Director Law Chi Leung re-teams with Lau Ching Wan (Too Many Ways to Be Number One) for The Murderer Vanishes, the highly-anticipated sequel to 2012’s The Bullet Vanishes. This time around, inspector Song Donglu (Lau) is summoned to investigate Fu (Jiang Yiyan), a woman who brilliantly escapes a prison by digging her way out with nothing but a silver spoon. The Murderer Vanishes also stars Gordon Lam (Z Storm), Jacqueline Li Xiaolu (2007’s … Continue reading →

CJ Entertainment is releasing South Korean legal crime comedy, The Advocate: A Missing Body in North American theaters October 23. The film stars Lee Sun-kyun (A Hard Day), Kim Go-Eun (Memories of the Sword), Lim Won-Hee (No Blood, No Tears), Jang Hyun-Sung (Shiri) and Hong Sung-Duk (Assassination). The dark comedic twists in this sensational crime thriller are sure to take North American audiences on a wild ride. Byun Ho-sung (Lee Sun-kyun) … Continue reading →

Former Japanese adult video star, Maria Ozawa (Erotibot), will be making her Filipino film debut in Nilalang (meaning “creature” in Tagalog), an upcoming action/horror movie starring the “Bad Boy” of Philippine cinema, Robin Padilla (Grease Gun Gang). Nilalang will also feature martial arts and gangster-related themes. According to GMA, the film will tackle corrupt Philippine cops, Japanese Yakuza, and a centuries-old, evil curse. Ozawa, who is learning both Tagalog and martial … Continue reading →

We have some great news for martial arts movie fans with a Netflix account. A couple of months ago, the popular streaming service added a pack of classic Shaw Brothers titles to their digital library – and just recently, they’ve added a fistful more! The following is a full list of Shaw brothers titles that are currently streaming on Netflix. All movies are in Chinese with English subtitles: Avenging Eagle … Continue reading →

Poll just about anyone around the world and they’re likely to know who Godzilla is. The giant irradiated lizard has been crushing cities underfoot since 1954. Lesser known, however, is Gamera, the larger-than-life turtle who is a friend to all children. The lovable creature has starred in a host of his own movies, though he’s perhaps best remembered for the stellar trilogy of films that started with 1995’s Gamera: Guardian … Continue reading →

We are pleased to share extremely rare footage from the unreleased Hong Kong Superstars video, featuring revealing English interviews and behind-the-scenes footage with some of Hong Kong’s most popular action stars. Hong Kong Superstars was a fan magazine from the UK focusing on Hong Kong Cinema (as edited by Chris Ducker). The video magazine was modeled on what Eastern Heroes had done by branching out into making videos. Eastern Heroes … Continue reading →

The talented Park Sang-Hyun – who is part of a team responsible choreographing the action in films like Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014) and For the Emperor (2014) – has made his directorial debut in a new Korean martial arts film called Kwon Bob: Chinatown (“Kwon Bob” means “martial arts”). Kwon Bob: Chinatown stars Seo Joon-yeong (Bleak Night) as a detective who tries to take down a gang of martial … Continue reading →

Action legend Dolph Lundgren is getting his bait ‘n tackle box ready for a Jaws-like thriller titled Shark Lake (formerly titled The Lake). We’re crossing our fingers that this upcoming film is a step above the recent wave of shlockbusters (i.e. Sharknado, Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus), but only time will tell. Here’s the official plot: Fiercely protective single-mom Meredith Hendricks happens to also be the best cop in her … Continue reading →