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Re: 88 Films

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:56 pm
by dwk
Columbia seems to no longer have the rights to Gorgeous. Also, I may be wrong on this, but I think Who Am I? will go to WB when Columbia's rights expire.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:31 pm
by Finch
HMV and Zavvi have a new release date of October 24th for Righting Wrongs which has not been confirmed by 88 yet.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:59 pm
by yoloswegmaster
dwk wrote: Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:03 pm Jackie Chan's Gorgeous
Apparently Frank Djeng has confirmed that this will have both cuts.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:57 am
by yoloswegmaster
Following titles have leaked on Amazon:

Cannibal Holocaust - 4K UHD and Blu
Iceman Cometh
Ladies Who Do
Vigilante
Blood and Diamonds
Maniac - Slasher Classics #50
Ebola Syndrome

In for Iceman Cometh but it looks like Ebola Syndrome, Vigilante, and Maniac are strangely not going to be released on 4K.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:30 pm
by yoloswegmaster
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Coming to the U.S. in December.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:39 pm
by therewillbeblus
Amazing, great cover art - pitching it as Indiana Jones with Yeoh using the same kind of busy artwork is spot on

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:35 pm
by Mr Sausage
I'm guessing the recent popularity of Michelle Yeoh following Everything Everywhere's release is prompting all these much-needed editions of her back catalogue. Hopefully, too, people will realize that she was doing all this amazing stuntwork and action well before Supercop.

I would've loved a huge box set like what's coming out from Arrow and Indicator. Collect Yes Madame, Royal Warriors, Magnificent Warriors, Wing Chun, The Stunt Woman, Butterfly & Sword, etc. That would've been a treat.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:44 pm
by therewillbeblus
Yes, an actually sound connection between the fandom of Everything Everywhere and other films' physical releases. We can only hope the David Chung movies sell well enough where 88 Films or Eureka look at his other non-Yeoh work and realize that It's A Drink! It's A Bomb! will be a huge hit with audiences as well

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:27 pm
by Mr Sausage
Don't forget I Love Maria! That's gotta be catnip for genre fans and lovers of weird cinema. Actually, what we need is a David Chung box. If Al Adamson and Andy Milligan can get their own boxsets, why not a genre filmmaker who actually makes, you know, good movies, let alone one of the most consistently entertaining filmmakers from Hong Kong.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:53 pm
by therewillbeblus
Yeah, that'd be incredible, with the exception of Web of Deception. Though if there's any chance someone can unearth The Chase as an extra, I'm all in

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:27 pm
by Finch
I'm sure Frank Djeng and Brandon Bentley and irongod are open to suggestions if you reach out to them. Wasn't Magnificent Warriors going to be bundled with Royal Warriors by Eureka in the UK? That's why I'm currently refraining from pre-ordering 88's US disc.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:55 pm
by therewillbeblus
How does one reach out to them?

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:00 pm
by Finch
Djeng has a twitter account; I don't know about Brandon Bentley and irongod though.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:07 pm
by therewillbeblus
Someone With Twitter: Please suggest David Chung box. I don't want to go over to the dark side (well, I made an account two years ago to watch Elisa Carricajo sing with her family for a few seconds, but I forgot my username/password)

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:07 pm
by Orlac
Finch wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:27 pm I'm sure Frank Djeng and Brandon Bentley and irongod are open to suggestions if you reach out to them. Wasn't Magnificent Warriors going to be bundled with Royal Warriors by Eureka in the UK? That's why I'm currently refraining from pre-ordering 88's US disc.
I imagine Royal Warriors would be part of an In the Line of Duty collection.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:11 pm
by Finch
tease for the UK only December releases

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Re: 88 Films

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:30 pm
by DarkImbecile
I waited a stupid amount of time for my phone to finish loading the covers

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 11:40 pm
by What A Disgrace
I don't think I quite caught their October and November releases?

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:42 am
by sabbath
What A Disgrace wrote: Tue Aug 23, 2022 11:40 pm I don't think I quite caught their October and November releases?
Spoiler
October UK
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November UK
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December UK
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October-December US
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Re: 88 Films

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:25 pm
by Finch
One of the December UK titles is Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (reissue, no?).

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The image on the far right of the tease looks like it's the Gorgeous cover, so it seems that it's getting a UK release as well. I'd be very happy if the image on the second left turns out to be a Miami Vice UHD including theatrical and DC.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:48 pm
by dwk
Yes it is a re-release that is supposed to fix various issues with the first release (new subs, no DNR, new special features.)

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:58 pm
by What A Disgrace
The first one must be the "British box" they mentioned earlier, which I assume is the Pete Walker set.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:02 pm
by Orlac
Finch wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:25 pm One of the December UK titles is Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (reissue, no?).

Image

The image on the far right of the tease looks like it's the Gorgeous cover, so it seems that it's getting a UK release as well. I'd be very happy if the image on the second left turns out to be a Miami Vice UHD including theatrical and DC.
One of my very first DVDs was the Eastern Heroes release of Snake & Crane...a 4:3 VHS transfer cropped on the top and bottom into fake widescreen!

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:20 pm
by Glowingwabbit
dwk wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:48 pm Yes it is a re-release that is supposed to fix various issues with the first release (new subs, no DNR, new special features.)
That's good to hear. I absolutely love the new cover art too, so I'm glad I don't own this one already.

Re: 88 Films

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:18 pm
by Finch
What's the film itself like? Worth getting if I'm only a casual Jackie fan? (I like Project A, Police Story 1 & 3 and Dragons Forever best, Armour of God 2 and the two Drunken Masters are also very good)