According to Paul Bramhall, Malaysian cinema is inevitably on its way to putting a dent in the action world, especially with films like Bunohan: Return to Murder, Lari, Apokalips X, Balistik, One on One and the upcoming Full Throttle making their rounds on the internet. The latest to come out of the Southeast Asian country is Ghaz Abu Bakar’s Polis Evo, an upcoming “buddy cop” flick with the whole package: martial arts, gun … Continue reading →

Well Go USA has confirmed that certain Blu-ray discs created at a manufacturing facility for multiple theatrical and home media titles were pressed in error, and Well Go USA’s August 4th release of Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal contains a documentary feature, and not the feature film. To their knowledge, this issue has only affected Wal-Mart retail store customers. Well Go USA is working with their manufacturing facility and … Continue reading →

It’s time for Rush Hour The two largest movie markets in the world are the US and Asia, and both countries have fervent fans of the other’s trademark films. So it was only natural that director Brett Ratner hoped that combining the iconic styles of each culture would become a hit with Rush Hour (1998). “The Buddy Movie” meets “Comedy Kung Fu” There’s a long standing Hollywood tradition of pairing … Continue reading →

For those residing down under, 30th July sees Madman Entertainment unleash SPL II: A Time for Consequences onto Australian cinema screens. A follow-up to the original 2005 classic starring Donnie Yen and directed by Wilson Yip, the sequel, connected by theme only, sees Soi Cheang (Accident) stepping into the director’s chair, with a cast headed by Thai action star Tony Jaa (Skin Trade), and Chinese wushu sensation Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior). … Continue reading →

If you want to learn more about Jackie Chan’s parents, you’ll want to check out Tale of Three Cities, an upcoming film set in turbulent China in the late 1930’s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The movie follows two widowed people – based on Jackie’s real-life parents, Charles and Lee-lee Chan – who fall in love each other and are forced to leave their children and escape to Hong Kong where … Continue reading →

Looks like the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel may have re-opened a can of whoopass for Michelle Yeoh (Yes, Madam). While unveiling her wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s, the action legend told reporters she wanted to return to Hong Kong film. Just think: A proper Police Story 3 follow-up with Jackie Chan? We wish! For the last 5 years, Yeoh has been appearing in many unexpected projects around the world; ranging from … Continue reading →

With After Dark Films establishing a new working partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2012’s Re-Kill (aka Dead Ahead), the long awaited action/horror film, is finally going to see the light of day in North America. Re-Kill stars martial arts sensation Scott Adkins (Wolf Warrior) Bruce Payne (Passenger 57) and Daniella Alonso (The Collector). It’s written by Michael Hurst (Room 6) and directed by Valeri Milev (Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort). … Continue reading →

Deadline reports that Morgan Freeman (Danny the Dog, Lucy) is set to play one of the leads in an upcoming action flick titled Down to a Sunless Sea. Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by David Graham, the film sounds like it’s reminiscent of the airport disaster films of the 70s, such as Airport 1975 (1974), Airport ’77 (1977) and The Concorde: Airport ’79 (1979). In Down … Continue reading →

Since J.J. Abrams (Star Trek Into Darkness) is putting all his time and effort towards Star Wars: Episode VII, it should come to no surprise that a new director is taking over the reins for the third chapter of Star Trek reboot franchise, titled Star Trek Beyond. Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) is helming the next entry of the series, which has a release date set for July 8, … Continue reading →