DVD News

-- Kung Fu Hustle DVD (YesAsia) --

Stephen Chow's latest martial arts comedy Kung Fu Hustle that was a phenomenal box office success in Asia is now available for pre-order and expects to ship on Feb 25, 2005. All Standard, Frosting Box and  Dermis Box Edition DVDs (DTS) are uncut and come with a limited YesAsia exclusive 89 colour pages booklet (while stock lasts) containing information on the cast, various production notes, Yuen Wo Ping interview, Stephen Chow's career, kungfu film History, character cut-outs, etc.

-- King of the Sanda --

Xanda 2: King of the Sanda 《散打王》(God of Fists), which has been shelved for months, is apparently going to be released in this month or the next in China. Star of Tsui Hark's Xanda Sang Wei Lin, Chinese Long Fist champion Lin Quan, Thai boxing champion Wit Ying, German wushu champion Stefan Moraweitz, et al join forces together to challenge the limits of onscreen fight scenes.

In King of the Sanda, Thailand's legendary God of Fist Luo Wei Cheng, known for his incredible speed in fists and kicks, sees boxing as a form of art. He comes to China in search of a retired invincible boxer Cheng Zhi, who quit his boxing life in Hong Kong when he accidentally killed his opponent, wishing to challenge him to a duel.  Qianjiang Evening

Trailer: Cnave

King of Sanda DVD may be ordered from YesAsia.

-- New TV Releases (YesAsia) --

My Date with a Vampire III 《我和疆尸有个约会三》 - Genius writer Thirteen Chan of the TV version of A Chinese Ghost Story returns again to lead a team of capable scriptwriters in the third instalment of ATV's highly successful tales of heartrending forbidden love between mortals and vampires. Never seeming to run out of fresh ideas, the series traverses between the present day and Song Dynasty as the female ghost-busting protagonist Ma Xiao Ling traipses 800 years back through time to bring back Kuang Tian You's previous reincarnation to help fight against Fairy Yaochi, only to be trapped at Zhuxian Town that becomes overrun with vampires when a powerful voodoo is unleashed.