Source: Anchor Bay Entertainment, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Rachel Villegas Anchor Bay Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win two of their latest award-winning Asian DVD releases from The Weinstein Company. REIGN OF ASSASSINS (??, Jiàn Y?, 2010) Produced by John Woo (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: II, FACE/OFF, THE KILLER) and Terence Chang, this epic martial arts action thriller promises to be FACE/OFF meets MR. AND MRS. SMITH. Set in ancient China, the film stars Michelle Yeoh (CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN TIGER) as a skilled assassin who is on a mission to return the remains of a mystical Buddhist monk to their resting place. The remains are believed to hold a powerful secret. Along the way, she falls in love with a man named Jiang, whose father was killed by her gang. Unaware that he also is a trained martial artist, their love blossoms but tensions arise as the truth of her past unravels. Soon, a lethal triangle surfaces between her, Jiang and the team of assassins that are after the monk’s remains. Directed by Su Chao-Pin, REIGN OF ASSASSINS is the winner of two Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards including Best Director & Film of Merit, and also received 11 Hong Kong Film Award nominations, including one for Best Picture. Street Date: November 1, 2016 Catalog #: WC64849 UPC: 01313264849180 Run Time: 107 mins. Rating: R (for violence) SRP: $19.98 Format: DVD Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English and Spanish THE LOST BLADESMAN (???, Gu?n Yúncháng, 2011) International superstar Donnie Yen (IP MAN series, HERO, 14 BLADES, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN TIGER: THE GREEN LEGEND) leads an epic cast in THE LOST BLADESMAN, loosely based on Luo Guanzhong`s historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Also starring in the action-packed, gorgeously shot film are Wen Jiang (WARRIORS OF HEABEN AND EARTH, LET THE BULLETS FLY, THE SUN ALSO RISES), Sun Li (EMPRESSES OF THE PALACE, PAINTED SKIN) and Andy On (MAD DETECTIVE, TRUE LEGEND, BLACKHAT). During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, General Cao Cao (Wen Jiang), the real power behind the emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land Guan Yu (Donnie Yen). However, Guan Yu is a loyal friend of Cao Cao`s enemy Liu Bei (Alex Fong). To persuade the peerless warrior to fight, Cao Cao takes his beloved Qi Lan (Betty Sun) hostage. After leading Cao Cao`s forces to victory, Guan Yu sets out with Qi Lan to rejoin Liu Bei. But now Cao Cao has deemed him too great a threat to live, and on the journey he must face all the forces at the emperor`s command sent to destroy him. Written and directed by critically acclaimed filmmakers Alan Mak and Felix Chong -- creators of the successful INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy, THE LOST BLADESMAN won several Golden Lotus awards at the 2011 Macau International Movie Festival including Best Film, Best Director for Mak and Chong, and Best Actor for Donnie Yen. Wen Jiang also won the Best Actor award from the Shanghai Film Critics for his performance in the film. Street Date: November 1, 2016 Catalog #: WC64851 UPC: 01313264851480 Run Time: 109 mins. Rating: Not Rated SRP: $19.98 Format: DVD Aspect Ratio: Widescreen2.35:1 Audio: Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English SDH and Spanish
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES and INFORMATION
Prize: A. There are four (4) prizes, with each prize consisting of one (1) REIGN OF ASSASSINS DVD and one (1) THE LOST BLADESMAN DVD. B. Prizes will be shipped to the contest winners so entrants must include a valid mailing address. This contest is only open to participants in the United States and Canada. C. In the event that a winner chooses not to (or cannot) accept a prize, he or she forfeits all claim to that prize. D. One entry per person. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitution of prizes allowed. Duration of contests: A. The "ASSASSINS and BLADESMAN" contest runs from October 30 until 11:59pm on November 7, 2016. How to enter: A. Submit your name, email address, and mailing address for the random drawing. B. Be sure to write "ASSASSINS and BLADESMAN" in the subject header of your email entry. SciFi Japan often runs multiple contests at the same time, so any entries without "ASSASSINS and BLADESMAN" in the subject header will be discarded. Determination of winners: A. Only contestants who have submitted the requested information will be entered in the final drawing. The first four randomly drawn eligible entries will be judged the winners for this contest. B. SciFi Japan is not responsible for typographical, electronic or other errors in Internet operation affecting the offering, outcome, administration of the contest or the announcement of prizes. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. C. The decision of Anchor Bay and SciFi Japan is final. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the SciFi Japan judges, which are final and binding in all respects. D. Following the drawing, winners will be notified via email.
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About Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment is a leading independent home entertainment company that acquires and releases a wide array of filmed entertainment in the theatrical and home entertainment markets, including STARZ Original series, children`s entertainment, fitness (Anchor Bay Fitness), sports and specialty films on Blu-ray and DVD formats. The company has long-term distribution agreements in place for select programming with The Weinstein Company, AMC Networks and Entertainment Studios, among others. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, Calif., Anchor Bay Entertainment is a full service distributor in the North American market. Anchor Bay Entertainment is a Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) business.
About The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein. During Harvey and Bob’s tenure at Miramax and TWC, they have received 351 Oscar nominations and won 82 Academy Awards. Since 2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE READER; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; SCRE4M; SPY KIDS; THE KING’S SPEECH; UNDEFEATED; THE ARTIST; THE MASTER; SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK; DJANGO UNCHAINED; SCARY MOVIE 5; LEE DANIELS` THE BUTLER; PHILOMENA; THE IMITATION GAME; PADDINGTON; WOMAN IN GOLD; SOUTHPAW, CAROL, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, SING STREET, and HANDS OF STONE. TWC boasts an active television production division, which garnered twelve Emmy nominations in 2015. TWC Television produces the reality powerhouse PROJECT RUNWAY, with its spin-off series PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS hosted by Alyssa Milano, PROJECT RUNWAY JR featuring supermodel Hannah Davis and fashion critic Kelley Osbourne, UNDER THE GUNN, and THREADS. Scripted series include John Fusco`s MARCO POLO with Netflix and WAR & PEACE, which debuted on Lifetime, A&E and HISTORY in 2016.