Author Archives: JJ Bona

Keanu Reeves, Dacascos and ‘2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars’

A new documentary that “explores relationships between actors and stunt performers” is coming from Rootbeer Films. Lenny Shapiro, CEO/President of Rootbeer Films, said, “Having produced many action films, it is my great pleasure to showcase the real action stars… the stunt people” (via Variety). Joe Mantegna (Godfather 3) narrates while stars such as Keanu Reeves (John Wick), Halle Berry (John Wick 3) and Mark Wahlberg are interviewed. Additional featured interviewees include … Continue reading

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New Well Go USA-branded Trailer for ‘Kung Fu Monster’

On October 8th, 2019, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for Kung Fu Monster (aka When Robbers Meet the Monster), a fantasy wuxia directed by Andrew Lau (Legend of the Fist) and produced by Derek Yee (Sword Master). In Kung Fu Monster, several heroes of Greenwood are preparing to rob the government of the people’s destiny. They have decided on an action plan and their respective division of labor. However, things … Continue reading

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Bruce Willis and Scott Adkins team up for ‘Run of the Hitman’

Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Scott Adkins (Avengement, Triple Threat) and Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds) are teaming up for an upcoming thriller titled Run of the Hitman. The film will be directed by Stephen C. Sepher (Dead on Arrival), who is perhaps best known for penning Robert De Niro’s 2015 actioner Heist. Run of the Hitman (aka Grey Justice) revolves around a hitman who discovers his past has been wiped from his memory … Continue reading

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Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters | DVD (MVD)

RELEASE DATE: November 26, 2019 On November 26th, 2019, MVD will release the DVD for Shinpei Hayashiya’s 2005 kaiju flick Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters (aka Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato). The battleship Yamato, the largest and strongest of its time, is on patrol when a lookout spots a massive shape half-submerged in the distance. Believing it to be an enemy submarine, they fire and score a direct … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Face/Off | Blu-ray | Only $6.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1997’s Face/Off (read our review), directed by the one, the only, John Woo (The Killer, Hard Boiled, Manhunt). In order to foil an extortion plot, an FBI agent (John Travolta) undergoes a facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity and physical appearance of a terrorist (Nicolas Cage), but the plan turns from bad to worse when the same terrorist impersonates the FBI agent. … Continue reading

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Big Trouble in Little China: Collector’s Edition | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2019 On December 3rd, 2019, Shout! Factory will release a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray for John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, which will be available in both a Standard and a Limited Edition SteelBook. Kurt Russell (The Thing) stars as Jack Burton, a tough-talking, wisecracking truck driver whose hum-drum life on the road takes a sudden supernatural tailspin when his best friend’s fiancé is kidnapped. Speeding to … Continue reading

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A young Bruce Willis look-a-like is gunning to play the part of the young John McClane in Disney’s ‘Die Hard’ franchise reboot

According to The Clarion Ledger, New Orleans-based actor Jeremy Sande (Deepwater Horizon) is pounding the pavement in the hopes that Walt Disney Studios will consider him for the role of a lifetime in the next Die Hard franchise. Says the actor, “About a two years ago when I heard the chatter of a new Die Hard, I felt this was my opportunity.’ When it (Die Hard) came out it blew … Continue reading

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The Wrath | Blu-ray (RLJ Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2019 On December 10th, 2019, RLJ Entertainment (formerly Image Entertainment) will release the Blu-ray for The Wrath, a 2018 Korean horror film from director Yoo Young-Seon (The Wicked). In the household of Lee Gyeong-jin, a high-ranking official of Joseon Kingdom, three sons die from an unidentified horror. A woman pregnant with a child of the third son soon learns of the evil spirit that haunts the … Continue reading

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Stuber | Blu-ray & DVD (Fox Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2019 On October 15th, 2019, Fox Home Entertainment will release the Blu-ray & DVD for Stuber, an action comedy directed by Michael Dowse (Goon). When a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu (Kumail Nanjian, The Big Sick) picks up a passenger (Dave Bautista, Enter the Warrior’s Gate) who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he’s thrust into a harrowing … Continue reading

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Well Go USA places their bets on ‘Tazza: One Eyed Jack’

On September 20th, 2019, Kwon Oh-Kwang’s Tazza: One Eyed Jack is getting a limited theatrical release from Well Go USA. The film – a follow up to 2014’s Tazza: The Hidden Card and 2006’s Tazza: The High Rollers – stars Park Jung-Min (Office) and Ryoo Seung-Bum (Doomsday Book). A young poker player at the top of his game loses everything after he plays for one big jackpot. To save himself from a loan … Continue reading

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Gong Li shoots ’em up in the New Trailer for ‘Saturday Fiction’

In the tradition of Choi Dong-hun’s Assassination (2015) and Kim Ji-woon’s The Age of Shadows (2016) comes Saturday Fiction, a spy thriller from director Lou Ye (Suzhou River) and writer Yingli Ma (Summer Palace) According to AFS, Saturday Fiction revolves around a star theatre actress working as a spy for the Allies in 1941 Shanghai. The upcoming film stars Gong Li (Shanghai, 2046), Mark Chao (Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings), Jo … Continue reading

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Undertaker | Blu-ray & DVD (Synapse Films)

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2019 Before Shinichiro Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead, there was Naoyoshi Kawamatsu’s Undertaker. And on October 29th, 2019, Synapse Films will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for this 2012 Japanese zombie film. In Undertaker, a deadly virus outbreak is turning the people of Japan into flesh-eating zombies. The government intervenes, trying to separate the survivors from the infected. Ryouichi, a young boy who has his family … Continue reading

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Legend of the Demon Cat | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2019 On October 29th, 2019, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Legend of the Demon Cat (read our review) from acclaimed director Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine, Monk Comes Down the Mountain). This big budget Japanese-Chinese co-production stars Huang Xuan (The Great Wall), Shota Sometani (Tokyo Tribe), Kitty Zhang (CJ7), Qin Hao (Rock Hero), Hiroshi Abe (Chocolate) and Keiko Matsuzaka (The Happiness of the Katakuris). Legend of the Demon Cat sees a … Continue reading

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My Samurai | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2019 On October 15th, MVD Rewind Collection will release the Blu-ray for 1992’s My Samurai, a martial arts actioner directed by Fred H. Dresch (No Justice) and starring Taekwondo sensation Julian Lee (Assassins’ Code), Terry O’Quinn (The Stepfather) and Mako (The Perfect Weapon). In My Samurai, a a boy, Peter McCrea (John Kallo), witnesses a gangland murder. He turns to his martial arts teacher, Young Park (Lee), to help defend … Continue reading

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Message from Space: Galactic Wars | Blu-ray (Discotek Media)

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2019 On October 29, 2019, Eastern Star/Discotek Media will release the Blu-ray set for 1978’s Message from Space Galactic Wars, a 27-episode space opera conceived by Shotaro Ishinomori (Kamen Rider). Centuries after the people of Earth master interstellar travel, humanity is thriving across the galaxy. The colonists of the 15th Solar System live in harmony with the natives, fostering lives of peace and simple beauty. But … Continue reading

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