Kani Releasing, an upcoming Blu-ray label headed by Hong Kong-based sales agent Pearl Chan and programmer Ariel Esteban Caye, will follow the footsteps of successful labels like Well Go USA, to bring U.S. audiences contemporary and restored Asian films. Chan is the founder of Good Move Media, a Hong Kong-based boutique sales agency that focuses on new talents in East and Southeast Asia. Cayer oversees the Camera Lucida section and co-directs … Continue reading →

We’ll soon see Hong Kong action stars Jordan Chan (Golden Job, Trivisa) and Sam Lee (Beast Cops, Wild City) light up the screen in Chen Siming’s upcoming actioner, Back on the Society. In the film, a criminal is sent to prison for gang related activities. While serving time, his pregnant wife had died prematurely due to dystocia (difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus), leaving his daughter growing … 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 December, which includes a New film (or episode) added to Hi-YAH! every Friday. And don’t forget, you can try it out for FREE for 7-days (in other words, you can potentially watch 80+ movies for zero dollars). Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive titles: 12/3/21 to … Continue reading →

Christopher Borrelli, a filmmaker who is perhaps best known for visual effects on films such as Armageddon and Con Air – as well as writing credits on The Marine 2 and the recent Scott Eastwood/Mel Gibson thriller Dangerous – is prepping his directorial debut project, Run & Gun (aka The Ray). The film features in ensemble cast that includes Ben Milliken (Bosch), Richard Kind (Argo), Brad William Henke (Split), Alison Thorton … Continue reading →

Visionary filmmaker Yeon Sang Ho (Psychokinesis) – director of the 2016 hit Train to Busan and its follow up Peninsula – is back with Hellbound, a Netflix series based on the Korean webtoon, Hell. According to SD, Hellbound tells a story of surviving under social chaos, when a group of supernatural beings appear and condemn people to hell. A new religious group interprets them as the will of the divine. Hellbound is being produced by Korea’s Lezhin Studio … Continue reading →

Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us) of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot, Macabre), is helming a remake of the 1992 Steven Seagal film, Under Siege. He’ll be teaming up with writer Umair Aleem, who penned the recent Netflix actioner, Kate (read our review). Deadline reports that Timo Tjahjanto and Umair Aleem collaborated and developed the pitch together with the movie being planned to stream on HBO Max. The … Continue reading →

Filmmaker/actor Dai Mo, who is perhaps best known for directing Detective Chinatown, is getting ready to release Sheep Without a Shepherd II, the thematic sequel to the hit 2019 film, Sheep Without a Shepherd.  Sheep Without a Shepherd II stars Xiao Yang (Dragon Blade), Simon Yam (Run and Kill), Aarif Lee (Kung Fu Yoga), Chen Yusi (Mojin: The Worm Valley), Song Yang (The Final Master) and Janice Man (Nessun Dorma). The film … Continue reading →

Celebrated Hong Kong filmmaker Herman Yau (Shock Wave 2, Shock Wave, Ebola Syndrome) is currently prepping the long-awaited Death Notice (aka Death Notify), a cat ‘n mouse, cops vs killer thriller based on the popular novel of the same named by Zhou Haohui. The film features an all-star cast that includes Louis Koo (of course), Francis Ng (Full Alert), Julian Cheung (The Suspect), Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker), Chrissie Chau (Men Suddenly in Love), … Continue reading →