Eureka Entertainment to release DREADNAUGHT, the iconic and influential martial arts flick starring Yuen Biao and Bryan Leung, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a brand-new 2K restoration as a part of the Eureka Classics range. Available from 25 April 2022, the first print-run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase & Collector's Booklet. Directed by legendary action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Dreadnaught expertly blends majestic action sequences with superb physical comedy, courtesy of stars Yuen Biao, Bryan Leung Kar-yan, and Yuen Shun-yee. A violent criminal known only as White Tiger' (Yuen Shun-yee; Iron Monkey) is hiding amongst a theatre troupe, murdering anyone who discovers his identity (as well as anyone who happens to annoy him). Mousy, a timid laundry man (Yuen Biao; Project A), crosses paths with White Tiger several times but always manages to escape. When the killer instead targets his friend (Bryan Beardy Leung; Warriors Two), Mousy must overcome his cowardly nature and acquire the skills necessary to defeat the White Tiger. Notable for being the final film in which Kwan Tak-hing portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung (and, oddly enough, for its famous laundry scene being directly referenced in Batman Forever), Dreadnaught is a cult favourite amongst martial arts fans, and Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its UK debut on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration! Features Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [First Print Run of 2000 copies only] Reversible sleeve design featuring original poster artwork Original Cantonese mono audio Optional English dubbed audio Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) Brand new feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema Archival interview with actress Lily Li (21 mins) Trailers PLUS: A Limited-Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver [First Print Run of 2000 copies only] *All extras subject to change Directed by legendary action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) Stars Yuen Biao (Project A), Bryan Leung Kar-yan (Warriors Two), and Yuen Shun-yee (Iron Monkey) UK debut on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration First print run of 2000 copies feature a Limited-Edition O-Card Slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling and Collector's Booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver
In this visually arresting action drama from acclaimed director Johnnie To (Mad Detective, Election), legendary Judo fighter Szeto Bo (Louis Koo; Flash Point, The Legend of Zu) unexpectedly gave up the sport and now lives the life of an alcoholic gambler who runs a pub. However, cocky Judo newcomer Tony (Aaron Kwok) wants to challenge him, while old foe Kong (Tony Leung Ka Fai, Ashes of Time) demands Szeto to finish the match that never took place, Soon Szeto's pub becomes the ultimate arena where the greatest Judo fighters challenge one another. Filled with brutal, no-holds-barred Judo fight scenes, Throw Down is director To's ultra-stylish homage to the great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, and is an emotional tale of one man's determination to rediscover himself and win at all costs. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Throw Down in its UK debut from a 4K restoration. Special Features: LIMITED EDITION O-CARD SLIPCASE [2000 units] 1080p presentation on Blu-ray, from a stunning 4K restoration Cantonese and English audio options Optional English subtitles Brand new and exclusive feature-length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) Audio commentary by Hong Kong film expert Ric Meyers Lengthy interview with director Johnnie To (40 mins) Making of Throw Down featurette Theatrical trailer and TV spots Reversible sleeve PLUS: a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film
When intrepid archaeologist Jack (Jackie Chan) stumbles upon an ancient sword and a magical gemstone that defies the force of gravity, he is led to the aged shrine - hidden beneath more than 2,000 years of lies, tall-tales and lost adventurers.
Visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly reducing their entire lives into a single day. Special Features Deleted Scenes Shymalan Family Business All The Beach Is A Stage, Nightmares In Paradise, A Family In The Moment
Jackie Chan leaps out of the screen in Magnificent Bodyguards, the first Hong Kong movie shot in 3D! The icon joins a team of guards who are escorting an ill man across a land filled danger and possible death, a land known as Stormy Hills, but does the man hold a deadly secret? Directed by Wei Lo, the person who gave the world the Bruce Lee classics The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, this is prime mandarin madness with a score which will be familiar to lovers of a certain successful sci-fi saga.
Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan cause chaos in Paris in this, the third instalment of their comedy action franchise.
Seriously weird as only the best, completely-barking-mad kung fu flicks can be, The Thundering Mantis is the story of Ah Chi, a martial artist who hooks up with a kid sidekick. However, an old grudge resurfaces, with the result that the boy's uncle is murdered and the boy himself kidnapped. So far so Arnie-in-Commando, but it's at this point we're reminded that indigenous martial arts movies are something else again, as Ah Chi's rescue attempt goes disastrously wrong and the boy is tortured to death before his eyes. Apparently driven to insanity by this experience, Ah Chi goes berserk, breaking free and systematically trashing everything and everyone in sight. End of movie. Devotees will absolutely want this in their collections, but those who have yet to progress beyond the Jackie Chan/Jet Li school of Americanised martial arts films will need to leave their preconceptions at the door. There's a nice touch to the dubbed English soundtrack, where the voiceover artists seem to have taken it upon themselves to imitate various British character actors: listen out for Wilfred Brambell, Kenneth Connor and so on. On the DVD: The Thundering Mantis has no extras on the widescreen DVD other than a one-screen guide to other titles in the Kung Fu Connection series. --Roger Thomas
She gave her innocence her passion her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love. Indochina 1929. On a ferry a 27-year-old Chinese man spots an alluring but poor French teenager. They soon begin a forbidden but fiercely passionate romance. While the man truly loves the girl she remains aloof for her involvement with him is more out of rebellion towards her family -- and for sexual excitement -- rather than love. However when the gentleman is forced to marry a wom
When the beautiful Bu (Shu Qui) finds a message in a bottle, she travels to Hong Kong in search of the writer of the note, believing him to be her true love. However, she instead falls in love with professional fighter C.N. (Jackie Chan). But the plot soon becomes more complicated when bitter rivalries rise to the surface in this all-out action-packed romantic comedy.
A young couple are torn apart by a botched Triad job that forces Rick (Kenny Bee, Millionaire's Express) to relocate to the Philippines and Lap (Joey Wong, City Hunter) to become a gangster's moll. Six years later, they meet again, but their reunion only reignites the danger that drove them apart. Co-starring Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love) as a gangster that further complicates their relationship, My Heart is that Eternal Rose sees Patrick Tam working within the classic Heroic Bloodshed genre, turning it inside out with tender drama, pitiless action and stunning cinematography by Christopher Doyle (Chungking Express).BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES2K restoration of My Heart is That Eternal RoseA visual essay on Patrick Tam and the Hong Kong New Wave by author David Desser (2024)Audio commentary on My Heart is That Eternal Rose by Frank Djeng (2024)Interview with producer John Sham (2019)TrailerNewly improved English subtitle translations by Dylan CheungSleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Eureka Entertainment to release KNOCKABOUT, the fast and furious kung fu comedy classic directed by Sammo Hung, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a brand-new 2K restoration as a part of the Eureka Classics range. Available from 25 April 2022, the first print-run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase & Collector's Booklet. Another fast and furious kung fu comedy classic directed by Sammo Hung (The Millionaires' Express), Knockabout features a cast of martial arts movie legends including Yuen Biao (The Prodigal Son), Bryan Beardy Leung Kar-yan (Warriors Two), and Lau Kar-wing (Odd Couple) alongside Hung himself. Brothers Yipao (Yuen Biao) and Taipao (Leung Kar-yan) are a couple of down on their luck conmen. After getting soundly defeated by the kung fu master, Silver Fox (Lau Kar-wing), the brothers realise it would be in their own self-interest if they learn how to fight, and they ask him to train them. Unfortunately, their new master is actually a ruthless killer, and when the brothers realise this, one of them is murdered. To get revenge, the surviving brother must learn a unique form of kung fu from an unlikely source, a beggar who just happens to be a master fighter! Featuring one of the greatest action finales in the history of Hong Kong cinema, Knockabout is yet another classic of martial arts filmmaking from the legendary Sammo Hung, and Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its UK debut on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration. Features Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling Reversible sleeve design featuring original poster artwork Original Cantonese mono audio Optional English dubbed audio Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) Brand new feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema Archival interview with Sammo Hung Archival interview with Bryan Beardy Leung Kar-yan Archival interview with Grandmaster Chan Sau Chang (aka The Monkey King), a master of Monkey Style kung fu Deleted Scene Trailers PLUS: A Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver *All extras subject to change Directed by & stars Sammo Hung (The Millionaires' Express) Features a cast of martial arts movie legends including Yuen Biao (The Prodigal Son), Bryan Beardy Leung Kar-yan (Warriors Two), and Lau Kar-wing (Odd Couple) On Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a brand-new 2K restoration The first print-run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase & Collector's Booklet Features one of the greatest action finales in the history of Hong Kong Cinema
Mrs Lee's quest for youth leads her to the disturbing dumpling kitchen of Aunt Mei.
A collection of three horror shorts from three of Asia's most revered directors: Fruit Chan Takashi Miike and Park Chan-Wook. This anthology offers three inventively chilling tales from three masters of Asian terror. Takashi Miike's Box presents us with a troubled writer haunted by the memory of her sisters death. Park Chan-wook's Cut delights in more revenge with a film extra deciding to torture a director and his wife. And the final terror tale is Fruit Chan's bite-size version of Dumplings.
The Miracle Fighters is a comedic tale of taoist magic directed by the martial arts maestro behind Drunken Master, The Magnificent Butcher and Iron Monkey - the legendary Yuen Woo-ping! During the Quing dynasty, marriage between Manchu and Han people is outlawed. When it is discovered that high-ranking official Kao Hsiung (Eddy Ko) has taken a Han wife, the Emperor informs him that he will be forgiven - but only if he kills his beloved before the court. When he refuses, Kao Hsiung is marked for death by the powerful Sorcerer Bat (Yuen Shun-yee) and forced to watch as his wife is slain before his eyes. Kao Hsiung flees, kidnapping the Crown Prince during his escape - but soon the prince is dead, and Kao Hsiung is forced to silently replace him with another young boy. In adulthood, that innocent child - Shu Gut (Yuen Yat-chor) - finds himself relentlessly pursued by Sorcerer Bat, and turns to two quarrelling taoist priests in the hope of protecting himself with their magic. Made in the same mould as its contemporaries Encounter of the Spooky Kind and The Dead and the Deadly, this riotous kung fu fantasy was followed by two equally entertaining thematic sequels in Shaolin Drunkard and Taoism Drunkard. Eureka Classics is proud to present The Miracle Fighters on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration. Extras: Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [First print run of 2000 copies only] | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration | Original Cantonese mono audio and optional classic English dub | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | Brand new audio commentary on the Hong Kong theatrical version by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Brand new audio commentary on the export version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema | Action Master: An Interview with Yuen Woo-ping - archival interview by Frédéric Ambroisine | John Kreng on Yuen Woo-ping - brand new documentary featurette by Michael Worth | Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork | Trailer | PLUS: A limited edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver [First print run of 2000 copies only]
Director Zhang Yimou brings the sumptuous visual style of his previous films (Raise the Red Lantern, Shanghai Triad) to the high-kicking kung fu genre. A nameless warrior (Jet Li, Romeo Must Die, Once Upon a Time in China) arrives at an emperor's palace with three weapons, each belonging to a famous assassin who had sworn to kill the emperor. As the nameless man spins out his story--and the emperor presents his own interpretation of what might really have happened--each episode is drenched in red, blue, white or another dominant color. Hero combines sweeping cinematography and superb performances from the cream of the Hong Kong cinema (Maggie Cheung, Irma Vep, Comrades: Almost a Love Story; Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, In the Mood for Love, Hard Boiled; and Zhang Ziyi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). The result is stunning, a dazzling action movie with an emotional richness that deepens with every step. --Bret Fetzer
Explosive prequel to last year's Hong Kong hit about an undercover cop and triad mole in the police force.
An espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai, in which a young woman gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure.
Two men wake up chained to the wall of a bathroom. There is a dead body between them. Neither man can remember how they got there and have no idea why a demented serial killer named 'Jigsaw' has given them eight hours to kill each other.
Directed by John Woo, "Red Cliff" charts the remarkable events leading up to the most famous battle in Chinese history
Inspector Yuen nicknamed 'Tequila' is a courageous cop who shoots from both hips never reloads and never misses. A tough guy with a soft spot and infinite charm Tequila is the only man for the job of cleaning up the city and when his partner is killed in a spectacular shoot-out he decides to take the investigation into his own lethal hands. With a body count well into three figures more firepower than you can shake an Uzi at stylised adrenalin-pumping action sequences which make Hollywood blockbusters look like Bambi this is still John Woo's most outrageous flick!
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