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rapta wrote: Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:06 pm In for Wild Search, great they're starting to finally do some Ringo Lam and Chow Yun-fat and also surprised they got Golden Princess stuff! Wonder if they can do any more Lam, like the '...on Fire' films for example, since they're apparently having trouble getting any of the well-known John Woo titles (I asked them once and they said they were in 'licensing limbo'). I also wonder if they can get Full Contact eventually as it seems to be with Sony according to Park Circus, so wouldn't be impossible.

PS: Other Golden Princess titles I could see them doing...Peking Opera Blues, The Swordsman.

yoloswegmaster wrote: Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:17 pmI don't think Golden Princess have the rights to any of the "...On Fire" films, besides "Prison on Fire II". Hopefully they can get the rights to 'Full Contact', 'Wicked City', or 'Peking Opera Blues'.

The Fanciful Norwegian wrote: Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:19 pm

Golden Princess was wound up in the '90s after Lawrence Louey (the company's main backer) died and his heirs decided to pull out of the entertainment business. The Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema says its library is split between Mei Ah and Fortune Star. I believe the latter has the Cinema City stuff, including Peking Opera Blues and the On Fire films. The Dictionary also claims that Star TV only acquired their rights for the 38 Asian territories where the service was operating at the time, which might explain why those titles are in limbo for some markets but apparently not others, like Japan and Korea.

The Wicked City isn't with either company, Tsui and Nansun Shi held onto the rights for that one themselves.

yoloswegmaster wrote: Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:39 pm

The Fanciful Norwegian wrote: Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:19 pm

Golden Princess was wound up in the '90s after Lawrence Louey (the company's main backer) died and his heirs decided to pull out of the entertainment business. The Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema says its library is split between Mei Ah and Fortune Star. I believe the latter has the Cinema City stuff, including Peking Opera Blues and the On Fire films. The Dictionary also claims that Star TV only acquired their rights for the 38 Asian territories where the service was operating at the time, which might explain why those titles are in limbo for some markets but apparently not others, like Japan and Korea.

The Wicked City isn't with either company, Tsui and Nansun Shi held onto the rights for that one themselves.

Since I can't find 'Wild Search' on the Fortune Star site, would it be safe to assume that 'Wild Search' is being licensed from Mei Ah or is it with a different company?

Calvin wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:07 am Mei Ah also own Patrick Tam's My Heart is That Eternal Rose, which would be a great Eureka title.

Finch wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 5:58 pm The Valiant Ones Restoration Trailer
Expect this maybe later this year or in early 2022.

swo17 wrote:Edward Cahn please!

swo17 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 6:10 pm FWIW none of the announced titles came from the list Drucker posted yet

L.A. wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 6:40 pm Beaver and DVD Compare reviews for The One-Armed Boxer