Author Archives: JJ Bona

‘Old Boy’ director Park Chan-wook and ‘Bone Tomahawk’ writer Craig Zahler team up for ‘Brigands of Rattlecreek’

Visionary director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, The Handmaiden) will be directing The Brigands of Rattlecreek (aka The Brigands of Rattleborge), an ultra-violent Western written by up-and-coming filmmaker S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99 and the upcoming Dragged Across the Concrete). The Brigands of Rattlecreek, which has been picked up by Amazon Studios, follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Woochi: The Demon Slayer | Blu-ray | Only $7.98 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray Woochi: The Demon Slayer (aka Jeon Woochi: The Taoist Wizard), directed by Dong-Hoon Choi (The Thieves). Jeon Woo-chi (Gang Dong-Won of A Violent Prosecutor), an undisciplined, womanizing wizard unjustly accused of the death of his master, is trapped inside an ancient scroll until he is set free in 2009 by the wizards that imprisoned him to help fight against evil goblins that have taken over … Continue reading

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Boogie Boy | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2019 MVD Rewind has announced the Blu-ray for Boogie Boy, a Mark Dacascos thriller from director Craig Hamann (writer of Showdown in Manila) and producer Roger Avary, who is perhaps best known for 1993’s Killing Zoe, 2002’s The Rules of Attraction, and his co-writing credit for 1994’s Pulp Fiction. The film hits retail outlets on May 14th, 2019. Check out the official details below from MVD: This title has been out of print … Continue reading

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Triple Threat | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2019 Well Go USA Entertainment is getting ready to unleash their deadliest weapon yet: Triple Threat (read our review), an upcoming action film by Jessie V. Johnson (Savage Dog, The Debt Collector) that’s best described as a martial arts-themed Expendables. Triple Threat is getting a Blu-ray/DVD release on May 14th (pre-order here), which will feature Interviews with the Cast, Trailers and English SDH subtitles. The anticipated movie features an ensemble cast of international action stars that includes Tony … Continue reading

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Andrew Lau to revisit Hong Kong triads with ‘Teddy Boy’?

Director Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs, Legend of the Fist) will be revisiting Chinese gangsterism with a Live-action, English-language adaptation of the comic book series Teddy Boy, which was also the source material for Lau’s immensely popular Hong Kong franchise, Young and Dangerous. In addition to directing, Lau will also be producing Teddy Boy along with frequent collaborator Andrew Loo (Revenge of the Green Dragons). Backing the project is Pulse Films, the company behind Gangs of London, an upcoming … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Gintama | Blu-ray | Only $8.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the action comedy Gintama (read our review), a live-action adaptation based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can. Gintama stars Shun Oguri (Lupin III), Masaki Suda (Love Song), Kanna Hashimoto (Assassination Classroom), Yuya Yagira (Unforgiven) and Masami Nagasawa (I Am a Hero). Order Gintama from Amazon.com … Continue reading

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‘Headshot’ breakout star Sunny Pang has a ‘Kill-Fist’

Doghouse 73 Pictures’ Kill-Fist will finally be making its premier at the 9th Cambodia International Film Festival. This independent Malaysian martial arts thriller is headlined by Headshot breakout star, Sunny Pang (The Night Comes for Us) with Alan Yun (Possessed), Koe Yeet (The Hunter 3D), Mario Sebsam, and fight choreography by Chee Hong (via FCS). Kill-Fist involves “an underground fighting survival game where players beat the crap out of each other in order to win a cash prize and rise the … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! End of a Gun | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Keoni Waxman’s End of a Gun (read our review), starring Steven Seagal (Exit Wounds). Seagal plays Decker, an ex-DEA agent who takes deadly action one night to save the alluring Lisa from an abusive boyfriend. She approaches Decker with a seductive proposition: help her steal $2 million from a car guarded by Parisian police and share in the bounty. But even if they outrun the cops, … Continue reading

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Indonesian remake of ‘Whispering Corridors’ gets a Trailer

Indonesian horror filmmaker (Blok M, Asih) is back with another thriller titled Death Whisper, which will getting international distribution from Korea-based company CJ Entertainment at a soon to-be-determined date. The film is a remake/reimagining of Park Gi-Hyeong’s 1998 Korean horror hit, Whispering Corridors, which revolves around an evil spirit that runs amok in high school setting. Death Whisper stars Amanda Rawles (Something in Between), Angga Yunanda (Sajen), Teuku Ryzki (Generasi Micin) and Arya Vasco (Tembang Lingsir). Watch the Trailer … Continue reading

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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2019 On April 9th, 2019, Shout! Factory will release the Blu-ray for 1974’s The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (read our review), a horror/martial arts film – produced by the legendary Hammer Film Productions and the equally legendary Shaw Brothers Studio – directed by Roy Ward Baker (A Night to Remember) and co-directed by Hong Kong legend Chang Cheh (The Return of the One-Armed Swordsman). Check out the official details below: Professor Van Helsing (Peter … Continue reading

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CJ Entertainment releases South Korean drama by ‘Default’

CJ Entertainment has just released Choi Kook-Hee’s South Korean drama Default on Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play. Read the official details below: Default, takes a look back at a difficult time for South Korea – the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. It is directed by Choi Kook-hee, who was awarded the Best Debut award at the Fantasia International Film Festival for his feature debut in 2016, Split. Choi presents us with an enthralling storyline and … Continue reading

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South Korea has its own ‘Bad Lieutenant’ to deal with

Has South Korea remade Abel Ferrara’s 1992 cult classic film Bad Lieutenant? Not quite, but close… Action director Lee Jeong-beom (Man from Nowhere, No Tears for the Dead) is back with his very own Bad Lieutenant (aka Bad Police), which follows a bad police officer (The Advocate: A Missing Body’s Lee Sun-Kyun) as he confronts an even more vicious society. The upcoming film (we’ve since then have reviewed it) also stars Jeon So-Nee (After My Death), Park Hae-Joon (Heart … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Kung Fu Yoga | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Stanley Tong’s Kung Fu Yoga (read our review), starring Jackie Chan (Rumble in the Bronx), Lay Zhang (of the K-pop group EXO), Miya Muqi (Tomb Robber), Aarif Rahman (Bruce Lee, My Brother) and Indian film stars Sonu Sood (Arundhati) and Ileana D’Cruz (Happy Ending). Jack (Chan), a world-renowned archaeology professor, and his team set out on a grand quest to locate the lost ancient Indian treasure of … Continue reading

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Yakuza’s Law | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2019 On May 14th, 2019, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1969’s Yakuza Law (aka Yakuza’s Law: Lynching), a super-violent gangster classic from director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse) and star Bunta Sugawara (Cops vs. Thugs). Read the official details below: Director Teruo Ishii (Horrors of Malformed Men), the Godfather of J-sploitation, presents Yakuza Law – a gruelling anthology of torture, spanning three district periods of Japanese history and bringing … Continue reading

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Revenge in Indonesia comes in the form of a ‘Message Man’

Vertical Entertainment will be releasing the action-thriller film Message Man (aka Kill Vengeance) in U.S. digital platforms on February 26. Premiere Entertainment Group had licensed the revenge film to Vertical last September during TIFF. Read the official details below: The film, which stars Paul O’Brien and Verdi Solaiman, follows an ex-hitman (O’Brien) whose violent brutality resurfaces when his past catches up to him, leading the assassin on one final killing spree … Continue reading

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