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Wondering what’s coming out on blu-ray/DVD this Tuesday that would be of interest to your average fan of Asian and genre cinema? Read on because once again City on Fire has you covered with our handy list:
ASIAN CINEMA
Blades of Blood (DVD) – Lionsgate releases this 2010 Korean historical actioner that is, appropriately enough, “Rated R for bloody violence”
The Sword With No Name (blu-ray/DVD) – Funimation releases this 2009 Korean historical epic on blu-ray and DVD. A lowly servant of the royal court must defend the Queen against Japanese invaders. Expect lots of screaming and sword flailing to ensue
Tajomaru: The Avenging Blade (blu-ray/DVD) – Funimation is also putting out this 2009 Japanese historical action film, based at least somewhat on the bandit Tajomaru from Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon”
Accidental Spy (DVD) – this 2001 Jackie Chan action movie has been available on DVD for many years now, but distributor Echo Bridge Home Entertainment is putting out a budget priced reissue that you can procure for only $6.99 on Amazon
CULT
The Riddle of the Sands (DVD) – VCI Entertainment releases this 1978 feature starring Michael York, about a young yachtsman who teams up with a British official to try and stop a German plan to invade Great Britain in 1901
The Black Tent (DVD) – as part of their “The Rank” collection, VCI Entertainment is also releasing this 1956 film, shot on location in Libya, about a young man in 1942 searching for his brother who may or may not be alive after military conflicts in the region
FOREIGN
Bride Flight (blu-ray/DVD) – this 2009 Dutch film set in 1950’s New Zealand has won rave reviews from audiences for its tale of star-crossed love. Rutger Hauer also stars in a supporting role
We Are the Night (DVD) – IFC Midnight presents this 2010 German film about a group of women who are young, beautiful, and undead. Yup, they’re creatures of the night
Le Beau Sarge (blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection releases this 1958 film, often credited with jumpstarting the French New Wave, directed by Claude Chabrol
Les Cousins (blu-ray/DVD) – another Claude Chabrol film, a French love triangle from 1959, gets the Criterion Collection treatment
MAINSTREAM
Captain America (DVD) – starting on Tuesday, you can order a manufactured DVD-R from Amazon as part of MGM’s “Manufacturing on Demand” program. Before Chris Evans portrayed the patriotic super soldier onscreen, “Cyborg” director Albert Pyun made this low-budget Captain America movie in 1992 with Matt Salinger, the son of famous author J.D. Salinger
Dumbo (blu-ray) – Disney celebrates the 70th anniversary of their 1941 animated classic “Dumbo” with this high definition release
Casino Royale (blu-ray) – the hi-def release of the 1967 James Bond spoof was once a Best Buy exclusive but will be available on Amazon starting Tuesday
HORROR
The Others (blu-ray) – this popular 2001 ghost story allowed Nicole Kidman to use her sixth sense
Blue Sunshine (DVD) – this 1976 horror film from director Jeff Lieberman, about an experimental drug that leads to a murder spree, is considered a minor classic of 70’s low-budget horror cinema
Vamp (blu-ray/DVD) – this 1986 film stars Grace Jones and Chris Makepeace, and is billed as a “sexy horror comedy” about a fraternity’s run in with a female vampire
Dead Heat (blu-ray/DVD) – this notorious 1988 horror comedy stars Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo as two buddy cops who may just have to become zombies if they want to defeat the undead plaguing their city
Final Exam: Remastered Edition (DVD) – Katarina’s Nightmare Theater rereleases this 1981 slasher film on remastered DVD
Devil Within Her AKA I Don’t Want to be Born (DVD) – a 1976 horror film courtesy of the Katarina’s Nightmare Theater imprint
Haunted (DVD) – this 1977 horror film is presented on DVD by Maria’s “B” Movie Myahem
The Vineyard (DVD) – part of distributor Image Entertainment’s DVD “Midnight Madness Series,” this 1989 horror film stars City on Fire regulars James Hong (“Big Trouble in Little China”) and Michael Wong (“Knockoff”)
Other DVD releases from the Midnight Madness Series this week include: Slugs (1987), The Stuff (1985), Sister, Sister (1988), The Initiation (1984), Dead End Drive-In (1986), Flowers in the Attic (1987), and Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1986)
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