Hong Kong Movie Information Resources

 (Lots of out-of-date info on this page. I'll get around to fixing it some day...)

 

Books:

Sex and Zen & a Bullet in the Head: the Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-Bending Films by Stefan Hammond & Mike Wilkins (ISBN 0684803410)

Asian Cult Cinema by Thomas Weisser (ISBN 1572972289)

Hong Kong Action Cinema by Bey Logan (ISBN 0879516631)

Hong Kong Babylon: an Insider's Guide to the Hollywood of the East by Fredric Dannen and Barry Long (ISBN 078686267X)

Eastern Standard Time: a Guide to Asian Influence on American Culture, From Astro Boy to Zen Buddhism by Jeff Yang, Dina Gan, Terry Hong, et al (ISBN 039576341X)

Xena, Warrior Princess: the Official Guide to the Xenaverse by Robert Weisbrot (ISBN 0385491360)

Hercules, the Legendary Journeys : The Offical Companion by Robert Weisbrot (ISBN 038532569X)

Videohound's Complete Guide to Cult Flicks and Trash Picks (ISBN 0787606162)

 


Web sites:

(General sites)

The Hong Kong Movie Database (http://egret0.stanford.edu/hk/index.html) Accurate and insightful information about actors, films, etc. A great starting place!

Tai Seng Films (http://www.taiseng.com) The leading source of Hong Kong films, posters, and more!

Hong Kong Film Top Ten Box Office Home Page (http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/) THE page for the latest HK film industry information and gossip.

Hong Kong Bridge (http://www.hkbridge.com/index.shtml) Another database.

The Xena + Hong Kong Connection (Laura's site!) (http://www.sister13.com/xena/xena_hk.html) Excellent comparisons between Xena and Hong Kong films&emdash;the source of our presentation

Hong Kong Flu! (http://www.butenough.com/hongkong.html) Andi Allen's and Cynthia Cooper's (FAQ mistress at Whoosh!) Xena/Hong Kong movie obsession page...

(Actor or director-specific sites)

A Bullet in the Web (http://www.koganuts.com/BITW/) Homage to director John Woo

Chow Yun-Fat, God of Actors (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8907/factor.html)

Michelle Yeoh Webring (http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=yeoh;list)

Anita Mui's Homepage (http://mypage.direct.ca/b/bcheesma/anita2.htm)

The Maggie Cheung Homepage (http://www.inxpress.net/~tcampbell/maggie.htm)

Unofficial Samo Hung Homepage (http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/9703/index.html) Laura's favorite HK director...


News Groups:

alt.asian-movies

soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment


List compiled by Cynthia Cooper and Laura Irvine...well, Cynthia did most of the work...Laura just talked alot...

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