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- JJ Bona on Wall or No Wall? Soi Cheang’s all-star martial arts actioner ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ gets a New TrailerAppreciate the info, Phil! =)
- Phil Chan on Wall or No Wall? Soi Cheang’s all-star martial arts actioner ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ gets a New TrailerWe have an official release date in Hong Kong: May 1st - https://www.instagra…
- Bruce on They call ’em Bruces! Details for Severin Films’ ‘The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Volume 1’A must-buy, but it's a shame they couldn't get the original Canto/Mandarin au…
- Paul Bramhall on They call ’em Bruces! Details for Severin Films’ ‘The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Volume 1’That’s the one!
- American Ninja Man on They call ’em Bruces! Details for Severin Films’ ‘The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Volume 1’The Big Boss Part II, like the one that we've been trying to see for years?
- American Ninja Man on Bruceploitation, move over! Billy Blanks and Jalal Merhi return in ‘The Circuit 4’ also starring David ‘Bolo Jr’ YeungCircuit 4? When did they make Circuit 3? I saw the first two (these were terr…
- Paul Bramhall on Bruceploitation, move over! Billy Blanks and Jalal Merhi return in ‘The Circuit 4’ also starring David ‘Bolo Jr’ YeungDid I spot a digitally de-aged version of Billy Blanks (well, the social medi…
- Typo on Revenge is a dish best served by Sumiko Fuji! Eureka announces Blu-ray collection for ‘Red Peony Gambler 1-3’I would have bought it if the eight movies had been put in a nice box. Well..…
- Jeff on More beasts for your buck! Sonny Chiba’s ‘Karate Bullfighter’ & ‘Karate Bearfighter’ arriving on Blu-ray in June from EurekaI've never seen The Boxer Rebellion but from watching the trailer I'm sure it…
- American Ninja Man on More beasts for your buck! Sonny Chiba’s ‘Karate Bullfighter’ & ‘Karate Bearfighter’ arriving on Blu-ray in June from EurekaThe one I'm still waiting for is Master Of The Flying Guillotine. I have both…
- Ulric on More beasts for your buck! Sonny Chiba’s ‘Karate Bullfighter’ & ‘Karate Bearfighter’ arriving on Blu-ray in June from EurekaI definitely want Marco Polo, Boxer from the temple, the Kung fu instructor a…
- Ulric on More beasts for your buck! Sonny Chiba’s ‘Karate Bullfighter’ & ‘Karate Bearfighter’ arriving on Blu-ray in June from EurekaJeff, you are speaking my language. Those are exactly the same movies I want…
- JJ Bona on More beasts for your buck! Sonny Chiba’s ‘Karate Bullfighter’ & ‘Karate Bearfighter’ arriving on Blu-ray in June from EurekaArrow is rumored to be working on a Shaw Vol 3, but who knows? Other than Sho…
- American Ninja Man on I got the power! Kino Lorber announces New Blu-ray for Jeff Speakman’s cult martial arts classic ‘The Perfect Weapon’I remember One Man's Justice being okay, it's just that also there was an int…
- Jeff on More beasts for your buck! Sonny Chiba’s ‘Karate Bullfighter’ & ‘Karate Bearfighter’ arriving on Blu-ray in June from EurekaThanks again JJ! Any news on anymore upcoming Shaw Brothers releases? Some re…
- Andrew Hernandez on Bundle up! Donnie Yen’s snow-filled thriller ‘Polar Rescue’ arrives on Blu-ray next weekDonnie Yen should have listened to what George Carlin said in “It’s Bad For Y…
- Andrew Hernandez on I got the power! Kino Lorber announces New Blu-ray for Jeff Speakman’s cult martial arts classic ‘The Perfect Weapon’It’s funny out it all works out. It can be argued that each guy made one good…
- American Ninja Man on I got the power! Kino Lorber announces New Blu-ray for Jeff Speakman’s cult martial arts classic ‘The Perfect Weapon’Jeff Speakman,Brian Bosworth and Olivier Gruner were three one hit wonders. A…
- JJ Bona on More beasts for your buck! Sonny Chiba’s ‘Karate Bullfighter’ & ‘Karate Bearfighter’ arriving on Blu-ray in June from EurekaJeff, from Eureka: "We are looking into the possibility of including an Engli…
- Andrew Hernandez on Van Damme is a gritty vigilante in the New Trailer for the neo-noir thriller ‘Darkness of Man’ from ‘Beyond the Law’ helmerPretty cool trailer! I like the Don Siegel/Walter Hill/Wayne Kramer vibes I’m…
- cb01.care on Shaw Bothers Classics: Volume 3 | Blu-ray (Shout!)I cambiamenti. Sappi che nulla rimane uguale.
- Kevin on I feel the need… the need… for Xi Jinping! ‘Top Gun’-style actioner ‘Born to Fly’ lands on Blu-ray next weekI was been sarcastic but still the movie was making peanut at the US box offi…
- Ska Martes on Bundle up! Donnie Yen’s snow-filled thriller ‘Polar Rescue’ arrives on Blu-ray next weekThey not fooling anyone with the title change....Come Back Home still sucks l…
- JJ Bona on Jake Gyllenhaal does his best Jackie Chan in a full blown fight scene for Doug Liman’s remake for ‘Road House’That bad? Ah, man. What happened to my Doug Liman. :(
- Andrew Hernandez on Jake Gyllenhaal does his best Jackie Chan in a full blown fight scene for Doug Liman’s remake for ‘Road House’This is pretty goddamn far from Doug Liman’s better works. I wouldn’t have gi…
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Join Liam Neeson for ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’
Liam Neeson is back in the kind of mode that audiences have come to love him in: playing a gravelly-voiced tough guy with ‘a particular set of skills.’ This September, Neeson is going for A Walk Among the Tombstones. Despite the Steven Seagal-esque title, this gritty thriller is the latest movie to bring author Lawrence Block’s private detective Matthew Scudder to life. The last Scudder film was 1986’s 8 Million Ways … Continue reading
Suspect, The (2013) Review
Director: Won Shin-yun Writer: Lim Sang-Yoon Cast: Gong Yoo, Park Hee-Soon, You Da-In, Cho Seong-Ha, Jo Jae-Yun, Kim Sung-Kyun Running Time: 137 min. By HKFanatic When The Bourne Supremacy first hit theaters back in 2005, the close-quarters handheld camerawork and rapid editing during action sequences had some film-goers claiming they experienced motion sickness rather than popcorn thrills. Soon afterwards, the term ‘shaky cam’ began popping up in critical reviews, and … Continue reading
New U.S. trailer for Van Damme’s heist flick ‘Swelter’
THE MOVIE: In Keith Parmer’s (Mob Rules) action-thriller Swelter, Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a member of a bank robbing gang that manages to steal a cool $100 million before some of them are apprehended by the police. In the vein of the brutal heist drama Reservoir Dogs, the modern crime thriller A History of Violence, Swelter is a violent story of greed and retribution. Also starring Josh Henderson, Brad Carter, Alfred Molina and … Continue reading
Popular Japanese survival-horror video game ‘Fatal Frame’ coming to theaters
Since its inception in 2002, the Japanese video game series Fatal Frame has been one of the most popular and enduring franchises in the ‘survival-horror’ genre. Known as Zero in Japan, the series typically follows plucky young women as they investigate ancient tragedies and defeat ghosts using a supernatural camera that has the ability to expel spirits. Now Fatal Frame is coming to the big screen. A live-action adaptation of the … Continue reading
Korean cinematic bad boy Kim Ki-duk is back with the disturbing ‘Moebius’
Ever since 2000’s The Isle caught the attention of the international cinema scene, director Kim Ki-duk has been known as an iconoclast and provocateur of Korean cinema. Although his 2012 effort Pieta earned him the coveted Golden Lion at that year’s Venice International Film Festival, the controversial filmmaker hasn’t decided to play it safe. His upcoming film Moebius is set to land in select North American theaters this August 15th, … Continue reading
Want a ‘Pacific Rim 2,’ kaiju fans? You’ll get it April 7, 2017!
Last summer’s ‘giant monsters vs. mech’ film Pacific Rim proved to be a modest hit worldwide, grossing $400 million on a budget of about half that. The movie arrived in theaters with plenty of internet buzz, thanks in part to the reputation of director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Blade II). Now Del Toro is assuring fans that, if they keep their fingers crossed, we might just get Pacific Rim 2. … Continue reading
Hot new Asian titles streaming on Netflix
Got a Netflix subscription? If so, you’ve got a gateway to some of the latest and greatest in Asian cinema, as well as related martial arts titles. Let’s take a look at some of the titles that have found their way to Netflix’s streaming service in the last month or two. Journey to the West (2013) – from director Stephen Chow comes this special FX-fueled martial arts flick about the … Continue reading
Cung Le may just be the busiest man in martial arts action cinema
There’s no rest for the wicked – or for a wicked, musclebound Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Fan favorite actor Cung Le has made a name for himself in and out of the ring, thanks to co-starring roles in films like Bodyguards & Assassins and Dragon Eyes, and the man shows no signs of slowing down. In a recent video interview, Cung Le teased several new projects on his horizon. Two … Continue reading
Check out the trailer for stylish Korean action film ‘For the Emperor’
If you were wondering what it’d look like if a professional baseball player lost everything in a gambling scandal and had to start working for the Korean mob, apparently the answer is ‘a lot of stylishly photographed ass-kicking.’ That’s the premise behind the upcoming Korean action/drama For the Emperor and you won’t want to miss the trailer. Lee Man-ki plays the lead role and you may remember him from 2011’s … Continue reading
Nick Cheung gets downright spooky for a ‘Hungry Ghost Ritual’
What do you get when you combine Dario Argento’s giallo classic Opera with the Academy Award-winning Black Swan, adding a dash of Asian horror creepiness? You just might find out by watching the trailer for Hungry Ghost Ritual, an upcoming Hong Kong horror picture starring Nick Cheung. The hard-working actor was last seen in Dante Lam’s psychological crime thriller That Demon Within. In Hungry Ghost Ritual, which hits Hong Kong … Continue reading
John Woo’s ‘Beast’ will have its day!
Can’t say I ever saw this coming. John Woo is reportedly planning to direct a remake of Seijun Suzuki’s 1963 film Youth of the Beast. Woo’s version will carry the title Day of the Beast. Here’s where things get crazy (and multi-national): the remake is set in Tokyo and sees a Western outsider become involved in a turf war between the Yakuza and the Russian mob. Day of the Beast will … Continue reading
Watch a new ‘Mud Fight’ action clip for ‘The Raid 2′!
THE MOVIE: Written and directed by Gareth Evans, The Raid 2: Berandal picks up right where the first film left off and follows Rama (Iko Uwais) as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force. Additional cast members include Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei … Continue reading
Newest poster for Dante Lam’s ‘That Demon Within’
Dante Lam is arguably the leading action director in Hong Kong right now (sorry, Wilson Yip) thanks to movies like Fire of Conscience and The Stool Pigeon. Lam is a veteran of the industry going all the way back to 1998’s Beast Cops, but he’s managed to invigorate his career of late by taking well-worn Hong Kong action tropes and reenergizing them with an immediate, Bourne-esque visual style. Dante looks … Continue reading
‘Once Upon a Time in Vietnam’ gets a July 2014 release date
Back in 2007, former 21 Jump Street star Dustin Nguyen managed to reinvent his image by playing a nearly invincible martial artist bad guy in the Vietnamese hit The Rebel. Now, Nguyen is parlaying his status in the burgeoning Vietnamese action scene by stepping behind the camera for an ambitious project. Previously titled Monk on Fire, but now known under the title of Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (AKA … Continue reading
Watch the extended TV Spot for ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′
THE MOVIE: Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) squares off against the Rhino (Paul Giamatti) and the powerful Electro (Jamie Foxx) while struggling to keep his promise to leave Gwen Stacey (Emma Stone) out of his dangerous life. Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is expected release date for this 3D sequel is May 2, 2014. Updates: Official look at Spider-Man’s new mask | First set photos. | Spidey’s nemesis Norman Osborn is back and ready to wreak some havoc. … Continue reading
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