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THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF VOICE DUBBING IN HONG KONG—BY MASTER TING YU, BORN IN 1934
17-10-19 One of the acclaimed contemporary composers is Arvo Pärt, from Estonia. He delights us with music played by a wide range of instruments. He however said, “The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.” Words mean more than facial expressions but it takes a human voice to infuse words with greater power.…
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A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME ENCOUNTER OF THE 2 SUPER STARS: JOEY YUNG (HONG KONG) & ES DEVLIN (LONDON)
22-08-19 What is an encounter? ‘In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit’. Es Devlin is a world renowned stage designer, well-known for creating large-scale performance…
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FOREVER SAMMI, FOREVER VENUS
01-08-19 Sammi Cheng is a top pop singer in Hong Kong. In her forties and after 30 years in her singing career since the age of 16, she still retains the peak position as an idol and impacts millions of people in Hong Kong. She sings, leads the fashion trends, donates money, helps the young…
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HONG KONG FILM DECEPTION OF THE NOVELIST, AN ENTERTAINING THRILLER WHICH INTRODUCES US TO A PROSPECTIVE STAR JUSTIN CHEUNG
29-06-19 Thriller are my indulgent taste of film genre. Writer Josef Wimmer said it wittily about thrillers, “Being able to experience danger without actually being in danger. They may have complex story lines and can be challenging to follow. So, as a viewer, you are always guessing next.” A thriller film is often characterized by…
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Mainland ‘Hong Kong’ film The Crossing: the cultural stream has been crossed?
21-05-19 By word of mouth, I was told the Chinese Mainland made a very special and good film The Crossing. It was made by a very gifted Mainland film director Bai Xue. The story and setting were Hong Kong, the characters were Hong Kong, the language was Hong Kong, the style was Hong Kong, few…
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Edward Li’s Trump On Show―the confounding Cantonese opera in which Donald Trump can sing Chinese
01-05-19 Edward Li Kui Ming is a legendary and astonishing personality in the performing business of Hong Kong. His initial career was an administrator and scriptwriter with a movie company. In the late 80s, he transformed himself into an expert in numerology and fengshui. Few years ago, he leased an old theatre Sunbeam Theatre in…
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Elekron in Macau: sign of a blind alley or headway?
13-04-19 One may not like entirely the new ‘Las Vegas-prototyped’ Macau city but her present offering of diverse entertainment shows with assorted flavours is surely a redemption for her damage to the former mesmerizing, tranquil and nostalgic Portuguese colonial town. Among all casinos, Melco Resorts & Entertainment has made an appreciable contribution to Macau by…
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Fruit Chan’s Three Husbands: an amazing Hong Kong erotic film of social symbolism
1-4-2019 No Chinese film director has articulated the idea of sex abuses as a social and political message more amazingly than the Hong Kong talent Fruit Chan who received numerous international film nominations or awards for his artistic achievements in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Venice. Despite this, Chan’s name is rarely ever acclaimed publicly, let…
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Yang Hao Presents the 1st “Dance -up Comedy” in Hong Kong
20-01-19 Yang Hao who danced electrifyingly in China, Hong Kong and America, presents a unique “Dance-up Comedy” in Hong Kong on 25 & 27 January 2019 at Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road. https://www.taikwun.hk/en/programme/detail/jockey-club-new-arts-power-art-walk-x-heritage-wild-is-the-grass-series/301 Yang Ho is young & energetic. He is a truly international artist: he studied in Mainland China, Hong Kong (The Hong Kong Academy for…