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Andrew Hernandez on The Old Woman with the Knife (2025) ReviewA movie about a weakened assassin who can’t engage their enemies traditionall…
Max on Do you believe in Bronsploitation? Well, you’re gonna meet ’em! Sneak peek at Mike Malloy’s upcoming documentaryLooks exciting Mike. Should generate a lot of interest. Looking forward to th…
Anthony Harris on Do you believe in Bronsploitation? Well, you’re gonna meet ’em! Sneak peek at Mike Malloy’s upcoming documentaryMalloy knows his tough guys. Consistently creating thought provoking and inte…
Paul Bramhall on Watch Jackie Chan go off on Wang in a New action-packed clip from ‘Karate Kid: Legends’Xiangyang Xu with assistance from Fabien Gorchon.
Kevin on Watch Jackie Chan go off on Wang in a New action-packed clip from ‘Karate Kid: Legends’Who the fight choreographer?
Joan on Do you believe in Bronsploitation? Well, you’re gonna meet ’em! Sneak peek at Mike Malloy’s upcoming documentaryInteresting, did not know. “Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.”
Andrew Hernandez on Is there a doctor in the house? ‘John Wick’ producers enlist Michelle Yeoh in the action thriller ‘The Surgeon’This sounds really cool, and I’d love for it to succeed. I just hope that Mic…
emma on Is there a doctor in the house? ‘John Wick’ producers enlist Michelle Yeoh in the action thriller ‘The Surgeon’Now this is the kind of casting news that really gets fans buzzing! Michelle…
emma on Deal on Fire! The Postman Strikes Back | Blu-ray | Only $18.99 – Expires soon!This is such an underrated gem that's finally getting the recognition it trul…
Dan on Watch Jackie Chan go off on Wang in a New action-packed clip from ‘Karate Kid: Legends’There's a reason that scene takes place in the dark - none of it was Jackie,…
Juan A Dilone on Who wins in a fight between Xie Miao vs Andy On? New Trailer for ‘Hunt the Wicked’ from the director of ‘Blind War’do they have a english dub at least for the movie
JJ Bona on Pop it, Tommy, pop it!!! Are Philip and Simon Rhee reuniting with Eric Roberts for a ‘Best of the Best 5’?They need to do it Leroy Nguyen-style and hit the button!
Ningen on Pop it, Tommy, pop it!!! Are Philip and Simon Rhee reuniting with Eric Roberts for a ‘Best of the Best 5’?Plus, the alleged Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle sequels.
Paul Bramhall on Pop it, Tommy, pop it!!! Are Philip and Simon Rhee reuniting with Eric Roberts for a ‘Best of the Best 5’?If we’ve learnt anything, it’s that there’s a world of difference between “go…
JJ Bona on Pop it, Tommy, pop it!!! Are Philip and Simon Rhee reuniting with Eric Roberts for a ‘Best of the Best 5’?I hope it happens too, but unfortunately, a "mention" isn't official. Still w…
Kiril Valkov on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!As far as I know Shout Factory bought the whole library of titles from the co…
chrichtonsworld on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!I own the DVD, two Blu-ray editions. Not that long ago I saw a video on youtu…
Guest777 on Pop it, Tommy, pop it!!! Are Philip and Simon Rhee reuniting with Eric Roberts for a ‘Best of the Best 5’?JJ Bona, why "nothing is official"? Over the last two years the Rhee brothers…
Xenochimp on Pop it, Tommy, pop it!!! Are Philip and Simon Rhee reuniting with Eric Roberts for a ‘Best of the Best 5’?I really enjoyed 1-3. The fourth was awful thouggh
Ningen on You guys ready to Jet? Full details for Shout Studios’ 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray set for ‘The Jet Li Collection’Oh, and it's nice that they're using covers which don't insult the viewer's i…
Ska Martes on Is Tom the only megastar who does his own stunts? Watch the New Trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’Lets hope MI8 is a step up from 7. MI 5 and 6 are near almost top-tier (De Pa…
Ska Martes on You guys ready to Jet? Full details for Shout Studios’ 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray set for ‘The Jet Li Collection’Ok I might need to double dip again. already have these movies in 4k from 88…
Ningen on You guys ready to Jet? Full details for Shout Studios’ 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray set for ‘The Jet Li Collection’Part of me wants to see High Risk on 4k with that Meltdown 'Van Damme dub' th…
Kiril Valkov on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Great news! I would like to see it here in the UK as well, maybe 88 Films or…
Andrew Hernandez on Striking Rescue (2024) ReviewI rented this, and it was worth a watch. The action is nice and the showdown…
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Enter our ‘Kung Fu Zombies’ DVD Contest! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Cityonfire.com and Mill Creek Entertainment are giving away 3 DVD copies of Kung Fu Zombies to three lucky City on Fire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post and describe, in your own words, the video below. We will be selecting a winner at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field so we can contact you for your home address. Also, please ‘Like Us‘ on Cityonfire.com’s Facebook by … Continue reading
New Trailer has Choi Min-sik hiding secrets in ‘The Mayor’
Well Go USA is set to release The Mayor (aka Special Citizen), a South Korean political thriller directed by Park In-je (Moby Dick), and starring Choi Min-Sik (The Admiral, Lucy). The film hits theaters on April 28th, 2017. In the world of politics, everyone’s hands get dirty, and it’s no different for the beloved two-time Mayor of Seoul, Byeon Jong-gu (Choi Min-sik). Seeking a third term that will set him up for a run at the presidency, Byeon … Continue reading
Operation Mekong | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2017 Operation Mekong, a new actioner from director Dante Lam (Unbeatable), is exploding on Blu-ray & DVD, courtesy of Well Go USA. Operation Mekong (read our review) stars Lam’s frequent collaborator Eddie Peng (Rise of the Legend), Zhang Han Yu (Special ID) and Joyce Feng. Louis Koo (SPL II) was previously attached, but was replace by Peng, due to scheduling conflicts. After two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while … Continue reading
Jason Tobin and Byron Mann find danger in ‘Jasmine’
Indican Pictures presents Jasmine, the full length film feature debut of writer/director Dax Phelan. This suspenseful thriller stars Jason Tobin (Pound of Flesh), Byron Mann (The Corruptor), Sarah Lian (XIII: The Series), Eugenia Yuan (Revenge of the Green Dragons) and Glen Chin (Knock-Off, Natural Born Killers). Jasmine stars Tobin as successful Hong Kong businessman. One year after his wife’s murder, he becomes obsessed with a mysterious stranger he thinks killed his wife. Now he … Continue reading
Doberman Cop | Blu-ray & DVD (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: June 27, 2017 On June 27th, 2017, Arrow Video is releasing Kinji Fukasaku’s Doberman Cop (read our review) on Blu-ray & DVD. Never before released on video outside of Japan, this 1977 thriller stars Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba as a Dirty Harry-type character. Read the official details below: Released just as the popularity of yakuza movies was waning in Japan, and as the country’s film industry was undergoing some fundamental shifts, Doberman Cop is a … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! Legend of the Fist | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Donnie Yen’s Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs). In Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (read our review), Donnie Yen plays Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in the 1972 film Fist of Fury. It’s set in Shanghai International Settlement, seven years after the events of the Bruce … Continue reading
Alexander Nevsky teams up with a Terminator in ‘Black Rose’
Alexander Nevsky’s (Showdown in Manila) 2014 Russian-made action flick Black Rose has finally been acquired by ITN Distribution for a North American release. Black Rose involves a Russian Police Major (Nevsky) who is enlisted by the LAPD to help solve a series of gruesome murders perpetrated against young women by a sadistic sociopathic killer on the mean streets of Hollywood. Also in the cast are Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), Matthias Hues (Raging Thunder), … Continue reading
Enter our ‘Sword Master’ Blu-ray Contest! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Sword Master (read our review) to three lucky City on Fire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post and describe, in your own words, the video below. We will be selecting a winner at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field so we can contact you for your home address. Also, please ‘Like Us‘ on Cityonfire.com’s Facebook by clicking … Continue reading
Headshot | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: June 13, 2017 On June 13, 2017, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will be releasing the DVD for Headshot (read our review), an Indonesian martial arts thriller directed by The Mo Brothers (Killers, Macabre). A mysterious man (Iko Uwais) left for dead with a gunshot wound to the head jolts awake after months in a coma. Realizing that the man has lost his memory, Ailin (Chelsea Elizabeth Islan), a nurse, renames him Ishmael. The two … Continue reading
Lady Bloodfight | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2017 On June 6th, 2017, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will be releasing DVD for Lady Bloodfight (aka Lady Bloodsport), an upcoming “female” martial arts flick, starring Amy Johnston (Raze). Directed by Chris Nahon (Kiss of the Dragon), Lady Bloodfight tells the story of a young American who arrives in Asia and begins training for a vicious martial arts tournament, The Kumite, where women must fight to the death in order to win. … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! Triple Tap | Blu-ray | Only $9.97 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Triple Tap, a Hong Kong action film directed by Derek Yee (Shinjuku Incident). In Triple Tap, a competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery where he shoots and kills four of the robbers. What follows is a tale full of revenge and bullet-ridden revenge. Triple Tap stars Louis Koo (Z Storm), Daniel Wu (Sky on Fire), Charlene Choi (New Police Story), Li Bingbing (Zhong Kui: Snow Girl … Continue reading
Game of Death: Collector’s Edition | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2017 Shout! Factory presents the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray for Game of Death, featuring an all-new 4K scan and restoration from the film’s original negative. This 2-Disc set will also include two extra cuts of the film: The Chinese (4K) and Japanese (HD) versions, both of which feature scenes not included in the U.S. version. In Game of Death, Billy Lo (Bruce Lee) is a kung fu star with a promising career. When a syndicate … Continue reading
Return of the Dragon: Collector’s Edition | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2017 Shout! Factory presents the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray for Return of the Dragon (aka Way of the Dragon), featuring an all-new 4K scan and restoration from the film’s original negative. In Return of the Dragon, Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) flies to Rome to help a friend of the family, Chen Ching-hua (Nora Miao). She is being threatened by local gangsters to sell her restaurant and they will stop at nothing … Continue reading
Huang Kin Long (aka Bruce Le) is back with ‘Bloody Hero’
A few years ago, Bruce Le (aka Huang Kin Long), cult martial arts star of Mission Terminate and Bruce Stikes Back, made his 7th directorial feature, Eyes of Dawn (a redux of his 1992 film, Comfort Women), a drama about women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied territories during World War II. The movie was Le’s first film project after a 20+ year absence from show business. Fortunately, … Continue reading
‘Universal Soldier’ director to resurrect cult film ‘Maniac Cop’
While it may not have set the box office on fire, 2012’s Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning was generally met with acclaim from fans and critics alike, who applauded director John Hyams’ infusion of arthouse horror into the venerable action series. The sequel was also notable for introducing martial arts superstar Scott Adkins to the Universal Soldier cast list, alongside returning icons Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. Unfortunately, all … Continue reading
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