Source: The Criterion Collection press release
Special Thanks to Courtney Ott 

Starting in October, some of Hong Kong cinema’s most beloved, iconic, and essential classics are coming to the Criterion Channel. That month, a major selection of long-unavailable movies from the Golden Princess library will make their streaming debuts—including John Woo’s game-changing action spectaculars THE KILLER, A BETTER TOMORROW, and HARD BOILED—where they’ll be joining the streaming service's extensive Hong Kong library. “We’re thrilled to be able to gather such a wide offering of inventive genre classics,” says Aliza Ma, the Criterion Channel’s head of programming, “making the Criterion Channel your streaming home for Hong Kong cinema.”

October’s Criterion Channel lineup will include a Hong Kong Action Classics program, including films by legendary directors like Woo, Tsui Hark, and Ringo Lam and featuring global stars like Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai. And in time for Halloween, a collection of Hong Kong Ghost Stories will gather several cult-horror classics, including the influential A CHINESE GHOST STORY trilogy. Stay tuned for more Hong Kong films in the months to come!

 

COMING TO CRITERION OCTOBER 1: 

A BETTER TOMORROW (John Woo, 1986)

A BETTER TOMORROW II (John Woo, 1987) 

A BETTER TOMORROW III: LOVE AND DEATH IN SAIGON (Tsui Hark, 1989)

BULLET IN THE HEAD (John Woo, 1990)

HARD BOILED (John Woo, 1992)

THE KILLER (John Woo, 1989)

ONCE A THIEF (John Woo, 1991) 

CITY ON FIRE (Ringo Lam, 1987)

FULL CONTACT (Ringo Lam, 1992)

PRISON ON FIRE (Ringo Lam, 1987)

PRISON ON FIRE II (Ringo Lam, 1991)

SCHOOL ON FIRE (Ringo Lam, 1988)

PEKING OPERA BLUES (Tsui Hark, 1989)

A CHINESE GHOST STORY (Ching Siu-tung, 1987)

A CHINESE GHOST STORY II (Ching Siu-tung, 1990)

A CHINESE GHOST STORY III (Ching Siu-tung, 1991)

EVIL CAT (Dennis Yu, 1987)

 

For more information and to join the Criterion Channel visit: https://www.criterionchannel.com/

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