Zhang Zhen (NYU) does great work on early Chinese cinema. Find out her dissertation if you could (not sure about its accessibility.) "An amorous history of the silver screen" : film culture, urban modernity, and the vernacular experience in China, 1896-1937 / by Zhen Zhang. Ph. D. dissertation, University of Chicago (1998) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Leming" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 2:07 AM Subject: Chinese cinema > Does anyone have any knowledge of accessible reference material on the > history of Chinese film making? I'm particularly interested in the > development of the kung fu and horror genres, but I'd also like to know > the beginnings of Chinese film making, or at least Hong Kong film making. > -- > When you eat a man's dog, don't expect an antelope. > > http://www.bonestructure.net > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > > ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu