Dragon Dynasty

Dragon Dynasty is a joint venture started by The Weinstein Company and Genius Products. The company was created on May 23, 2006 for the sole purpose of distributing films from Asian Cinema on DVD whose licenses are held by or will be acquired by The Weinstein Company. Dragon Dynasty showcases classic and contemporary Asian Cinema, particularly those films which fall under the action and martial arts genre.

Quentin Tarantino, who is well recognized for his passionate interest and broad knowledge of Asian Cinema, will actively work with the Weinsteins in all aspects of Dragon Dynasty.

On March 12, 2007, Dragon Dynasty unveiled its new website featuring an enhanced features and a new layout. While the website had been available since the creation of Dragon Dynasty, the website only had minimal information related to the company and its releases and the website went without updates for several months. The New website features information on its catalog titles, upcoming releases, and a blog by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan.

Future Releases

Official Press Release

As part of the formation of Dragon Dynasty, The Weinstein Company obtained the North American distribution licenses for all 43 titles from Fortune Star Entertainment, the distribution division of News Corporation's STAR Group which owns the world's largest contemporary Chinese language feature film library. As well, they have obtained distribution licenses to a special collection of 50 classic Shaw Brothers' movies and a number of independent acquisitions.

According to the official press release, the following titles are expected to Appear under the Dragon Dynasty label:

Fortune Star Entertainment Titles

  • Love Asia (Barbara Wong)
  • Royal Tramp (Wong Jing)
  • Royal Tramp II (Wong Jing)

Shaw Brothers Studio Titles

  • Come Drink with Me (King Hu)
  • Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (Lau Kar-leung)
  • Heroes of the East (Lau Kar-leung)
  • Martial Arts of Shaolin (Lau Kar-leung)

Independent Titles

  • A Better Tomorrow (John Woo)
  • A Better Tomorrow II (John Woo)
  • Bullet in the Head (John Woo)
  • Fatal Contact (Dennis Law)

Bey's Blog

On the official Dragon Dynasty website, future releases have also been mentioned in Bey Logan's blog:

  • Dragon Tiger Gate (Wilson Yip)
  • Undercover (Billy Chung)
  • The Postman Strikes Back (Ronny Yu) Bey Logan states this as a possibility, not a certainty.
  • The Bride with White Hair (Ronny Yu)
  • Shaolin Temple (Xinyan Zhang)
  • The Five Venoms (Chang Cheh)
  • Invisible Target (Benny Chan)
  • The Blade (Tsui Hark) Bey Logan states this as a possibility, not a certainty.
  • Flash Point (Wilson Yip)
  • Rob-B-Hood (Jackie Chan)
  • PTU (Johnnie To)

Other sources

  • On Bey Logan's audio commentary for Kill Zone, he mentioned Shanghai, Shanghai (Teddy Robin Kwan) would be a future release. However, this may have been a mistake, as Millionaire's Express aka Shanghai Express was released a few months later.