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Deal on Fire! Red Cliff Part I & II | Blu-ray | Only $11.98 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the 2-disc Blu-ray set for Red Cliff Part I & II (International Version), an epic thriller from acclaimed action director, John Woo (The Killer, Bullet in the Head). This 2-disc set contains the two-part story of Red Cliff that centers on a battle fought in China’s Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.). Red Cliff Part I & II stars Tony Leung (Hard Boiled), Takeshi Kaneshiro (The Returner), Fengyi Zhang … Continue reading

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

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019 On August 20th, 2019, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Jonathan Li’s The Brink (read our review), starring Max Zhang (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy, S.P.L. II), the rising star of The Grandmaster and Ip Man 3. The Brink follows a group of fishermen who smuggle gold and the cops who chase them. This Cheang Pou-soi (S.P.L. II, The Monkey King, Accident) produced film also stars Shawn Yue (Wild … Continue reading

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Asian and American Education Systems – The Difference

Did you know that in top 10 world universities, five are from the United States, with top four being MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and Caltech? Asian universities are represented with two from Singapore and one from China between 10 and 20. This might paint the picture of the superiority of education in America. The problem is if you look at the performance of students in different subject on standardized tests.  Hong … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Shock Wave | Blu-ray | Only $7.97 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Herman Yau’s Shock Wave (read our review). This $23 million dollar action movie pairs the controversial Untold Story director up with Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau (Switch). In the film, Lau plays an undercover explosive ordnance disposal bureau officer who becomes the protégé of a criminal specializing in bombs and then tries to capture him. Shock Wave also stars Jiang Wu (Wu Xia), Song Jia (The Final … Continue reading

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How to Find the Best Video Production Company

A well-edited video can do well if you want to advertise your brand. Finding a reputable video production company can be a challenge, especially if you have never worked with one. This is mostly experienced by marketing directors and business owners as well. Currently, you can have the best video because of the many video production companies in the market, like angry chair video production Australia. They are working hard … Continue reading

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Movies! They Keep Us Going!

Sоmеtіmеѕ thеrе іѕ nоthіng bеttеr tо dо thаn wаtсh a gооd movie. But dіd уоu knоw hоw muсh movies impacts your life? Sіnсе movies соmbіnе vіѕіоn аnd ѕоund, thеу ѕеrvе аѕ a powerful outlet tо соnnесt wіth оur іnnеr ѕеlvеѕ аnd hеlр guіdе ѕоmе оf lіfе’ѕ grеаtеѕt challenges. If уоu аrе аn оutgоіng person, уоu аrе lіkеlу tо еnjоу watching роѕіtіvе fіlmѕ аnd vісе versa. Films аrе аlѕо nоt еxреnѕіvе … Continue reading

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New Trailer for Renny Harlin’s latest actioner ‘Bodies at Rest’

Renny Harlin, noted Hollywood film director known for his 90’s blockbusters Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger, is getting ready to unleash Bodies at Rest (aka Witness), an upcoming thriller starring Nick Cheung (Keeper of the Darkness, The White Storm), Richie Jen (Trivisa) and Yang Zi (Death and Glory in Changde). Bodies at Rest (read our review) sees a forensics expert and his intern assistant ready to call it a day in the morgue when a group of … Continue reading

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Trailer for the documentary ‘Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks’

From the producers of Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films and Machete Maidens Unleashed – Exploitation Films Made in the Philippines, comes Serge Ou’s Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks, which celebrates the martial arts film sub-genre. Check out the official details below: From Hong Kong to Hollywood, the Shaw Brothers to The Matrix, iron fists and kung fu kicks have been busting box offices and breaking barriers … Continue reading

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‘How Long Will I Love U’ time travels its way to Blu-ray

On August 6, 2019, Well Go USA will be releasing Lun Xu’s sci-fi comedy How Long Will I Love U to Blu-ray. A man (Jia Ying Lei) from 1999 and a woman (Li Ya Tong of Wild City) from 2018 have woke up to find their timelines have merged. Now they’re stuck with one another, unless they can work together long enough to find a way back to their normal lives… if destiny … Continue reading

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Jung Doo-hong is ‘Fist and Furious’ in the Newest Trailer

For people like me who’ve been waiting for Jung Doo-hong (Korea’s top fight choreographer) to have another lead role since 2006’s City of Violence, the following news is a big deal (for everyone else, maybe not so much). Jung Doo-hong (Fighter in the Wind) is back in action with Fist and Furious (formerly known as Heuksan Island), the latest from director Ha Won-joon (Stray Dogs). Fist and Furious (read our review) also … Continue reading

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‘Tokyo Ghoul S’ and ‘Kingdom’ to screen at the Anime Expo

At this year’s Anime Expo, Funimation will be screening Kingdom and Tokyo Ghoul S, two Live-action Japanese films based on the popular manga by Yasuhisa Hara and Sui Ishida, respectively. From director Shinsuke Sato (Gantz) comes Kingdom, which follows a young boy (Kento Yamazaki, Death Note) who dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom. Directing duo Takuya Kawasaki and Kazuhiko Hiramaki present Tokyo Ghoul S, the sequel to Tokyo Ghoul, which follows the … Continue reading

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The best and worst Asian film adaptations by Hollywood

These days the vast majority of the movies that Hollywood makes are either franchise sequels and reboots or remakes of successful films from other countries. This has the advantage of giving people more adventures starring characters they know and love, but it can also be creatively stifling and lead to diminishing returns. Some of the remakes are of original Asian movies and we decided to look at a few of … Continue reading

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John Woo’s ‘Heroes Shed No Tears’ arrives on Blu-ray & DVD

From Film Movement comes the Blu-ray & DVD for Heroes Shed No Tears (read our review), a 1986 Hong Kong actioner from acclaimed director John Woo (Manhunt, Hard Boiled). The film stars Eddy Ko (The Mission), Lam Ching-Ying (Eastern Condors), Ma Ying-Chun (Goodbye Mammie), Cecile Le Bailly and Philllip Loffredo. In Heroes Shed No Tears, the Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The … Continue reading

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Crave your ‘Ninja Addiction’ with a new interview with IFD Films star Stuart Onslow-Smith

In the 1980s, a phenomenon now known as the “ninja craze” was born, thanks equally to 1980’s The Octagon and 1981’s Enter the Ninja. At the time, this “ninja craze” made perfect sense. After all, ninjas seemed more menacing than Bruce Lee; their stealthy uniforms were stylish and slick when compared to a Karate Gi; they had an array of innovative weapons that were far more interesting than anything seen in the average … Continue reading

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Will Netflix Release another Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Sequel?

 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is still one of the most successful martial arts films ever made, and lives long in the memory of fans of the genre. The Chinese picture was made on a US$17 million budget but went onto gross $213 million worldwide in 2000. The Ang Lee-directed action epic was also nominated for ten Academy Awards and won four. It was somewhat surprising that it took sixteen … Continue reading

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