Eureka Entertainment Announces July Releases
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Posted April 25, 2021 11:43 PM by Webmaster
Eureka Entertainment has announced its July slate of Blu-ray releases. They are: The Millionaires' Express (1986), Wild Search (1989), and Buster Keaton: Three Films - Volume Three (1923-1927).
The Millionaires' Express
Label description: The Far East meets the Old West in this iconic action-packed adventure from the inimitable Sammo Hung. Hung plays a lovable rogue who teams up with an incorruptible Sheriff (Yuen Biao; Project A, Wheels on Meals) to save their home town from certain destruction.
Featuring an explosion of brawls, bandits, and bordellos; The Millionaires' Express is Sammo Hung's loving tribute to classic Western tropes, but also one of his finest pieces of action cinema. An electrifying fast-paced fusion of dynamic martial artistry, death-defying stunts, and physical comedy. Also starring Rosamund Kwan, Richard Ng, and Cynthia Rothrock (plus an abundance of cameos from other Hong Kong cinema legends) – The Millionaires' Express makes its UK debut on Blu-ray in this definitive edition as part of Eureka Classics.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Wild Search
Label description: Chow Yun-fat gives a career best performance in Wild Search, his third collaboration with director Ringo Lam (City on Fire, Full Contact).
Yun-fat plays Lau, a widowed police officer investigating a gang of gun runners. When a shootout with the criminals leaves a woman dead, and her daughter the only surviving witness, Lau must protect the young girl from the ruthless gang that wants her dead.
A loose reimagining of Peter Weir's 1985 film Witness, Wild Search showcases Ringo Lam's often underrated versatility as a director. With beautiful cinematography by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs) and a dreamy score by Lowell Lo, Eureka Classics is proud to present Wild Search in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Buster Keaton: Three Films - Volume Three STANDARD EDITION
Our Hospitality (1923) – Often cited as one of his most significant films—as well as one of his funniest—1923's Our Hospitality, which Keaton co-directed with John G. Blystone, is his take on the notorious feud between the Hatfield and McCoy clans (here renamed the Canfields and the McKays). Keaton is luckless William McKay, who must journey down South to view his lacklustre inheritance, only to be seduced along the way by one of the Canfields, Virginia, who lures him to her family's house so that the men of the clan can shoot him down. But William knows that the Canfield men won't kill him as long as he's in their house, so he endeavours to stay put there, against all obstacles. With its attention to 19th-century period detail and emphasis on integrating the gags into the storyline, Our Hospitality was not just a breakthrough in Keaton's career, but it was also noted even during its release as an advancement in the medium, with Variety proclaiming, "It marks a step forward in the production of picture comedies." From a 2K restoration.
Go West (1925) – Keaton is at his most stone-faced as the memorably named "Friendless" in Go West, an irresistible blend of deadpan darkness and spectacular comic set-pieces. Friendless abandons city life to ride the rails to an Arizona ranch, where his ineptitude at almost everything only makes his nickname even more accurate. But when his one beloved companion, a cow named Brown Eyes, seems to be headed to a slaughterhouse fate, Friendless intervenes, and the resulting cattle stampede through the streets of Los Angeles is one of Keaton's most understandably famous and acclaimed sequences. From a 4K restoration.
College (1927) Keaton follows up The General with a higher education comedy that seems to take a cue from Harold Lloyd's The Freshman (1925). Keaton is bookworm Ronald, whose high school girl Mary ditches him for someone with the athletic prowess that Ronald lacks. Determined to win her back, Ronald enters college with an eye on sports, but two left feet. From a 2K restoration.
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Eureka Entertainment is also planning a theatrical release of Polish director Piotr Domalewski's second feature film, I Never Cry (2020), which is expected to transition to Blu-ray later this summer via its sister label Montage Pictures. The film explores the cruelly ubiquitous loss of a parent through the eyes of a young woman, and prompts the viewer to reconsider their role in the lives of others. Inspired by films such as Manchester By The Sea and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and set-in modern-day Poland and Ireland, I Never Cry is a piercing, realistic look at the difficulties faced by families separated by emigration, told against the backdrop of the life of Polish workers abroad.
The Millionaires' Express
Label description: The Far East meets the Old West in this iconic action-packed adventure from the inimitable Sammo Hung. Hung plays a lovable rogue who teams up with an incorruptible Sheriff (Yuen Biao; Project A, Wheels on Meals) to save their home town from certain destruction.
Featuring an explosion of brawls, bandits, and bordellos; The Millionaires' Express is Sammo Hung's loving tribute to classic Western tropes, but also one of his finest pieces of action cinema. An electrifying fast-paced fusion of dynamic martial artistry, death-defying stunts, and physical comedy. Also starring Rosamund Kwan, Richard Ng, and Cynthia Rothrock (plus an abundance of cameos from other Hong Kong cinema legends) – The Millionaires' Express makes its UK debut on Blu-ray in this definitive edition as part of Eureka Classics.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 2K RESTORATIONS OF FOUR VERSIONS OF THE FILM, PLACED ON TWO DISCS
- Limited Edition Bonus Disc featuring the English language version of the film originally prepared for the international theatrical release; and a new cut of the film prepared exclusively for this release that combines footage from the original theatrical and extended cuts of the film to present a hypothetical "complete" version
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray of the Original Hong Kong Theatrical Cut from a brand new 2K restoration
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray of the Extended Version (sometimes erroneously labelled the International Cut) of the film from a brand new 2K restoration
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray of the English Language Version from a brand new 2K restoration (LIMITED - DISC 2 ONLY)
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray of the Hybrid Cut, newly created exclusively for this release from a brand new 2K restoration (LIMITED - DISC 2 ONLY)
- Cantonese audio (original mono presentation)
- Alternate English dub track
- Rare alternate Cantonese soundtrack
- Optional English dubbed audio
- Optional English Subtitles (newly translated for this release)
- Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) [Hong Kong Theatrical Version]
- Brand new select scene commentary by actress and martial arts movie icon, Cynthia Rothrock [Hong Kong Theatrical Version]
- Brand new audio commentary by Mike Leeder and Arne Venema [Extended Version]
- Brand new interview with Cynthia Rothrock
- Archival interview with Sammo Hung
- Archival interview with Cynthia Rothrock
- Archival interview with Yuen Biao
- Archival interview with Yukari Oshima
- Alternate English opening & closing credits
- Trailers
- Original English dubbed audio track [English Language Version] (LIMITED - DISC 2 ONLY)
- Original Cantonese mono audio [Hybrid Cut] (LIMITED - DISC 2 ONLY)
- Optional English subtitles
- Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
- Limited Edition reversible poster featuring new and original artwork
- Limited Edition booklet featuring new writing and rare archival imagery
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Wild Search
Label description: Chow Yun-fat gives a career best performance in Wild Search, his third collaboration with director Ringo Lam (City on Fire, Full Contact).
Yun-fat plays Lau, a widowed police officer investigating a gang of gun runners. When a shootout with the criminals leaves a woman dead, and her daughter the only surviving witness, Lau must protect the young girl from the ruthless gang that wants her dead.
A loose reimagining of Peter Weir's 1985 film Witness, Wild Search showcases Ringo Lam's often underrated versatility as a director. With beautiful cinematography by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs) and a dreamy score by Lowell Lo, Eureka Classics is proud to present Wild Search in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a High Definition transfer from the original film elements
- Original Cantonese audio
- Optional English Subtitles
- Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Archival interview with actor Roy Cheung
- Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by David West (NEO Magazine)
- Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju)
Buster Keaton: Three Films - Volume Three STANDARD EDITION
Our Hospitality (1923) – Often cited as one of his most significant films—as well as one of his funniest—1923's Our Hospitality, which Keaton co-directed with John G. Blystone, is his take on the notorious feud between the Hatfield and McCoy clans (here renamed the Canfields and the McKays). Keaton is luckless William McKay, who must journey down South to view his lacklustre inheritance, only to be seduced along the way by one of the Canfields, Virginia, who lures him to her family's house so that the men of the clan can shoot him down. But William knows that the Canfield men won't kill him as long as he's in their house, so he endeavours to stay put there, against all obstacles. With its attention to 19th-century period detail and emphasis on integrating the gags into the storyline, Our Hospitality was not just a breakthrough in Keaton's career, but it was also noted even during its release as an advancement in the medium, with Variety proclaiming, "It marks a step forward in the production of picture comedies." From a 2K restoration.
Go West (1925) – Keaton is at his most stone-faced as the memorably named "Friendless" in Go West, an irresistible blend of deadpan darkness and spectacular comic set-pieces. Friendless abandons city life to ride the rails to an Arizona ranch, where his ineptitude at almost everything only makes his nickname even more accurate. But when his one beloved companion, a cow named Brown Eyes, seems to be headed to a slaughterhouse fate, Friendless intervenes, and the resulting cattle stampede through the streets of Los Angeles is one of Keaton's most understandably famous and acclaimed sequences. From a 4K restoration.
College (1927) Keaton follows up The General with a higher education comedy that seems to take a cue from Harold Lloyd's The Freshman (1925). Keaton is bookworm Ronald, whose high school girl Mary ditches him for someone with the athletic prowess that Ronald lacks. Determined to win her back, Ronald enters college with an eye on sports, but two left feet. From a 2K restoration.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED RESTORATIONS BY THE COHEN FILM COLLECTION
- Our Hospitality – Presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration
- Go West – Presented in 1080p from a 4K restoration
- College – Presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration
- Our Hospitality – new audio commentary by silent film historian Rob Farr
- Hospitality [55 mins] – early shorter version of Our Hospitality, presented with optional commentary by film historian Polly Rose
- Making Comedy Beautiful [26 mins] – video essay by Patricia Eliot Tobias
- Go West – new audio commentary by film historians Joel Goss and Bruce Lawton
- Go West – new video essay by John Bengtson (Silent Echoes / Silent Traces / Silent Visions) on Go West's filming locations
- A Window on Keaton [28 mins] – video essay by David Cairns
- Go West [1923, 12 mins] – short film
- College – video essay by John Bengtson on the film's filming locations
- The Railrodder [1965, 24 mins] – produced by the National Film Board of Canada and starring Buster Keaton in one of his final film roles
- The Railrodder – optional audio commentary with director Gerald Potterton and cameraman David De Volpi
- Buster Keaton Rides Again [1965, 55 mins] – documentary feature produced concurrently with, the filming of The Railrodder
- Q&A with Gerald Potterton [55 mins] – audio recording of a post-screening Q&A with The Railrodder director Gerald Potterton, and David De Volpi
- Stills Galleries
- A collector's booklet featuring an essay by Philip Kemp, and writing on all three films by Imogen Sara Smith
Eureka Entertainment is also planning a theatrical release of Polish director Piotr Domalewski's second feature film, I Never Cry (2020), which is expected to transition to Blu-ray later this summer via its sister label Montage Pictures. The film explores the cruelly ubiquitous loss of a parent through the eyes of a young woman, and prompts the viewer to reconsider their role in the lives of others. Inspired by films such as Manchester By The Sea and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and set-in modern-day Poland and Ireland, I Never Cry is a piercing, realistic look at the difficulties faced by families separated by emigration, told against the backdrop of the life of Polish workers abroad.
