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Many
Chinese and East Asian films are very successful due to their fantastic
creativity and innovation.
Here
are a selection that deserve your attention.
Rawle
Austin presents...
East
Asian films for you!
Update: Taiseng is now only based in the USA, check
out their site Tai Seng Entertainment.
Where
can you get hold of the latest East Asian movies from a company,
which is also an expert in the genre?
Tai
Seng Entertainment (UK).
I
recently had the pleasure of attending a screening of The Ring Virus
held by this exciting new company at London’s Soho Hotel.
The
Ring Virus is a Korean adaptation of the classic Japanese novel,
Ringu by Suzuki Koji.
The
same novel gave birth to the successful Japanese horror film The
Ring.
Having
not seen the Japanese original or it’s Hollywood remake I
could view this with a fresh perspective.
Overall
I found The Ring Virus very atmospheric and creepy in places though
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Click
here to check out The Ring Virus [DVD]
The
pace picked up mid way through and led to a truly chilling ending.
The
performances were adequate but at times lacked depth. The following quote
sums up the film beautifully.
‘The
film followed a journalist, Sun –joo, who investigates the mysterious
death of her niece and discovers that she and her friends have all died
under mysterious circumstances during a recent trip.
On
visiting their chalet, she uncovers several notes including “you’ll
regret it if you see it” and “we shouldn’t have watched
it”.
Even
more terrifying, Sun-joo uncovers a video tape and watches a bizarre
collection of images and words concluding with an onscreen message
“Whoever watches this will die in exactly one week, if you
want to live…”
The
message ends abruptly.
With
the help of the eccentric and unconventional Dr Choi, Sun-joo must
solve this deadly mystery before she herself becomes the next victim
of this extraordinary and terrifying curse.’
So
there you have it. Enough information to whet your appetite and
watch this film.
Now.
About Tai Seng…
Sections
of the following have been freely adapted from Tai Seng company
information, with permission.
Tai
Seng Entertainment (U.K.) is the British branch of the largest East
Asian movie distributor in the United States. |
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Click
here to check out Cop On A Mission [DVD]
These
are movies that were originally produced in Hong Kong, China, Korea and
across the Far East.
Featuring
a wide range of genres, Tai Seng’s films will be distributed across
different platforms including cinema and DVD.
The
Tai Seng library boasts over 2,500 film titles in languages as diverse
as Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian, Korean, Spanish and
English.
Tai
Seng has created and developed an entire industry and market in
the United States and has now brought that wealth of experience
to British shores.
Headed
up by General Manager Joey Leung, Sales and Marketing Manager Cheryl
Hutchinson and the entire team, Tai Seng Entertainment (U.K.) is
looking to expand into Europe in the near future.
Tai
Seng is an Asian owned company distributing East Asian films and
is a pioneer in this field. ‘Tai
Seng has produced and released its own movie feature, RED TROUSERS
– THE LIFE OF THE HONG KONG STUNTMEN.
It
first premiered in Hollywood in March 2004 and will premiere in
U.K. cinemas and various European film festivals in 2005.
RED
TROUSERS stars renowned martial artist Robin Shou (best known for
his performance and choreography in Mortal Kombat) and features
international icon Sammo Hung of the Martial Law TV series, Drunken
Master and Eastern Condors appearing as himself.’ |
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Click
here to check out Red Trousers - The Life Of The Hong Kong Stuntmen [DVD]
The
film has been described as ‘a dazzling combination of documentary
and futuristic martial arts adventure!’
With
Chief Executive Officer and President, Bernard Soo at the helm, Tai Seng’s
American base is led and staffed by professionals with over 15 to 20 years
experience in the home entertainment industry.
It
has 80 staff and operates its own editing, production, duplication
and shipping facilities.
Before
Hollywood “discovered” Hong Kong movies and movie talent,
Tai Seng was already disseminating the features, and continues to
be the preeminent and the best source of Hong Kong and Asian entertainment
in the United States and now the United Kingdom.
Tai
Seng Entertainment (UK) released its first DVD release,
Cop
on a Mission (Hong Kong, 2001, Drama/Action, 104 mins)
on 21 February 2005 and was followed thereafter by:
Run
2 U (March 2005)
A
tale of Korean gangsters on the run.
South
Korea, 2003, Drama, 86 mins
Click
here to check out the Run 2 U [DVD]
Escape
from Hong Kong Island (April 2005) |
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A
hilarious lesson in humility of a rich arrogant businessman suddenly turned
broke.
Hong
Kong, 2004, Comedy, 91mins,
Click
here to check out Escape From Hong Kong Island [DVD]
and
finally...
Humanist
(April 2005)
A
black comedy featuring bungled kidnaps and mis-killings.
South
Korea, 2001, Comedy/Drama, 95 mins.
Click
here to check out the Humanist [DVD]
So
there you go.
For
a great UK based promoter of East Asian films check out Terracotta
Media!
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Click
here to learn more about the latest Chinese movies!
Check
out Dianying.com for an extensive
database of Chinese films.
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