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dakuan on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’don't you trust him to be able to wear a full beard? XD
Throwdown on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Good points! To be fair, if his legacy can survive Kung Fu Yoga, Vanguard, Bl…
Throwdown on Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe (2026) ReviewBetter than the original, Jackie's persona shines through, and the fight scen…
Wacky Chan on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I get what youâre saying, but I think itâs a little too black and white. Sure…
Throwdown on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I think it must stick in Jackie's craw that for all the phenomenal works of a…
Ska Martes on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Jackie and Tucker need to stay away from VIP #1 (Brett Ratfuck) at Epsteins P…
JJ Bona on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?"Thereâs a difference between actually being funny, and just being flat-out o…
squeesh on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Comedy is also supposed to be funny, not just offensive. There's a difference…
Elvis 1990 on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?You do have to love how in every interview, even for the SHADOWS EDGE , Jacki…
Ningen on Deal on Fire! The Grandmaster | Blu-ray | Only $11.67 â Expires soon!Tony Leung retrospective in New York. https://youtu.be/dsw7TL0ssy8?si=ZkaycsN…
FilmFan47 on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?The Rush Hour series is hilarious. Even the third film is funnier than most c…
Ningen on GET OVER HERE! Watch a fight clip from ‘Mortal Kombat II’ starring Karl Urban, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki SanadaKlip. https://youtu.be/Ao6Xs-0cmr0?si=yhXom86VQcV66nGj
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I should have mentioned that I knew he had passed, which is why I found it st…
Ningen on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Unless they 'bring him back' with AI like they just did with Val Kilmer....
Paul Bramhall on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?The fact he passed away in 2022 would also have had an impact on his involvem…
Garner on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’This Louis Mandylor is not good and he likes to star in many scott adkins fil…
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Nah thatâs definitely an error, Corey Yuenâs Chinese name is ć ć„.
Anonymous on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We have a new DTV trash star Bren Foster lol.
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Thanks for the info. The poster also says something about Corey Yuen, unless…
JJ Bona on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We thought he was playing Groucho Marx. =)
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I think Louis Koo has confirmed that filming is set to start in the 2nd half…
dakuan on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’Brenn's definitely not the first one i'd have chosen to portray Karl Marx, gu…
Callum on Rumor has it… Chow Yun-fat to join Jackie Chan in Larry Yang’s sequel to ‘The Shadowâs Edge’?This could be cool but I hope they give the sequel the same love the first re…
Ningen on Bruce Lee returns! Check out the thrilling New Trailer for the ‘Game of Death’-focused documentary ‘Broken Rhythm’History Channel has a segment on what killed Lee. https://youtu.be/eLENH9u1Hw…
Kevin Tran on Wanna party like it’s 1994? Watch the Newest Trailer for ‘Cold War 1994’ starring Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok and Tony LeungValerian chow also in the movie. Yuen biao in it for sure.
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There’s some infernal affairs-type action going on in the Trailer for ‘The Infernal Walker’ starring Michael Tse and Ray Lui
If you’re into crime films like Infernal Affairs and The Line Walker, then chances are, you’ll want to check out The Infernal Walker (sorry, we couldn’t resist!), an upcoming crime-thriller directed by Wong Ka Fai (The Redeemers) and produced by Billy Chung (From Vegas to Macau). It’s a story of triad vs. anti-triad where real identities are not what they seem â and â undercover agents are not as “good” as … Continue reading
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Zoom Up: Murder Site | Blu-ray & DVD (Impulse)
RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2021 On February 9, 2021, Impulse Pictures is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for 1979’s Zoom Up: Murder Site. The film is the first entry in Nikkatsu’s famous Zoom Up adult series, Zoom Up: Murder Site is a dark, violent film that’s described as …a collection of staggeringly repulsive murders, perhaps the most sadistic ever generated on film…The words misogynist and mean-spirited can barely describe the atrocities on … Continue reading
Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa take center in the New Japanese Poster for Paul W.S. Anderson’s ‘Monster Hunter’
Director Paul W.S. Anderson (Mortal Kombat) is back with Monster Hunter, a film adaptation of the popular Capcom video game of the same name. Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) stars alongside martial arts star Tony Jaa (Paradox, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage), Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Diego Boneta (Rock of Ages) and recording artist, T.I. Harris (aka T.I.). When an unexpected sandstorm transports Lt. Artemis (Jovovich) and her unit to a new world, the … Continue reading
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Flower and Snake | Blu-ray (Impulse)
RELEASE DATE: March 16, 2021 On March 16, 2021, Impulse Pictures is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for 1974’s Flower and Snake. Based on Oniroku Dan’s famous Japanese novel, the film is the first Nikkatsu erotic film to deal with the subject of sadomasochism (Sir Paul Bramhall recently reviewed a newer rendition of the film). Makoto (Yasuhiko Ishizu) is a sexually suppressed man living with his mother Miyo (Hiroko Fuji) who owns … Continue reading
Cobra Kai: Seasons 1 and 2 | DVD (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2020 On November 24, 2020, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing Cobra Kai: Seasons 1 and 2Â on DVD, which includes Seasons 1 and Season 2 of the Cobra Kai saga. Read the official press release below: In Cobra Kai, the highly-anticipated return of two iconic characters, the arch-rivals from the legendary The Karate Kid film series reunite over 30 years after the events of the 1984 … Continue reading
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Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH! for the month of November
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 November, which includes a New film added to Hi-YAH! every Friday! Some of the highlights include the all-star HK actioner Dragon Quad (cast includes Sammo Hung and the Terminator-killer himself, Michael Biehn) and a little bit of Bruceploiation on the side! Continue reading for the full
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Take ‘One Second’ and check out these New Posters for Zhang Yimou’s upcoming film ‘One Second’
Zhang Yimou, the acclaimed filmmaker of Hero, The Great Wall and Shadow, will soon be introducing his long-delayed film, One Second, to audiences all around the world. The upcoming film stars Zhang Yi (Operation Red Sea), Liu Haocun (Impasse, A Little Red Flower), Fan Wei (Air Strike) and Yu Ailei (A Better Tomorrow 2018, Saving Mr. Wu). One Second is co-written with Zou Jingzhi â Zhang’s screenwriter  for Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles and Coming … Continue reading
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Raining in the Mountain | Blu-ray & DVD (Film Movement)
RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2020 On December 8, 2020, Film Movement will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Raining in the Mountain, a 1979 wu xia film from renown director King Hu (Come Drink with Me). The film stars Feng Hsu (To Kill with Intrigue), Yueh Sun (Police Force), Paul Chang (Millionaires Express), Tien Feng (Fists of Fury) and Suen Yuet (City on Fire). Read the official details below: During the … Continue reading
Impetigore | Blu-ray (Shudder)
RELEASE DATE: January 26, 2021 On January 26, 2021, Image Entertainment and Shudder is releasing the Blu-ray for 2019’s Impetigore, an Indonesian thriller from director Joko Anwar (Satan’s Slaves, Gundala). Impetigore stars Tara Basro (Killers), Ario Bayu (Java Heat), Marissa Anita (Gundala), Christine Hakim (Merantau) and Asmara Abigail (Abracadabra). After surviving a murder attempt in the city, Maya, a down-on-her-luck young woman, learns that she may inherit a house in her … Continue reading
Devil’s Express | Blu-ray (Code Red)
RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2021 Back from the dead is Code Red’s Blu-ray for Devil’s Express (aka Gang Wars), which hits retail outlets on February 9, 2020. This 1976 martial arts/horror film is directed by Barry Rosen (The Yum Yum Girls) and starring Warhawk Tanzania (Black Force), Wilfredo Roldan (Velvet Smooth), Theodore Gottlieb (The Burbs) and David E. Durston (director of I Drink Your Blood). Read the official details below: New York Master … Continue reading
Mel Gibson is a badass Santa in the New Poster for ‘Fatman’
Even during his post-legendary Hollywood status, Mel Gibson has been consistently delivering the goods with films like Edge of Darkness, Get The Gringo, Blood Father, Dragged Across Concrete, and his directorial comeback, Hacksaw Ridge (we have yet to see The Professor and the Madman and Force of Nature). Now, Gibson is back with another catchy project titled Fatman. Fatman centers on a rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus (Gibson) who is fighting his business decline. Though … Continue reading
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First look at Li Weiran’s Live-action adaptation of ‘The Yinyang Master’ based on the popular Onmyoji mobile game
If Teddy Chen’s Double World didn’t quite suppress your mood for videogame-to-film adaptations, then get ready for CKF Pictures’ The Yinyang Master, an upcoming action/fantasy film based on the phenomenal mobile game, Onmyoji. Directed by Li Weiran (Love Will Tear Us Apart), The Yinyang Master stars Chen Kun (Mojin: The Lost Legend), Zhou Xun (Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection), William Chan (As the Light Goes Out) and Wang Likun (Journey to the West: Conquering … Continue reading
Tony Jaa to star in English-language action trilogy from ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ producers
Martial arts wonder Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak, Triple Threat, Paradox, xXx: Return of Xander Cage) has been hitched to lead an English-language action trilogy from Starlight Entertainment (Midway, Crazy Rich Asians). For the story, Muay Thai master Jaa will play a legendary assassin who disappeared three years ago and becomes the target of all criminal organizations and law enforcement agencies. According to producers, the story will unfold in an unconventional structure and as … Continue reading
Devilman: Special Edition | Blu-ray & DVD (Media Blasters)
RELEASE DATE: December 15, 2020 On December 15, 2020, Media Blasters will release the Blu-ray & DVD for Devilman, is a live-action film directed by Hiroyuki Nasu (Be-Bop High School), based on the manga of the same name by Go Nagai. Read the official details below: First time on blu-ray! Best friends Akira and Ryo (played by real life twins Hisato and Yusuke Izaki) are your average high school students, … Continue reading
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Bruce Lee fights back from the grave to save Chuck Norris in Romeo Candido’s fantasy actioner ‘The Dragon Returns’
A new “Bruce Lee” project, titled The Dragon Returns, is making its way into the digital edition of the IFFAM Project Market (IPM) during the International Film Festival & Awards Macao, which takes place on December 3-8. Directed and produced by Romeo Candido (Lolo’s Child), The Dragon Returns involves a plot where Bruce Lee is brought back from his staged death and retirement to save his old friend Chuck Norris from … Continue reading
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