Dirty Ho (1979) By now, it’s no secret among genre aficionados and admirers of Hong Kong cinema that Lau Kar-leung (1934-2013) was among the world’s finest practitioners of the martial arts film and, by extension, of the action film more broadly. Lau, a filmmaker of considerable artistic stature in his home country, is one of… Read more »
Chinese cinema has produced a lot of great directors. The long list includes internationally respected artists such as Xei Fei, Wong Kar-Wai, and Shu Shuen Tong. These wonderful directors are associated with what Americans might call the arthouse tradition. But China also has a great tradition of action films that focus on martial artists. Many… Read more »
