tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post1516653559636530631..comments2024-03-14T03:15:28.803-07:00Comments on The End of Cinema: Running Out of Karma: Cinema City and A Better Tomorrow 2Sean Gilmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124894627028920508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-8904556732040628202013-11-22T00:06:55.339-08:002013-11-22T00:06:55.339-08:00I'm really looking forward to exploring the Ci...I'm really looking forward to exploring the Cinema City films, and Tsui himself is such a fascinating figure. Hong Kong in the 80s, with the collapse of the Shaws hegemony, a booming film economy and the lingering threat of handover seems to have fostered an ideal climate for experimentation in mainstream film. The kind of vitality that leads to great work side by side with wild misfires. I suspect that without Wong Jings, we wouldn't have Wong Kar-wais.Sean Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124894627028920508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-17263896634800117002013-11-21T22:27:16.737-08:002013-11-21T22:27:16.737-08:00All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution is not ...All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution is not very good, but the marriage of broad Cinema City comedy and maniac stylish Tsui Hark direction is certainly interesting and itdid help open creative doors to stronger films.Filipenoreply@blogger.com