TAZZA: THE HIGH ROLLERSTazza is set to hit the streets on September 18th.
From the Director of The Thieves and The Big Swindle!
After losing his entire savings in an illegal, backroom card game, Goni (CHO Seung-woo, The Sword With No Name) discovers it was all a set up - he was swindled by professional gamblers. Enraged and desperate, he sets out to get his money back by any means necessary.
Impressed by the young man's determination, veteran gambler Mr. Pyeong (BAEK Yoon-sik, The Taste of Money) takes Goni on as his apprentice and teaches him all there is to know about hwatu , a card game also known as "The War of Flowers."
Now Goni is ready to make his debut in an underworld where the stakes are high and the rules are few: To win, you must be ruthless. The hand must be quicker than the eye. No game is safe. And there are no friends for life, just as there are no enemies for life.
Includes the feature film - plus almost 2 hours and 50 minutes of video extras - all with on/off English subtitles!
Features:
Tazza : Comic vs. Movie, Adaptation of the Comic, The Making of Tazza: The High Rollers , staff and cast interviews, character discussion by the cast and crew, documentary about action sequences, Hwatu Explained, deleted and alternate scenes (with on/off director commentary), promotional footage, plus 5 Points Pictures trailers.
Also coming up from 5 Points Pictures are a couple of very different Korean features that have no North American distro, the critically acclaimed Moss from 2010, and romantic comedy Finding Mr. Destiny, both in equally stacked editions. Here are more details on Moss, due August 21st:
And Finding Mr. Destiny, due July 17th:Moss
A mystery-thriller from KANG Woo-suk, the director of the PUBLIC ENEMY films!
Hae-guk (PARK Hae-il, War of the Arrows) receives word that his estranged father has passed away, so he travels to the remote village where the older man lived to attend the funeral. However, when Hae-guk starts asking questions about his father's life - and unexplained death - the residents and their charismatic Chief (JUNG Jae-young, The Divine Weapon) exchange mysterious looks and seem anxious to rush him out of their village. Something isn't right, and Hae-guk is determined to uncover the truth... at any cost!
Includes the feature film - plus almost 90 minutes of video extras - all with on/off English subtitles!
Features:
"The Making of Moss," "The Beginning of the Story - The Comic Behind the Story," art and set design documentary ("The Birth of the Village"), make-up and effects featurette ("Come Out to the Real World"), poster shoot video, original South Korean teaser and trailer, cast and director bios, and 5 Points Pictures trailers.
So, Korean films fans, it's time to put your money where your mouth is. We bitch and moan about these films not being available, well, here they are. Let's show 5 Points Pictures that they've made a good decision!Finding Mr. Destiny
Looking for your long-lost first love? Call the First Love Agency!
He's fussy, organized, and honest to a fault. When Gi-joon (GONG Yoo, Coffee Prince) is fired from his job, he opens the First Love Agency, a one-man organization dedicated to helping others find their long-lost first loves.
She's independent and feisty. Stage director Ji-woo (LIM Soo-jung, I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK) is dragged to the First Love Agency by her father, who is convinced she won't get married because she isn't over the handsome stranger she met during a long-ago vacation in India.
With a name and the dates of her trip as their only clues, can Gi-joon and Ji-woo work together to find her first love? Or will they discover that destiny has some surprises in store for them?
Includes the feature film and more than 30 minutes of video extras - all with on/off English subtitles!
Features:
"The Making of Finding Mr. Destiny," production video, poster shoot video, "A Second First Love" music video with Gong Yoo, TV commercial, original South Korean trailer, cast and staff bios, Q&A with Director Chang You-jeong, cultural and production notes, and 5 Points Pictures trailers.
As of right now, these three films are only available for pre-order at RightStuf.com, so I'll post that link, but if they become available on Amazon in short order, I'll share those links as well.