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Five brothers, separated since childhood, are each unaware that Lung Chen-feng, the master of Teng Lung Manor, murdered their father. Drawn together, the brothers set out to defeat the vicious gangsters who hold the Manor.

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Product Description **GORGEOUS HD RESTORATION RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU RAY IN NORTH AMERICA** International superstar Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love) embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan (Rouge). Praised for her moving and emotive onscreen presence, Ruan’s private life, which was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabloids, began to mirror the melodramas which brought her fame, culminating in her suicide at age 24. Kwan and Cheung paint a kaleidoscopic yet intimate portrait of the ill fated actress, deftly blending lush period drama, archival footage, and metatextual documentary sequences of Cheung reflecting on Ruan’s legacy. The result is, much like the films of Ruan Lingyu themselves, “tender, vivid and almost overwhelmingly moving” (Time Out). Bonus features include, Stanley Kwan 2021 Introduction, Stanley Kwan Interview, Hong Kong Cinema Expert Paul Fonoroff Interview, Booklet with new essay by Aliza Ma, Programmer of The Metrograph Theatre Review Winner - Silver Bear, Best Actress - Berlin Int'l. Film Festival Winner - Silver Hugo, Best Director - Chicago Int'l. Film Festival Winner - Silver Hugo, Best Actress - Chicago Int'l. Film Festival Winner - Best Cinematography - Golden Horse Film Festival Winner - Best Leading Actress - Golden Horse Film Festival Winner - Special Jury Award - Golden Horse Film Festival Winner - Best Cinematography - Hong Kong Film Awards Winner - Best Art Direction - Hong Kong Film Awards - --- One of the indisputably great Chinese works of the past decade and Kwan's most thrilling, concentrated and dazzling achievement. - Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune [Center Stage's] radical break with traditional narrative structure, all the more striking in that it emerges from one of the most commercial industries in the world, is clear evidence of the challenge the new wave directors such as Kwan and his contemporaries Wong kar-wai and Ann Hui, were issuing to the Hong Kong film industry rooted in generic formulas and visual titillation. Like a Chinese box, the film’s various layers slip inside one another, the parts resonating through the whole and interacting in complex and innovative ways. - Dean Bowman, Eye for Film A masterpiece by Stanley Kwan, the greatest Hong Kong film I’ve seen. - Jonathan Rosenbaum Tender, vivid and almost overwhelmingly moving. --Time Out The self-aware drama moves at the hypnotic pace of an elusive dream―above all, in spectacularly staged musical scenes, set in a night club, merging sinuous and languid dances with high-stakes emotional battles. - Richard Brody, The New Yorker [I]n his 1991 masterpiece, Center Stage, Stanley Kwan turns what could easily be dismissed as postmodern gimmickry into something strange and unclassifiable, an ever-shifting framework that refracts almost every biographical insight the movie puts forth. - Andrew Chan, Four Columns An overwhelmingly moving tribute to the popular Hong Kong actress Ruan Ling-yu of the 1930s. Grade: A - Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews Center Stage has justifiably earned its reputation as a classic of the Hong Kong New Wave. --Tony Williams, Senses of Cinema Top Similar From the Brand Reviews Center Stage

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Disc 9 contains Treasure Hunt (1994) in 4K UHD — 4K scan from the original camera negative, presented in Dolby Vision, with optional English subtitles and an audio commentary by Hong Kong film critic James Mudge. A C.I.A. agent is sent to Beijing to look for a hidden 'treasure' — which turns out to be a woman with supernatural powers, the National Treasure of China.

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Disc 10 contains Treasure Hunt (1994) on Blu-ray — 4K scan from the original camera negative, with optional English subtitles, an audio commentary by Hong Kong film critic James Mudge, 'An Enriching Epic' — an interview with film historian Frank Djeng, and the theatrical trailer. A C.I.A. agent is sent to Beijing to look for a hidden 'treasure' — which turns out to be a woman with supernatural powers, the National Treasure of China.

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Disc 11 contains Crazy Nuts of Kung Fu (1974), plus the interviews Creating Some Craziness with director Lee Tso-Nam, The Kung Fu Hustle with actor Jack Long and Nut-Cracker with actor Yu Tai-Ping, audio commentaries by James Mudge and Brian Bankston, and newly translated optional English subtitles. A highway bandit hires himself out as bodyguard to a traveling gambler, and the mismatched pair soon run afoul of a powerful warlord. Before long they are swept up with a group of rebels who have revolution on their minds. What follows is an early attempt at a kung fu comedy from director Lee Tso-Nam.

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Disc 4 contains Duel for Gold (1971), presented in 1080p HD widescreen (2.35:1) with Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 dual mono and newly translated English subtitles. When a fortune in gold comes within reach, six skilled and cunning warriors turn on one another to claim it. Plotting, betrayal, and counter-plotting follow as each tries to outwit the rest and walk away with the prize.

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Disc 5 contains Finger of Doom (1972), presented in 1080p HD widescreen (2.35:1) with Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 dual mono and newly translated English subtitles. Two swordsmen set out on a strange, supernatural quest to find their missing brother. Along the way they try to unravel the secret of a mysterious kung fu style known as the Finger of Doom. Their search becomes an unusually eerie martial arts adventure.

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In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, "The Ghost in the Shell."

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In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, "The Ghost in the Shell."

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In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, "The Ghost in the Shell."

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Disc 3 contains Legend of the Fox (1980). A young man who has always believed himself an orphan takes shelter from a storm one rainy night alongside three strangers — and the encounter begins to unravel the truth about his past.

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Earthrealm's fan-favorite champions, now joined by Johnny Cage himself, are thrown against one another in a brutal, no-holds-barred battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn, which threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

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Earthrealm's fan-favorite champions, now joined by Johnny Cage himself, are thrown against one another in a brutal, no-holds-barred battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn, which threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

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Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) now assesses security for skyscrapers. He's on assignment in China when he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family, who are trapped inside the building, above the fire line.

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Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) now assesses security for skyscrapers. He's on assignment in China when he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family, who are trapped inside the building, above the fire line. Bonus Content: Includes Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and a digital copy of Skyscraper (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Extended Scenes with Commentary by Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Dwayne Johnson: Embodying a Hero Inspiration Opposing Forces Friends No More Kids in Action Pineapple Pitch Feature Commentary by Director Rawson Marshall Thurber

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Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) now assesses security for skyscrapers. He's on assignment in China when he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family, who are trapped inside the building, above the fire line. Bonus Content: Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of Skyscraper (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Features Dolby Vision and HDR10 for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Extended Scenes with Commentary by Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Dwayne Johnson: Embodying a Hero Inspiration Opposing Forces Friends No More Kids in Action Pineapple Pitch Feature Commentary by Director Rawson Marshall Thurber

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Disc 2 contains the film The Heroic Ones, the on-camera discussion “Sanguine and Guile” with filmmaker and academic Gilbert Po on the bloody brilliance of director Chang Cheh, and a Celestial trailer. Chang Cheh's quintessential historical epic with his 'iron triangle' stars David Chiang and Ti Lung is set during the waning years of the Tang Dynasty, where it is literally brother against brother as the two display their martial arts prowess against insiders and outsiders in a duel to the death for the fate of China.