Hong Kong Action Movies and Dinner at the Roxie
Details
Let’s watch a double feature at the Roxie! First screening starts at 3:00. We can meet at 2:00 and get a drink/chat before the movie. We can get dinner nearby afterwards if people would like to discuss. Feel free to come to either or both movies!
https://roxie.com/film/peking-opera-blues/
https://roxie.com/film/hard-boiled/
Peking Opera Blues-
In the aftermath of China's first democratic revolution, three high-spirited young women from very different backgrounds cross paths on a quest for liberation. Fate finds the three joining forces to discover their respective warriors within.
Elegantly blending action, comedy, and social satire into a bright and colorful production, Peking Opera Blues boasts Hark's energetic filmmaking style at the height of his powers, along with the considerable charms of its three leads, and remains an acclaimed classic of Hong Kong cinema.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZfw26gDU00&pp=ygUacGVraW5nIG9wZXJhIGJsdWVzIHRyYWlsZXI%3D
Hard Boiled-
Violence as poetry, rendered by a master—brilliant and passionate, John Woo’s Hard Boiled tells the story of jaded detective “Tequila” Yuen (played with controlled fury by Chow Yun-fat). Woo’s dizzying odyssey through the world of Hong Kong Triads, undercover agents, and frenzied police raids culminates unforgettably in the breathless hospital sequence. More than a cops-and-bad-guys story, Hard Boiled continually startles with its originality and dark humor.