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JJ Bona on Nothing is over!!! Vietnam-set ‘Rambo’ prequel to start shooting this year from ‘Sisu’ director Jalmari Helander?The main problem with the 5th one is it didn't feel like a Rambo film. Other…
Ska Martes on 88 Films God it right? Jackie Chan’s masterpiece ‘Operation Condor: Armour of God II’ gets the treatment it deservesLike what Mark says if your system can handle HDR its a nice upgrade. And the…
Typo on Nothing is over!!! Vietnam-set ‘Rambo’ prequel to start shooting this year from ‘Sisu’ director Jalmari Helander?I've watched the first four. They can keep the fifth one and shove this prequ…
Ningen on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Courtesy of Shout on IG: The restoration of HB. https://variety.com/2025/film…
Mark on 88 Films God it right? Jackie Chan’s masterpiece ‘Operation Condor: Armour of God II’ gets the treatment it deservesI guess it Depends on if you’re a 4k uhd fan or not. If having it in the high…
Andrew Hernandez on Starry, starry night… Juno Mak’s anticipated gangster epic ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ to screen at CannesHuh. I guess I haven’t noticed his hiatus. What was he up to? It will be grea…
Ska Martes on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!I have no idea who Yilong is but if he has beef with you then I think the iss…
Ska Martes on What’s going on with Donnie Yen’s ‘Ip Man 5’? Let’s speculate!In English? Why not....they can rename the character to Phil-Ip Man
Ningen on Watch Jackie Chan go off on Wang in a New action-packed clip from ‘Karate Kid: Legends’Jackie explains the choreography. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJsA1y0q-xf/…
R.McD on Not horrible news! Eureka’s ‘Horrible History: Four Historical Epics by Chang Cheh now shipping!There's an almost inhuman arrogance among the people who don't like the Engli…
Dutch Kimble on Starry, starry night… Juno Mak’s anticipated gangster epic ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ to screen at Canneswooooooaaaahhhhhhh!!! Takeshi Kaneshiro returns!! His last movie was in 2017.…
Michael j Berry on What’s going on with Donnie Yen’s ‘Ip Man 5’? Let’s speculate!I love all ip man movie but i hope it be in english
Laurine L White on 11 Rebels | 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray (Well Go USA)Finally, 11 Rebels is now available to order on Amazon.com
Paul Bramhall on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Everybody be cool! This is just a gentleman’s misunderstanding (& I don’t giv…
Opiumkungfusandals on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Then why are you here if the source material doesn’t suit you? All you do is…
Poster For Gladiator Underground Starring D.Y. Sao, Andy Le & Brian Le - M.A.A.C. on Move over, ‘Bloodsport’! Make room for ‘Gladiator Underground’ starring D.Y. Sao, Andy Le and Brian Le[…] SOURCE: City on Fire […]
Ska Martes on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Always that one guy who reads the headline and never the article. If you actu…
OpiumKungFuYapper on The night comes for Bob Odenkirk! New Trailer for ‘Nobody 2’ from director Timo TjahjantoLet's get a city on fire discord going. You got the connections brotha!!
OpiumKungFuYapper on The night comes for Bob Odenkirk! New Trailer for ‘Nobody 2’ from director Timo TjahjantoIn Timo we trust, yes 👍 🙌 💯
OpiumKungFuYapper on Watch Jackie Chan go off on Wang in a New action-packed clip from ‘Karate Kid: Legends’Saw the end fight spoiler on the tubie! It's a lot better than part 3 and nex…
OpiumKungFuYapper on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Always that one guy⬆️
OpiumKungFuYapper on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Shout factory has won best home video of the year!! The competition is over!
Andrew Hernandez on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!I remember when we thought it wouldn’t get better than Criterion’s DVD back i…
Ska Martes on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Let's hope the actual release is better than this fanmade trailer "4k remaste…
JJ Bona on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Thanks for the heads up, Ben!
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The origins of Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao revealed? Shout! to release Blu-ray for 1988’s ‘Painted Faces’
Later this year, Shout! will be releasing a Blu-ray (Region A) for Painted Faces, a 1988 Hong Kong classic from director Alex Law Kai-Yui (Now You See Love… Now You Don’t). Painted Faces tells the story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. Specifically, their relationship to their teacher, Master Yu Jim-Yuen (played by Sammo, himself). The film also stars … Continue reading
Moral Combat | DVD (WowNow)
RELEASE DATE: May 13, 2025 On May 13, 2025, U.S. label WowNow is releasing a DVD for Moral Combat. Despite its very generic AI-created artwork, the film is actually a 2021 Chinese movie originally titled, Drunken Master Su Qier. Moral Combat is directed by Dachuan Li and stars Alimire Abulimiti, Guoliang Chen (Wolves of Wuhan), Xianmin Chen and Qimeng Cheng (Nezha). Official description: In a world where honor and betrayal … Continue reading
Forbidden Kingdom | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2025 On February 25, 2025, Lionsgate is releasing a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray SteelBook for Forbidden Kingdom. The legendary Jackie Chan (Panda Plan) and Jet Li (League of Gods) team up in this 2008 actioner from director Rob Minkoff (The Lion King). Forbidden Kingdom also stars Yifei Liu (White Vengeance), Collin Chou (Badges of Fury), Li Bing Bing (Resident Evil: Retribution) and
Deal on Fire! Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Blu-ray | Only $26.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the 4K Ultra HD for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, a 1993 Bruce Lee biopic directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious), which is loosely based on Linda Lee’s 1975 book, Bruce Lee The Man Only I Knew. The film stars Jason Scott Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2), Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber), Robert Wagner (Heart to Heart), Michael Learned (The Waltons), … Continue reading
Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume 6 | Blu-ray (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: March 25, 2025 On March 25, 2025, Shout! Factory will be releasing Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume 6 (1970-1974), an 11-film Blu-ray (Region A) collection that will include 1970’s Swordswomen Three, 1970’s The Twelve Gold Medallions, 1972’s The Black Enforcer, 1971’s Duel For Gold, 1972’s Finger of Doom, 1973’s Na Cha and the Seven Devils, 1971’s Shadow Girl, 1971’s Swordsman at Large, 1972’s The Black Tavern, 1972’s The Young … Continue reading
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness | Blu-ray (Radiance Films)
RELEASE DATE: April 25, 202 On April 25, 2025, Radiance Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, Seijun Suzuki’s (The Man with a Shotgun) 1977 comeback film after being blacklisted by the film industry for ten years. Though adapted from a popular manga, the bold visuals and absurdist plot twists are vintage Suzuki. The editor of a sports magazine grooms fashion model Reiko … Continue reading
Andy On, Xie Miao and three Shaw Brothers kung fu classics! Here’s what’s on Hi-YAH for the month of January
Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of January! 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
Deal on Fire! Vanguard | Blu-ray | Only $10.53 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Vanguard (read our review) that re-teams Jackie Chan (The Foreigner) with noted Hong Kong director Stanley Tong (Rumble in the Bronx). Jackie Chan leaps into action as Tang, CEO of the covert security company Vanguard in this gripping action-thriller. After wealthy businessman Qin rats out his corrupt partner in an arms deal gone fatally wrong, he and his family become targets of the world’s … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! The Inspector Wears Skirts | Blu-ray | Only $21.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is 88 Films’ Blu-ray (Region A/B) release for The Inspector Wears Skirts (aka Top Squad), a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Wellson Chin Sing Wai (Naughty Boys) that stars Sibelle Hu (Tai Chi Boxer), Cynthia Rothrock (Yes Madam!), Kara Wai (Angel Terminators), Sandra Ng (Thunder Cops 2), Regina Kent (Legacy of Rage), Ellen Chan (Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit) and Billy Lau (Master … Continue reading
The bad boy of Indie action films is back! Leroy Nguyen’s award-winning ‘The Brokenhearted’ now on Prime Video
Indie filmmaker Leroy Nguyen – writer, director and star of the gritty festival favorites Black Scar Blues and Silverback – is back with The Brokenhearted, his latest upcoming action thriller from Rising Tiger Films and 02 Hero Media. A weary, small-time hoodlum (Nguyen) attempts to quell the escalating conflict between two of his childhood friends-one a struggling martial artist whose
Spotting Excellence: Mastering the Art of Choosing Quality Online Casino Platforms
Source: pexels.com Millions of people worldwide now find online gambling to be an exciting hobby. But finding the right platform sometimes does feel like trying to find a diamond in a sea of pebbles because there are so many online casino sites available on the internet at the moment. Knowing how to spot a top-tier online casino platform is the key to having an amazing gaming experience. Chance isn’t the only … Continue reading
Magnificent Bodyguards | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: May 13, 2025 On May 13, 2025, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Magnificent Bodyguards, a 1978 kung fu classic directed by Lo Wei (The Big Boss) that stars Jackie Chan (Hidden Strike, Ride On). Jackie leaps out of the screen in Magnificent Bodyguards, the first Hong Kong movie shot in 3D! The icon joins a team of guards who are escorting an ill man … Continue reading
Winners and SINNERS! Watch the brutal Trailer for Kwok Man Ki’s ‘Beyond the Sin’ starring Louis Koo and Gordon Lam
Filmmaker/actor Kwok Man Ki – who is perhaps best known for his assistant director credits on films like 2009’s Bodyguards and Assassins, 2010’s True Legend and Reign of Assassins – is taking on a full director’s credit with Beyond the Sin. The upcoming thriller stars Louis Koo (The White Storm, Wild City)and Gordon Lam (Z Storm, Nessun Dorma, The Brink) and is produced by Catherine Kwan and Tang Wai But (Full Strike, … Continue reading
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