Author Archives: JJ Bona

The Latest Trailer for Jiang Wen’s ‘Hidden Man’

Filmmaker/actor Jiang Wen (Let the Bullets Fly, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is currently prepping his latest actioner, Hidden Man (read our review), which he’ll also star in. According to Variety, Hidden Man is pitched as the third element in a loose trilogy that stared with Let The Bullets Fly and continued with Gone With The Bullets. Both mix up old time gangsters, decadent high life, and power grabs, throwing up … Continue reading

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New Trailer for ‘Kundo’ director’s thriller ‘The Spy Gone North’

Yoon Jong-Bin, the director behind Nameless Gangster and Kundo: Age of the Rampant is back with The Spy Gone North, an upcoming espionage thriller starring Hwang Jung-Min (Battleship Island, The Wailing). In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent (Hwang) is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea. The film also stars Lee Sung-Min (A Violent Prosecutor), Cho Jin-Woong (Bluebeard) and Ju Ji-Hoon (Along with the Gods: … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Wolf Warrior | Blu-ray | Only $8.94 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Wolf Warrior an action/martial arts flick directed by, and starring Wu Jing (SPL, SPL 2). Sergeant Leng Feng (Wu), top marksman of the Chinese Special Forces, is jailed under court martial for disobeying orders. But he’s just the kind of fighter the Wolf Warriors are looking for. Silent. Stealthy. Deadly. The Wolves bring Feng into their pack, honing his skills to a knife’s edge. … Continue reading

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Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche seek Hirokazu Koreeda’s ‘Truth’

Cannes Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Koreeda (Third Murder) will be directing The Truth (aka La Vérité), which will be his first film outside of Japan. The Truth (short for its original title, The Truth About Catherine) will star Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve. The French-backed production involves a stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine, against the backdrop of Catherine’s latest role in a sci-fi picture as a mother who never … Continue reading

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Brothers | DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2018 On September 4, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the DVD for 2016’s Brothers, a war actioner written and directed by Ah Gan (Don Quixote). The film centers on the relationship between two brothers who used to have a bond for life but it is ripped apart through a civil war in 1936. Brothers stars Peter Ho Yun-Tung (Sword Master), Ethan Li Dong-Xue (Brotherhood of Blades), Xia … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! League of Gods | Blu-ray | Only $9.48 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the fantasy/martial arts epic, League of Gods (aka Feng Shen Bang 3D). League of Gods (read our review) is directed by both Koan Hui (Snow Blossom) and newcomer, Vernie Yeung. The film is based on the 16th-century Chinese novel by Xu Zhonglin titled Investiture of Gods. League of Gods stars Jet Li (High Risk), Louis Koo (Flash Point), Huang Xiaoming (Ip Man 2), AngelaBaby (Mojin), Tony Leung (A Better … Continue reading

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At the Movies

The movies are fun. They are even more fun when the cast is made up almost entirely of 8 fabulous women. By now you have to know that we are talking about one of the most awesome chick flicks ever. That is if it even qualifies as a chick flick. Ocean’s Eight, this is one of the movies released at the end of the first half of 2018. About the … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Crime Story/Protector | Blu-ray | Only $8 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Shout! Factory’s Jackie Chan Double Feature, which includes 1993’s Crime Story and 1985’s The Protector. What makes this Bu-ray special (other than Crime Story being a great, early-serious JC film) is that it contains both versions of The Protector: The U.S. Theatical release and the HK cut. The difference between the two is so dramatic that it feels like two, totally different movies (in a nutshell, JC was so displeased … Continue reading

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Black Water | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2018 Jean-Claude Van Damme (Cyborg, Kill ’em All) and Dolph Lundgren (Skin Trade) – the action duo known for their team up in the popular Universal Soldier franchise – join forces once again for Black Water (read our review), which will be getting a Blu-ray and DVD release on August 21, 2018 from Lionsgate (the film is currently available via VOD, if that’s your preference). Black Water is the story of a CIA operative (Van Damme) … Continue reading

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Dating Your Ex Again: Yes or No?

A lot has been said about dating your ex partners. It rarely works. Moreover, former partners often even have troubles maintaining some kind of friendship, not to say romantic relationships. Nevertheless, for some couples breaking up feels more like a temporary separation, though nobody plans breaking up and getting back together. Things usually happen spontaneously and are way too complex to allow full understanding. Perhaps, it is possible to get … Continue reading

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How to Study Design and Stay in a Relationship

There are a lot of articles about business and education on the Internet, but there is always the question of where to study better, how to find courses that will really teach you useful things and guide you on the right path and stay in a relationship because studying takes a lot of time. If we are talking about web-designing, then the problems are the same in this field: many … Continue reading

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The Era of Dating on Facebook: What to Expect from a New Feature?

Are you single and you have a Facebook account? Very soon, you’ll be able to use it as a platform for finding your soul mate. Facebook is about to launch a dating feature that will make it a kind of dating site. Perhaps, this idea came to your mind earlier when you contacted some nice eastern European brides, whose profiles caught your eye, and thought to yourself whether it was appropriate. Guys behind … Continue reading

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‘Plan B’ and ‘Kill Order’ talent collide with ‘On the Ropes’

Stunt coordinator-turned-director, James Mark (filmmaker behind 2017’s Kill Order aka Meza), is back in action with On the Ropes, an upcoming thriller that’s finding its way to DVD from Screen Media Entertainment. On the Ropes stars Can Aydin (Plan B, Kung Fu Yoga), Phong Giang (Plan B, One Million Klicks), Cha-Lee Yoon (Plan B, One Million Klicks). On the Ropes follows a young man (Aydin) who starts watching over his family’s criminal business … Continue reading

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‘Final Master’ helmer Xu Haofeng returns with ‘The Weary Poet’

Xu Haofeng (The Final Master) – a filmmaker known for presenting martial arts in a less stylized and more realistic manner – made a name for himself by penning the screenplay for Wong Kar-Wai’s The Grandmaster. But it was 2011’s The Sword Identity, his directorial debut, which showed Xu’s true talent. Now Xu is back with The Weary Poet, a upcoming wuxia actioner starring Zhou Xun (The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate) and Chen Kun (Mojin: The Lost Legend). Here’s … Continue reading

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Horrors of Malformed Men | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: September 18, 2018 On September 18, 2018, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1969’s pre, from Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse). Read on for the official release details below: Cult director Teruo Ishii (Shogun’s Joy of Torture) presents a nightmarish, hallucinogenic tale drawn from the fevered imagination of Japan’s celebrated pioneer ofero-guro (“erotic grotesque”) literature, Edogawa Rampo. Medical student Hirosuke Hitomi slips out of the asylum in … Continue reading

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