Topic: Asian Movie News

FINALE is an international independent actionfilm that will start production in 2009. The film will feature cast & crew from Korea, Italy and Germany. Two teaser trailers are online for everyone to see at YouTube. The higher the rating for the teasers will be, the more financing the makers of the film will be able to source.

Vincent-Teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUd_yXkgdIs
Edgar-Teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgVk0mzDE3Y


Official Website

This Christmas Dragon Dynasty will treat us with a DVD release of the Jackie Chan classic Police Story.

Full specs inside.

Although the full site launch will be in autumn Dragon Dynasty has put up product information for their DVD release of Kill Zone (aka Sha Po Lang). The website features a promotional trailer for Kill Zone and a promo reel for the DD label.

Dragon Dynasty, the new US DVD label for Asian movies, will be releasing Wilson Yip's Sha Po Lang as what seems to be its definite DVD release, even though it has been renamed to Kill Zone.

The release date is September 12th 2006.

Specs and larger cover art inside...

DVDs titles will include a 2-disc Platinum Edition of Fist of Legend.

Asia-on-DVD.com reported about the new DVD label and the gerneal DVD specs a few weeks ago. (Link)

Now comes the official statement:

Jackie Chan and Jet Li - two of the biggest names in action cinema - plan to join forces, the Associated Press reported today.

The new international trailer is now available online. Let's hope we get a decent DVD release with English subtitles soon.

Link to the trailer inside...

The Weinsteins have decided to start a brand-new DVD label that is going to release Asian films. Before you get scared of cut & edited films like Shaolin Soccer, you should read on for the general DVD specs.

Scooter Ride Could Land Action Hero Chan in a New Police Story.

by FELIX CHAN

HK movie showpiece needs support to compete, actor Andy Lau says.

by VIVIENNE CHOW

Actor Andy Lau Tak-wah has urged the government to stop cutting financial support for the Hong Kong International Film Festival at a time when other governments in the region are upping funding for their own festivals.