Fighting Stars: Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema: Global East Asian Screen Cultures
Editat de Kyle Barrowmanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 oct 2024
Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi , and Donnie Yen against the shifting backdrops of the Hong Kong film industry, the contributors to this important volume highlight martial arts stars' cultural reach, both on a local and global scale.
Each of the chapters, written by a host of renowned international scholars, focuses on an individual film star, considering issues such as martial arts practices and philosophies, gender and age, national identities and conflicts, cinematic genres and aesthetic choices in order to understand their local and transnational cultural influence.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781350365759
ISBN-10: 1350365750
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 236 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Global East Asian Screen Cultures
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1350365750
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 236 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Global East Asian Screen Cultures
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Introduction - Fighting (for) Star Studies - Kyle Barrowman
1. Kwan Tak-hing: Pioneer of Kung Fu Cinema - Wayne Wong
2. Bruce Lee: Effective and Affective Action Techniques - Paul Bowman
3. Angela Mao: Lady Kung Fu in Search of International Markets - Man-Fung Yip
4. Kara Hui: From Young Auntie to Mother Figure - Wing-Fai Leung
5. Gordon Liu: Shaolin Hero - Eric Pellerin
6. Sammo Hung: The Kung Fu Comic's Sublime Body - Luke White
7. Jackie Chan: A Stunting Star's Industrial Legacy - Lauren Steimer
8. Michelle Yeoh: Combating Gender - Kyle Barrowman
9. Cynthia Rothrock: Fame, Style, and the Video Star - Meaghan Morris
10. Jet Li: A Career in Three Acts - Andy Willis
11. Zhang Ziyi: An Alternative Female Action Stardom and the Logic of Indeterminacy - Dorothy Wai Sim Lau
12. Donnie Yen: Authenticity, Nationalism, and the Bruce Lee Legacy - Leon Hunt
Index
1. Kwan Tak-hing: Pioneer of Kung Fu Cinema - Wayne Wong
2. Bruce Lee: Effective and Affective Action Techniques - Paul Bowman
3. Angela Mao: Lady Kung Fu in Search of International Markets - Man-Fung Yip
4. Kara Hui: From Young Auntie to Mother Figure - Wing-Fai Leung
5. Gordon Liu: Shaolin Hero - Eric Pellerin
6. Sammo Hung: The Kung Fu Comic's Sublime Body - Luke White
7. Jackie Chan: A Stunting Star's Industrial Legacy - Lauren Steimer
8. Michelle Yeoh: Combating Gender - Kyle Barrowman
9. Cynthia Rothrock: Fame, Style, and the Video Star - Meaghan Morris
10. Jet Li: A Career in Three Acts - Andy Willis
11. Zhang Ziyi: An Alternative Female Action Stardom and the Logic of Indeterminacy - Dorothy Wai Sim Lau
12. Donnie Yen: Authenticity, Nationalism, and the Bruce Lee Legacy - Leon Hunt
Index
Recenzii
The book broadens our vision of the cinematic universe beyond the traditional focus on Hollywood through its excellent series of essays on stardom in the martial arts cinema of Hong Kong. They provide answers to the central question: what makes an action actor into a star?
There is no way of fully understanding the glories of the Hong Kong Martial Arts cinema without appreciating the centrality of its magnificent stars. And there is no better way to appreciate its stars than this discerning, scholarly and engaging collection.
There is no way of fully understanding the glories of the Hong Kong Martial Arts cinema without appreciating the centrality of its magnificent stars. And there is no better way to appreciate its stars than this discerning, scholarly and engaging collection.