DJ Premier’s studio has the look of old Hollywood despite being in Astoria, Queens. The building, at Kaufman Astoria Studios, has arches and an archaic look that feels plucked out of the Fifties thriller Sunset Boulevard. The rap elder’s surroundings are at least fitting in their sense of history. DJ Premier, or “Preemo,” as he is called by Hip-Hop fans and rappers, is both an icon and a reverent student of the unlimited artistry contained within the genre’s past and present. He described himself to Rolling Stone...
- 8/3/2022
- by Jayson Buford
- Rollingstone.com
Craig Lines Jul 6, 2016
From The Boxer's Omen to the genuine unpleasantness of Calamity Of Snakes, we take a look at a stomach-churning subgenre of cinema...
In 1975, Ho Meng Hua’s Black Magic cast its spell over Chinese audiences and summoned up a subgenre that produced some of the most extreme, esoteric and stomach-churning horror films of all time. Between the late 70s and early 80s, Chinese black magic movies were pumped out en masse, feeding audiences their fill of evil sorcery and twisted moralizing. The formula usually featured some poor schmuck enlisting a dark wizard to help them achieve something (more often than not, something sexual) and finding that the forces they’ve unleashed are more than they can handle. Cue the flamboyant special effects and abundant nudity.
These films took inspiration from authentic folk magic for their various spells and rituals which, sadly, means they frequently feature real animal slaughter.
From The Boxer's Omen to the genuine unpleasantness of Calamity Of Snakes, we take a look at a stomach-churning subgenre of cinema...
In 1975, Ho Meng Hua’s Black Magic cast its spell over Chinese audiences and summoned up a subgenre that produced some of the most extreme, esoteric and stomach-churning horror films of all time. Between the late 70s and early 80s, Chinese black magic movies were pumped out en masse, feeding audiences their fill of evil sorcery and twisted moralizing. The formula usually featured some poor schmuck enlisting a dark wizard to help them achieve something (more often than not, something sexual) and finding that the forces they’ve unleashed are more than they can handle. Cue the flamboyant special effects and abundant nudity.
These films took inspiration from authentic folk magic for their various spells and rituals which, sadly, means they frequently feature real animal slaughter.
- 6/28/2016
- Den of Geek
Cult horror director Herman Yau’s has been around the block - with ‘Nightmare,’ ‘7th Night’ and the supremely gory Gong Tau to name but a few - more than a couple of times, and even though maestro’s first foray into the world of 3D filmmaking might be called The Second Coming, it’s also been a long time (That’s 3D film, post production for you) coming. But it looks like that’s about to change as the films up for sale at this years Film market and more info’s starting to appear. Like a detailed plot summary, for one? Looks like it will be 2014 before it sees thelight od day though. So roll on New Year. Synopsis: Ming and his wife Jen lived quiet an ordinary life with their 13-year-old daughter Lucy while their 20 year-old son, Sunny is at medical school overseas. Everything seems just perfect...
- 11/6/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
Cult horror director Herman Yau’s has been around the block - with ‘Nightmare,’ ‘7th Night’ and the supremely gory Gong Tau to name but a few - more than a couple of times, and even though maestro’s first foray into the world of 3D filmmaking might be called The Second Coming, it’s also been a long time (That’s 3D film, post production for you) coming. But it looks like that’s about to change as the films up for sale at this years Film market and more info’s starting to appear. Like a detailed plot summary, for one? Looks like it will be 2014 before it sees thelight od day though. So roll on New Year. Synopsis: Ming and his wife Jen lived quiet an ordinary life with their 13-year-old daughter Lucy while their 20 year-old son, Sunny is at medical school overseas. Everything seems just perfect...
- 11/6/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
Veteran Director Herman Yau has brought us some of the most gruesome (check out his 2007 splatterfest ‘Gong Tau: Black Magic,’ to see what we mean) horror that Hong Kong has to offer, but with that added rare bonus that he’s not a man to throw an intelligent script out the window, just to cram in some more gore. So whenever he’s in a horror vein, we take notice. His latest offering Nightmare - a haunting ghost story - opens in China and Hong Kong next month, and here’s the newly released poster and trailer to take a peek at. Nightmare trailer...
- 6/11/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Herman Yau (The Untold Story, Gong Tau) is one of the most prolific directors in Hong Kong and one who's been having a solid run recently, with his last couple of films, Legend Is Born: IP Man and Woman Knight Of Mirror Lake, both being particularly well received. Yau's latest film, due for release in Hong Kong in 2 days' time, is the sequel to his 2009 box-office hit Laughing Gor - Turning Point. The central character Laughing Gor (played by Michael Tse) was originally a supporting character in the hit Hong Kong TV series E.U.. The character became so popular that it propelled Tse to stardom and went on to feature in the movie Turning Point and a 2011 television series. Embedded below...
- 12/27/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Herman Yau (The Untold Story, Turning Point, Gong Tau) is one of the most prolific directors in Hong Kong. His last film Legend Is Born: IP Man, which tells the story of a young Ip Man, was well-received despite not having Donnie Yen in the cast. Yau's latest film, Woman Knight Of Mirror Lake, will be released in China in August during the last part of their summer season. The central character of Woman Knight Of Mirror Lake is Qiu Jin, a real-life revolutionary, feminist and poet during China's Qing Dynasty. The cast includes many familiar names such as Huang Yi (who plays Qiu Jin), Dennis To Yu-hang (who played Ip Man in The Legend Is Born: IP Man), Rose Chan, Pat Ha, Anthony...
- 7/16/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Prolific Hong Kong Filmmaker Dennis Law’s - who brought us the truly hard core Hk shocker Gong Tau - latest take on the horror genre ‘Womb Ghosts,’ is up to order on English subtitled DVD. The title alone would have most squirming, and a scare flick based around the medical matters of a Ghost possessed ladies unmentionables, sounds pretty horrific to us. Womb Ghosts stars model-turned-actress Chrissie Chau in the role of a woman unable to shake the spirits that keep haunting her. Synopsis: Life after death of a foetus inside a woman’s body exists as a Womb Ghost. Unnatural termination of such life will turn the baby into the evilest and most vicious kind of spirits. A mental hospital is haunted by ghost and the mysterious miscarriage of a young and beautiful inmate causes the authorities to investigate. Only one answer can be given to the existence of such an ungodly creature…...
- 4/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Prolific Hong Kong Filmmaker Dennis Law’s - who brought us the truly hard core Hk shocker Gong Tau - latest take on the horror genre ‘Womb Ghosts,’ is up to order on English subtitled DVD. The title alone would have most squirming, and a scare flick based around the medical matters of a Ghost possessed ladies unmentionables, sounds pretty horrific to us. Womb Ghosts stars model-turned-actress Chrissie Chau in the role of a woman unable to shake the spirits that keep haunting her. Synopsis: Life after death of a foetus inside a woman’s body exists as a Womb Ghost. Unnatural termination of such life will turn the baby into the evilest and most vicious kind of spirits. A mental hospital is haunted by ghost and the mysterious miscarriage of a young and beautiful inmate causes the authorities to investigate. Only one answer can be given to the existence of such an ungodly creature…...
- 4/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Veteran Hong Kong film director Herman Yau’s latest film offering, the horror thriller The First 7th Night is out to buy on English subtitled DVD. Because of its Category III-rating (much like his previous hard core horror Gong Tau) the film only received limited theatrical play, but was well received by local Hong Kong critics. Synopis: A helpless Taxi driver, A mysterious delivery boy, A 30 years abandoned motel, a touching past, all stitches up to form a strange tale. One day, a strange passenger “Xiao Ma” hires a taxi driver “Map King”, paying him a huge sum of money to take him to an abandoned old motel...
- 7/14/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Perhaps best know by the horror crowd in the west as the director behind the 2007 hard core frightener Gong Tau: An Oriental Black Magic, Herman Yau has been making great movies for years, but it’s not always easy to find info on them. The latest news to surface is on the Hong Kong release of one of his latest, the horror thriller The First 7th Night. Synopis: A helpless Taxi driver, A mysterious delivery boy, A 30 years abandoned motel, a touching past, all stitches up to form a strange tale. One day, a strange passenger “Xiao Ma” hires a taxi driver “Map King”, paying him a huge sum of money to take him to an abandoned old motel. This motel was mysteriously burnt 30 years ago, and was abandoned since. Nobody knows about its existence and nobody talks about it. To Xiao Ma’s surprise, the taxi driver Map...
- 5/17/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Perhaps best know by the horror crowd in the west as the director behind the 2007 hard core frightener Gong Tau: An Oriental Black Magic, Herman Yau has been making great movies for years, but it’s not always easy to find info on them. The latest of his to surface, is the horror thriller The First 7th Night. Synopis: A helpless Taxi driver, A mysterious delivery boy, A 30 years abandoned motel, a touching past, all stitches up to form a strange tale. One day, a strange passenger “Xiao Ma” hires a taxi driver “Map King”, paying him a huge sum of money to take him to an abandoned old motel. This motel was mysteriously burnt 30 years ago, and was abandoned since. Nobody knows about its existence and nobody talks about it. To Xiao Ma’s surprise, the taxi driver Map King actually knows how to get to there.
- 5/17/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Perhaps best know by the horror crowd in the west as the director behind the 2007 hard core frightener Gong Tau: An Oriental Black Magic, Herman Yau has been making great movies for years, but it’s not always easy to find info on them. The latest news to surface is on the Hong Kong release of one of his latest, the horror thriller The First 7th Night. Synopis: A helpless Taxi driver, A mysterious delivery boy, A 30 years abandoned motel, a touching past, all stitches up to form a strange tale. One day, a strange passenger “Xiao Ma” hires a taxi driver “Map King”, paying him a huge sum of money to take him to an abandoned old motel. This motel was mysteriously burnt 30 years ago, and was abandoned since. Nobody knows about its existence and nobody talks about it. To Xiao Ma’s surprise, the taxi driver Map...
- 5/17/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
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