Dragon Tiger Gate and The Duelist arrive in the U.K.

Two great films of Eastern Cinema are fianlly arriving on UK DVD:

Action superstar Donnie Yen (Seven Swords, Hero, Blade II) blasts back on to the screen in inimitable fashion as both star and action director in one of the most highly anticipated Hong Kong movies in recent years, Dragon Tiger Gate.

Released on DVD on 25th June 2007, Dragon Tiger Gate comes packed with over two hours of extra features including behind-the-scenes featurettes and interviews with the film's stars and director.

Special Features include: "Making of" featurette; Pre-Production featurette; Shooting Diaries; four location featurettes; deleted scenes; trailer gallery; interviews with Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Dong Jie, Li Xiao-Ran and Wilson Yip; Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1 audio options; chapter index.

Loosely based on an original manga by Bang Hak-gi and set during Korea's late Chosun Dynasty era, acclaimed Korean filmmaker Lee Myung-Se's (Nowhere To Hide, Bitter and Sweet) innovative and visually impressive reinvention of martial arts genre conventions, Duelist, is a ravishingly shot and brilliantly choreographed tale of intrigue and romance now coming to DVD, courtesy of Premier Asia.

Duelist will be released on DVD as a two disc special collector's edition by Premier Asia on 2nd July 2007. Over two hours of special features include: a making of documentary; an interview with director Lee Myung-se; featurettes on the editing, music and visuals of the film; behind the scenes interviews and footage of the cast and a promotional gallery. The film is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with a choice of Korean Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 sound tracks and optional English subtitles.

Read Firecracker's review of Duelist's UK Theatrical Release

Read Firecracker interview with Lee Myung-se