Simon Yam

2008 FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL FEATURE!Kei (Simon Yam) is a pickpocket, or "sparrow" as they are called in Hong Kong jargon.Which isn't to say he isn't a gentleman. ... Full Article

'The aim of Osian's - Cinefan festival is to take cinema to the masses.Osian aims to bring all art forms together under one umbrella, though cinema being its main focus'. ... Full Article

Competition BERLIN -- There's a Cantonese saying that goes: "Though the sparrow is tiny, its organs are intact." That pretty much sums up Johnnie To's "Sparrow", which has a feather-light plot that flies in the face of credibility, but contains... ... Full Article

Film sets up an immediate link between professional "sparrow" Kei (To regular Simon Yam) and the real thing, as a bird flies into his apartment while he's readying for another day's work lifting wallets on the streets. ... Full Article

There is no denying the tremendous impact Hong Kong filmmaking has had on American cinema, especially in the action and crime genres. The classic martial arts films that came out of Shaw Brothers Studios in the 1970s, as well as... ... Full Article

It is always fun when a hunch proves to be true. Knowing nothing about the film but still entering it with a set of expectations because director Johnnie To is perhaps HK's number one, resident, mainstream action director, I went... ... Full Article