shank is a 2009 british drama film starring wayne virgo , marc laurent , alice payne , tom bott and garry summers .

the film was written by darren flaxstone and christian martin , and directed by simon pearce & christian martin ( uncredited ) .

the film won an audience award in the 2009 barcelona international gay & lesbian film festival as well as the emerging talent in queer cinema in 2009 at the miami gay and lesbian film festival .

shank ( 2009 film )

christian martin’s cal is the long - awaited sequel to 2009’s gay gangster flick shank .
more shank from behind . . . . . a behind the scenes scene from a movie called shank
alto sax great bud shank & director graham carter during filming of the bud shank
against the tide
documentary .
set in the economically depressed england of today , cal is a startling sequel to the hit 2009 film , shank . 20 - year - old cal returns from france to britain aft . . .
the film is great and has good sound and video quality but the storyline moves slower than shank and in my opinion is not as good as shank was . although the film has a whole was great to watch .
cal hooks up for sex on gaydar . . . . . taken from the movie urltoken - world premiere melbourne queer film festival 20th march 2009
2009 , first run features , 109 min . dirs . peter brosens , jessica hope woodworth . .
john greyson - director - talks about shank and his protest with toronto international film festival 09 and the tel aviv spotlight . . . .
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the film has a good storyline however not as interesting to watch as the first film and the actors are not as good . however the film does give a different prospective between the two .
after the film , gore and directors bonni cohen and jon shank came onstage for a q & a . here are some highlights , edited for clarity and brevity :
what got you interested in doing a documentary on the life of big band leader stan kenton , was it your award - winning bud shank film ,
against the tide ?
. . .
what was that about saving your bullets ?
from the first film .
the directors on making the film : we needed to follow this guy around ; see the film through his eyes . we didn’t want to do another slideshow .
from the writers of last years film fest favorite , shank , comes this hard - edged prison drama . when father jack ( daniel brocklebank ) is incarcerated , his fellow inmates suspect the reason is pedophi . . .
rubens place - gay film - about a young man reconnecting with his boyhood friend .
shank is a thought provoking urban drama , which opens a window onto the sharp reality encountered by the unwanted faces of inner city youth .
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producer & director graham carter during editing of the documentary film woody herman : blue flame .
session a : ‘come on ding dong ! ’ - unexpected lessons in leadership . alice elliott , film director , filmmaker , associate teacher , tisch school of the arts , kanbar institute of film and television , new york university , film director ; kathy conour , film subject , ba in social work , olivette university , disability rights activist ; diana braun , film subject , disability rights activist , illinois council on developmental disabilities , arc of illinois ; and alyce myatt , moderator , executive director , grantmakers in film and electronic media ( gfem ) .
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, the film was released in the united states on july 3 , 2002 . it is a
a 2009 film directed by guy ritchie , and starring robert downey jr , jude law , rachel mc adams , and mark strong , based on the sherlock holmes stories that updates ( or maybe restores ) holmes and watson as thinking men of action . a sequel , a game of shadows , was released in december of 2011 . both films are known for their humor and for using modern - day action film techniques .
as others have said , this is a follow - up film to the earlier
shank
and both harder and less heart - warming in its story - line . it ' s nevertheless a good film , and i ' m possibly being a bit hard in only giving it three stars , but i don ' t think it deserves four .
the second film has holmes typing a suspicious question mark after watson ' s
the end
.
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as ‘shank’ careers towards a gut - wrenching finale , its final scenes demanded a lot of 21 - year - old bott . “i was actually looking forward to that day , ” the actor cheerily reveals . “‘shank’ is very gritty and a lot more violent than most gay films . the end was the most challenging scene for me out of all of it . ” no spoilers here , but suffice to say that ‘shank’ wields a powerful emotional climax that will shock many audience members .
so what next for the trio ? pearce and virgo have just completed another gay - themed film , ‘release’ , while bott stars as a mentally disturbed young man in ‘tender age’ . but for pearce , ‘shank’ will always be that special first film , overflowing with ambition and promise . “yes , it’s a gay drama , ” he reasons . “but we were keen to cross over . christian and darren built in themes that would enable ‘shank’ to go beyond the gay market . part of the film is that there is still a lot of intolerance and hostility out there . we wanted to address that . it should be seen by everyone . ”
a carefully crafted visual poem set on an unforgiving landscape .
- 2011 toronto international film festival .
from the makers of shank comes this fabulously quirky british comedy following a young gay couple who find one hell of a unique way to get themselves out their . . .
for pearce , virgo and bott , ‘shank’ represents the plucking of their feature film cherries . all of them 21 or under at the time of shooting ( and all , sorry about this , straight ) , they’d each had varying filmic experiences , but never the heavy responsibilities that ‘shank’ demanded them . it all began when gay producing partners christian martin and darren flaxstone , having seen a short by pearce , offered the young director a bag of cash ( an estimated £120 , 000 , peanuts in the film business ) to help bring their script to the screen .
promo trailer for the upcoming sequel to shank disclaimer - no copyright infringement intended re music extract from fool yourself by chase & status fair usage claimed for promotional purposes . . .
two guys and a girl : holmes and watson with irene in the first film and sim in the second .
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watson winds up in the hospital for a bit , but he ' s fine by the end of the film .
on metacritic , the film achieved a rating of 65 out of 100 , which indicates
generally favorable reviews
.
i was disappointed with cal . a very negative story spoilt the upbeat and hopeful ending of shank . the film was too preoccupied with making social and political comment . i am not sure why so many gay films are based on the tenet that the possibility of successful , rewarding gay relationships is unachievable . both shank and cal focus for their drama on gay men as victims . i am not saying this is not a reflection of reality . but it is far from being the whole story .
i saw an inconvenient sequel : truth to power monday night at a san francisco jewish film festival screening at the castro . it’s a powerful and important film . but for the average ticket holder , much of the event was a mess .
this film is really bad . . . i was at the previews and all i can say is that the people that think this film is good are generally the fools causing foolishness in our society and the idiots that bothered to make this cack
in the first film , holmes deduces that riordan was killed as soon as his experiments were successful , for this reason .
harris co - wrote , directed and stars in the film , which is filled with humor , action and clever turns .
holmes could also be considered this too . early in the film he was trying to construct a silencer and later in the film he empties his whole gun just moments after telling watson to
save your bullets
. watson calls him on it .
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in the first film , holmes gets chastised by watson for drinking a bottle of a chemical intended for use in eye surgery .
short entitled
chicken scratch
was shown prior to the film , which later aired as part of the series ' fourth season . the film made its network debut on cartoon network on may 23 , 2003 and on march 5 , 2004 on toonami .
shot in bleakest bristol , shank is an ambitious little film that deals with , among other things , closeted homosexuality , drug use , peer pressure , asbo culture , disaffected youth , knife crime , happy slapping , male rape and self - determinism . despite this veritable quagmire of hot topics , the film is deftly handled by first time director simon pearce , who ensures proceedings move along at a brisk pace with minimum fuss and distinct lack of obvious preaching .
not invoked by the film itself , unless you count mary ' s comment that watson ' s journals would make interesting reading , but the film ' s divergences from the canon can be handily explained by applying the standard theory that watson ' s published accounts were somewhat fictionalized ( with the film , by this hypothesis , showing the actual reality ) . considering what happened to blackwood ' s
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a quick behind the scenes look at shank in the mix - in this scene cal returns to olivier to find his house trashed and then a message comes through on his phone . . . . . . .
watson ' s use of the word
masochist
: the film is set in 1891 and the word was first recorded in 1890 .
dredger
bears some resemblance to rondo hatton , who played a similar hulking villain in the 1944 holmes film the pearl of death .
a collection of queer characters , representations , and sensibilities on film . from queer masterpieces to camp classics , documentaries to romantic comedies , …
these are my first xmas crap - wrappings of the 2009 regular season . i am pleased with these , but i expect better from myself . for starters , i need to branch out from the green masking tape and find new means of adhering the wrappings . also : more creepy faces needed . it ' s a start .
people say
it ' s hard to make a film
to excuse bad films because , hey , it ' s hard to make a film . i don ' t disagree : making a film is , in ways i ' m sure i don ' t even recognize , a technical , financial , organizational , creative , and human relations challenge whose details would make me drop into a fetal position and soil myself .
brilliantly portrayed was lovely film from start to end . . just shows what young kids have to go through to deal with their emotions . .
mood whiplash : noted by many a reviewer . the film ' s pacing is a little odd , so at times it suffers from this .
at last a gay 18 rated film that lives up to the selling write - up . well worth the price will certainly recommend to all my friends
i will go beyond that and assert that no film with a blemish as ham - handed as
unobtainium
would score above 60 % .
“it was an absolute eye - opener , ” says filmmaker simon pearce . we’re chatting about his experience shooting gay drama ‘shank’ , for which the 22 - year - old first - time feature director has been scooping awards left , right and center ( to date he’s bagged the miami gay and lesbian film festival’s emerging talent trophy , as well as the prestigious audience award in barcelona ) .
when i read the mixed reviews this film has received on this page , i disbelieved those that were so against the film thinking that they must have some axe to grind . having seen the film for myself , i wish i had believed them . talk about disappointing . . . ! all the characters in this film are so poorly drawn that i found it difficult to feel anything for any of them . and when it came to the end , it was predictable and left me feeling that there was something cynical about the way the story had been told . it had nothing redeeming in it at all . as for the religious scenes and imagery with which the film was shot through , some of them were inaccurate and others left me wondering what message the film makers were trying to convey . having visited and worked in several prisons i could not see anything realistic about the way the prison was depicted , either . do not buy this film thinking that it will come anywhere near
priest
. it does not and will leave you feeling let down .
the second film opens and closes with him writing
the final problem
, the actual short story that a game of shadows is loosely based on .
set in the economically depressed england of today , cal is a startling sequel to the hit 2009 film , shank . 20 - year - old cal returns from france to britain after receiving news that his mother is ill . he finds his home city of bristol facing hard times , with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting and looting rife . now openly gay , cal clashes with his homophobic mother and alcoholic , predatory aunt . things soon turn around upon meeting a cute , young student who needs his help . however , cal s act of kindness brings about a whole lot of trouble and a race against time to make peace with his mother and escape his home town . an intense , dark and intelligent feature bringing cal s story bang up - to - date .
i have read comments on this film all over the shop - reviewed everywhere . so i curiously took a look - bang in your face and rattling your sense and prejudices and expectations from frame one . some sentimentality right at the end softens the landing as the credits roll . when you get off this ride that is shank you will be greatly satisfied - it defies the mis - used low budget moniker - it ' s a slick fast paced well written , shot and performed film tackling tough but relevantly and contemporary issues in an entertaining and engaging way . good stuff .
set in the economically depressed england of today , cal is a startling sequel to the hit 2009 film , shank . 20 - year - old cal returns from france to britain after receiving news that his mother is ill . he finds his home city of bristol facing hard times , with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting and looting rife . now openly gay , cal clashes with his homophobic mother and alcoholic , predatory aunt . things soon turn around upon meeting a cute , young student who needs his help . however , cal ' s act of kindness brings about a whole lot of trouble and a race against time to make peace with his mother and escape his home town . an intense , dark and intelligent feature bringing cal ' s story bang up - to - date .
the ‘tasteful’ literary adaptation of dorian gray creeps effortlessly into the local multiplexes , but in this regard it does not typify the majority of new british feature films . more typical is the low budget social realism of films such as fish tank and shank or the ultra - low budget films such as reckoning day heading almost immediately to dvd , that are all released this week on very limited schedules . of these , fish tank , a family melodrama set on an essex council estate , has the highest profile thanks to the critical success of andrea arnold’s previous cctv thriller red road . in contrast , the teen gang film shank with its gay sexual themes has struggled for publicity and recognition .
interview with wayne virgo and tom payne - from shank to cal five years on . . . . . . the story continues . . written , produced & directed by christian martin ( c ) faqs limited t / a bonne idée productions w . . .
this was the only an inconvenient sequel screening at the festival . but the film will open in theaters on august 4 . i’ll have a full review up before then .
scenescape . the inspired script is both sinfully cynical and aw - shucks sweet
. he also called it
one of the few american creations that is both gleeful pop culture and exquisite high art .
however , the film received minimal controversy for some of its violence , which many felt was too extreme for a family - oriented film ,
shank is a movie starring wayne virgo , marc laurent , and tom bott . a closeted teenage street punk takes up with the latest roughed - up gay victim of his bullying gang , which does not set well with the gang ' s drugged - up , brotherly leader .
anonymous killer narrator : the film cuts between sherlock ' s investigations and the many unnatural killings committed by the villain , all without revealing how or why he committed the murders .
blade below the shoulder : blackwood has a glass blade hidden in the sleeves of his robes , and attempts to stab watson with it in the film ' s opening scene .
a jazz record label and film production company , was founded in the denver , colorado metropolitan area in 2002 . jazzed media ' s owner graham carter is a multi - grammy nominated record producer ( the bill holman band : live and the bill holman band : hommage ) and award winning jazz filmmaker ( phil woods : a life in e flat , bud shank : against the tide , stan kenton : artistry in rhythm and woody herman : blue flame ) .
a game of shadows also has the actual text from
the final problem
( the story that the film is loosely based on ) appearing around the illustrations and credits themselves .
combined with continuity nod , the establishing shot of baker street in the first film is almost exactly the same shot that opened the granada sherlock holmes series with the seminal jeremy brett .
posthumous character : the ginger midget is dead before we even get to meet him , but the things he does in his experiments for blackwood lie at the core of the film .
. as for me , i don ' t give two shits about whether this film breaks new ground in 3 - d or whatever , but the giving of shits is , of course , a matter of individual discretion . i defer to others on whether this film is secretly awesome because of the fabulous new way the director combined computers and cameras or whatever .
on rotten tomatoes , which is a travesty . i am confident in saying the same film with merely hollywood - blockbuster - average visual effects would be scoring in the teens among critics .
the film follows the story of two teenagers who decide to go to the são paulo gay pride parade , encouraged by the uncle of one of them , a successful executive . . .
: used to contrast two of the most dramatic onscreen murders , both of which occur at the midpoint of the film when lord blackwood ' s plan is coming together . we see blackwood drown
super detailed fight narration : the film has two scenes wherein sherlock plans a beatdown out in advance before delivery . assisted by robert downey jr ' s real - life knowledge of wing chun .
director / co - writer q . allan brocka has created a gorgeously textured film that not only explores the recesses of the human heart , but is charged with sex and fi . . .
if i could i would give this film a zero , it started of poor giving no real insight in to the main carachter call , it pics up in the middle of the film with a sweet reltaionship booming but come then end of the film there is a very grapic rape scenc that i feel did not have to be as graphic as it was to get the point accross , i feel this film soud carry a warning of quite how graphic this scene is , any one who has been unforunate enough to have been in this type of situation woud undoubtable be upset by this scene . in all honest my partner had to wak out at this scene and i barley managed to watch . the fims finale dose not make up for or justify such a graphic scene .
images from the film are rendered as victorian era - esque pencil illustrations . much like the kind you might find in the occasional novel , including the original stories ( illustrated by sidney paget ) .
however , technically the film still doesn ' t go far enough . london should have been constantly obscured by a thick , choking fog , while in the movie it ' s just cloudy skies .
punch ! punch ! punch ! uh oh . . . : holmes vs . dredger . it somehow manages to be played straight , subverted , and averted throughout the entire course of the film .
also from the second film , holmes advises watson
whatever you do , don ' t let these gypsies make you drink ,
then takes a large swig from the bottle simza just offered him .
key to the film was casting . in a neat twist on traditional casting calls , pearce and his producers sent out an announcement for actors to submit their auditions by mobile phone ( “we thought that was very fitting for the film , ” says pearce ) . they also visited a local film college to scout for talent , and weren’t sure they’d have much luck , until… “wayne walks in halfway through the session , ” pearce recalls , “myself , christian and darren all clocked each other across the room and were like , ‘that’s him ! he looks the part , god i hope he can act ! ’”
quoted by moriarty in the second film when he
dismisses
irene from their lunch engagement , though on - screen never found the body by holmes , so who knows ( see greenlighted sequel above ) .
set in bristol , the counterculture centre of england , this film is not a
classic
gay film . it tells a rich story about how you face yourself , and how you face your friends ' s attitude about who you really are . if you have a chance to visit bristol , do visit canteen , 80 stokes croft , you will understand what is real bristol which lies beneath the posh clifton suspension bridge .
this film was ok . there were good points , there was the normal level of psychosis . but the prison guards using a metal bar to stop a prisoner from saving a younger man from being . . .
a shy but smitten college boy pursues a ny go - go boy through the pretext of making a documentary film about him , with the guys knowing each other only as
doc
and
go .
it was the best gay film i seen since noah ' s arc & queer as folk and it was so raw and real ! great job ! ! . hat off to wayne virgo for making it feel real .
session a : new work in deaf studies at osu . brenda brueggemann , professor , english & disability studies , faculty leader , asl program , the ohio state university ; marla berkowitz , ma , cdi , aslta provisional , senior lecturer , asl program , the ohio state university ; and trena shank , senior lecturer , the ohio state university .
a standard definition dvd presentation , watched on a 40
widescreen hd television , upscaled to high definition . viewed in a 1 . 78 : 1 aspect ratio . tla releasing ' s presentation of the film is good enough .
before there was strictly come dancing there was a little student film tripping the light fantastic with some lovely characters . . . . . 20 years ago this year ! 1993 - 2013 - how far have we actually c . . .
consequently , while one side is drooling and barking insanely , worth observing only periodically to ensure that none of its members is approaching with a sharpened shank or chewing through his own tongue , all the substantive policy - crafting , such as it is , occurs between the least and most wild - eyed , reality - indifferent , and business - subservient wings of the democratic party .
when watson comes to find holmes after his boxing match in the first movie , holmes ' experiment with his violin and a jar full of flies is a recreation of a similar scene in the basil rathbone film the adventures of sherlock holmes .
moriarty is always one step ahead of holmes , managing to pull off his schemes without a hitch while distracting and misleading the good detective at every turn . by the end of the film , with minutes left to go , it looks like
a tortured love story set in the streets of bristol , ‘shank’ follows young drug pusher cal ( wayne virgo ) . confused about his sexuality , cal belongs to a rag - tag gang , and is closest to jonno ( tom bott ) , with whom he shares a handful of homoerotic encounters ( “in the film there’s the blow back scene , which i kept calling ‘blow back mountain’ , ” jokes bott ) . but when cal attempts to extricate himself from the gang , and falls for natty - dressing french exchange student olivier ( marc laurent ) , he discovers that getting out is going to be even harder than coming out .
in this session the presenters will screen the award - winning short film , body & soul : diana & kathy and follow - up with a panel made up of the subjects , the filmmaker , and moderated by gfem . the film captures a unique 40 year friendship while humanizing the issues of independent living , the aging of people with disabilities , and the importance of and tools used in effective advocacy . the film and follow - up discussion provide concrete examples of how leadership can come from the ground up . the importance of independent living and the need for effective advocacy from all sectors will be reinforced . the session will underscore the fact that disability rights are human rights and , as such , require a seat at every policy discussion .
in the first film , the warner bros . shield , village roadshow w , and silver pictures square appear as metal - worked sewer covers on a cobblestone street ; the camera pulls back to reveal the street as part of the movie ' s opening chase .
it ' s also demonstrated to have a severe limitation ; that no allies interfere in the fight . notably , in game of shadows , holmes plans out a curb - stomp battle for an assassin he finds in the rafters , only for the not - so - damsel in distress to try and shank the guy with throwing knives . his plan thus foiled , he is forced to grab the girl and run .
terrific sequel to the equally brilliant shank . i think the former was more harrowing but this is close - cal succeeds with the heart strings too , by bringing in cal ' s mother and shining its light into corners of his life which are emotionally powerful . top notch acting from wayne virgo , tom payne and all the cast make this gritty , visceral , powerful cinema . hats off writer and director christian martin .
do you reserve particular contempt for the film out of its inverse popularity , or its inherent qualities ? i mean , a lot of bad films are being consistently farted out by hollywood , and that without your comment ( not that i ' m expecting it ) .
shank is a powerfully modern drama showing the fine line between what it means to have a reputation vs . what it means to find real love and the harsh denial that comes with it . also touching on issues of discovering one ' s sexuality through shady means , but ideally leaving a message of what it means to hurt somebody while maintaining the heart , dignity and kindness when the person who hurt them is hurt themselves .
was and remains a very watchable , even thought - provoking science fiction film , despite - - please note this - - its sometimes middling special effects . it took a terrible actor , arnold schwarzenneger , and put him in a role where his stiffness could actually work .
a 16 - year old icelandic boy ' s first kiss with another boy gives him
jitters
- - feelings he can ' t deny . this is a well - written film that captures the confusion and excitement of being a . . . see full summary »
“it’s our story” is an inside view of the reality of life with a disability . it speaks directly from the voices of those who know what it’s like , and directly to those who want to know how it is . the content contained within the archives has the power to change the way the world sees disability , and the way the disability community sees itself . the story flag will be on display in the blackwell hotel ballroom lobby on april 28th and 29 , 2009 at the multiple perspectives conference . exhibit is free and open to the public . for more information on the story flag , please visit their website at : urltoken .
kung fu ( robert downey , jr . ' s primary style of martial arts , which was speculated in - universe by the choreographer of the film as due to holmes having a book of chinese boxing which he tested in his bareknuckle fights ) , as well as some serious
in the second film , take a close look at moriarty ' s little red notebook . then go watch the granada version of
the final problem
- specifically , the scene where moriarty visits holmes in baker street and consults his notebook about when holmes first crossed his path .
grit and whimsy
is the monthly belgian film series organized by the consulate general of belgium in partnership with the american cinematheque . every third wednesday of the month is belgian movie night in los angeles ! the latest upcoming screenings are listed below , with more to be announced .
, while far from flawless , managed to achieve what it seemingly set out to do , a thing at which many a film has failed , namely , give something to everyone in the audience . it ' s a romance and it ' s an action flick . it has suspense , layers of conflict , a pretty heroine , a dashing hero , a tear - jerking ending , even boobies and gunplay . its special effects - - please note this - - serve the story rather than seeming like 100 % of the reason anyone bothered to make the film .
poorly , woodenly acted , melodramatic , stupid fake accents and nonsense . i honestly thought that this might improve or acquire some meaning as the film went on , but it ' s a disconnected mix of drunken aunty , dying mum , impossibly stereotyped pimp , insouciant jobcentre adviser , ridiculous clients and stupid coincidences including when they miss the train . oh , and did i mention the acting ? it ' s so bad i have to say it twice . this was so dire . i was really hoping for more as
shank
had been half decent . honestly , don ' t bother . if i had paid money to watch this , i would have been hopping mad . fortunately , it was a friend ' s copy !
in order to incapacitate the first mook of the film , sherlock manually sweeps his leg and punches the side of his kneecap to blow the limb . while this is not terribly unrealistic , a punch to the side of a knee would be difficult to pull out and would not do as much damage as , say , a kick , to the point that it would need a freakishly good striker ( as sherlock is supposed to be in the film , anyways ) . needless to say that you better don ' t attemp to punch an aggressor ' s knee in real life .
: the film features three leading characters all caught smack in the middle of a cluster of fiery debris - scattering explosions . some minor skin loss and smudges are suffered , but everyone keeps their pretty faces , hair , eyes , ears , and bones intact , and soon shake it off .
certain scenes , however , are handled in the most brazenly melodramatic ways imaginable , including the old applying - sun - lotion - seduction cliché . also dragged out are various frolicking in the shower scenes while sappy music conveys a sense of how much this couple are falling for each other against all the odds . worst of all , a cringe - worthy montage complete with parading in front of a mirror make - over and cutaways to show the distance growing between cal and his chav friends are also included . shank comes from a very sincere place , though , and despite the low budget and one or two uneven performances , the obvious conviction of all involved wins through . the film is many things , but it is never boring and is nearly always provocative and challenging .
“my friends often joke that we need to do a comedy , ” laughs pearce , “’cos i tend to veer towards darker stuff . ” and dark ‘shank’ is ; a rough , fearless examination of today’s youth culture , where issues of sexuality , masculinity and violence inform and enforce our chaotic world . “i’d not seen anything like it before , ” affirms 19 - year - old virgo , whose friendly , rapid - fire vernacular is the polar opposite of cal’s muted uncertainty .
: an interesting version , as holmes imagines at least some fights before starting , pointing out the weaknesses he ' ll exploit , and then we get to see the fight again in real time . this is applied interestingly later in the film ; in every fight where holmes gets his ass kicked , the
artists appearing on the jazzed media label include phil woods , bud shank , terry gibbs , bill holman , bob florence , bill charlap , brian lynch , hubert laws , marvin stamm , bill mays , carl saunders , don menza , christian jacob , irene kral , jackie & roy , bob lark , jim mcneely , mel martin , benny carter , frank tiberi , jeff hamilton , john clayton , jeff clayton , lorraine feather , judy wexler , frank derrick , and matt wilson .
in the first film , holmes observes that one of the mooks is partially deaf , a heavy drinker , and has a slight limp , and proceeds to bring him down with four attacks ; one each to the ear , liver , and knee , plus one to the vocal chords to stop him screaming .
after shank im a little disapointed if im honnest . cal is very slow moving maybe the budget wasnt as big as it was for the first film . last 10 mins in whole is sad and well what happened to cal . . a cliffhanger i guess . . . think it could have been a little more upbeat as it was set in bristol iv been many times and it can be party party even when the chips are down . it was nice to see wayne back on screen , he is a good actor and the team around him aregood at what they do . if i may lastly add if there is going to be a return of cal tho i feel there may not please up the stakes give cal a good time and lets see him happy . lets wait and see . . .
, today , and when i say
i saw avatar today ,
the reader should note that this entails spending upwards of $ 9 to sit in a movie theater for three to six hours - - honestly , i lost count - - to watch a story that has already been rendered in film several times . *
this just wasn ' t my cup of tea . all a bit stagey and preachy and i don ' t think anybody involved has been anywhere near a real prison . and the plot twists make no sense - all for effect with no real logic . the cover picture is selling a very different kind of film . . .
on the other hand , this excuse has it somewhat backwards . a corollary is that a filmmaker gets only so many opportunities to make a film , so this should constitute a reason to step back and take the time to make it as well as possible : story , casting , effects , performances , directing , all of it .
whether stan kenton led his innovations orchestra through some crazy but genius classical - jazz big band fusion , or gave rising musical stars like maynard ferguson , bud shank , and so many others their own big breaks , the man did it with innovative style , and a fearlessness and humanity not found in many jazz circles . producer / director carter knew it , recognized it , and has set about documenting it through countless interviews with those kenton has helped mentor and give voice to , rare performance footage of his orchestra , and really rare archived imagery .
getting crap past the radar : even for a pg - 13 rated movie , cocaine is never mentioned in the 2009 movie . however , at one point watson looks at some bottles , picks one up and says disgustedly ,
you do know what you ' re drinking is meant for eye surgery .
cocaine was used for anaesthetic in eye surgeries in the late 1800s . in the second movie mrs . hudson says that holmes has been living on cigarettes , coffee and coca leaves . cocaine is made from coca leaves . ( meanwhile , holmes is shown drinking formaldehyde as watson repeats his earlier comment , only this time reminding holmes he ' s drinking embalming fluid . ) though the effect of consuming coca leaves and cocaine are completely different . coca leaves work like energy drinks and in this case makes more sense , considering holmes energetic behaviour .
bareknuckle boxing matches from the time had a more open ruleset than modern day boxing , including wrestling and some striking variety as portraited in the film , but a boxer finishing off his opponent with a kick should have made the judges scratch their heads . presumably justified because they are too shocked ( and intimidated ) with holmes ' s quick victory to notice the fact .
tla releasing us ' s library of some 200 gay , horror and international titles for dvd , tv and vod is available for acquisition . tla will continue to acquire and produce films such as redwoods , shank and chef ' s special . however , it is seeking a us distribution partner . its other entities , parent company tla entertainment group , tla releasing uk , tla video retail outlets and www . tlavideo . com [ / link ] continue to operate unchanged . this has been coming since november when rich wolff [ / link ] richard wolf and richard ross left tla to form rich releasing .
simplistic and crude in the final analysis . accents all over the place with a large splash of rp coming in particularly from the lead boy and , of all characters , the girl gang leader . as for her suddenly revealed motivation for such appalling behaviour - well , i groaned out loud . then there was the repressed gang member who committed the rape . in some ways the most difficult part in the film . to sustain convincingly it needed an actor of range and invention . sadly here , the actor knew only anger by compressing his brows together and no other expression . rather embarrassing . the french lad was too camp for me to believe he would work for cal but then who knows ? i did feel that the intentions of the film were of the best .
writhing with untamed sexuality and aggression , this blistering british indie centers on cal , a teenage thug so desperate to hide his gay cravings from his gang members that he binges on drugs , anonymous sex and acts of violence . but the bad boy ' s secret desires are uncovered when he rescues a kind - eyed french exchange student from one of the clan ' s sadistic hate crimes . though the two boys fall passionately in love , cal ' s crew is bent on revenge for his betrayal and the young lovers are placed in unspeakable danger . unapologetic and as poignant as it is shocking , shank is a must see .
a totally uneven film that seems unsure what it is , an urban hip - hop music video or a drama ? i ' m ashamed to say my mate and i turned to each other and we both decided to walk out . ten pounds i wish i ' d never spent . sometimes the main reviews of timeout are totally way off and i have to say this was one of them !
27 - year - old johan ( vincent rottiers ) lives alone on his father ' s farm in south - central france , tending to the land and shuttling his mentally unstable sister between the countryside and a nearby institution . as winter sets in , johan becomes increasingly isolated , neglecting his girlfriend and fixating on a wolf that has never been seen but that he is certain is endangering his livestock . john shank ' s elegant drama , hailed by variety as
stunningly shot , languidly paced . . . assembled with impressive confidence and featuring quietly powerful performances ,
follows the solemn alienation of a man desperately holding on to a bygone rural existence .
hollywood silencer : holmes is trying to build one early in the film , much to the annoyance of watson and mrs . hudson . somewhat subverted , since the silencer does not work . at all . of note is that the creators have shown their work here , he ' s using a nagant , which forces the cylinder forward to seal the chamber , making it the only revolver that can actually be suppressed .
it is wrong to look for good points in this pile of ordure just because the filmmakers are young and british . unless we have filmmakers with more to offer , there is nothing to gain from supporting a domestic industry . this film shouldn ' t have been made . having been made , it shouldn ' t have been released . i can only hope it wasn ' t subsidised by the taxpayer in any way .
there is probably someone or something more egregiously half - assedly named in the annals of film - - perhaps
the dark side
from george lucas ' s typewriter - bound monkey troupe , as if the oppressors of the universe go around labeling themselves as
dark
rather than light , good , fair , and balanced ; or ever concede they ' re a
side
of anything rather than its whole .
a friendly little western film with two great leading men that doesn ' t seem to dare to scare its audience all that much . there is relatively little tension , a bit of banter and a somewhat anticlimatic ending . at least the road there is somewhat unpredictable and refuses to follow the well known paths of the genre all that closely . entertaining and satisfying enough . zellweger is a classic mis - cast , though .
finally , reckoning day is something different altogether and mainly gathering attention for a dvd release on 14 september – a ‘no - budget’ with a ‘mega - budget’ storyline ( action thriller about international drugs gangs ) picked up by revolver entertainment . of interest are reports of a controversial advertising campaign involving the taking of the drug ‘salvia’ which is likened to lsd and the fictional drug that is used in the film , including videos posted on youtube .
a great , sensational and old - fashioned entertainment crafted by a superb performer and fine filmmaker . a masterpiece . a skillfully and brilliantly made western laced with wit and adventure . it ' s packed with explosive action and dazzling suspense . a thunderous and breathtaking classic that will astound you . ed harris and viggo mortensen are magnificent . harris is magnetic , giving one of his best performances and an excellent approach as the director . mortenson is outstanding , giving another compelling and fantastic performance . renee zellweger is extraordinary , you truly believe this actress can truly play anybody . jeremy irons is riveting , giving a knockout performance . a powerful and unforgettable film . an exhilarating film that will move you with it ' s power , characters and story . a great amount of action , thrills , fast - humor , romance and drama . it ' s pure excellence with great character development .
imperial stormtrooper marksmanship academy : there is an outstanding amount of
no one was hit
in both films , from both the good guys and bad . which is exactly the way it usually is in a real firefight , especially with the era ' s relatively inaccurate guns . while there are more deaths in the second film , most of them are red shirts , and / or are at the hands of sebastian moran , the cold sniper dragon .
choke holds : a thug sneaking up on holmes is put in a blood choke by watson . to prevent the guy from screaming , holmes immediately pinches off his nose and mouth . they chat for a bit even as watson chokes the guy into unconsciousness , and once the thug has passed out , move on . at the end of the film , dredger has to be slowly air choked because he ' s just too darn big for anything else .
pearce was as stunned as anybody . “it was quite a bold decision for them to make , ” he nods . “i immediately loved the story and wanted to do it , but i was worried about being able to deliver on their expectations , it’s obviously a story that is very close to them . christian and darren have been happy slapped and queer bashed . a lot of the themes in the film were derived directly from experiences they have had . ”
: jr . ' s portrayal is more socially challenged than our usual holmes , has some weird eye contact moments , and is implied to have issues with sensory integration . guy ritchie explains in the blu - ray special features that part of holmes ' social short - comings is that he can ' t filter out the many clues he picks up in social situations , for example his disastrous dinner in the royale . in the second film he mentions that seeing
everything
is his


the man from hong kong ( known in the u.s.a. as the dragon flies ) is a 1975 action film that marked the first australian-hong kong co-production filmed in both nations .

it was directed by brian trenchard-smith and starred shanghai-born jimmy wang yu and former 007 george lazenby .

the film was later restored by the australian national film and sound archive .

the man from hong kong

trailers from hell - brian trenchard - smith discusses the man from hong kong .
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trailers from hell : the man from hong kong - this archival segment from trailers from hell features a small introduction to the man from hong kong by dierctor brian trenchard - smith . in english , not subtitled . ( 7 min ) .
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jimmy wang yu in the man from hong kong ( 1975 ) . photograph : british empire films
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george lazenby and jimmy wang yu star in the man from hong kong . photograph : british empire films
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this cast list of who was in the man from hong kong includes both lead and minor roles . ( 11 items )
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the making of the man from hong kong - presented here is an archival featurette with with plenty of raw footage from the shooting of the film . ( 14 min ) .
theatrical trailer - original theatrical trailer for the man from hong kong . in english , not subtitled . ( 4 min ) .
newsreel footage - a short archival promo piece with footage from the australian premiere of the man from hong kong . in english , not subtitled . ( 3 min ) .
anyway , that ' s how i met raymond chow , and later we came to an arrangement on the man from hong kong .
the man from hong kong cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the man from hong kong actors includes any the man from hong kong actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each the man from hong kong actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of the man from hong kong have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
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special features the man from hong kong newly remastered 1080p hd release from an exclusive 4k transfer audio commentary featuring director brian trenchard - smith the making of the man from hong kong newsreel footage uncut not quite hollywood interviews with cast members george lazenby , rebecca gilling and roger ward , writer / director brian trenchard - smith , executive producer david hannay and second - unit cameraman john seale . trailers from hell - brian trenchard - smith discusses the man from hong kong alternative cut of theatrical trailer hd theatrical trailer
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special features : - the man from hong kong newly remastered 1080p hd release from an exclusive 4k transfer - audio commentary featuring director brian trenchard - smith - the making of the man from hong kong - newsreel footage - uncut not quite hollywood interviews with cast members george lazenby , rebecca gilling and roger ward , writer / director brian trenchard - smith , executive producer david hannay and second - unit cameraman john seale . - trailers from hell – brian trenchard smith discusses the man from hong kong - deleted scenes - alternative cut of theatrical trailer - hd theatrical trailer - exclusive 24 page booklet featuring stills and a new discussion of the man from hong kong by brian trenchard - smith plus an excerpt from his new novel the headsman’s daughter
theatrical trailer ii - theatrical trailer for the man from hong kong with an alternate edit . in english , not subtitled . ( 2 min ) .
the latest edition of the hong kong review , newsletter of the hong kong economic and trade office , london is now online .
the man from hong kong ' s cracking pace tapers over less than stellar acting , and the film holds up well in the context of a chopsocky fun ride .
the man from hong is available on blu - ray and dvd . brian trenchard - smith’s new book is the novel the headsman’s daughter .
wang yu was an established star in hong kong martial arts movies when he came to australia to film the man from hong kong ( he too had turned up in film clips in kung fu killers ) .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) , promoted hong kong films in the uk by sponsoring the
crime : hong kong style
film season organised by home , manchester from february to april .
the man , who was not named , is alleged to have links with hong kong’s pro - democratic opposition .
the man from hong kong original british lobby card . nmint condition . this lobby card is from great britain and was printed during the actual year the film was released in movie theaters . these are not . . .
the hong kong trade development council ( hktdc ) is hong kong’s statutory body for promoting hong kong’s trade with the world . its london office is inviting application for the following position : marketing assistant .
read the untold story of those two pivotal weeks when the most wanted man in the world was hidden in a hong kong slum .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) promotes hong kong ' s arts and culture in russia by supporting the music tour of the hong kong chinese orchestra ( hkco ) .
the far east picks a fight down under in the man from hong kong , a cult martial arts action extravaganza from ozploitation legend brian trenchard - smith ( dead end drive - in , turkey shoot and bmx bandits ) .
the far east picks a fight down under in the man from hong kong , a cult martial arts action extravaganza from ozploitation legend brian trenchard - smith ( dead end drive - in , turkey shoot and bmx bandits . . .
the inaugural ceremony of the fifth term government of the hong kong special administrative region was held on july 1 at the hong kong convention and exhibition centre .
even among notable examples of ozploitation cinema , few feature films are more ballsy than 1975’s the man from hong kong , a restored collector’s edition of which has just been released .
well you may want to check out the man from hong kong then , australia ' s first martial arts movie , especially as its a whole heap of fun as well .
the man from hong kong ( also known as the dragon flies ) is a 1975 joint production between the film industries of australia and hong kong , directed by brian trenchard - smith , and is pretty much what you ' d expect from that description : a kung - fu movie set in sydney .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) has supported hong kong ' s vibrant cultural scene by sponsoring a radio series and two exhibitions by hong kong artists in manchester .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) is promoting hong kong ' s vibrant cultural scene in the united kingdom by supporting the
hong kong music series
in london this month .
the man from hong kong , aka ( the ) dragon flies , is the hong kong ozploitation that i didn ' t know existed , but thank god umbrella put this back onto home media , because it is simply the craziest australian film i have ever seen .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) is supporting hong kong’s creative industries during this year’s london craft week from may 3 to 7 ( london time ) .
kung hei fat choi ! celebrate the year of the rooster with hong kong .
a true ozploitation classic , featuring extraordinary car chases , dangerous stunts and incredible set pieces from grant page , the man from hong kong ( aka dragon flies ) also stars bill hunter , frank thring , rebecca gilling and rosalind spiers .
a true ozploitation classic , featuring extraordinary car chases , dangerous stunts and incredible set pieces from grant page , the man from hong kong ( aka dragon flies ) also stars bill hunter , frank thring , rebecca gilling and rosalind spiers .
the man from hong kong is a ballsy film also because of the inventive and uninhibited approach to storytelling , the death - defying stunts and for its genre - bending approach to the asian martial arts flick .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) , promoted the achievements of hong kong ' s film industry in the past 20 years by supporting the
creative visions : hong kong cinema 1997 - 2017
film festival in london from november 17 - 19 .
henderson land , one of the city’s four major property developers , was founded by hong kong’s second richest man lee shau - kee .
the film was first revived on the festival circuit at the 2000 hong kong film festival .
shenzhen authorities have arrested a hong kong man over a suspected plot to use a drone to disrupt an upcoming visit of a top mainland official to hong kong , state media reported on sunday .
hong kong — it’s mid - afternoon and robert tibbo has sweat through his second shirt of the day in the sweltering subtropical humidity of the hong kong summer .
he also met hong kong studio rep andré morgan , who turns up in kung fu killers , which is full of kung fu film clips and looks like an advertorial for the shaw brothers and golden harvest ( morgan also appears in the man from hong kong ) .
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writer - director brian trenchard - smith’s reputation as a popular entertainer who puts the money on the screen was firmly established with the man from hong hong , his debut feature and the first of more than 40 films .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) is promoting hong kong ' s cultural heritage with the launch of the hong kong ' s intangible cultural heritage festival in london on may 15 ( london time ) .
department of systems engineering and engineering management , the chinese university of hong kong .
the man from hong kong is a rare success , both in terms of blending eastern and western action styles and of providing a snapshot of how no - holds - barred aussie cinema was at the time .
the hong kong economic and trade office in london has launched for the fifth time the student competition this year with the title “hong kong : a smart city in the world ! ” . the objective of the competition is to enable british students to experience hong kong’s vibrancy , innovation and creativity ; and to consider pursuing tertiary education in hong kong .
during the filming of australia’s first martial arts movie , director brian trenchard - smith set himself on fire to prove a point . starring jimmy wang yu and george lazenby , the man from hong kong holds up well
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) is promoting the achievements of hong kong ' s film industry over the past 20 years by supporting the
creative visions : hong kong cinema 1997 - 2017
( creative visions ) film festival from september 5 to 10 at moscow’s gorizont cinema .
there is no doubt that lazenby suffered for his art in the man from hong kong , not simply because he had just walked away from the world’s most popular film franchise after a successful debut in the lead role , but also sustained burns doing his own stunts during the climactic fight scene .
bob : no speakee english , huh ? okay , we ' ll get someone down from hong kong who can speak to you .
the latest edition of the hong kong review , newsletter of the hong kong economic and trade office , london is now online . the complete file can be found on our website here .
the latest edition of the hong kong review , newsletter of the hong kong economic and trade office , london is now online . the complete file can be found on our website here .
address : room 609 , william m . w . mong engineering building , the chinese university of hong kong , shatin , n . t . , hong kong
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the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) , promoted the achievements of hong kong ' s film industry in the past 20 years by supporting the
creative visions : hong kong cinema 1997 - 2017
(
creative visions
) film festival at home , manchester from october 7 - 26 .
destroy the product placement : a car is sent hurtling into a british airways advertisement proudly proclaiming to be the only direct flight from australia to hong kong .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) promoted hong kong’s vibrant comic scene by supporting the
play ! hong kong comix touring exhibition
( the exhibition ) at the 32nd helsinki comics festival in helsinki , finland on september 2 and 3 .
it ' s great fun and one hell of a calling card as the debut feature from the man who would become australia ' s action king .
the man from hong kong is a ballsy film also because of the inventive and uninhibited approach to storytelling , the death - defying stunts and for its genre - bending approach to the asian martial arts flick of which bruce lee was the best known exponent .
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the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) promotes hong kong film culture in london by sponsoring the london east asia film festival ( leaff ) 2016 .
indeed the man from hong kong features lazenby , the australian - born actor who joined the production soon after starring in on her majesty’s secret service . no other actor who portrayed bond has made such a dramatic shift from the suave secret agent to a dubious character that could easily be a bond villain . lazenby , sporting a suitably wicked - looking moustache , plays sydney gangster jack wilton , a martial arts expert who is importing drugs from hong kong .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) , promoted hong kong ' s financial services in the united kingdom ( uk ) by hosting a reception for the london - hong kong financial services forum 2016 on december 6 ( london time ) .
the hong kong economic and trade office in london has launched for the sixth time the student competition this year with the title
hong kong : a dream vacation destination for youth travellers !
.
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) co - organised a reception with the hong kong chamber of commerce in sweden in stockholm , sweden to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the hong kong special administrative region ( the hksar 20th anniversary ) in october 2017 .
invest hong kong ( investhk ) today ( january 25 ) announced that the department assisted 402 overseas and mainland companies to set up or expand in hong kong in 2017 .
“but i believe mainland chinese firms remain very interested in the hong kong property market . ”
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) is promoting hong kong film culture in london by sponsoring the london east asia film festival ( leaff ) 2017 .
love and lust , passion and desire , man and woman , hong kong hong kong . starring : cherie chung cho - hung , alex man chi - leung , lo lieh , kwan hoi - san , ngau choi - ling , charlie cho cha - lee , wong chi - wai , g . . .
george lazenby , sporting a wicked - looking moustache , plays sydney gangster jack wilton , a martial arts expert who is importing drugs from hong kong .
our hotel features wonderful views of hong kong & apos ; s famed victoria harbour , and is just a short distance from lan kwai fong and the peak .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) continued to promote hong kong ' s thriving arts and cultural life by hosting a concert by the hong kong children ' s choir ( hkcc ) at the renowned st john ' s smith square in london yesterday .
thousands of people enjoyed the london hong kong dragon boat festival 2018 , sponsored by the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) on june 3 ( london time ) .
london eto has just launched for the fourth time the “hong kong : a dream destination for university study” competition . win a chance to study at a hong kong university over summer this year !
the latest edition of the hong kong review , newsletter of the hong kong economic and trade office , london is now online . the complete file can be found on our website at : hkreview _ feb2014 . pdf
the scholarship for prospective english teachers ( the scholarship ) is set up by the education bureau , the government of the hong kong special administrative region as one of a series of measures to enhance the professionalism of english teachers in hong kong .
eventually when i went back to hong kong and he had seen my unmixed cut of the film he kind of apologized for the way he behaved and that was fine . we never had a reason to speak since but i am sure he is a very nice guy . i think he’s primarily a business man now . i hope we meet again one day . i learned a lot from my mistakes and the whole experience on the man from hong kong . as the chinese say “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger . ”
the man from hong kong was yu’s first english - language film . his dialogue was given a voiceover by roy chiao , who appeared in several ’70s hong kong movies and is best known in the western world for playing lao che in indiana jones and the temple of doom , the slickly dressed crime lord who delivers the line “ the poison you just drank ! ” with deliciously casual malevolence .
one of the defendants admitted being part of an anti - establishment group , man told the court .
ms erica ng , director of the hketo london , shares some information on the latest situation in hong kong .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) continues to promote hong kong film culture in london by supporting the british film institute ( bfi ) in its showing of the european premire of hong kong film director johnnie to ' s new film
office
at the bfi london film festival .
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during his trip , zhang is due to meet senior government officials and hong kong legislators .
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the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) highlighted hong kong ' s musical talent with a concert by the combined youth orchestra of hong kong ' s music for our young foundation ( moy ) at st john’s smith square in london on july 13 ( london time ) .
the man , surnamed lau , appeared at the west kowloon magistrates’ courts over a charge of participating in an unlawful assembly in connection to the protest , which took place at the hong kong international airport on january 8 .
brand hong kong and the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) have joined the film industry to support two unprecedented events in london and edinburgh celebrating the career of renowned film director johnnie to .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) last thursday ( june 25 , london time ) held a special seminar in london for those interested in working in hong kong .
following is the speech by the financial secretary , mr john c tsang , at the hong kong association luncheon in london today .
lawyer robert tibbo hid edward snowden in the slums of honk kong when the fugitive was the most wanted man in the world . ( peter j . thompson / national post )
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) brought hong kong music talent to the fore as it supported two musicus fest concerts in finland on april 6 to 7 ( finland time ) .
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man with monkey head
, right , created by german artist stephan balkenhol during the vip preview of art basel in hong kong , tuesday , march 22 , 2016 . kin cheung
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mending relationship with legislature is top priority for hong kong gov’t , says chief exec . carrie lam
( newspaper code to remind readers that hong kong was not a known part of australia ) .
five gifted sixth - form secondary school students from the united kingdom were given a formal send - off to study at hong kong university summer schools at the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( hketo ) on june 16 ( london time ) , having won a competition organised by the hketo .
the secretary for education , mr eddie ng hak - kim , met a group of university students from hong kong , including four furthering their studies under the hong kong scholarship for excellence scheme ( hkses ) , during his duty visit to the united kingdom ( uk ) on may 23 ( london time ) .
in his third policy address , the chief executive of the hong kong special administrative region , c y leung , yesterday ( january 14 ) announced new measures to boost the economy , increase housing supply and harness the potential of hong kong people .
mtr staff at admiralty followed the man into a chai wan - bound train , while the centre called police .
five lucky secondary school students in the united kingdom have won a chance to study at a hong kong university this summer , thanks to a competition organised by the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( hketo ) .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) greeted the year of the monkey by co - hosting a business seminar and a chinese new year reception with invest hong kong ( investhk ) in edinburgh on february 25 .
topped off by an all - star cast of character actors ( frank thring , roger ward , hugh keays - byrne ) who add colour and humour , the man from hong kong is a rare success , both in terms of blending eastern and western action styles and of providing a snapshot of how no - holds - barred aussie cinema was at the time ( mark hartley ' s not quite hollywood documentary is also highly recommended to prove this point ) . if you like action or martial arts or just batshit crazy movies , you need to make the acquaintance of the man from hong kong .
the man from hong kong’s cracking pace tapers over less than stellar acting , and the film holds up well in the context of a chopsocky fun ride . the stunts are impressive , and the money shot , padded out in glorious slow - mo , depicts lazenby stumbling around with his back covered in flames while yu repeatedly punches him .
the far east picks a fight down under in the man from hong kong , a cult martial arts action extravaganza from ozploitation legend brian trenchard - smith ( dead end drive - in , turkey shoot and bmx bandits ) . when hong kong inspector fang sing leng ( jimmy wang yu , master of the flying guillotine ) travels to sydney to interview drug trafficker win chan ( martial arts star and director sammo hung ) he is flung into an international investigation destined to test his mettle and might .
he is the highest communist party leader to visit hong kong since large - scale democracy protests rocked the city in late 2014 .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) showcased hong kong ' s musical talent by organising a music concert ,
resounding bauhinia
, in london on november 9 ( london time ) .
five gifted sixth - form secondary school students from the united kingdom were given a formal send - off to study at hong kong university summer schools at the uk house of lords on june 13 ( london time ) , having won a competition organised by the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london has formally announced its programme of events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the hong kong special administrative region . the booklet containing the programme of events is available here and an interactive calendar of events is available online here .
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australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the sydney criminal underworld and send for inspector fang sing leng ( jimmy wang yu ) from hong kong to question him . after the alleged criminal is assassinated , inspector leng and the sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way .
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the man drew significant attention in the station as it was packed with commuters during the evening rush hour . passengers alerted subway staff .
the man from hong kong recruited two big - name actors whose careers were nosediving : one a fading martial arts star , the other a former james bond . jimmy wang yu , whose fame across south - east asia dipped upon the emergence of bruce lee , was paired with george lazenby , who quit the 007 franchise after on her majesty’s secret service and later claimed he was “basically blacklisted” from hollywood as a result .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) promotes hong kong ' s cultural heritage with the opening of a 10 - day exhibition on november 15 ( london time ) at china exchange in london ' s chinatown .
at the start of their travels , phil neville posted a photo showing all five taking their seats on the plane to hong kong .
over 600 people joined a hong kong 20th anniversary gala dinner in london on july 9 ( london time ) . the dinner , held at allianz park , was organised by the organising committee of the uk chinese gala celebration for the 20th anniversary of hong kong sar .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london , ( london eto ) took part in the city of london lord mayor ' s show on november 11 ( london time ) for the 13th year with a float celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the hong kong special administrative region .
for the next decade , tibbo travelled to thailand and hong kong , studied law at the university of auckland in new zealand and graduated in 2001 . he settled in hong kong , obtained a law licence , married and founded eastern chambers the following year .
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several people cheered as lau left the court , with some shouting slogans against hong kong independence , newspaper sing tao reported .
hong kong police have warned against any disruptive activities during npc chief zhang dejiang ' s trip to the city this week .
five gifted sixth - form secondary school students in the united kingdom have each won a chance to study at a hong kong university this summer , through a competition organised by the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) formally announced its programme of events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the hong kong special administrative region ( hksar 20th anniversary ) in a launch reception on april 25 , london time ) .
the following is the speech by the secretary for commerce and economic development , mr gregory so , at a chinese new year reception in moscow jointly hosted by the hong kong economic and trade office in london and the hong kong trade development council today ( march 16 , moscow time ) .
man on fire : sing - ling throws wilton into his own fireplace , but wilton discards the burning jacket .
the secretary for justice , ms teresa cheng , sc , will visit london , the united kingdom ( uk ) , from june 13 to 16 to update key figures in the uk legal sector on hong kong ' s latest developments of international legal and dispute resolution services and to promote hong kong ' s role as a legal and deal making hub .
manchester united’s class of ' 92 have reunited for a five - a - side legends match in hong kong .
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in those days , important matters of cultural sensitivity – and , for that matter , workplace safety – were handled rather differently to the way they would be now . decades of social progress aside , it would be hard not to be impressed by the reckless energy of the man from hong kong more than 40 years after it was released .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) co - organised a number of business seminars and receptions in the nordic and baltic countries to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the hong kong special administrative region ( hksar 20th anniversary ) in may and june 2017 .
on monday , lau shouted from the courtroom’s dock : “what is wrong with opposing hong kong independence ? ” he told the magistrate that he would not make a mitigation plea even if he was convicted , according to ming pao .
the elevating experience of five uk secondary school students , who won a chance to study at a hong kong university over summer last year is expected to inspire more uk students to compete for a taste of studying in hong kong this summer .
london citizens participated in the london hong kong dragon boat festival at the london regatta centre in the royal albert dock on june 29 ( london time ) .
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it ' s fair to say that the man from hong kong didn ' t quite achieve the level of fame as its theme song . but it perhaps should have done because it ' s just as much fun as that song . it ' s the kind of completely ridiculous action film that tends to get more closely associated with the 1980s rather than the preceding decade .
novotel citygate hong kong is only 5 minutes from hong kong international airport with free shuttle service . with direct access to the tung chung mtr station , it takes only 30 minutes to reach the city centre and hk disneyland is only 2 stops away . the hotel is connected to citygate outlets shopping mall with over 80 international brands running year round discounts . the hotel is also close to hong kong ' s largest exhibition and events complex - asiaworld - expo accessible by vehicle within 7 minutes .
he even worked page into a sequence in hong kong in the love epidemic , a dramadoc about vd , with the footage used as a way of amortising costs for a trip to hong kong to do a television special on bruce lee called the world of kung fu .
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pictures taken by passers - by showed the man , 20 , waiting for a train on a platform and riding at least two subway cars while just wearing a pair of foam clogs . the images started to go viral online from wednesday evening , hours after the hong kong observatory posted a temperature of 34 . 4 degrees celsius for the city – the highest recording this year .
the hong kong special administrative region ( hksar ) government has appointed a new chief representative in london . on october 19 , ms priscilla to became the new director - general of the hong kong economic and trade office , london , replacing the outgoing director - general , ms erica ng .
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yesterday ( april 22 ) , the government of the hong kong special administrative region released its proposals for the election of the chief executive ( ce ) in 2017 by universal suffrage . the chief secretary for administration , mrs carrie lam , describes it as a
historic opportunity for hong kong constitutional development
( jimmy wang yu ) climbs through a window that has a vertical opening when shot from outside as he enters the window . when shot from inside as he comes inside , the window has a horizontal opening .
dwayne johnson and kevin hart star in the action comedy “central intelligence , ” from director rawson marshall thurber .
the private - sector led london - hong kong financial services forum ( forum ) convened on tuesday ( december 6 ) in london .
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make the most out of your journey to hong kong , take a tram ride and explore a variety of local culture and the city’s hidden gems .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) highlighted the story of hong kong migrants to the united kingdom by supporting a new play touring the uk . the play
mountains : the dreams of lily kwok
is based on the family memoir sweet mandarin by helen tse , co - owner of the sweet mandarin restaurant in manchester .
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the site , at murray road , is now a public car park squeezed between cheung kong center and hutchison house , two major flagship buildings owned by the city’s richest man li ka - shing .
from the director of bmx bandits comes a film every lover of kung fu and exploitation flicks will enjoy . mid - 1970 ' s george lazenby is the villain and an appearance from a young sammo hung is icing on the cake .
supposedly this was to accommodate the infamously egotistical taiwanese lead jimmy wang - yu ( mandarin is the dominant language of taiwan ) , in spite of the fact that wang - yu spoke perfectly fine cantonese from having lived in hong kong for much of his career .
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1975 martial arts action . digitally remastered . a hong kong policeman ( jimmy wang yu ) who knows kung fu busts an australian drug lord ( george lazenby ) who ' s not afraid to fight back . shot in hong kong . . .
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the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) celebrated the flourishing and vibrant art and theatre scene in hong kong by hosting a reception to mark the world première of william shakespeare ' s play macbeth performed in cantonese by the tang shu - wing ( tsw ) theatre studio from hong kong in shakespeare ' s globe theatre in london on august 17 ( london time ) . the london eto also hosted a reception to mark the second run of tsw theatre studio ' s play detention at the edinburgh festival fringe on august 20 ( london time ) .
when warner bros and golden harvest struck gold with their co - production of enter the dragon ( 1973 ) , others followed fast . hammer and the shaw brothers had a crack at mixing kung fu and vampires in legend of the seven golden vampires , but over in australia , greater union and golden harvest were hatching an even more outlandish collab . . . the man from hong kong .
a hong kong mobster ' s sister is working with authorities on their investigation into her own brother ' s plot to assassinate the queen .
trenchard - smith , who lives in the us and is currently writing an illustrated book on the making of the man from hong kong , says he had long been interested in asian film culture and the possibilities for a cross - over into the western action genre . “i became a fan of asian cinema in 1963 with a school showing of kurasawa’s the seven samurai . soon koboyashi , fukasaku , king hu , and chang cheh were among the directors to follow . in 1973 , i saw the bruce lee movies before they achieved western distribution . i knew this kind of action would excite world audiences as much as it did me . action is the universal currency of the movie market . a good punch up and car chase cross all language barriers . so i wrote a script that became the man from hong kong . ”
s . alice mong is the executive director of asia society hong kong center . prior to this , she held several senior management positions in the non - profit sector in new york for over a decade . ms . mong was the director of the museum of chinese in america from 2009 to 2011 , where she successfully transformed the museum from a new york chinatown institution to a leading national museum . she was also the executive director for the committee of 100 in the united states , a chinese - american non - profit membership organization founded by architect i . m . pei and cellist yo - yo ma . ms . mong graduated from ohio state university and holds an executive mba from the kellogg - hong kong university of science and technology executive mba program . ( moderator )
budget : a $ 535 , 000 , with a $ 112 , 500 investment from the australian film development corporation , and backing from hong kong company golden harvest , and b . e . f . distributors ( a subsidiary of greater union ) , the first gu investment in local production since sons of matthew in 1949 ( oxford australian film ) .
the state news agency gave no details , but the arrest comes just ahead of the visit to hong kong by zhang dejiang , the chairman of china’s national people’s congress , reuters noted .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) celebrated the flourishing and vibrant art and theatre scene in hong kong by hosting a reception to mark the uk premiere of ko chi - sum ' s musical ' teresa ' at the shaw theatre , london on january 15 ( london time ) .
the film remains very watchable after four decades . what it was that made the classics of ozploitation so outrageous , memorable and unrepeatable is evident from the opening sequence in the man from hong kong , which depicts a frenzied drug bust taking place at , of all places , uluru . there is an extended fight scene that was filmed on the rock itself , followed by a helicopter pursuit of a getaway car that flips over spectacularly . as the car explodes , one of the doors is sent flying in the direction of the camera – apparently this dangerous random projectile narrowly missed the film crew .
a man created a stir on wednesday night after he was seen riding on the mtr during evening rush hour with no clothes .
a hong kong police spokeswoman told reuters that they were notified of the arrest by shenzhen authorities on sunday morning and that they sought further details .
thousands of people enjoyed the 2015 london hong kong dragon boat festival in london ' s docklands and helped raise money for chinese charities in london .
hong kong billionaire li ka - shing agreed to buy an indirect stake in a japanese maker of electric cars , expanding his investments in an area that’s set to benefit from china ’s push to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles .
the hong kong economic and trade office , london ( london eto ) promoted hong kong ' s vibrant performing arts scene by supporting performances of tang shu - wing ( tsw ) theatre studio ' s
titus andronicus 2 . 0
at the new diorama theatre in london on august 4 and 5 ( london time ) , as part of its programme of events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the hong kong special administrative region ( hksar ) .
zhang , the third - ranked member of the ruling politburo standing committee , arrives in hong kong on tuesday in what is being billed as an inspection trip .
“i’ve never seen anybody try to run away from his own arm so fast , ” quipped the veteran stunt man grant page in the 2008 documentary not quite hollywood . the actor burned his arm and according to multiple accounts walked up to the director immediately after and punched him in the kisser .
the secretary for education ( sed ) , mr eddie ng hak - kim , yesterday ( january 21 , london time ) addressed the education world forum in london , the united kingdom ( uk ) , introducing to education ministers from around the world the latest developments and future directions of hong kong in education .
less than twenty minutes into the film it becomes crystal clear that brian trenchard - smith ' s main goal was to pack as much action in it as possible . the characterizations , the evolution of the relationships between the main protagonists , and ultimately the journey ( from australia to hong kong and back ) are largely irrelevant .
the chief secretary for administration , mrs carrie lam , began her visit in london , the united kingdom ( uk ) , today ( september 25 , london time ) . she visited the tate modern museum and met with hong kong students and residents there and provided them with updates on developments in hong kong .
the chief secretary for administration , mrs carrie lam , continued her visit to london , the united kingdom ( uk ) , today ( september 26 , london time ) to meet with senior government officials and representatives from the business and infrastructure sectors to boost hong kong links with london .
hong kong offers many strengths and advantages as a technology
super - connector
for asia , said the director - general of the hong kong economic and trade office , london , ms priscilla to . she was speaking on june 20 ( london time ) at a business seminar held by invest hong kong in partnership with the institute of directors , city of london branch . the event was part of london technology week , and supported by tech london advocates .