Sex and Zen and a Bullet in the Head: Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films

Hammond, Stefan

ISBN 10: 1852867752 / ISBN 13: 9781852867751

Published by Titan Books Ltd, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sex and Zen and a Bullet in the Head: Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films
• Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852867752
• ISBN 13: 9781852867751
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 500 grams

About this title

Synopsis

A movie-by-movie guide to Hong Kong cinema. This book examines nearly 200 examples of the best and worst that it has to offer, and explains plot, characters and rates each movie. It includes stories from the Hong Kong movie scene and gives a listing of video stores that carry some of the titles.

About the Author

Authors Stefan Hammond and Mike Wilkins (co-author of The New Roadside America) met in the front row of San Francisco's now-shuttered Pagoda Palace Theater in 1987, where both had gone to watch The Ghost Snatchers. Now they share the results of their long devotion to the form. They give you their picks for which movies to rent, where to rent them in North America, what to look for once you do, and even film titles in Chinese characters. Zealously written and incredibly entertaining, Sex and Zen & A Bullet in the Head is the perfect companion to the over-the-edge mayhem of Hong Kong film.