Directed by John Woo, "Red Cliff" charts the remarkable events leading up to the most famous battle in Chinese history
Once hailed as the rarest film to find on video Easter Heroes has now put this Kung-fu classic onto DVD. Happy go lucky but morally upstanding son of a wealthy business man Kwok Chung is always getting into fights much to his father's disapproval and when he comes to the aid of a prostitute he is nearly killed. A mysterious Snake fist fighter Yue Yi saves his skin but this doesn't stop Kwok getting into trouble again with the local casino boss. The stranger gives Kwok lessons in the snake fist and he soon masters the art but he also learns that his father is actually the owner of the brothel and the casino which he had earlier raided. Disgusted by the revelation Kwok sets up a meeting only to discover that he has been used by his master to lure his father out into the open. The two old timers were in fact both disciples of the snake fist sect but Kwok's father turned to evil and raped and killed Yue Yi's wife. Now after years of waiting Yue Yi will have his revenge but what of Kwok Chung? Watch the three against three ending to find out in the rarest and deadliest Kung Fu ever!
They were young fearless and friends forever. Until a stranger came between them... In this sexy riveting thriller Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale star as two best friends whose dream vacation becomes a nightmare. Alice (Danes) is impulsive and reckless; Darlene (Beckinsale) is more reserved. But when each falls for the same mysterious man both girls throw caution to the wind and in one instant their lives are changed forever. Now in a foreign land they must prove their in
Second collection of episodes from the first season of the children's animation based on the line of toys by Lego. Set in the fictional world of Ninjago, the series follows a group of young Ninja who, under the tutelage of Sensei Wu (voice of Paul Dobson), are Spinjitzu martial artists in training, learning to wield their special Golden Weapons and use their unique elemental powers to protect the land from evil forces.
Having spent 10 years together as disciples in the Shaolin temple close friends Ling Yun-Chang and Ko Lung-Ta find themselves at odds when politics take a part in their lives. Born into a family of Manchurian nobles Ko is appointed South China Area Commander and invites Ling to join him serving the Manchu government. When Ling rejects the offer Ko begins to persecute his former friend and the anti-government activists who are working with him. As politics threaten to drive a final
A group of disenchanted youths, two couples equal parts rich and working class, bond and experience the frolics of youth. The arrival of a Red Army deserter brings violence and disruption, prompting incredible plot twists and inspired set-pieces. A defining work of the Hong Kong New Wave, Patrick Tam's (mentor to Wong Kar-wai) Nomad is a searing portrait of alienation set against the backdrop of a city on the cusp of political and cultural upheaval. Long unavailable, the film is now made available for the first time in the UK in a new 4K restoration approved by TamBLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES4K restoration of the Nomad director's cutInterview with critic Tony Rayns (2024)Interview with assistant director Stanley Kwan (2024)Interview with producer Dennis Yu (2024)TrailerNewly improved English subtitle translations by Dylan CheungSleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
An absolute must for Old Skool chop-sockey fans. This frenetic and frenzied action set features amazing martial arts choreography and offers three classic kung-fu movies containing some of the most intense fight scenes the Jade screen has ever seen: Shaolin Kung Fu: In this classic 'Old Skool' tale of revenge a young rickshaw driver is bullied by his rivals but under oath to his mother he restrains from fighting back. However he is pushed to the limit when his sister is rap
Paul Kaye stars in an engaging comedy exploring the relationship between fame and sanity set in Ibiza.
Grizzled veteran detective Mark Simmons (Lou Diamond Phillips) can't seem to catch the Badge Bandit the city's serial prankster who's causing mischief and embarrassing the police. Karina Murphy (Lulu Wilson) is a spunky 12-year-old who dreams of being a cop. She stumbles on Simmons' stakeout where she proves she's got serious detective skills and tech-savvy smarts. While Simmons wants to ignore Karina, the police captain does the unthinkable and teams them up. While on their mission to stop the Badge Bandit, the unlikely duo goes on a hilarious, action-filled adventure! Bonus features: The Making of Cop and a Half: New Recruit Lou and Lulu: Partners in Crime Solving
Terrorist Soong Chow's son Todd sustains a serious head injury but wakes from his coma to find he's been given a new life... Produced by action movie legend Jackie Chan this is one of the most acclaimed films in Hong Kong movie making history and winner of 10 awards at the year 2000 Hong Kong Critics Awards & Golden Horse Film Festival!
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The career where two heads are better than one! To hotshot advertising executive Dennis Bagley (Richard E. Grant) people are pathetic sheep to whom he can sell anything...except a brand-new pimple cream. Creatively blocked Dennis becomes so stressed that he sprouts a pimple of his own...a pimple that eventually grows intoia huge head with a mind and a voice! Before long the sassy carbuncle takes over Dennis' life revealing to him a diabolical plan to control the masses. Now Dennis must find courage deep within himself to save society and himself from the beastly blemish!
Bulletproof Monk (Dir. Paul Hunter 2003): 'Bulletproof Monk' begins in the 1940s as a Tibetan Buddhist monk charged with protecting an ancient scroll passes on his legacy to his pupil. As the student receives the power to safeguard the scroll his aging process is halted and he gives up his name only to be known as the Monk (Chow Yun-Fat). Suddenly the monastery is raided by Nazis led by the ruthless Strucker (Karl Roden). As they attempt to seize the relic the Monk is shot and falls off a cliff taking the scroll with him... However six decades later the Monk appears in America and crosses paths with Kar (Seann William Scott) a tough city kid with a talent for picking pockets. Together the unlikely duo must contend with the forces of the now-elderly Strucker still determined to possess the mystical scroll. As Strucker's granddaughter Nina (Victoria Smurfit) leads his thugs to track down Kar and the Monk the two heroes receive help from the mysterious Jade (Jaime King)... Kung Pow: Enter The Fist (Dir. Steve Oedekerk 2002): Writer/Director Steve Oedekerk kicks the karate film genre up a notch by inserting new scenes new dialogue and himself into an obscure Hong Kong chop-socky flick from the '70s. The result is ""ridiculously funny and must be seen to be believed!"" (Slant Magazine) In order to avenge his family's death a legendary warrior named ""The Chosen One"" (Oedekerk) wanders the countryside in search of the murderous Master Pain also known as Betty. Filled with fist-flying action incredible special effects and outrageous kung foolishness this martial arts mockery delivers knockout laughs from beginning to end! Kiss Of The Dragon (Dir. Chris Nohon 2001): China's top secret agent visits Paris on a pleasure trip only to encounter government espionage at the highest level...
Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic exotic and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shanghai.
Actor Jimi Mistry has worked with Gurinder Chadha, Roland Emmerich, Edward Zwick and Guy Ritchie, rejecting the Hollywood lifestyle to remain based in the UK. Now he has teamed up with director Steve Jaggi and filmed a love song to Ibiza called And The Beat Goes On. Well-received at both the Ibiza International Music Summit and the recent Ibiza Film Festival, the film nails the two different sides to the island's international summer scene, with a genuine and heartfelt appreciation of both.
A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart... Sean Penn is Glendon Wasey a quick-witted fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Madonna is Gloria Tatlock a determined missionary nurse seeking the healing powers of opium for her patients. She wants to help the suffering...he wants the boat fare back to the States. So fate sets them on a hectic exotic chaotic and quite often romantic quest for stolen drugs. The trouble is the opium they're after is also the target of every thug and smuggler in Shanghai. It's a wild rickshaw-race adventure with every concubine Kung Fu killer and crime boss in town in hot pursuit! You're in for a Shanghai Surprise as Sean Penn and Madonna star in this high-flying grand adventure set in 1937 China with music by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison.
Accidentally discovering the operations of the Blood Ninja gangsters a mischievous young man masters the skills of the Drunk Fist and proceeds to fight against them. But the gangsters join forces vowing to kill him before the young master destroys them all.
Martial Arts champion Steve Chase is lured to a desert fortress to compete in what he thinks will be an Olympic-style contest between Martial Arts champions with a prize of a fortune in diamonds. In reality the competition is a revenge scheme planned by a madman. With the woman he loves imprisoned. Chase has only one choice – to face an army of Karate Gladiators single-handed...
One of a collection of films recently discovered in the Hong Kong film archives and now available for the first time in the UK. One of the most popular stars in the martial arts world Dragon Lee performs in this epic account of an attempt to overthrow the Ching government. The fighting is fast furious and brutal as you would expect from this master of Kung Fu. Dragon Lee was considered by many to have taken over the crown worn by the true master Bruce Lee and in 'The Angry Dragon'
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