{"product_id":"new-essential-guide-to-hong-kong-movies-9781648210167","title":"New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies","description":"Extensively revised and expanded, \u003ci\u003eThe New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies\u003c\/i\u003e includes over 670 film reviews, a poster gallery, and a look at the key studios that made Hong Kong cinema so amazing, along with insights into the Hong Kong movie industry written by global superstar Jackie Chan and Hong Kong film stars Cynthia Rothrock, and Vincent Lyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rick Baker and Ken Miller have curated a huge selection of reviews of kung fu and swordplay films, gangster flicks, crime dramas, action, horror, fantasy, erotic, and assorted Category III films, sharing their love for these distinctive, kinetic, and sometimes utterly bizarre Hong Kong genre productions with an infectious enthusiasm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Baker b\u003c\/b\u003eegan publishing Eastern Heroes magazine in 1988 and, in 2020 launched Eastern Heroes Publishing, sharing his love for Hong Kong cinema with enthusiasts worldwide. Over the course of five years, from 1988 to 1993, Rick curated more than forty events at renowned venues (including London's esteemed Scala Cinema), attracting special guests such as Hong Kong movie superstars Chow Yun-Fat, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Gordon Liu, Maggie Cheung, Cynthia Rothrock and John Woo, among others.\u003cbr\u003e He has been an adviser on the cult TV series \u003ci\u003eThe Incredibly Strange Picture Show\u003c\/i\u003e, started the label Eastern Heroes Distribution which specializes in the release of Hong Kong movies on video and DVD, co-created the six-part TV series \u003ci\u003eStop! Kung Fu\u003c\/i\u003e!, presented awards and was a panel guest at the 2022 Urban Action Showcase International Action Film Festival, in Times Square, NYC, and appears in the feature length, theatrically-released documentary \u003ci\u003eScala!!!\u003c\/i\u003e or, \u003ci\u003eThe Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-Up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits\u003c\/i\u003e, talking about the popular kung fu triple bill film shows he hosted at the venue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Miller \u003c\/b\u003eis a contributor to \u003ci\u003eEastern Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and was the publisher of \u003ci\u003eImaginator\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, which covered horror, fantasy, sci-fi, kung fu and action films, especially those from Hong Kong, as well as co-publisher of \u003ci\u003eFilm Extremes\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He was the co-creator of the six-part BBC entertainment show \u003ci\u003eStop! Kung Fu!\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), a series hosted by Jonathan Ross, featuring a delirious deluge of awesome kung fu movie clips.\u003cbr\u003e He has consulted on the BBC documentary\u003ci\u003e Asian Invasion \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), and \u003ci\u003eJapanorama\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eKill 'Em All\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), a martial arts action thriller starring Hong Kong movie royalty Gordon Liu as the kung fu-skilled villain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rat Pack Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607392358674,"sku":"9781648210167","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e81ba342-6f76-4c06-9304-6e930570f5ac.jpg?v=1732307980","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/new-essential-guide-to-hong-kong-movies-9781648210167","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}