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John Woo film Bullet in the Head on 4K in January

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The 1990 film “Bullet in the Head“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on January 6th, 2026, via Hong Kong Cinema Classics / Shout! Studios. The movie was directed and co-written by John Woo. It starred Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Simon Yam, and Waise Lee.

The movie has received a new 4K scan from the original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray release include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), accompanied by lossless DTS-HD Master Audio Mono in Cantonese and English. Newly translated English subtitles will optionally be available for the Cantonese language track.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray set is now available for preorder at Amazon and online retailer GRUV. Shout! Factory actually moved all of [their] online sales from the old website to GRUV, as of today. There’s no preorder listing yet at Amazon or Walmart, but stay tuned for an update later. You can also preorder the 4K UHD Blu-ray at Barnes & Noble.

The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. Also, the bonus materials included with this 3-disc set are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic Frank Djeng

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Frank Djeng

Disc 3 (Blu-ray):

  • “Festival Cut” Of Bullet In The Head
  • Alternate Boardroom Ending
  • NEW “Brilliance With A Bullet” – Interview With Director/Writer John Woo
  • NEW “Head Case!” – Interview With Actor Waise Lee
  • NEW “Army Of One” – Interview With Producer Terence Chang
  • NEW “Apocalypse Woo” – Interview With Editor David Wu
  • NEW “Tumultuous Times” – Interview With Production Planner Catherine Lau
  • NEW “Hong Kong Confidential” – Inside Bullet In The Head With Author Grady Hendrix
  • NEW “Apocalypse How?” – Interview With Professor Lars Laamann
  • Trailers
  • Image Gallery

Ip Man The Complete Collection comes to 4K in December

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The “Ip Man: The Complete Collection” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on December 15th via Well Go USA. The set includes the four films “Ip Man” (2008), “Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grand Master” (2010), “Ip Man 3” (2015), and “Ip Man 4: The Finale” (2019). All four of the films, directed by Wilson Yip and starring Donnie Yen, have been remastered in 4K. The tech specs for the 8-disc set include a 4K presentation in original 2.35:1 aspect ratios, for all of the films, with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range as well as Dolby Atmos sound in Cantonese. There will also be audio options for English, Spanish, and even French (on one film), as well as subtitles in English. You can now find this 4K UHD Blu-ray set available for preorder over at Amazon.

The 8-disc set will come as a “combo pack” meaning that it will also include its Blu-ray Disc counterparts as well. The limited-edition set will also include a double-sided poster and a compendium booklet (as pictured below with the packaging).

The bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed further below, after the break, for each film. These will all be included on the Blu-ray Disc counterparts for each.

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2018 Chinese film “Operation Red Sea” from Dante Lam on Blu-ray July

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Well Go USA Entertainment has announced plans to bring the 2018 Chinese film “Operation Red Sea” by acclaimed Hong Kong director Dante Lam to Blu-ray Disc on July 24th. The film seems to have received a warm reception from critics, as it carries a 83% (out of 100%) rating over on Rotten Tomatoes.  Tech specs for the release include full 1080p HD video in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio and both DTS:X and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio in Mandarin language with English & Chinese subtitles. The Blu-ray Disc is available for PRE-ORDER now over at Amazon. Bonus materials set to be included on the release include Deleted Scenes and Trailers.

Below, after the break, you’ll find the official announcement.

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