Author Archives: JJ Bona

Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years. Vol. 2 | Blu-ray & DVD (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2018 While we’re still waiting for Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years Vol. 1 box set (due February 13th in the US), Arrow Video has gone ahead and announced Vol. 2! This next set will include Eight Hours of Terror, The Sleeping Beast Within, Smashing the 0-Line, Tokyo Knights, and The Man with a Shotgun. From Arrow’s announcement: Available for home-viewing for the very first time ever … Continue reading

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The ‘Black Coal, Thin Ice’ team are back with a ‘Wild Goose’

Award-winning director Diao Yinan (Night Train) will re-unite with Kwei Lun Mei (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate) and Liao Fan (The Final Master) in Wild Goose. The two stars previously headlined Yinan’s 2014 thriller Black Coal, Thin Ice. According to AFS, Wild Goose will revolve around a thief’s redemption. The film will co-star Tang Wei (Office, Wu Xia) and Hu Ge (The Butterfly Lovers, 1911). Considering the talent behind Wild Goose, were expecting another movie that focuses on a tightly constructed narrative and well drawn … Continue reading

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‘Friend’ helmer no longer friendly with ‘Resurrected Victims’

Kwak Kyung-Taek, the acclaimed South Korean director of Friend and Friend 2 is back with a not-so-friendly movie RV: Resurrected Victims (read our review). In the near future, murder victims have begun coming back to life with the sole purpose of avenging their deaths. Jin-hong (The Prison’s Kim Rae-won) is a cold-hearted prosecutor who’s obsessed with catching the man that killed his mother – but when she returns home, intent on killing him, he quickly … Continue reading

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Michael Jai White teases ‘Black Dynamite’ sequel for 2018

Looks like the possibility of a Black Dynamite sequel is no jive turkey! Since 2012, Michael Jai White (Skin Trade) has been hinting a continuation to the 2009 martial arts/blaxploition spoof – turns out, the idea of bringing Dynamite back in action is still a reality. In a recent interview with TAE, White states that there should be an announcement for a sequel in 2018. He also mentions the possibility of a Never … Continue reading

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Showdown in Manila | DVD (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2018 If you’re not going to catch Showdown in Manila’s recent theatrical run, don’t stress – because Sony Home Entertainment is releasing the DVD version of the film on March 6th, 2018. Showdown in Manila (read our review) stars Alexander Nevsky (Black Rose), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Perfect Weapon) and martial arts star Mark Dacascos (Drive), who also serves as the film’s director. This Expendables-esque actioner also stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Matthias Hues (Ultimate Justice), Cynthia Rothrock (Shanghai … Continue reading

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Tokyo Ghoul | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)

RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2018 On April 3, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Kentaro Hagiwara’s Tokyo Ghoul, a live-action feature film adaptation of Sui Ishida’s popular manga series. Ken Kaneki’s only chance for survival is an organ donation that turns him into a ghoul-human hybrid. Confused and alone, he finds sanctuary at Anteiku—a café run by the people he once considered monsters. When the innocent members of this ghoul safe … Continue reading

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Scorched Earth | Blu-ray & DVD (Cinedigm)

RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2018 Former MMA champ-turned-star Gina Carano (Haywire, Kickboxer: Vengeance) is back in action with Scorched Earth, an upcoming thriller that will potentially give Italian western and post-apocalyptic film buffs something to drool over. The film is directed by Peter Howitt (Johnny English) and co-stars John Hannah (The Mummy Returns), Ryan Robbins (The Confirmation), Stephanie Bennett (Travelers), Dean S. Jagger (Game of Thrones), Alisha Newton (The Hollow) and Nathan Mitchell (iZombie). The planet has suffered … Continue reading

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Kung Fu Traveler | DVD (Cinedigm)

RELEASE: April 3, 2018 On April 3, 2018, Cinedigm Entertainment will be releasing Zhang Xianfeng’s sci-fi actioner Kung Fu Traveler to DVD. The film stars Tiger Chen (Monk Comes Down the Mountain) and Wang Zhi (Drug War). In the film, aliens have invaded and overtaken the Earth. Trying to escape defeat, a Chinese General (Chen) is accidentally sent back in time while trying to devise a way to defeat the alien invaders. Is this … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Mortal Kombat: Legacy II | Blu-ray | Only $8.07 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Kevin Tancharoen’s Mortal Kombat: Legacy II (aka Mortal Kombat: Legacy – Season 2). Legacy II stars Casper Van Dien as Johnny Cage, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung, Eric Jacobus as Stryker, Michelle Lee as Mileena, David Lee McInnis as Raiden, Ian Anthony Dale as Scorpion, Samantha Tjhia as Kitana, Harry Shum, Jr. as Kuai Liang (Sub-Zero’s younger brother), Brian Tee as Liu Kang, Mark Dacascos as Kung … Continue reading

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Vincent Zhao to direct a Sammo Hung-produced spy thriller

Hong Kong martial arts star Vincent Zhao (The Blade, God of War) is set to make his directing debut with Huzong Dieying, a spy-thriller based on a popular series of novels by Wang Jianxing (via AFS). Huzong Dieying is being produced by Sammo Hung (God of War) and will also star Yu Nan (Wolf Warrior 2, Taking of Tiger Mountain). It is currently unknown if Hung will also be choreographing the film’s action. Other Zhao projects on … Continue reading

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Alicia Vikander and Daniel Wu raid the jungle in ‘Tomb Raider’

The first Trailer for Tomb Raider, the anticipated reboot of the 2001-2003 film series (based on the highly successful video game franchise) has been released. Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) steps into the role of Lara Croft (previously played by Angelina Jolie), the daughter of a missing adventurer, who must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared. Tomb Raider also stars Walton Goggins (The … Continue reading

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Ichi the Killer: Restored Director’s Cut | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2018 On March 20, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing Takashi Miike’s 4K Restoration of Ichi the Killer (aka Ichi the Killer: The Digitally Restored Director’s Cut) on Blu-ray. Based on the manga Ichin the Killer by Hideo Yamamoto, the film follows Kakihara (Tadanobu Asano), a notoriously sadistic yakuza enforcer whose search for his boss’ killer brings him into the orbit of a demented costumed assassin known as Ichi … Continue reading

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AGFA to release new restorations of Shaw Brothers classics

We’ve got some cool news for Shaw Bros. fans today! AGFA, the American Genre Film Archive, has a new deal with Shaw Bros. to theatrically release new restorations of 30 Shaw classics. AGFA is the largest non-profit film archive in the world, whose mission is to preserve, restore, and distribute genre films for the world to see. Advisors to the archive include filmmakers Paul Thomas Anderson, Nicolas Winding Refn, and … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Incredibly Ever After | Blu-ray | Only $8.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Incredibly Ever After (aka Mr. & Mrs. Incredible), an action-comedy directed by Vincent Kok (Jackie Chan’s Gorgeous). In ancient China, a husband and wife (Louis Koo and Sandra Ng), both of them retired superheroes, contend with the high cost of living, infertility, and other contemporary life issues. Think of it as a live-action version of The Incredibles. Incredibly Ever After also stars Wen Zhang (League of … Continue reading

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‘Train to Busan’ helmer trades zombies for ‘Psychokinesis’

From the director of the smash South Korean hit, Train to Busan, comes Psychokinesis (read our review). This upcoming movie revolves around a guy (Ryoo Seung-Ryong of Roaring Currents) who gains the supernatural power of psychokinesis (the ability to move objects by mental effort alone). He puts it into good use after his daughter (Shim Eun-Kyung of Fabricated City) gets into some trouble. The film also stars Park Jung-Min (Office), Kim Min-Jae (Memoir of … Continue reading

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