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Edison Chen doesn't much resemble Robert De Niro. Maybe it's the oversize aviator sunglasses, the spiky haircut or the fact that he's a 22-year-old Canto-pop idol. But as Chen strides down the claustrophobic hallways of a Hong Kong tenement in the opening scenes of...
When the original Infernal Affairs came out last December, it took the box office by storm, providing a welcome jolt for Hong Kong's moribund movie industry. The tight, tense cop thriller showcased two of Hong Kong's top actors as a pair of dueling moles: corrupt police inspector Ming...
East can also borrow from East. Prachya Pinkaew's Ong-Bak Muay Thai Warrior is a Thai gloss on the old Hong Kong plots that spurred heroes from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan: kid from the country (superhuman martial artist Petchtai Wongkamlao) comes to the city on a noble mission...
These are serious directors; they wouldn't be caught dead having their cameras merely gawk at women. They make movies with morals-sad ones about a woman's wiles and vulnerability, her rough handling by society, an infernal temptation or a curse. Art films, of course, take the woman's...
Avoid missions during heavy rain as Chatuchak's drainage system can easily overflow. As much of the market is given over to selling pets and wild animals, you could end up wading shin-deep through feculent, brackish ooze. Not a good call if you've been scratching your infernal mosquito...