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Dal on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyI went in expecting to love Tornado but left the cinema really disappointed!…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upWould definitely be interesting to see Bren Foster in a HK flick. They'd get…
Steve Marger on Martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock teams up with Tim Scanlon for SRS Cinema’s Blu-ray for ‘Ryan Carson’You don't know the budget and/or the time constraints that came with this mov…
Anonymous on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimEverything is inspired by things that came before. Hong Kong cinema itself wa…
Joly on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewJe découvre pour la première fois Bren Foster dans son premier film Life Afte…
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upI also forgot Iko Uwais.
Andy Wozniak on ‘Blades of the Guardians’ hits digital on June 30 and arrives on physical media on August 25 with a new overly long titleThat's up to Jet Li, not for you to decided.
squeesh on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimUh, seriously? The John Wick films were literally inspired by Hong Kong kung…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQuizás quieras esperar a que realmente la hagan primero. 😄
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upNo Don "The Dragon" Wilson? List rejected. =)
Daniel Justo Borras on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQueria saber cuando se estrena la pelicula en Argentina ?
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upHere's a giant list of martial arts actors who could in theory join this hypo…
Kenn Williams on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Uwe is a helleuva action director. The Rampage trilogy , Assualt on Wall Stre…
dakuan on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in Julyfrom what i recall, there's very little action in the movie, it's just a regu…
Andrew Hernandez on Contour (2006) ReviewI purchased the original DVD from HK Flix way back when. I think it goes for…
Typo on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Zero interest if I can't watch the full movie including "Extended and Uncenso…
Typo on 16 bit martial arts mayhem comes to life! Lionsgate’s live action ‘Streets of Rage’ lands director and new writersI'll pass.
Andrew Hernandez on Watch a clip from ‘Beast’ starring Daniel MacPherson, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth and martial arts star Bren FosterBeast was a pretty good film. Daniel MacPherson Didn’t have any previous mart…
Andrew Hernandez on Reck It, Scott! Scott Adkins, Vinnie Jones and Mark Strange make a mess in the New Trailer for ‘Reckless’A US distributor finally picked this up after the stupid UK exclusive streami…
JJ Bona on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Even with the "Extended and Uncensored Footage"? If not, I'm sure Arrow is al…
Typo on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Not the full version, even if image quality would be partially "really not go…
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…
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VR Fighter | DVD (4Digital Media)
RELEASE DATE: October 11, 2022 Hong Kong action star Fan Siu Wong (Attrition, Righting Wrongs, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky) is making his way into U.S. territory with Tang Qiaojia’s VR Fighter (aka One More Shot), a 2021 Chinese sci-fi action film arriving to DVD and VOD in October by way of 4Digital Media. In a future city with highly developed technology, Special Forces Team leader Long Wei (Siu-Wong Fan) quits his … Continue reading
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Baby Assassins, Angela Mao, Scott Adkins and more! Here’s what’s on Hi-YAH for the month of July!
Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Release line up for the month of July, which includes a New title added to Hi-YAH! every Friday. If you want to give Hi-YAH! a go, visitors of this site can use the promo code “CITYONFIRE” for a FREE 30 Day trial! Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive titles
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Bring Him Back Dead | DVD (Uncork’d)
RELEASE DATE: August 2022 Martial arts star Gary Daniels (City Hunter, Bloodmoon, The Expendables) returns in Mark Savage’s Bring Him Back Dead, an upcoming actioner coming to Digital and DVD in August from Uncork’d Entertainment. The film also stars Louis Mandylor (The Debt Collector), Daniel Baldwin (John Carpenter’s Vampires), Cuyle Carvin (America Made) and Katie Keene (Rogue Warfare: The Hunt). In Bring Him Back Dead, a violent gang of criminals is ordered, after … Continue reading
Shogun’s Samurai | Blu-ray (Discotek Media)
RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2022 On September 27, 2022, Discotek Media is releasing a Blu-ray for Shogun’s Samurai (aka Yagyu Clan Conspiracy or Intrigue of the Yagyu Clan), a 1978 film from Kinji Fukasaku (The Green Slime, Battle Royal). The film stars Yorozuya Kinnosuke (Lone Wolf and Cub), Sonny Chiba (Fighting Fist) and Hiroki Matsukata (Cops vs. Thugs). Read the details: Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! World of Wong Kar Wai Collection | Blu-ray | Only $99.89 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is for Criterion Collection’s 7-film collection World of Wong Kar Wai, which includes the New 4K Restorations of As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love and 2046 – all approved by director Wong Kar Wai. Read on for the the full official details: With his lush and sensual visuals, pitch-perfect soundtracks, and soulful romanticism, Wong … Continue reading
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Righting Wrongs | Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome)
RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2022 On July 26, 2022, Vinegar Syndrome is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A) for Righting Wrongs (aka Above the Law), a 1986 Hong Kong film directed by Corey Yuen (No Retreat, No Surrender II) and starring Yuen Biao (Circus Kids) and Cynthia Rothrock (Shanghai Express). Note: 88 Films is also releasing a Deluxe Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray (Region B) in September 26, 2022. The film also stars … Continue reading
Andy Lau re-teams with ‘Chasing the Dragon’ filmmaker for ‘Sneak’ co-starring Eddie Peng, Simon Yam and Gordon Lam
Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau (The White Storm 2: Drug Lords) is re-teaming with director Jason Kwan (A Nail Clipper Romance) for Sneak, an upcoming crime thriller that tells the story of an undercover cop who gets wrapped up with a high-tech narcotics crime ring in Hong Kong. Kwan is perhaps best-known for co-directing 2017’s Chasing the Dragon, as well as its 2019 “unconnected” follow up, Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild … Continue reading
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5 Great Games Adapted into Movies
Movies and games are an enormous part of popular culture, so it makes sense that games have made their way onto the big screen – and vice versa. There have been tremendous successes and a couple of unadmirable flops, but what do you expect when you’re turning mindless FPS games into movies (Doom)? With this in mind, we dive into five great games adapted into movies. Poker Okay, so poker … Continue reading
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Tomu Uchida’s 1965 Japanese thriller ‘A Fugitive from the Past’ coming to Blu-ray from Arrow
On September 25, 2022, Arrow is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for A Fugitive from the Past, a classic 1965 Japanese thriller from Tomu Uchida (Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, The Mad Fox). Read the official details: Considered the magnum opus of the five decades-long career of Tomu Uchida, the epic crime drama A Fugitive from the Past was voted third in the prestigious Kinema Junpo magazine’s 1999 poll of … Continue reading
How to Vet Someone if You’re Considering Dating Them
In years past, you might meet someone at school and start dating them. Perhaps you’d meet them in high school and eventually marry them. Maybe you’d meet in college and stay with that person after you both graduated. You might meet someone if a friend set you up with them, or maybe you’d encounter someone at your job who you found attractive. You could meet someone at a bar or … Continue reading
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Universal’s ‘Green Hornet and Kato’ reboot to be helmed by ‘The Invisible Man’ and ‘Upgrade’ director Leigh Whannell?
The Green Hornet and Kato will once again be buzzin’ and kickin’ in an entirely new Green Hornet movie that’s currently in high pre-production stage from Universal Pictures. Leigh Whannell, who is perhaps best-known for 2018’s Upgrade and 2020’s The Invisible Man, is in negotiations to direct off a script by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible). The upcoming film is being produced by Amasia’s Michael Helfant (The Road Within) … Continue reading
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‘Mandalorian’ star Gina Carano is back with the ‘Straw Dogs’-like Western thriller ‘Terror on the Prairie’
Michael Polish, director of Mel Gibson’s 2020 thriller Force of Nature, has teamed up with yet another controversial star for an upcoming Western titled Terror on the Prairie, which will be led by MMA star-turned actress, Gina Carano (Blood and Bone, Kickboxer: Vengeance). The film is about a pioneering family that fights back against a gang of vicious outlaws that is terrorizing them on their newly built farm on the plains … Continue reading
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The Korean filmmaker behind ‘The Chaser’, ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘The Wailing’ to return for 2023’s ‘The Mink’
They call him Na Hong-Jin. If you’re not familiar with his name, maybe you’re familiar with his work. In 2008, he shook the world with his debut feature film, The Chaser. In 2010, he showed us that he wasn’t a one-hit wonder with The Yellow Sea. Then in 2016 came The Wailing, where Na proved his cinematic prowess while tackling the occult subgenre. So what’s next for the Na? Apparently, his long-awaited next project is The Mink, a … Continue reading
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Joey King and Veronica Ngo kick ass in a New fight clip for Hulu’s ‘The Princess’ from ‘Furie’ director Le-Van Kiet
Vietnamese filmmaker Le-Van Kiet (The Requin), who is perhaps best known for helming 2012’s House in the Alley and 2019’s Furie, both of which were headlined by martial arts star Veronica Ngo (The Rebel), is getting ready to unleash his 2nd English-language debut feature, The Princess. The upcoming film stars Joey King (The Conjuring), Ivo Arakov (Full Love), Martin Taskov (The Devil’s Light) – and last, but not least – Le-Van Kiet’s … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! The Monkey King: Reborn | Blu-ray | Only $4.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the all-new anime action-adventure fantasy The Monkey King: Reborn. Playing off the three hugely popular Monkey King live action films, The Monkey King: Reborn follows the short-tempered trickster after he is insulted while visiting a temple with his master Tang Monk. Outraged, he destroys a magical tree and accidentally releases the ancient King of Demons, who kidnaps Tang Monk as revenge for his … Continue reading
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