Accident Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

From Internationally Renowned Action Filmmaker & Producer Johnnie To

ACCIDENT

Starring Acclaimed Actors Louis Koo and Richie Jen

A Film Directed by Soi Cheang

DEBUTS IN STORES NATIONWIDE
ON BLU-RAY™ and DVD

OWN IT ON JUNE 12, 2012

FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

Not all accidents are caused by fate! This summer, get ready for a new breed of action suspense thriller that plumbs and exposes the weaknesses of the human psyche. On June 12, 2012, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Media Asia, will debut the acclaimed Hong Kong feature ACCIDENT on Blu-ray, DVD and available on digital entertainment platforms.

Nominated for a Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival and a festival favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival, ACCIDENT is a masterfully crafted thriller that combines stylish visuals, edge-of-your seat suspense, and violence. This highly anticipated North American home entertainment release features insightful bonus content and is a must have for Asian extreme action fans! The Blu-ray is priced to own at $26.97;the DVD has a suggested retail price of $19.99.

SYNOPSIS

A self-styled accident choreographer, Brain (Louis Koo, in one of the most compelling performances of his career) is a professional hit man who kills his victims by trapping them in well crafted accidents that look like unfortunate mishaps but are in fact perfectly staged acts of crime. He is perennially plagued with guilt, as the avalanche of memories of his lost wife does not make things any easier.

After one mission inexplicably goes wrong, costing the life of one of his men, Brain becomes convinced that this accident has been choreographed: someone is out there plotting to terminate him and his team. Eventually reality and delusion blur, culminating in a wickedly twisted ending.

ACCIDENT Blu-ray™ and DVD Special Features:

• “Making Of” Featurette
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (2.35:1)

Special Features Are Unrated
Audio: Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English
2009/Color/87 min.

Mickey Rourke

Deadline.com reports that Breakfast Club’s Anthony Michael Hall, Machete’s Danny Trejo and Year of the Dragon’s Mickey Rourke will star in Dead in Tombstone, an action-adventure film directed by Death Race 2’s Roel Reine. Dead in a Tombstone (not to be confused with The Tomb, another action-adventure film starring Sly Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a revenge flick that revolves around a group of gangster outlaws.

Wait a minute? The director of Death Race 2? Is Mickey Rourke back to his straight-to-video days, a la 1998’s Point Blank? Possibly. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Director Roel Reine’s Death Race sequel happens to have its own cult following. Despite the budget and star power of the first movie (Jason Statham didn’t appear in the sequel), reviews have been surprisingly positive for Death Race 2. There’s no word whether Dead in the Tombstone will be straight-to-DVD, but one thing’s for sure: Like Universal Soldier: Regeneration’s John Hyams, Roel Reine is an action-director you don’t want to ignore.

Filming for Dead in a Tombstone begins next week.

"Moss" Korean Theatrical Poster

Distributor Right Stuf, Inc. has long been known for their high quality anime releases. Today they announced the creation of a new division for live-action Asian films, titled 5 Points Pictures. Through a partnership with CJ Entertainment, one of Korea’s top production houses, 5 Points Pictures will distribute several live-action Korean films on home video in North America starting in Summer 2012. The list of initial titles includes:

• Bleak Night (2011)
• Finding Mr. Destiny (2010)
• Moss (2010)
• Penny Pinchers (2011)
• Punch (2011)
• The Suicide Forecast (2011)
• Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)

5 Points Pictures will also provide these films with “upgraded English translations for each feature film, as well as translated video extras from the original South Korean home-video releases.” Check out their new website here, which offers posters for the films and the press release as a PDF. Stay tuned to Cityonfire.com for news on future 5 Points Pictures releases.

"The Assault" U.S. Theatrical Poster

Over at Beyond Hollywood, you can scope out the U.S. trailer for The Assault, the tense French hostage drama from Chrysalis director Julien Leclercq. Looks pretty bad-ass, doesn’t it? Rest assured that American audiences will have the chance to see the movie as Screen Media Films is offering The Assault a limited release stateside on April 6, 2012.

The film is based on true events: on Christmas Eve, 1994, armed terrorists hijacked a passenger plane and threatened all of Paris. The Assault follows France’s elite counter-terrorism unit as they plan and execute their daring rescue mission.

"Zombie 108" Promotional Poster

A night on the town in Taipei turns into a bloodbath when a group of young friends discover they’ve been infected with a new strain of influenza that turns people into…zombies. That’s the premise behind the forthcoming Taiwanese horror flick Zombie 108. Over at 24 Frames Per Second, you can enjoy the trailer. Today brings word that the film will be released on April 13, 2012.

The trailer looks almost painfully low-budget but, at the same time, it could be a hell of a lot of fun for gorehounds or fans of Sushi Typhoon-type insanity. Zombie 108 is directed by Joe Chien and stars Hsiang Rong, Tai Bao and Yvonne Yao

"Dark Flight 407" Thai Theatrical Poster

Dark Flight 407 is Thailand’s first 3D horror film. Judging by the trailer, it was probably pitched as something like “Ringu on a plane.” But hey, the production values look solid and, who knows, it might just scare our pants off. The story follows a flight stewardess who miraculously survived a plane crash 10 years ago and who must now return to work after a decade of psychotherapy. Only trouble is, it looks like the vengeful spirit who crashed her plane the first time around is back for more.

Over at 24 Frames Per Second, you can check out two new posters and the trailer in case you missed it. The film is not to be confused with Grudge director Takashi Shimizu’s own take on terror in the skies, 7500. I still say that movie could use a better title. In any case, Dark Flight 407 will beat it to the theaters as it opens in Thailand on March 22.

"Princess Yang Kwei-Fei" Japanese Theatrical Poster

Here’s some shocking news: director Kwak Jae-yong (My Sassy Girl) has left the set of his latest movie, Yang Gui Fei, during its sixth week of filming. The project is a Chinese-Japanese co-production based on the life of Yang Gui Fei, who is known as one of the Four Beauties of Ancient China and who served as a beloved consort to Emperor Xuanzong until her tragic death in 756 A.D.

The Japanese and Chinese film industries have a history of collaborating together on this story, as Daiei Studios and the Shaw Brothers teamed up for 1956’s Princess Yang Kwei-Fei. In the current big screen adaptation, Yang Gui Fei will brought to life by actress Fan Bingbing (Flash Point, Bodyguards & Assassins).

So why did Kwak Jae-yong leave the film halfway through production? Supposedly he rejected advice from the Chinese crew on the film and was “deviating from traditional Chinese values.” Although Kwak is a Korean director, this is not his first experience in foreign movie industries. He was an “executive director” on the 2010 Chinese film Piano in a Factory and he shot a movie in Japan.

It is thought that veteran Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang (2009’s The Warrior and the Wolf) will be brought on to replace Kwak shortly. We’ll keep you updated on the story as it develops.