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Ningen on Departed, The (2006) ReviewHonest trailer coming soon. https://youtube.com/shorts/rmT_IcGhVAk?si=kQZQDAG…
dakuan on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’don't you trust him to be able to wear a full beard? XD
Throwdown on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Good points! To be fair, if his legacy can survive Kung Fu Yoga, Vanguard, Bl…
Throwdown on Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe (2026) ReviewBetter than the original, Jackie's persona shines through, and the fight scen…
Wacky Chan on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I get what youâre saying, but I think itâs a little too black and white. Sure…
Throwdown on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I think it must stick in Jackie's craw that for all the phenomenal works of a…
Ska Martes on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Jackie and Tucker need to stay away from VIP #1 (Brett Ratfuck) at Epsteins P…
JJ Bona on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?"Thereâs a difference between actually being funny, and just being flat-out o…
squeesh on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Comedy is also supposed to be funny, not just offensive. There's a difference…
Elvis 1990 on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?You do have to love how in every interview, even for the SHADOWS EDGE , Jacki…
Ningen on Deal on Fire! The Grandmaster | Blu-ray | Only $11.67 â Expires soon!Tony Leung retrospective in New York. https://youtu.be/dsw7TL0ssy8?si=ZkaycsN…
FilmFan47 on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?The Rush Hour series is hilarious. Even the third film is funnier than most c…
Ningen on GET OVER HERE! Watch a fight clip from ‘Mortal Kombat II’ starring Karl Urban, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki SanadaKlip. https://youtu.be/Ao6Xs-0cmr0?si=yhXom86VQcV66nGj
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I should have mentioned that I knew he had passed, which is why I found it st…
Ningen on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Unless they 'bring him back' with AI like they just did with Val Kilmer....
Paul Bramhall on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?The fact he passed away in 2022 would also have had an impact on his involvem…
Garner on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’This Louis Mandylor is not good and he likes to star in many scott adkins fil…
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Nah thatâs definitely an error, Corey Yuenâs Chinese name is ć ć„.
Anonymous on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We have a new DTV trash star Bren Foster lol.
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Thanks for the info. The poster also says something about Corey Yuen, unless…
JJ Bona on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We thought he was playing Groucho Marx. =)
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I think Louis Koo has confirmed that filming is set to start in the 2nd half…
dakuan on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’Brenn's definitely not the first one i'd have chosen to portray Karl Marx, gu…
Callum on Rumor has it… Chow Yun-fat to join Jackie Chan in Larry Yang’s sequel to ‘The Shadowâs Edge’?This could be cool but I hope they give the sequel the same love the first re…
Ningen on Bruce Lee returns! Check out the thrilling New Trailer for the ‘Game of Death’-focused documentary ‘Broken Rhythm’History Channel has a segment on what killed Lee. https://youtu.be/eLENH9u1Hw…
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Cheung Yan-Git’s 1981 cult classic ‘The Devil’ goes Blu-ray
Later this year, U.S. label Massacre Video will release the 4K restoration Blu-ray for The Devil (aka Devil’s Express), a 1981 cult classic directed by Cheung Yan-Git (The Idiot Swordsman). If the following plot for this film doesn’t strike your interest, you’re not human: In The Devil, a hideously ugly witch casts spells on her victims which turns their insides into snakes and worms. The Devil stars Au Da (Kung Fu Kids Break Away), Sherman Chow Shiu-Dung (Monkey War), Chen … Continue reading
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Michael Jai White is ‘Making a Killing’ in this New Trailer
Sorry folks. This isn’t exactly a Blood and Bone sequel â nor is it Black Dynamite II (or Outlaw Johnny Black). In fact, it’s probably somewhere along the lines of The Crooked Man, as far as quality control is concerned. The Trailer for Devin Hume’s Making a Killing, starring martial arts sensation Michael Jai White (Accident Man), has been released. Making a Killing involves three morticians who get caught in a web of greed and deceit, … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Sky on Fire | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 â Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Sky on Fire (read our review), by Hong Kong’s legendary action director, Ringo Lam. In this driving, non-stop action thriller, the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility (Daniel Wu) finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a groundbreaking curative medicine. After discovering the true origins of the medicine, the officer must decide … Continue reading
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BIFF 2018
As one of the most significant film festivals in Asia the Busan International film Festival which was previously known as the Pusan International Film Festival is held annually in Haeundae-gu Busan in South Korea. The very first was held way back in September of 1996 and this year (2018) will be the 23rd Busan International Film Festival taking place on the 4th October through to the 13th. In all 401 … Continue reading
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‘John Wick’ helmer to remake Bruce Leeâs âEnter The Dragonâ?
David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde) is in early talks to direct a remake of Enter the Dragon, the 1973 kung fu classic about a martial artist (Bruce Lee) who agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord (Shih Kien) using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1-3) was originally attached to the remake, but producers most likely distanced themselves from the director due to sexual misconduct allegations against him. … Continue reading
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Wonder Women | Blu-ray & DVD (Vinegar Syndrome)
RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2018 More “woman” than Gal Gadot. As much Filipino firepower as BuyBust. On August 28, 2018, Vinegar Syndrome is releasing the Blu-ray/DVD for Robert Vincent O’Neill’s Wonder Women, a 1973 Filipino exploitation flick starring Nancy Kwan (The World of Suzie Wong), Ross Hagen (Angel), and Maria De Aragon (Blood Mania). Martial arts madness, dangerous chase scenes, insult-heavy dialogue, vague sci-fi twists, and a whole lot more nudity and violence than its very misleading PG rating … Continue reading
Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally | Blu-ray & DVD (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2018 On August 28, 2018, Tokyo Shock will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for 1989’s Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally (known in Japan as Zatoichi 26 or Zatoichi ’89) directed by and starring Shintaro Katsu. Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally is the twenty-sixth and final chapter in the iconic samurai film franchise that starred Katsu and spanned nearly three decades. This lavish production was the last to star Katsu, who … Continue reading
The Liquidator | DVD (Cinedigm)
RELEASE DATE: September 11, 2018 On September 11, 2018, Cinedigm will release the DVD for The Liquidator, a 2017 actioner from director Xu Jizhou (Hero Brothers). The company previously released Kung Fu Traveler, Kung Fu Traveler 2, Shock Wave, The Jade Pendant, The Asian Extreme Collection, and Ip Man: Season One. In The Liquidator, a criminal psychologist and a forensic fingerprint expert work together to track down a serial killer. The film stars Chao Deng … Continue reading
The Latest Trailer for Jiang Wen’s âHidden Manâ
Filmmaker/actor Jiang Wen (Let the Bullets Fly, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is currently prepping his latest actioner, Hidden Man (read our review), which he’ll also star in. According to Variety, Hidden Man is pitched as the third element in a loose trilogy that stared with Let The Bullets Fly and continued with Gone With The Bullets. Both mix up old time gangsters, decadent high life, and power grabs, throwing up … Continue reading
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New Trailer for ‘Kundo’ director’s thriller ‘The Spy Gone North’
Yoon Jong-Bin, the director behind Nameless Gangster and Kundo: Age of the Rampant is back with The Spy Gone North, an upcoming espionage thriller starring Hwang Jung-Min (Battleship Island, The Wailing). In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent (Hwang) is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea. The film also stars Lee Sung-Min (A Violent Prosecutor), Cho Jin-Woong (Bluebeard) and Ju Ji-Hoon (Along with the Gods: … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Wolf Warrior | Blu-ray | Only $8.94 â Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Wolf Warrior an action/martial arts flick directed by, and starring Wu Jing (SPL, SPL 2). Sergeant Leng Feng (Wu), top marksman of the Chinese Special Forces, is jailed under court martial for disobeying orders. But he’s just the kind of fighter the Wolf Warriors are looking for. Silent. Stealthy. Deadly. The Wolves bring Feng into their pack, honing his skills to a knife’s edge. … Continue reading
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Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche seek Hirokazu Koreeda’s ‘Truth’
Cannes Palme dâOr winner Hirokazu Koreeda (Third Murder) will be directing The Truth (aka La VĂ©ritĂ©), which will be his first film outside of Japan. The Truth (short for its original title, The Truth About Catherine) will star Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve. The French-backed production involves a stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine, against the backdrop of Catherine’s latest role in a sci-fi picture as a mother who never … Continue reading
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Brothers | DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2018 On September 4, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the DVD for 2016’s Brothers, a war actioner written and directed by Ah Gan (Don Quixote). The film centers on the relationship between two brothers who used to have a bond for life but it is ripped apart through a civil war in 1936. Brothers stars Peter Ho Yun-Tung (Sword Master), Ethan Li Dong-Xue (Brotherhood of Blades), Xia … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! League of Gods | Blu-ray | Only $9.48 â Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the fantasy/martial arts epic, League of Gods (aka Feng Shen Bang 3D). League of Gods (read our review) is directed by both Koan Hui (Snow Blossom) and newcomer, Vernie Yeung. The film is based on the 16th-century Chinese novel by Xu Zhonglin titled Investiture of Gods. League of Gods stars Jet Li (High Risk), Louis Koo (Flash Point), Huang Xiaoming (Ip Man 2), AngelaBaby (Mojin), Tony Leung (A Better … Continue reading
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At the Movies
The movies are fun. They are even more fun when the cast is made up almost entirely of 8 fabulous women. By now you have to know that we are talking about one of the most awesome chick flicks ever. That is if it even qualifies as a chick flick. Oceanâs Eight, this is one of the movies released at the end of the first half of 2018. About the … Continue reading
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