Summer 2024 fun in Hong Kong – 6 events, from an anime convention to a pop-up water park
Summer is in full swing, so turn up the heat – and fun – by joining one of these events happening in Hong Kong. Whether it is making a splash …
Ann Hui
How Ann Hui’s film directing debut The Secret, based on a real-life double murder case, helped usher in the Hong Kong New Wave cinema movement
“The man and woman, aged between 20 and 25, were discovered lying on a rock among undergrowth. The man had his hands tied behind his back and was gagged, while …
Elegies movie review: Ann Hui documentary is a dual portrait of Hong Kong poets Huang Canran and Liu Waitong – and a subtle lament for the city they once called home
3.5/5 stars In a match made in literary heaven, Ann Hui On-wah – one of Hong Kong cinema’s most intellectual filmmakers – is the director behind Elegies, a feature-length documentary …
Ann Hui’s Ah Kam, starring Michelle Yeoh and Sammo Hung, and the accident Yeoh suffered on set that left director fearing she had broken her neck
“Ah Kam exemplifies not just how she jumps between totally different screen stories, but also how they can come together in a single picture.” Don’t call me gweilo: how Michael …