Giddens Ko and Kai Ko on ‘Kung Fu’ and Stephen Chow at Far East Fest

Taiwanese filmmaker Giddens Ko, presenting “Kung Fu” at the Far East Film Festival on Saturday, revealed that Stephen Chow contributed to the film’s development and reflected on the more than decade-long journey required to bring his most technically ambitious project to screen. Speaking on a panel moderated by Kevin Ma, Ko and his longtime collaborator…

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Why You Can’t Watch the Michael Jackson Doc ‘Leaving Neverland’

When it premiered in 2019, Leaving Neverland seemed like it would completely altar the way everyone thought about Michael Jackson forever. The two-part, four-hour film centered around Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who accused Jackson, in often excruciating detail, of sexually abusing them over many years when they were children.  The Jackson estate was quick…

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