Apostles Over 15 years, and seven feature films, Hong Kong-based cinema provocateur SCUD established his own lushly sensual onscreen universe. Populated by an evolving repertory of handsome young Asian actors and models, his films — from the 2008 sports drama City without Baseball, to 2017’s romance Adonis — explore equal parts philosophy and queer eroticism. Deemed a pornographer Continue Reading
Ghosts just want to have fun! At least, if they are as horny as the queer phantom who merrily traverses the globe and stalks his past lovers in Bodyshop. Bodyshop has been announced as one of the final features by Scud (Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung), an underground Hong Kong artist who has provoked and entertained diverse audiences across Continue Reading
In his provocative eighth film, “Apostles,” Hong Kong filmmaker Scud takes on the topics of death and reincarnation. The story concerns a dozen young men who meet with Antonio (Jach Chow), who guides them at his estate in the ways of Socrates and Plato, his mentors. The film is episodic, and it features moments Continue Reading
第五十二屆荷蘭鹿特丹國際電影節將於明年一月廿五日至二月五日舉行。而今屆的選片亦剛曝光，當中共有五套港片長片入圍。 五部參展的長片中，梁思眾與李成琳執導的《血在燒》將作世界首映，電影以2019年反修例運動作為題材，片長達265分鐘，然而觀乎題材相信無望在港上映。 國際首映電影方面，則有天下一發行、黃鐦執導的鬼片短篇集《猛鬼3寶》，電影也是首度運軍國際影展。而三部港片則作歐洲首映，當中包括了美亞發行、翁子光執導的《風再起時》；安樂發行、曾憲寧執導的《燈火闌珊》；以及藝行者發行、雲翔執導的《屍房菜》。 鹿特丹國際電影節過去幾年受到新型冠狀毒疫情所衝擊，過去兩年只提供放映場次予嘉賓與傳媒，是次也是該影展在疫情後首度提供觀眾公映場次。
Image Credit: ‘Apostles,’ Breaking Glass Pictures For a film ostensibly about the “exploration of death,” there sure are a lot of naked dudes in this first-look trailer for Apostles… So, what’s going on here, exactly? Hong Kong director Scud is known for provocative, atmospheric, and oftentimes graphic films about the queer experience, and his latest feature, Apostles, Continue Reading