city on fire
review
A. Magazine
December 1999/January 2000
City on Fire By Lisa Odham Stokes and Michael Hoover
Heidi Kim
CITY ON FIRE: Hong Kong Cinema
By Lisa Odham Stokes
and Michael Hoover
Verso, 372 pages
As film historians are just beginning to document the emergence of Hong
Kong Cinema, _City on Fire_ illuminates the historical, political,
social and cultural factors that shaped the evolution of Hong Kong film.
Stokes and Hoover provide a thoughtful and thorough perspective on
individual filmmakers' styles while adequately contextualizing them
among their international counterparts. Well- researched and accessible,
_City on Fire_ is a delight for both film novices and long-time
enthusiasts.
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