CHOW & CO.
Thanks for your cover stories on Hong Kong cinema (June 15) and Chow Yun-Fat (July 13). I think that Hong Kong movies are the most intriguing and energetic in the world today, and I’m glad to see Calendar giving them the attention they deserve.
The recent exodus of Hong Kong directors and stars to the West reminds me of Germany’s Weimar filmmakers fleeing Hitler in the 1930s. I hope that Hong Kong’s new Beijing-backed power brokers won’t give the world any reason to extend the analogy any further.
ROBERT PAYNE
Studio City
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I greatly enjoyed Cheo Hodari Coker’s fine cover story “Mister Fat Goes to Hollywood” (July 13).
Chow Yun-Fat’s popularity is no accident. He’s not only a good actor, he’s also the kind of guy you’d like to have playing on your bowling team.
CLARANCE E.D. SANTOS
Adelanto
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