Shout! Studios and Hong Kong Cinema Classics are thrilled to bring some of the best of these movies to audiences through the Hong Kong Cinema Classics Retrospective Film series at Los Angeles’s American Cinematheque and New York City’s IFC Center this August.
This highly anticipated retrospective will continue to tour select markets throughout this fall. Featuring classics from the Golden Princess library by renowned filmmakers John Woo, Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark, and Tony Ching, this series will showcase some of the most vibrant and influential films ever made, newly restored and remastered.
Moreover, throughout 2025 and 2026, Shout! will release physical and digital releases of these classics and more for collectors to enjoy at home (more on this below).
Hong Kong Cinema Classics Retrospective Film series:
Hong Kong Cinema Classics Los Angeles | American Cinematheque locations
- Month-long retrospective screening series begins August 2 with John Woo appearances at select screenings Tickets are on sale now at American Cinematheque
Hong Kong Cinema Classics New York City | IFC Center
- Retrospective screening series begins August 15 For more information, visit IFC Center
Upcoming Digital Releases:
Action fans and martial arts and movie enthusiasts will relish these definitive releases of Hong Kong cinema masterpieces, available for digital download and on-demand across major digital entertainment platforms in the U.S. Presented by Shout! Studios, the first titles to be made available digitally in 4K include:
June 24, 2025
- HARD BOILED
- CITY ON FIRE
July 8, 2025
- A BETTER TOMORROW
- A BETTER TOMORROW II
- A BETTER TOMORROW III
July 22, 2025
- PEKING OPERA BLUES
- THE KILLER
August 5, 2025
- A CHINESE GHOST STORY
- A CHINESE GHOST STORY II
- A CHINESE GHOST STORY III
August 19, 2025
- BULLET IN THE HEAD
Upcoming Physical Releases:
Collectors and loyal movie fans will rejoice over the first titles to be made available for physical media from HONG KONG CINEMA CLASSICS™. Each highly collectible edition boasts an exciting movie presentation and will contain insightful bonus features, which are currently in progress and will be announced at a later date.
July 29, 2025
- JET LI COLLECTION (4K UHD + Blu-ray), which will include FIST OF LEGEND, TAI CHI MASTER, FONG SAI YUK, FONG SAI YUK II, and THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING (HKCC #1-5)
August 26, 2025
- CITY ON FIRE 4K UHD+ Blu-ray (HKCC # 6)
September 23, 2025
- PEKING OPERA BLUES 4K UHD+ Blu-ray (HKCC #7)
Fantastic news! This is definitely the starter pack for new audiences!
There’s so many more that I look forward to seeing a physical release for with great features; Enter The Eagles, Bury Me High, Project S, Dragon Fighter 1990, Beauty Investigator, The Angel Trilogy, License to Steal, The Legend of Wisely, Dragon From Russia, Red Fists, The Big Heat, Big Bullet, Pedicab Driver, Dreaming The Reality, The Mighty Gambler, Stone Age Warriors, Operation Scorpio (The Scorpion King) and a ton of others I can’t think of right now. (I know they’re different companies, but still.)
I am 99% sure that the JET LI COLLECTION 4k are reprints of 88 Film release.
Very disappointing schedule for their physical releases. Was hoping Shout would come out of the gates with something that us collectors don’t have yet. Instead they release 5 Jet Li movies that have been released by 88 Films in the last 18 months
Eagerly awaiting an update on how releases will occur outside of North America.
My guess is that film rights will be sold on a package basis to local distributors (Popular film bundled with 2 or 3 lesser titles).
I really hope that we don’t get short-changed with the extras. There are going to be far too many titles to import.
I’ve never really been much of a fan of John Woo’s stuff or most of Jet Li’s movies; when do we get the Chinese Ghost Story series on physical media? Those are the ones I’m looking forward to getting 4K special editions of.
Harvey was a hoarding bitch who didn’t even let that first CGS film get screened at Leslie Cheung’s tribute in L.A.
Very disappointing but not surprising.
As long as 88 Films, Eureka, Arrow or another English or French label doesn’t put out Blu-Ray, they can shove those physical releases where the sun don’t shine.
4K Hardboiled at Cannes! https://www.instagram.com/p/DJWzsK0OzA4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Now, if only Hard-boiled 2 got the same treatment…
Pre-order The Killer from Apple. https://www.instagram.com/p/DKr2uWIMdmU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
John Woo in-person appearance in L.A. https://bsky.app/profile/amcinematheque.bsky.social/post/3lskdiojso22g