A Very Special Vengeance

Korean Cult Classic Oldboy available as 3-Disc Special Edition from Tartan Asia Extreme™ on November 14th

Includes 212-minute “Autobiography of Oldboy,” exclusive Oldboy film cell and Volume 1 of Old Boy graphic novel

LOS ANGELES – September 12, 2006 – For Immediate Release – Hide your octopi, Oldboy is coming back for seconds. On November 14th, Tartan Video’s Asia Extreme™ will be unleashing the definitive Oldboy Collector’s Edition DVD onto DVD shelves. The first release in Tartan’s “Vengeance Trilogy Collector’s Series,” this three-disc set will include over 350 minutes of bonus material, plus three cast & crew commentaries, an exclusive film cell from the 35mm reel and the first volume of the Old Boy graphic novel on which the film is based.

Featured on over 50 “Best Of” lists in 2005 (including Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and The Onion) and currently #118 on IMDB.com’s list of all-time greatest films, Oldboy was the first U.S. release in Tartan and Director Park Chanwook’s “Vengeance Trilogy.”

Based on the Japanese graphic novel of the same name, Oldboy concerns Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), an average family man who is kidnapped and imprisoned in a “hotel room” for 15 years without explanation. With no human interaction, his only company is the television where he sees he has been framed for the murder of his wife. Suddenly released, Oh Dae-su struggles to unravel the bizarre and twisting mystery of his imprisonment and seek revenge. But he soon realizes that his tormentor’s tortures have only just begun …

An anglicized remake of Oldboy is currently in the works from Vertigo Entertainment and Universal Pictures. No cast has been announced but Russell Crowe, Nicholas Cage and Tom Jane have all been rumored for the film.

Both of the other films in the Vengeance Trilogy have been released theatrically by Tartan Films as well. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is currently available on DVD and Lady Vengeance, in which Oldboy’s Choi Min-sik also stars, will be available on DVD September 26th.

Directed by the acclaimed Park Chanwook, Oldboy was the winner of the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival; “Best Asian Film, South Korea” at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards; “Best Foreign Film” at the 2004 British Independent Film Awards and five “Grand Bell” awards in South Korea, including “Best Director” and “Best Actor”. It was also nominated for a 2006 Saturn Award for Best Action/Adventure film.

Special DVD features include:

DISC 1

Feature Film
Director’s Commentary
Director and Cinematographer’s Commentary
Director and Cast Commentary

DISC 2

5 Behind the Scenes Documentaries:
- Making the Film – The Cast Remembers (11 mins.)

- Production Design (13 mins.)

- The Music Score (17 mins.)

- CGI Documentary (8 mins.)

- Flashback (23 mins.)

Cast & Crew interviews (41 mins.)
10 Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary (25 mins.)
Featurette: ‘Le Grand Prix at Cannes’ (9 mins.)

DISC 3

The Autobiography of Oldboy (212 mins.)
- A video diary from each of the 69 shooting days.

INCLUDED IN METAL CASE

Special collector’s edition card featuring an actual film cell from the theatrical 35mm print.
The first volume of the Old Boy graphic novel upon which the movie is based. The graphic novel was recently released in North America by Dark Horse Comics.

The DVD is presented in anamorphic widescreen. The Korean-language track can be viewed in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS 5.1 Surround Sound (either with English or Spanish subtitles). An English-language track is also available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound.

All releases on the Asia Extreme™ label are supported by broad-based and multi-faceted consumer advertising campaigns; a comprehensive online viral marketing campaign; and a public relations push to English-, Spanish- and Asian-language media.

Tartan Video’s Asia Extreme™ is a premiere collection of stylish international cinema from the proven Asian horror genre which shocks, scares and astonishes in equal measure. In the U.K., Tartan has sold over $50 million of Asian product making it Britain’s leading independent film genre.

Hamish McAlpine, the founder and owner of Tartan Films, who are celebrating twenty one years of distributing films, launched Tartan USA in 2004 with an eclectic and controversial slate of films from established auteurs and up-and-coming filmmakers. Previous Tartan film releases include 2004 Cannes Grand Jury Prize Winner OLDBOY, the sincerely creepy A TALE OF TWO SISTERS, Michael Winterbottom’s 9 SONGS and Takashi Shimizu’s MAREBITO. Current releases include the critically-acclaimed Romanian Oscar entry THE DEATH OF MR LAZARESCU and the final film in Park Chanwook’s “Vengeance Trilogy,” LADY VENGEANCE. For more information, visit www.TartanVideoUSA.com