Author Archives: JJ Bona

First Love | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: February 11, 2020 Takashi Miike (Blade of the Immortal, As the Gods Will), one of today’s most prolific filmmakers, re-teams with Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas (13 Assassins, The Last Emperor) for the Japanese/UK collaboration First Love (read our review), which hits Blu-ray & DVD on February 11th, 2020. Set over one night in Tokyo, the film will follow Leo, a young boxer down on his luck as he meets his … Continue reading

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How to Set Up Payroll: A Guide for Small Businesses

Employee records are a crucial aspect of running a successful business. Financial documents are one such set of documents you’ll need to create and track. So, it comes as no surprise that you should learn how to set up payroll. Doing payroll in-house gives your business control over its documents. It ensures all paperwork is accounted for, saves money, and other benefits we’ll get into. What does the process involve … Continue reading

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The Loners + Dragon vs. Needles of Death | Blu-ray (Dark Force)

RELEASE DATE: March 17, 2020 On March 17th, 2020, Dark Force Entertainment will release the 2-Feature Blu-ray for 1972’s The Loners and 1976’s Dragon vs. Needles of Death. The Loners: On his motorcycle Stein (Dean Stockwell), a half-blood Indian, tries to stay out of the hands of the police, who are chasing him for accidentally killing a cop. Together with his friend Alan (Todd Susman) and a beautiful but desperate girl … Continue reading

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Hulk Hogan Films: The Best/Worst B Action Films Ever!

It isn’t uncommon to see professional wrestlers translate their success in the ring to the silver screen in modern times. WWE icons Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, and Dave Bautista have all become major motion picture stars. However, those three men wouldn’t have parlayed their in-ring success into Hollywood superstardom had it not been for one man. Combat sports fans are gearing up for Conor McGregor’s return to the … Continue reading

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How to Calculate Your Federal Taxable Income From Your Last Pay Stub

Taxes are a complete mystery to most people. It’s understandable when you realize that the tax code is thousands of pages long. One of the most challenging things to do is to figure out how much federal income tax is taken out of your paycheck. You can figure out that you have 6.2% of your taxable wages is held for Social Security and 1.45% is withheld for Medicare. What about … Continue reading

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Get the CBD Facts: 5 Truths About Taking CBD Oil

Is CBD really the miracle drug it seems to be? Studies are finding more and more benefits to CBD, and the list of conditions that it can help treat is getting longer. If you know someone suffering from anxiety, high blood pressure, inflammation, or any of many other conditions, then you should be looking seriously at CBD. Read these 5 CBD facts to help you know how CBD can help … Continue reading

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Is Replacing Windows Before Selling Your Home Worth It?

Replacing windows in your home will require a sizable investment on your part. On average, homeowners spend anywhere from $650 to $1,500 per window during the window replacement process. This might make you a little apprehensive about replacing windows right before you sell your home. After all, what’s the point in spending all that money on new windows when you won’t even get to enjoy them? That’s a fair question. But you … Continue reading

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Shatter | aka Call Him Mr. Shatter | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2020 On April 28, 2020, Shout! Factory will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1974’s Shatter (aka Call Him Mr. Shatter), starring Stuart Whitman (Crazy Mama, Ruby). Read the official details below: Hammer Films and The Shaw Brothers come together again for an exciting action film! International assassin Shatter (Whitman) completes a contract kill on an African dictator and heads for Hong Kong to collect his payment. … Continue reading

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2K Restoration of Bruce Li’s 1976 film ‘Bruce Lee’s Secret’ in the works (as well as some other goodies)

Actor, writer, director, martial artist and Bruceploitation fan, Michael Worth (Final Impact), has announced yet another Bruceploitation project: The 2K re-master of the 1976 Bruce Li/Ho Chung Tao classic Bruce Lee’s Secret (aka Bruce Lee’s Deadly Kung Fu) – also starring Carter Huang, Hwang Jang Lee and Roy Horan. Read the details below: “Our goal is to re-master in 2K the classic 1976 Kung Fu film Bruce Lee’s Secret (aka Bruce Lee’s … Continue reading

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10 Metalworker’s Tools Every Metal Shop Should Have

Working with your hands to create living, working machines feels good. So good that builders of the past were celebrated and revered. Getting started in the world of metalworking reminds you that becoming a craftsman takes time. It also takes the right metalworker’s tools. Without a proper set of tools, you can’t bend the alloys to your will. Metal, substance of strength and honor. As the demand for custom metalworking … Continue reading

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The Climbers | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2020 On February 25th, 2020, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for The Climbers (aka Qomolangma), a survival-thriller from director Daniel Lee (Dragon Blade) and producer Tsui Hark (Once Upon a Time in China V). The film stars Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 2, SPL II), Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Jing Boran (Monster Hunt), Hu Ge (1911), Wang Jingchun (Black Coal, Thin Ice) and … Continue reading

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Wallace Chung actioner ‘Liberation’ gets a U.S. release date

China Lion is starting off 2020 with a bang! The company is giving Liberation a U.S. release. The war epic will open in Australia and New Zealand on January 9th before playing in New York City, Los Angeles and Boston on January 10th (via FCS). Based on real life events, Liberation is set in January 1949 and focuses around a group of soldiers involved in the final stages of the Battle … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Nemesis II, III and IV | Blu-ray | Only $8.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for MVD Rewind’s Special Edition of 1995’s Nemesis 2: Nebula, 1996’s Nemesis 3: Time Lapse and 1996’s Nemesis 4: Death Angel – all from cult director Albert Pyun (Cyborg). Nemesis 2: Nebula: 73 years after the events in Nemesis, humans have lost the Cyborg Wars and they are now slaves to the cyborg masters. Rebel scientists have developed a new DNA strain, which could … Continue reading

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The Most Muscular Martial Arts Actors

There is a thrill that fills you up when you watch a martial arts movie performed by your favorite star. The feeling gets more exciting when the actor is ripped and you even find yourself dreaming of being like them. There are a lot of people who have gone to gyms to be just like their favorite movie star. Some of the most successful action movies in the box office … Continue reading

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Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran and Tony Jaa take on ‘Detective Chinatown 3’

Warner Bros. is giving Chen Sicheng’s Detective Chinatown 3 a limited U.S. release. The upcoming movie is the sequel to the globe-trotting, comedy-mystery buddy films Detective Chinatown (2015) and Detective Chinatown 2 (2018). Series’ regulars Wang Baoqiang (Monk Comes Down the Mountain, Kung Fu Jungle) and Liu Haoran (Legend of the Demon Cat) will be joined by Satoshi Tsumabuki (Waterboys, Rage), Tadanobu Asano (Lupin the Third) and martial arts sensation Tony … Continue reading

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