Author Archives: JJ Bona

Death Wish, First Blood and now Stephen Reynolds’ ‘Vendetta’

There’s some serious buzz surrounding Stephen Reynolds’ upcoming feature simply titled Vendetta. This gritty UK action flick has been called “Death Wish for 2013″ (Loaded Magazine) and “A Brit answer to First Blood” (Total Film). I don’t know about you guys, but these bold quotes alone make me want to watch it right now. Here’s the official brief plot: Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers (Danny Dyer) tracks down a gang who slaughtered … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! The Man with No Name Trilogy | Blu-ray | Only $16.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for The Man with No Name Trilogy, which contains 1964’s A Fistful of Dollars (a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1961 film Yojimbo), 1965’s For a Few Dollars More and 1967’s The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. For about $5.50 a movie, this is an insult to Sergio Leone (in other words, this is a great deal!).

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Babes of fury unleash in a new ‘Kick Ass Girls’ trailer

Our friends from Film Combat Syndicate have the scoop about a new martial arts-comedy called Kick Ass Girls, directed by newcomer Cheuk Wan Chi. We feel the title is a bit misleading, because the film looks extremely light hearted and goofy, even for a “martial arts-comedy.” Here’s the official synopsis: Bao co-founds a boxing gym with her intimate friend TT. But their friendship is broken over a boyfriend. Bao invites … Continue reading

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Lost in Thailand | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Xu Zheng’s Lost in Thailand, an adventure/comedy flick that grossed $200 million dollars at the Chinese box-office. Lost in Thailand is about two businessmen who go searching for their boss in Thailand, and then meet up with a tourist eager to explore the country. It’s the sequel to 2010’s Lost on Journey and has been described as … Continue reading

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Latest trailer for Stallone vs. De Niro flick ‘Grudge Match’

THE MOVIE: A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout — 50 years after their last match. Rocky’s Sylvester Stallone and Raging Bull’s Robert De Niro star in Grudge Match, an action-comedy directed by Peter Segal (Get Smart) and written by Entourage creator Doug Ellin and With Stallone, 65, and De Niro, 68, Grudge Match will be interesting. Does this mean De Niro is going … Continue reading

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Chow Yun-fat, Eric Roberts and Ringo Starr to star in the action comedy ‘RockLand’?

According to imdb.com, pre-production has started on RockLand, which will star Chow Yun-fat (A Better Tomorrow), Ringo Starr (of The Beatles) and Eric Roberts (Best of the Best). RockLand marks the feature debut of Valeri Davidiouk; oddly enough, Davidiouk has four films in pre-production mode, including another one called Rockland Boulevard, which has a completely different plot and cast. Anyways, here’s the official plot to RockLand: Two friends, a fighter and a wrestler, take … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! 007: Daniel Craig 3-Disc Collection | Blu-ray | Only $19.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for the 007: Daniel Craig 3-Disc Collection, which contains 2006’s Casino Royale, 2008’s Quantum of Solace and 2012’s Skyfall. A great deal for about $6 buck a movie. And don’t forget that there are a lot more James Bond titles to choose from for $9.49 each. Click here to view those titles.

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Luc Besson-produced ‘Intersections’ gets released as ‘Collision’

Like most film distribution companies, Lionsgate is no stranger to re-titling imported movies to fit the North American market (earlier this year, they released Coweb under the title Ninja Masters). They’re latest re-title is the Luc Besson-produced, French action-thriller Intersections, which they’re now calling Collision. Collision is directed by David Marconi (The Harvest), who is best known for writing 1998’s Enemy of the State and 2007’s Live Free or Die Hard. The … Continue reading

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Filipinos break bad in Alfonso Torre’s ‘Kabisera’

A few months ago, we posted about Erik Matti’s acclaimed Filipino thriller, On The Job, which was recently picked up by Well Go USA for North American distribution. Now, there’s another buzzworthy Filipino film titled Kabisera, and it’s on the verge of making its mark at the Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2013. Directed by Borgy Torre (aka Alfonso Torre), Kabisera (the tagalog word for “capitol”) is about a man who is drawn … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Undisputed III: Redemption | Blu-ray | Only $7.99 – Expires soon!

T0day’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Undisputed III: Redemption, directed by Isaac Florentine (Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear) and starring Scott Adkins (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning). Boyka (Adkins) is back. This time he is fighting in the first ever inter-prison tournament with one knee. Also starring Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Mark Ivanir, Hristo Shopov and Marko Zaror.

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The ‘Nunchucku’ guy is back as a ‘Kung Fu Fighter’

Thanks to Film Combat Syndicate, we have new information regarding Tanxing Chen’s (the actor also known as Dragon Chen or Chen Star) latest film, Kung Fu Fighter, which will be released in China on November 15, 2013. If you don’t recall who Tanxing Chen is, last year, we posted a story about his previous film, Nunchucku. The plot for Kung Fu Fighter involves a character named Cheng (Tanxing Chen), who accidentally kills … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! James Bond Titles | Blu-ray | Only $9.49 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire are individual James Bond Blu-ray titles for only $9.49 each! This deal includes some of the best of Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. And of course, that underrated title that starred that “other fella,” George Lazenby. 1967’s You Only Live Twice, 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever, 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me, 1983’s Octopussy, 1985’s A View … Continue reading

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Cityonfire and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of ‘Ip Man: The Final Fight’ – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Ip Man: The Final Fight to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment and list 3 of your favorite fight scenes of all time (from any movie), along with a brief explanation of why they’re your favorite. We will be selecting three winners at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Get the Gringo | Blu-ray | Only $8.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Get the Gringo (aka How I Spent My Summer Vacation). A career criminal (Mel Gibson) is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy. Get the Gringo is supposedly the “unofficial” sequel to 1999’s Payback; and just like Payback (the original, not the director’s cut), Get the Gringo is an underrated gem that I … Continue reading

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Jet Li’s ‘Badges of Fury’ explodes onto Blu-ray & DVD on January 7

International action superstar Jet Li (Hero) teams up for a third time with Zhang Wen (The Guillotines) as bickering cops out to catch a prolific serial killer in the action-comedy Badges of Fury, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital January 7th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The tongue-in-cheek spoof on kung fu cops from first time director Tsz Ming Wong, with action choreography by Corey Yuen (Shaolin), also stars Shishi … Continue reading

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