Databases and general information

Hong Kong Movie DataBase: The largest Hong Kong movie info source with a comprehensive searchable database of films and personnel. The database accepts reviews from registered members.

Chinese Movie Database: A database of films from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan made from 1905 onwards. Pin Lu's site also features posters, polling for each film and listings of award-winning films.

Hong Kong Cinema - View from the Brooklyn Bridge: With hundreds of illustrated reviews, a comprehensive actors index and piles of photo pages, this searchable site holds quality information. Highly recommended and updated frequently.

LoveHKFilm.com: Fabulous Hong Kong-based site with bi-weekly updates of quality reviews of contemporary local films. Reviews also cover video re-releases and other site features include news, a forum and regular polls. Highly recommended.

Movie news

HKSAR Film [not] Top Ten Box Office Home Page: Extensive news in translation, wrapping up all there is to know each week about Hong Kong's film industry.

Hong Kong Entertainment News in Review: Webmaster Sanney's fine reports are sourced from his Hong Kong entertainment news translations. Extensive links are also provided to Hong Kong movie and entertainment news in the international media.

Hong Kong Film Centre: An industry site run by the Trade Development Council. Includes production news, movie profiles and links to other film-related information.

Kaiju Shakedown: Variety's well-written Asian film blog by Grady Hendrix features plenty of Hong Kong coverage.

Twitch: Terrific weblog-format news site with regular articles on Asian cinema. Regularly updated, enthusiastic and nicely designed.

Reviews and even more information

Asian DVD Guide: A terrific database of Hong Kong and other Asian movies released on DVD around the world.

A Better Tomorrow: Peter Martin covers Hong Kong and Asian movie news, as well as reviews and information upcoming DVD news.

A Chinese Cinema Page, By Shelly Kraicer: A highly recommended website. Straight to the point and insightful reviews and information on recent films from Hong Kong and China. Quality reading and updated frequently.

Cine-Raider: Announcing itself as a critical guide to the world of Hong Kong cinema, this is the web rebirth of Richard Akiyama's Cineraider 'zine. The reviews are as top-notch as the print edition's were, and are supplemented with star profile links and other highlights.

City On Fire: Check here for HK movie news, a hundred-plus reviews, a forum and even coverage of Hong Kong-related films made overseas. Click through and be welcomed by the impressive entry splash and design.

Dragon's Den UK: A superb review site covering all manner of Hong Kong films and updated regularly. The mix of films detailed ranges from classic action up to the SAR's recent box office successes. Recommended reading.

Girls Guide to Hong Kong Movies: Girls' flix, ghost flix, drool flix and so much more!

Happy Fortune Screening Room: Well-written reviews by Hong Kong Cinema reviewer JPC on a nicely made little site. Discerning taste is shown with separate pages for Steve Cheng, Pinky Cheung and Wong Jing!

HKFilm.net: Neil Koch's handy site covers plenty of ground -- stacks of reviews of recent and older films, star and director bios, a page dealing with confusing alternative titles and more to browse.

Hong Kong Digital: Essential Hong Kong movie review site by John Charles, author of The Hong Kong Filmography 1977-1997. Coverage extends to other Asian movies being released on DVD and updates appear each week.

HK DVD Heaven: Chris Gilbert's UK-based site covers a healthy variety of genres on DVD. Also included is a glossary.

Hong Kong Eclectic: Long-gone site with some well-written analyses of HK movies.

Hong Kong Film Awards: New to HK movies? Coupled with the help of sites listed on this links page, the official awards site is a handy guide to the checking out those award winners from past years.

The Illuminated Lantern: A must-read site. Writer Peter Nepstad delves into the nitty gritty of Hong Kong film themes, providing an excellent, well-researched reference in the process. Delve into the archives to see what's covered and check out a fantastic collection of contemporary reviews.

KFC Cinema: Enthusiastic web site devoted to Asian cinema, with reviews and frequently updated film news covering Hong Kong and other Asian locales. Includes an active set of forums. The best films reviewed wield the revered General Tao Award - what other sites can offer such a rank?

Love and Bullets Hong Kong DVD Review: Reviews of Hong Kong films on DVD, as released by Hong Kong and US firms. Reviews cover DVD quality and include screenscans.

M-Dream: Asian Entertainment: David Bennett has put together an exciting collection of Hong Kong movie stars' links here, organised clearly into categories and each featuring helpful descriptions and biographies.

Overlooked Hong Kong Movies: Movie reviews for the post-Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Chow Yun-fat cinescape. A self-proclaimed "propaganda piece" on the writer's part, the site sheds light on lesser-known highlights of Hong Kong cinema.

Sharptongue's Theatre: The Sharp Tongue Soft Heart (STSH) site. Piles of stuff on this site, but if you want to cut to the movies, jump here< /a>.

Shaw Brothers "...More than just kung fu." Ian Whitney's superb and regularly updated guide to the wonderfully diverse Shaw movies of the '50s and '60s, now appearing on DVD and VCD.

Shaw Brothers -- Kings of the Hong Kong Movie Industry: Black Tauna has built a fine gateway to the world of Shaw Brothers output. Actors and directors are profiled, and the links page takes readers to like-minded sites.

So Good... Hong Kong DVD Movie Reviews Updated each week, Kenneth Brorsson's site explores the wide range of Hong Kong movies on DVD with very well-written reviews.

Teleport City: Fun writing on selected Hong Kong film fare, from Bio-zombie to kung-fu action.

Wasted Life - Hong Kong Movie Reviews: Recommended site of UK DVD release information for Hong Kong films. Available are disc reviews, a list of all discs available and upcoming releases. The webmaster also reviews recent Hong Kong film offerings too.

Cinema screenings: HK and abroad

Asian Film Foundation: This Southern California-based organisation has dedicated itself to finding wider audiences for Asian movies, starting with Hong Kong films. The foundation organises movie events - visit the group's info-packed site for more information on screenings and cultural events, and links to regional movie archives.

Asian Media Access: AMA sees film as a "tool for promoting inter-ethnic communication among local Asian American populations" and uses the medium to promote Asian art and culture. The group holds regular screenings, such as the Cinema with Passion series.

Heroic Cinema: Founded by Mark Morrison, this site offers a trusty roundup of what's happening with Hong Kong movies right now, right across Australia. Info is given for cinema and TV screenings, along with recommendations, festival news and more.

Hong Kong Film Archive: There's a different film retrospective playing every few months month at the Archive, with films screening in their classy cinema. If you're living in Hong Kong or just visiting, be sure to check their screening schedules and grab your tickets! The Archive also offers a terrific line of books, available online and at their box office.

Hong Kong Movies in the San Francisco Bay Area: Laura Irvine's site will keep you posted on what's playing in the area. The site also covers what's on TV and special events on Asian film. A mailing list is also available.

Ultra 8 Pictures: Movie fans in Toronto should keep an eye on this site for schedules of the Kung Fu Fridays, Cult Thursdays and other specal programmes with films from Hong Kong and the rest of Asia.

Music Palace Theatre: Visit this site to see the Music Palace - New York City's last Chinese theatre which closed on 30 June 2000. The page also contains a tribute to NYC cinemas which have closed their doors, and info on signing up for Paul Kazee's Asian film and entertainment in NYC newletter.

Subway Cinema: If you're living in New York City, or even within brief travelling distance, check these folks out. They're a film programming collective behind the successful New York Asian Film Festival. Their first film programme was Expect the Unexpected: a retrospective of Hong Kong's Milkyway Image films screening in mid-Sept 2000.

International sites

DVDrama: Le premier quotidien du DVD: (French site) Reviews covering Hong Kong films released on DVD.

East Side Stories: (French site) Julien Seveon publishes East Side Stories; the only French magazine devoted to Asian filmmaking. His site includes article and info on where to grab a copy.

HK Mania: (French site) Cedric Munoz gets into much detail on Hong Kong film. Stacks of news and biographies are on hand, as are aricles ranging from Wuxia to an analysis of Stanley Kwan's Centre Stage. An excellent list of French-language links too. Recommended.

Hong Kong Express: (Italian site) "Il portale per gli appassionati di cinema orientale" -- A fine Italian site dedicated to Hong Kong cinema, with news, reviews, profiles, features and a very handy glossary.

Hong Kong World: (Spanish site) Ricardo's exhaustive and detailed coverage of Hong Kong cinema news, presented in regular updates. Be sure to read the archives and reviews, too, listed at the bottom of the page, and go to the main HELLnation page for links to Japan, India and Korea film pages!

Producers and distributors

I have placed these links on a another links page to keep the list on this page from becoming too cumbersome. Only producers and distributors of Hong Kong-made films are listed.

Movie Discussion

Mobius' Home Video Forum: The Asian Cinema Board is moderated, uses real names and addresses, and topics are both thoughtful and interesting.

Fan pages -- actors and actresses

Akai Chan's home page: A fan page for the likes of Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Theresa Lee, Chingmy Yau and Zhao Wenzhuo. No longer updated.

Angela Mao's Videos: Bruce Long fills readers in on 32 films on video starring Angela Mao. Links are on hand to guide to sources for the movies, ranked in categories starting with "The Awesome Angela Mao". This site has proved a strain on my wallet.

Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia's Unofficial Web Site: An info packed homage to the terrific Brigitte Lin. On hand are a biography, a filmography (needless to say, it's a huge list) and plenty of other graphics and information. A very nice site indeed.

Connie Chan Po-chu: Movie-Fan Princess: Essential hub for info, reviews and pictures of '60s megastar Connie Chan Po-chu. Detailed reviews and plot information help make Chan's films a fun introduction to vintage Hong Kong cinema, especially for viewers wary of unsubtitled video. A forum is also on hand.

The Esther Eng Story: Frank Bren and Law Kar's enthusiastic web site sheds light on largely unknown director Esther Eng -- dubbed "the first lady of Chinese cinema" by the authors.

Franky Matches' Homepage: Here you'll find a Lam Ching-ying page and, best of all, a Sandra Ng appreciation page.

Herman Yau - Hong Kong Movie Director: Yes! A site shedding light one of the finest directors working in Hong Kong today. A biography, filmography and assorted film write-ups are on view for your reading pleasure.

Hong Kong Screen Queens of the 60s: Highly recommended! A nostalgic look back at the 60s, when actresses ruled the HK cinemas. If only finding their films wasn't so difficult in the 90s!

Li Lihua's page: Judy Westbrook's fantastic site dedicated to megastarlet Li Lihua, whose acting career spanned the '40s to '70s. Includes, a comprehensive biography, pictures and film titles.

The Official Simon Yam Tat-wah Fan Site: Simon granted the official status himself! Look here for news and information on the actor, and visit the connected and comprehensive Hong Kong Movie World site.

General Hong Kong links

The Air Pollution Index: Wondering where the blue skies have gone in recent HK films?

Friends of the Earth: An NGO busying themselves finding ways of improving the HK environment and keeping the API (above) down.

The Hong Kong Government homepage: Here's the text-only website for the Government Information Service - a useful place to find Government departments online.

Hong Kong Outdoors: A guide to enjoying Hong Kong's natural wonders. If you're visiting Hong Kong, why not consider stepping out of the urban rush for a day trip? Huge country parks and hill walks are always close by, and quiet islands are only a ferry ride away!

Hong Kong Tourist Association: Official site that might be worth a look.

The Standard: A Hong Kong newspaper.

The World of Lily Wong: Started in 1986, this daily comic covers HK life.

I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting HK movie sites. If you have a personal favourite not yet listed here, please contact me. Thanks!