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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – (February 15, 2010) A six-time award winning epic that “scales the heights” (Variety), legendary action-cinema master John Woo’s RED CLIFF debuts on Blu-ray Disc and DVD 
March 23 as a two-disc Original International Version featuring Red Cliff films Part I and Part II, totaling close to five hours, and a U.S. Theatrical Version from Magnolia Home Entertainment’s Magnet Releasing label.  “A formidable prelude to a monumental battle with resplendent effects and action spectacles” (Hollywood Reporter), RED CLIFF reunites Woo (Mission Impossible II, Paycheck) and international superstar Tony Leung (Lust, Infernal Affairs), for the first time since 
Hard Boiled, in an ancient struggle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. 


LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – (February 15, 2010) A six-time award winning epic that “scales the heights” (Variety), legendary action-cinema master John Woo’s RED CLIFF debuts on Blu-ray Disc and DVD 
March 23 as a two-disc Original International Version featuring Red Cliff films Part I and Part II, totaling close to five hours, and a U.S. Theatrical Version from Magnolia Home Entertainment’s Magnet Releasing label.  “A formidable prelude to a monumental battle with resplendent effects and action spectacles” (Hollywood Reporter), RED CLIFF reunites Woo (Mission Impossible II, Paycheck) and international superstar Tony Leung (Lust, Infernal Affairs), for the first time since 
Hard Boiled, in an ancient struggle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty.  Set in 208 A.D., the Han Dynasty Emperor grants permission to the greedy General Cao Cao to form a movement that will pulverize two warlords who stand in his way.  The warlords, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, are sworn enemies, but know their only hope for survival is to band together and counter the attack.  Outnumbered by Cao Cao’s vast and fast approaching army, the warlords put their rivalry behind them and end up surprising all those who doubted their small brigade.  Featuring performances from Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers) and Chen Chang (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), the film is “a legendary filmmaker’s visual symphony” (Wall Street Journal) with “spectacular battle scenes” (Entertainment Weekly). 

One of the most expensive film productions in Chinese cinema and the highest grossing box office, RED CLIFF garnered six 2009 Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Art Direction, Best Costume & Make-Up Design, Best Visual Effects and Best Supporting Actress. The Original International Version Blu-ray Disc presents the complete five hour long feature film broken into Part I and Part II, includes a two and a half hour long ‘The Making of Red Cliff: The Long Road,’ ‘A Conversation with John Woo: The Journey of Red Cliff’ in addition to much more, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $34.98 and $29.98 on DVD.  A standard edition featuring the domestic theatrical cut and HDNet: A Look at Red Cliff, and more, will be available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD for $29.98 and $26.98 respectively.  A full listing of bonus features can be found below.

Synopsis
Red Cliff is the epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power-hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao's brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign - unrivaled in history - that changes the face of China forever.

Original International Version Bonus Features (Two-Disc Blu-ray and Two-Disc DVD)
Blu-ray Disc One - Part I Special Features:

• The Making of Red Cliff: The Long Road
• Storyboarding Red Cliff from Script to Screen with John Woo
• HDNet: A Look at Red Cliff

Blu-ray Disc One - Part II Special Features:

• A Conversation with John Woo: The Journey of Red Cliff
• Storyboards

DVD Disc One - Part I Special Features:

• The Making of an Epic: Red Cliff
• Interview with John Woo: The Carrier’s Flight from Concept to Creation
• Storyboards

DVD Disc Two - Part II Special Features:

• Making Red Cliff: Trials and Tribulations
• HDNet: A Look at Red Cliff

Standard Theatrical Bonus Features (Blu-ray Disc and DVD)
Blu-ray Special Features:

• The Making of Red Cliff : The Long Road
• A Conversation with John Woo: The Heroism and History of Red Cliff 
• HDNet: A Look at Red Cliff
• Storyboards

Special Features:

• The Making of an Epic: Red Cliff
• Interview with John Woo: The Carrier’s Flight from Concept to Creation
• HDNet: A Look at Red Cliff
• Storyboards

About Magnolia Home Entertainment
Magnolia Home Entertainment is the home video division of Magnolia Pictures. Launched in November 2005, the company releases a diversified slate of films both under Magnolia Home Entertainment and the Magnet label, including James Marsh’s Academy Award® winning Man on Wire, Academy Award® nominated documentary No End in Sight, Academy Award® nominated documentary, Jesus Camp, Alex Gibney’s Academy Award® nominated documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Steven Soderbergh’s Bubble, Roger Donaldson’s The World’s Fastest Indian and Bong Joon-Ho’s The Host. Magnolia Home Entertainment is part of a vertically-integrated group of media properties co-owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban that includes distributor Magnolia Pictures, the Landmark Theatres chain, production companies HDNet Films and 2929 Productions, and high-definition cable networks HDNet and HDNet Movies. For more information visit http://www.magpictures.com.