Yearly Archives: 2012

No Mercy DVD (CJ Entertainment)

Posted on July 11, 2012 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE July 31, 2012 CJ Entertainment presents the DVD for No Mercy, directed by Hyeong-Joon Kim (The Scent). Noted pathologist Professor Kang Min-ho is retiring to spend more time with his beloved daughter. But when a beautiful, young woman turns up mutilated, he is drawn into one last case. Check out the trailer.

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Lost Kung Fu Secrets, The (1979) Review

Posted on July 10, 2012 by JJ Bona
"The Lost Kung Fu Secrets" DVD Cover

Director: Joe Law Cast: David Chiang Da-Wei, Hsu Feng, Choi Wang, Hu Chin, Wong Hap, Paul Chun Pui, Sun Jung Chi, Weng Hsiao Hu, Yuen Sam, Chiang Han, Wang Man Chuen Running Time: 91 min. By Numskull  The Lost Kung Fu Secrets (abbreviated hereafter as “Lost”) is not just an exercise in pointlessness, it’s a full-blown workout. I’m talking three consecutive Richard Simmons videos, here. The…ah, “plot” begins as a … Continue reading →

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Sony delivers ‘The Raid: Redemption’ on August 14th!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by JJ Bona

Cityonfire.com has received the following press release from Sony Pictures on July 9th: Iko Uwais and Joe Taslim star as members of a rookie SWAT team tasked to infiltrate a safe house containing the world’s most dangerous killers and gangsters in the hard-hitting, jaw-dropping, martial arts action extravaganza The Raid: Redemption (see our review), coming to Unrated DVD and Blu-ray™ with UltraViolet™ August 14th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. When … Continue reading →

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The Suicide Song DVD (Tokyo Shock)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2012 Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for The Suicide Song. Kana commits suicide in her classroom one afternoon. Her friend, Anzu, hears Kana humming a strange song as she witnesses the tragic scene. With the mysterious melody fresh in her mind, she investigates with her friends. Check out the trailer.

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Well Go USA goes ‘Viral’ on August 28th

Posted on July 9, 2012 by JJ Bona

Cityonfire.com has received the following press release from Well Go USA on July 9th: Rising superstars Jay Chou (The Green Hornet, True Legend) and Nicholas Tse (Shaolin, The Stool Pigeon) team up in award-winning Director Dante Lam’s (The Beast Stalker, The Stool Pigeon) all-action, bio-terror thriller The Viral Factor (see our review), debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital August 28th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film also stars Andy … Continue reading →

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The Black House DVD (Tokyo Shock)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2012 Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for The Black House. Jun-oh is a geeky insurance investigator who answers a call to a family s dilapidated home, where he discovers the young son hanged in his room. As Jun-oh investigates further, strange accidents begin to happen. Check out the trailer.

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Gamera the Brave Blu-ray (Tokyo Shock)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2012 Tokyo Shock presents 2006’s Gamera the Brave on Blu-ray! Gamera the Brave contrasts the strained relationship between a father and his son with the strong bond of a boy and a young monster growing up together. The film is set in the world in which we live, with one glaring exception it is also a world inhabited by giant monsters! Check out the trailer.

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Blu-ray and DVD Releases for 7/10/12

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Z Ravas

It’s about time – we’ve finally got a week where there’s plenty of Asian cinema to choose from, no matter what your tastes happen to be. In fact, I dare say this is one of the best weeks we’ve had in awhile. So enjoy! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 7/10/12: ASIAN CINEMA Butterfly Swords (DVD) – Well Go USA offers a DVD re-release of … Continue reading →

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Spellbound DVD (CJ Entertainment)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 16, 2012 CJ Entertainment presents the DVD for Spellbound. A young street magician meets a miserable girl during one of his Performances. She soon winds up in his “Horror magic show” and they becomes a smash. However, the girl holds a dark secret. Check out the trailer.

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Tazza: The High Rollers DVD aka The War of Flower (Bayview Entertainment)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 18, 2012 Bayview Entertainment presents the DVD for Tazza: The High Rollers (aka The War of Flower). After losing his entire savings in an illegal, backroom card game, Goni (Cho Seung-woo, The Sword with No Name) discovers it was all a set up – he was swindled by professional gamblers. Enraged and desperate, he sets out to get his money back by any means necessary. Check out … Continue reading →

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The director of ‘The Machine Girl’ has a ‘Ghost Story’ to tell

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Z Ravas

It feels like there’s been a surplus of Asian horror anthologies as of late, but one in particular to keep an eye on is Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro. This horror comedy arrives from fan favorite director Noboru Iguchi of The Machine Girl and Robo Geisha fame. Ghost Story features four different spooky tales, the twist being that Iguchi is adding a healthy dose of humor to his fright flick. In the … Continue reading →

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Helpless DVD (CJ Entertainment)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2012 CJ Entertainment presents the DVD for Helpless. The story follows a detective who is approached by a man to help locate his missing fiance’. As the detective looks into the beautiful girl’s disappearance, he soon learns nothing about her is as it seems. Helpless is directed by Byeon Yeong-joo (Flying Boys, Aldor). Check out the trailer and read our review.

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Feast your eyes on this ‘Naked Soldier’ – new images!

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Z Ravas

Chances are, no Hong Kong director working today will ever manage to top the gloriously sleazy Category III exploitation of Clarence Fok’s Naked Killer. But that’s not keeping some people from trying. Back in 2002, the usually classy Ching Siu-tung helmed a movie called Naked Weapon, which was seen as a throwback of sorts to Naked Killer and starred Maggie Q and Daniel Wu. Now Marco Mak, no stranger to … Continue reading →

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‘Kuchisake-onna Returns’ will likely make you scream for mommy

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Z Ravas

Kuchisake-onna is the urban myth involving a slit-mouthed woman that was popularized in Japan during the late 70’s and has since been immortalized in several horror movies. You can add another film to the pile with Kuchisake-onna Returns, which opens in Japan this July 7th, 2012. The story follows a young grad student who heads to a rural town in the hopes of studying the Kuchisake-onna myth. Not surprisingly, she soon … Continue reading →

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Double Feature: The Image of Bruce Lee & The Snake, The Tiger, The Crane DVD (Screen Magic Films)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2012 Screen Magic Films presents two “classics” in this martial arts Double Feature: In The Image Of Bruce Lee, detective Bruce Li teams up with another undercover agent known as Moustache in an effort to apprehend a ring of counterfeiters. In The Snake, The Tiger, The Crane, The kingdom of the Ming Emperor is being over run and is killed, but his daughter escapes and plots … Continue reading →

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