Podcast: Interview about Sammo Hung and Hong Kong cinema

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This episode features a conversation between HKOS (Hong Kong On Screen) member Lindy Leong and AMPAS Museum's Patrick Lowry on the Sammo Hung (洪金寶）: From Stuntman to Star retrospective running throughout May 2023 as part of the museum's AAPI Heritage Month programming. They discuss the genesis of the retrospective, his personal admiration and fandom for the HK action cinema icon, the museum's interest in supporting Hong Kong cinema as part of its programming, HKOS' desire for collaboration to serve the diaspora in the Greater LA area and beyond, and its ongoing search for its identity as an all-volunteer run collective, the curatorial rationale and logistical challenges of putting together the film series, including a deeper dive into the significance of each film title in the retrospective. They encourage film fans of the HK icon to attend the film series as it is a rare opportunity to see most of these films on the big screen in the US.


Films Mentioned:
The Millionaires' Express富貴列車 (1986) - Digital
Pedicab Driver 群龍戲鳳 (1989) - 35mm English dubbed print
Wheels on Meals 快餐車 (1984) - DCP
Dragons Forever 飛龍猛將(1988) - DCP
Project AA計劃 (1984) - DCP
Painted Faces 七小福 (1988) - 35mm print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive
Eastern Condors東方秃鷹 (1987) - 35mm print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive
Odd Couple 搏命單刀奪命搶 (1979) - brand-new DCP restoration
Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon 瘦虎肥龍 (1990) - brand-new DCP restoration
She Shoots Straight 皇家女將 (1990) - 35mm print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
License to Steal 龍鳳賊捉賊 (1990) - 35mm print
Mr. Nice Guy 一個好人 (1997) - 35mm print

Listen to Lindy Leung from Hong Kong on Screen with Patrick Lowry: click here