays an optimistic songwriter who's also a bit of a klutz (an early gag has him repeatedly crowning his bandmates with the bell of a tuba). Sally Yeh is the winsome and amiable character known as Stool, who's living next door to the ambitious and tetchy songstress Shu-Shu, who's both commanding and funny as portrayed by Sylvia Chang. 'Blues,' playing now in a 40th anniversary restoration, is a constant charmer. Watching it is a buoyant experience even when the humor is a bit tasteless, including a bit involving mistaken sex partners during a blackout. Tsui's affection for his characters rings as clear as his love for screwball comedy antecedents; while the film won't commit to a 'Design for Living' denouement, Ernst Lubitsch would recognize a few of his touches here, even if they're delivered with cinematic exclamation points. Shanghai BluesRated PG. In Cantonese, with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 43 minutes. In theaters.
