Lokale Neuheiten. Horror geht anscheinend immer. Und ich mag keine Musikfilme.
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Label: CN Entertainment Ltd.
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2018-11-30
- Englische Untertitel - Making-of, Trailer and Photo gallery.
Two generations of mysteries linger in an old mansion in the Hong Kong horror thriller The Lingering directed by Derrick Tao and Mak Ho Pong. On Chinese New Year's Eve, Qingyi (Athena Chu) waits the entire night for her husband but he never appears. Her son, however, seems to see a man that she can't see. Qingyi places her child in the care of a neighbor and goes to the village center to call her husband's workplace. She is devastated to learn that there was an accident at the factory and her husband is unaccounted for. Meanwhile, something strange occurs back at Qingyi's home and the neighbor runs over to find her. When Qingyi rushes home, she finds that her son is OK, but there is a stranger hiding in the shadows...
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--> House of the Rising Sons (HK // 2018 // Anthony Chan Yau)
Label: Panorama (HK)
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2018-11-23
- Englische Untertitel
The origin story of legendary Hong Kong pop band The Wynners hits the silver screen in the effervescent music drama House of the Rising Sons. Drummer Anthony Chan, who directed several films in the eighties and nineties, returns to the director's chair over two decades later to recount his band's formation and storied rise to fame in the seventies. Alan Tam, Kenny Bee, Anthony Chan, Bennett Pang and Danny Yip all briefly appear in House of the Rising Sons, but most of the film is dedicated to their younger versions played by Eugene Tang of GTM, singer Yu Tian, drummer Him Ng, Carlos Chan (Happiness) and Lam Yiu Sing (Weeds on Fire), along with Jonathan Wong as Nat Chan. Kara Hui, Simon Yam, Elaine Jin, Chin Siu Ho, Liu Kai Chi and Jack Neo also appear in the film.
Teddy Robin writes and directs the Hong Kong horror anthology Lucid Dreams. The film's four tales journey into nightmares themed around the emotions of delight, anger, sorrow and happiness. A renowned director has an on-set accident, falls into a lucid dream state, and watches four stories in a cinema. A gangster's fake wedding banquet scam takes a very dark turn. A pent-up salaryman unleashes his rage after being driven to the edge by a terrible boss who steals his girlfriend. An illustrator with a tragic past yearns for love and family, but she learns that her husband is cheating on her. A bus driver, who is often mocked for his singing dreams, takes a haunted route. The cast of Lucid Dreams includes Louis Cheung, Dada Chan, Maria Cordero, Siu Yam Yam, Kevin Cheng, Janelle Sing, Stephy Tang, Andrew Lam and Cecilia So.
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--> Paws-Men (HK // 2018 // Amen Au)
Label: CN Entertainment Ltd.
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2018-12-21
- Englische Untertitel
Mao Xia is composed of four members: Darren, Cheney, Seadog and Keith. When a dog needed rescue, the four men immediately acted like Batman to rescue the dog. The story tells about Mao Xia's dog rescue experience, in which they encounter many difficulties, such as dog-eating suspicions, complaints about bullies and abusive dog mother-in-law, and witnesses a deep friendship between people and dogs. In fact, it is not difficult to save a dog. The most difficult thing is to solve human problems.
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--> Full Alert (HK // 1997 // Ringo Lam)
Label: CN Entertainment Ltd.
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2018-12-21
- Englische Untertitel - Reprint & Blu Ray
Director Ringo Lam helms the gripping cat-and-mouse cop thriller Full Alert, starring the dynamite acting team of Sean Lau Ching Wan and Francis Ng! Officer Pao (Sean Lau Ching Wan) is a hard-boiled cop who investigates a routine murder committed by a sullen loser named Mak Kwan (Francis Ng). He immediately cops to a manslaughter charge, but there may be more up Mak Kwan's sleeve. Pao's team has discovered suspicious explosive-making materials among Mak Kwan's belongings...but just how and when does he plan to use them? All they can do is follow Mak Kwan until he reveals his plans. But Mak Kwan knows he's being watched, and the game is afoot... Ringo Lam brings a riveting intensity and astounding complexity to Full Alert, a seemingly routine cop thriller that becomes so much more in the hands of the master director. Lam paints fully-realized portraits of his two lead protagonists, revealing characters that are more gray than black or white. Considered one of the best Hong Kong films of 1997, Full Alert received awards for both Best Picture and Best Actor (for Sean Lau Ching Wan) from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society.
Auch wenn ich es immer noch ätzend finde, dass Rapid Eye Movies zum Großteil auf Blu-ray-VÖs verzichten, hat man nun im Rahmen einer neuen Reihe ein paar spannende Titel im Portfolio.
So kommt in dieser u.a. "Funeral Parade of Roses" oder "The Whisperings Star" heraus. Wie gesagt, leider nicht auf Blu-ray sondern als VoD oder DVD. Interessant scheint mir vor allem eine Pink-Box zu der es aber weder im Newsletter noch online Infos gab.
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Following City on Fire and Prison on Fire, director Ringo Lam and Chow Yun Fat collaborate again for 1989's Wild Search. The crime and romance drama also reunites Chow Yun Fat with An Autumn's Tale co-star Cherie Chung. Though Wild Search does feature action scenes and Roy Cheung as the villain, the film is less action-oriented than Ringo Lam's usual, instead focusing more on character drama and the chemistry of the stars. While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, police detective Lau (Chow Yun Fat) discovers the body of a dead woman and a crying girl who witnessed her mother's murder. Believing that the girl may be in danger, Lau seeks out her aunt Cher (Cherie Chung) in order to protect both of them. The three develop a comfortable bond as Lau and Cher gradually fall in love. However, Cher's ex-husband and a vengeful gunrunner (Roy Cheung) soon show up to disrupt their short-lived peace.
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--> Peace Hotel (HK // 1995 // Wai Ka Fai)
Label: CN Entertainment Ltd.
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2019-04-18
- Englische Untertitel - Reprint & Blu Ray
Legendary director John Woo produces Peace Hotel, a unique Hong Kong action film starring Chow Yun Fat in one of his signature roles! Chow Yun Fat plays "The Killer", the proprietor of a sanctuary for lost souls called the Peace Hotel. The hotel is welcome lodging for fugitives and ex-cons hoping to put their lives on the straight-and-narrow. The Killer seeks his own penance, for a massacre that occurred years ago by his very hands. But his life of tranquil atonement is shattered by the appearance of a sassy mystery woman (Cecilia Yip), who claims to be the Killer's long-lost wife. The Killer knows this to be untrue, but all that must be put aside when a band of mysterious rogues shows up on the doorstep of the Peace Hotel. Can this have something to do with the Killer's dark past? Director Wai Kai Fai brings a dark, stylish edge to the world of Peace Hotel, and Chow Yun Fat displays his unparalleled charisma in a "tragic hero" role that seems tailor-made for the internationally-renowned actor! Featuring atmospheric cinematography, superlative art direction, and cool stylized action sequences, Peace Hotel is Hong Kong heroic bloodshed at its finest!
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--> Treasure HUnt (HK // 1994 // Jeff Lau)
Label: CN Entertainment Ltd.
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2019-04-18
- Englische Untertitel - Reprint & Blu Ray
The winning couple of Chow Yun Fat and Jacklyn Wu work onscreen magic in Treasure Hunt, a hit action-comedy directed by veteran comedy director Jeff Lau (Chinese Odyssey 2002). Chow Yun Fat is Jeffery Ching, an American CIA agent dispatched to China to steal a national treasure, though its actual appearance and description are unknown to him. Jeff hides out at the Shaolin Temple, where he meets the charming, winsome Mei (Jacklyn Wu), a super-powered ESP misfit who can pass objects through solid surfaces, spur the growth of flowers on any surface, and even fly! Mei and Jeff begin an innocent, tender romance, and Jeff becomes accustomed to the strict, yet enjoyable lives of the Shaolin monks (led by Shaw Brothers veteran Gordon Lau Ka Fai). But various factions want Mei for themselves, and are willing to do almost anything to possess her. Can Jeff save her? Chow Yun Fat brings his unparalleled charisma to Treasure Hunt, a delightful mixture of comedy, action and romance!
Tach allerseits, "der Kleine Dicke mit dem Superschlag" aka "Enter the Fat Dragon" ist jetzt als erstmal limitierte Mediabook-VÖ erschienen (BD und DVD). BD 3 Versionen in HD, DVD 2 Versionen in SD
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"Der Unverstand ist die unbesiegbarste Macht auf Erden."
A dedicated mother in search of her missing son follows a tip that leads her to a fishing village where corrupt police officers might have the answers to her mystery.
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Black Money (KOR // 2019 // Chung Ji-Young)
Label: SMLDG (KOR)
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2020-17-06
- Englische Untertitel, script reading, movie highlights and deleted scenes.
Prosecutor Yang Min-hyeok, who is known for being headstrong, ends up in a complicated situation because of a suspect who commits suicide. He faces the true nature of a huge financial scandal while investigating a case to clear himself of suspicion.