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These are the legendary films that created the era of heroic bloodshed. Propelling the Hong Kong box office sales to a record high in 1986, John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow won Best Picture and Best Actor trophies at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards. It was also selected by local critics and film makers as the best of the Best 100 Movies Ever in Hong Kong film history. The success of the blood and bullet movie ended the dominance of Sammo Hung and Jacky Chan’s action comedies in the 80s and played a significant role in shaping the development of Hong Kong films.

A Better Tomorrow (1986)
As essential a Hong Kong film as you could ever find, A Better Tomorrow, is a milestone of Hong Kong Cinema, and the first true John Woo film from legendary director John Woo. Ho (Ti Lung) and Mark (Chow Yun-Fat) are triad brothers at the top of their game, but each suffers a stunning fall from grace. Ho is betrayed and sent to prison, much to the shame of his brother, police cadet Kit (Leslie Cheung). Mark is crippled during a bloody hit on a rival gang leader, leaving him a shell of a man. Years later the two are reunited, but the world has changed around them. Now at the mercy of their former comrades in the triad, the two form an uneasy alliance with Kit to strike back…with a hailstorm of bullets.

A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Director John Woo outdoes his hyperkinetic gunplay from the first film, as he reunites Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, and even Chow Yun Fat for this entertaining and dramatic sequel to one of the most popular Hong Kong films ever. When we last left our heroes, Ho (Ti Lung) was thrown in jail for his triad activities, but the courts grant him lenience for his righteousness. He’s released to infiltrate the gang of suspected bad guy Lung (Dean Shek), who’s currently being investigated by Ho’s brother Kit (Leslie Cheung). But circumstances go sour, and Ho turns to an unlikely ally: former killer Ken, who’s the twin brother of Chow Yun Fat from the first Better Tomorrow!

A Better Tomorrow III (1989)
Producer Tsui Hark takes the directing reins from John Woo for the third and final film in the A Better Tomorrow trilogy. A Better Tomorrow III is a prequel to the earlier films, and features the return of Mark, the suave, righteous killer made popular by actor Chow Yun Fat in the original A Better Tomorrow. Still young and without the seasoning which would make him one of the triad underworld’s most fearsome killers, Mark journeys to 1974 Saigon, where he hooks up with tough-as-nails gangster Anita Mui. She teaches him the way of the gun, but her former flame doesn’t take kindly to Chow’s presence around his ex-girlfriend. Making matters worse is a love triangle involving Chow’s cousin Tony Leung Ka Fai, and the approaching fall of Saigon. Tsui Hark serves up slow-motion bullet ballet and wrenching melodrama in classic Better Tomorrow tradition, whi.
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Based on writer Lilian Lee’s best-selling novels, the two-part Tales from the Dark series revitalizes Hong Kong’s horror movie genre. Featuring a star-studded cast, the first half of the series, Tales from the Dark 1, comprises three short stories put together by three different directors. Actor-turned-director Simon Yam’s directorial debut opens the omnibus, followed by Lee Chi Ngai (Magic Kitchen) and Fruit Chan (Dumplings Three…Extremes).

In “Dirty Goods,” Simon Yam plays a down-and-out middle-aged man who resorts to stealing ashes from the graveyard and asking for a ransom from the departed’s loved ones. Lee Chi Ngai’s “A Word in the Palm” tells a tragic story of an illicit teacher-student relationship. A fortune-teller (Kelly Chen) joins hands with a feng shui master (Tony Leung Ka Fai) to help the schoolgirl’s vengeful spirit who knocks on his door for help on his last day of business. Fruit Chan’s finale “Jingzhe” depicts a night when three strange customers visit an old lady (Siu Yam Yam) for “villain hitting” demon-exorcising services..
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International martial arts superstar Jet Li stars in Black Mask, a stylish neo-future actioner about a former assassin who dons a mask to fight crime. Jet Li is Tsui, who seems to be nothing more than a bookish librarian. His pal, Inspector Shek (Sean Lau Ching Wan), thinks Tsui is a wimp and needs to learn to stand up for himself. But Shek doesn’t know the truth: Tsui was once in a group of genetically-engineered assassins called Squad 701. Tsui would have no problem wiping the floor with Shek, but Tsui is content to quietly go about his life, learning to be human, and sometimes fighting off the advances of wacky co-worker Tracey (Karen Mok). But when all of the drug dealers in Hong Kong begin to get mysteriously killed, it becomes apparent that Squad 701 has something to do with it. Tsui’s former pupil (sexy Francoise Yip) shows up in town to take down Tsui, who has no choice but to fight back and reveal himself as…the Black Mask! Yuen Woo Ping (The Matrix) choreographed the action for Black Mask, which are staged with violent, acrobatic energy and bullets-blazing flair! Producer Tsui Hark and director Daniel Lee (A Fighter’s Blues) pull out all the stops for Black Mask, an entertaining Hong Kong hit with cool style and even cooler action sequences!.
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A gold digger discovers that true love is priceless in Finding Mr. Right, the blockbuster romantic comedy by Ocean Heaven director Xue Xiaolu. Tang Wei (Lust, Caution) turns up the charm as a businessman’s pregnant mistress who flies to Seattle to give birth. Wu Xiubo (The Four) complete the other half of the unlikely pairing, playing a kind former doctor who unwittingly becomes the pregnant woman’s guardian. Despite their difference in age, Tang and Wu share plenty of screen chemistry as the foes-turned-lovers in this charming, heartwarming romance. Xue’s timely topic about atypical modern relationships and the exotic North American locales also added to the appeal of Finding Mr. Right, making it one of the biggest Chinese films of 2013.

The mistress of a rich businessman, Jia Jia (Tang Wei) has arrived in Seattle to give birth in an illegal maternity center. After narrowly missing a police raid on her intended destination, maternity center driver Frank (Wu Xiubo) takes her to another center operated by Mrs. Huang (Elaine Jin). Materialistic and picky, Jia Jia initially puts Mrs. Huang and her fellow residents off with her demanding attitude. With Frank’s help, Jia Jia slowly puts down her arrogance and learns that money isn’t the answer to true happiness. As her baby’s due date approaches, Jia Jia will have to choose between her comfortable luxury life with her businessman boyfriend in Beijing and a common, down-to-earth existence in a strange land with a decent man who loves her.

This edition includes making of, trailers and a stills gallery..
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Martial arts. Two words: Horizontal and vertical. There’s no right and wrong; the last man standing wins.

Over a decade in the making, Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster is finally here! Initially planned as a biography of Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man (Best known as Bruce Lee’s master), The Grandmaster has since become an epic drama about three martial artists who walk three very different paths in their road to becoming grandmasters. While the filmmaker touches on familiar themes like unrequited feelings and longing between lonely people, he also tries his hand at new themes by exploring the philosophies behind martial arts and the slow decay of that world’s long-standing traditions. To accurately depict the various martial arts schools occupying that world, Wong spent several years visiting martial art masters across China to study the ideological and physical differences between each school. He even recruited martial arts scholar/filmmaker Xu Haofeng (The Sword Identity) to serve as a co-writer of the script.

In addition to WKW regular Tony Leung Chiu Wai starring as Ip Man, The Grandmaster also co-stars Zhang Ziyi in a scene-stealing performance as a strong-willed Bagua Quan master, Chang Chen as a mysterious Baji master who wishes to escape his espionage life, Zhao Benshen as a retired grandmaster, Song Hye Kyo as Ip’s wife Zhang Yongcheng and Xiao Shenyang as a Hong Kong hoodlum. The three main stars all underwent extensive training in their respective martial arts schools in order to execute the complex action choreography by Yuen Woo Ping (The Matrix, Tai Chi Master). Always the perfectionist, Wong kept the production of the film going for over three years. After the long, delay-filled wait, Wong finally delivered a gorgeous epic that is also one of the most thoughtful explorations of the martial arts world ever put on film. The opening film of the 2013 Berlin Film Festival, the highly anticipated film is also the biggest commercial success of Wong Kar Wai’s distinguished career.

Hailing from a rich family, Ip Man (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) devoted his life to practicing Wing Chun in the city of Foshan. When Gong Baosen, Chairman of the Chinese Martial Artists Union, decides to mark his retirement with a sparring match in Foshan, Ip is thrust into the limelight as Baosen’s chosen opponent. Despite objections by Baosen’s daughter Gong Er (Zhang Ziyi), Baosen goes ahead with the match and breaks his family’s unbeaten record with a rare loss. Gong Er manages to save her family honor by winning a rematch against Ip, and the two even strike up an unspoken bond in the process. However, the Sino-Japanese War breaks out, causing Ip to lose his family fortune and Baosen’s disciple Ma San (Zhang Jin) to turn to the Japanese for self-preservation. While Ip struggles to care for his family, Gong Er makes a major sacrifice in the name of revenge. Meanwhile, a mysterious man named The Razor (Chang Chen).
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