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Cityonfire.com’s ‘Mojin: The Lost Legend’ Blu-ray Giveaway! – WINNER’S ANNOUNCED!

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Mojin: The Lost Legend to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post and describe, in your own words, the video. 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. Additionally, you must ‘Like … Continue reading

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Live-action adaptation of Sega’s ‘Shinobi’ moves forward…

Back in 2014, Variety reported that video game developer Sega hired film director/producer, Evan Cholfin (The Garlock Incident), to adapt a number of video game titles into live-action and animated movies. Some of the titles potential titles included Altered Beast, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Rise of Nightmares and Crazy Taxi. “With his impeccable taste and experience developing and producing entertainment in nearly every format imaginable, Evan is the unique executive to revitalize and … Continue reading

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Prequel to Tsui Hark’s ‘Taking of Tiger Mountain’ in the works

A prequel to Tsui Hark’s The Taking of Tiger Mountain is currently in development. According to AFS, there’s a possibility that Hark is returning to the director’s chair. Casting details are in progress. 2014’s The Taking of Tiger Mountain (read our review), an action epic based on the real life story of an incident during the Chinese Civil War, involved a communist reconnaissance team soldier who disguises himself to infiltrate a … Continue reading

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First visual of Newt in Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Aliens’ sequel

Back in March of 2015, writer-director Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) announced that his next movie would be an Alien (aka Alien 5) film. This exciting news came soon after Blomkamp shared some “personal” concept art/photos for an Alien movie that had been running around his mind. The artwork – featuring the return of both Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Corporal Dwayne Hicks (Michael Biehn) – was a warm welcome to fans … Continue reading

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‘Falcon Rising’ producer to remake Van Damme’s ‘Lionheart’

Back in 2014, it was reported that Albert Pyun – filmmaker of cult classic films such as Cyborg (1989) and Nemesis (1992) – was approached about directing a remake of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Lionheart (1990). But now, we have word that Pyun is no longer attached; nonetheless, a remake is still moving forward. Very forward. According to Impact’s Mike Leeder, Moonstone Entertainment and producer Etchie Stroh (Falcon Rising) have the Lionheart … Continue reading

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Brutal | DVD (Inception Media)

RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2016 Inception Media presents the DVD for Donald Lawrence Flaherty and Colin Follenweider’s Brutal, an MMA flick with a clash of sci-fi and extreme gore! “Brutal combines some of the most balls-to-the-wall fight choreography you’ve ever seen. Benoit and Hatch’s bone-crunching fights are so realistic that they are simultaneously hard to watch and hard to turn away from.” – Bill Oberst Jr., Emmy Award-winning Actor and Horror … Continue reading

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The real fight of the century is here…‘The Ring vs The Grudge’

In the last 50 years or so, there’s been a number of notable “versus” movies: 1962 brought us King Kong vs. Godzilla. In 1971 came Dracula vs. Frankenstein. We entered the beginning of millennium with 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason, followed by 2004’s Alien vs. Predator.** Now comes Sadako vs. Kayako – aka, the ghosts from The Ring and The Grudge are going to duke it out in this upcoming thriller from … Continue reading

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A Touch of Zen | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: July 19, 2016 Film aficionados’ (i.e. film snobs) favorite video-distribution company, The Criterion Collection, have announced a July 19th Blu-ray and DVD release for King Hu’s seminal wu xia classic, A Touch of Zen (1971). Here’s the official release information: “Visionary” barely begins to describe this masterpiece of Chinese cinema and martial arts moviemaking. A Touch of Zen by King Hu depicts the journey of Yang (Hsu Feng), a fugitive noblewoman … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Chinese Zodiac | Blu-ray | Only $7.88 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Chinese Zodiac (read our review), an action/adventure written, directed and starring Jackie Chan. Chan returns as Asian Hawk (his iconic character from Armour of God and Operation Condor) – this time scouring the globe for the bronze head statues of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, which were sacked by the French and British armies! The film also stars Liao Fan (Black Coal, Thin … Continue reading

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The Midnight After | DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2016 Are you ready for more post-apocalyptic madness? If so, Well Go USA is scheduled to release Fruit Chan’s (Made in Hong Kong) thriller, The Midnight After, on DVD in June! The film – based on the web-novel, Lost on a Red Mini Bus to Taipo – revolves around a minibus full of passengers that travels through a tunnel late at night. When the bus gets to … Continue reading

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The Mermaid | Blu-ray & DVD (Sony Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: July 5, 2016 Sony presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid (read our review). The Mermaid stars Deng Chao (Jian Bing Man), Lin Yun (L.O.R.D), Show Luo (Journey to the West), Zhang Yuqi (CJ7) and Kris Wu (xXx: The Return of Xander Cage). The film is also available as a double feature with Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle, which stars Yuen Wah (Kick Boxer), Yuen Qiu (Man with the … Continue reading

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‘Jason Bourne’ destroys Las Vegas in the new trailer

Matt Damon (The Martian) and director Paul Greengrass (United 93, Captain Phillips) are back with the long-awaited 5th chapter of the Bourne franchise – simply titled Jason Bourne – which finds the CIA’s most lethal former operative (Damon) drawn out of the shadows. The film also stars Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), Julia Stiles (The Bourne Identity), Tommy Lee Jones (Rolling Thunder), Vincent Cassel (Mesrine 1 and 2), Riz Ahmed (Star Wars: Rogue One), Ato … Continue reading

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Joe Lewis’ ‘Force: Five’ forces its way onto Blu-ray!

Scorpion Releasing has just announced the Blu-ray release for 1981’s Force: Five, a martial arts cult classic directed by Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon, The Big Brawl). In the film, a martial arts expert (Joe Lewis) leads a team of fighters to rescue a senator’s daughter from an island ruled by the evil leader (Bong Soo Han) of a fanatical religious cult. Force: Five also stars Richard Norton (Mission Terminate), Benny “The … Continue reading

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Steven Seagal to play an old-school lawman in ‘Gunfighter’

Another Steven Seagal (Above the Law, Out for a Kill) movie has just been added to the action star’s evergrowing filmography. Just a week after the announcement of Attrition – Seagal’s first directorial project in 22 years – new information has surfaced about Seagal starring in Gunfighter. According to VMI, Gunfighter centers on an old-school lawman who battles a ruthless, deadly gang that has invaded his small town to pull off … Continue reading

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Cityonfire.com’s ‘Ip Man 3′ Blu-ray Giveaway! – WINNER’S ANNOUCED!

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Ip Man 3 to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post and describe, in your own words, the video. 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. Additionally, you must ‘Like Us‘ … Continue reading

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