Author Archives: JJ Bona

Well Go USA places their bets on ‘Tazza: One Eyed Jack’

On September 20th, 2019, Kwon Oh-Kwang’s Tazza: One Eyed Jack is getting a limited theatrical release from Well Go USA. The film – a follow up to 2014’s Tazza: The Hidden Card and 2006’s Tazza: The High Rollers – stars Park Jung-Min (Office) and Ryoo Seung-Bum (Doomsday Book). A young poker player at the top of his game loses everything after he plays for one big jackpot. To save himself from a loan … Continue reading

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Gong Li shoots ’em up in the New Trailer for ‘Saturday Fiction’

In the tradition of Choi Dong-hun’s Assassination (2015) and Kim Ji-woon’s The Age of Shadows (2016) comes Saturday Fiction, a spy thriller from director Lou Ye (Suzhou River) and writer Yingli Ma (Summer Palace) According to AFS, Saturday Fiction revolves around a star theatre actress working as a spy for the Allies in 1941 Shanghai. The upcoming film stars Gong Li (Shanghai, 2046), Mark Chao (Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings), Jo … Continue reading

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Undertaker | Blu-ray & DVD (Synapse Films)

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2019 Before Shinichiro Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead, there was Naoyoshi Kawamatsu’s Undertaker. And on October 29th, 2019, Synapse Films will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for this 2012 Japanese zombie film. In Undertaker, a deadly virus outbreak is turning the people of Japan into flesh-eating zombies. The government intervenes, trying to separate the survivors from the infected. Ryouichi, a young boy who has his family … Continue reading

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Legend of the Demon Cat | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2019 On October 29th, 2019, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Legend of the Demon Cat (read our review) from acclaimed director Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine, Monk Comes Down the Mountain). This big budget Japanese-Chinese co-production stars Huang Xuan (The Great Wall), Shota Sometani (Tokyo Tribe), Kitty Zhang (CJ7), Qin Hao (Rock Hero), Hiroshi Abe (Chocolate) and Keiko Matsuzaka (The Happiness of the Katakuris). Legend of the Demon Cat sees a … Continue reading

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My Samurai | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2019 On October 15th, MVD Rewind Collection will release the Blu-ray for 1992’s My Samurai, a martial arts actioner directed by Fred H. Dresch (No Justice) and starring Taekwondo sensation Julian Lee (Assassins’ Code), Terry O’Quinn (The Stepfather) and Mako (The Perfect Weapon). In My Samurai, a a boy, Peter McCrea (John Kallo), witnesses a gangland murder. He turns to his martial arts teacher, Young Park (Lee), to help defend … Continue reading

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Message from Space: Galactic Wars | Blu-ray (Discotek Media)

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2019 On October 29, 2019, Eastern Star/Discotek Media will release the Blu-ray set for 1978’s Message from Space Galactic Wars, a 27-episode space opera conceived by Shotaro Ishinomori (Kamen Rider). Centuries after the people of Earth master interstellar travel, humanity is thriving across the galaxy. The colonists of the 15th Solar System live in harmony with the natives, fostering lives of peace and simple beauty. But … Continue reading

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The Lingering | Blu-ray &. DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2019 On September 10th, 2019, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for The Lingering, a Chinese horror film from first-time directing-duo, Ho Pong Mak and Derrick Tao, with a script from Edmond Wong (Master Z: Ip Man Legacy) and Dong Zheng. Dawa and his mother spend a terrifying night alone in the basement after being tormented by a strange and dangerous presence. Years after … Continue reading

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New Trailer for the Ma Dong-Seok-led actioner ‘Bad Guys’

Don’t miss the New Character Trailer for Son Yong-Ho’s Bad Guys: The Movie, which is based off a 2014 and 2017 television drama from South Korea’s Orion Cinema Network. Ma Dong-Seok, aka Don Lee (Unstoppable, Champion), leads a cast that includes Kim Sang-Joong (The Chaser), Kim A-Joong (The King), Chang Ki-Yong (Kill It) and Gang Ye-Won (Quick). In Bad Guys: The Movie, a prisoner transport vehicle overturns and the dangerous prisoners escape. To catch the escaped … Continue reading

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Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)

RELEASE DATE: October 8, 2019 On October 8th, 2019, Mondo Macabro, the U.S.-based company responsible for last year’s release of the Korean horror classic Suddenly in the Dark (read our review), is releasing the Blu-ray for Woman Chasing a Killer Butterfly (aka The Girl with the Butterfly Tattoo or The Killer Butterfly), a 1978 film directed by Kim Ki-young. Check out Mondo Macabro’s announcement below: Over the years we’ve released some pretty strange … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Snowpiercer | Blu-ray | Only $5 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Snowpiercer (read our review), directed by Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite, The Host) and produced by Park Chan-Wook (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance). A post-apocalyptic ice age forces humanity’s last survivors aboard a globe-spanning super train. One man will risk everything to lead a revolt for control of the engine and the future of the world. Snowpiercer stars Ed Harris (The Rock), Chris Evans (Sunshine), Song Kang-Ho (A … Continue reading

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New Poster for Ching Siu-tung’s wuxia actioner ‘Jade Dynasty’

Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Ching Siu-tung (The Raid, Duel to the Death, Belly of the Beast) is returning to the director’s chair with Jade Dynasty, his first film since 2011’s The Sorcerer and the White Snake. According to AFS, Ching co-directs Jade Dynasty with fight choreographer Xiong Xin Xin (Double Team, Once Upon a Time in China IV). The film stars Sean Xiao (Battle Through the Heavens), Li Qin (Princess Agents) and pop star … Continue reading

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It’s a gangster’s paradise in the Trailer for ‘Coldest City 1945’

Prepare yourself for The Coldest City 1945, a historical gangster movie from first-time filmmakers, Yang Feng and Yang Dong. The Coldest City 1945 stars Xia Yu (Birth of the Dragon, Mojin: The Lost Legend), Tan Kai (Fire of Conscience), Wang Ke Ru (Youth), Li Li Qun (The Daughter-in-Law), Zhanfng Guo Zhu (Cold War II) and Jin Shi Jie (The Master). Judging from what we’ve seen, fans of the classic gangster genre may … Continue reading

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Into the Badlands: Complete Collection | Blu-ray (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: October 8, 2019 On October 8th, 2019, Lionsgate will be releasing the Blu-ray for AMC’s Into the Badlands: The Complete Collection, which contains all three seasons that ran between 2015 and 2019. In a land controlled by feudal barons, Into the Badlands tells the story of a great warrior and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. Into the Badlands stars Daniel Wu (Sky … Continue reading

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Kung Fu League | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2019 On September 17th, 2019, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Kung Fu League (aka Kung Fu Alliance), an all-star martial arts actioner from veteran Hong Kong director/writer Jeff Lau (Thunder Cops 2, Treasure Hunt). Considering the project’s impressive line up and the respective characters they’re playing, Kung Fu League is essentially “The Expendables of kung fu legends and myths.” Vincent Zhao … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Wind Blast | Blu-ray | Only $8.49 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Qunshu Gao’s Wind Blast, an actioner starring Francis Ng (Enter the Warrior’s Gate), Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior II) and Charlie Young (Cold War II). Cold blooded killer Zhang Ning sneaks back into China to blend in. He is quickly pursued by two fierce and brutal bounty hunters. A grisly battle ensues between the killer, bounty hunters and cops. After a flurry of gunfights, martial arts … Continue reading

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