Everything Everywhere All at Once. Courtesy of A24.In an interview with Donna Chu of the Hong Kong Film Archive in 1999, Michelle Yeoh said, “Nowadays, when people hear that Michelle Yeoh is in a film, they will immediately think it is an action film. I hope in the future it will be different, and I can present a variety of faces of myself to the audience. But right now I'm very proud of myself for what I've done, creating a niche for myself in action films, because I've worked very hard to achieve this. I really treasure this status and do not take it lightly. But as an actor, you just want to try to act in different styles, and pursue being in different genres of films.”1The twenty plus years since then have seen Yeoh accomplish exactly that, as she is now internationally famous not just as a star of action films,...
- 4/7/2022
- MUBI
Chan Kin-long is a Hong Kong actor known for his roles in Fruit Chan’s “The Midnight After”, Derek Chiu’s “No. 1 Chung Ying Street” as well as the upcoming “The Vintage” by Donna Chu. With “Hand Rolled Cigarette” he gives his directorial debut, which opened the 17th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival. It was also the closing film of the 57th Golden Horse Film Festival, where it was nominated for seven awards, including Best Feature Film.
On the occasion of “Hand Rolled Cigarette” screening at New York Asian Film Festival, we talk with the actor and director about what inspired the story, the collaboration with experienced actor Gordon Lam and newcomer Bipin Karma as well as the noirish world of the movie.
As the story of “Hand Rolled Cigarette” seems to deal with the idea of loyalty and camaraderie, especially among the soldiers we see in the beginning, why...
On the occasion of “Hand Rolled Cigarette” screening at New York Asian Film Festival, we talk with the actor and director about what inspired the story, the collaboration with experienced actor Gordon Lam and newcomer Bipin Karma as well as the noirish world of the movie.
As the story of “Hand Rolled Cigarette” seems to deal with the idea of loyalty and camaraderie, especially among the soldiers we see in the beginning, why...
- 8/19/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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