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When a botched police operation becomes a public relations disaster, an ambitious officer (Kelly Chen) turns the manhunt for a gang of robbers into a round-the-clock media spectacle. To’s signature visual flair is on full display, using split screens and surveillance footage to underscore themes of perception and reality in the digital age. Breaking News deftly balances kinetic action sequences with biting commentary on the symbiotic relationship between crime, law enforcement, and the media.
This film is a part of my Johnnie To collection which includes: The Big Heat (1988), All About Ah-Long (1989), A Moment of Romance (1990), Justice, My Foot! (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), Executioners (1993), The Bare-Footed Kid (1993), The Mad Monk (1993), The Longest Nite (1998), A Hero Never Dies (1998), Running Out of Time (1999), Running Out of Time 2 (2001), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), PTU (2003), Breaking News (2004), Election (2005), Election 2 (2006), Exiled (2006), Triangle (2007), Mad Detective (2007), Sparrow (2008), Vengeance (2009), Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011), Life Without Principle (2011), Romancing in Thin Air (2012), Drug War (2012), Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014), Office (2015) and Three (2016).
Check out good quality encodes from QxR for these Johnnie To movies (I didn't bother to re-encode them): Running on Karma (2003), Throw Down (2004) and Blind Detective (2013).
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Title: Breaking News / 大事件
Release Year: 2004
Directed by: Johnnie To
Written by: Chan Hing-kai, Yip Tin-shing
Starring: Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung, Eddie Cheung, Benz Hui, Lam Suet
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Runtime: 1 h 29 min
Size: 6,8 Gb
Video Codec: HEVC x265 10bit (Main10@L4) very slow preset
Video bitrate: Variable, 9 500 kbps average
Resolution: 1920x832
Aspect ratio: 2.31:1
Framerate: 24 fps
Audio 1: Cantonese / AAC / 7.1 / 1152 kbps
Audio 2: English / AC-3 / 2.0 / 192 kbps / Commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng
Subtitles: English (PGS)
Source: Chameleon Films Blu-ray



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