Once upon a Time in China A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema

Name: Once upon a Time in China A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema
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ISBN: 9780743448178

ISBN-10: 0743448170

ISBN-13: 9780743448178

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jeff Yang

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Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 12/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Contents


Preface


The Dawn of Chinese Film: 1896-1949 Chinese Opera The ShowmanHello, Hong KongShanghai TriadLianhua and the Golden AgeUndercurrents of UnrestDodging the Bullet Between World War and Civil War


Swordsmen and Revolutionaries: The Fifties and SixtiesLowering the Bamboo Curtain "Orphan Island" ReduxHong Kong Steps into the Spotlight


Showdown in Hong KongClash of the Titans A Tale of Two Tongues: Mandarin vs. Cantonese


Martial Arts and Melodrama: The SeventiesWuxia Rising: The Swords Come Out


Fists Break Blades: Dawn of the Kung Fu Era


Enter (and Exit) the Dragon The Golden Guys Michael Hui and the Canto-Renaissance


Lins and Chins: Taiwan's Cinematic Royalty


New Wave Dreams and Ballistic Kisses: The Eighties Jin Yong Chinese Ghost Stories


TVB Takes Flight


Taiwan Tumbles Drinks at Edward's The Gunslinger Making the Fifth


Supercops: The Good, the Bad, and the Brutal


The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: The Nineties The Shaolin Temple


Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap


Category III Erotica


Mob Rule


Real-Life Triads


Counting Down Power to the Sixth Neon Gods, Peach Blossoms, and Wedding Banquets Good, Bad, and Ugly


Piracy Disturbing Horror


Master Wong vs. Master Wong


Ripoffs


Epilogue: 2000 and Beyond


Capsule Reviews


The Dawn of Chinese Film: 1896-1949 Swordsmen and Revolutionaries: The Fifties and Sixties Martial Arts and Melodrama: The Seventies New Wave Dreams and Ballistic Kisses: The Eighties The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: The Nineties Epilogue: 2000 and Beyond Appendices: Frequently Asked Questions and Additional Information


Notes


Acknowledgments


About the Contributors


Index