My stunts and provided the commentary for the fists of fury dvd. Hong kong action cinema by bey logan paperback, 1995 for. Reviews the vast majority of the movies currently coming out of hong kong. Formerly employed my media asia group and subsequently emperor multimedia group. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by hollywood, with chinese storytelling, aesthetic traditions and filmmaking techniques, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal. The films that have come out of hong kong are a lot of fun and a lot more creative than the cookie cutter homogenized celluloid clones that hollywood continues to crank out ad nasuem. Drawing on first hand interviews and archive materials, the. Buy hong kong action cinema by bey logan 19950504 by isbn. Maybe the hong kong film industry needs to be more grounded, more sanguine these days. As a former british colony, hong kong had a greater degree of political and economic freedom than mainland china and taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub. Imdbs advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database.
Click download or read online button to get pdf king kong book book now. Hong kong action cinema is a former featured article. Tasker 1993 does mention hong kong action cinema, and she. Hong kong cinema provides scholars with rich material for studying the dynamics. Hong kong action cinema by bey logan is another good guide to one of the most innovative film corporations. Despite its small size, hong kong has been a major player in world cinema for many years. Best action movies of all time, ranked for filmmakers. Vixen 2018 waka waka, lieri chen action martial art. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by.
Block 1974 and bey logan 1995, have a much lower opinion of it. Hong kong action cinema with budgets that are lunch money by hollywood standards, a handful of hong kong filmmakers are producing some of the most exciting and innovative eyeball kick movies around. Why donnie yen is the king of hong kong action films. Many commentaries later ive been enlightened on so many aspects of hong kong films and that is very much thanks to bey logan s efforts. Hong kong action cinema by bey logan, paperback barnes. Hong kong legends added audio commentaries most notably by hong kong cinema expert bey logan, conducted interviews with key actors, directors and other film crew, performed new translations for subtitles and cleaned up damage to the films. In recent years, the flow has reversed somewhat, with american and. Logan s started defending this cinema in the english magazines combat and impact a while ago, then in his famous audio commentaries on hk legends dvds.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the hong kong action cinema, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Noone else in cinema history has portrayed the same person as many times. My stunts, and feature films, including the twins effect and the medallion, have gained him a recognisable body of work that includes his critically. One of the intentions of a new book by bey logan, hong kong action cinema, is to restore the older movies to their proper place in history.
I am a self professed martial art film fanaticat times. Tracing the background of this enticing film genre from the. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Santosh sandhu discusses the hong kong film industry. If you have any questions or thoughts, please share them below. But seriously, i am an avid collector of these films and this book is one of the best on the subject.
Hong kong has a population of about 7 million people. Pdf hong kong action cinema download full pdf book. This is the increasingly rare first edition of this groundbreaking work, and a true colletors item. Hi bey, thanks for taking the time to talk to me, i have downloaded your book 36 chambers of kung fu cinema vol 1 bey logan. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by hollywood, with chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal. Dec 20, 20 part 2 of our exclusive interview with hong kong cinema legend bey logan. Hong kong action films have proved popular over the decades with audiences worldwide, and they have seized the imaginations of filmmakers working in.
Bruce lee as director and the star as author eric pellerin, 2019. Previously ran own company, shankara productions, in partnership with actress maggie q. This article examines bruce lees films as a director as well as his. Followers of hong kong films know what action really is. Information is not free, youve got to pay for it here. Oct 20, 2016 hong kong movies new action movies 2016 new action adventure movies movies english subtitle. Please see the links under article milestones below for its original nomination page for older articles, check the nomination archive and why it was removed this article appeared on wikipedia s main page as todays featured article on april 26, 2006. Theres a wonderful release from dragon dynasty, with interviews, and a superb audio commentary with hong kong cinema expert bey logan. Sammo hung and tony leung, two of the most prominent members of hong kong action cinema, designed and choreographed the action scenes. Bey logan is the author of hong kong action cinema 3. As a former british colony, hong kong had a greater degree of political and economic freedom than mainland china and taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub for the chinesespeaking world including its. Packed with information, biographies and bloodlines, bey logan offers sometimes very thorough chapters on the greatest in hong kong action cinema.
The book takes a look at the long history of hong kong cinema, giving us big doses of peking opera and wong fei hung before delving into the ballistic ballet of john woo or the clown prince of kung fu. The hong kong film industry has found its spokesperson, in the person of bey logan. It is also a comprehensive guide to the history of hong kong cinema, tracing the background to this exciting film genre from filmed chinese opera, through the work of the shaw brothers and lau kar leung, to the mixture of fantasy and fastmoving action that typifies the present day style. The largest and most comprehensive database of hong kong cinema in english and chinese. Buy hong kong action cinema by bey logan online at alibris. It is also a comprehensive guide to the history of hong kong cinema, tracing the background to this exciting film genre from filmed chinese opera, through the work of the shaw brothers and lau kar leung, to the mixture of fantasy and fastmoving action that typifies the present day. Bey logan started defending this cinema in the english magazines combat and impact, then with his famous audio commentaries on hk legends dvds. Pdf cynthia rothrock is a martial arts performance legend of the. Bey logan this book tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the highoctane world of far eastern filmmaking. But what makes him so god damn awesome at what he does. Nov 07, 2016 bey logans kung fu and a movie the martial artist and film expert talks about the new regular event that combines both of his passions by time out hong kong posted.
Since the 1960s, hong kong cinema has helped to shape one of the worlds most popular cultural genres. Its because he offers quality entertainment sure, but i thought id take a look at this guy and his career and why he is the king of hong kong action. Unlike many film industries, hong kong has enjoyed little or no direct government support, through either subsidies or import quotas. The balletic, often violent, frequently absurd but always imaginative and entertaining cinematic output of that tiny island is leaping and chop. Providing an overview of major directors, genres and stars, from its origins to the present, this volume examines hong kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts. Vixen 2018 is a hong kong action film produced by bey logan crouching tiger, hidden dragon. The hong kong film industry has found its spokesperson bey logan. The chinese contexts of donnie yens transnational stardom. The cinema of hong kong examines one of the most popular and dynamic cinema traditions in the history of film. Transnational imagination in action cinema, edited by.
These are documentaries i shot as host for a now defunct uk tv channel, cnx. Before that i knew basically nothing about bruce lee and not a whole lot about hong kong cinema. Hes best known for producing the best audio commentaries on asian movies, ever. Nov 24, 2015 the 15 best hong kong action movies posted on november 24, 2015 november 24, 2015 by panos kotzathanasis as much as the japanese excel in family dramas and horror movies, and the korean in thrillers and crime ones, the film industry of hong kong accordingly shines in action films. He wrote the book hong kong action cinema, scripted jackie chans the medallion, produced crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Hong kong action cinema ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. Hong kong film fans will know bey logan as the multitasking, multitalented driving force behind many film projects across the globe. The 15 best hong kong action movies taste of cinema movie. Hong kong action cinema by bey logan 1996, paperback for. Hong kong action cinema wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Hong kong action cinema an introduction by david eber the action films of the hong kong cinema, now finally breaking ever so slightly into the mainstream, have had a cult following in the u. Considering that donnie yen, who is largely considered as the best actual fighter amongst the many actors of the genre, held the leading role, the result was unavoidably majestic. The 15 best hong kong action movies taste of cinema.
Author bey logan is a screenwriter, producer and kung fu expert. Buy by bey logan hong kong action cinema mass market paperback by bey logan isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hong kong action cinema is a handsomely designed book never mind the somewhat cheesy cover that is filled with fascinating information. It examines 18 key movies from the history of chinese martial arts cinema. This is the longawaited new book by hong kong based film producer, martial arts expert and kung fu cinema historian bey logan. Hong kong action cinema by bey logan, 9780879516635, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In the next installment of this history of hong kong action cinema series, well move on to the 1930s, and well discuss the rise and fall of an empire, talkies and the japanese occupation. From the dazzling choreography of martial arts movies to the.
No problem at all, it has some interesting stories in there, i was reading today about hapkido 1972, and carter wong being a karate instructor for the hong kong police, at a very young. Maybe all the hype had me expecting more, and the pics of a largelynaked, guntoting chingmy yau didnt hurt either. Hong kong cinemacelebrating hong kong action cinema. Hong kong action cinema wikipedia republished wiki 2. Sammo, an unsung auteur of the action film has directed what might be one of his greatest titles, try not to have too much fun. The multiple facets of enter the dragon robert clouse, 1973. This list has everything from superhero movies to hong kong action thrillers and even a couple of star wars flicks thrown in for good measure.
And now, its time to rank the best action movies of all time. Hong kong movie posterscomprehensive collection of movie posters. Kwan takhing, mbe 27 june 1905 28 june 1996 was a hong kong actor best known for his portrayal of martial artist folk hero wong feihung in at least 77 films, between the 1940s and the 1980s. This movie has been widely hailed, but i wasnt particularly wowed. We got sick of the socalled fantastic action films. Sword of destiny and runs the kwai fong martial club in hong kong. Hong kong legends added audio commentaries most notably by hong kong cinema expert bey logan, conducted interviews with key actors, directors and. Traces the growth of hong kongs film industry through the. I was fortunate enough to talk to bey logan who authored the book hong kong action cinema and is the publisher of the british action magazine impact. Hong kong action films are masterpieces of style and fury, and a prime source of inspiration for hollywood. Hong kong movies new action movies 2016 new action. Springer nature is making sarscov2 and covid19 research free. We shot introductions for a whole season of hong kong action titles.
Hong kong cinemagic interview bey logan on dragon dynasty dvd. Pdf king kong book download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. His writing and producing, such as in the popular documentaries jackie chan. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Jun 12, 2012 these are documentaries i shot as host for a now defunct uk tv channel, cnx. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by hollywood, with chinese storytelling, aesthetic traditions and filmmaking techniques, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has. Dec 11, 2014 the hong kong studios absorbed the immigrating film talent, among them many filmmakers, studio executives and actors, which would strengthen their power as one of the major powers in the asian film market. Hong kong action cinema is the principal source of the hong kong film industrys global fame. Youve guessed it, im talking about donnie yen, the king of hong kong action films. The balletic, often violent, frequently absurd but always imaginative and entertaining cinematic output of that tiny island is leaping and chopping its way into the west, and logan s book does an excellent job of clueing new followers into whats what and whos who in the hong kong action scene. Hong kong action cinema by bey logan 9780879516635 get. Though logan focuses on superstars such as bruce lee, jackie chan, and john woo, he also takes time to describe how hong kong action cinema blends with other genres. Were proud to present a 3part interview with renowned action asian cinema expert and writer, bey logan. Bey logan filmography commentaries commentaries in instances where a film was released on one label, later rereleased on another, and the commentary is unchanged, only the first label is shown.
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