Eureka Entertainment Announces November Releases
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Posted August 24, 2023 10:51 PM by Webmaster
Eureka Entertainment has announced its November batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: The Royal Tramp Collection (1992), Heroes & Villains: Three Films starring Jet Li (1995-1998), Deadly Masters: 4 Kung Fu Classics from Director Joseph Kuo (1977-1979), and Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920).
Heroes & Villains: Three Films starring Jet Li
After the massive success of the Once Upon a Time in China series, Jet Li moved away from period settings and started to focus on action films set in the modern era, a decision that would make him an international icon and of the biggest stars in the history of Hong Kong cinema.
In The Enforcer (aka My Father is a Hero) Li is an undercover police officer tracking down a notorious Hong Kong crime lord. Teaming up with his martial arts prodigy son and a female officer (Anita Mui), together they lay down the law! In Dr Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" a down-on-his-luck pulp fiction author (Li) lives vicariously through one of his characters, an Indiana Jones-esque adventurer searching for a mythical scripture. Then, in Hitman (aka Contract Killer), Li plays Tai Feng, a young assassin with a "sense of justice" who crosses paths with the "King of Killers" — a legendary vigilante with a huge bounty on his head.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - THE ENFORCER
The Royal Tramp Collection
Description: An epic two-part wuxia-comedy based on the writings of acclaimed Chinese novelist Jin Yong, Royal Tramp 1 and Royal Tramp 2 star Stephen Chow as a cowardly bard who finds himself part of a real adventure when he is inducted into a sect of revolutionaries.
Wai Siu-bao (Chow) is known for his exciting tales of adventure and heroism, but his own life is quite dull. After rescuing the leader of a revolutionary movement from a police ambush, Wai is recruited into the Heaven and Earth Society and sent to steal secrets from the royal palace. However, in the palace things get complicated fast and Wai realizes he has to play all sides off against each other if he is going to survive.
Featuring incredible choreography by Ching Siu-tung (A Chinese Ghost Story, Duel to the Death), Royal Tramp and Royal Tramp II are a pair of hilarious and exhilarating action-comedies from director Wong Jing and the "King of Comedy" Stephen Chow. Newly restored in 4K, Eureka Classics is proud to present both films for the first time ever in the UK as The Royal Tramp Collection
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Fearless Shaolin: 4 Kung Fu Classics from Director Joseph Kuo
Description: Although his name may not be as instantly recognizable as some of his contemporaries, Joseph Kuo was an incredibly successful filmmaker who consistently produced crowd-pleasing spectacles always in line with what audiences at the time wanted to see. Fearless Shaolin! collects four action-packed Joseph Kuo titles; Shaolin Kung Fu, The Shaolin Kids, 18 Bronzemen, and Return of the 18 Bronzemen.
In Shaolin Kung Fu, a young rickshaw driver uses his lethal martial arts skills to cut a path of bloody revenge when criminals target his family. And in The Shaolin Kids, a ruthless premiere assassinates a political rival and must face the wrath of his deadly daughter.
Before students can leave the Shaolin temple, they must face a series of challenges and defeat the Shaolin Bronzemen, deadly fighters—some wielding weapons, others heavily armored—who destroy anyone who crosses their path. Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China) will challenge them in both 18 Bronzemen and Return of the 18 Bronzemen.
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Deadly Masters: 4 Kung Fu Classics from Director Joseph Kuo
Description: Although his name may not be as instantly recognizable as some of his contemporaries, Joseph Kuo was an incredibly successful filmmaker who consistently produced crowd-pleasing spectacles always in line with what audiences at the time wanted to see. Deadly Masters! collects four action-packed Joseph Kuo titles; The 7 Grandmasters, The 36 Deadly Styles, The World of Drunken Master, and The Old Master.
In The 7 Grandmasters, Jack Long plays a kung fu master who is challenged to defeat a series of opponents—all masters of different styles of martial arts—before he can declare himself a true grandmaster. And in The 36 Deadly Styles, a young man must learn a deadly new martial art to avenge the death of his father.
Capitalizing on the success of Jackie Chan's Drunken Master, The World of Drunken Master tells the origins of Beggar So and his friend Fan Ta-Pei, and how they learned their drunken boxing fighting style. And in The Old Master, Master Yu Jim-yuen (the real-life teacher of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao) comes to the United States where he takes on an L.A. street gang!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari Standard 4K Blu-ray Edition
Description: One of the most iconic masterpieces in cinema history, Robert Wiene's Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari shook filmgoers worldwide and changed the direction of the art form. Now presented in a definitive 4K Blu-ray edition, the film's chilling, radically expressionist vision is set to grip viewers again.
At a local carnival in a small German town, hypnotist Dr. Caligari presents the somnambulist Cesare, who can purportedly predict the future of curious fairgoers. But at night, the doctor wakes Cesare from his sleep to enact his evil bidding…
Incalculably influential, the film's nightmarishly jagged sets, sinister atmospheric and psychological emphasis left an immediate impact in its wake (horror, film noir, and gothic cinema would all be shaped directly by it). But this diabolical tale nevertheless stands alone – now more mesmerizing than ever in its UK debut on 4K Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Heroes & Villains: Three Films starring Jet Li
After the massive success of the Once Upon a Time in China series, Jet Li moved away from period settings and started to focus on action films set in the modern era, a decision that would make him an international icon and of the biggest stars in the history of Hong Kong cinema.
In The Enforcer (aka My Father is a Hero) Li is an undercover police officer tracking down a notorious Hong Kong crime lord. Teaming up with his martial arts prodigy son and a female officer (Anita Mui), together they lay down the law! In Dr Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" a down-on-his-luck pulp fiction author (Li) lives vicariously through one of his characters, an Indiana Jones-esque adventurer searching for a mythical scripture. Then, in Hitman (aka Contract Killer), Li plays Tai Feng, a young assassin with a "sense of justice" who crosses paths with the "King of Killers" — a legendary vigilante with a huge bounty on his head.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - THE ENFORCER
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE UNCUT HONG KONG THEATRICAL VERSION OF THE FILM
- Original Cantonese mono audio
- "Classic" English dubbed audio
- Newly translated subtitles
- Brand new audio commentaries
- Archival interview with producer Wong Jing
- Archival interview with actor Tse Miu
- Archival interview with actor Ken Lo
- Trailers
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE UNCUT HONG KONG THEATRICAL VERSION OF THE FILM
- Cantonese mono audio
- "Classic" English dubbed audio
- Original Mandarin mono audio
- Newly translated subtitles
- Brand new audio commentaries
- Two archival featurettes on Jet Li and the making of the film
- Trailers
- NEW RESTORATION OF THE HONG KONG THEATRICAL VERSION OF THE FILM
- Presentation of the US "Contract Killer" release version
- Original Cantonese mono audio
- "Classic" English dubbed audio
- Newly translated subtitles
- Brand new audio commentaries
- Archival interview with Jet Li
- Archival interview with Simon Yam | Archival interview with Keiji Sato
- Archival "Making of…" featurette
- Archival footage from the film's première
- Trailers
- imited Edition O Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Sam Gilbey [2000 copies]
- Limited edition collectors booklet featuring new essays by Simon Abrams and David Desser [2000 copies]
The Royal Tramp Collection
Description: An epic two-part wuxia-comedy based on the writings of acclaimed Chinese novelist Jin Yong, Royal Tramp 1 and Royal Tramp 2 star Stephen Chow as a cowardly bard who finds himself part of a real adventure when he is inducted into a sect of revolutionaries.
Wai Siu-bao (Chow) is known for his exciting tales of adventure and heroism, but his own life is quite dull. After rescuing the leader of a revolutionary movement from a police ambush, Wai is recruited into the Heaven and Earth Society and sent to steal secrets from the royal palace. However, in the palace things get complicated fast and Wai realizes he has to play all sides off against each other if he is going to survive.
Featuring incredible choreography by Ching Siu-tung (A Chinese Ghost Story, Duel to the Death), Royal Tramp and Royal Tramp II are a pair of hilarious and exhilarating action-comedies from director Wong Jing and the "King of Comedy" Stephen Chow. Newly restored in 4K, Eureka Classics is proud to present both films for the first time ever in the UK as The Royal Tramp Collection
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATIONS OF BOTH FILMS
- Original Cantonese audio tracks
- Optional English dubbed audio
- Optional English subtitles newly translated for this release
- Brand new audio commentaries by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
- A career spanning interview with veteran Hong Kong actress Helene Law Lan, courtesy of the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
- Two archival interviews with Wong Jing about Royal Tramp and the Jin Yong novel the story is based on
- Trailers
- A limited edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the films [2000 copies]
- Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 copies]
Fearless Shaolin: 4 Kung Fu Classics from Director Joseph Kuo
Description: Although his name may not be as instantly recognizable as some of his contemporaries, Joseph Kuo was an incredibly successful filmmaker who consistently produced crowd-pleasing spectacles always in line with what audiences at the time wanted to see. Fearless Shaolin! collects four action-packed Joseph Kuo titles; Shaolin Kung Fu, The Shaolin Kids, 18 Bronzemen, and Return of the 18 Bronzemen.
In Shaolin Kung Fu, a young rickshaw driver uses his lethal martial arts skills to cut a path of bloody revenge when criminals target his family. And in The Shaolin Kids, a ruthless premiere assassinates a political rival and must face the wrath of his deadly daughter.
Before students can leave the Shaolin temple, they must face a series of challenges and defeat the Shaolin Bronzemen, deadly fighters—some wielding weapons, others heavily armored—who destroy anyone who crosses their path. Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China) will challenge them in both 18 Bronzemen and Return of the 18 Bronzemen.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High definition transfers of all four films across two Blu-ray discs
- Original Mandarin audio tracks
- Optional English dubbed audio for Shaolin Kung Fu, The Shaolin Kids, and Return of the 18 Bronzemen
- Optional English subtitles
- Audio commentaries on Shaolin Kung Fu and The Shaolin Kids with action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Audio commentaries on 18 Bronzemen and Return of the 18 Bronzemen with Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles (The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997)
- 8 Bronzemen: The Hong Kong Version – a reconstruction of the original theatrical release version of 18 Bronzemen
Deadly Masters: 4 Kung Fu Classics from Director Joseph Kuo
Description: Although his name may not be as instantly recognizable as some of his contemporaries, Joseph Kuo was an incredibly successful filmmaker who consistently produced crowd-pleasing spectacles always in line with what audiences at the time wanted to see. Deadly Masters! collects four action-packed Joseph Kuo titles; The 7 Grandmasters, The 36 Deadly Styles, The World of Drunken Master, and The Old Master.
In The 7 Grandmasters, Jack Long plays a kung fu master who is challenged to defeat a series of opponents—all masters of different styles of martial arts—before he can declare himself a true grandmaster. And in The 36 Deadly Styles, a young man must learn a deadly new martial art to avenge the death of his father.
Capitalizing on the success of Jackie Chan's Drunken Master, The World of Drunken Master tells the origins of Beggar So and his friend Fan Ta-Pei, and how they learned their drunken boxing fighting style. And in The Old Master, Master Yu Jim-yuen (the real-life teacher of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao) comes to the United States where he takes on an L.A. street gang!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High definition transfers of all four films across two Blu-ray discs
- Original Mandarin audio tracks
- Optional English dubbed audio
- Alternate Cantonese audio tracks for The 7 Grandmasters, The World of Drunken Master, and The Old Master
- Optional English subtitles
- Audio commentaries on The 7 Grandmasters and The World of Drunken Master with Asian film expert Frank Djeng and martial artist / filmmaker Michael Worth
- Audio commentaries on The 36 Deadly Styles and The Old Master with action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari Standard 4K Blu-ray Edition
Description: One of the most iconic masterpieces in cinema history, Robert Wiene's Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari shook filmgoers worldwide and changed the direction of the art form. Now presented in a definitive 4K Blu-ray edition, the film's chilling, radically expressionist vision is set to grip viewers again.
At a local carnival in a small German town, hypnotist Dr. Caligari presents the somnambulist Cesare, who can purportedly predict the future of curious fairgoers. But at night, the doctor wakes Cesare from his sleep to enact his evil bidding…
Incalculably influential, the film's nightmarishly jagged sets, sinister atmospheric and psychological emphasis left an immediate impact in its wake (horror, film noir, and gothic cinema would all be shaped directly by it). But this diabolical tale nevertheless stands alone – now more mesmerizing than ever in its UK debut on 4K Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM BY FWMS (2014)
- Score by Cornelius Schwer (2014) – LPCM stereo and 5.1 surround options
- Score by Uwe Dierksen & Hermann Kretzschmar (2019) – LPCM stereo
- Original German intertitles with optional English subtitles
- Audio commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby
- Audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
- The Asylum in Film – interview with author / critic Kim Newman
- You Must Become Caligari – video essay by film critic David Cairns
- Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War – 52 minute documentary on the cultural and historical impact of the film
- On The Restoration – three short video pieces on the film's restoration
- Trailer
- A collector's booklet featuring vintage writing on the film by Lotte H. Eisner; an original Variety review of the film; and rare imagery
