Annotated catalog of Hong Kong films by two film buffs who met in San Francisco in 1987. 272 p. with index, glossary and list of Chinese titles. B/w illustrations. Pictorial covers in color. Foreword by Jackie Chan. Clean, no markings, Cover corners lightly bent. Original price $12.00 Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Sex and Zen & a Bullet in the Head; the Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-Bending Films

Publisher

Fireside (Simon & Schuster), New York

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0684803410

ISBN 13

9780684803418

Binding

Trade Paperback

Edition

1st Ed.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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China
Cinema

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Far from the orbit of Planet Hollywood, the new cinema of Hong Kong beckons.
Gone are the flying pigtails and contrived fist-thuds of your father's favorite chopsockies. These are punch-straight entertainers, movies juddering with the excitement that put the "motion" in motion pictures. Dodge a thousand bullets as you contemplate the heroic gangster-knights of Master Director John Woo. Watch international superstar Jackie Chan perform action-comedy on the edge of peril. Wrap your imagination in the fantasy of director Tsui Hark, who proffers comely ghosts floating on silk, otherworldly romance, and no-joke witches and demons. And there's much more! Fighting femme flicks featuring fatales hiking up their designer dresses and bouncing spike heels off the bad guy's forehead. Stylish tragedies rivaling the best of Hollywood noir. Brain-boiling monster weirdies to delight the grindhouse faithful. Subtitles that mangle the English language into fabulous new mutations.

About the Author

Jackie Chan is a martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and philanthropist. He has appeared in over 150 films, including Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, Kung Fu Panda, and The Foreigner.

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