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on Arrow gains some street cred! ‘Street Gangs of Hong Kong’ Shaw Brothers set arrives on Blu-ray in NovemberIt's always great to see Chan Koon Tai, Wong Chung and Danny Lee in contempor…
on THE PERFECT WEAPON IS BACK! Martial arts star Jeff Speakman returns to action with ‘Lost Echoes’Great to be soon be seeing Jeff Speakman back in films,as the connection with…
on HEAD’d your way! Jimmy Wang Yu’s kung fu classic ‘Master of the Flying Guillotine’ arrives newly restored on Blu-raymike leeder doesn't do commentaries anymore, so thats a win win! I do not min…
on ‘Lone Wolf and Cub’ star shines bright! Watch the Trailers for the ‘Wicked Priest’ collection arriving on Blu-ray in SeptemberMissing the spin off film, Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder? I could have sworn I…
on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upIn the mainland chinese cut, the villain who killed his wife in the lionsgate…
on Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka Fai return for Round 2! ‘The Shadow’s Edge II’ to begin filming in OctoberI liked the first movie until I hated it for being too overstuffed and that t…
on The Bodyguard (2024) ReviewGreat review, as ever, and really glad you're shining a light on these underr…
on James Lew, martial artist, actor and stuntman in films such as ‘Big Trouble in Little China’ and ‘Timecop’, passes away at 73He will be missed. It was awesome to watch almost any action film, and he’d a…
on WTF? Watch the blood-soaked U.S. Trailer for Joko Anwar’s Indonesian martial arts-horror-comedy ‘Ghost in the Cell’fun flick, tho.
on Heaven and Hell | aka Shaolin Hell Gate (1978) ReviewJust saw Heaven and Hell on youtube, and while it's pretty damn strange in so…
on HEAD’d your way! Jimmy Wang Yu’s kung fu classic ‘Master of the Flying Guillotine’ arrives newly restored on Blu-rayAbout freakin time!
on James Lew, martial artist, actor and stuntman in films such as ‘Big Trouble in Little China’ and ‘Timecop’, passes away at 73The Luke Cage guy paid tribute to him. https://www.instagram.com/p/DcbK2ZExau…
on James Lew, martial artist, actor and stuntman in films such as ‘Big Trouble in Little China’ and ‘Timecop’, passes away at 73James Lew was a very influential person in my life. I first discovered him wh…
on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upWell almost 4 decades ago, there was this little movie about a cop who fights…
on Anybody seen Richie? Okay, wrong movie. But Steven Seagal’s ‘Above the Law’ is coming to 4K Ultra HD this NovemberNoice. Happy Arrow/Toy Robot are releasing Warner Bros action classics. I'm c…
on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upWhat would even a part 2 be about, literally every bad guy in the first film…
on HEAD’d your way! Jimmy Wang Yu’s kung fu classic ‘Master of the Flying Guillotine’ arrives newly restored on Blu-rayFrank Djeng talks too fast, and with his accent I find him very hard to liste…
on The Fall of Ako Castle | Blu-ray (Eureka)Is this blu-ray available to purchase anywhere in the U.S. in Region A, Regio…
on FURIOUS director Kenji Tanigaki returns to work on Soi Cheang Pou Soi’s ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ sequelRaymond Lam said that filming for the sequel has been officially completed (c…
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Made in Chinatown | DVD (Vision Films)
RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2021 On May 11, 2021, Vision Films’ Made in Chinatown will be available on streaming and cable platforms, as well as DVD retailers such as Amazon and all other major online retailers. Martial arts stars James Lew (Big Trouble in Little China) and Robert Samuels (Don’t Give a Damn) join forces for Made in Chinatown, an action-comedy starring newcomer Jay Kwon, who is perhaps best known for his stunt work … Continue reading
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Office | DVD (Bayview Films)
RELEASE DATE: April 27, 2021 On April 27, 2021, Bayview Films will be releasing the DVD for Office (read our review), a 2015 film directed by noted Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To (Three, The Mission). The film stars Chow Yun-fat (City War), Sylvia Chang (Slaughter in San Francisco), Eason Chan (12 Nights), Tang Wei (A Long Day’s Journey Into Night) and Wang Ziyi (Shock Wave). Based on the hit play Design … Continue reading
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Deadly Force: Mission Budapest | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2021 Shout! Studios is ready to unleash the Blu-ray & DVD for Deadly Force: Mission Budapest (aka The Rookies). Directed by Alan Yuen, the writer/director of the 2013 Andy Lau thriller Firestorm, this 2019 spy thriller stars Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil series, Ultraviolet, The Fifth Element) and Darren Wang (Railroad Tigers). Deadly Force: Mission Budapest follows Zhou Feng, an extreme sports lover who gets involved in an international illegal trade by … Continue reading
Watch the New Trailer for Danny Pang’s gritty thriller ‘To Be Faced’ starring Wallace Chung and Francis Ng
Danny Pang Phat – one half of The Eye and The Eye 2 writing/directing duo, the Pang Brothers – is currently prepping his crime-thriller To Be Faced (aka Enemy of Life). The film stars Wallace Chung (Three, Bounty Hunters), Francis Ng (Handsome Siblings, Full Alert), Myolie Wu (Death Notify, Dearest Anita), Eddie Cheung (Running on Karma, Throwdown) and Lily Ji (Abduction, Wine War). Collectively, the Pang Brothers (the other being Oxide Pang Chun) are known for their … Continue reading
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Deep Cover | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: July 13, 2021 On July 13, 2021, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Deep Cover, a 1992 crime-thriller directed by Bill Duke (A Rage in Harlem) and starring Larry Fishburne (John Wick: Chapter 3) and Jeff Goldblum (The Fly). Read the official details below: Film noir hits the mean streets of 1990s Los Angeles in this stylish and subversive underworld odyssey from veteran actor-director Bill Duke. Laurence … Continue reading
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Is Batman Ninja the Best Batman Movie in Years?
Source: @gameovergreggy via Twitter Batman may just be the most timeless superhero, and the latest edition in the canon, Batman Ninja (2018) further reinforces this. Batman literally becomes displaced through time and sent back to Feudal Japan after a Quake Engine accident while battling Gorilla Grodd at Arkham Asylum. While there, he learns that all of the major villains have set up as feudal lords in Japan in the 1600s … Continue reading
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Stefan Morawietz and ‘One Million K(l)icks’ star Mike Moeller get into some trouble in the New Trailer for ‘Jack Walker’
Filmmaker/fight choreographer Tanay Genco Ulgen (Attrition, Skylines) is ready to unleash Evolutionary Films’ Jack Walker, an upcoming action-comedy starring Stefan Morawietz (Ip Man 2), Denis Lyons (Carnival Row), Kathrin Höhne (The Hitman Agency). The film also features martial arts sensation Mike Moeller (One Million K(l)icks), who produces along with Mike Leeder (Ultimate Justice), Dominik Starck (The Hitman Agency) and Denise Treffler. Germany’s greatest action star, Jack Walker, is making his comeback in a … Continue reading
‘Kong: Skull Island’ director Jordan Vogt-Roberts to helm live-action adaptation of ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’
Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ (Kong: Skull Island, the upcoming Metal Gear Solid) is set to direct a live-action adaptation of the popular anime series Gundam for Legendary and Netflix. The film will be scribed by comic book writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man). Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Mobile Suit Gundam, which was first launched in 1979, grew in popularity through the 1980s due to a wide proliferation of adaptations across animated feature films, … Continue reading
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7 Ways to Increase Engagement on Instagram
Instagram is one of the best channels for digital marketing and the competition to capture users’ attention is great. This means that it is even a little harder to get more commitment and there is no opportunity to become comfortable and back off. Sharpen your elbows, gear up your creativity and take on the challenge! # 1. Take good advantage of GetInsta for a 1000 free Instagram followers trial to … Continue reading
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Michael Jai White, Mickey Rourke and James Russo cross deadly paths in Shout! Studios’ New Trailer for ‘Take Back’
Low budget action filmmaker Christian Sesma – best known for films like 2016’s Vigilante Diaries and 2020’s Paydirt – is back with Take Back, an upcoming thriller that Shout! Studios is releasing VOD, digital and in select theaters on June 18, 2021. Zara (Gillian White, Welcome to Sudden Death) and Brian (martial arts star Michael Jai White, Triple Threat) are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara’s secret past kidnaps … Continue reading
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Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH! for the month of April
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 April, which includes a New film added to Hi-YAH! every Friday! Keep on reading for the full list: April 4 | Born to be King – Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan’s San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of the fifth generation leader of the Yamada Gang in … Continue reading
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Innovative Ways to Interact on Social Media by Using GIFs
Gifs are the recent addition to the world of social media interaction. These are short animations usually within ten seconds that help in expressing feelings and thoughts quite evidently. The history of Graphic Interchange Format or GIFs, as they are popularly known, dates back to 1987 when the team lead by Steve Wilhite at the online service provider company, CompuServe developed the first bitmap image format. Ever since then, it … Continue reading
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Irezumi | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: June 22, 2021 On June 22, 2021, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Yasuzo Masumura’s 1966 thriller Irezumi. Read the official details below: Drawn from the pen of one of Japan’s foremost writers of the 20th century, Junichiro Tanizaki (A Fool’s Love, The Makioka Sisters), Irezumi is a stylish tale of lust, betrayal and revenge directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Giants and Toys, Blind Beast). Masumura’s muse Ayako … Continue reading
Deliver Us from Evil | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2021 On May 25, 2021, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Delivery us From Evil, an upcoming action-thriller starring Hwang Jung-Min (The Wailing) and Lee Jung-Jae (Big Match). The film comes from Hong Won-Chan, the director of Office and writer of Na Hong-jin’s The Chaser and The Yellow Sea (two of our favorite Korean movies of all time). “Deliver us from Evil is an action-packed thrill … Continue reading
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Louis Koo, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Francis Ng Wong kill for money in the Trailer for Wong Jing’s ‘Money Empire’
Director Wong Jing (Mercenaries from Hong Kong) and co-director Woody Hui (who served as “executive director” on Wong’s Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch) are back for Money Empire, also known as Once Upon A Time in Hong Kong (not to be confused with Felix Chong’s currently-filming Once Upon A Time in Hong Kong with Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu Wai). AFS calls the title change a “classic Wong Jing move” and … Continue reading
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