Hong Kong Classics
A series from October-December featuring select films from Hong Kong that changed the world of action films forever.
Titles presented with Reel Nomadic:
11/02 HARD BOILED
11/22 PEKING OPERA BLUES
11/23 THE KILLER
12/06 A CHINESE GHOST STORY
12/13 BULLET IN THE HEAD
October-December
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Chow Yun Fat’s Ko Chow is about to resign from the police force when he is asked to take on one more dangerous mission: go undercover with the gang suspected of robbing jewelry stores. The only problem is that now his own police comrades think he may be a criminal himself in Ringo Lam’s ultra cool contribution to the burgeoning Hong Kong film scene that changed the world of action films forever. New 4K Restoration!
Director:
RINGO LAM
Runtime:
105
min
Genre
ACTION
Category
Curated
Hong Kong Limited Series
Formats
4K
Release
1987
The John Woo film that defined an era and inspired many imitators is an unforgettable shoot ‘em up tale of two brothers on different sides of the law: one a successful counterfeiter and the other a graduate of the police academy. Come for the double-crosses and heists in iconic slow mo, but stay for the riveting tale of possible redemption. New 4K Restoration!
Director:
JOHN WOO
Runtime:
95
min
Genre
ACTION
Category
Curated
Formats
4K
Release
1986
John Woo’s bullet-ridden swan song for his time in Hong Kong before making the move to Hollywood, this career-encapsulating roller coaster ride is filled with his signature camera movements and guns-akimbo theatrics. Featuring Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung, HARD BOILED showcases cops matching the swag of the film’s gangsters (a clarinet was never more badass) as they try to stop the smuggling of firearms into Hong Kong.
Director:
JOHN WOO
Runtime:
117
min
Genre
ACTION
Category
Curated
Hong Kong Limited Series
Release
1992
A genre-bending gem of ’80s Hong Kong action cinema, this comedic period piece follows three women who unexpectedly cross paths on a secret mission to steal valuable documents that affect all of their lives. New 4K Restoration!
Director:
HARK TSUI
Runtime:
104
min
Genre
ACTION
Category
Curated
Hong Kong Classics
Release
1986
Citing LE SAMOURAÏ and MEAN STREETS as major influences, John Woo once again partners with Chow Yun-Fat in this heralded action spectacle about a guilt-ridden assassin taking on one last job to right a wrong.
Director:
JOHN WOO
Runtime:
101
min
Genre
ACTION
Category
Curated
Hong Kong Classics
Hong Kong Limited Series
Formats
4K
Release
1989
Director Siu-Tung Ching and producer Tsui Hark add a supernatural flair to this action-packed wuxia classic about a travelling tax collector finding love in the most unlikely place: a haunted temple guarded by a hideous tree spirit with an absurdly long tongue.
Director:
SIU-TUNG CHING
Runtime:
96
min
Genre
ACTION
Category
Curated
Hong Kong Classics
Formats
4K
Release
1987
John Woo directs the hell out of this action-packed war film about three Hong Kong gangsters on the lam in Vietnam who witness the madness and depravity of war in the midst of a bloody conflict.
Director:
JOHN WOO
Runtime:
131
min
Genre
ACTION
Category
Curated
Hong Kong Classics
Formats
4K
Release
1990