Christopher Doyle

Eski bir dövüş sanatı olan Çin kung fu'sunun Hong Kong'da on yıllar boyunca üretilen yüzlerce film aracılığıyla dünyayı nasıl fethettiğinin, Batı aksiyon sinemasını nasıl dönüştürdüğünün ve birçok kültürel akımın doğuşuna nasıl ilham verdiğinin fantastik hikayesi.

1986 yılında daha iyi bir gelecek kurmak hayali ile Çin'den Hong Kong'a da kaçak olarak gelen Li Xiaoj (Leon Lai) kendisine çok yabancı -80ler Çinin tüm dünyaya kapalı olduğu dönem- gelen bu ortamda lisana, adetlere uymaya çabalarken Hong Konglu Qiao Li (Maggie Cheung) ile arkadaş olur. Hırslı bir kız olan Qiao bu şehirde arkadaşlıktan çok paranın ve yaşam savaşının peşindedir... Başlangıçta bu köylü gençle çok da ilgilenmese de zaman içinde dev şehirdeki yalnızlıkları onları bağlar... Önce arkadaş sonra sevgili olurlar... Ama köyünde bıraktığı nişanlısıyla evlenmek hayali ile Hong Konga gelen oğlan ve ev almak hayali ile biriktirdiği paranın ekonomik krizde bir anda sıfırlanmasıyla borçlu ve parasız kalan kız için bu sürdürülmesi kolay olmayan bir ilişkidir... Xiaojun köyüne nişanlısına (Kristy Yang) döner, Qiao kendisinin peşinde olan yaşlıca mafya sevgiliye (Eric Tsang) evet der... Ama kaderde onlar için bundan fazlası vardır..

Portland’daki kaykaycıların uğrak yeri Paranoid Park’tan (nam-ı diğer Punk Park) adını alan filmde usta yönetmen Gus Van Sant, bir kez daha gençlerin dünyasına bakıyor. Blake Nelson’un romanından uyarlanan film, ergenlik çağındaki kaykaycı Alex’in bir gece kaza sonucu bir güvenlik görevlisini öldürmesi ve bu konuda ağzını açmamaya karar vermesi üzerine gelişen olayları konu ediniyor.

Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films.

Charlie Chan is a boxer who goes to Japan to take on a local hotshot in the ring. A gang of yakuzas pressure him to take a dive, but Charlie beats his opponent senseless instead, resulting in a life-or-death chase in which Charlie and his coach try to escape from the angry gangsters. They are spared by the yakuza boss Yakoda, and their eagerness to impress him leads them to pretend that they are the leaders of an influential triad organization known as the Marlboro Gang. That gang doesn't really exist, and their ruse only leads them to further endangerment after Yakoda is murdered by one of his employees. Yakoda's widow sends their daughter (who speaks Cantonese) to Hong Kong so that she won't be next on the hit list, and Charlie -- still pretending to be a powerful triad gangster -- agrees to protect her. He and his friends must save the girl from assassination attempts and kidnapping along the way, as well as coming to the rescue of Yakoda's widow.

Documentary on one of the most famous branches of Japanese filmmaking, the erotic Pink film genre, known as Pinku Eiga, and the closely related Roman Porno cult films series produced by notorious Nikkatsu studios from 1971 to 1988.

Shorts made by 11 directors in order to fight against the SARS epidemy that occurred in China and Hong Kong in 2003. The shorts were produced by the Information Service Departement of the Government of HK SAR. The aim was to bring back confidence to the HK popuation. The running-time is 1 to 2 minutes for each short.12 Short films: 1-"Rhapsody", director: Johnny To and Wai Ka-fai; 2-"My Sow Is Not Feeling Well", director: Fruit Chan; 3-"Smile", director: Teddy Chen; 4-"Of a Cause" (Animation) director: Tsui Hark; 5-"Hong Kong - A Winner", director: Stephen Chow; 6-"Who's Miss Hong Kong?", director: Joe Ma; 7-"Family of Heroes", director: Alex Law and Mabel Cheung; 8-"Until Then", director: Gordon Chan and Dante Lam; 9- "McDull 1:99" director: Brian Tse; 10-"Spring, 2003", director: Peter Chan; 11-"A Glorious Future", director: Andrew Lau and Alan Mak; 12-"Making of 1:99", director: Wong Shou-Ping.

Christopher Doyle is one of the best known and most acclaimed directors of photography in world cinema. Born in Australia, he sees himself as an Asian citizen rather than a Westerner. His artistic contribution to the films of Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Jimou and Fruit Chan films, among others, is indisputable. Filmed in DV and Super8, this documentary is a kind of wild and stylized road movie -- from Bangkok to Hong Kong, via New York. The camera follows this eccentric and outrageous artist as he gives us his thoughts on his past and present work. From the recent sets of Invisible Waves by Thailand's Pen ek Ratanaruang, and M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water, to the locations in Hong Kong where he shot some of his most famous pictures, such as In The Mood for Love and Dumplings, Chris Doyle talks about his cinematic fascination for Asian culture.

Documentary on the making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho." Featured at the Berlin Film Festival, 2000.

After his daughter Mai is killed in an auto accident, a genius programmer recreates her in the form of a computer program called AI. His jealous brother-in-law, wanting to get his hands on the technology for profit, sends his client to steal it and Mai’s father is killed in the process. Learning of her capture, Mai’s old friends race to free AI from her captors so that she won’t fall into the corporate clutches that threaten to erase her soul.

Struggling to support a wife a son and his sick mother a kind-hearted man is forced to work the streets as a pickpocket.

Bo finally reaches college, but he apparently still has some growing up to do as his struggles with the opposite sex continues.

Explores the nature of creativity and collaboration on the making of this very unique story in an earnest and unexpectedly touching manner.

In McDull, the Alumni, our protagonist has grown up. He is no longer the little boy who banters with his mates at school. How he wishes he could just go on bantering all day long with his mates at the renowned Flower on the Spring Field Kindergarten. But that is not to be. Like all grown-ups, he has to grapple with harsh reality. McDull and his mates are scattered all over the place. Each one of them has to find his or her own path. In each of their hearts, they know they have failed. Meanwhile, life goes on in the kindergarten. Someone strums a guitar and the pupils chime in to the song: Puff the magic dragon, lives by the sea… A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys. With hindsight, McDull believes this could well be the maxim of the Flower on the Spring Field Kindergarten alumni.

Shanghai, 2009. After four years of studying, a group of dance students are wished well by their teacher as they start rehearsals for their graduation performance. Meanwhile, 5 members of a 1936 Shanghai theatre troupe, lead by Master Liu, are transported into the present to broaden their horizons.

The last days of M on the Bund, the restaurant that reinvented fine-dining in Shanghai, and its maverick founder Michelle Garnaut. A remarkable three-decade journey in China’s global city, from the changing geo-politics of the new millennium, to the importance of food and community in challenging times.

An insightful documentary about Thai cinema, which features a colourful and long running film history, yet struggles as the industry attempts to move forward. This film examines the past and focuses on the Thai New Wave since 1997 by combining film clips, and interviews from Thai directors and others artists, like Asian hip-hop sensation Thaitanium, who are trying to create a more personal style of art.

The "Lost Generation" is an obsolete term against the Land of the Brave, in which the younger generation awakens to the fact that their community and their nation are in need of their dedication for brighter prospects. Permeated with enchanting music and campus folk songs, the film will surely animate lofty sentiments of movie-goers.

A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more.

China on Film - a collection of rare films documenting life and landscape in China and Hong Kong in the first half of the 20th century.