Eureka Entertainment Announces January Releases
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Posted October 21, 2021 05:19 PM by Webmaster
Eureka Entertainment has announced that it will add three new titles to its Blu-ray catalog in January. They are: The Sun Shines Bright (1953), Warriors Two (1978), and The Prodigal Son (1981).
Warriors Two & The Prodigal Son: Two Films by Sammo Hung
Label description: Two Hong Kong action classics from Sammo Hung, Warriors Two and Prodigal Son both depict a version of the real-life kung fu master Leung Jan, whose mastery of Wing Chun would make him a legend.
In Warriors Two, Sammo Hung and Casanova Wong play two students of master Jan (played here by Bryan "Beardy" Leung) who must use their skills to defend their town against an evil businessman and his gang of killers.
The Prodigal Son follows Leung Jan as a younger man (played by Yuen Biao). Lazy and spoilt, he believes himself to be a great kung fu master not realising that his father has been bribing his opponents to intentionally lose. After being humbled in a real fight, Leung Jan decides to become a real Wing Chun master!
Featuring some of Sammo Hung's most memorable action choreography, Warriors Two and The Prodigal Son are not to be missed and make their UK debuts on Blu-ray from brand new 2K restorations!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE: WARRIORS TWO
Label description: The notoriously difficult to please John Ford regarded The Sun Shines Bright as his favourite film. Based on material from Irvin S. Cobb's "Judge Priest" short stories, Ford had previously directed the 1934 film Judge Priest starring Will Rogers, but was unsatisfied with the handling of the film by 20th Century Fox – specifically their decision to cut a vital scene depicting the main character condemning an attempted lynching. Two decades later he chose to revisit the material for Republic Pictures, and the result was yet another masterpiece from the great director.
Set in 1905 Kentucky, Judge Priest (Charles Winninger) is fighting for reelection against a Yankee prosecutor (Milburn Stone). Despite the Judge's popularity, his generosity and sense of justice may cost him the election.
The Sun Shines Bright almost shared a similar fate as Judge Priest, with ten minutes of footage being removed by Republic Pictures. Fortunately the original uncut master was not destroyed, and has now been fully restored and makes its UK debut on Blu-ray as part of the Masters of Cinema series.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Warriors Two & The Prodigal Son: Two Films by Sammo Hung
Label description: Two Hong Kong action classics from Sammo Hung, Warriors Two and Prodigal Son both depict a version of the real-life kung fu master Leung Jan, whose mastery of Wing Chun would make him a legend.
In Warriors Two, Sammo Hung and Casanova Wong play two students of master Jan (played here by Bryan "Beardy" Leung) who must use their skills to defend their town against an evil businessman and his gang of killers.
The Prodigal Son follows Leung Jan as a younger man (played by Yuen Biao). Lazy and spoilt, he believes himself to be a great kung fu master not realising that his father has been bribing his opponents to intentionally lose. After being humbled in a real fight, Leung Jan decides to become a real Wing Chun master!
Featuring some of Sammo Hung's most memorable action choreography, Warriors Two and The Prodigal Son are not to be missed and make their UK debuts on Blu-ray from brand new 2K restorations!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE: WARRIORS TWO
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF TWO VERSIONS OF THE FILM:
- Warriors Two: Hong Kong Theatrical Version (95 mins)
- Warriors Two: International Export Version (90 mins)
- Audio options:
- Original Cantonese mono audio (Hong Kong Version)
- Optional English dubbed audio (Hong Kong and Export Versions) (Note: English audio was originally created for the shorter export version, when playing English audio on Hong Kong version, some scenes will still be Cantonese w/ subtitles)
- Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release
- NEW feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist / actor Robert "Bobby" Samuels [Hong Kong Version]
- NEW feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema [Export Version]
- Making of "Warriors Two" featurette
- Stills galleries including rare production stills, artwork, and ephemera
- Trailers
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM:
- Audio options:
- Original Cantonese mono audio
- Optional English dubbed audio
- Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release
- NEW feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist / actor Robert "Bobby" Samuels
- NEW feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
- Archival interview with Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, and Frankie Chan
- Archival interview with Guy Lai
- Alternate English credits
- Stills galleries including rare production stills, artwork, and ephemera
- Trailers
- Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
- Limited Edition reversible poster featuring original Hong Kong artwork
- A Limited Edition collector's booklet illustrated with rare archival imagery and featuring new writing by James Oliver; a reprint of Frank Djeng's original liner notes for The Prodigal Son from the US laserdisc release; and reprints of Warriors Two's original sales notes and theatrical flyer
- Limited Edition Set - 3000 copies
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Label description: The notoriously difficult to please John Ford regarded The Sun Shines Bright as his favourite film. Based on material from Irvin S. Cobb's "Judge Priest" short stories, Ford had previously directed the 1934 film Judge Priest starring Will Rogers, but was unsatisfied with the handling of the film by 20th Century Fox – specifically their decision to cut a vital scene depicting the main character condemning an attempted lynching. Two decades later he chose to revisit the material for Republic Pictures, and the result was yet another masterpiece from the great director.
Set in 1905 Kentucky, Judge Priest (Charles Winninger) is fighting for reelection against a Yankee prosecutor (Milburn Stone). Despite the Judge's popularity, his generosity and sense of justice may cost him the election.
The Sun Shines Bright almost shared a similar fate as Judge Priest, with ten minutes of footage being removed by Republic Pictures. Fortunately the original uncut master was not destroyed, and has now been fully restored and makes its UK debut on Blu-ray as part of the Masters of Cinema series.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-definition presentation of the film
- NEW audio commentary by film historian Joseph McBride (author of Searching for John Ford)
- NEW video essay by Tag Gallagher (author of John Ford: Himself and His Movies)
- A collector's booklet featuring a reprint of Judge Priest short story The Lord Provides; a new essay by James Oliver; and an essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
