刘家良介绍:
刘家良,1934年7月28日出生于广东省广州市,中国香港导演,武术指导。南派功夫洪家拳的嫡系传人。1943年,开始跟随父亲刘湛学习洪拳。1950年,随父投身电影界,开始在幕后工作。1953年,出演第一部电影《黄飞鸿》。1963年,开始与唐佳合作担任《南龙北凤》武术指导。1965年,因担任张鑫炎执导电影《云海玉弓缘》的武术指导而被人们所熟识。1974年,跟随张彻远赴台湾,为多部电影设计动作。1975年,首次独立执导电影《神打》。1978年,执导动作电影《少林三十六房》。1981年,执导动作电影《长辈》,成就了女星惠英红。1986年,赴内地与李连杰合作拍摄电影《南北少林》。1990年,担任美国电影《忍者神龟》的动作指导,成为首位赴好莱坞的华人武术指导。1994年,因为电影《醉拳Ⅱ》设计动作而获得了第31届台湾电影金马奖最佳武术指导以及第14届香港电影金像奖最佳动作指导。1995年,因身体不佳而减少电影制作。2005年,参演徐克执导动作电影《七剑》。2010年,获得第29届香港电影金像奖终身成就奖。2013年6月25日,刘家良在香港仁安医院因病逝世,享年79岁。
Mark介绍:
Mark has enjoyed a varied career, both in radio and TV, and as a writer for various travel and music magazines. He loves travel, adventure and history, and plans to spend as much time as possible when not on the airwaves of China Radio International exploring the culture and history of his adopted country in more depth.
Originally from London, Mark feels very much at home in Beijing, and especially enjoys trying new foods and activities not seen elsewhere. However, he has yet to pluck up the courage to join in with certain activities, like the public dancing popular in many Chinese cities – something he says would be completely unthinkable in London.
Mark enjoys Chinese films (with English subtitles until the Chinese lessons kick in) and Chinese classic literature. He is currently halfway through the English translation of the Buddhist allegory ‘Journey To The West’ by the 16th century Ming Dynasty writer and poet Wu Cheng'en.
One of the few things Mark has missed since arriving in Beijing is his motorbike and trips down the river by canoe in the early morning mist – but he says he plans to take the motorcycle test is Beijing as soon as he can read and speak enough Chinese to be in with a chance of passing it, and is hoping to find somewhere outside the city where he can rent a boat for a few hours of relaxation one weekend.