Competition Time: Celebrating All Asia

Hello Folks;

A great competition to celebrate the release of two wonderful films: 'The Duelist' and 'Dragon Tiger Gate' We have x3 copies of 'Dragon Tiger Gate' courtesy of Cine Asia
and x3 copies for 'Duelist', courtesy of Premier Asia.
3 Lucky winners will win a copy of each movie. And all you have to do win is answer a simple question:
What is the name of the upcoming movie from Wilson Yip that re-unites him yet again with Donnie Yen and his character Inspector Ma?
Please send all e-mails to: evrimersoy@gmail.com using the subject line : 'Competition'.
The competition will end 31st August Midnight.
Winners will be announced in a post here 3rd September.

Good Luck!


Dragon Tiger Gate:HE LATEST ACTION-ADVENTURE FROM "HERO" STAR DONNIE YEN 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.

Based on the popular and long running Hong Kong comic book Oriental Heroes by Wong Yuk-Long, and co-starring Nicholas Tse (New Police Story) and Shawn Yue (Diary; Initial D; the Infernal Affairs trilogy), Yen's latest is a gratuitous celebration of martial arts excess and uber-cool whiplash style.

Created by two martial arts masters as a haven for orphans who have become caught up in the nefarious underworld of the Triads and street gang violence, the Dragon Tiger Gate Martial Arts Academy is a lone, shining beacon of virtue in a city ravaged by corruption. Making their own separate ways in this unscrupulous society are two estranged step-brothers, Dragon Wong (Donnie Yen) and Tiger Wong (Nicholas Tse), each the son of one of the Academy's co-founders and both possessing their father's considerable combat skills. While Tiger has followed a suitably righteous path and remained with the school, Dragon has begun working for a local gang leader, his adoptive father Ma Kun (Chen Kuan-tai). Their paths cross when Tiger finds himself in possession of an icon belonging to Ma Kun and refuses to give it back. This conflict is soon overshadowed, however, when a deadly masked warlord known only as Shibumi targets both Ma Kun and the Academy's remaining master, Wong Jianglong (Wah Yuen). Aided by Academy newcomer, the nunchaku-wielding Turbo (Shawn Yu), Tiger resolves to help his master. But even the combined might of Tiger and Turbo proves to be no match for Shibumi and they are forced to rely on the only fighter strong enough to take on this new threat. But first, Dragon will have to come to terms with his past…

Utilising groundbreaking wirework, cutting edge CGI, traditional kung fu gymnastics and innovative camerawork to keep the action flowing, DRAGON TIGER GATE is a full-on crowd-pleaser that never lets up, and one that is guaranteed to leave fight fans fully sated.

DRAGON TIGER GATE (cert. 15) will be released on DVD (£16.99) by Cine-Asia on 25th June 2007. 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.

THE Duelist: 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.

It is a time of social and political upheaval in Korea. Amidst the chaos, the Minister of Defence, Piljoon Song is plotting to eradicate all those who oppose him, thereby assuming complete control of the armed forces and, in effect, the country itself. Meanwhile, the economy has been thrown into disarray by the introduction of vast amounts of counterfeit money.

Charged with investigating the source of the counterfeiting operation are Detective Namsoon, a young female officer, and her partner Detective Ahn. In an attempt to solve the case, Namsoon goes undercover adopting a variety of guises in order to infiltrate the criminal underworld. The mystery deepens, however, when one by one the prime suspects in the investigation wind up dead.

The key to solving the mystery appears to be an enigmatic, handsome swordsman known only as Sad Eyes, whom Namsoon repeatedly encounters during the course of her inquiries.

Despite appearing to be on opposite sides of the law, they inexplicably find themselves romantically drawn to each other and proceed to engage in a game of cat-and-mouse resulting in a series of duels that merely serve to strengthen their mutual feelings of infatuation and professional respect. But as they each struggle to reconcile the conflict between love and duty, Namsoon discovers the truth behind Sad Eyes' identity and it becomes all too apparent that their fate can only be decided by one final duel.

Taking visual inspiration from the works of artists Matisse and Mondrian (specifically the pieces "Dance" and "Manhattan" respectively) and basing the fight choreography on rhythms and movements more associated with the tango and ballet than with kung fu and swordplay, in DUELIST Lee Myung-Se has created a uniquely artistic and visionary martial arts film unlike anything seen before.

DUELIST (cert. 12) will be released on DVD as a two disc special collector's edition (£19.99) by Premier Asia on 2nd July 2007. Over two hours of special features include: a making of documentary; an interview with director Lee Myung Sae; 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.