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Films at the Gate 2007

The Greatest Wedding on Earth (1962)
A rarely seen, classic comedy with Cantonese opera star Leung Sing-po. WED 9/5/07.

Forbidden City Cop (1996)
Stephen Chow saves the day as an inept but resourceful Imperial bodyguard. (Short: Romance of the Western Chamber-1927.) THU 9/6/07.

Shanghai Express (1986)
Sammo Hung leads an all-star cast in this “kung fu western” about a gang planning a train robbery in 1930s rural China. FRI 9/7/07.

Swordsman (1992)
Swordfighting action with a light touch. Choreography by Ching Siu-tung (Shaolin Soccer, Hero). SAT 9/8/07.

Project A (1983)
Jackie Chan is a Coast Guard cadet in 1920s Hong Kong in this silent movie-inspired kung fu romp. (Short: Labourer’s Love-1922.) SUN 9/9/07.

2007 Links

Photos via Flickr

Event video on YouTube or at higher resolution here.

Festival Poster

News story via Sampan

2007 Sponsors

Tufts-New England Medical Center • DLA Piper US LLP • Boston Society of Architects, Black Architects Forum •Massachusetts Asian and Pacific Islanders for Health • Chinese Wu-Shu Research Institute • Prof. Pai-Ling Yin, on behalf of Dr. & Mrs. Chih-An and Shing-Wen Yin • Oasis Development Enterprises, Inc • Fair Housing Center • Lillian Lew-Hailer • Asian Boston Magazine • South Station Concierge & Tourist Information • Berwick Research Institute • Mary Fuller • Harvey Leong

2007 Special Thanks

Asian Community Development Corporation (Amy Cheung, Mary Fuller, Alan Ratliff, Iris Tan) • Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center • Bow Sim Mark Tai Chi • The Brattle Theater • Chinatown Main Street • Harvard First-Urban Program • Imperial Seafood Restaurant/ Albert Leung • Shana Lee • massnonprofit.org • Massachusetts Turnpike Authority • Simmons College Asian Student Association • Swank Motion Pictures • Mark Tomizawa • Tufts-New England Medical Center • Wong Family Association

2007 Credits

Presented by the Asian Community Development Corporation • Curated by Jean Lukitsh • Produced by Sam & Leslie Davol

Films at the Gate 2006

Paper Marriage (1988)
A sweet-natured comedy with Maggie Cheung and Sammo Hung. (Short: from A Chinatown Banquet.) 9/13/2006.

Enter the Dragon (1993)
The Bruce Lee classic. (Short: Blood and Steel: Making of Enter the Dragon.) 9/14/2006.

God of Cookery (1996)
Stephen Chow’s comic portrayal of an arrogant celebrity chef betrayed by his colleagues then helped by a feisty street vendor (Karen Mok). (Short: from A Chinatown Banquet.) 9/15/2006.

Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
An early comedy directed by famed choreographer Yuen Wo-ping (the Matrix films, Kill Bill), starring Donnie Yen as a spoiled rich kid forced to take refuge with a zany puppeteer. (Short: Boston Dragon Boat Festival; Sword and Ribbon, Master Bow Sim Mark; Students of Master Bow Sim Mark–live performance.) 9/16/2006.

Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
Tsui Hark’s version of the legendary martial artist and Chinese patriot Wong Fei-hung is played by Jet Li. Set in the era of the Boxer Rebellion. (Short: The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Tsui Hark.) 9/16/2006.

2006 Links

Photos via Flickr

Event video and preview reel

News on WBUR, Boston and in Boston Globe

2006 Sponsors

Asian Community Development Corporation • AnconaHirsch • The Banyan Tree Project / MAP for Health • Beate Becker • The Boston Foundation • Boston Society of Architects (Black Architects Forum) • Berwick Research Institute • Chang & Sylligardos Architects • Chinatown Main Street • Chinese Wushu Research Institute • ImaginAsian TV • Lisa N. Davis • Leslie & Sam Davol • DLA Piper US LLP and Daniel A. Taylor • Emerson College • Douglas Ling • Hiroko Kikuchi & Jeremy Liu • Paul W. Lee • Lincoln Filene Center for Community Partnerships, Tisch College, Tufts University • Belser Louie • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority • Movie Fan • Jerry and Lori Rappaport, Jr. • Tufts-New England Medical Center • Urban Strategy America Fund, A New Boston Real Estate Fund • Utile, Inc • Winthrop Federal Credit Union - South End Neighborhood Branch • Professor Pai-Ling Yin

2006 Special Thanks

Brattle Film Foundation • Boston Dragon Boat Festival • Boston Children’s Museum Mellon CityACCESS Teen Ambassadors • Center for Digital Imaging Arts (BU) • Dancing Deer Baking Company • Steve Hollinger • Brenden Hussey • Rebecca Iskric • Caroline Lau • Harrison Lee • Albert Leung • MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Students of Color Committee • James Shen • Steaz Green Tea Soda • Tufts-New England Medical Center • Alice Vogler & Vela Phelan • Charlie Wong • Jeffrey Wong • Wong Family Association • John Woo • W.T. Rich Co, Inc.