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Lee Rock II
''Lee Rock II'' is a 1991 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon and starring Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Aaron Kwok and Chingmy Yau. The film is a direct sequel to '' Lee Rock'' released earlier in the same year and continues its adaptation of the life of corrupt police officer Lui Lok (portrayed in the film as Lee Rock by Lau). Plot In 1959, Yau Ma Tei foreign detective Reeve retires, leading to a competition between bitter rivals Lee Rock (Andy Lau) and Ngan Tung ( Paul Chun) for the position. Although Ngan ultimately gets the position, Lee is promoted to Chief Chinese Detective, a position that supersedes Ngan in seniority. After Lee takes office, he reforms each department, gaining support from many businessmen and his momentum rises while Ngan's standing plummets, fueling his hatred towards Lee. He hires a henchman from mobster King Crab ( Michael Chan) in a failed assassination ploy against Lee. Fearing he will be discovered, Ngan has Crab killed. Lee con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Ah Mon
Lawrence Ah Mon or Lawrence Lau Kwok Cheong (劉國昌) (born 1949) is a Hong Kong film director. His films are notable for their lurid exploration of the problems of the poor in modern Hong Kong, such as ''Gangs'' (1988), ''Spacked Out'' (2000), ''Gimme Gimme'' (2001) and ''City Without Baseball'' (2008). He has also made several films about colonial and postcolonial subaltern history in Hong Kong, such as the ''Lee Rock'' series (starring Andy Lau) and ''Queen of Temple Street'' (1990). He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. He has been nominated for Best Director in the Hong Kong Film Awards twice. Filmography as director * '' Gangs'' (1988) * '' Queen of Temple Street'' (1990) * '' Lee Rock'' (1991) * '' Lee Rock II'' (1991) * '' Dreams of Glory: A Boxer's Story'' (1991) * '' Lee Rock III'' (1992) * '' Gangs '92'' (1992) * '' Arrest the Restless'' (1992) * ''Three Summers ''Three Summers'' is an Australian romantic comedy film, written and directed by Ben Elton. It was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Name ''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee. ''Yau'' (wikt:油, 油) literally means "oil", ''Ma'' (wikt:麻, 麻 or wikt:蔴, 蔴) can either refer to "sesame" or "jute", and ''Tei'' (地) means "field" or "open ground". Hence, ''Yau Ma Tei'' can be interpreted to mean either "oil-sesame field" or "oil and jute ground". This dual-interpretation is perhaps the reason for there being two explanations for the origin of the place name.Architectural Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Crime Drama Films
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive liberalisation to its economy. This increased GDP but also increased income inequality over the next two decades. A UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade. In the context of the apartheid, the year after the liberation of political prisoner Nelson Mandela, the Parliament of South Africa repeals the Population Registration Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', '' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Thelma & Louise'', '' JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after '' It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director ( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress ( Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * March 20 - Frank Mancuso Sr. leaves as the head of Paramount Pictures. * July 1 - Brandon Tartikoff is appointed as chairman of Paramount Pictures. * July 3 – '' Termin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Cinemagic
Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, was a bilingual ( French and English) website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people who created them. The website contained news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people, films and film studios as well as an illustrated glossary of terms. The web magazine existed in various forms for over two decades. the database contains over 10,000 films. The site was updated for the last time in December 2017. The site was designed and was maintained by Marc Delcambre, Jean-Louis Ogé and Thomas Podvin. The key staff and editors were Stéphane Jaunin, Arnaud Lanuque, Van-Thuan Ly, Philippe Quevillart and David-Olivier Vidouze. History The original HKCinemagic1 site was created in late 1998 by Laurent Henry and Thomas Podvin, and initially hosted on Wanadoo France, it began as a site dedicated to directors Tsui Hark and Wong Kar-wai. As the sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Jing Filmography
This page contains the filmography of Wong Jing. Filmography Television series References External linksWong Jingat the Hong Kong Movie DataBase *Wong Jingat Hong Kong Cinemagic Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, was a bilingual ( French and English) website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people who created them. The we ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Jing Male actor filmographies Hong Kong filmographies British filmographies Director filmographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Kwok Filmography
This is the filmography of Hong Kong singer and actor Aaron Kwok Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor, known as one of Hong Kong's "Four Heavenly Kings". Active since the 1980s, he has released over 30 studio albums in Cantonese and Mandarin, mostly in the danc .... Film Television series References {{reflist Kwok, Aaron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Lau Filmography
This is the filmography of Hong Kong people, Hong Kong singer, actor and film producer Andy Lau. Career summary Lau made his film acting debut in a supporting role the 1981 film, ''Once Upon a Rainbow'' and his television acting debut in an episode of the 1981 RTHK series, ''Til We Meet Again'', in the leading role of "Dragon". The following year, Lau played a major role in director Ann Hui's ''Boat People (1982 film), Boat People'', which earned him a Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer nomination, as well as starring in the TVB series, ''The Emissary (TV series), The Emissary'', which shot him to stardom. In 1983, Lau starred as "Yang Guo, Yeung Kuo" in ''The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983 TV series), The Return of the Condor Heroes'', which was the top rated TV series of the year in Hong Kong, further boosting his popularity throughout Asia, and landed him the opportunity to star in his first leading film role in the action drama film, ''On the Wrong Track'' in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hung Yan-yan
Hung Yan-yan (born 25 February 1962, also credited as 熊欣欣 or Xiong Xin Xin) is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman and action director originally from Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. He was the stunt double for martial arts superstar Jet Li. Early life Hung was born in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China in 1962. He was placed in a martial arts school at age 12 after he was taken away from school. Hung trained for 12 years and won multiple championships. Film career After training, he went to Hong Kong and was discovered by famous filmmaker Lau Kar-leung, who was at that time filming ''Martial Arts of Shaolin'' starring Jet Li, and hired Hung as Li's stunt double. He then moved to Hong Kong in 1988. There, Hung became a stuntman, later an actor and action director. He had small roles as an actor. Later, Hung was Jet Li's stunt double in ''Once Upon a Time in China''. Some of the action scenes were too dangerous for Li because of an ankle injury. Hung was then Li's stunt double agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheung Tat-ming
Cheung Tat-ming () (born 2 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, director and writer. Personal life Cheung married Ho Nim-chi, a psychiatrist, in September 2001, subsequently announcing their divorce in 2016. They had one son and one daughter. Filmography *''My Heart Is That Eternal Rose'' (1989) *''Lee Rock II'' (1991) *'' A Moment of Romance II'' (1993) *'' Big Bullet'' (1996) *'' Lawyer Lawyer'' (1997) *'' Troublesome Night 2'' (1997) *'' Troublesome Night 4'' (1998) *'' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1999) *'' A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession'' (2002) *'' My Lucky Star'' (2003) *'' The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng'' (2006) *'' The Luckiest Man'' (2008) *'' Love in a Puff'' (2010) *'' Beauty on Duty'' (2010) *'' Flirting Scholar 2'' (2010) *'' Bruce Lee, My Brother'' (2010) *'' The Aroma City'' (2011) *''Love Shock'' (2011) *''Scary Market'' (2011) *''The Sorcerer and the White Snake'' (2011) *''Summer Love Love'' (2011) *''Fatal Invitation'' (2011) *''Good-for-Nothing He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tien (actor)
James Tien (born 28 May 1942) is a Hong Kong retired actor. He appeared in almost 70 films, primarily in Hong Kong action cinema, including roles in the films of martial arts stars including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. He often played villains or supporting roles. He retired from the film industry in 1996. History Born in Chao'an County, Guangdong, James Tien moved with his British family of Chinese descent to Hong Kong in 1958. He became a student of the Fu Sheng Drama School in Taipei, Taiwan, along with Angela Mao and Philip Kwok. His acting career began in the late 1960s, when he joined Shaw Brothers Studio. His first significant acting role was in the 1969 film '' Raw Courage'', directed by Lo Wei. After appearing in a number of further Shaw Brothers films, he moved to Golden Harvest, where he played Bruce Lee's cousin in ''The Big Boss'' (1971). This was followed by a role in Lee's next film, ''Fist of Fury''. He was originally intended to co-star in ''Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Heung
Charles Heung Wah-keung ( zh, c=向華強) is a Hong Kong actor-turned-film producer and presenter. As founder of Win's Entertainment in the 1980s and China Star Entertainment Group in the 1990s, he has helped establish the careers of various cinematic icons in Hong Kong that include Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat, Johnnie To, Jet Li and Andy Lau, among countless others. Apart from being one of the most successful film producers in Hong Kong, Heung is also one of the most controversial due to his family's triad background. Background Heung is widely suspected of ties to one of Hong Kong's largest and most powerful organized crime groups, the Sun Yee On Triad. Heung's father, , founded the Sun Yee On in 1919. Charles is the tenth of the Sun Yee On founder's thirteen children.PARTNERS IN CRIME – Part III: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
