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A Rare Insight Into Kowloon Walled City

milquetoast — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:31:00 -0800

A Rare Insight Into Kowloon Walled City: photos from Greg Girard. Previously.

Counting Down HK's Top Flicks

milquetoast — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:34:22 -0800

Time Out HK counts down the 100 Greatest Hong Kong Films (along with a mind map of the perfect HK film), while lovehkfilm.com begins its series on the Top 100 Hong Kong Films of the Eighties.

The Loss of Human Scale: Old Hong Kong vs New Hong Kong

milquetoast — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:43:38 -0800

For the last two years, Flickr user HK Man has been collecting old photos of Hong Kong, finding the exact spots at which they were taken, and taking them again. The result, from his first photo of Victoria Harbor to a more recent one of Nathan Road, comprises a chronicle of Hong Kong's unrestrained vertical development over the past few decades. In a similar vein, Gwulo is a community site for "for everyone that is interested in old Hong Kong" and includes photos, mysteries, and discussions -- such as this one about old Kai Tak Airport. More on HK Man at URBANPHOTO here and here. Bonus Kai Tak videos: Overview and Landings over Kowloon.

Baaaaaaaaigai!

The Whelk — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:06:55 -0800

Zombie Sushi Bar: A clip from the 1998 Hong Kong Horror-Comedy classic "Bio Zombie" (Sun faa Sau si) shows our intrepid heroine trying to blend in at a Undead Sushi Bar with delightfully disgusting results. NSFS (Not Safe For Squeamish) The trailer can be found here and questionably translated clips here

Take my advice, or I'll spank you without pants.

kirkaracha — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:20:01 -0800

A normal person wouldn't steal pituitaries, and other actual Hong Kong film subtitles. T-shirts, too. How can you use my intestines as a gift?