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on The Old Woman with the Knife (2025) ReviewA movie about a weakened assassin who can’t engage their enemies traditionall…
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…
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…
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.
on Watch Jackie Chan go off on Wang in a New action-packed clip from ‘Karate Kid: Legends’Who the fight choreographer?
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.”
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…
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,…
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
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!
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.
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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Creepy | DVD (Kimstim Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: February 28, 2017 On February 28, 2017, Kimstim Entertainment is releasing the Japanese thriller Creepy to DVD. The film (read our review) is directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who made his name with the classics Cure and Bright Future. A year after a botched hostage negotiation with a serial killer turned deadly, ex-detective Koichi (Hidetoshi Nishijima), and his wife move into a new house with a deeply strange new neighbor (Teruyuki Kagawa). His … Continue reading
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Return of Kung Fu Trailers of Fury | Blu-ray & DVD (Severin)
RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2017 On March 14, 2017, Severin Films will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Return of Kung Fu Trailers of Fury, the follow-up to last year’s Kung Fu: Trailers of Fury. Severin Films has ventured back into the vaults to bring chop socky fans another invincible collection of treachery, brutality, swordplay, wirework, darting daggers, flying fists and the most insane fighting styles ever unleashed on celluloid. Return … Continue reading
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Things will heat up again in a sequel to ‘Out of the Inferno’
The sequel thermometer continues to heat up with the newly announced follow up to the 2013 disaster film, Out of the Inferno (via AFS). The first movie – directed by the Pang Brothers (Bangkok Dangerous) – involved the heroic efforts of two brothers who help evacuate a number of people stuck in an insane skyscraper fire. The original starred Louis Koo (SPL II: A Time for Consequences), Lau Ching Wan (The Bullet Vanishes), Angelica Lee (The Thieves), Natalie Tong (Dragon … Continue reading
Steven Seagal 8-Movie Collection | DVD (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: February 7, 2017 On February 7, 2017, Sony is releasing this 8-Movie Steven Seagal Collection on DVD. Sorry, no theatrical classics like Above the Law, Out for Justice, Under Siege or Exit Wounds to be found, but depending on your taste, this is either a great deal or a great rip-off: Here’s what the Direct-to-DVD collection includes (spread out on 4 discs): 2003’s The Foreigner, 2003’s Out of a Kill, 2004’s Out … Continue reading
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Enter our ‘Beyond Redemption’ Blu-ray Contest! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Beyond Redemption 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
William Feng has a huge ‘Three-Body Problem’!
Jules Verne, eat your heart out! A big budget film based on Liu Cixin’s best selling science fiction novel of the same name is currently in production. The upcoming thriller, titled Three-Body Problem, stars William Feng (White Vengeance, Young Detective Yee) and Zhang Jing Chu (Switch, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation). Here’s the novel’s plot description, via Amazon: Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space … Continue reading
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Tampopo | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2017 The Criterion Collection announced today that it plans to bring Juzo Itami’s Tampopo to DVD and Blu-ray on April 25, 2017. Starring Nobuko Miyamoto (A Taxing Woman), Tsutomu Yamazaki (Departures), Koji Yakusho (The World of Kanako), Rikiya Yasuoka (Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter), and Ken Watanabe (Godzilla), Tampopo is a surreal comedy favorite both in its native Japan and among international audiences. From Criterion: The tale of an eccentric … Continue reading
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Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism | Blu-ray & DVD (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2017 Back in November 2015, Arrow Video released Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism Blu-ray & DVD Boxed set in the UK, but now, the company is finally bringing the set to the U.S. for a April 11, 2017 release. The work of Kiju Yoshida is one of Japanese cinema’s obscure pleasures. A contemporary of Nagisa Oshima (Death by Hanging, In the Realm of the Senses) and Masahiro … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! The Heroic Ones | Blu-ray | Only $6.50 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1970’s The Heroic Ones, directed by Shaw Brothers filmmaker, Chang Cheh (Chinatown Kid), aka “The Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema.” Led by patriarch Li Ke Yung, a powerful warrior in his own right, the family’s 13 sons are charged with freeing the capitol city from a rebel leader. Two of the brothers, Shih (Ti Lung of Legend of the Bat) and Li (David … Continue reading
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The Yakuza | Blu-ray (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2017 Warner Archive is prepping a Blu-ray release for The Yakuza, a 1974 neo-noir gangster film directed by Sydney Pollack (Three Days of the Condor) and written by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver) and Robert Towne (Chinatown). In The Yakuza, Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum), is a man who returns to Japan after 15 years to rescue the kidnapped daughter of his pal Tanner (Brian Keith) from the clutches of the Yakuza. … Continue reading
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Cold War 2 | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: March 7, 2017 On March 7, 2017, Well Go USA will be releasing Longman Leung and Sunny Luk’s Cold War 2 to Blu-ray and DVD. This Hong Kong action thriller stars Chow Yun-fat (Office), Aaron Kwok (Monk Comes Down the Mountain) and Tony Leung Ka Fai (The Raid). In this sequel to the 2012 Hong Kong megahit, rival police chiefs battle it out both on the streets and at the station, kicked … Continue reading
Is Scorsese directing Jamie Foxx in a Mike Tyson Biopic?
There’s no doubt that Mike Tyson’s (Ip Man 3) tumultuous life story would make an interesting biopic. And with the possibility of a filmmaker like Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas) attached, we may have another Raging Bull in our hands (Or not. I mean, Raging Bull is that good). According to Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained), who is apparently playing the former champ, a pending film about Tyson is very much alive. When SR asked Foxx for an update about the project – and about Scorsese’s involvement – … Continue reading
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Details on ‘Drive’ helmer’s Yakuza spy flick ‘Avenging Silence’
Director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives) may be a little too “style over substance” for most viewers, but nobody can deny that the filmmaker has their full attention when he announces a new project. Refn is currently gearing up for The Avenging Silence, a feature film about a former European spy who accepts a confidential mission from a Japanese businessman exiled to France to take down the head of the most treacherous Yakuza boss in Japan – If this description doesn’t doesn’t peak your … Continue reading
Enter our ‘Train to Busan’ Blu-ray Contest! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Train to Busan 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
Exterminator 2 | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2017 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for Exterminator 2, a 1984 cult classic directed by Mark Buntzman and starring Robert Ginty (Exterminator). John Eastland (Ginty), the man who turned New York into a war zone in 1980’s Exterminator, is back with a vengeance! This time, the flamethrower-wielding vigilante takes on the sinister Drug Lord X (Mario Van Peebles) and his army of thugs. Back in 2011, Synapse Films released an Unrated Director’s Cut of Exterminator on … Continue reading
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