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“There Is Nothing More Accomplishing For A Theatre Performance Than To Walk On Its Two Legs: Expressing A Message And Amusing The Audience,” Edmond Tong, Leader Of The Eminent Windmill Grass Theatre Said.
“There Is Nothing More Accomplishing For A Theatre Performance Than To Walk On Its Two Legs: Expressing A Message And Amusing The Audience,” Edmond Tong, Leader Of The Eminent Windmill Grass Theatre Said.
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Anita Mui In Anita: What Made Her A Hong Kong Super Superstar: 1963-2003
Anita Mui In Anita: What Made Her A Hong Kong Super Superstar: 1963-2003
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A Brave & Resilient Theatre Actress Perry Chiu(焦媛): After 40, A Woman Should Smile And Open Her Door Of Self-Acceptance
30-10-21 In the old dining hall filled with sunshine, white panelling and wood windows, Perry Chiu(焦媛)arrived and lightened the mood at my table. She wore no jewellery but serious makeup. Meticulous dressing up is a large part of her polite character. She talked in a soft and heedful manner. Her lack of pretension was markedly…
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Let’s Set Out To Discover The 5 Whys Of It: Incredible Boy Group ‘Mirror CRAZE’ In Hong Kong
10-07-21 ‘For success, it is not about how long you last but how high you can climb. ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?’ Can Mirror last long? In 2018, ViuTV in Hong Kong formed the biggest vocal and dance pop group in the history of Hong Kong, consisting of 12…
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A Star Is Being Born—TVB Singing Contest STARS Academy (聲夢傳奇) , Educative Twists & Turns For The Young Ones
20-06-21 No exposure, no fame. No fame, then no name. In the entertainment world, TV exposure is still critical in spite of online marketing. This explains why plenty of contestants are willing to endure TV talent shows. Such shows can be boring when singers are cookie-cutter artists and judges just talk gibberish. Popular music is…
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A Look Inside ‘Guu-wak Boys古惑仔’: The New Theme Restaurant In Hong Kong And Do You Know The 7 Common ‘Guu-wak’ Men In Our Society?
18-05-21 I guess you may not be with me? Some good guys turned bad only after they had been cheated or exploited. It was easier to follow the dirty crowd. Make yourself wolves and you will then have sheep to eat. There is a Hong Kong expression ‘guu-wak’ (古惑). A person is ‘guu-wak’ when he…
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The Unusual Film Of Our Gurus Stars Patrick Tse (謝賢) & Petrina Fung (馮寶寶): Time (殺出個黃昏), Every Aspect Of Acting Has Something Magical About It!
12-04-21 ‘You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.’ I grew old when I stopped tearing up. Last week, I incongruously laughed and cried at the same time—not that I got a mental problem but because I have watched one of the most affecting movies of Hong Kong…
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‘Godmother’ Olivia Yan Offers One last Defence Of Theatre Practitioners Against The Waves Of COVID & Technology: Embrace!
07-10-21 Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot: Hong Kong had social commotion in 2019, COVID-19 in 2021 and will face economic downturn. Bad situations are like an amorphous mass of mud. Local theatres were devastatingly forced to close again and again. The ‘Godmother’ of theatrical circles Olivia Yan(甄詠蓓)said, “We are down. But, we…
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When A Legend Is Gone, Stories Stay—Music Leader Eddie Chiu Reveals The Myth Of The Godfather Of Hong Kong Pop: Roman Tam
15-12-20 Cantonese Opera dominated the music scene of Hong Kong in the 50s. In the 60s, ‘Cantonese film songs’ sung by popular movie stars replaced the trend, but these pieces were usually old-style and insipid. The glorious days of modern Hong Kong Pop took place in the 1970s when some upbeat and contemporary singers made…
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“Stars, Too, Were Time Travellers. The 4 Great Stars That I Have Worked With And Salute.” ——The Respected Film Art Director Of Hong Kong Bill Lui
06-11-20 In film, an ‘Art Director’(美術指導)works directly below the ‘Production Designer’(美術總監) and a large part of his duties are the administrative aspects of the art department. The Production Designer is the superior individual responsible for the overall look and tone of the film project. He works with the art director, set dresser, prop master and…