Paul Fonoroff

Biography

Paul Fonoroff is an American-born film critic, television presenter, and actor, born in 1954 in the United States. He began studying Chinese in high school and developed a passion for Chinese culture. After earning a Master's degree in Cinematic Arts from the University of Southern California, he went to Beijing to study Chinese cinema, becoming an expert on early Chinese-language films. He moved to Hong Kong in 1983 and began writing film reviews for the South China Morning Post in 1988. In the 1990s, he hosted film review programs on ATV, including "Movie World" on the international channel and "Xi Ren Xi Yu" on the local channel. He also made cameo appearances in numerous films. He authored several books on the history of Hong Kong cinema, including "Silver Light: A Pictorial History of Hong Kong Cinema 1920-1970," "At the Hong Kong Movies: 600 Reviews from 1988 Till the Handover," and "Tu Shuo Xiang Gang Dian Ying Shi." He recently moved to live in Thailand.