The Rise of Johnnie To

One of the reasons I haven't been blogging much the past 6-8 months is because I've been working on a long article about Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To. Afraid someone would steal my thunder, my idea, or at least beat me to the punch with their own article on this topic when they saw what I had in the works, I kept very mum about what I was up to.  Basically, only my editor and some close friends who have no interest in Hong Kong cinema knew what I was working on.  Well, today the article was published (it is an on-line article, for now) and so I can tell you all (as in ya'll) about it!Here is the link.  http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/page.asp?aid=348If you are familiar with HKcinemagic, you know how to navigate the article.  If you're new to this excellent site dedicated to Hong Kong movies, it may look a bit daunting at first, but you'll get the hang of it soon enough.In coming weeks, the article will be updated with additional photographs and an Addendum, in which Hong Kong and other Asian critics, academics and other interested parties, weigh in on how To Sir is viewed in Hong Kong and Asia.  Eventually the article will be available for download as a PDF and e-book file.  Yeah, e-book!  I'm pumped about that.  I don't even own an e-reader, but the idea tickles my fancy.