
In Chungking Express (1994), a busty Chinese barkeep in a curve-hugging mini-dress and a strawberry blonde wig clanks a coin into a glittering Wurlitzer jukebox stationed a few feet from the bar. Moments later, the rock-steady reggae of Dennis Brown’s “Things in Life” begins to churn. With her right hand gripping the jukebox, the bartender gyrates…

