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In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
05 August 2025 4:59 AM | No CommentsSon Heung-min leaves Tottenham Hotspur having made 333 appearances for the club over 10 seasons.
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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
29 June 2025 11:58 AM | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food.
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Paris 2024: Gymnastics – U.S. women victorious in “Redemption Tour”
29 June 2025 2:46 AM | No CommentsThere should have been no doubt: the U.S. women were the favorites to win the Olympic gold. And yet there was, stemming from what happened in Tokyo.
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Paris 2024: U.S. women hang on to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
23 June 2025 11:54 AM | No CommentsThe U.S. women's team held off France, 67-66, at Bercy Arena.
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Hong Kong Archive
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Anthony Pun’s “One More Chance” – 2023 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 12, 2023 | No CommentsIf “One More Chance” is, indeed, Chow Yun Fat’s final film – as he suggested (joked?) during his brief appearance in Busan – then what a swansong it is. -
“Enter the Clones of Bruce” – 2023 BIFAN Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 7, 2023 | No CommentsThe documentary explores the “Bruce-ploitation” film genre, which sought to capitalize on the demand for martial arts films following the death of Bruce Lee. -
Busan 2022: Tony Leung Chiu-wai discusses “2046,” Wong Kar-wai
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 4, 2023 | No Comments"2046" was one of six films the actor chose for his In the Mood for Tony Leung retrospective at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival. -
Busan 2022: Tony Leung Chiu-wai talks about his career – and the future roles he wants
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 3, 2023 | No CommentsLeung was undisputedly the star in Busan, celebrated as the Festival's Asian Filmmaker of the Year and through a six-film retrospective. -
Tony Leung Chiu-wai honored with handprint at 2022 Busan Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 14, 2022 | No CommentsTony Leung Chiu-wai was chosen as the Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival. -
“The Eagle Shooting Heroes” (射鵰英雄傳之東成西就) – 2022 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 13, 2022 | No CommentsIn what appears to be an absolute trolling of Wong Kar-Wai, we salute Tony Leung Chiu-wai for selecting this film. -
Sammo Hung gets candid at the 2019 Hong Kong International Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 18, 2019 | No CommentsThis year's "Filmmaker in Focus," Sammo Hung took time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions. Topics ranged from the current state of the Hong Kong film industry to his past work. -
Film Review: Lee Lik-chi’s “The Lucky Guy” (行運一條龍)
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 27, 2019 | No CommentsStephen Chow fans who have not seen his 1998 film “The Lucky Guy” can rejoice: the movie will be re-issued on DVD and Blu-Ray in time for the Lunar New Year. -
“Men on the Dragon” – 2018 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 12, 2018 | No CommentsFearing a round of layoffs, four mid-career telecom workers join the company’s dragon boat team in a bid to avoid the chop in “Men on the Dragon” (逆流大叔). -
Film Review: Johnnie To’s “Election”
Rex BaylonPosted on June 14, 2017 | No Comments"Election” takes the skeleton structure of a gangster flick to tell a very human tale about power and its corrupting effect.