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Ulric on Do we have our M. Bison? Walton Goggins in-talks to join Andrew Koji and Jason Momoa in ‘Street Fighter’Tell me your thoughts on who think should play Bison. I think he can. He has…
Will on When Brandon Lee was marked for death!It's a fun movie that erred on the wrong side of violence. It just needed a l…
Andrew Hernandez on Exit the Dragon, Enter the Gold Rush! Ang Lee’s ‘Bruce Lee’ biopic put on hold due to budget disputesIf this movie happens eventually, I hope Mason Lee keeps up his training and…
Andrew Hernandez on Do we have our M. Bison? Walton Goggins in-talks to join Andrew Koji and Jason Momoa in ‘Street Fighter’I’ve been a fan of Walton Goggins since The Shield, but I don’t see him as M…
Bruce Jensen on Exit the Dragon, Enter the Gold Rush! Ang Lee’s ‘Bruce Lee’ biopic put on hold due to budget disputesAt this point if I hear Shannon/the Lee Estate were backing this project why…
Kevin on Exit the Dragon, Enter the Gold Rush! Ang Lee’s ‘Bruce Lee’ biopic put on hold due to budget disputesSonny should be able to fork out 20 million dollars for the movie. Don’t real…
JJ Bona on When Brandon Lee was marked for death!Thanks for carefully reading our post! =) Here's some things we didn't mentio…
Typo on Match, The (2025) Review"albeit with a noticeable lack of any publicity" A little more than 2 million…
Typo on When Brandon Lee was marked for death!"It combines the gun fights of John Woo film and the choreographed martial ar…
Typo on Hey, why am I Mr. Pink? Details for Shout’s 4K Ultra HD release for Ringo Lam’s ‘City on Fire’ arriving in JuneJust put a giant QUENTIN TARANTINO on the cover (who gives a ... about Ringo…
Calculon on R.I.P. Kim Tai ChungIn the german Version of No Retreat (Karate Tiger) he was voiced / dubbed by…
Andrew Hernandez on Warner needs to rush in because Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are both game for ‘Rush Hour 4’I don’t like Ratner, and all the things Olivia Munn and others have said abou…
AW on Warner needs to rush in because Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are both game for ‘Rush Hour 4’Hell no, Ratner is a creep. Jackie shouldn't be bear a dude who gets off rapi…
Ningen on I still refuse to say that Karate came from Kung Fu! Watch the New Japanese Trailer for ‘Karate Kid: Legends’The Shang-Chi Kid. https://www.instagram.com/p/DKfeNf-IwBP/?utm_source=ig_web…
Anon on The night comes for Bob Odenkirk! New Trailer for ‘Nobody 2’ from director Timo TjahjantoThe first one was directed by Ilya Naishuller. Looks like they stopped giving…
JJ Bona on Warner needs to rush in because Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are both game for ‘Rush Hour 4’lol I hope they get Ratner back for the sake of the series' history (don't th…
JJ Bona on Brother (2000) ReviewSome of these older reviews lol But hey, at least the point came across, righ…
Mikeg on When Brandon Lee was marked for death!LOL!!!!
JJ Bona on When Brandon Lee was marked for death!LOL! That's an acceptable POV. But it's actually more of a triple entendre.
Mikeg on When Brandon Lee was marked for death!Not sure you gave much thought on the "Title" of this post bruh'.
Vinayak on Gods, Masked Avengers, Max Zhang and Kwangtung Tigers! Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of JuneStubcheck
Ningen on Hey, why am I Mr. Pink? Details for Shout’s 4K Ultra HD release for Ringo Lam’s ‘City on Fire’ arriving in JuneShouldn't they get Quentin to contribute? Maybe he can clarify that Chow Yun…
John on Brother (2000) ReviewGreat put together movie?
Mikeg on Ready for round 7? FULL details on ‘Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume 7’ arriving in August from Shout!WOW!!! "Shaolin Hand Lock", That was unexpected. Shout! be diggin' in the cra…
Andrew Hernandez on Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) ReviewPeople think the submarine sequence was the best? I liked it a lot, but I’m n…
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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
The Complete Billy Jack Collection | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: July 25, 2017 On July 25, 2017, Shout! Factory will be releasing the 4-disc Blu-ray set for The Complete Billy Jack Collection, starring the late Tom Laughlin. The Billy Jack franchise (read our review for Billy Jack) follows an ex-Green Beret hapkido expert (Laughlin) and his many adventures against those who oppose his peaceful path. These four groundbreaking, action-packed classics from ’70s pop culture icon Billy Jack feature all of the … Continue reading
Wolf Guy | Blu-ray & DVD (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: May 23, 2017 On May 23, 2017, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for 1975’s Wolf Guy (aka Wolfguy: Enraged Lycanthrope), a multi-genre flick directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread) and starring the one, the only Shinichi ‘Sonny’ Chiba (Hiroshima Death Match). Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba is a martial arts “manimal” in the ultra-70’s, 100% bizarre mixture of horror, action and sci-fi that is Wolf … Continue reading
‘The Matrix’ reboot rumored to be a Morpheus prequel
A reboot of the highly successful 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix is brewing at Warner Bros. According to THR, Zak Penn (Ready Player One) is in talks to pen the screenplay and the studio is eyeing Michael B. Jordan (Creed) for the lead role made popular by Keanu Reeves (John Wick 2). There are currently no directors attached. “At this point, the Wachowski siblings, who wrote and directed the original and its two sequels, are not involved and … Continue reading
Age of Shadows | Blu-ray & DVD (CJ Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2017 CJ Entertainment will releasing The Age of Shadows (read our review) on Blu-ray & DVD on May 2, 2017. The film is directed by Kim Jee-woon, the acclaimed filmmaker behind I Saw the Devil and A Bittersweet Life. Set in the late 1920s, the film follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and … Continue reading
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