Category Archives: DVD/Blu-ray New Releases

New & upcoming 4K UHD/Blu-ray releases of films we think cityonfire.com visitors should know about. Asian, martial arts, cult, classic and other popular titles. Please click on the Amazon.com affiliate links to support this site.

Five Shaolin Masters aka 5 Shaolin Masters DVD (Dragon Dynasty)

RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2011 Directed by Chang Cheh and starring David Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun and Mang Fei (Meng Fei). Read cityonfire.com’s review. Check out the trailer here.

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The Prisoner aka Island of Fire DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2011 Directed by Chu Yen Pin (Kung Fu Dunk) and starring Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Jimmy Wang Yu. This DVD is a re-release. Warning: DVD may be English dubbed and may not contain original Chinese lauguage tracks. In addition, it may be slightly cut from it’s original presentation. Read cityonfire.com’s review here. Check out the trailer here.

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Gantz Blu-ray/DVD (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: August 30, 2011 Kei Kurono and his childhood friend Masaru Kato attempt to save a man who has fallen onto the train tracks but are run down by an oncoming train. However, rather than finding themselves dead, they are transported to a strange apartment in which they find a mysterious black orb known as Gantz. Along with others there, they are provided weaponry and sent on missions to … Continue reading

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Citizen Kane 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray/DVD (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: TBA A psychological study of Charles Foster Kane, a powerful newspaper tycoon whose idealism was corrupted as he rose to enourmous wealth and power. The story unfolds as a mystery: when Mr. Kane dies uttering cryptic last words, a magazine reporter interviews the tycoon’s friends in an effort to uncover the significance of the word “Rosebud.” Directed by Orson Welles, Citizen Kane is considered the greatest film of … Continue reading

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Conan the Barbarian/Conan the Destroyer Blu-ray (Universal)

RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2011 First time on Blu-ray: Conan the Barbarian, a 1982 action-adventure film by director John Milius and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is loosely based on the Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E. Howard and was written by Oliver Stone and John Milius. Also available is the less-acclaimed Conan the Destroyer. Trailers: Conan the Barbarian | Conan the Destroyer

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Sword and Sorcery Collection: Deathstalker, Deathstalker II, The Warrior and the Sorceress & Barbarian Queen DVD (Shout!)

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2011 Shout! presents another round of Roger Corman’s Cult Classics: Sword and Sorcery Collection: Deathstalker, Deathstalker II, The Warrior and the Sorceress & Barbarian Queen. Just in time to exploit the release of the new Conan movie (just as they did when the original Conan movie came out!) Trailers: Deathstalker | Deathstalker II | Barbarian Queen | The Warrior and the Sorceress

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Streetwalkin’ DVD (Shout!)

RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2011 Roger Corman’s Cult Classics presents: Streetwalkin’! The title says it all. Starring Melissa Leo, Dale Midkiff, Julie Newmar, Antonio Fargas, Leon Robinson. Directed by Joan Freeman (Satisfaction). Okay, this is probably where I start to lose COF visitors one-by-one… Check out the trailer here.

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Clash aka Bay Rong DVD (Indomina)

DATE: August 9, 2011 From the producers of the The Rebel! Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. Starring Veronica Ngo and Johnny Nguyen. Check out our review here. Check out the trailer here.

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Machete Maidens Unleashed DVD (MPI)

RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2011 Karate-kickin’ midgets! Paper-mache monsters! Busty babes with blades! Filipino genre films of the ’70s and ’80s had it all. Boasting cheap labour, exotic scenery and non-existent health and safety regulations, the Philippines was a dreamland for exploitation filmmakers whose renegade productions were soon engulfing drive-in screens around the globe like a tidal schlock-wave! At last, the all-too-often overlooked world of drive-in filler from Manila gets … Continue reading

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Women in Cages DVD/Blu-ray Collection: Big Doll House, Women in Cages, The Big Bird (Shout!)

RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2011 (DVD); August 23, 2011 (Blu-ray) A collection of exploitation, chicks and chains! The Big Bird Cage (view trailer): Guerrillas and girls, revolution and sex all combine in an over-the-top jail-break flick. Big Doll House (view trailer): Six women locked in a brutal and sadistic prison take hostages in a desperate escape attempt. Women In Cages (view trailer): Lust meets betrayal when four women decide to … Continue reading

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The Clone Returns Home DVD (Animeigo)

RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2011 An astronaut dies on a mission, but never fear — he’s got a clone, which has been imprinted with his memories. Unfortunately, the clone malfunctions, and fixates on a tragic memory from the dead astronaut’s youth. The clone runs away to find answers and solace from his burdensome memories, much to the dismay of his wife and the clone company. Directed by Kanji Nakajima and … Continue reading

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kenhisu: To Kill with One Blow DVD (ASC Productions)

RELEASE DATE: May 4, 2011 Directed by LaMard J Wingster and starring Amy Chang. kenhisu: To Kill with One Blow is an ultra low budget martial arts film about a Ninja Assassin who avenges her family against the Mob. This movie may be decent, or it may be god awful; but I guarantee you it’s better than “Battle: Los Angeles.” Check out the trailer here.

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Sands of the Kalahari Blu-ray/DVD (Olive Films)

Release Date: August 2, 2011. Sands of the Kalahari is a 1965 film British adventure/drama about a disparate and desperate group of plane crash survivors thrust into a savage environment in Africa. Starring Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker, Susannah York, and Theodore Bikel, based on the novel by William Mulvihill. Directed by Cy Endfield, who directed Universal Soldier (1971).

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Women In Prison Triple DVD: Chained Heat/Read Heat/Jungle Warriors (Panik House)

RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2011 CHAINED HEAT – Widely regarded as the greatest women-in-prison film of all time, finally comes to DVD in a totally uncut, re-mastered version. This triple-pack of ‘boobs behind bars’ mid-80s exploitation classics will only be in print for a limited time. Starring Linda Blair (The Exorcist). Check out the trailer. RED HEAT – Linda Blair heads back to prison as American tourist Christine Carlson, a … Continue reading

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Oblivion DVD (Shout!)

RELEASE DATE: July 5, 2011 Just in case you can’t wait for Cowboys & Aliens! Set in the year 3031 on a frontier planet light years away from Earth, a bizarre gang of futuristic desperadoes have their sight set on turning the tumbleweed town of Oblivion into their own private playground. Directed by Sam Irvin and starring Richard Joseph Paul, Andrew Divoff, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Musetta Vander, Isaac Hayes … Continue reading

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