CJ Entertainment USA is giving Cho Ui-Seok’s Master a limited theatrical release on January 6th, 2017. This upcoming South Korean thriller stars Gang Dong-won (The Priests), Lee Byung-Hun (I Saw the Devil) and Kim Woo-Bin (Friend 2). An intellectual crime investigation team goes after company Won Network. The company is involved in a massive fraud case. Kim (Gang) is the leader of intellectual crime investigation team. He is smart, charismatic, aggressive and bold … Continue reading →

Being an avid James Bond fan, as well as a writer for City on Fire, I’ve put together a list of Bond titles that are relevant with Asian and martial arts cinema. Whether it be ninjas, samurai, kung fu masters – or just well-known Asian talent  – there’s definitely a connection between 007 and the types of films that are usually covered here at City on Fire. Of course, considering the impact Bond films have had … Continue reading →

On February 28th, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will be releasing Steven Seagal’s latest film, Contract to Kill, on Blu-ray & DVD. This time around, the legendary action star is taking on Islamic extremists an drug dealers, simultaneously. Contract to Kill (read our review) is directed by Keoni Waxman (End of a Gun), the writer/director/producer who has helmed several movies with Seagal (End of Gun). In Contract to Kill, a Special Agent (Seagal) is called back into action when the … Continue reading →

Releasing on December 16, 2016 is Star Wars: Rogue One (aka Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), which will be the first theatrical Star Wars spin-off. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary … Continue reading →

Benny Chan’s (Shaolin, Who Am I?) highly-anticipated martial arts epic, Call of Heroes (formerly known as The Deadly Reclaim), is coming to Blu-ray & DVD on December 6, 2016, courtesy of Well Go USA. This period action film (read our review) – featuring fight choreography by the legendary Sammo Hung (14 Blades, Ip Man) – tells the story of a pack of villagers standing up to a young warlord in the year 1914. Koo stars as Cao, … Continue reading →

Kino Lorber is on a roll with yet another exploitation gem from the 1980s. On February 21, 2017, the independent film distributor will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1985’s Certain Fury, a cult action film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal (yes, he’s related). In Certain Fury, two girls – the innocent, Tracy (Irene Cara), and the not-so-innocent, Scarlet (Tatum O’Neal) – are caught in a brutal escapade of mistaken identity, accused of a crime they didn’t commit and will do anything to … Continue reading →

Looks like Chuck Norris (Slaughter in San Francisco) will no longer be missing in action. The Code of Silence star will be appearing Isaac Florentine’s Blood Brothers, which will be his first acting gig since 2012’s The Expendables 2. WPI reports that Blood Brothers will uncover the war between the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and poachers. Being an independent film, Norris and other Hollywood actors will play a few roles and most of the roles … Continue reading →