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- Ska Martes on Quentin Tarantino has dropped his 10th and final project: does this mean a ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’ is back on the table?At the time in 2004, we had to wait a year for vol 2 then found out it was ac…
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Category Archives: Martial Arts Titles
Kingdom of Blood | aka The Four III | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2016 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Gordon Chan’s Kingdom of Blood (aka The Four III)… once again, retitled by the studio, just as they did with Lawless Kingdom (aka The Four II). Explosive hand-to-hand battles and the dazzling spectacles of ancient China bring to life this thrilling epic saga. Follow Emotionless, Coldblood, Iron Hands, and Life Snatcher as they work to save the empire. Kingdom of Blood stars Chao … Continue reading
Monk Comes Down the Mountain | DVD (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: March 15, 2016 Sony presents the DVD for Monk Comes Down the Mountain, by acclaimed director Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine). This Chinese martial arts film (read our review) stars Aaron Kwok (The Monkey King), Wang Baoqiang (Kung Fu Killer), Lin Chi-ling (Red Cliff), Wang Xueqi (Bodyguards & Assassins) and Fan Wei (Back to 1942). It also features martial arts choreography is being handled by Ku Huan-Chiu (14 Blades). | … Continue reading
Time Rush | aka Reflex | DVD (Archstone)
RELEASE DATE: April 5, 2016 Archstone and Stunt Power Films presents Time Rush (aka Reflex), an upcoming thriller that fuzes martial arts with Edge of Tomorrow! Helmed by Daniel Zirilli (director of Steven Seagal’s upcoming thriller, Asian Connection), Time Rush is about a man who is stuck in a repeating loop of time, and must navigate his way through an Asian metropolis (in this case, Thailand). Time Rush stars Dean Alexandrou (Blunt … Continue reading
Pay Back | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: On April 5, 2016 On April 5, 2016, Lionsgate is releasing Pay Back on DVD. This 2013 Chinese thriller stars Fan Siu-wong (Ricki-Oh), Francis Ng (Too Many Ways to be Number One), Cynthia Khan (In the Line of Duty 3, Eternal Fist) and Lam Suet (Monk Comes Down from the Mountain). When mafia fall guy Zhang Jin finally gets released from prison, he’s nearly assassinated. In an effort to … Continue reading
Kung Fu: Trailers of Fury | Blu-ray & DVD (Severin)
RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2016 Severin Films presents Kung Fu: Trailers of Fury, an explosive new Blu-ray and DVD compilation of rare trailers, transferred in 2k from a collection of recently unearthed 35mm reels. Get ready for the most hard-kicking, facesmashing, snakefisting trailer collection of them all! From the golden age of kung fu cinema comes this insane tsunami of masters, mobsters, furious vengeance and incredible fighting styles, starring Bruce Lee … Continue reading
Breaker! Breaker! | Blu-ray (Olive Films)
RELEASE DATE: March 22, 2016 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray for Chuck Norris’ action classic, Breaker! Breaker! In the film, a truck driver (Norris) searches for his brother (Michael Augenstein), who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge (George Murdock). This 1977 feature is Norris’ first true starring role, if you don’t count his baddie appearances in 1972’s Way of the Dragon and 1974’s Slaughter in San … Continue reading
Jean-Claude Van Damme Collection | Blu-ray (Mill Creek)
RELEASE DATE: March 15, 2016 Mill Creek Entertainment presents the Blu-ray set for the Jean-Claude Van Damme 5 Movie Collection, which contains the following films on two discs: Sheldon Lettich’s The Hard Corps (2006), Tsui Hark’s Double Team (1997), Ringo Lam’s Maximum Risk (1996), Mic Rodgers’ Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) and Simon Fellows’ Second in Command (2006). This collection marks the Blu-ray debut of both The Hard Corps and Double Team. … Continue reading
Weaponized | aka Swap | Blu-ray & DVD (Cinedigm)
RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2016 Cinedigm presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Weaponized (aka Swap), an all-star, sci-fi actioner from Timothy Woodward Jr. (Throwdown) and writer Sean Ryan (4Got10). The film stars Johnny Messner (Kill ‘Em All), Jon Foo (Tekken), Mickey Rourke (Year of the Dragon), Tom Sizemore (Natural Born Killers) and Michael Paré (Streets of Fire). When a detective investigates a mass shooting by a former US soldier, he finds himself … Continue reading
Braddock: Missing in Action III | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: March 15, 2016 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for Braddock: Missing in Action III, a 1988 action film directed by Aaron Norris (Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection) and starring Chuck Norris (Yellow Faced Tiger). Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is back in Vietnam, this time fighting his own personal war, as he goes in to rescue the son he’s never met from a ruthless Vietnamese general – a … Continue reading
Invasion U.S.A. | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: March 15, 2016 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for Invasion U.S.A., a 1985 action film directed by Joseph Zito (Missing in Action) and starring Chuck Norris (Slaughter in San Francisco). In Invasion U.S.A., a one-man army (Norris) comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion. Invasion U.S.A. also stars Richard Lynch (The Sword and the Sorcerer The Sword and the Sorcerer) and Billy Drago … Continue reading
The Challenge | Blu-ray & DVD (Kino)
RELEASE DATE: February 16, 2016 Kino presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1982’s The Challenge (aka Sword of the Ninja), directed by John Frankenheimer (Ronin) and written by John Sayles (Eight Men Out). The movie will be sourced from a brand new HD master. This swashbuckling cult-classic stars Scott Glenn (Urban Cowboy), Toshiro Mifune (Incident at Blood Pass), Donna Kei Benz (Pray for Death) and Atsuo Nakamura (47 Ronin). The film … Continue reading
Ghost Warrior/The House Where Evil Dwells | Blu-ray (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: January 5, 2016 Ready for some obscure samurai action? Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray Double Feature for 1982’s The House Where Evil Dwells and 1984’s Ghost Warrior (aka Swordkill). In The House Where Evil Dwells, an ancient Japanese curse turns a couple’s lives (Edward Albert and Susan George) into a nightmare of lust and revenge! This release features a new high-definition transfer and trailer. In Ghost Warrior, a deep-frozen … Continue reading
Zombie Fight Club | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: February 2, 2016 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Zombie Fight Club (read our review), a martial arts/zombie flick directed by Joe Chien (Zombie 108). This Raid/George Romero-inspired thriller stars Phillip Ng (Wild City, Birth of the Dragon), Andy On (Special ID), Jessica C. (Double Trouble), Jack Kao (Zombie 108), Michael Wong (Nightfall), Terence Yin (Firestorm), Derek Tsang (Dream Home) and Candy Yuen. | Trailer. Pre-order Zombie Flight … Continue reading
Tokyo Tribe | Blu-ray & DVD (XLrator Media)
RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 XLrator Media will be releasing Tokyo Tribe on Blu-ray & DVD! This modern day cult classic – based on the popular manga by Santa Inoue – is a one-of-a-kind experience that fuzes Yakuza violence with martial arts and music. In a futuristic, alternate Tokyo made up of ghetto slums and nightclub playgrounds, territorial street gangs rule the city. The opposing factions – each with their own … Continue reading
Iron Girl II | DVD (Switchblade Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 Switchblade Pictures presents the DVD for Kenichi Fujiwara’s Iron Girl II (aka Iron Girl: Ultimate Weapon), the sequel to 2012’s Iron Girl. It’s the same post-apocalyptic world and Chris, the mysterious bounty hunter better known as Iron Girl (Kirara Asuka), is still the deadliest fighter on the planet. Unfortunately, she also still has no memory of who she is or where she came from, and, … Continue reading
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