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The 1987 film City on Fire comes to 4K in August

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The 1987 film “City on Fire“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on August 26th via Shout! Studios / Hong Kong Cinema Classics. Ringo Lam directed and co-wrote the film. It starred Chow Yun-Fat, Sun Yueh, and Danny Lee. The movie has been newly remastered and restored. Here are some details from Shout! Studios about this and the other upcoming HKCC (Hong Kong Cinema Classics) releases.

“Shout! Studios, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Film Archives, has been working diligently to remaster and restore several prized hits, all scanned in stunning 4K from the original camera negatives. The video and audio have been restored, and the subtitles have been newly translated. 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.”

This comes from a new 4K scan from the OCN (original camera negative). The tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of HDR. It also includes both the original Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono sound, with English subtitles, as well as English (dubbed) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon.

UPDATED: Also, you can now preorder directly via the ShoutFactory website. The bonus materials set to be included on each disc of this set are listed below.

DISC 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historians Frank Djeng And F.J. DeSanto

DISC 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Image Gallery
  • NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historians Frank Djeng And F.J. DeSanto
  • NEW Burn It Down! – An Interview With Screenwriter Tommy Sham
  • NEW Hong Kong Confidential – Inside City On Fire With Author Grady Hendrix
  • NEW Some Like It Hot – An Interview With Film Historian Ric Meyers
  • NEW Burning Rivalries – An Interview With Film Historian Kim Newman
  • Theatrical Trailer

Below, after the break, you can find a trailer for the Hong Kong Cinema Classics.

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The Jet Li Collection is coming to 4K in late July

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“The Jet Li Collection” comes to 4K UHD Blu-ray on July 29th via Hong Kong Cinema Classics, presented by Shout! Studios. The box set will feature 5 different films starring martial artist/actor Jet Li. Those films include:

  • “Fist of Legend” (1994) directed by Gordon Chan
  • “Tai Chi Master” (1993) directed by Yuen Woo-Ping
  • “Fong Sai Yuk” (1993) directed by Corey Yuen
  • “Fong Sai Yuk II” (1993) directed by Corey Yuen
  • “The Bodyguard from Beijing” (1994) directed by Corey Yuen

The five movies have all been scanned in 4K and feature matching tech specs. These include a 4K video presentation (for each) in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision or HDR10 form of high dynamic range. The audio (for each) will include the original Cantonese in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, featuring English subtitles. This 10-disc set will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterparts included for each film.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray set is now available for preorder at Amazon. You can preorder directly (with a bonus poster) via Shout! Factory’s website. The discs and bonus materials for each are listed further below, after the break, as it runs rather long.

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