Cinema Escapist
Explore and connect the world through a cinematic lens
Explore and connect the world through a cinematic lens
Director Matt Wu discusses the dichotomy between darkness and brightness -- and what it was like working with his wife on set
The story behind the world's most unlikely Bruce Lee tribute: a statue in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In this Hong Kong triad movie, it's Chinese v. British—not gangster v. police.
Songs in Wong Kar-wai's "Chungking Express" reflect past anxieties around Hong Kong's 1997 return to China.
Wong is the subject of "Joshua: Teenager v. Superpower"―a new documentary now available on Netflix.
A rambling Hong Kong sci-fi romantic comedy featuring robot girlfriends.
Wong Kar-wai is one of Asia’s most renowned filmmakers. If you’re a hardcore film buff, you’ve probably heard of him. If not, he’s definitely a...
It's a Ming Dynasty vase! It's a plane! No, it's "Flirting in the Air", an irreverently naughty Hong Kong comedy that parodies a popular show...
Teresa Teng is one of the most prolific Chinese singers in the modern age. Although artists like Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai may be the...
If there was a genre of movies called “rich people problems”, Lan Kwai Fong would be one of its leading films. The first in a trilogy, Lan Kwai Fong tells the story...