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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – May 17, 2010 – Love, politics and loyalty collide in the “impressively gargantuan, highly watchable Chinese battle epic” (Village Voice) The Warlords, arriving on Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD June 29 from Magnolia Home Entertainment under the 
Magnet Releasing label. 


LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – May 17, 2010 – Love, politics and loyalty collide in the “impressively gargantuan, highly watchable Chinese battle epic” (Village Voice) The Warlords, arriving on Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD June 29 from Magnolia Home Entertainment under the 
Magnet Releasing label.  Part of the Six Shooter Film Series, a collection of six high-quality films that aims to bring fans a mix of the most intelligent, genre-bending titles available, the “tale of noble brotherhood compromised by self-interest and a messy love triangle” (Philadelphia Inquirer) stars Jet Li (The Mummy 3, Hero), Andy Lau 
(House Of Flying Daggers) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (Red Cliff, House Of Flying Daggers).  The “emotionally powerful” (Variety) and sweeping drama was a massive critical and commercial success in China, as well as one of the most ambitious productions in the history of modern Chinese cinema.

“Epic in scope but intimate in theme” the magnificently engrossing film set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s “heaves with spectacular battles and the relentless sway of self-interest over conscience” 
(New York Times).  “A visually stunning blood and guts epic” that is “a triumph from start to finish,” (Daily Mirror), The Warlords tells the story of General Pang (Li), a battalion commander who barely survives a brutal massacre that leaves all of his fellow soldiers dead. Pang joins a passing group of bandits led by Er Hu (Lau) and Wu Yang (Kaneshiro) and aids them in defending a helpless village from attackers.  After swearing an oath to become “blood brothers,” pledging loyalty to one another until death, Pang convinces his brothers to join him in the army to earn an honest living.  Soon, the once-close trio become entangled in a web of political deceit and lovers’ betrayals.  Featuring a production journal and deleted scenes, The Warlords Blu-ray Disc and DVD will be available for the suggested retail prices of $29.98 and $26.98, respectively. 

Synopsis
Set in the midst of the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, The Warlords stars Jet Li as 
General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yan (Takeshi Kaneshiro).  After fighting back attackers for a defenseless village, the three men take an oath to become 
“blood brothers,” pledging loyalty to one another until death, but things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan (Xu Jinglei).

Blu-ray Disc Special Features

• Deleted Scenes
• Making of The Warlords Featurettes
• The Warlords 117 Days: Production Journal 
• The Warlords: Behind the Scenes Special

DVD Special Features

• Deleted Scenes
• The Warlords 117 Days: Production Journal 

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 Food, Inc., 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.