Newest Comments
- Bruce Jensen on The final ‘Mission Impossible’ we reckon? Watch the action-packed Teaser for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’Thanks for giving me some titles I haven't seen yet to check out (Once Upon A…
- Throwdown on Tony Jaa will make America great again! Well Go USA is giving ‘Striking Rescue’ a U.S. theatrical release in DecemberThis is actually a pretty good movie. The plot and the acting are all cinema-…
- Throwdown on Tony Jaa will make America great again! Well Go USA is giving ‘Striking Rescue’ a U.S. theatrical release in DecemberAmen. Some of the best action movies out of China/HK are going straight to st…
- Andrew Hernandez on The final ‘Mission Impossible’ we reckon? Watch the action-packed Teaser for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’Based on that notion, there haven’t been any good Chinese martial art films s…
- JJ Bona on High Forces (2024) ReviewLOL!!! =)
- dakuan on High Forces (2024) Reviewi couldn't be more focused, i'm getting high right now.
- Bruce Jensen on The final ‘Mission Impossible’ we reckon? Watch the action-packed Teaser for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’That being said, it looks vastly more appealing to me than any martial arts f…
- Anonymous on The final ‘Mission Impossible’ we reckon? Watch the action-packed Teaser for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’I agree. They need to stick to their martial arts garbage, which all looks th…
- Andrew Hernandez on Netflix ‘n KILL! Streaming giant awakens the English-language remake of Kim Jee-woon’s 2005 hit ‘A Bittersweet Life’I would feel better about this if an auteur type of film maker or someone who…
- Nuno+Pereira on The final ‘Mission Impossible’ we reckon? Watch the action-packed Teaser for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’Tom Cruise is a Samurai... you forget ;)
- JJ Bona on Tony Jaa will make America great again! Well Go USA is giving ‘Striking Rescue’ a U.S. theatrical release in DecemberThere have been some pretty good, straight to streaming "low budget" movies.…
- Scott Robinson on The final ‘Mission Impossible’ we reckon? Watch the action-packed Teaser for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’This isn't an asian or martial arts film. COF not on fire.
- Scott Robinson on High Forces (2024) ReviewNot imprtant! please focus on what's important!
- dakuan on High Forces (2024) Reviewi honestly don't get the reference. only thing i find about DEI on the intern…
- Paul Bramhall on Jackie Chan – Cameo Story: His Top 10 HK Cinema Cameos"I’d love to see 88 Films, Eureka or Arrow pump out a special edition of “Fea…
- Kevin on Tony Jaa will make America great again! Well Go USA is giving ‘Striking Rescue’ a U.S. theatrical release in DecemberIn china, the movie go straight online, which mean it is low budget. Low budg…
- Andrew Hernandez on Die Hard in a bar unit? Watch action scenes from Scott Adkins’ latest thriller ‘Take Cover’I rented Take Cover on Vudu a few days ago, and it’s decent. Certainly much b…
- Andrew Hernandez on We always thought they looked alike! Scott Adkins joins Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in Joe Carnahan’s thriller ‘RIP’I hope Adkins has a sizable role. Affleck has to be familiar with his filmogr…
- dakuan on We always thought they looked alike! Scott Adkins joins Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in Joe Carnahan’s thriller ‘RIP’are you sure it's not Good Will Hunting 2?
- Andrew Hernandez on The Tai Chi Master (2022) ReviewI’m glad that Wu Yue and Zhang Kai are playing the same characters as in Woo-…
- Mohamed Nasser on What’s going on with Donnie Yen’s ‘Ip Man 5’? Let’s speculate!IP MAN 5 🔥
- Paul Bramhall on ‘Paradox’ and ‘Ip Man 4’ star Wu Yue kicks ass in the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Tai Chi Master’ on Digital on November 12You talkin' to me? There isn't anyone else here, so you must be talkin' to me…
- Jaydev Sethi on Love…. exciting and new! 88 Films announces Blu-ray for Teruo Ishii’s 1969 cult thriller ‘Love and Crime’jaydevsethi18@gmail.com
- Andrew Hernandez on Tony Jaa will make America great again! Well Go USA is giving ‘Striking Rescue’ a U.S. theatrical release in DecemberI’m happy that WellGo is releasing this to theatres in the US on December 6.
- Tory on There’ll be HELL to pay in the Teaser Poster for Ernesto Díaz Espinoza’s ‘Diablo’ starring Marko Zaror and Scott AdkinsSorry, Andrew, just now seeing this. I’m with you. I imagine that they’re gon…
-
Disclaimer: cityonfire.com does not own any of the photos contained in the blog. cityonfire.com was made merely to pay homage to these films, directors, talent, etc. and not for any profit or commercial reasons. No copyright infringement intended. The photos are copyrighted and courtesy by their respective owners.
cityonfire.com is a non-profit website for the private use and entertainment and/or parody purposes.
"Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statue that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, education or personal use tops the balance in favor of fair use."
Yearly Archives: 2011
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Blu-ray/DVD (Strand)
RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2011 Winner of the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a unique tale of a man embracing life’s greatest mystery. Choosing to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside, Boonmee is visited by his dead wife (a ghost) and his lost son (an strange hairy beast with red glowing eyes) who … Continue reading
Dragon Inn (1992) Review
AKA: New Dragon Gate Inn Director: Raymond Lee Co-director: Tsui Hark Co-director: Ching Siu-tung Cast: Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Donnie Yen, Hung Yan-yan, Yuen Bun, Ng Kai-wah, Lan Tun, Yam Sai-Kwoon, Yuen Cheung-Yan Running Time: 88/99 min. By Numskull While I wouldn’t refer to this movie as an “epic” it does have a wide narrative and visual scope that places it head and shoulders over many other … Continue reading
Blade, The (1995) Review
Director: Tsui Hark Cast: Vincent Zhao, Hung Yan-Yan, Song Lei, Moses Chan, Austin Wai, Valerie Chow, Jason Chu Wing-Tong, Michael Tse, Ngai Sing, Yuen Bun Running Time: 100 min. By Iuxion Call me crazy, but I’ve always liked movies like The Blade, you know, wuxia movies with tight choreography and lots of swords. However, recently all that wire-fu with The Matrix, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, etc. etc. has been getting … Continue reading
Legend of Zu, The (2001) Review
AKA: Zu Warriors Director: Tsui Hark Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo , Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Cecilia Cheung, Wu Jing, Louis Koo Tin-Lok, Kelly Lin, Patrick Tam Yiu-Man, Wu Yue Running Time: 104 min. By Numskull You know what sucks? When you expect a movie to be really, really bad… and it turns out to be really, really, REALLY bad. Tsui Hark’s follow up to his 1983 hit Zu: Warriors … Continue reading
Time and Tide (2001) Review
Director: Tsui Hark Cast: Nicholas Tse, Wu Bai, Candy Lo, Cathy Chui, Joventino Couto Remotigue, Anthony Wong, Jack Kao Jie, Kenji Tanigaki, Frankie Chin Chi Leung Running Time: 113 min. By Sergio Martorelli Hark, the herald angels sing, is back in the Hizzouz!!! After two years in Hollywood helming Jean-Claude Van Damme’s crapfests “Double Team” and “Knock Off”, the main man of action returned to Hong Kong and did “Time … Continue reading
True Legend Blu-ray & DVD (Indomina)
RELEASE DATE: September 13, 2011 True Legend (click here for our review) is a 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine, Guo Xiaodong, Feng Xiaogang, Cung Le, Gordon Liu, Bryan Leung and Jacky Heung. Check out the trailer here.
Sungkyunkwan Scandal DVD Set (YA Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2011 Sungkyunkwan Scandal is set in Sungkyunkwan University in the late Joseon era during the reign of King Jeongjo, revolving around the exploits and love stories of four youths. When her younger brother’s illness worsens and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money, Kim Yoon Hee enters the school under his name, disguised as a boy in her … Continue reading
Swingers Blu-ray (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2011 Swingers is a 1996 comedy-drama film about the lives of single, unemployed actors living on the ‘eastside’ of Hollywood, California during the 1990s swing revival. Written by Jon Favreau and directed by Doug Liman, the movie starred Favreau and Vince Vaughn, and also featured performances by Ron Livingston and Heather Graham. A classic! Check out the trailer here.
The Box aka Hako DVD (Pathfinder)
The Box reflects on the relation between humanity, technology and nature through dream-like sequences – of an old craftsmanwho makes machines from rocks, his death, which transforms his village into a wasteland, and a box with a mind of its own and a secret inside – Hong Kong International Film Festival
Tale of Two Sisters, A (2003) Review
Director: Kim Ji Woon Writer: Kim Ji Woon Cast: Im Su-Jeong, Mun Geun-Yeong, Yeom Jeong-A, Kim Gap-Su, Park Mi-Hyeon, Wu Gi-Hong Running Time: 115 min. By JJ Hatfield A Tale of Two Sisters is a finely crafted work of art from the skilled hands of Kim Jee-woon. Kim not only directed the film but wrote the screen play as well. This is beautiful and imaginative in a very subdued fashion. … Continue reading
My Fair Lady aka Yojo Lady, The Perfect Girl DVD Set (Tai Seng)
RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2011 My Fair Lady, also known as Yojo Lady or The Perfect Girl, is a South Korean television drama produced and first broadcast by SBS in 2003. Yojo Lady has a total of 16 episodes in this series, and is a remake of the Japanese drama series Yamatonadeshiko.Check out the trailer.
Teahouse, The | aka The Tea House (1974) Review
Director: Kuei Chih Hung Writer: Sze To On Producer: Runme Shaw Cast: Chen Kuan Tai, Yeung Chi Hing, Lee Sau Kei, Karen Yip Ling Chi, Ha Ping, Cheung Chok Chow, Shum Lo, Fung King Man, Chung Chaan Chi, Yeung Chak Lam, Wong Yu, Chan Laap Ban, Chan Mei Hua, Chan Shen, Ching Gong, Fan Mei Sheng Running Time: 96 min. By JJ Hatfield “The Teahouse” is a story on film … Continue reading
Last Kung Fu Monk DVD (Screen Media)
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011 A Kung-Fu Monk comes to the States to take care of his deceased brother’s son. While setting up a school and learning about life in the US, he becomes embroiled in an underground fighting club in order to save the lives of his friends. Check out the amazing trailer!
1 Comment