Miramax, Date: 1997T. hardcover. Good. 1.2598 9.4488 6.3780. 1997. Miramax ISBN 078686267x 9780786862672 [US]

Miramax. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Miramax ISBN 078686267x 9780786862672 [US]

Hyperion Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Hyperion Press ISBN 078686267x 9780786862672 [US]

Hyperion Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Hyperion Press ISBN 078686267x 9780786862672 [US]

ISBN10: 078686267X, ISBN13: 9780786862672, [publisher: miramax books, N Y] Hardcover First Edition Not Ex-Library Copy. Hardcover Edition issued Without Dustjacket.Text Unmarked.Binding Is Solid.Not Ex-Library Copy. stated first edition, first printing with complete number line starting with number 1.
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New York. 1997. Miramax/Hyperion. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Hardcover. No Dustjacket As Issued. 078686267x. 400 pages. hardcover. Cover design by David Pearson. keywords: Hong Kong China Asia Film Reference. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Hong Kong's reunification with China has captured the world's attention, but for years this bustling little territory has fascinated filmgoers of all nations with its enormous output of movies. Like Hollywood, Hong Kong specializes in mass-appeal entertainment action films, ghost stories, comedies, and other popular genres - yet its movies possess an eye-popping, no-holds-barred exuberance, and a disregard for most taboos, that Hollywood cannot match. Even Hong Kong art films - Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express, for instance - pulse with energy. Small wonder, then, that Hollywood has begun to court Hong Kong talent, such as the director John Woo and the action stars Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh. In Hong Kong Babylon, the award-winning journalist Fredric Dannen and the noted cineast Bany Long present a comprehensive look at the Hollywood of the East. In a richly entertaining overview of the Hong Kong cinema and its history, Dannen portrays the actors who risk their lives performing dangerous stunts and explosive martial arts feats; he also details the world of Hong Kong movie producers, many of whom are triads - Chinese organized-crime figures - who will resort literally to murder to lock a deal. Long complements Dannen's ...