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Tai Seng Plans 'Perhaps Love' for Blu-ray
Thu Jun 05, 2008 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Tai Seng (all tags)
In an early alert to retailers, Tai Seng has set a late-July Blu-ray arrival for the Hong Kong musical 'Perhaps Love.'
From legendary director Peter Chan, the big-budget Hong Kong musical was highly-praised for its lavish cinematography and intricate dance sequences, garnering a whopping 11 nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
First released on standard DVD back in late 2005, Tai Seng will debut 'Perhaps Love' on Blu-ray this July 29 at a suggested retail price of $29.95
The company has not yet issued tech or supplement details, but we'll keep you updated as more information comes in. In the meantime, you'll find preliminary specs for 'Perhaps Love' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 29.
We've also set up a dedicated thread for Tai Seng's latest in our Forums area -- click the following link to discuss the 'Perhaps Love' Blu-ray release.
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Perhaps Love (Blu-ray)
Tai Seng Unleashes 'House of Fury' on Blu-ray
Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Tai Seng (all tags)
In an early alert to retailers, Tai Seng has set a late-June Blu-ray bow for the Hong Kong action hit 'House of Fury.'
With action direction by Woo-ping Yuen ('Kill Bill') and produced by Jackie Chan, 'House of Fury' mixes Bruce Lee martial arts with James Bond style spy intrigue.
First released on DVD back in late 2005, Tai Seng will debut 'House of Fury' on Blu-ray on June 24.
The company has not yet issued tech or supplement specs, but the DVD edition boasted numerous bonus features, so we have our fingers crossed for future announcements.
Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $29.95.
You'll find preliminary specs for 'House of Fury' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 24.
We've also set up a dedicated thread for Tai Seng's latest in our Forums area -- click the following link to discuss the 'House of Fury' Blu-ray release.
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- House of Fury (Blu-ray)
Tai Seng Nixes 'Dragon Tiger Gate' HD DVD, Re-Announces for Blu-ray
Mon Mar 03, 2008 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Street Date Changes, Tai Seng (all tags)
Tai Seng has canceled the HD DVD release of 'Dragon Tiger Gate,' and announced that it will instead issue the title on Blu-ray this May.
As we've previously reported, 'Dragon Tiger Gate' was originally scheduled for a February 26 release exclusively on HD DVD. The title will now debut on Blu-ray May 27.
Offering a unique twist on the format-agnostic approach, Tai Seng had said that it planned on "testing the waters" with the HD DVD release of 'Gate,' which had been scheduled to hit shelves the same day as its Blu-ray-only release of 'Initial D' (that title arrived in stores as planned on February 26).
Although Tai Seng has not issued official word of a change in their format-neutral stance, at press time they had no future HD DVD titles planned. We'll keep you posted on any changes to the company's plans as they come to us.
Announced specs for the Blu-ray version of 'Dragon Tiger Gate' appear to best the now-canceled HD DVD version. The BD-50 dual-layer release will boast a Cantonese 7.1 Surround track (bumped up from the 5.1 on the HD DVD), additional English and Mandarin 5.1 mixes, and 1080p video.
Supplements include an audio commentary with the filmmakers, a "making of" documentary, eight additional featurettes, deleted scenes, a still gallery, and domestic and international theatrical trailers (all of which were announced for the HD DVD).
Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray is $29.95.
In light of Tai Seng's news, we've added a listing for 'Dragon Tiger Gate' to our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 27.
We've also set up dedicated threads for both Tai Seng's latest in our Forums area -- click the following link to discuss the 'Dragon Tiger Gate' Blu-ray release and the (now canceled) 'Dragon Tiger Gate' HD DVD release.
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Dragon Tiger Gate (Blu-ray)
- Firefly (Blu-ray)
- Initial D (Blu-ray)
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- 'Dragon Tiger Gate' Coming to HD DVD (Dec 07, 2007)
'Dragon Tiger Gate' Coming to HD DVD
Fri Dec 07, 2007 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Tai Seng (all tags)
Tai Seng has announced their latest next-gen release, bringing the Asian action spectacular 'Dragon Tiger Gate' to HD DVD this February
Helmed by top Asian action director Wilson Yip and based on the popular comic series "Oriental Heroes," 'Dragon Tiger Gate' tells the story of three young martial arts masters who emerge from the streets to help the powerless fight injustice. Although the film received only limited theatrical distribution in the United States, it was one of the biggest box office hits of 2006 in its native Hong Kong, and plans are already underway for a sequel.
'Dragon Tiger Gate' is the second next-gen title to be announced by indie distributor Tai Seng, but in an unusual twist on the format-agnostic approach, 'Gate' will be released on HD DVD only, while the previously-announced 'Initial D' will be released on Blu-ray only. (A rep for the company tells us that they are currently "testing the waters" for both formats individually with these two releases.)
Tai Seng has set a February 26, 2008 release date for the 'Dragon Tiger Gate' HD DVD release. Tech specs weren't available at press time, but we expect them in the coming days.
In the meantime, you'll find preliminary disc details for 'Dragon Tiger Gate' linked from our HD DVD Release Schedule, where it's indexed under February 26.
We've also set up a dedicated thread for Tai Seng's debut HD DVD title in our Forums area -- click the following link to discuss 'Dragon Tiger Gate' HD DVD release.
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Firefly (Blu-ray)
- Initial D (Blu-ray)
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Tai Seng Jumps Into Blu-ray with 'Initial D' (Nov 23, 2007)
Tai Seng Jumps Into Blu-ray with 'Initial D' (UPDATED)
Fri Nov 23, 2007 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Tai Seng (all tags)
Update: (11/29/07) We've received clarification from Tai Seng that although 'Initial D' is scheduled for Blu-ray only, the company is format-agnostic, and is planning future releases on both high-def disc formats. We'll keep you posted on all upcoming Tai Seng announcements as soon as they are officially confirmed.)
Asian cinema powerhouse Tai Seng is shifting its next-gen support into high-gear this January, with the Blu-ray-exclusive bow of the Hong Kong blockbuster 'Initial D.'
From the acclaimed director Andrew Lau and based on the popular manga of the same name, 'Initial D' is a 2005 live-action spectacular about the dangerous streetcar sport of "drifting." A box office phenomenon in its native Hong Kong, the success of 'Initial D' proved so great it even achieved crossover status on these shores, helping to inspire Universal's hit sequel 'Fast and the Furious: Toyko Drift.'
Long one of the biggest domestic distributors of Asian cinema on DVD, Tai Seng has apparently chosen Blu-ray as its next-gen format of choice, and will launch 'Initial D' on January 22, 2008.
Tai Seng has only issued preliminary specs thus far, with the Blu-ray set to include 1080p video and audio tracks in the original Chinese and an English dub(format TBA).
No supplemental details are available yet, but the two-disc special edition of 'Initial D' that Tai Seng issued on DVD last year was loaded with extras, so we'll keep our hopes up that some if not all of that material will find its way to the next-gen version. We'll keep you posted.
Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray will be $34.98.
You'll find disc details for 'Initial D' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under January 22, 2008.
We've also set up a dedicated thread for Tai Seng's next-gen debut in our Forums area -- click the following link to discuss the 'Initial D' Blu-ray release .
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Initial D (Blu-ray)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (HD DVD)
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