Hong Kong Film, Hollywood and New Global Cinema No Film is An Island [Paperback]

In recent years, with the establishment of the Hong Kong Film Archive and growing scholarly interest in the history of Hong Kong cinema, previously neglected historical documents and difficult-to-access films have offered new research materials. As Hong Kong film history comes into sharper focus, its inextricable links across the decades to Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, the United States, and to the far reaches of the Chinese diaspora have also become more evident. Hong Kongs connection with Hollywood involves ties that bring together art cinema and popular genres as well as film festivals and the media marketplace with popular transnational genres.

Giving fresh and facsinating insights into the vibrant area of Hong Kong, this exciting new book links Hong Kong with world film culture both within and beyond the commercial Hollywood paradigm. It emphasizes Hong Kong film in relation to other cinema industries, including Hollywood, and demonstrates that Hong Kong film, throughout its history, has challenged, redefined, expanded, and exceeded its borders.

Introduction: From the Hong Kong New Wave to the Hong Kong Indies  1. Hong Kong Independent Film Goes to America Staci Ford  2. Do We Hear the City?: The Voice in Hong Kong Cinema Esther Cheung  3. Re-imagining HK-China from the sidelines: Fruit Chan's Little Cheung and Durian Durian Wendy Gan  4. Reimagining the Femme Fatale: Gender and Nation in Fruit Chans Hong Kong Hollywood Feng Pin-Chia  5. The Indies and Their Avatars:  Tracking the Relationship between Hong Kong Indy Directors, Funding Institutions, and Their Publics Nicole Hess  6. Discussion of Modern Films and the Hong Kong Experimental Scene Roger Garcia and John Woo  7. Interview with Tammy Cheung on Hong l¢