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Interim book		The Cinema of Hong Kong : history, arts, identity / edited by Poshek Fu and David Desser Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Call No: 71(512.317) CIN Author: Desser, David; Fu, Poshek Source: UK Place: Cambridge Publisher: Cambridge University Press PubDate: 2000 PhysDes: v-xi, 333p .; illus.; 23cm. Subject: NATIONAL CULTURE AND THE CINEMA. HONG KONG; HUI, ANN; HU, KING; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; HUI, MICHAEL Notes: Includes index and a selected bibliography ISBN: 0521776023 More info
book		City on fire : Hong Kong cinema / Lisa Odham Stokes and Michael Hoover New York: Verso, 1999. Call No: 71(512.317) STO Author: Stokes, Lisa Odham; Hoover, Michael Place: New York Publisher: Verso PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: p. cm Subject: FOOD IN FILMS; CHAN, JACKIE; CHAN, PETER; CHOW, YUN-FAT; CHIAU, STEPHEN; DOYLE, CHRISTOPHER; HUI, ANN; KWAN, STANLEY; LAM, RINGO; LAW, CLARA; TSUI, HARK; WONG KAR-WAI; TONG, STANLEY [pseud. of Tony Kwei Lai]; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; Yeoh, Michelle; Yu, Ronnie; YINGXIONG BENSE II (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1988); BALLISTIC KISS [SAT SAT YAN, TIU TIU MO / SHA SHA REN TIAO TIAO MIU] (HK, Donnie Yen, 1998); ASHES OF TIME [DUNG CHE SAI DUK] (HK, Wong Kar-Wai, 1994); GAMYUK MUNTONG (HK, Tsui Hark, 1996); CHUNGKING EXPRESS [CHONGQING SENLIN] (HK, Wong Kar-Wai, 1994); CHUNGKING EXPRESS [CHONGQING SENLIN] (HK, Wong Kar-Wai, 1994); TIAN MIMI (HK, Peter Chan, 1997); CHEUN GWONG TSA SIT (HK, Wong Kar-Wai, 1997); HAPPY TOGETHER [CHUNGUANG ZHAXIE] (HK, Wong Kar-Wai, 1997); LASHOU SHENTAN (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1992); DIEXUE SHUANG XIONG (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1989) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 1859847161 (cloth); 1859842038 (pbk.) LON: 20214722 ID2: 291 More info
book		Fatal visions: the golden age 1990-1998 : The best of issues 7-21 / edited by Michael Helms [Thornbury, Vic.]: [Fatal Visions], 2016. Call No: 120 FAT Author: Helms, Michael; Sargeant, Jack Source: AT Place: [Thornbury, Vic.] Publisher: [Fatal Visions] PubDate: 2016 PhysDes: 296 p: ill. ; 24 cm Subject: AUSTRALIA; CRITICISM; VIOLENCE IN FILMS; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, USE OF FILMS IN; JODOROWSKY, ALEXANDRO; WORST FILMS; PROPAGANDA FILMS; GERMANY; WATERS, JOHN (US); JACKSON, PETER (NZ); HENENLOTTER, FRANK; HEWITT, JON; MEXICO; RAIMI, SAM; HENRIKSEN, LANCE; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; FERRARA, ABEL; ASIAN COUNTRIES; JAPAN Summary: In 2012 The LedaTape Organisation put out Fatal Visions: The Wonder Years 1988-1989, the first volume to collect some of the earliest writings to appear in Fatal Visions, the Australian zine devoted to trash film and attendant culture that became a critically well-received and internationally distributed magazine. Four years later Fatal Visions: The Golden Age 1990-1998, the second volume in the Fatal Visions series has come screaming into the world. What’s presented here is a personal selection by editor Michael Helms from the final fifteen issues of Fatal Visions. A true best-of and showcase for as many of the still highly relevant and entertaining articles, interviews and reviews from some of the most exciting writers working in trash film. - Blondes, Bockwurst & Porn – a trashfilm tour of Europe by Jack Stevenson. - Mexploitation Explained by Steve Fentone. - Cool & The Crazy – Bruce Milne’s seminal article on The Cramps. - Eyeball On Asia – watching film in Asian countries with Stefan Hammond. - Kris Gilpin interviews Charles Napier. - Other interviews include Abel Ferrara, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Lance Henriksen, Peter Jackson and John Woo. - Hundreds of cinema & video reviews. - Foreword by Jack Sargeant. Profusely illustrated – with index! Notes: Includes index ISBN: 9780994411211 ID2: 251 More info
book		Hong Kong action cinema / Bey Logan London: Titan Books, 1995. Call No: 736.35(512.317) LOG Author: Logan, Bey Place: London Publisher: Titan Books PubDate: 1995 PhysDes: 191 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 28cm Subject: ACTION FILMS. HONG KONG; WOMEN IN FILMS. HONG KONG; CHAN, JACKIE; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; CHOW, YUN-FAT; LEE, BRUCE; LAU KAR LEUNG; HUNG, SAMO; CHENG PEI PEI; ROTHROCK, CYNTHIA; PENN, KIM MAREE; CRAWFORD, SOPHIA; ACES GO PLACES (HK, Tsang Chi Wai, 1982); ARMOUR OF GOD, THE [; JINGCHA GUSHI (HK, Jackie Chan [pseud. of Cheng Long], 1985); [BIG BOSS, THE] (HK, Lo Wei, 1971); [FIST OF FURY] (HK, Lo Wei, 1972); LASHOU SHENTAN (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1992); SINNUI YAUMAN (HK, Ching Siu Tung, 1987); CHINESE GHOST STORY, A (HK, Ching Siu Tung, 1987); [CITY ON FIRE] (HK, Ringo (Ling-Tung) Lam, 1987); [DRUNKEN MASTER, THE] (HK, Yuen Woo-Ping, 1978); [EASTERN CONDORS] (HK, Samo Hung, 1987); [PEDICAB DRIVER] (HK, Samo Hung, 1990); ENTER THE DRAGON (US/HK, Robert Clouse, 1973); WAY OF THE DRAGON, THE (HK, Bruce Lee, 1973); YINGXIONG BENSE (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1986); [BULLET IN THE HEAD] (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1990); DIEXUE SHUANG XIONG (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1989) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 188 ISBN: 1852865407 (pbk) LON: 11245180 More info
book		Hong Kong Babylon : an insider's guide to the Hollywood of the East / Fredric Dannen and Barry Long London: Faber and Faber, 1997. Call No: 71(512.317) DAN Author: Dannen, Fredric; Long, Barry Place: London Publisher: Faber and Faber PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: 412 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; CHAN, JACKIE; CHAN, PETER; CHANG, SYLVIA; CHEUNG, LESLIE; CHOW, YUN-FAT; DOYLE, CHRISTOPHER; LAM, RINGO; LAW, CLARA; FONG, EDDIE [pseud. of Fong Ling-Ching]; SIAO, JOSEPHINE [pseud. of Siao Fong-Fong]; TSUI, HARK; WONG KAR-WAI Notes: Includes filmographies and index ISBN: 0571190405 Order Received: 1997 LON: abn97301453; 13417324 ID2: 291 More info
Interim book		John Woo : the films / by Kenneth E. Hall North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1999. Call No: 81WOO HAL Author: Hall, Kenneth E. Source: US Place: North Carolina Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: 239 p. :illus. filmog. : 24 cm Subject: ACTION FILMS. HONG KONG; DIRECTORS. CHINA; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; BROKEN ARROW (US, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1996); DIEXUE SHUANG XIONG (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1989); FACE/OFF (US, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1997); HARD TARGET (US, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1993); YINGXIONG BENSE (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1986); YINGXIONG BENSE II (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1988) Notes: Includes filmography, bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 0786406194 More info
book		Planet Hong Kong : popular cinema and the art of entertainment / David Bordwell Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2000. Call No: 71(512.317) BOR Author: Bordwell, David Place: Cambridge, Mass. Publisher: Harvard University Press PubDate: 2000 PhysDes: p. cm Subject: LEE, BRUCE; CHAN, JACKIE; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; TSUI, HARK; LAU KAR LEUNG; HU, KING; WONG JING; CHANG, CHEH; CHUNGKING EXPRESS [CHONGQING SENLIN] (HK, Wong Kar-Wai, 1994); CHUNGKING EXPRESS [CHONGQING SENLIN] (HK, Wong Kar-Wai, 1994) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 067400213X (alk. paper); 0674002148 (pbk. : alk. paper) LON: 20989172 More info
book		Projections 7 : film-makers on film-making in association with Cahiers du Cinéma / edited by John Boorman and Walter Donohue London: Faber & Faber, 1997. Call No: 802 PRO v.7 Author: Boorman, John, 1933; Donohue, Walter Place: London Publisher: Faber & Faber PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: x, 301 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm Subject: SCORSESE, MARTIN; CAPRA, FRANK; BARRON, BEBE; DORMAEL, JACO VAN; SCHOONMAKER, THELMA; DE NIRO, ROBERT; FORD, JOHN; ROCHA, GLAUBER; BERTOLUCCI, BERNARDO; RENOIR, JEAN; OPHULS, MAX; MASTROIANNI, MARCELLO; FERRARA, ABEL; ASSAYAS, OLIVIER; CURTIS, JAMIE LEE; LEIGH, JANET; BURNS, LILLIAN; GIRARDOT, HIPPOLYTE; MCDORMAND, FRANCES; MITCHUM, ROBERT; HODGSON, PIERRE; COX, BRIAN; CARON, LESLIE; SYMS, SYLVIA; WRIGHT, TERESA; COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD; DE PALMA, BRIAN; SPIELBERG, STEVEN; LUCAS, GEORGE; Tarantino, Quentin; WALSH, RAOUL; HUSTON, JOHN; MCCAREY, LEO; Lupino, Ida; CASSAVETES, JOHN; WELLES, ORSON; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; DAFOE, WILLEM; SIRK, DOUGLAS; ALMEREYDA, MICHAEL; BOORMAN, JOHN; BAD LIEUTENANT (US, Abel Ferrara, 1992); CASINO (US, Martin Scorsese, 1995); TAXI DRIVER (US, Martin Scorsese, 1976); MEAN STREETS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1973); NEW YORK, NEW YORK (US, Martin Scorsese, 1977); RAGING BULL (US, Martin Scorsese, 1980); KING OF COMEDY, THE (US, Martin Scorsese, 1983); GOODFELLAS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1990); CAPE FEAR (US, Martin Scorsese, 1991); MANHUNTER (US, Michael Mann, 1986); L-SHAPED ROOM, THE (UK, Bryan Forbes, 1962); VICTIM (UK, Basil Dearden, 1961); SHADOW OF A DOUBT (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1943); FORBIDDEN PLANET (US, Fred McLeod Wilcox, 1956); DEAD MAN (US, Jim Jarmusch, 1995); CAHIERS DU CINEMA Notes: Filmography: p. 300-301 ISBN: 0571190332 LON: abn97280608; 13386768 More info
book		Sex and Zen & a bullet in the head : the essential guide to Hong Kong's mind-bending movies / Stefan Hammond & Mike Wilkins London: Titan Books, 1997. Call No: 71(512.317) HAM Author: Hammond, Stefan; Wilkins, Mike Place: London Publisher: Titan Books PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: 272 p. : ill., ports. ; 19 cm Subject: SHAW BROTHERS; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; TSUI, HARK; CHAN, JACKIE; LAM, RINGO; HUNG, SAMO; ARMOUR OF GOD, THE [; DIEXUE SHUANG XIONG (HK, John Woo [pseud. of Wu Yusen], 1989); SHENG GANG QI BING (HK, Johnny Mak, 1985) Notes: Includes index ISBN: 1852867752 (pbk.) LON: 13257301 More info
book		Variety international film guide 1999 / edited by Peter Cowie London: Faber and Faber, 1998. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 058 INT "1999" Author: Cowie, Peter Place: London Publisher: Faber and Faber PubDate: 1998 PhysDes: 416 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm Subject: FESTIVALS. GENT; WINTERBOTTOM, MICHAEL; ALMODOVAR, PEDRO; LECONTE, PATRICE; VAN SANT, GUS; WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen]; GOLDSMITH, JERRY ISBN: 0571194117 LON: 20045218 More info
personality microfilm collection		WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen] Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION PhysDes: Clippings Subject: WOO, JOHN [pseud. of Wu Yusen] More info

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