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Building a Hong Kong martial arts film collection

Lori Riley (Lori Riley is a recent graduate of the School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, USA.)

Collection Building

ISSN: 0160-4953

Article publication date: 1 March 2004

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Abstract

This research outlines the Hong Kong film industry with examination of key actors, directors, films, and production companies within the martial arts genre of Hong Kong Action Cinema. Hong Kong Film Award winners and nominees, core films within genres, and core reference works both general and theoretical from experts in the field of Hong Kong martial arts film research have been highlighted. Web sites are suggested that provide reviews of Hong Kong martial arts films, biographical information on a variety of actors and actresses as well as comprehensive bibliographic information on select films. Also included are commercial Web sites that provide Hong Kong martial arts films.

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Riley, L. (2004), "Building a Hong Kong martial arts film collection", Collection Building, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 24-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950410514703

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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