Fulltime Killer

Apparently, Palm Pictures will be releasing Johnnie To’s stylish hitman flick, Fulltime Killer here in the States on June 17. I just got a screener DVD today (although I already own the film and reviewed it a few years back), and they’ve got the following listed for special features: “Making Of…” featurette, behind the scenes footage, and weblinks, among other things. The movie is not without its flaws, but much of it is an incredibly stylish and energetic hitman movie.

Palm Pictures also acquired distribution rights to The Eye, which won all sorts of awards for its spooky, atmospheric style, haunting looks, and especially the eye-opening (npi) performance of Angela Lee. They’ll be debuting the film at the 2nd annual Tribeca Film Festival, so if you’re in the New York area on May 9, check it out.

In other HK cinema-related news, it was recently announced that both a prequel and a sequel to last year’s box office smash Infernal Affairs will be made. The prequel, which follows the early careers of the two moles (played by Tony Leung and Andy Lau in the first movie), as well as their superiors, sounds like it might be kind of interesting. But a sequel?!? I don’t want to spoil anything for those of you haven’t seen the movie (although you really should), but if you have seen the movie, you’ll know why that sounds like a bad idea. Even if it will feature Kelly Chen (drool)…