Screenwriter Aims to Change HK Film Casting From Inside

Screenwriter Aims to Change HK Film Casting From Inside
HONG KONG — The screenwriter of last year’s unconventional Cantonese flick “All About Love” doesn’t have a lot of love for Hong Kong’s movie casting process.
May 23rd, 2011 | Arts Vox, Business Vox | Read More

A Superheroic Effort To Bring Comic Books To Your iPhone

A Superheroic Effort To Bring Comic Books To Your iPhone
HONG KONG — Casey Lau got his first 3G iPhone in 2008. It was about that moment he decided to start Crispy Entertainment.
May 20th, 2011 | Arts Vox, Business Vox | Read More

Blackpaper Magazine: One Page, One Dollar, 160,000 Copies

Blackpaper Magazine: One Page, One Dollar, 160,000 Copies
Hong Kong – As cheap as one Hong Kong dollar, as thin as one piece of paper, Blackpaper stands out among the other publications on sale at 7-Eleven convenience stores in Hong Kong.
May 20th, 2011 | Arts Vox, Business Vox | Read More

Random Art Workshop Offers Social Scrapbooking as Karaoke Alternative

Random Art Workshop Offers Social Scrapbooking as Karaoke Alternative
Hong Kong — It was a Sunday at Random Art Workshop, where eight customers sat in pairs, working fastidiously around a table covered in paper, photographs, pink ruffles, heart-shaped doilies and sundry small objects. But the scene was unusual on this day: half of the participants were men.
May 18th, 2011 | Arts Vox, Business Vox, Lifestyle Vox | Read More

‘Buddha Mountain’ Actress Meditates on Life and Loss

‘Buddha Mountain’ Actress Meditates on Life and Loss
Hong Kong — Actress Sylvia Chang Ai-chia was eager to tell the audience that the character she played in Buddha Mountain wasn’t really her. “Don’t believe it too much. My true self is actually beautiful,” she joked as she introduced the cross-strait film screened on March 30 as part of...
April 18th, 2011 | Arts Vox, Video Vox | Read More

Virtual Mourning: Fans of Late Hong Kong Superstar Leslie Cheung Express Grief Online

Virtual Mourning: Fans of Late Hong Kong Superstar Leslie Cheung Express Grief Online
Hong Kong — Elvis fans flock to grieve at the late king’s tomb at Graceland, his Memphis mansion. Fans of the sixties rock star Jim Morrison pay homage at his Paris grave. But followers of Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung have no physical focus point for expressing their feelings. He was...
April 13th, 2011 | Arts Vox | Read More

Love over Sex – The Unusual Sub-Text of a Hong Kong Porn Movie

Love over Sex – The Unusual Sub-Text of a Hong Kong Porn Movie
Hong Kong – Widely touted as the world’s first 3D porn movie, 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy is an explicit and visually titillating production. But unusually for a porn film, it contains a deeper message: sex is not an essential ingredient in a relationship.
April 6th, 2011 | Arts Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More

Artists’ Colony Rallies Against Invading Property Speculators

Artists’ Colony Rallies Against Invading Property Speculators
Hong Kong — Once a year, artists in Fo Tan’s industrial area put out their welcome mats for the public, but lately, some people have been stomping all over them: real estate speculators. Those who are looking to cash in on the area’s redevelopment potential don’t get such a warm greeting...
February 9th, 2011 | Arts Vox, Hong Kong Vox, Lifestyle Vox | Read More