Thursday, November 14, 2013

Running Out of Karma: Index


This is an index to Running Out of Karma, my writing on Johnnie To and his contemporaries, predecessors and influences in Hong Kong and Chinese-language cinema.

Chronological Johnnie To:

Introduction - Nov 13, 2013
The Enigmatic Case (Johnnie To, 1980) - Nov 14, 2013
The Happy Ghost Series (Clifton Ko, Johnnie To & Ringo Lam, 84-86) - Nov 26, 2013
Seven Years Itch (Johnnie To, 87) - Dec 02, 2013
The Eighth Happiness (Johnnie To, 88) - Nov 21, 2014

The Big Heat (Johnnie To, 88) - Jan 09, 2015
The Heroic Trio (Johnnie To, 93) - Aug 01, 2015
Drug War (Johnnie To, 12) - Dec 11, 2013
Blind Detective (Johnnie To, 13) - Oct 11, 2014
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (Johnnie To, 14) - Nov 15, 2014

Previously produced works:

The Big Heat (Johnnie To, 88) - Mar 07, 2013
The Johnnie To Whimsicality Index - Mar 17, 2013
Infernal Affairs, The Departed and Johnnie To - Mar 19, 2013
They Shot Pictures #13: Johnnie To - Mar 26, 2013
The George Sanders Show Episode One: The Big Heat and Drug War - Jun 29, 2013
The Summer of Sammo Index - July 01, 2013
Blind Detective (Johnnie To, 13) - Sep 26, 2013
Green Snake (Tsui Hark, 93) - Oct 25, 2013

Running Out of Karma:

Introduction - Nov 13, 2013
The Enigmatic Case (Johnnie To, 1980) - Nov 14, 2013
Cinema City and A Better Tomorrow II (John Woo, 1987) - Nov 21, 2013
Peking Opera Blues (Tsui Hark, 86) - Nov 22, 2013
The Happy Ghost Series (Clifton Ko, Johnnie To & Ringo Lam, 84-86) - Nov 26, 2013

Prison on Fire (Ringo Lam, 87) - Nov 27, 2013
Seven Years Itch (Johnnie To, 87) - Dec 02, 2013
Working Class (Tsui Hark, 85) - Dec 07, 2013
Drug War (Johnnie To, 12) - Dec 11, 2013
Royal Warriors (David Chung, 86) - Dec 19, 2013

She Shoots Straight (Corey Yuen, 90) - Dec 22, 2013
Comrades, Almost a Love Story (Peter Chan, 96) - Jan 01, 2014
Young Detective Dee and the Rise of the Sea Dragon (Tsui Hark, 13) - Feb 27, 2014
Shanghai Blues (Tsui Hark, 84) - Mar 03, 2014
Seven Swords (Tsui Hark, 05) - Mar 11, 2014

The Blade (Tsui Hark, 95) - Mar 19, 2014
Heroes Shed No Tears (John Woo, 86) - Mar 28, 2014
Once a Thief (John Woo, 91) - Mar 28, 2014
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (Stephen Chow & Derek Kwok, 13) - Apr 03, 2014
Love in the Time of Twilight (Tsui Hark, 95) - Apr 04, 2014

The Lovers (Tsui Hark, 95) - Apr 04, 2014
Red Cliff (John Woo, 08) - Apr 04, 2014
Zodiac Killers (Ann Hui, 91) - Apr 09, 2014
SPL: Sha Po Lang (Wilson Yip, 05) -  Apr 23, 2014
New Dragon Gate Inn (Raymond Lee, 92) -  Apr 24, 2014

Wuxia (Peter Chan, 11) - Apr 25, 2014
The Legend is Born: Ip Man (Herman Yau, 10) - Apr 27, 2014
The Duel (Chang Cheh, 71) - Apr 28, 2014
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (Chang Cheh, 80) - Apr 29, 2014
Ip Man: The Final Fight (Herman Yau, 13) - Apr 29, 2014

Tai Chi Zero/Tai Chi Hero (Stephen Fung, 12-13) - May 01, 2014
The Way of the Dragon (Bruce Lee, 71) - May 02, 2014
The Assassin (Chang Cheh, 67) - May 12, 2014
The Midnight After (Fruit Chan, 14) - May 25, 2014
Martial Club (Lau Kar-leung, 81) - Jun 11, 2014

The Bride with White Hair (Ronny Yu, 93) - Jun 25, 2014
Three Hong Kong Romantic Comedies - Jul 29, 2014
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (Peter Chan, 93) - Jul 29, 2014
Isabella (Edmund Pang Ho-cheung, 06) - Aug 01, 2014
Painted Faces (Alex Law, 88) - Aug 02, 2014

Golden Chicken 2 (Samson Chiu, 03) - Aug 03, 2014
Painted Skin (King Hu, 93) - Aug 03, 2014
Oxhide (Liu Jiayin, 05) - Aug 04, 2014
Legend of the Mountain (King Hu, 79) - Aug 07, 2014
Shanghai Blues (Tsui Hark, 84) - Aug 27, 2014

Accident (Soi Cheang, 09) - Sep 23, 2014
Blind Detective (Johnnie To, 13) - Oct 11, 2014
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (Tsui Hark, 89) - Oct 21, 2014
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Tsui Hark, 11) - Oct 29, 2014
My Lucky Star (Dennie Gordon, 13) - Nov 07, 2014

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (Johnnie To, 14) - Nov 15, 2014
The Eighth Happiness (Johnnie To, 88) - Nov 21, 2014
Aberdeen (Pang Ho-cheung, 14) - Dec 04, 2014
The Taking of Tiger Mountain (Tsui Hark, 14) - Jan 05, 2015
The True Story of Wong Fei-hung: Whiplash Snuffs the Candle Flame (Wu Peng, 49) - Jan 07, 2015

The Big Heat (Johnnie To, 88) - Jan 09, 2015
The Boys from Fengkuei (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 83) - Mar 20, 2015
The Time to Live, The Time to Die (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 85) - Mar 21, 2015
Dust in the Wind (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 86) - Mar 22, 2015
Flowers of Shanghai (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 98) - Mar 24, 2015

Millennium Mambo (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 01) - Mar 27, 2015
Masked Avengers (Chang Cheh, 81) - Apr 11, 2015
Kung Fu Jungle (Teddy Chan, 14) - Apr 27, 2015
Temporary Family (Cheuk Wan-chi, 14) - May 14, 2015
A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 86) - Jun 26, 2015

Yes, Madam (Corey Yuen, 85) - Jul 02, 2015
Wild City (Ringo Lam, 15) - Jul 30, 2015
The Heroic Trio (Johnnie To, 93) - Aug 01, 2015
Project A and Project A 2 (Jackie Chan, 83 & 87) - Aug 02, 2015

Capsule Reviews:

Aces Go Places (Eric Tsang, 82) - Nov 21, 2013
The Contract (Michael Hui, 78) - Nov 27, 2013
All the Wrong Clues (...For the Right Solution) (Tsui Hark, 81) - Nov 27, 2013
Aces Go Places II (Eric Tsang, 83) - Nov 28, 2013
Love in a Fallen City (Ann Hui, 84) - Dec 01, 2013

The Killer (John Woo, 89) - Dec 01, 2013
An Autumn's Tale (Mabel Cheung, 87) - Dec 03, 2013
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (Tsui Hark, 84) - Dec 04, 2013
The Private Eyes (Michael Hui, 76) - Dec 05, 2013
All's Well, Ends Well (Clifton Ko, 92) - Dec 09, 2013

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (Ringo Lam, 86) - Dec 11, 2013
Security Unlimited (Michael Hui, 81) - Dec 13, 2013
The Banquet (Tsui Hark et al, 91) - Dec 16, 2013
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (Lau Kar-leung, 89) - Dec 19, 2013
Final Justice (Parkman Wong, 88) - Dec 19, 2013

In the Line of Duty 3 (Arthur Wong & Brandy Yuen, 88) - Dec 20, 2013
In the Line of Duty 4 (Yuen Woo-ping, 89) - Dec 20, 2013
Magnificent Warriors (David Chung, 87) - Dec 20, 2013
God of Gamblers (Wong Jing, 89) - Dec 23, 2013
All for the Winner (Jeffrey Lau & Corey Yuen, 90) - Dec 25, 2013

Casino Raiders (Wong Jing, Jimmy Heung & Corey Yuen, 89) - Dec 26, 2013
Tricky Brains (Wong Jing, 91) - Dec 26, 2013
God of Gamblers II (Wong Jing, 90) - Dec 27, 2013
The Romancing Star (Wong Jing, 87) - Dec 28, 2013
Boys are Easy (Wong Jing, 93) - Dec 30, 2013

Ninja in the Dragon's Den (Corey Yuen, 82) - Dec 30, 2013
Tiger Cage (Yuen Woo-ping, 88) - Jan 02, 2014
The Magic Crystal (Wong Jing, 86) - Jan 02, 2014
No Retreat, No Surrender (Corey Yuen, 86) - Jan 03, 2014
Rich and Famous (Taylor Wong, 88) - Jan 06, 2014

Games Gamblers Play (Michael Hui, 74) - Jan 07, 2014
Time and Tide (Tsui Hark, 00) - Mar 25, 2014
Tri Star (Tsui Hark, 96) - Apr 01, 2014
Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai, 94) - Apr 01, 2014
Mission: Impossible II (John Woo, 00) - Apr 04, 2014

Double Team (Tsui Hark, 97) - Apr 04, 2014
Knock Off (Tsui Hark, 98) - Apr 07, 2014
A Moment of Romance (Benny Chan, 90) - Apr 15, 2014
Running on Karma (Johnnie To, 03) - Apr 22, 2014
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (Tsui Hark, 10) - Apr 25, 2014

Chinese Odyssey 2002 (Jeffrey Lau, 02) - Apr 25, 2014
Motorway (Cheang Pou-soi, 12) - Apr 25, 2014
Fist of Fury (Lo Wei, 71) - May 02, 2014
The Dead and the Deadly (Wu Ma, 82) - May 02, 2014
The Sun Also Rises (Jiang Wen, 07) - May 05, 2014

Perhaps Love (Peter Chan, 05) - May 06, 2014
The Chinese Boxer (Jimmy Wang Yu, 70) - May 07, 2014
The Boxer from Shantung (Chang Cheh, 72) - May 09, 2014
The Sword (Jimmy Wang Yu, 71) - May 13, 2014

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (Andrew Lau, 10) - May 13, 2014
Legend of a Fighter (Yuen Woo-ping, 82) - May 13, 2014
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (Wong Ching-po, 14) - May 28, 2014
The Singing Thief (Chang Cheh, 69) - Jun 01, 2014
Dead End (Chang Cheh, 69) - Jun 03, 2014

The Spiritual Boxer (Lau Kar-leung, 75) - Jun 06, 1014
Black Coal, Thin Ice (Diao Yinan, 14) - Jun 07, 2014
Challenge of the Masters (Lau Kar-leung, 76) - Jun 09, 2014
The Love Eterne (Li Han-hsiang, 63) - Jun 11, 2014
The Shadow Boxing (Lau Kar-leung, 79) - Jun 12, 2014

Cat vs. Rat (Lau Kar-leung, 82) - Jun 14, 2014
Heroes of the East (Lau Kar-leung, 78) - Jun 15, 2014
My Young Auntie (Lau Kar-leung, 81) - Jun 16, 2014
Shaolin Mantis (Lau Kar-leung, 78) - Jun 17, 2014
The Lady is the Boss (Lau Kar-leung, 83) - Jun 17, 2014

Martial Arts of Shaolin (Lau Kar-leung, 86) - Jun 18, 2014
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Lau Kar-leung, 78) - Jun 19, 2014
Drunken Master III (Lau Kar-leung, 94) - Jun 20, 2014
Tiger on the Beat 2 (Lau Kar-leung, 90) - Jun 20, 2014
The Dream of the Red Chamber (Li Han-hsiang, 77) - Jun 21, 2014

Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (Lau Kar-leung, 84) - Jun 21, 2014
Dirty Ho (Lau Kar-leung, 79) - Jun 22, 2014
Full Alert (Ringo Lam, 97) - Jul 24, 2014
Golden Chicken (Samson Chiu, 02) - Jul 25, 2014
Devils on the Doorstep (Jiang Wen, 00) - Jul 29, 2014

Summer Palace (Lou Ye, 06) - Jul 29, 2014
Empress Wu Zetian (Fang Peilin, 39) - Jul 29, 2014
The Enchanting Shadow (Li Han-hsiang, 60) - Jul 31, 2014
The Dream of the Red Chamber (Bu Wancang, 44) - Jul 31, 2014
The Story of Sue San (King Hu, 64) - Aug 04, 2014

Sons of the Good Earth (King Hu, 65) - Aug 05, 2014
House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou, 04) - Aug 06, 2014
The Fate of Lee Khan (King Hu, 73) - Aug 07, 2014
The Post-Modern Life of My Aunt (Ann Hui, 06) - Aug 12, 2014
Jade Goddess of Mercy (Ann Hui, 03) - Aug 13, 2014

Kung Fu Hustle (Stephen Chow, 04) - Aug 13, 2014
20 30 40 (Sylvia Chang, 04) - Aug 14, 2014
Tempting Heart (Sylvia Chang, 99) - Aug 14, 2014
The Golden Era (Ann Hui, 14) - Sep 27, 2014
Uncertain Relationships Society (Heiward Mak, 14) - Sep 29, 2014

 The Midnight After (Fruit Chan, 14) - Oct 04, 2014
Love Battlefield (Soi Cheang, 04) - Oct 19, 2014
The Shopaholics (Wai Ka-fai, 06) - Oct 20, 2014
So Young (Zhou Wei, 13) - Oct 22, 2014
Beyond the Great Wall (Li Han-hsiang, 64) - Oct 23, 2014

The Death Curse (Soi Cheang, 04) - Oct 24, 2014
King of Comedy (Stephen Chow & Lee Lik-chi, 99) - Oct 25, 2014
Cocktail (Herman Yau & Long Ching, 06) - Oct 26, 2014
Fantasia (Wai Ka-fai, 04) - Oct 27, 2014
High Noon (Heiward Mak, 08) - Oct 27, 2014

Young and Dangerous (Andrew Lau, 96) - Nov 05, 2014
Exodus (Pang Ho-cheung, 07) - Nov 10, 2014
Anna Magdalena (Yee Chung-man, 98) - Nov 10, 2014
Project A (Jackie Chan, 1983) - Nov 11, 2014
Diva (Heiward Mak, 12) - Nov 15, 2014

The Monkey King (Soi Cheang, 14) - Nov 18, 2014
Flash Point (Wilson Yip, 07) - Nov 18, 2014
Unbeatable (Dante Lam, 13) - Nov 21, 2014
Golden Chickensss (Matt Chow, 14) - Dec 11, 2014
Uncertain Relationships Society (Heiward Mak, 14) - Dec 31, 2014

The Spring River Flows East (Cai Chusheng and Zheng Junli, 47) - Jan 13, 2015
From Vegas to Macau (Wong Jing, 14) - Jan 17, 2015
Black Comedy (Wilson Chin, 14) - Feb 15, 2015
Three Times (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 05) - Mar 08, 2015
HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-hsien (Olivier Assayas, 97) - Mar 12, 2015

The Sandwich Man (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 83) - Mar 13, 2015
Taipei Story (Edward Yang, 85) - Mar 15, 2015
The Terrorizers (Edward Yang, 86) - Mar 15, 2015
A Borrowed Life (Wu Nien-jen, 94) - Mar 16, 2015
Cute Girl (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 80) - Mar 18, 2015

Yes, Madam (Corey Yuen, 85) - Mar 24, 2015
Twin Dragons (Tsui Hark & Ringo Lam, 92) - Apr 14, 2015
Ballistic Kiss (Donnie Yen, 98) - Apr 27, 2015
Overheard (Alan Mak & Felix Chong, 09) - May 06, 2015
Overheard 2 (Alan Mak & Felix Chong, 11) - May 08, 2015

Let the Bullets Fly (Jiang Wen, 10) - May 14, 1015
The Coffin in the Mountain (Xin Yukun, 14) - May 22, 2015
Overheard 3 (Alan Mak & Felix Chong, 14) - May 29, 2015
Dearest (Peter Chan, 14) - May 29, 2015
Cave of the Spider Women (Dan Duyu, 27) - Jun 03, 2015

Cave of the Silken Web (Ho Meng-hua, 67) - Jun 03, 2015
The Chinese Mayor (Zhou Hao, 15) - Jun 07, 2015
Love in a Puff (Pang Ho-cheung, 10) - Jun 22, 2015
The East is Red (Ching Siu-ting & Raymond Lee, 93) - Jun 22, 2015
Temple of the Red Lotus (Hsu Tsung-hung, 65) - Jun 23, 2015

The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (Patrick Lung-kong, 67) - Jul 04, 2015

Podcasts:

The George Sanders Show Episode Twenty-Four: Crank and The Victim  Dec 15, 2013
They Shot Pictures #32: Lau Kar-leung  Jun 25, 2014
The George Sanders Show Episode 48: Renaldo & Clara, Masked & Anonymous and Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 - Nov 15, 2014
They Shot Pictures #34: King Hu  Nov 17, 2014
The George Sanders Show Episode 50: Coffy, Golden Chicken and 2014 Discoveries  Dec 13, 2014
The George Sanders Show Episode 59: The Clouds of Sils Maria and Centre Stage - May 2, 2015
The George Sanders Show Episode 63: Blackhat and A Better Tomorrow - Jun 29, 2015

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