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This definitive study of Hong Kong cinema examines the work of directors such as Tsui Hark, John Woo, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To, King Hu, and Wong Kar Wai. This book offers a deeply informed and highly engaging look at how Hong Kong cinema has become one of the success stories of film history, and how it has influenced international film culture and the development of film as a medium. As sentimental and outrageous as Hong Kong films can be...they are...

"A country with a rich and extensive past will undoubtedly have a wealth of stories. This program shows how far China has come in terms of cultural production, especially movie production, and how it came to rival the U.S. in filmmaking. Contemporary Chinese literature and the market for books are also important topics, as are censorship, self-censorship, and why certain motifs recur in Chinese stories."--Container.

An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.

"Cinema Asia is a five-part documentary series that takes the viewer into the most dynamic film scene on the planet. Asia houses some of the world's biggest film industries: India boasts that it is the Number One film producing country in the world, while China, at Number Three is nipping closely at Hollywood's heels. Taiwan, Korea and Iran have film industries that are smaller, but no less vibrant. Punching far above their weight these national cinemas...