CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994) - Criterion Collection New Blu-ray and 4K Release of Wong Kar-Wai's Classic Film

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Product Description: The whiplash, double-pronged Chungking Express is one of the defining works of 1990s cinema and the film that made Wong Kar Wai an instant icon. Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung Chiu Wai), both jilted by ex-lovers, cross paths at the Midnight Express take-out food stand, where the ethereal pixie waitress Faye (Faye Wong) works. Anything goes in Wong’s gloriously shot and utterly unexpected charmer, which cemented the sex appeal of its gorgeous stars and forever turned canned pineapple and the Mamas & the Papas’ “California Dreamin’ ” into tokens of romantic longing.

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New on Blu-ray: HERO / MA YONG ZHEN (1997)

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Product Description: From director and writer Corey Yuen (Righting Wrongs, Red Cliff, The Transporter) comes this high-octane tale of criminal gangs, betrayal and greed. When brothers Ma Wing-jing (Taksehi Kaneshiro) and Ma Tai-cheung (Yuen Wah) flee their impoverished homeland to seek their fortune in Shanghai, they at first find more grinding penury when they are forced to work as lowly coolies, however Wing-jing soon becomes embroiled in the seedy world of big city triads and his once insignificant life becomes an arrogant lust for power. This fabulous remake of Cheh Chang's classic The Boxer from Shantung (1972) from the legendary Shaw Brothers studios is given a 90s makeover chock full with stunts, fights and awe inspiring action sequences. A must for collectors of martial arts cinema.

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THE CROSSING PART 1 Trailer: First Look at John Woo's Epic Drama

The first trailer for John Woo's new film "The Crossing Part 1" has been released. This is the director's second film in the 10 years since his departure from the U.S., the other one being the two-part historical epic "Red Cliff". "The Crossing" is the true story of three couples fleeing from China on a steamer headed for Taiwan during the 1949 revolution. The film stars Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Song Hye-kyo, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei and Masami Nagasawa. Part 1 will be released in theaters on December 2nd in China and Part 2 in May 2015.

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