Hong Kong University Press
Remade in Hollywood
About this book
The dramatic surge of Chinese visibility in Hollywood has been spurred by Sino-chic talents such as directors Ang Lee, John Woo, Wong Kar-wai, Wayne Wang, and Zhang Yimou, and stars such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, and Michelle Yeoh. Analyzing well-known films by Chinese stars and crew, and the influence they have had on Hollywood directors, Kenneth Chan describes how post-1997 notions of Chinese identity and cultural genres have been reinvented and repackaged by major US studios. Highlighting numerous contradictions and cultural anxieties evident in transnational Hollywood films, Chan suggests that many Chinese stars and directors have made painful compromises to get their films successfully launched into the global capitalist stream of cultural commodities.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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1 Introduction
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2 Visualizing Hong Kong
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3 Facing the Red Dragon
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5 Enter the Triads
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6 Hollywood’s Sino-Chic
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7 Chinese Supernaturalism
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Coda
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Notes
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Filmography
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Bibliography
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