#or well semi-hiatus

[maggiecheungs]

hello ! Sorry to bother But I was wondering if u had any 90's Hong Kong movies that you could recommend me ? I'm researching them for school and I usually get the most interesting and gutwrenching sinophone movie recs from your blog so I thought I should ask if u had any ! Thank u ❣️

Hey you 🥰 this is probably waaaaaay to late to be of any help with your research (sorry!) but I'll answer anyway just in case <3 (also, it got. a bit long 😳 so sorry about that lmao)

I'll start off by addressing the elephant in the room, a.k.a. Wong Kar-wai: the director you really can't avoid mentioning when talking about 90s and 00s Hong Kong cinema, and for good reason. I won't mention all his films here, but his best known are probably In the Mood for Love (which is regularly hailed as one of the greatest films ever made, which. yes); Happy Together (a staple of queer cinema starring Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung caught up in a fever-like, destructive love affair in Buenos Aires); Chungking Express (another classic beloved by many, many people); Fallen Angels (a stylish and chaotically seductive about eccentric figures inhabiting Hong Kong's nightlife).

Another director from this period who I think is worth highlighting is Stanley Kwan. He's probably best known for Rouge, which is from 1987 but which I’m including because it’s a classic; it stars the wonderful Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui as the principals in a doomed, decades-spanning love affair, featuring sumptuous visuals, ghosts, and time-slippages between the 1930s and 1980s. His other most notable work is probably Center Stage (1991); it's a very meta biopic of the 1930s actress Ruan Lingyu, who is portrayed by Maggie Cheung, and Kwan uses the film to draw parallels between the two actresses living decades apart. And I'll also mention his Lan Yu (2001), a gay love story set against the backdrop of Tiananmen Square and its aftermath (it's probably weird to admit that this is one of my comfort films but shrugs).

Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996) is an absolute favourite of mine, about immigrant identity, missed chances and lives you could have led, human connection under capitalism, and the love story between two people whose paths keep crossing despite everything--all of which is topped off with fantastic performances from Maggie Cheung and Leon Lai.

Farewell My Concubine (1993) was a Hong Kong-mainland co-production and is probably one of the best known films on this list, starring the fantastic Leslie Cheung in one of the defining performances of his career (tbh it would be worth watching for his performance alone). Coming in at just under 3 hours, it's a cinematic epic in pretty much every sense of the word.

Speaking of Leslie Cheung: Viva Erotica (1996), in which he plays an arthouse director whose Serious Films keep flopping, so he has to turn his next film into an erotic movie financed by a triad boss. It’s funny and big-hearted and has some unexpectedly interesting things to say about filmmaking and cinema as both an industry and as an artform.

Ann Hui is one of the few female big-name Hong Kong directors of the 90s; I'd recommend her 1990 film Song of the Exile--a film about generational conflict, immigration, cultural alienation and family ties, which takes place across the UK, Hong Kong, and Japan, and stars Maggie Cheung in the lead role. (Another prominent woman director from the period whom I've been meaning to watch since forever Mabel Cheung--really looking forward to finally seeing something of hers soon.)

Takeshi Kaneshiro and Kelly Chen had quite a few collaborations which are rather nice. Their Anna Magdalena (1998) is a quirky but poignant love-triangle story that inexplicably turns into a delightful steampunk romp. Lost and Found (1996) is another quirky-but-poignant love story, albeit a little more sedate.

For action films, there's the legendary John Woo, whose films are pretty quintessential action flicks--Hard Boiled is a pretty good example of his filmography. There's also The Heroic Trio and Executioners (both 1993): an action duology starring Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung and Anita Mui as a trio of ass-kicking vigilante superheroes. It's sooooo much fun, peak cinema, marvel could never, etc. etc. I'm also going to mention Infernal Affairs (2002), starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau, because it's one of my favourite action thriller films of all time.

Wuxia: a lot of the most well-known titles of the genre are from the first decades of the 2000s, and because of their scope they tend to be international productions, but often had veteran Hong Kong actors in main roles (for example, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004)--all of which I would recommend, btw). But there were also quite a few wuxia films that came out of Hong Kong in the 90s, including New Dragon Gate Inn (a fun 1992 remake of the 1960s wuxia classic, starring Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Maggie Cheung); The Green Snake (1993), a retelling of the traditional Legend of the White Snake that doubles as an interesting deconstruction of lots of the main tropes of the wuxia genre; Wong Kar-wai's 1994 Ashes of Time, which has an insanely star-studded cast and is pretty much what you'd expect a wkw wuxia film to be like.

.......aaaaaaand i'm going to stop there, because this is already a Lot😅 but hopefully there's something of use in here--if not for your research, then at least recommending a new film to watch <3

[maximura]

[mspoodle1]

Popping in to say Hi!

Sadly no Sims, but I did open Cities Skylines and play for a little bit. I got the last expansion and creator content packs. Not sure why since they are going to come out with CS2 in the Fall. 🤷‍♀️But it's pretty to look at and I can spam trees, bushes and fences to my hearts content. we won't talk about the town because it's a bit ick. lol And I'm tired of no new pictures on my blog. ttyl 🙋‍♀️

[tododeku-or-bust]

I'm actually really happy. I can't believe I'm already 2/3rds through this chapter. I haven't written this fic in half a year and yet it feels easier... It feels like I'm finally getting over a hurdle. I always make jokes about letting stuff slow cook but it has yet to fail me.

[theunconcernedembalmer]

Slides this doodle out for a bit

[deiscension]

Psst... I have something very important from my work notes to show y'all.

She's wishing you a happy Saturday. That's all.

[pnwdagnabbit]

Semi-Hiatus & Health Update:

Hey, y’all. Just giving everyone a head’s up that I won’t be making gifs anymore. My eyesight has taken a turn and I have early onset Cataracts in both eyes. My vision is blurry even with glasses now. They’re currently updating my prescription and the new glasses won’t be here for 3 weeks. So I’m trying to type this without bein’ able to see very well. The letters overlap and are extremely blurry, so if there’s typos, I apologize. But… thanks to that, I’m also gonna have to extend my hiatus. I can barely see to read or type and bein’ online is kinda giving me a headache. Too much eye strain so… I won’t be online much for about another month or so. Just wanted to let people know part of why I’m so absent these days. Take care and much love to all y’all! ❤️🧡💛

-Dax

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

its here

[insufferablemonsters]

𝔯𝔲𝔭𝔢𝔯𝔱 𝔤𝔦𝔩𝔢𝔰 & 𝔡𝔞𝔴𝔫 𝔰𝔲𝔪𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔰 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔲𝔢𝔡 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 @astormymind.

it  was  no  secret  that  rupert's  car  before  this  shiny  new  one  was  on  its  last  leg  and,  frankly,  dangerous  to  drive  around  in.  but,  it's  also  not  a  secret  that  he  had  chosen  this  car  for  specific  reasons  such  as  a  newer  version  and  'i'm  not  as  old  as  you  all  make  me  seem'.  of  course,  the  whole  new  shiny  version  of  himself  he  was  attempting  to  outwardly  portray  wasn't  exactly  fooling  anyone,  least  of  all  himself.  he  didn't  exactly  enjoy  the  way  this  car  drove,  despite  it's  seductive  appearances  and  lusty  crimson  color.  he  wanted  something  else,  more  his  real  style,  and  that's  why  he  thought  about  giving  it  to  dawn  once  she  achieved  her  driver's  license.  he  didn't  want  to  tell  her  yet,  though,  he  wanted  to  keep  it  as  a  surprise  to  her.  he  should  probably  consult  with  buffy  first  and  foremost,  after  all.

he  sat  back  in  his  seat  and  forced  himself  not  to  be  a  backseat  driver,  keeping  his  eyes  focused  on  the  road  and  keep  his  breathing  under  control.  his  eyes  rounded  out  in  fear  when  his  car  suddenly  jolted  forward  when  she  let  go  of  the  brake  too  fast.  he  braced  himself  with  the  door  handle  as  he  slowly  looked  over  at  dawn.  he  shook  his  head  lightly,  ❛  dawn,  please,  language  ...  ❜  he  stated  softly,  clearing  his  throat  nervously.  he  expected  hiccups  from  her,  so  he  kept  his  thoughts  to  himself.  he  chuckles  gently  under  his  breath,  ❛  yes,  well,  it's  beginning  to  get  on  my  nerves,  quite  frankly.  m'  glad  you're  enjoying  it  more  than  i  have.  ❜

[seiwas]

back to check in on how everyone’s doing!!! 🥹

[dxsole]

tbh as most of you may know, I'm rarely around during the holidays due to festivities and such, but I'm still also SICK dangnabbit SO consider this an early hiatus-- I will be on periodically to message folk and like stuff but I won't be plotting/writing/queueing threads until the new year 🙏 in the words of Fozzie Bear, "thank you all and Merry Christmas."

[sakurarisen]

As tired of being on semi-hiatus as I am, I need to reinforce it again a little harder, at least for a few more days. TW: Pet loss under cut.

Two and a half months ago, I had to say goodbye to my dog. Shortly after that, i got sick for over a month with a head virus that hit me exceptionally hard, had horrible net issues... And now today, we've had to say goodbye to our other dog, whose health dropped hard since losing Gus - She was the hardest hit of all of us and ultimately, her health tanked into issues we genuinely had no idea she had until her broken heart just... Amplified them. Though she was my aunt's dog, she's been living with us since Nicky was around a year or two old, and for the most part, she's been my dog in everything but name for the last ten or so years.

This is the first time in my life I've been without a dog in the house, and it being so close to Gus's passing, this is hitting me severely hard, doubly so because due to my own health, I had to say goodbye the night before instead of being there when she left the house for the last time today. I'm not handling this super well at all, and while I wanted to take this semi-hiatus off and get back into the swing of things now that I'm feeling better, that's... Gonna have to wait, at minimum for a few more days.

If I get anything done, it's either gonna be background blogwork, or a small thread on @thundertide at best, and more than likely the former. I've been working to rehaul multiple of my blogs while sick and I just... I need tedious blogwork to keep me from breaking down right now.

I'm always lingering around even if I'm not posting anything if anyone needs me, and my queue is set to continue through this with a day's Sera post. I'm sorry for another extension of this, y'all - Hoping the universe stops kicking me soon, because this is way too much.

~Pom

[obitohno]

(quite possibly) going to change my username when i come back from my hiatus >.<

[dove-da-birb]

*debating on whether or not to do an event for another milestone on my writing blog but knows full well that I'll be busy later this month, plus the fic, plus maybe(?) being a writer for something*

We'll see how I feel

[rcdhotnight]

At the rate that my mutuals are enabling me. This might end up turning into a Yakuza Multimuse at this rate. Hell I ain't minding that if it helps people check out Yakuza series!!! I am always touched whenever my mutuals just point at me whenever they see Yakuza content on their own terms. That never gets old lmao

[shouldntbeaskingmyselfwhy]

i shan't speak