Dragon Dynasty

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Dragon Dynasty is a joint venture started by Bob and Harvey Weinstein of 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 cutting-edge presentations of significant classic and contemporary Asian Cinema for the home entertainment market. Combining elevated production values with dynamic creative execution, each Dragon Dynasty product will possess a carefully crafted unique identity that will extend a compelling invitation to experience the world's most exciting action genre like never before.^[1]

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 brand development for Dragon Dynasty.^[2]

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.

1 Catalog Releases
2 Future Releases
3 Bey's Blog
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Catalog Releases

Main article: List of Dragon Dynasty releases

[edit] Future Releases

As part of the formation of Dragon Dynasty, The Weinstein Co. 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.^[3] As well, they have obtained distribution licenses to a special collection of 50 classic Shaw Brothers' movies and a number of independent acquisitions.^[4]

According to the official press release, the following titles are expected to appear under the Dragon Dynasty label:^[5]