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on Third Window Films delivering a Blu-ray for the bloody revenge thriller ‘Mermaid Legend’ from ‘Evil Dead Trap’ directorI wanted to like it. I was sure to like it. But it was simply boring, well, a…
on ‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’(Look up Mr. Seagal’s song “Strut” if you’re confused.)
on Bill… it’s your baby! Artwork for 4K UHD Editions for Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill Vol 1-2’ and ‘Jackie Brown’ revealedAs 4K UHD can hold more footage, it would be nice to have both volumes of Kil…
on The legend returns! Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong’s ‘A Legend’ heading to Blu-ray from Well Go USA in JanuaryLike Stanley Tong's recent films like Vanguard, Jackie Chan is almost a walk-…
on ‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’This man is a dishonor to both cinema and to the western world. I don’t feel…
on The legend returns! Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong’s ‘A Legend’ heading to Blu-ray from Well Go USA in JanuaryThis one is bad and that why it was a massive flop in china. Barely made a fe…
on Legend has it that Eureka is releasing a Blu-ray for Kinji Fukasaku’s all-star fantasy actioner ‘Legend of the 8 Samurai’Awesome!
on Tony Jaa makes America great again! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Striking Rescue’ arriving in December from Well Go USAhappy to see Tony Jaa still kicks asses, and he's still awkward when speaking…
on Recoil Blu-ray & DVD (Nasser)¡La última de la saga de Películas de: "RETROCEDER NUNCA, RENDIRSE JAMÁS! ¡La…
on ‘Godzilla Minus One’ filmmaker signs on for his first English-language film ‘Grandgear’ for Sony and J.J. AbramsAnd another one Asian going to Hollywood! I hope his Doreamon - Stand by me 3…
on Jackie Chan’s GREATEST Lo Wei flick just got better! Here’s what 88 Films’ ‘Dragon Fist’ 4K UHD will look like…Edited, thank you!
on Jackie Chan’s GREATEST Lo Wei flick just got better! Here’s what 88 Films’ ‘Dragon Fist’ 4K UHD will look like…The release date (as per 88 Films website) has been moved to 24.02.2025. Appa…
on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’i suspect i'll hate Yen's character just as much as i hated him in Raging Fir…
on Don’t call it a comeback! Watch the Trailer for ‘Last Dance’ starring Hong Kong legend Michael Hui and Dayo WongAlready more than HK$50 million in local box office earnings after only a wee…
on Tony Jaa makes America great again! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Striking Rescue’ arriving in December from Well Go USAGonna second this - surprised this site hasn't reviewed Aston Chen's Black St…
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Martial arts star Tony Jaa has the right to remain ‘Silent’
Tony Jaa (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) is on board for Silent, an upcoming action film that sees the martial arts legend play a reclusive, mute Thai restaurant delivery man with a violent and tragic past who gets mixed up with a group of mercenaries and dirty cops. According to an exclusive story from FCS, Mike Selby (Skin Trade, Paradox, Triple Threat) will produce for SC Films Thailand with Jeremy Bolt … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol 1 | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray collection for Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol 1, which includes 1958’s Voice Without a Shadow, directed by Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter); 1958’s Red Pier, directed by (Tora! Tora! Tora!); and 1959’s The Rambling Guitarist, directed by Buichi Saito (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril) – all in this 3-disc Blu-ray collection! Read on for the full details: Nikkatsu, the oldest film studio in Japan, inaugurated … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Ninja 1 & 2 | Blu-ray | Only $9.89 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is for the Ninja 1 & 2 Double Feature Blu-ray set, directed by Isaac Florentine (Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing) and starring Scott Adkins (Triple Threat), Kane Kosugi (Tekken 2), Mika Hijii (Alien vs Ninja), Tsuyoshi Ihara (13 Assassins) and Vithaya Pansringarm (A Prayer Before Dawn). In 2009’s Ninja, a westerner named Casey (Adkins), studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New … Continue reading
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Stallone and Bautista lead Max Zhang, Russell Wong and Harry Shum Jr. in the Red Band Trailer for ‘Escape Plan: The Extractors’
On July 2nd, 2019 Lionsgate is releasing John Herzfeld’s Escape Plan: The Extractors, on Digital 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital) and DVD. The film stars Sylvester Stallone (The Expendables, Escape Plan 2), Dave Bautista (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy, Escape Plan 2), Daniel Bernhardt (John Wick, Atomic Blonde), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Get Rich or Die Tryin’), Jaime King (Escape Plan 2), Max Zhang (The Brink), Harry Shum Jr. (Crouching … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Black Society Trilogy | Blu-ray | Only $23.54 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the Black Society Trilogy, directed by Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Yakuza Apocalypse). This set includes 1995’s Shinjuku Triad Society, 1997’s Rainy Dog and 1999’s Ley Lines. After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of “V-cinema” in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent with this trio of thematically-connected, character-centric crime stories about violence, the underworld of Japanese … Continue reading
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The fist of fury returns in the Trailer for ‘Chen Zhen Legend’
The fictional character of Chen Zhen – previously made famous by Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury (1972), Jet Li in Fist of Legend (1994) and Donnie Yen in both a 90’s Hong Kong TV show and in Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010), is once again proving that Chinese are not “the sick men of Asia.” Directed by Scott Ma Zhongxuan (who served as one of … Continue reading
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The Fate of Lee Khan | Blu-ray & DVD (Film Movement)
RELEASE DATE: July 23, 2019 On July 23, 2019, Film Movement is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for King Hu’s classic The Fate of Lee Khan (1973). For the first time ever, the film is being presented in a Brand New 2K restoration. Read the official details below: Synopsis: In his follow-up to the critically acclaimed A Touch of Zen, trailblazing filmmaker King Hu brings together an all-star female cast, including Hong Kong … Continue reading
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The Island | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: July 30, 2019 On July 30th, 2019, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for The Island, a film that marks the directorial debut of Huang Bo (Mojin: The Lost Legend), who also stars, alongside Shu Qi (The Assassin). In The Island, a cataclysmic event during a team-building trip, leaves a man shipwrecked on an island with an odd group of coworkers… and a winning lottery ticket in his … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Outlaw Gangster VIP Collection | Blu-ray | Only $17.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is for Arrow Video’s Blu-ray for the Outlaw Gangster VIP Collection. In 1968, acclaimed director Toshio Masuda (Rusty Knife, Tora! Tora! Tora!) and rising star Tetsuya Watari (Tokyo Drifter) teamed up for Outlaw: Gangster VIP, a gritty yakuza yarn based on the writings of real life ex-gangster Goro Fujita The series offers up a depiction of the Japanese underworld that was unprecedented in its realism and its … Continue reading
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Swindlers | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: July 30, 2019 On July 30th, 2019, Well Go USA will release the Blu-ray for The Swindlers (read our review), a crime-caper from first-time director Jang Chang-won. The Swindlers involves a con artist who goes head to head with a corrupt prosecutor. It’s a game of revenge, fraud and elimination from both sides of the field. The Swindlers stars Hyun-Bin (Confidential Assignment), Yoo Ji-Tae (Old Boy), Bae Sung-Woo (Inside Men), Park Sung-Woong (Operation Chromite), An Se-Ha (One-Line), Nana (Fashion … Continue reading
Mojin: The Worm Valley | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2019 On July 9th, 2019, Well Go USA will release the Blu-ray & DVD for Fei Xing’s Mojin: The Worm Valley, the sequel to Mojin: The Lost Legend (read our review). Following in the footsteps of blockbuster Mojin: The Lost Legend and based on the bestselling novel series, Mojin: The Worm Valley once again finds legendary tomb explorer Hu Bayi on a dangerous mission as he seeks out the … Continue reading
Ash is Purest White | Blu-ray & DVD (Cohen Media Group)
RELEASE DATE: July 16, 2019 On July 16th, 2019, Cohen Media Group will release the Blu-ray & DVD for Ash is Purest White (read our review), a gangster epic from Jia Zhangke, the cricitally acclaimed director of festival favorites Still Life and A Touch of Sin. Ash is Purest White is the story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017. Qiao (Zhao Tao, Still Life) is in love with her boyfriend … Continue reading
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Trailer for Danny Chan’s kung fu film ‘The Brave has No Fears’
Danny Chan Kwok-kwan (Shaolin Soccer), the actor known for portraying Bruce Lee in Legend of Bruce Lee, Ip Man 3 and the upcoming Ip Man 4, headlines The Brave has No Fears (aka Fighting King Kong). The Brave has No Fears tells the story of the legendary Guo Zhendong (Chan), who has been determined to save the country since he was a child, but he is dissatisfied with the softness of … Continue reading
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New Trailer for Xu Haofeng’s ‘The Hidden Sword’ swings in
Before we can even think about Xu Haofeng’s Moonlight Blade (his soon-to-be-shot remake of Chor Yuen’s Shaw Brothers classic, The Magic Blade), our attention should be focused on The Hidden Sword, his fourthcoming period actioner that hits screens later this year. Very little is known about The Hidden Sword (aka The Hidden Blade), other than it’s a martial arts epic that revolves around a very special sword that apparently pretty badass. The film … Continue reading
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Boyka-centric ‘Undisputed’ TV series reboot in-the-works
Action director Isaac Florentine (Undisputed II, Close Range) is teaming up with Millennium and Empire Films for a small screen reboot of his popular Undisputed film series. The upcoming Undisputed series will follow the self-discovery voyage of Yuri Boyka (played by Scott Adkins in the films), a Russian prison fighter on parole who seizes the opportunity to participate in the world’s biggest and most prestigious underground fighting tournament (via THR). Production for the Undisputed series begins in March 2020, … Continue reading
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