Translation of illuso [masculine] noun: dreamer
THE SHAOLIN PLOT (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray.
After his work directing the action sequences for King Hu’s Palme D’or winning A TOUCH OF ZEN, Sammo Hung worked with director Huang Feng (LADY WHIRLWIND, HAPKIDO) on a series of martial arts masterpieces which continuously broke new ground for action cinema, the culmination of which was THE SHAOLIN PLOT. After the release of this film, Sammo (who also has one of his first major acting roles here, playing a deadly monk with an unusual choice of weaponry) began his own career as a director and would play a huge role in the “Golden Age” of Hong Kong cinema – an era which revolutionised action filmmaking around the world.
Hong Kong movie veteran Chen Hsing (THE IRON-FISTED MONK) plays a tyrannical ruler with the aim of collecting all existing Chinese martial arts manuals in order to obtain ultimate power. After obtaining the Wu Tang manual, he sets his sights on the Shaolin Temple and the secrets of their fighting style. Two Shaolin Monks (Casanova Wong and Yeong-moon Kwon) must team up with a Wu Tang fighter (James Tien) to defeat the villainous despot.
“Makes DEATH WISH look like wishful thinking!”
REVOLVER (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray.
After directing his triptych of political (and acclaimed) spaghetti westerns (THE BIG GUNDOWN; FACE TO FACE; and RUN, MAN, RUN), Sergio Sollima directed two crime thrillers in the poliziotteschi genre – the name given to the violent and action-packed Italian crime thrillers that had become exceedingly popular amongst Italian audiences. Sollima was a perfect fit for this style of filmmaking, and the two films he directed in the genre are both essential viewing. Presented here is the second, REVOLVER, starring Oliver Reed and Fabio Testi.
Kidnappers have snatched the wife of Milan’s top prison warden (Reed) and demand the release of an inmate (Testi) as ransom. But when the warden allows his prisoner to escape, the two become trapped in a deadly conspiracy that reaches from the halls of government to the bullet-riddled city streets. Can an obsessed lawman and an escaped convict survive the forces of corruption as well as each other, or does the ultimate law of society belong to the revolver?
Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh team up in this action masterpiece! Featuring some of the most dangerous stunts ever performed on camera, POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP represents the pinnacle of Jackie Chan’s unique style of Hong Kong action filmmaking. A dazzling blend of gritty action cop drama, impeccably choreographed martial-arts sequences, and bone-crunching stunt work.
Action superstar Michelle Yeoh (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE; CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) joins the series as Inspector Yang Chien-Hua, who teams up with Chan Ka-Kui to take down an international drug ring. With some of the most outrageous stunt sequences ever committed to film, POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP is an action masterpiece that must truly be seen to be believed.
Regularly appearing on lists of the best action films ever made, Eureka Classics is proud to present POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP on Blu-ray for the first time ever in the UK from a brand new 4K restoration!
Criminally unseen in the West, THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY is a horror-action-comedy-special effects extravaganza in the in the same vein as MR. VAMPIRE and ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND. Directed by Wu Ma (one of Hong Kong cinema’s most beloved multi-hyphenates; over a 50-year career he was hugely successful in writing, directing, producing, and acting) in perhaps his best directorial effort, and also starring Sammo Hung – THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY is a must-see for both horror and action fans.
Wu Ma also stars as a man who fakes his death in order to steal his family’s funeral treasure. When the treasure is instead bequeathed to Ma’s unborn son, his co-conspirators kill him (for real this time). His vengeful spirit seeks out the help of his friend (played by Sammo Hung) and together they seek revenge on his murderers.
Also starring Lam Ching-Ying (as a Taoist priest, foreshadowing his future role in Mr. Vampire) and Cherie Chung, THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY comes to home video for the first time ever in the UK from a brand new 2K restoration!