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Ningen on Departed, The (2006) ReviewHonest trailer coming soon. https://youtube.com/shorts/rmT_IcGhVAk?si=kQZQDAG…
dakuan on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’don't you trust him to be able to wear a full beard? XD
Throwdown on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Good points! To be fair, if his legacy can survive Kung Fu Yoga, Vanguard, Bl…
Throwdown on Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe (2026) ReviewBetter than the original, Jackie's persona shines through, and the fight scen…
Wacky Chan on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I get what you’re saying, but I think it’s a little too black and white. Sure…
Throwdown on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I think it must stick in Jackie's craw that for all the phenomenal works of a…
Ska Martes on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Jackie and Tucker need to stay away from VIP #1 (Brett Ratfuck) at Epsteins P…
JJ Bona on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?"There’s a difference between actually being funny, and just being flat-out o…
squeesh on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Comedy is also supposed to be funny, not just offensive. There's a difference…
Elvis 1990 on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?You do have to love how in every interview, even for the SHADOWS EDGE , Jacki…
Ningen on Deal on Fire! The Grandmaster | Blu-ray | Only $11.67 – Expires soon!Tony Leung retrospective in New York. https://youtu.be/dsw7TL0ssy8?si=ZkaycsN…
FilmFan47 on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?The Rush Hour series is hilarious. Even the third film is funnier than most c…
Ningen on GET OVER HERE! Watch a fight clip from ‘Mortal Kombat II’ starring Karl Urban, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki SanadaKlip. https://youtu.be/Ao6Xs-0cmr0?si=yhXom86VQcV66nGj
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I should have mentioned that I knew he had passed, which is why I found it st…
Ningen on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Unless they 'bring him back' with AI like they just did with Val Kilmer....
Paul Bramhall on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?The fact he passed away in 2022 would also have had an impact on his involvem…
Garner on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’This Louis Mandylor is not good and he likes to star in many scott adkins fil…
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Nah that’s definitely an error, Corey Yuen’s Chinese name is 元奎.
Anonymous on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We have a new DTV trash star Bren Foster lol.
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Thanks for the info. The poster also says something about Corey Yuen, unless…
JJ Bona on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We thought he was playing Groucho Marx. =)
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I think Louis Koo has confirmed that filming is set to start in the 2nd half…
dakuan on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’Brenn's definitely not the first one i'd have chosen to portray Karl Marx, gu…
Callum on Rumor has it… Chow Yun-fat to join Jackie Chan in Larry Yang’s sequel to ‘The Shadow’s Edge’?This could be cool but I hope they give the sequel the same love the first re…
Ningen on Bruce Lee returns! Check out the thrilling New Trailer for the ‘Game of Death’-focused documentary ‘Broken Rhythm’History Channel has a segment on what killed Lee. https://youtu.be/eLENH9u1Hw…
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Deal on Fire! New Battles Without Honour and Humanity Trilogy | Blu-ray | Only $28.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray/DVD collection for the New Battles Without Honour and Humanity Trilogy. Check out the official details below: The New Battles Without Honour and Humanity films are important links between the first half of Fukasaku’s career and his later exploration of other genres. The set will include New Battles Without Honor and Humanity, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss’s Head and New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of … Continue reading
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General Commander | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2019 On May 28th, 2019, action legend Steven Seagal (End of a Gun, Cartels) returns with General Commander, his latest thriller from writer/director Philippe Martinez, who is perhaps best known for directing Jean-Claude Van Damme’s 2004 film, Wake of Death. After CIA agent Jake Alexander (Seagal) sees a member of his team killed during a sting operation, he demands revenge against guilty mob boss Orsini. But the CIA won’t sanction the … Continue reading
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Swing Kids | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: June 18, 2019 On June 18, 2019, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for Swing Kids, a swinging musical drama set during the Korean War from director Kang Hyung-Chul (Tazza: The Hidden Card). In Swing Kids, the soldiers at a POW camp plan a tap show to distract both themselves and the prisoners from the hardships of war. Led by a former Broadway dancer and a rebellious North … Continue reading
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Abduction | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: July 16, 2019 On July 16th, 2019, Shout! Factory is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Abduction (aka Twilight Zodiac), the latest actioner from martial arts sensation Scott Adkins (The Debt Collector) and director Ernie Barbarash (Pound of Flesh). Quinn (Adkins, Triple Threat), a member of a SWAT unit, steps out of a park fountain in an Asian city with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he … Continue reading
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Max Zhang to return for ‘Master Z: Ip Man Legacy’ Part II
Max Zhang – the rising star of Ip Man 3 and The Brink – is working on a sequel to Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (read our review). Zhang will reprise his scene-stealing role as Cheung Tin-chi from Ip Man 3. According to AFS, the sequel is taking a budget cut (around 13M$, down from the first film’s 28M$). It’s currently not known if Yuen Woo-ping (Miracle Fighters) will be returning to the director’s chair. The first Master Z film starred … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Beyond Outrage | Blu-ray | Only $8.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 2012’s Beyond Outrage (read our review), written, directed and starring Takeshi Kitano (Outrage Coda). As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Beyond Outrage. The film also stars Tomokazu Miura, … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Platoon Leader/Soldier Boyz | Blu-ray | Only $13.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the Michael Dudikoff (American Ninja) Double Feature release of Aaron Norris’ Platoon Leader (1988) and Louis Morneau’s Soldier Boyz (1995). In Platoon Leader, a young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don’t respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander. Also starring Robert F. Lyons (Death Wish 2), Michael DeLorenzo (Alive) and Jesse Dabson (Death Wish 4). … Continue reading
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Original cast and director to return for ‘Gen-X Cops 3’
A sequel to 1999’s Gen-X Cops and 2000’s Gen-Y Cops (aka Metal Mayhem) is in-the-works with director Benny Chan (Call of Heroes) and the films’ original stars Daniel Wu (Sky on Fire), Stephen Fung (Bio-Cops), Nicholas Tse (The Viral Factor) and Sam Lee (Wild City) are all returning. According to FEF (via FCS), Tse has told the local media that the film’s script is currently being written and there will certainly be action scenes, … Continue reading
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All About Lily Chou-Chou | Blu-ray (Film Movement)
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019 On May 7th, 2019, U.S. independent label, Film Movement, will be releasing the Blu-ray for All About Lily Chou-Chou (read our review), a 2001 festival favorite from director Shunji Iwai (Vampire). For kids around the world, music is often the only salvation when the pain and anxiety of teenage life becomes too much to bear. Yuichi (Hayato Ichihara, Blade of the Immortal) is in the 8th grade and … Continue reading
Did Anyone See Fortnite Coming? The Rise of a Phenomenon
It’s crazy to think about the rapid rise of Fortnite. It’s made Epic Games a billion dollar company and enthralled millions of people around the world, young and old, male and female. It’s well and truly been a revolution, with it being discussed almost daily. There are now 40 million players of the game. But what’s the secret of its success? Fortnite only launched little over a year ago but … Continue reading
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New action-packed Trailer for David Lam’s ‘P-Storm’
Veteran Hong Kong director David Lam (Street Angels) is once again firing up another storm in P-Storm, the follow up to 2016’s S-Storm, 2014’s Z-Storm and 2018’s L-Storm. The first three films followed the predicaments of William Luk Che Lim (Louis Koo), a lead investigator in the ICAC unit (Independent Commission Against Corruption), and his war with naughty organizations. According to AFS, the returning cast for P-Storm includes Louis Koo (The White Storm), Julian Cheung (The Suspect), Gordon Lam … Continue reading
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Pedring Lopez’ actioner ‘Maria’ heads to Netflix in May
On May 17th, Netflix will be streaming Maria (read our review), the critically acclaimed Filipino action film from director Pedring Lopez (Nilalang). In Maria, a highly trained, ex-special forces agent-turned-cartel assassin (Reyes), has one last job to do. But when she deliberately misses her target, the cartel turns on her, thus, the hunter now becomes the hunted… Maria also stars Germaine De Leon (Buried Alive), KC Montero, Guji Lorenzana, Freddie Webb, Jennifer Lee, Cindy Miranda and features action/stunt choreography by Sonny … Continue reading
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Ip Man Origins | DVD (Cinedigm)
RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2019 On June 4th, 2019, Cinedigm will be releasing the DVD for Ip Man Origins, a 2013 Chinese television series starring Kevin Cheng (The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake) as the the legendary grandmaster of Wing Chun. Note: Ip Man Origins is basically Season 2 of the Cinedigm 2017 Blu-ray & DVD release of Ip Man: Season 1. The Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man spends his life in pursuit of the authentic martial arts … Continue reading
Dante Lam to bring the pain with ‘Operation Red Sea’ sequel
Director Dante Lam (Operation Mekong) has been reliably turning out hard-hitting films that have helped expand the scope of the action/thriller genre in Hong Kong – and his next film, The Rescue, mega-budget thriller about a sea rescue during a typhoon – will continue the tradition. Now, Lam has announced plans for Operation Red Sea 2, the sequel to his 2018 box office smash, Operation Red Sea (read our review). According to AFS, there’s a possibility that the sequel … Continue reading
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Thirst | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2019 On June 4th, 2019, Kino Lorber will be releasing the Blu-ray for Thirst, a 2009 thriller from visionary director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, The Handmaiden). A blood transfusion saves the life of a priest (Kang-ho Song, Memories of Murder, The Host, Snowpiercer), but also transforms him into a vampire. He struggles to control his insatiable thirst for blood until a love affair unleashes his darkest desires in deadly … Continue reading
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