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Die Hard in a bar unit? Watch action scenes from Scott Adkins’ latest thriller ‘Take Cover’

Martial arts star Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, Triple Threat) is teaming up with Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) in Signature Entertainment’s Take Cover, an upcoming film helmed by director Nick McKinless, who perhaps best known for his stunt work on Fast X, Gangs of London and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Take Cover revolves around a burned-out professional sniper who finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by … Continue reading

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Magnificent Bodyguards | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Magnificent Bodyguards | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2024 On December 31, 2024, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Magnificent Bodyguards, a 1978 kung fu classic directed by Lo Wei (The Big Boss) that stars Jackie Chan (Hidden Strike, Ride On). Jackie leaps out of the screen in Magnificent Bodyguards, the first Hong Kong movie shot in 3D! The icon joins a team of guards who are escorting an ill man … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! To Kill a Mastermind | Blu-ray | Only $19.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for To Kill a Mastermind, a 1979 Shaw Brothers kung fu movie directed by Sun Chung (The Deadly Breaking Sword). The film stars Johnny Wang Lung-Wei (Eight Diagram Pole Fighter), Teng Wei-Hao (Crippled Avengers), Sek Gong (Kid with the Golden Arm), Yuen Wah (Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic), Yuen Bun (Five Element Ninjas), Luo Sheng (The Kung-Fu Instructor), Luo Jun (Rendezvous with Death), Mang … Continue reading

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Dread flying? ‘The Raid’ martial arts star Iko Uwais is Ashton Chen’s wingman for IQIYI thriller ‘Wings of Dread’

Indonesian martial arts star Iko Uwais (The Raid, The Raid 2, Headshot, Beyond Skyline) is currently filming Wings of Dread, an upcoming action thriller directed by Qin Pengfei (Fight Against Evil, Black Storm) and Ashton Chen (Ip Man 2, Blade of Fury), who will also co-star alongside Uwais. According to AT, Wings of Dread is Iko Uwais’ first of many projects for Chinese streaming giant, IQIYI. Not much is known … Continue reading

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Sleep | Blu-ray (Magnet)

RELEASE DATE: December 17, 2024 On December 17, 2024, Magnet will be releasing a Blu-ray for Sleep. This 2023 South Korean thriller (read our review) is the debut feature film from Jason Yu, who worked with Korean legends Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) and Lee Chang-dong (Burning), Sleep stars the late Lee Sun-kyun (Parasite, Kingmaker) and Jung Yu-mi (Train to Busan). Sleep follows newlyweds Hyun-su and Soo-jin, whose domestic bliss is disrupted … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Brotherhood of Blades | Blu-ray | Only $8.99 – Expires soon!

Brotherhood of Blades | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 2014’s Brotherhood of Blades (read our review), a wuxia actioner directed by Lu Yang, who also directed by the sequel, Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield. Brotherhood of Blades stars Chang Chen (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Cecilia Liu (Badges of Fury), Qianyuan Wang (Saving Mr. Wu) and Ethan Li Dong-Xue (The Warriors). Brotherhood of Blades tells of three friends (Chen, Wang Qianyuan, and … Continue reading

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Mr. Lee, are you ready? ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ director Ang Lee to shoot ‘Bruce Lee’ biopic early next year

Acclaimed director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) will soon begin production on Bruce Lee, an upcoming biopic for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. The film is being penned by award-winning writer, Dan Futterman, who wrote 2005’s Capote and 2014’s Foxcatcher. The filmmaker’s son, Mason Lee, who is perhaps best known for his roles in 2011’s The Hangover Part II and 2017’s Legend of the Demon Cat, will be playing

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Got some time to kill? Watch an action-packed Extended Preview for Van Damme’s ‘Kill ‘em All 2’ arriving in September

Martial arts superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme will soon kill again in Kill ‘em All 2, the sequel to his 2017 actioner, Kill ‘em All. This time around, Valeri Milev (Re-Kill) directs off a story written by Jim Agnew (Nicolas Cage’s Rage). Following the events that unfolded in Kill ‘em All (read our review), the sequel will see Phillip (Van Damme) and Suzanne retired from the spy game, living peacefully off … Continue reading

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Shock Wave-sploitation? Watch the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Men of Sacrifice’ exploding on Digital on September 24th

"Men of Sacrifice" Poster

Arriving on Digital on September 24, 2024 is Men of Sacrifice, a 2022 Chinese thriller that’s reminiscent of Herman Yau’s successful Shock Wave series, which consisted of 2017’s Shock Wave and 2020’s Shock Wave 2. But unlike the Shock Wave films, gone is the star power of Andy Lau or Lau Ching Wan. For Men of Sacrifice, we get Duan Bo Wen (The Glory of Youth), Hu Hao Bo (Only … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! A Queen’s Ransom | Blu-ray | Only $24.99

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Eureka’s A Queen’s Ransom (aka International Assassin), a 1976 all-star actioner from Ting Shan-hsi (The Ghost Hill). Perhaps even God can’t save the Queen in Golden Harvest’s A Queen’s Ransom, an explosive action-thriller starring George Lazenby (The Man from Hong Kong), Angela Mao (Lady Whirlwind) and the legendary Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman). As Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Hong Kong for … Continue reading

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Tai me up! 88 Films 4K UHD release for Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh and Yuen Woo-ping’s ‘Tai Chi Master’ arriving in October

On October 7, 2024, 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Tai Chi Master, a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts classic from director Yuen Woo-ping (In the Line of Duty 4) and stars Jet Li (League of Gods) and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once). Jet Li stars in this thrilling martial arts epic about two childhood friends falsely accused of cheating and expelled from their Shaolin … Continue reading

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Young, drunk and full of Tao! Blu-ray for The Yuen Clan’s ‘Taoism Drunkard’ and ‘Young Taoism Fighter’ now shipping!

Now shipping from Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Two Taoist Tales, which includes both 1984’s Taoism Drunkard and 1986’s Young Taoism Fighter.  In the wake of Encounter of the Spooky Kind, the Hong Kong film industry launched headlong into a prolific genre cycle that drew upon Taoist folklore. Popular throughout the 1980s and into the next decade, these films combined elements of horror, fantasy, comedy and martial … Continue reading

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Publicity stunts? ‘Twilight of the Warriors’ stars Terrance Lau and Philip Ng reunite in the New Trailer for ‘Stuntman’

Albert Leung (Twins Mission), real-life stuntman-turned-filmmaker and his brother, director Herbert Leung (Twins Mission), are teaming up for Stuntman. Plot details are thin, but the film revolves around a rising stuntman, played by Terrance Lau (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In), who works in the highly competitive Hong Kong film stunt industry. The film features an all-star cast that includes Stephen Tung Wai (Hitman), Philip Ng (Twilight of the Warriors: … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! The Miracle Fighters | Blu-ray | Only $16.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Miracle Fighters, a 1982 kung fu fantasy classic from the legendary choreographer/director Yuen Woo-ping (Dreadnaught, In the Line of Duty 4). Hailed as one of the “weirdest” kung fu/fantasy movies to be distributed under the Golden Harvest banner – and certainly shouldn’t be confused or compared with Tsui Hark’s seminal masterpiece Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (also 1982) – The Miracle Fighters … Continue reading

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No time for losers! Now shipping is Eureka’s Blu-ray for 1983’s ‘The Champions’ starring the legendary Yuen Biao

Now shipping from Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Champions, a 1983 soccer-infused, action-comedy directed by Brandy Yuen (In the Line of Duty III) and starring Golden Harvest legend, Yuen Biao (Circus Kids). Sports, action and comedy collide in Golden Harvest’s The Champions, the precursor to Shaolin Soccer from the first family of Hong Kong martial arts cinema: the inimitable Yuen Clan! Lee Tong (Yuen Biao, Dreadnaught) is a young farmer who … Continue reading

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