Hong Kong wuxia films, or martial arts fantasies, traditionally squeeze poor acting, slapstick humor, and silly story lines between elaborate fight scenes in which characters can literally fly. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has no shortage of breathtaking battles, but it also has the dramatic soul of a Greek tragedy and the sweep of an epic romance. This is the work of director Ang Lee, who fell in love with movies while watching wuxia films as a youngster and made Crouching Tiger as a tribute to the form. To elevate the genre above its B-movie roots and broaden its appeal, Lee did two important things. First, he assembled an all-star lineup of talent, joining the famous Asian actors Chow Yun-fat and Michelle Yeoh with the striking, charismatic newcomer Zhang Ziyi. Behind the scenes, Lee called upon cinematographer Peter Pau (The Killer, The Bride with White Hair) and legendary fight choreographer Yuen Wo-ping, best known outside Asia for his work on The Matrix. Second, in adapting the story from a Chinese pulp-fiction novel written by Wang Du Lu, Lee focused not on the pursuit of a legendary sword known as "The Green Destiny," but instead on the struggles of his female leads against social obligation. In his hands, the requisite fight scenes become another means of expressing the individual spirits of his characters and their conflicts with society and each other. The filming required an immense effort from all involved. Chow and Yeoh had to learn to speak Mandarin, which Lee insisted on using instead of Cantonese to achieve a more classic, lyrical feel. [+]

Starring: KAJOL, SUNIL SHETTY, RISHI KAPOOR, RATI AGNIHOTRISynopsis: What if out of the blue, one encounters a look-alike, who as it turns out is nothing less than a twin? Well, it would be an experience - A little sour, a little sweet, quite like Tina and Sweety. Tina (Kajol) is a firebrand, a rebel! She lives with her alcoholic father Raj Khanna (Rishi Kapoor) whose drunken state leaves him with no time for her. To top add to the misery, there is a scheming aunt (Mita Vashist) who with son Teddy (Mayur) and lover (Pramod Moutho), spell doom for the family. One fine day Tina learns of her twin Sweety (Kajol again) and their mother (Rati Agnihotri) the existence of whom she was oblivious to. Tina and Sweety decide to take matters in their hands. And then begins a time filled with plots and plans, laughter and tears, fun and facades, regrets and reunions. Kuch Khatti Kuch Mithi, is an entertaining narrative of simple lives in complex situations, Director Rahul Rawail is in top form directing this endearing family film. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon. com's standard return policy will apply.

The father of Wong Fei-hong, who has been attempting to teach his son kung-fu, but has found him too disobedient to teach and decides to send him off to his uncle, a cruel and torturous master of the 8-Drunken Genii kung-fu. After much suffering the son comes back to rescue the father from an assassin who has also previously humiliated Naughty Panther. A great showcase of Jackie Chan's slapstick comedic talents.

Though Jackie Chan is billed as the star of The Prisoner, he's actually part of a stellar ensemble cast including Sammo Hung (Dragons Forever, TV's Martial Law), Andy Lau (Saviour of the Soul), and Tony Leung Ka-fai (The Lover). Leung plays a cop who goes undercover in a prison to dig out corruption; Hung is a roustabout prisoner who keeps breaking out to see his son; Chan plays a pool shark who accidentally kills a gambler; and Lau is that gambler's mob boss brother who's sworn to kill Chan. They all end up in the same prison, resulting in a complex, engrossing, and sometimes brutal story-think of it as the Hong Kong version of HBO's Oz. Which is not to say it isn't full of the bizarre narrative shifts that make Hong Kong movies such a perverse pleasure: Chan got into a fight with this gambler because he was trying to raise money to buy his dying girlfriend a black-market liver; at one point, Hung escapes and takes his son to the park, where they buy cotton candy and have some quality time; and at the end the whole movie takes a bizarre lurch into John Woo-style gunplay spectacle. This isn't a criticism-this crazy quilt of emotional tones and genres adds to the movie's entertainment value without detracting from the emotional power of some gripping scenes of prison conflict. For new Jackie Chan fans who've seen his American movies and want to learn more about why he's one of the biggest stars in the world, this is probably not the right place to start; but for anyone looking to experience more of one of the world's most exuberant and engaging bodies of cinema, The Prisoner offers jolting fights and hairpin twists and turns. -Bret Fetzer.

Starring: SALMAN KHAN, RANI MUKHERJI, JACKIE SHROFF, POOJA BATRA, RAVEENA TANDONSynopsis: They say marriages are made in heaven but the boy and girl meet here on earth. It so happens that you love some body but you get married to some body else - why? Because marriages are made in heaven. You want to get married to the person you love but may be the other person cannot or does not want to whether he or she has a reason - may be valid or not - why? Because marriages are made in heaven. It is true that every person is made in couples decided by the almighty some body or the other is waiting for you - why? Because marriages are made in heaven. It is a story of friends, their fun, their sorrow, their fights, their struggle, their love, and their romance. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon. com's standard return policy will apply.

Award-winning filmmaker Xiaolu Guo examines the tremendous moral and human cost of creating a "New China" for the 2008 Olympics. Blending social commentary, frank interviews and evocative imagery, the viewer is led to ponder who really benefits from the endless construction taking place in Beijing. As traditional communities are bulldozed to make way for modern high-rise apartment buildings and ancient traditions are cast aside at the expense of approximately one million poor laborers from villages who barely get paid, the film asks how far will China go to sacrifice its traditional way of life for this new Western version? Thought-provoking and controversial, The Concrete Revolution offers a rare, first-hand survey of China in the 21st century. Includes Guidebook and Director's Statement.

Sada is a compelling erotic thriller, based on the true story of Sada Abe, a Japanese geisha, who murdered and castrated her lover on May 19, 1936. Director Nobuhiko Obayashi explores Sada's past; her rape at age 14, her descent into prostitution, and the crime of passion that ultimately turned her into an overnight media celebrity. Starring Hitomi Kuroki (Paradise Lost); Sada is a shocking, daring, and provocative film.

Starring: WAHEEDA REHMAN, GURU DUTT, REHMANSynopsis:The love triangle pivots around the Islamic practice of Purdah, which forbids women to show their face to men outside their immediate family. A Nawab (Rehman) catches a brief glimpse of Jamila's (Waheeda Rehman) face and falls in love with her. He however does not know who she is so when at his sister's party, he gets hold of a torn fragment from Jamila's veil he gives it to a maidservant so that she can trace who the girl is. However Jamila had exchanged her veil with that of her friend Bano so the Nawab ends up getting the name and address of the wrong woman. This mistake becomes a tragic irony. For Jamila turns out to be the girl Rehman's mother had chosen for him and whom he had persuaded his friend Aslam to get married to. When Aslam realises that his friend is in love with his wife Jamila, he pretends to tire of her, hoping that she will demand a divorce and so will be free to marry Rehman. When Rehman learns of his Dutt's sacrifice he chooses to die for his friend and commits suicide. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon. [+]

House of Flying Daggers: "Prepare your eyes for popping" in this "martial-arts fireball that throws in a lyrical love story headspinning fights and dazzling surprises" (Rolling Stone). "A gorgeous entertainment" (A. O. Scott New York Times). Mei is an exotic beautiful blind dancer associated with a dangerous revolutionary gang known as the House of Flying Daggers. Captured by officers of the decadent Tang Dynasty Mei finds herself both threatened - and attracted - to the most unusual circumstances. Here her heart and loyalties battle each other amid warriors in the treetops and dazzling combat - the likes of which have never before been seen!The Warrior: NASystem Requirements:Running Time:Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396142770 Manufacturer No: 14277.

The bloody story of an assassin who silently weeps for his victims, Crying Freeman began as a 1986 manga by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami. In addition to this six-part OVA, the story has been filmed twice in live action. The leaders of the Chinese Mafia known as the 108 Dragons brainwash ceramicist Yoh Hinamura and transform him into the ultimate assassin. Virginal artist Emu Hino witnesses a killing by Yoh, but when he comes to murder her, she seduces him and wins his heart. Defying the syndicate, he refuses to give her up. Emu and Yoh subsequently become the bosses of the 108 Dragons. They run the organization-whose illegal activities are tactfully glossed over-on the principles of honor and absolute loyalty extolled in live-action Yakuza movies. Like true love, the course of mob business seldom runs smoothly, and the body count for the entire series runs into the thousands. Hit men and women are dispatched with knives, throwing knives, swords, karate chops, pistols, machine guns, grenades, missiles, and electricity. As the plot grows more baroque, the animation grows more limited. [+]

The expressionistic, stylized visual brilliance (courtesy of Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle) of Happy Together is so breathtaking and enveloping it nearly detracts from this startling, queasy, despairing glimpse at a gay relationship gone amok. Director Wong Kar-Wai (Chungking Express, Fallen Angels) won the Best Director Prize at Cannes in 1997-surprising many-but on viewing the film it's easy to see why. The subject matter may not be the easiest to swallow-any relationship on the rocks sometimes gets dirty and pathetically disturbing-but there is a universality to Happy Together that rings true and real and less like an edition of The Honeymooners than isolation tinged with the embarrassment of intimacy. Ho (Leslie Cheung) and Lai (Tony Leung) have left Hong Kong for Buenos Aires. The journey is another in Ho's attempts to "start over. " But their initial optimism is short-lived, and once they become dislocated strangers in this strange land it only further thrusts the two into their already codependent, caretaking dark love affair. But like all crazy love, the trip through masochistic hell-from violence to apathy-leads to self-enlightenment, and Wong Kar-Wai's gorgeous, grasping film is true, tricky, difficult, and emotionally wrought, aided by Hong Kong superstars Cheung and Leung, who contribute greatly to creating a work that is exceptional-and lump-in-throat brutal-in image, story, and performance. -Paula Nechak A stunning display of filmmaking style and a fascinating love story evenly mixed into one film. Winner of the Best Director prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, Wong Kar-Wai's "Happy Together" stars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung as gay lovers living out the waning days of their relationship in this dazzlingly distinctive film.

After serving ten years for killing a rival gang's boss, Tachibana is expected to pick up where he left off in his career as hitman for the Hirakawa Syndicate. When he is given Yuki, a prostitute, as a `welcome back' present, Tachibana finds himself drawn into looking after her, rescuing her both from a serious drug habit and a brutal pimp. When the pimp, whom he has beaten up, turns out to be a member of the larger Hokushin gang, it proves to have dire consequences for both Tachibana and Yuki. Director Mochizuki shows his class in placing human relationships at the very heart of this gangster film without giving up one iota of tense action.

From the highly acclaimed producer of Winter Sonata , Autumn in My Heart and Summer Scent comes the fourth and final installment of Yoon Suk Ho s Seasonal Drama Series, Spring Waltz. As children, Ja-Ha (Seo Do Young, Sea God) and Eun-Young ( Han Hyo Joo, By Land And Sky) live in an isolated island village. When Ja-ha's father leaves him alone, Ja-ha fears his father may not come back. While making arrangements to run away, he meets Eun-Young, a sweet but sickly village girl. What begins as merely a friendship develops into an unlikely love story. However, after a tragic accident, the two are split. only to meet again 15 years later.

A Hong Kong combination of Batman and The Three Musketeers, The Heroic Trio is a winning mix of action, sci-fi, fantasy, and police caper starring three outstanding Hong Kong actresses. Former popular singer Anita Mui is Tung/Wonder Woman, a mysterious crime fighter who aids the police whenever needed. Michelle Yeoh is Ching/Invisible Woman, an unwilling disciple to an age-old Evil Master, and Maggie Cheung is Chat/Thief Catcher, a runaway enlisted by the Evil Master who is now a bounty hunter for hire. When baby boys are being stolen for a horrific plan, Tung assists in the investigation while Chat plans to make some bucks off of catching the culprit. The baby thief is none other than Ching, who is carrying out the kidnappings for the Evil Master with the aid of her lover's invention-an invisible robe. But the good in her wins out, and she joins forces with Tung and Chat. This is a superhero film, to be sure. Fantastic sets and impressive wire-strung fight choreography make The Heroic Trio extremely fun to watch. Wonder Woman enters the picture by running full-tilt atop power lines while Chat rides a motorcycle and wields a shotgun like the Terminator. The outlandish and complicated plot seems right at home here, heightened by the moody lighting and the combined screen presence of Mui, Yeoh, and Cheung. [+]

Gauri, an orphan girl, is sent to live as a servant in the home of her aunt and uncle. After being falsely accused of theft, she is sent to a correction house where she struggles to realize her own worth, grows into womanhood, and learns to love life and Babuji (Balraj Sahni), her superintendent.