Official Showbox Media/Cine Asia Thread

[pro-bassoonist]

This thread is dedicated to the discussion of the Cine Asia Collection. Please treat our insider with respect and courtesy. Cine Asia Insider: Chris


Cine Asia Official Website
Cine Asia Twitter Page
Cine Asia Facebook Page


Cine Asia Blu-ray Collection




Showbox Collection

Showbox Media brings Hong Kong Legends

Here’s a piece of news that sure to delight Asian film fans – Showbox Media Group, home to the Cine Asia DVD and Blu-ray label, has just announed the re-birth of the fan-favourite Hong Kong Legends label.

Showbox has signed a deal with EntertainmentOne (the current owner of the former HKL film catalogue) that will allow it access to the company’s extensive library of Asian movies for release under the new banner ‘Cine Asia presents HKL.

Between 2000 and 2007 HKL was considered by many as the gold standard in Asian cinema releases, unleashing a library of more than 100 classic films on DVD including Jet Li’s Once Upon a Time in China series, Jackie Chan’s Police Story 1 and 2 and Donnie Yen’s sensational Iron Monkey. Along the way, the label thrilled fans with its meiticulous restorations and exhaustive supplementary features.

Re-packaged two-disc Ultimate Editions of the Bruce Lee’s The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon and Game of Death will mark the first releases under the ‘Cine Asia presents HKL’ banner, hitting the streets on May 30 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the martial arts legend’s birthday. On the same day, Cine Asia will also release the brand-new film Young Bruce Lee on DVD and Blu-ray.

‘We are absolutely delighted to be working with EntertainmentOne and thrilled to be handling these prestigious classic titles again’ stated Showbox exeutive director Steve Rivers. ‘We are excited about this famous library being handled by the Asian film experts Showbox; we think that the combined lineup of Cine Asia and HKL titles provide a compelling proposition for trade and consumers alike’ added EntertainmentOne director of home entertainment Jon Bourdillion.

Source:
http://tvworld.bithustler.us/archive...rom-the-grave/

Fantastic news for a fantastic label!

Pro-B