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on You know, like Caine in ‘Kung Fu’? Martial arts star Donnie Yen to star and direct untitled ‘John Wick’ spin-offAccording to local HK media reports, Donnie plans to shoot this in Hong Kong…
on The court orders a physical release! Donnie Yen’s ‘The Prosecutor’ hits Blu-ray and DVD in May from Well Go USAOnce again, it’s that white background of doom that should have been eradicat…
on You know, like Caine in ‘Kung Fu’? Martial arts star Donnie Yen to star and direct untitled ‘John Wick’ spin-offPersonally I find Donnie's directing uneven - Legend of the wolf was a mess,…
on STOP… Hammer time! 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for the Hammer Film/Shaw Brothers classic ‘Shatter’ arriving in MayHammer doesn't own that many of their own films - most are owned by whichever…
on Feeling triggered? Future pressings of the ‘Bruceploitation Collection Vol. 1’ have you covered!This is the one that gets me today, this?! 😭
on STOP… Hammer time! 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for the Hammer Film/Shaw Brothers classic ‘Shatter’ arriving in MayWhy? Giving Shatter this kind of 4K special treatment makes about as much sen…
on Karate and Kung Fu collide in the New Trailer for Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio’s upcoming ‘Karate Kid’ movieAm I the only one who thinks it's more of the same that you saw in the first…
on ‘Passenger 57’, move over! Andy Lau’s hijack thriller ‘High Forces’ is getting a U.S. release from China LionHigh Forces has been released on Blu-ray in the US - 25 March 2025 - by Bayvi…
on Looking for some spear-slicing action? Donnie Yen’s ‘The Lost Bladesman’ arrives on Blu-ray from ImprintVery underrated Donnie Yen gem. The movie, along with Sakra, has arguably the…
on Wild, The (2023) ReviewThis review does a great job of breaking down the strengths and weaknesses of…
on Don’t fight what you can’t see! Arrow announces Blu-ray for Yoshiyuki Kuroda’s 1970 actioner ‘The Invisible Swordsman’Dear Arrow... Let "old" Asian cinema to 88 Films, Eureka, BFI n' Co.
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A Certain Killer/A Killer’s Key | Blu-ray (Arrow)
RELEASE DATE: February 10, 2025 On February 10, 2025, Arrow Video is releasing 1967’s A Certain Killer/A Killer’s Key on Blu-ray (Region A/B), two Yakuza crime thrillers directed by Kazuo Mori (Samurai Vendetta) and co-scripted by the director Yasuzō Masumura (Giants and Toys, Blind Beast). Anticipating the cool aesthetic of Seijun Suzuki’s Branded to Kill and based on a crime novel by Shinji Fujiwara, the author of the original material … Continue reading
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A Chinese Odyssey Parts 1 and 2 | Blu-ray (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: February 4, 2025 On February 4, 2025, Shout! Factory will be releasing a Blu-ray set for A Chinese Odyssey Parts 1 and 2, which will include 1995’s A Chinese Odyssey Part One – Pandora’s Box and A Chinese Odyssey Part Two – Cinderella. Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle) stars in this comedic and action-packed two-part adaptation of Journey to the West, a classic 16th century Chinese
The legend returns! Watch the New U.S. Trailer for Jackie Chan’s ‘A Legend’ arriving in January from Well Go USA
On January 21, 2025, Well Go USA is releasing A Legend on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD! This upcoming fantasy actioner has the legendary Jackie Chan (The Foreigner) re-teaming with Hong Kong director Stanley Tong (Rumble in the Bronx). The film is the follow-up to their 2005 collaboration, The Myth. While investigating the history of a newly discovered ancient artifact, a renowned archaeologist (Chan) unwittingly establishes a mystical connection with a … Continue reading
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The best Shaw on earth! Arrow’s massive 14-Film ‘Shawscope Volume Three: Limited Edition’ is now now shipping
Goodie Emporium is now shipping is Arrow Video’s long-awaited Shawscope Volume Three: Limited Edition, which will include 14 films on Blu-ray (Region A/B). Unlike the first two volumes, which were released only a year apart, Shawscope Volume Three has a 2-year gap, so fans have been eagerly waiting for this one! Before Hong Kong’s mightiest film studio mastered the art of the kung fu film, Shaw Brothers hit box office … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Kung Fu Killer | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Donnie Yen’s 2014 box office hit, Kung Fu Killer (aka Kung Fu Jungle). In Kung Fu Jungle, Yen plays a prisoner who’s been jailed due to accidentally beating an opponent to death. When the news gets to him of a martial artist he once knew being murdered in mysterious circumstances, Yen insists that he knows who the killer is and that the police, led by … Continue reading
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Boris Yeltsin, watch out! 88 Films Blu-ray for Jade Leung and Robin Shou’s ‘Black Cat 2’ arrives next week!
On November 25, 2024, 88 Films is releasing a Deluxe Blu-ray (Region B) for Black Cat 2, a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Stephen Shin Gei Yin (Brotherhood) that stars Jade Leung (Satin Steel) and Robin Shou (Cyprus Tigers). Scientists install a micro chip, called Black Cat, inside the brain of a violence prone girl named Catherine in an attempt to refine and control her fits of rage. … Continue reading
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Doctor Vampire | Blu-ray (Eureka)
RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2025 On February 24, 2025, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Doctor Vampire, a 1990 horror comedy directed by Jamie Luk Kim-Ming (Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb). While Hong Kong horror cinema is more often associated with the jiangshi or “hopping vampires” of Chinese legend, it has also embraced (and, more often than not, lampooned) the Western vampire tradition. One of the more outrageous films to … Continue reading
‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’
Legendary action star Steven Seagal (Above of the Law, Attrition) is back in the director’s chair – but not for an action movie – rather for a documentary, titled In the Name of Justice, which he also writes. Official description: After the start of the Special Military Operation, Steven Seagal personally communicated with the victims of Ukrainian nationalists and saw with his own eyes what was happening in Donbass. He … Continue reading
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This you can trust… Blu-ray for Patrick Tam’s 1980 Golden Harvest actioner ‘The Sword’ now shipping
Now available from Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Sword, a 1980 Golden Harvest actioner from director Patrick Tam Kar-Ming (My Heart is That Eternal Rose). Best known as a key contributor to the Hong Kong New Wave as the director of My Heart is That Eternal Rose and the editor of Wong Kar-wai’s Days of Being Wild and Ashes of Time, Patrick Tam began his filmmaking career with The Sword: a love … Continue reading
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Snowpiercer | 4K Ultra HD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: January 14, 2025 On January 14, 2025, Lionsgate is releasing is releasing a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD SteelBook for Snowpiercer, a 2013 sci fi thriller directed by Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite, The Host) and produced by Park Chan-Wook (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance). A post-apocalyptic ice age forces humanity’s last survivors aboard a globe-spanning super train. One man will risk everything to lead a revolt for control
The return of the late 90s J-Horror boom? Watch the New Trailer for Arrow’s Blu-ray for the 1998 horror classic ‘Tomie’
Now shipping is Arrow Video’s Blu-ray for Tomie, a creepy supernatural chiller directed by Ataru Oikawa (screenwriter of the pioneering Japanese horror, Door) and featuring a chilling turn by the sensational Miho Kanno (Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness, Dolls). Based on the smash-hit series of the same name by cult manga artist Junji Itō (Uzumaki), Tomie tells the tale of an evil high-school seductress identifiable by a beauty mark … Continue reading
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Bangkok Dog | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2024 On December 10, 2024, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Bangkok Dog, a Thai-produced martial arts actioner that marks the directorial debut of Chaya Supannarat, who is perhaps best known for producing 2022’s Shadow Master, 2021’s Fast Vengeance, and 2014’s Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge. Bangkok Dog stars D.Y. Sao (Shadow Master), who has represented the U.S. National Wushu Team, and has some serious moves … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! Rush Hour Trilogy | Blu-ray | Only $14.90 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for Warner Bros’ Rush Hour Trilogy. This set includes Rush Hour 1-3, plus a bonus disc with a brand new featurette documentary titled Brett & Jackie: A Look Back at Rush Hour. Additionally, this 4-disc collector’s set will feature custom illustrations by the stylish Mondo group. The Rush Hour Trilogy also stars Tom Wilkinson, Tzi Ma, Chris Penn, George Cheung, Roger Fan, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang, Roselyn Sanchez, Kenneth Tsang, Maggie Q, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuki Kudo, Noémie Lenoir, Jingchu Zhang, … Continue reading
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‘Godzilla Minus One’ filmmaker signs on for his first English-language film ‘Grandgear’ for Sony and J.J. Abrams
Takashi Yamazaki (The Fighter Pilot), the director of the massively successful 2023 kaiju thriller, Godzilla Minus One, has been hitched by Sony Pictures for Grandgear. The upcoming English-language film is based off an original
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