Infernal Affairs Blu-ray (Lionsgate)
A diverse range of titles will be available for purchase this Tuesday. A little something for everyone, as they say. So here are your Asian and genre-related blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 11/15/11:
ASIAN CINEMA
Infernal Affairs (blu-ray) – ignore the gun-toting cover art and enjoy this 2002 Andrew Lau film starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung, now in glorious hi-def
Treasure Hunter (blu-ray/DVD) – a 2009 Taiwanese action-adventure film in the “Mummy” mold, starring Jay Chou of “The Green Hornet” fame and Eric Tsang. Released by Funimation
The Warring States (DVD) – a 2010 Chinese historical epic with a dash of romance and slapstick, co-starring the great Francis Ng
What Women Want (DVD) – it’s hard to believe Andy Lau would need magic powers to know what women want – he’s Andy Lau! – but that seems to be the case in this 2010 Chinese language remake of the American film, this time starring Lau and Gong Li
Ninja Triple Feature (DVD) – Switchblade Pictures presents three Japanese ninja’sploitation movies on one disc. Expect plenty of AV idols from the looks of it. Movies include: Ninja She-Devil, I Was a Teenage Ninja, and Ninjaken: the Naked Sword
FOREIGN CINEMA
Three Colors: Blue, White, Red (blu-ray/DVD) – Krzysztof Kieślowski’s trio of films, in French and Polish, starting from 1994 are released on blu-ray by the Criterion Collection
The Rules of the Game (blu-ray) – Jean Renoir’s classic 1939 black-and-white French film about class and social codes arrives on blu-ray from the Criterion Collection
CULT
Bellflower (blu-ray/DVD) – this controversial 2011 film that divided critics and viewers alike with its tale of love and homemade flame-throwers finally arrives on blu-ray and DVD
Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis: Special Edition (blu-ray/DVD) – the legendary composer and synth-pop pioneer presents his 1984 rock opera vision of Fritz Lang’s classic silent film “Metropolis,” now on blu-ray from Kino Video
Griff the Invisible (DVD) – your friends at Indomina release this charming 2010 indie superhero movie from Australia
Despair (blu-ray) – a 1978 adaptation of the novel by “Lolita” author Vladimir Nabakov, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and now on blu-ray
Fist 2 Fist (DVD) – a 2011 low-budget fight movie starring Jino Kang and Bill Duff
Neverwhere (DVD) – the BBC presents the 15th Anniversary edition of this live-action adaptation of Nail Gaiman’s novel
Fading of the Cries (DVD) – a 2011 demon-slaying, vampire and zombie kind of low-budget flick, co-starring character actor Brad Dourif
Red 71 (DVD) – Variety says this 2008 film is “a highly stylized noir puzzle”
MAINSTREAM
The Big Lebowski (blu-ray) – previously only available as a deluxe limited edition package, you can the 1998 Coen Brothers film on single disc blu-ray this week
Gettysburg (blu-ray) – the director’s cut of this acclaimed 1993 Civil War film
Adrenalin – Fear the Rush (DVD) – a low-budget Miramax film starring Christopher Lambert and Natasha Henstridge
Warriors of Virtue – Return to Tao (DVD) – unbelievably enough, Miramax must have funded a low-budget, PG-rated sequel to Ronny Yu’s “Warriors of Virtue”
Best of the Best – Without Warning (DVD) – Miramax continues their string of low-budget releases this week with a sequel to the Eric Roberts “Best of the Best” series
CLASSICS
West Side Story (blu-ray) – the 50th Anniversary Edition of the 1961 classic musical
My Fair Lady (blu-ray) – the 1964 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, now in hi-def
TELEVISION
Crime Story: The Complete Series (DVD) – we don’t usually cover TV releases on here but I figure this 1988 series deserves special mention as it was created by Michael Mann of “Heat” and “Public Enemies” fame
HORROR
Evil Dead 2 (blu-ray/DVD) – Sam Raimi’s 1987 horror-comedy classic is now available on blu-ray as a 25th Anniversary Edition
Prophecy (blu-ray) – the 1995 apocalyptic movie starring Christopher Walken and Viggo Mortensen, now on blu-ray
Humongous (DVD) – the Katrina’s Nightmare Theater imprint offers this 1982 slasher movie, rare and uncut on DVD
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