Paul Fonoroff (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is one of Hong Kong's best known film critics and movie historians.Fonoroff studied Chinese language at Brown University and earned his masters in fine arts at the University of Southern California. He also earned a PhD at Beijing University in Chinese cinema.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.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. At the Movies was criticized for being out of date by reviewers.Fonoroff hosts movie-related television shows in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, and has made numerous cameo appearances in Hong Kong films.
An advisor to the Hong Kong Film Archives, and a member of the Hong Kong Film Critics Association, the Hong Kong Film Critics Society and the Performing Artists Guild of Hong Kong.
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Studied Chinese cinema at Beijing University.
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Earned a M.A. in Fine Arts in cinema at the University of Southern California
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Studied Chinese at Brown University, and speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
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Paul is the author of 2 books - 'Paul Fonoroff At The Hong Kong Movies' and 'Silver Light'.
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Since 1983, he has lived in Hong Kong, where he is the film critic for the South China Morning Post and host of hundreds of movie-related television programs in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chek dou
2015
Martin Koo
An fei ta ming
2010
Swimming pool old man
Qian bei bu zui
2005
Mei shao nian zhi lian
1998
Lao shu long zhi Meng long guo gang
1998
Suen sei cho
1997
Judge
Qi yi lu cheng zhi: Zhen xin ai sheng ming
1996
Reporter Going to Canada
Tri-Star
1996
Bearded Mormon
Fei hu xiong xin
1994
Police Official
92 Ba wang hua yu Ba wang hua
1992
Chief Supt.
Xia ri qing ren
1992
Laserdisc Shop Clerk
Huang Fei Hong xiao zhuan
1992
Indiana Jones
Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung
1992
British Consul
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1992
Surveyor
Seung sing gusi
1991
Hairy Keung
Gan dan xiang zhao
1987
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990
english translator
Hua jie shi dai
1985
subtitler
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Aviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story
2016/I
Documentary very special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken
2001
Documentary
Himself
Ken, avagy egy város megtalálja a gyilkost
1997
Documentary
Known for movies
Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung (1992) as British Consul
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