Author Archives: JJ Bona

The Game Changer | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

Posted on August 9, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 3, 2017 There can never be enough Asian gangster flicks, and Gao Xixi’s The Game Changer (read our review), an upcoming period actioner, is no exception. On October 3, 2017, Well Go USA is releasing the film on Blu-ray & DVD. The Game Changer is about gang wars in Shanghai in the 1930’s. The movie is an adaptation of Shanghai Bund, a TVB series that has been compared to … Continue reading →

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Legend of Bruce Lee: Volume Three | DVD (Well Go USA)

Posted on August 8, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 3, 2017 On October 3, 2017, Well Go USA is releasing the 3-disc DVD set for Legend of Bruce Lee: Volume Three, a 2008 martial arts series that centers around the legendary Bruce Lee (Volume One and Volume Two are currently available). Legend of Bruce Lee: Volume Three continues where Volume Two left off. The series stars Danny Chan (Shaolin Soccer and Ip Man 3) as Bruce Lee, Michelle Lang, Gary Daniels (Zero Tolerance), Ted Duran, Natalia Dzyublo, Wang Luoyong, Hazen … Continue reading →

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Deal on Fire! Chuck Norris: Total Attack Pack | Blu-ray | Only $10.31 – Expires soon!

Posted on August 5, 2017 by JJ Bona

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for MGM’s Chuck Norris: Total Attack Pack. This 4-disc collection includes some of the best titles from Norris’ filmography: Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), starring David Carradine and Barbara Carrera; Missing in Action (1984), starring James Hong; Code of Silence (1985), starring Henry Silva; and The Delta Force (1986), starring Lee Marvin and Robert Forster. (All that’s really missing is 1974’s Slaughter in San Francsico with Don Wong)… Order … Continue reading →

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Tsui Hark to film ‘The Legend of Famen Temple’ in November

Posted on August 3, 2017 by JJ Bona

Now that Tsui Hark (The Taking of Tiger Mountain) practically has Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings in the can, the acclaimed Hong Kong director will soon begin work on The Legend of Famen Temple, a fantasy adventure based on a novel by Huang Shang Jin Yu. The film will star frequent Tsui collaborator Kenny Lin (The Great Wall). Rumored stars attached to the project include Lin Yun (The Mermaid), Chen Kun (Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark … Continue reading →

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Expendable… what mean expendable?

Posted on August 2, 2017 by JJ Bona

Expendables 3’s box office belly flop a few years ago – possibly due to the film’s early online leakage or its undesired PG-13 rating – left the franchise in limbo. And Sylvester Stallone’s recent disagreement with series producer Avi Lerner, may have left the series dead, but we’ll get back into that later. After the fan backlash of Expendables 3’s PG-13 rating, Stallone stated that he would make the next installation R-Rated: “If I do another one it’s going … Continue reading →

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Female Fight Squad | DVD (Lionsgate)

Posted on August 1, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 10, 2017 On October 10th, 2017, Lionsgate is releasing the DVD for Miguel A. Ferrer’s (not to be confused with the late actor from Robocop) Female Fight Squad (read our review), a new MMA film starring Amy Johnston (Lady Bloodfight), Dolph Lundgren (Skin Trade) and Cortney Palm (Bond: Kizuna). Female Fight Squad (previously known as Female Fight Club) is the gritty tale of Rebecca (Johnston), a female fighter who abandons the ring after a … Continue reading →

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The Expendables 3-Film Collection | Blu-ray (Lionsgate)

Posted on July 27, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 3, 2017 Sly and his psychotic gang of mutts are back! On October 3, 2017, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will be releasing The Expendables 3-Film Collection (on 3 Blu-ray discs, plus digital copies). This action-packed, star-studded bundle includes The Expendables, The Expendables 2, and The Expendables 3: Unrated Edition. In the series, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason Statham join forces with Mel Gibson, Mickey Rourke, Wesley Snipes, Harrison … Continue reading →

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Hana-Bi | Blu-ray & DVD (Film Movement)

Posted on July 26, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 19, 2017 On September 19, 2017, Film Movement Classics is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Takeshi Kitano’s crime drama, Hana-Bi (aka Fireworks). For the first time in America, this acclaimed classic – directed, written by and starring Kitano (Outrage, Beyond Outrage) – has been fully restored in beautiful HD. Former police officer Nishi feels responsible for the shattered lives of his loved ones. His partner Horibe has been crippled … Continue reading →

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Deal on Fire! Legend of the Drunken Master | Blu-ray | Only $6.38 – Expires soon!

Posted on July 26, 2017 by JJ Bona

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Legend of the Drunken Master, directed by both Lau Kar-leung (Martial Club) and Jackie Chan (Police Story). Unfortunately, this version is the slightly cut, English-dubbed (by Jackie himself) Miramax’d edition of Drunken Master II, but there’s no denying the greatness of this masterpiece regardless of its presentation. When the British government is discovered smuggling precious Chinese artifacts out of the country, Wong Fei Hung (Chan) uses … Continue reading →

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Master | Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2017 On September 5, 2017, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Jo Eui-seok’s Master (read our review), a South Korean thriller starring Lee Byung-hun (The Age of Shadows), Gang Dong-won (The Priests) and Kim Woo-bin (Friend 2). Jin Hyun-pil (Byung-hun) runs ‘One Network Inc.’, a company with an extensive network covering Korea. The chief of the Intellectual Crime Investigation team, Kim Jae-myung … Continue reading →

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Kung fu actioner ‘Son of Shaolin’ to get a ‘Dope’ director?

Posted on July 25, 2017 by JJ Bona

Director Rick Famuyiwa (Dope) is in talks to helm Son of Shaolin, a martial arts film based on the graphic novel of the same name created and written by Caanan Whit and Jay Longino (who also penned Jackie Chan’s Skiptrace). Son of Shaolin is a kung fu epic set in the back alleys and subway tunnels of Harlem, New York. Kyrie, an aspiring street artist who is struggling to make ends meet, learns … Continue reading →

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Asura: The City of Madness | DVD (Sony)

Posted on July 23, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2017 On August 29, 2017, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing the DVD for Asura: The City of Madness (read our review), directed by Kim Sung-Su (The Flu, Musa: The Warrior). Detective Han (Jung Woo-Sung of The Divine Move), who for years has been secretly doing dirty work for the corrupt mayor (Hwang Jung-Min of A Violent Prosecutor), is now pressured by a ruthless prosecutor (Kwak Do-Won of … Continue reading →

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‘Transporter Refueled’ helmer shows Mark Dacascos ‘The Way’

Posted on July 22, 2017 by JJ Bona

French filmmaker Camille Delamarre – best known for directing Brick Mansions (a remake of District 13) and The Transporter Refueled (a reboot of The Transporter) – has teamed up with martial arts star Mark Dacascos (Brotherhood of the Wolf, Drive) for The Way, a new action series that involves ninjas (isn’t that all you need to know?). The Studio+ original series also stars Gabriella Wright (The Transporter Refueled), Jimmy Jean-louis (Tears of … Continue reading →

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Triple Threat: Chuck Norris | DVD (Shout! Factory)

Posted on July 20, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 10, 2017 Who needs Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen and Iko Uwais when you’ve got Chuck Norris? Shout! Factory presents the DVD for Chuck Norris: Triple Threat, which contains Missing in Action (1984), directed by Joseph Zito (Invasion U.S.A.); Missing in Action II: The Beginning (1985), directed by Lance Hool (Steel Dawn); and Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988), directed by Aaron Norris (The Hitman). The Missing in Action Trilogy revolves around … Continue reading →

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Juju Chan and Antony Szeto to spice things up with ‘Pepper’?

Posted on July 19, 2017 by JJ Bona

Australian-born, Hong Kong-based filmmaker Antony Szeto (Wushu), who worked with Juju Chan (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny) on both Palace of the Damned and Fist of the Dragon, may be teaming up with the female action star for a third time in Pepper, a thriller written by Janice Eymann (The Farmer). Chan is currently in negotiations for the title role of “Pepper” in this Chinese-Australian co-production, which producers are hoping to shoot … Continue reading →

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