Chameleon Films - Australia/NZ label for Asian Cinema

[dex14]

Originally Posted by Futurhythm

Please support this label. The guy behind it knows what he's doing and is aiming for stuff that hasn't gotten a good English-friendly release anywhere else (although one of the launch titles will have overlap by accident).

I'm really glad I convinced him to do booklets as well. He's gotten some really good writers on board.

Is there fear of more possible overlap?

[dex14]

Originally Posted by Futurhythm

Chameleon aren't gonna license films that are already released by other labels.

This is good to hear. I think there was some fear that there would be overlap with other Region B labels. Especially when it came to the interest in Johnnie To as of late.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Futurhythm

The overlapping title hasn't come out yet and is pretty niche in my opinion. It was a weird coincidence that another label also picked it up, but they also deal in pretty niche titles. Both releases will have completely different extras so there won't be any overlap there.

Wait, is the overlapping title a Johnnie To title or something completely different?

[Zombie Kermit]

Originally Posted by Futurhythm

Please support this label. The guy behind it knows what he's doing and is aiming for stuff that hasn't gotten a good English-friendly release anywhere else (although one of the launch titles will have overlap by accident).

I'm really glad I convinced him to do booklets as well. He's gotten some really good writers on board.

The new Third Window Films announcement showed which one you were referring to.

[ashik786]

Originally Posted by Zombie Kermit

The new Third Window Films announcement showed which one you were referring to.

This one



TWF Special features

Bonus Features:

Interview with creator Makoto Ueda (30 mins)
2 time-travel short films from Makoto Ueda: ‘A Little Fugue of Love’ (14 mins) / ‘Time Machine’ (5 min)
Play vs Film Comparison (25 mins)
Original Trailer




Chameleon Films Special features

EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES:

Limited first-pressing collector's booklet featuring a new essay by film writer Hayley Scanlon
Original audio commentary by director Katsuyuki Motohiro & writer Makoto Ueda with newly translated English subtitles
New interview with writer Makoto Ueda
Archival Extras:

Teaser
Theatrical trailer

[yoloswegmaster420]

Originally Posted by Futurhythm

I say this every time it comes up, but the Golden Princess catalogue is stuck in perpetual rights hell. This includes all the main John Woos.

Practically everything on these two lists are unavailable outside of Asia:
https://hkmdb.com/db/companies/view....isplay_set=eng
https://hkmdb.com/db/companies/view.mhtml?id=1446&display_set=eng

Has the status on these titles being in rights hell changed? Some of these titles on the lists are getting restorations and releases outside of Asia. City on Fire, Once a Thief, and Full Contact have received restorations and are being released on blu in Germany, and I heard that John Woo's preferred version of Bullet in the Head was going to be getting a 4K restoration but it had to be postponed since the negatives went missing.

[OneSodiePopPlz]

Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

Has the status on these titles being in rights hell changed? Some of these titles on the lists are getting restorations and releases outside of Asia. City on Fire, Once a Thief, and Full Contact have received restorations and are being released on blu in Germany, and I heard that John Woo's preferred version of Bullet in the Head was going to be getting a 4K restoration but it had to be postponed since the negatives went missing.

Here's a trailer for the Tiger on the Beat release: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=peD34EGPICE

Apparently Tiger on Beat and City on Fire are from new remasters

[Edward J Grug III]

I am a bit slow, but I just learned about Chameleon and put in an order for the first wave. Looks awesome - can't wait to get my hands on them