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Written by Bob Messinger   
Wednesday, 24 May 2006

Source: The Weinstein Company

Continuing their passionate dedication to bringing Asian films to American audiences, Bob and Harvey Weinstein are proud to announce the unveiling of Dragon Dynasty, the dynamic new label under which all The Weinstein Company's Asian titles will be released, including "Ong Bak 2," "The Protector" (aka "Tom Yum Goong"), "Born to
Fight," "SPL," "Seven Swords," and "Dragon Squad," as well as a package of
high profile titles, which was licensed 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.

The 43 Fortune Star titles, together with a special collection of 50
classic Shaw Brothers' movies and a number of independent acquisitions,
including John Woo's seminal productions, "The Killer," "Hardboiled,"
"Bullet in the Head," and "A Better Tomorrow 1 & 2," combine to make The
Weinstein Company the leader in Asian Cinema in North America.

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.

The Weinstein Company's Dragon Dynasty library already includes films
starring some of Asia's hottest actors such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Stephen
Chow, Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh and Sammo Hung, as well as titles from
legendary filmmakers John Woo, Yuen Woo-ping and Corey Yuen Kwai, amongst
others. The company has ambitious plans to continue building the library,
and will be acquiring titles across all genres of Asian film such as
contemporary action, martial arts, epic swordplay and hi-octane thriller.
The titles selected for theatrical distribution will be released by The
Weinstein Company, and all home video output will be managed by Genius
Products, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GNPI).

The Weinsteins originally acquired the collection of Shaw Brothers'
movies during their tenure at Miramax Films and brought the titles with
them to The Weinstein Company as part of their settlement agreement with
the Walt Disney Studios.

The Weinstein Company will redefine the presentation of Asian Cinema on
DVD, and is developing a number of Special Edition packages for its new
brand, including 2-Disc Platinum Editions of Jet Li's world-acclaimed "Fist
of Legend" and "Tai Chi Master." Each Dragon Dynasty DVD will possess a
unique and carefully crafted identity, and will include many
groundbreaking, informative and exclusive special bonus features such as
rare behind-the- scenes footage, deleted scenes, out-takes, and specially
commissioned documentaries and interviews featuring cast members,
filmmakers and celebrity enthusiasts of Asian film.

Peter Poon, General Manager of Fortune Star, stated, "Fortune Star is
excited to work with TWC and their specialized team in bringing our popular
titles at the highest quality for DVD release to the US market. The launch
of Dragon Dynasty will be a tremendous boost to the Asian Cinema as it will
now have a more powerful access to the American audiences."

Donnie Yen stated, "I'm delighted that my film SPL will be one of the
lead titles for Dragon Dynasty. Harvey has put a great team together for
the brand, and I look forward to collaborating with them on the upcoming
release of Seven Swords. Finally, we Asian action film-makers have a proper
platform to present our work to the international audience."

Sammo Hung stated, "I hope this new label brings more fans to our
films, so that we have an even bigger audience in the future. I'm very
happy to see SPL, Dragon Squad and some of my older films released by
Dragon Dynasty. I'm a heavy hitter myself, and its good to see TWC throwing
its weight behind our industry!"

Harvey Weinstein stated, "Bob and I are extremely passionate about
Asian Cinema and have always been enormous fans of Asian filmmakers from
Akira Kurosawa to John Woo. We started building a library of Asian titles
years ago and hope to continue adding to it for years to come. Bob and I
are proud to launch Dragon Dynasty and hope to continue bringing Asian
cinema the recognition it deserves. Alan Bergman and the Disney team have
been incredibly cooperative with the collection of Shaw Brothers' movies."

Brian White stated, "I am really excited to be building the Dragon
Dynasty brand with Harvey and Bob. Their passion and dedication to the
genre is really quite extraordinary, and our collective goal is to produce
imaginative, visually-dynamic, feature-laden DVD titles, which are designed
to take the presentation of the genre to a new level of excellence, and
bring to the widest possible audience all that is special and unique in the
World of Asian Cinema."

The Weinsteins have been involved with many highly acclaimed and
financially successful Asian titles in the past including the record box
office hit "Hero," the Academy Award nominee "Farewell My Concubine," "Iron
Monkey," the animated hit "Princess Mononoke," the Japanese version of
"Shall We Dance," Jet Li's "The Master," "Twin Warriors," "The Enforcer,"
"The Legend of the Swordsman," "The Legend," "The Legend II," and "Fist of
Legend," Shaolin Soccer," starring Stephen Chow, "The Accidental Spy," "The
Legend of Drunken Master," "Twin Dragons," "Operation Condor," "Supercop 1
and 2," all starring Jackie Chan, along with "Temptress Moon," and
"Chungking Express," among many others.

 
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