SAT AUG 9, 2025 6:00 PM

BULLET IN THE HEAD / CITY ON FIRE

$12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission)

Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.

Egyptian Theatre | U.S. Premieres of New 4K Restorations

Co-presented by Beyond Fest

‘Hong Kong Cinema Classics’

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ABOUT THE FILMS:

BULLET IN THE HEAD, 1990, Dir. John Woo, 136 Mins, Shout! Studios, Hong Kong

In Cantonese with English subtitles.

In 1967, on the way to the wedding of a friend a young man is accosted by a local gang member. Later, the three friends administer justice, in the process of which the gang member is killed, so they leave Hong Kong to avoid the police and the gang. They run black market supplies to Saigon and get embroiled in the war, being arrested as Viet Cong, then later captured by the Viet Cong, and find that their friendship is tested to the limits as they try to escape.

FORMAT: DCP

CITY ON FIRE, 1987, Dir. Ringo Lam, 105 Mins, Shout! Studios, Hong Kong

In Cantonese with English subtitles.

Ko Chow is about to resign from the police force when he is asked to take on one more case. He is to go undercover in a gang that is robbing jewellery stores. He accepts the task and successfully infiltrates the gang. It is a very dangerous mission, not just because the gang might discover his true identity but because many of the police suspect he may well be a criminal.

FORMAT: DCP

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