Description: Collection of essays that look at Hong Kong action films as a popular and global genre.
Review Quotes: "This book examines the historical evolution of Hong Kong action cinema as well as its emergence as a transnational film genre in the era of globalization. It is the most well-organized, theoretically sophisticated, and critically engaging study of the subject that we have seen. It is a pleasure to read each of the essays, which are both erudite and interesting."--Sheldon Lu, coeditor of Chinese-language Film: Historiography, Poetics, Politics