The best Simon Yam’s documentary movies

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

19/03/1955 (69 años)
We present our ranking of the best Simon Yam’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Simon Yam.

Cinema of Vengeance

Cinema of Vengeance
6.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/1994
  • Character: Himself (uncredited)
A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favourite Chow Yun Fat.

Hong Kong Superstars

Hong Kong Superstars
7.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/2001
  • Character: Himself
Hong Kong Superstars is a documentary

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
6.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 08/10/2018
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
An insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes" through to the advent of the Category III rating in 1988 and then the June 4th massacre in Beijing. The latter led to a panic in Hong Kong, before the Handover of the former UK colony to Mainland China, and a number of motion pictures proceeded to take freedom of speech (and sometimes political symbolism) to the extreme. This is the story of one of the most curious and invigorating periods in exploitation filmmaking.

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
8.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 22/07/1995
  • Character: Himself
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 is a Documentary on Hong Kong cinema.

Boundless

Boundless
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 02/11/2013
  • Character: Himself
As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his Boundless world of film. A film student from Beijing and avid Johnnie To fan, Ferris Lin boldly approached To with a proposal to document the master director for his graduation thesis. To agreed immediately and Lin's camera closely followed him for over two years, capturing the man behind the movies and the myths. The result is Boundless, a candid profile of one of Hong Kong's greatest directors and a heartfelt love letter to Hong Kong cinema.

Johnnie Got His Gun!

Johnnie Got His Gun!
6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 30/10/2010
  • Character: Himself
Johnnie got his gun is a mix of interview snippets with To, these are taken from various sources and are cobbled together with clips from including Breaking news, P.T.U and The Mission amongst others. It seems Montmayeur did do an interview but it's so chopped up and mixed in it feels insignificant. Prominent members of casts and crew also feature in interview form but again from many different times and sources.

Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong

Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
5.8/10
Documentary about Hong Kong cinema's influence on the films of Quentin Tarantino.

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