Chinese Box 1997 R, 109 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Wang Cast: Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui, Ruben Blades, Russell Cawthorne, Jared Harris, Chaplin Chang, Noel Rands, Emma Lucia
Based on the story of Hong Kong after the British turned it over to the People's Republic of China in 1997, this is the tale of John (Jeremy Irons), a dying photojournalist. His death coincides with, and is symbolic of, the end of British domination of the city.
|  | |
Robin-B-Hood 2006 N/R, 126 min. Genre: Foreign / Action / Comedy / Drama aka: Rob-B-Hood
Director: Benny Chan Cast: Jackie Chan, Louis Koo, Yuanyuan Gao, Michael Hui, Yuen Biao, Baoguo Chen, Charlene Choi, Hayama Go, Ken Lo, Jason J. Tobin, Johanna Olsen, Daniel Wu
Compulsive gambler Thongs (Jackie Chan) has gone into debt and is now being hounded by his debtors. With his back to the wall, Thongs agrees to help his landlord (Michael Hui) with a heist. They pair up with Octopus (Louis Koo) and kidnap a baby. Now they learn that a triad plans to kill the baby. Their solution: keep the baby and raise him as their own. But just when they become devoted to the baby, the triad closes in. The men decide that the only place the baby will be safe is with his parents, and they must return the baby to the security of his family.
|  | |
| 1. Chinese Box (1997)
2. Robin-B-Hood (2006) aka: Rob-B-Hood
In The News
|