Paul Fonoroff
| Paul Fonoroff | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 方保羅 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 方保羅 (simplified) |
| Born | 1954 Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
Paul Fonoroff (born 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio) is one of Hong Kong's best known film critics and film historians.[1]
Fonoroff studied Chinese language at Brown University and earned his masters in fine arts at the University of Southern California.[2] He also earned a PhD at Beijing University in Chinese cinema.[3]
Fonoroff has lived in Hong Kong since 1983. He has written for the South China Morning Post since 1988 and is well respected in the Hong Kong cinema community.[3]
He has published two books, Paul Fonoroff At The Hong Kong Movies, a collection of reviews, and Silver Light, a picture book of Fonoroff's extensive collection of Hong Kong movie memorabilia.[2] At the Movies was criticized for being out of date by reviewers.[1]
Fonoroff hosts movie-related television shows in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, and has made numerous cameo appearances in Hong Kong films.
Filmography
- Helios (2015)
- Drink-Drank-Drunk (2005)
- Bishonen (1998)
- Lawyer Lawyer (1997) - Judge
- Tristar (1996) - Bearded Mormon
- What a Wonderful Life (1996) - Reporter Going to Canada
- The Final Option (1994) - Police Official
- The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty IV (1992) - Reginald Johnston
- Summer Lovers (1992) - Laserdisc Shop Clerk
- Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) (uncredited) - British Consul
- Love: Now You See It... Now You Don't (1992) - Surveyor
- The Inspector Wears Skirts 4 (1992) - Commander
- Once Upon a Time a Hero in China (1992) - Indiana Jones
- Alan and Eric Between Hello and Goodbye (1991) - Hairy Keung
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