{"product_id":"breaking-news-breaking-news-blu-ray","title":"Breaking News - Breaking News - Blu-ray","description":"The premiere of Johnnie To's Breaking News at Cannes marks the moment when art cinema finally embraced the Hong Kong action genre. Here is a film as intelligent as it is tense as it is well-made. From the breathtaking intricacy of it's seven-minute opening take, shot on location in a grungy side street in the New Territories, the complex oppositions that form Hong Kong society are subjected to ruthless scrutiny. The familiar opposition of cops and robbers (led by pop-star Richie Jen) is complicated by a further division between no-nonsense street cops (led by Nick Cheung) and the media-savvy inspector (Kelly Chen).A stake-out goes wrong and a very public shoot-out leads to an official panic. When the violent, though quietly decent bandits are run to ground in a typically cramped apartment building, it sparks a media circus. Inspector Rebecca Fong (Chen) sees the whole thing as a show, as imagery to be manipulated to her advantage, but the outlaws armed with mobile phones and an internet connection, show that two can play that game. Hong Kong may be a city where media spin is king, but To delves beneath the imagery to the gritty realities that make HK truly unique. EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES:Limited first-pressing collector's booklet featuring new essays by film writer Hayley Scanlon \u0026amp; film historian Mike WalshNew audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng\"A Propaganda Duel\" - a newly extended video essay on Breaking NewsNewly translated and improved optional English subtitlesMelbourne International Film Festival 2004 Q\u0026amp;A with Johnnie ToNewly unearthed interviews with Johnnie To, Kelly Chen \u0026amp; Nick Cheung at Cannes 2004*Behind the scenesDeleted scene [Mandrain only]Photo galleryTheatrical trailerReversible sleeve","brand":"Rock Band Merch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59484347433041,"sku":"IMT9842947BR","price":53.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/breaking-news-breaking-news-blu-ray","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}