Director in action : Johnnie To and the Hong Kong action films

The book provides a comprehensive overview of To's career, concentrating on his action films, which is the genre in which To has excelled. Director in Action examines the career of Johnnie To, whose art-house action hits include A Hero Never Dies, The Longest Nite, Running out of Time, The Mission, PTU, Breaking News, Election, and Election 2. The author discusses the symbiotic relationship between director and genre, why To is regarded as an auteur, and the influence he has on the trajectory of the action genre in the Hong Kong cinema. The author's view is that To's idiosyncratic auteurist style transforms the generic conventions under which he is compelled to work, and that there is a discernible element of experimentalism in his most outstanding films. In addition, To modulates the film noir form to suit his local contexts, characters and locations, to create a highly personalized noir cinema in post-1997 Hong Kong. 'Director in Action' studies Johnnie To, whose art-house action hits include 'A Hero Never Dies' (1998), 'The Longest Nite' (1998), 'Running out of Time' (1999), 'The Mission' (1999), 'PTU' (2003), 'Breaking News' (2004), 'Election' (2005), and 'Election 2' (2006). The book provides a comprehensive overview of To's career, concentrating on his action films This is a collection of articles on the topic of self-access language learning by a variety of experienced educators currently active in the field of English language teaching in Hong Kong. Separate chapters discuss a wide range of issues confronting ELTprofessionals in tertiary and secondary education, and in the private sector. Stephen Teo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [273]-279), Filmography And Index. No further information has been provided for this title