Chameleon Films’ Blu-ray (Region B) release for Breaking News, a 2004 Hong Kong film from director Johnnie To (Three, A Hero Never Dies), is now available from Goodie Emporium. The film stars Richie Ren (Bodies at Rest), Kelly Chen (The Monkey King), Nick Cheung (Integrity), Eddie Cheung (Bruce Lee, My Brother), Hui Siu Hung (Naked Killer) and Lam Suet (Undercover Punch and Gun). Official details: The premiere of Johnnie To’s Breaking … Continue reading →

Stay as far away from the stair way as possible! Alan Canvan’s long-awaited Game of Death Redux will be screening at the 2022 Urban Action Showcase & Expo (UASE). The first release of Game of Death Redux (released exclusively on Criterion Collection’s 2020 boxed set Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits) showcased 23 minutes of the 1972-era Game of Death footage that was presented closely the way Bruce intended, while at the same time, keeping in-tact some … Continue reading →

Lee Demarbre, director of 2001’s Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, returns with what’s being branded as “The world’s first Dragsploitation action film”. Official details below: From the filmmakers behind Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, Smash Cut, and Harry Knuckles comes a brand-new chapter in Canuxploitation cinema, as Lee Gordon Demarbre invites you to Enter The Drag Dragon! Get ready to go on a Drag-Fu odyssey, filled with face-crunching action, corset-busting comedy, gut-munching … Continue reading →

Writer and humorist, Mishna Wolff (Werewolves Within), who is best known for her 2009 book, I’m Down: A Memoir, is penning a remake of the 2016 Kara Hui actioner, Mrs. K. The upcoming “re-imagining” will be produced by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski’s 87North production company. Currently, there are no filmmakers or actors attached to the project (via Deadline). The original Mrs. K (read our review), a Malaysian-Hong Kong production, told the story of a woman (martial … Continue reading →

Martial arts star Gary Daniels (City Hunter, Bloodmoon) is set to star in the martial arts TV series Rivals: The Loyalty of Sago Astar, which is in development by Druid Pictures. Read the full press release below: In a savage post apocalyptic world where the gun has been replaced with the sword, the bullet replaced by the fist – two opposing characters from opposite worlds are forced to work together to save the people they love. … Continue reading →

On August 26th, Netflix will stream Seoul Vibe, a 2022 South Korean action-comedy directed by Moon Hyun-Sung (The King’s Case Note) and starring Yoo Ah-In (Voice of Silence, Burning). Seoul Vibe (read our review) revolves around a ragtag team of drivers who go undercover to dismantle a massive money-laundering ring, which happens to take place on the very day of the 1988 Seoul Olympics opening ceremony. The film also stars Ko Gyung-Pyo (Seven … Continue reading →

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 August, 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

Get ready to board Bullet Train, an upcoming thriller from action director David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde) that stars Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Joey King and Aaron Taylor Johnson. Bullet Train (no relation to the 1975 Junya Sato film of the same name) is based on Kotaro Isaka’s Japanese novel Maria Beetle, which acts as the second part of his “hitman trilogy.” The Hollywood screenplay adaptation will be written by Zak Olkewicz (Fear … Continue reading →

Grab your red “Thriller” jacket and get ready for Amazon Studios’ remake of Plan B, a 2016 German-produced martial arts flick that fused with comedy and nostalgic pop culture. The remake, also titled Plan B, will follow three stunt performers who accidentally disrupt a crime in progress, then being forced to use their ‘pretend’ action skills in the commission of a very real crime (via Deadline). Plan B will be directed by … Continue reading →

Julius Avery, the filmmaker behind 2014’s Son of the Gun and 2018’s Overlord, teams up with Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, The Expendables) for Samaritan, an urban “superhero” film that premiers on Amazon Video on August 26th. Written by Bragi F. Schut (Season of the Witch, Ninjago, Threshold), Samaritan follows a young boy (Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton) who learns that a superhero (Stallone), who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty … Continue reading →