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JJ Bona on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!There are, but many of them lack that all-out, anti-establishment, no-holds-b…
RAM on Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 8 | Blu-ray (Shout)Well, the answer is due to licencing, so your still where we were with region…
knoll on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!So because he became famous by being shit, we're now supposed to defend him b…
Matias Lorieri 羅意琛 on I Love Maria | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout!)I wonder whether this version includes the scenes shown in the trailer but mi…
Ska Martes on Hail to the thief! Arrow Video announces 4K Ultra HD for John Woo’s Hong Kong heist actioner ‘Once a Thief’It doesn't have many fans on the west, but still John Woo's most popular movi…
Ska Martes on Hail to the thief! Arrow Video announces 4K Ultra HD for John Woo’s Hong Kong heist actioner ‘Once a Thief’Think I'll stick with Shout's release. The artwork here is so bad
Typo on Hail to the thief! Arrow Video announces 4K Ultra HD for John Woo’s Hong Kong heist actioner ‘Once a Thief’Not a good movie: badly scripted, poorly directed. Looking so cheap... Next!
Callum on The wait is nearly over! Jackie Chan’s 3D kung fu adventure ‘Magnificent Bodyguards’ arrives on Blu-ray this Julyalmost a year later let's pray we finally get it as promised lol
John on Mao bang for your buck! Eureka’s announces the ‘Reap The Whirlwind: Four Films with Angela Mao’ Blu-ray collectionDammit. Another great release. So many of them coming along at the same time…
Millan on The Kosugi ninja empire lives on! New Poster for Shane Kosugi’s ‘Seek’ starring Kansuke Asano and Kane KosugiGlad to see that both of Sho Kosugi's sons have been actively busy(film world…
John on 🦂 Feel that sting? Here’s the full details for 88 Films’ Blu-ray for the 1992 Golden Harvest classic ‘Operation Scorpio’Enter the Dragon could do with some new extras. Pretty sure we've had the sam…
Hipressure on Bruce Lee returns! Check out the thrilling New Trailer for the ‘Game of Death’-focused documentary ‘Broken Rhythm’That's exactly what I have, and it is awesome. I don't really know what else…
Danny on 🦂 Feel that sting? Here’s the full details for 88 Films’ Blu-ray for the 1992 Golden Harvest classic ‘Operation Scorpio’This is an old favorite of mine. Dare I hope 88films will release this in 4k…
Bey Logan on Hop right to it! New Bruce Lee doc, ‘Mr. Vampire’ reboot and more arriving from veteran Hong Kong producer Bey LoganYou’re no random stranger, Ska. You’re someone hiding behind a fake name who…
KayKay on Tarantino says NO, but Lionsgate says GO: Details for the 4K, Blu-ray and VHS editions for ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’I'd only disagree with you, Ska on the extended anime sequence. For years I'v…
vanti on Tarantino says NO, but Lionsgate says GO: Details for the 4K, Blu-ray and VHS editions for ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’Don't forget the influence of Swedish revenge flick Thriller: A Cruel Movie o…
Ska Martes on Hop right to it! New Bruce Lee doc, ‘Mr. Vampire’ reboot and more arriving from veteran Hong Kong producer Bey Loganwoke fuelled virtue signalling - lol funny how all the canceled peices of shi…
Bey Logan on Hop right to it! New Bruce Lee doc, ‘Mr. Vampire’ reboot and more arriving from veteran Hong Kong producer Bey LoganWith an imagination like that, 'Ska', YOU should be a scriptwriter... My crea…
Ska Martes on Tarantino says NO, but Lionsgate says GO: Details for the 4K, Blu-ray and VHS editions for ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’The VHS boxart looks pretty decent but hats going on with the coverart for th…
Ningen on I Love Maria | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout!)Clip. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYz1PbZiWte/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link…
Tory on Ready to unleash some WANG!? Steve Wang’s cult classic ‘Guyver 2: Dark Hero’ arriving on Blu-ray later this yearI’m even more excited about this one than Roaring Fire. I know we’ll get a co…
Tory on Vengeance, Japanese style! Hiroyuki Sanada and Sonny Chiba’s ‘Roaring Fire’ arriving on Blu-ray later this yearAlmost bought a shitty VHS copy of this a few years ago, I’ve been waiting so…
Ningen on He’s a real nowhere man! ‘Raid’ star Joe Taslim to team up with ‘Furious’ director for ‘The Man From Nowhere’ remakeNew clip. https://youtu.be/_udyg7ZTYYE?si=LuwCjHJz0Xyu-Q0w
Andrew Hernandez on Vengeance, Japanese style! Hiroyuki Sanada and Sonny Chiba’s ‘Roaring Fire’ arriving on Blu-ray later this yearIt’s about time Hiroyuki Sanada’s earlier works got this treatment! He really…
Nicholas Schwab on Bren Foster is Marx’d for death! The martial arts powerhouse teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’And what mind blowing new action films are you watching?
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Yearly Archives: 2012
Man From Shaolin DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: February 26, 2013 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Man From Shaolin, starring Li Zhang (The Last Kung Fu Monk). When news arrives that a relative has been killed in an accident, Li Bao (Li Zhang), rushes to New York to become the guardian of orphaned Janie. Li and Janie’s lives become complicated when they collides with a brutal promoter. Watch the trailer.
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From Beyond: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1986’s From Beyond: Collector’s Edition, directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator). Scientists create a resonator to stimulate the pineal gland (sixth sense), and open up a door to a parallel (and hostile) universe. Based on a story by H. P. Lovecraft. Watch the trailer.
Phantasm II: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1988′s Phantasm II: Collector’s Edition, directed by Don Coscarelli (John Dies at the End). The mysterious Tall Man and his arsenal of deadly weapons are back! Watch the trailer.
The Terminator: Remastered Blu-ray (MGM)
RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 MGM presents the newly remastered Blu-ray for 1984’s The Terminator, directed by James Cameron (Avatar). In the year 2029, the ruling super-computer Skynet sends an indestructible cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back in time to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, the woman who will birth its greatest enemy. For more details about this edition, click here.
Sushi Girl Blu-ray & DVD (Magnolia Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Magnolia Pictures presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Sushi Girl, starring Tony Todd, Sonny Chiba, James Duval, Noah Hathaway, Andy Mackenzie, Mark Hamill, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey and Danny Trejo. Thieves, gangsters, violence and beautiful, naked woman on the dinner table. Check out the trailer.
Love can be feral when you’re ‘A Werewolf Boy’
While American audiences continue to go wild for Twilight, movie-goers in South Korea have embraced their own ‘supernatural’ love story. A Werewolf Boy is a fantasy/romance film currently breaking box office records in that region, with over 6.5 million admissions. The story follows a young woman whose family adopts a ‘feral boy’ into their home. The boy displays an uncommon devotion to his new kin but soon draws the fear … Continue reading
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Highlander 2: Renegade Version Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)
RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Highlander 2: Renegade Version, a re-edited director’s cut of Highlander 2: The Quickening, with 18 minutes of additional footage. It’s 2024 and Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (Sean Connery) are back to save planet Earth from an evil corporation.
Sleepy Eyes of Death: DVD Collector’s Set Vol. 3 (Animeigo)
RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2013 Animeigo presents the DVD for Sleepy Eyes of Death: Collector’s Set Vol. 3. He is a mysterious stranger, the samurai with the strange, sleepy eyes. His mother Japanese; his father a foreigner; he has no past, he wants no future. He calls himself Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizo Ichikawa), but those who challenge him face. Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are currently available.
‘Bleak Night’ casts a shadow with a new English-subbed trailer
Distributor 5 Points Pictures continues to prep the 2010 Korean drama Bleak Night for a January 22nd, 2013 release on DVD. Although the film has been available for a little while via Netflix’s streaming service, 5 Points’ release will feature an all-new English translation. In addition, you can look forward to on-disc extras including a statement from director Yoon Sung-hyun and the original Korean trailer. Online today is a new … Continue reading
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Bruce Willis is John McClane in ‘Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Collection’ this January 29th
Celebrate 25 years of Bruce Willis playing John McClane with this 5-Disc Blu-ray Collection featuring the first four Die Hard films and an all-new bonus disc, “Decoding Die Hard.” It’s the ultimate tribute to the tough-as-nails cop with a wry sense of humor and a knack for explosive action. Wrong place. Wrong time. Right man. Yippee ki yay! Special Features: Modern-Day Hero — Casting, evolution and legacy of John McClane; Along … Continue reading
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Wu Dang (2012) Review
Director: Patrick Leung Pak Kin Cast: Yang Mi, Vincent Chiu Man Chuk, Fan Siu Wong, Xu Jiao, Dennis To Yue Hong, Nina Pau Hei Ching Running Time: 101 min. By HKFanatic ‘Vincent Zhao and the Treasure of the Wu Dang Mountains’ – I guess that title is a bit of a mouthful, but it would have likely given viewers a better idea of what to expect from this movie than … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Dennis To, Fan Siu Wong, Patrick Leung Pak Kin, Vincent Chiu Man Chuk, Yang Mi
‘The Terminator’ lives again with a newly Remastered Blu-ray on February 19th
In this newly remastered Blu-ray (click here to order), Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the most fierce and relentless killing machine ever to threaten the survival of mankind! An indestructible cyborg — a Terminator (Schwarzenegger) — is sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), the woman whose unborn son will become humanity’s only hope in a future war against machines. This legendary sci-fi thriller from pioneering writer/director James … Continue reading
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‘Wu Dang’ travels from the mystic mountain to Blu-ray and DVD on December 4th
Wenzhuo Zhao, Yang Mi and Fan Siu-Wong Star in director Patrick Leung’s action-packed martial arts adventure tale, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital December 4th. Wenzhuo Zhao (Sacrifice, True Legend), Mi Yang (Painted Skin: The Resurrection) and Siu-Wong Fan (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate) star in Director Patrick Leung’s (Blade of Kings) thrilling action-adventure film Wu Dang, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital December 4th from Well Go USA Entertainment. With … Continue reading
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Blu-ray and DVD Releases for 12/4/12
Welcome to December! Soon enough winter will be upon us. But right now there are plenty of releases to spotlight this week, so let’s get started. If you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 12/4/12: ASIAN CINEMA Wu Dang (Blu-ray/DVD) – Well Go USA presents this 2012 Chinese … Continue reading
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Madam City Hunter | aka Lady Hunter (1993) Review
Director: Johnnie Kong Yeuk Sing Cast: Cynthia Khan, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Sheila Chan Suk Laan, Kara Hui Ying-Hung, Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung, Wu Fung, Yau Gin Gwok, Dang Wai Ho Running Time: 95 min. By Numskull A somewhat tepid but reasonably enjoyable “femme fatale” vehicle that has Cynthia Khan trying to eliminate the threat of the Five Finger Gang (with names like Thumb and Middle), mean and nasty bad guys who … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Wong, Cynthia Khan, Kara Hui, Wu Fung















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