New York, New York, U.S.A.: Miramax Books, Date: 1997. 412pp Photos Includes choices by twelve critics of their favorite Hong Kong films. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 1997. Miramax Books ISBN 078686267x 9780786862672 [US]

ISBN10: 078686267X, ISBN13: 9780786862672, [publisher: Miramax Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition 412pp Photos Includes choices by twelve critics of their favorite Hong Kong films
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Miramax Books 1997 1st ed hardcover 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 ...

New York Miramax Books 1997 First Edition Hardcover Very Good + No Jacket Book First edition, first printing Both are in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Interior is clean and legible. No dust jacket as issued. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well packaged, All-Ways fast service. Thanks.

ISBN10: 078686267X, ISBN13: 9780786862672, [publisher: Miramax/Hyperion] Hardcover First Edition 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 ...
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ISBN10: 078686267X, ISBN13: 9780786862672, [publisher: NEW YORK NY HYPERION PUB 1997.] Hardcover First Edition FINE IN LAMINATED PICTORIAL BOARDS WITHOUT D.J. AS ISSUED. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
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USA 078686267X; Hyperion/Miramax Books 1997 BOOK: HARDBACK VG+ 412 page hardcover book. No dust jacket, as issued? Cover has slight rubbing. Stated First Edition.

New York: Hyperion [0-7868-6267-X] 1997, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 412pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Notes, photographs, appendices. The spine is lightly bumped at the top and bottom. "In Hong Kong Babylon, the award-winning journalist Fredric Dannen and the notes cineast Barry 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". Locale: Hong Kong; Hong Kong. (Movies, Cinema/Film, Cinema/Film, Directors, Martial Arts, Movies, Producers, Producers, Reference). Hyperion ISBN 078686267X 9780786862672 [CA]