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Nancy Kwan

Name at birth: Kwan Ka ShenNancy Kwan was a ballet dancer in London before she made her acting debut in the hit movie The World of Suzie Wong (1960, with William Holden). Her second movie, Flower…

The NSA, Edward Snowden, and Surveillance

An overview of the NSA surveillance program leaked to the media by Edward Snowden by Beth Rowen Edward Snowden Related Links U.S. Spying and Surveillance Timeline National Security…

John Woo

John Woo made his reputation as an action film director in Hong Kong during the 1980s, but since 1992 has worked in Hollywood directing big-budget thrillers such as Face/Off (1997, with John Travolta…

Wayne Wang Biography

Wayne Wangfilm directorBorn: 1/12/1949Birthplace: Hong Kong Wang was raised on American movies. In fact, he was named after John Wayne. He studied film at California's College of Arts and…

John Woo Biography

John Woo (Ng Yu-Sum [Cantonese]; Wu Yu-Sen [Mandarin])directorBorn: 5/01/1946Birthplace: Guangzhou, Canton, China Woo got his start in show business at Hong Kong's Cathay Studios, where he…

Our Top Stories for the Week of November 21, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from protests to social media advancements. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.   International…

Jackie Chan

Name at birth: Chan Kong-SangJackie Chan was already the highest paid actor in Asia, with more than 60 films under his belt, when he finally made it big in Hollywood with the action-comedy Rumble in…

Black Mask

Director:Daniel LeeWriters:Tsui Hark, Teddy Chen, and Joe MaArtisan Entertainment; R; 90 minutesRelease:5/99Cast:Jet Li, Karen Mok, Lau Ching Wan When he's not reshelving books or fending off…

1994 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrPulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino (United States)Grand PrizeBurnt by the Sun, Nikita Mikhalkov (Russia/France)To Live, Zhang Yimou (China/Hong Kong)Best ActorGe You, To Live (China/…