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Asian-American Films Like Everything Everywhere All At Once, Joy Ride & Past Lives Are Becoming Popular: Can Hong Kong Follow & Make Cross-cultural Films?
18-08-23 We are not alone. Our life is the input of everyone. We are all part of one another. This applies to our art activities especially film art. It has been proven time and time again that audiences love a movie that allows them to connect with the characters and situations. The traditional Hollywood movies…
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Causeway Bay: The Fascinating History Of ‘The Diamond Of Hong Kong’, From Coffee Farm To Simple And Innocent Residential Area With Warehouses In The 1950s, As Recollected By A Barrister David Lai
13-08-23 I do not keep a diary. I remember too little. When I was in a scene, I hardly paid it any mind. The memory of being with others is often offered by others to me as a lasting impression of their own. Causeway Bay (CWB) (銅鑼灣) is a very famous shopping district in Hong…
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Shopping Is Always A Pleasurable Culture. What Are The 5 Kinds Of Shopping Malls In Hong Kong?
29-06-23 We like shopping. We are not the wave, but part of the ocean so far as shopping is concerned. Life is terrible wrestling. When we shop, our bodies release dopamine, the ‘feel-good hormone’. The more we shop, the better we feel. Right? Leslie Fok(霍俊熹) was born in Canada. He graduated from University of Toronto…
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Stories & Memories: True Meaning Of A Happy Birthday?
01-06-23 What does your birthday mean? Party, cake, balloons, gifts or a smitten kiss? Or, is it just another day? Some think a birthday is only a means to calculate the age. Is it a reminder that aging is a kind of ‘lost youth’ and you must value your remaining time? The Bible told us…
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Did You Watch The Singing Contest 「King Maker全民造星V」? It’s Fun Time To Know Who Is Good Or Bad? In Or Out?
10-07-23 Young talented singers joined the entertainment industry in Hong Kong expecting to accomplish and get a lot, but many came away empty-handed. Why? Most of it is down to luck and timing. Do you get the right manager? Do you sing the right song? Do you present the right image? Can you keep up…
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Expensive Branded Goods In Hong Kong—Falling in Love & Breaking Up
Vanity is an enemy of humility. I used to be, more than once in a blue moon, vain. I no longer want to be a slave of marketing. The version of my old self was deleted. Why do people like to hail branded clothes, shoes, handbags and watches? Alex Williams, a columnist, put forward many…
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How To Achieve ‘Work-life Balance’? Different Angles To Change Your Balance Perspectives!
28-02-23 Less is more? More is less? What is the right ‘balance’ when we live? Work? Life? Self? Others? Between the 2,3 or even more kinds of values in life, can we really calculate and divide these abstract values such as achievement, meaning and happiness; and multiply the result by a percentage? 50:50%? 20:80%? 30:70%?…
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The Story Of The 1st Impresario In Hong Kong Mr Harry Odell, His Empire Theatre (璇宮戲院) & To Be Continued尚未完場, The Touching Film About This Jewish Man
An ‘impresario’ is a person who organizes and finances concerts, plays and operas. Art intermediaries are important. They make the availability of art performances much more accessible for the public. A good impresario knows well the audience and their needs. Mr Harry Odell, a Jewish man, was born in 1896. He came to live in…
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The Bright International Film Score Composer: Elliot Leung(梁皓一): What Is The Way For a Young Person To Build A Future?
It was said that by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. I, terribly, prepare too much. I get so wrapped up in what should happen. I lost too many times the opportunity to be amazed, if not amused, by what was unpredictable. The great film score composer Elliot Leung(梁皓一) is lucky, not only…
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A ‘Professional Fan’ Timmy Cheung (張港欣) Explained, “Why The Often-disrespected ‘Fandom’ Actually Help Art, Culture And Creativity In Hong Kong?”
25-04-23 A ‘fan’ is short for ‘fanatic’. Celebrities welcome fans to support, until they suffer ‘social phobia’ when their fans turn up everywhere and they become afraid of going out. It is easier for entertainment events to attract fans. Serious art exhibitions, culture talks and classical concerts can hardly find thousands of fans encircling entrances…