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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 1d

The resolution of Tony Leung Kar-fai's arc will kill you 💀

Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 2d

Adrenaline still pumping from seeing Sons of the Neon Night because it's so bad and all I want is for everyone to see it so I can chat with everyone about how bad it is. Pretty sure the movie was finished using AI. Legitimising rich boy Juno Mak was a mistake.

Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 2d

Now seated for the so-called 都市傳說

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 2d

Now seated for the so-called 都市傳說

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 4d

I'll be up north on the 26th October to give a talk on Maggie Cheung at the Australian Cinémathèque in the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane as part of their upcoming In the Mood for Maggie Cheung retrospective. Please come if you're in town. qagoma.qld.gov.au/event/maggie...

As Years Go By

Join us for a talk from writer and translator Dylan Cheung as part of 'In the Mood for Maggie Cheung'. This event is free, with no bookings required. Maggie

www.qagoma.qld.gov.au

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 4d

It's an amazing career-spanning programme with some deeper cuts like 1987's Heartbeat 100. Many of the films are also being shown on 35mm including the Wong Kar-wais, Green Snake, Irma Vep, and Comrades, Almost a Love Story. www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/cinema/progr...

In the Mood for Maggie Cheung – Cinema

Maggie Cheung is one of Hong Kong cinema’s most iconic stars. Celebrated internationally for her expressive naturalism, physical grace and inimitable screen

www.qagoma.qld.gov.au

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 4d

I'll be up north on the 26th October to give a talk on Maggie Cheung at the Australian Cinémathèque in the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane as part of their upcoming In the Mood for Maggie Cheung retrospective. Please come if you're in town. qagoma.qld.gov.au/event/maggie...

As Years Go By

Join us for a talk from writer and translator Dylan Cheung as part of 'In the Mood for Maggie Cheung'. This event is free, with no bookings required. Maggie

www.qagoma.qld.gov.au

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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 9d

Hilarious that, by the traditional definition of the term, none of these are New Wave films nor are they directed by New Wave directors.

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 9d

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on December 16th as a SHOUT FACTORY WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE on Blu-ray in the US from @shoutstudios.bsky.social as part of their #HongKongCinemaClassics line: #HongKong #NewWave Essentials (1985-1990)!

Special Offer: Order from ShoutFactory.com and get an EXCLUSIVE 18” X 24”

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 12d

The licensing requirements for these are apparently quite fragile so I can't really say at the moment.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 12d

I think I can now say I did (eventually) do new subs for this, but they probably won't make a big deal out of it because of how strict Shout are being. I was also told in passing some additional clean up was done to the picture.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 12d

Privileged to be on the first of the Golden Princess catalogue to hit the UK, Ringo Lam's seminal City on Fire. The booklet features a piece where I detail Lam's personal and professional journey up to that point while also getting into what exactly Golden Princess are. (I also redid the subtitles)

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 12d

Arrow’s site has this up for preorder now and it confirms it will have all the SF video/audio extras AND the archival talent interviews from the old UK DVD (which SF does not have). It’ll also have an essay from @dylancheung.bsky.social which is great. So hands down a better release

Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 13d

Arrow already smoking Shout Factory just by understanding that when you have Tony Stella art for a film, you use the Tony Stella art for the film.

The cover for Arrow’s release of City on Fire

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 13d

Just spent more than 10 dollars on boba for my niece

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 13d

I bought this (among a slew of other things) at the start of the year specifically for the Japanese making of when I was working on a commentary on the Peacock King Blu-ray, which unfortunately never happened.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 13d

Check out this chunky boy Chinese bootleg Peacock King DVD set. It comes with the two Hong Kong live action movies in both HK and Japanese versions, Japanese making of, CD soundtrack, HK and Taiwanese cuts of The Kid from Tibet, and the anime adaptations ripped from Italian DVDs.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 14d

A production of Regal Films, who later sued Wong for breach of contract, it was also reported by newspapers to be a sequel to As Tears Go By. We'll never know, but it's likely ideas from it evolved into Chungking Express and Fallen Angels.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 14d

Seeing this photo do the rounds today: Wong Kar-wai's Mong Kok House on Fire commencing production in 1993, a movie meant to wrap in two months. The cast included Lau Ching-wan who has otherwise not worked with Wong. Supposedly inspired by Kinji Fukusaku's House on Fire (1986).

Lau Ching-wan, Faye Wong (Shirley Wong), Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Kar-fai, and Wong Kar-wai commencing production of Mong Kok House on Fire in 1993.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 16d

Also something to be said this is a Taiwanese production.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 16d

Teaser for Deadline, the latest from Kiwi Chow (Beyond the Dream, Revolution of Our Times). I'm not completely sold on Chow as an artist, but he's undoubtedly one of the most pertinent working Hong Kong filmmakers right now. This looks good, though.

【自殺通告】Deadline ｜前導預告｜ 11月7日 (五) 求救倒數

YouTube video by 本萃電影Benchmark Films

www.youtube.com

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 18d

An unknown screenwriter going by Guer claims they're the real writer of Blossoms Shanghai, accusing Wong Kar-wai and writer Qin Wen of exploitation and bullying, even posting audio recordings as proof. It's gotten so bad the production issued a statement about respecting the rights of creators.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 18d

Guer has been posting about their experience on Weixin since 2023 but it's only recently gotten attention. During the production, they were diagnosed with ALS and this is why they've gone public. Even with the audio, there's a lot of hearsay, but this recent non-denial is telling.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 18d

During the production, Guer was hired as Wong Kar-wai's personal assistant, even cooking for him, and their work as writer was uncredited. One time Qin asked Wong why keep Guer around and he allegedly said, 'A few thousand for an assistant and a writer, what a bargain!'

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 18d

Qin was apparently unaware of the historic events upon which the series was based and made minimal changes or additions to Guer's work before putting her name on it. She belittled Guer constantly, questioning their purpose on the production and calling them Wong Kar-wai's dog.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 18d

Supposedly, when it was still a movie, the project hit a dead end because Wong Kar-wai didn't like Qin Wen's script. Guer pitched an idea Wong liked and was tasked with rewriting it from scratch, conducting meticulous research to do so.

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Dylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 18d

An unknown screenwriter going by Guer claims they're the real writer of Blossoms Shanghai, accusing Wong Kar-wai and writer Qin Wen of exploitation and bullying, even posting audio recordings as proof. It's gotten so bad the production issued a statement about respecting the rights of creators.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 19d

An excellent argument not just against ChatGPT, but in favor of human translators

Brandon Williams @stupidartpunk.bsky.social · 20d

Interesting regarding AI and Kpop Demon Hunters 1/2

Artists Against Generative Al
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Andrew Unferdorfer • 14h • G
A Redditor caught this. Looks like a possible instance where a translation bot fabricated pro-Al misinformation and that got picked up and amplified as real news.
The misinformation states that ChatGPT was used by the creators of KPop Demon Hunters to help them write the song "Soda Pop".
Problem is, when somebody went back to the original source in Korean, IT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT USING AI OR CHATGPT!
The article was translated with Al, and it looks like the Al itself made up this complete lie, and the truly terrifying thing is how nobody questioned it until this one person went digging for the truth.
We launched the OpenAl Korea office yesterday!
Fav moment from the launch celebration was hearing singer/songwriter Vince share that ChatGPT helped him write "Soda Pop" from KPop Demon Hunters! It apparently gave him ideas to make it sound "more bubbly"
OpenAl
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Tweet's now deleted, but here's a bit further down the web of this:
The original article this was sourced from, from Korea JoongAng Daily, says this:
"Prior to the unofficial event, producer Vince also spoke with Business Director Oliver Jay at OpenAl's official launch event. Vince stated, "We sometimes use ChatGPT to generate inspiration when producing K-pop," and also mentioned that Al technology is already being utilized in K-pop."
The thing is, that's only in the English translation.
The Korean article it's translated from doesn't mention KPop Demon Hunters using Al at all. So, how did it get there? Well, the English article, as confirmed by a note at the bottom, was translated using generative Al. So, since different language versions of the article contradict themselves, there's a nonzero chance that this entire debacle is an Al hallucination ITSELF, spawned from an Al translation

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