Author Archives: JJ Bona

Steven Seagal’s ‘Cypher’ to get a theatrical release?

Looks like Steven Seagal’s days of snapping necks, breaking bones and busting caps are far from over. It was recently announced at the American Film Market that the Aikido master has a $25 million dollar action thriller in the works titled Cypher. According to Variety, Seagal will portray a special forces operative who – frustrated with the bureaucracy of war – goes rogue and tries to exterminate terrorists being protected … Continue reading

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Green Street Hooligans: Underground | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2015 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Green Street Hooligans: Underground (aka Green Street 3: Never Back Down), starring Scott Adkins (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) and directed by James Nunn, the filmmaker behind Fantastic Fest ’12’s breakout hit Tower Block. In Green Street Hooligans: Underground, an old firm leader returns to Green Street for revenge after receiving a call that his little brother was killed. Watch … Continue reading

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The Master | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2015 Lionsgate presents the DVD for 2011’s The Master (aka Choi Lei Fut or True Master), directed by Zhou Ke. It stars Hongbo Shi, Ni Cheng, Tianlong Shi and Jintong Mai In 19th-century China, the population is suffering at the hands of greedy landlords, corrupt officials, and unwelcome invaders. Hoping to unite his people, master Chen Xiang opens a martial arts school. But after Chen refuses … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Robin-B-Hood | Blu-ray | Only $6.59 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Robin-B-Hood, directed by Benny Chan (Who Am I?). Jackie Chan plays a gambler who turns to burglary to pay his debts. But when his buddies try to score a big payout by kidnapping a baby, he finds himself in an entirely new mess. Don’t let the baby on the cover full you. There’s some bone-crunching action in Robin-B-Hood ready to be discovered! The … Continue reading

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Casper Van Dien and Mark Dacascos are ‘Relentless’

Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers, Aces ‘n Eights) is making a return to action in an upcoming thriller titled Relentless, which will be directed by John Milton Branton (Dark Power). Martial arts star Mark Dacascos (Drive) is currently in talks to play a key role in the film. Production starts in early 2015. Relentless involves a former US Army Ranger (Van Dien) who gets caught in the middle of a … Continue reading

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Pre-order Donnie Yen’s ‘Kung Fu Jungle’ at DDDhouse.com

DDDHouse.com now has Donnie Yen’s Kung Fu Jungle on Blu-ray & DVD for a December 23rd pre-order. Keep in mind that the DVD version is Region 3 coded, so you will need a multi-region DVD player to view the movie. Fortunately, the Blu-ray version is coded for region A, so it’s good to go on your current North American Blu-ray hardware. Directed by Teddy Chen, Kung Fu Jungle (read our review) … Continue reading

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Dokuro-Jo: Seven Souls in the Skull Castle | DVD (Ytinifni Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2015 Ytinifni Pictures presents the DVD for Hidenori Inoue’s Dokuro-Jo: Seven Souls in the Skull Castle, a martial arts thriller that was filmed Live, on Stage, in Tokyo. Eight years after the fall of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is attempting to unify Japan, but he is opposed by Tenmao, a mysterious masked resident of Skull Castle. Watch the trailer. Dokuro-Jo: Seven Souls in the Skull Castle stars Shun … Continue reading

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2nd trailer for Michael Mann’s ‘Blackhat’ with Tang Wei and Chris Hemsworth

THE MOVIE: Blackhat (aka Cyber), directed by Michael Mann, is an upcoming cyber-thriller starring Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Red Dawn), Tang Wei (Wu Xia), Leehom Wang (Lust, Caution), and Andy On (Black Mask 2). In Blackhat, a furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. The film hits theaters on January 16, 2015. Updates: THR reports that … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Spaghetti Western Double Feature: Grand Duel & Keoma | Blu-ray | Only $2.96 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Spaghetti Western Double Feature, featuring Lee Van Cleef in Giancarlo Santi’s The Grand Duel (aka The Big Showdown) and Franco Nero in Enzo G. Castellari’s Keoma. In 1972’s The Grand Duel, a grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead; In 1976’s Keoma, a half-breed gunfighter weary of killing as a way of … Continue reading

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Choke on this new trailer for Hitoshi Matsumoto’s ‘R100’

Hitoshi Matsumoto’s (Big Man Japan) R100 hits Drafthouse theaters and VOD on Friday, January 23rd. As Collider points out, the title of the film is a play on the Japanese rating system (R18 is equivalent to our NC-17), so “R100” should give you an idea of what to expect. Read on for the official plot synopsis… In this audaciously kinky, meta-comedic thriller, a lonely father with a secret taste for … Continue reading

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Mortal Kombat: Conquest | DVD (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: March 31, 2015 Warner presents the DVD set for Mortal Kombat: Conquest. This TV series is based on the Mortal Kombat fighting game, which aired in 1998-1999. The set will include all 22 episodes on 5 discs. Mortal Kombat: Conquest stars Paolo Montalbán, Daniel Bernhardt (Bloodsport II), Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3), Tracy Douglas, Bruce Locke, Jeffrey Meek, John Reilly, Sung Hi Lee, Jaime Pressly and Eva Mendes. – … Continue reading

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Well Go USA’s ‘Defective Disc Replacement Program’ launches today for U.S. and Canadian customers! *Updated*

Last month, there was a recent discovery that a number of Blu-ray titles from Well Go USA have become defective, due to an error during the pressing of the actual discs. The defect consists of a bronze-like discoloration which forms on the play-side over time, and can potentially affect playback. Today, Well Go USA contacted cityonfire.com regarding their “Defective Disc Replacement Program,” which has officially launched today for both their … Continue reading

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The possessed return in new trailer for ‘[REC] 4: Apocalypse’

The 2007 Spanish-language horror film [REC] managed to set a bar for the genre, reinvigorating the zombie movie through the then-fresh ‘found footage’ approach. [REC] proved popular enough to inspire two sequels and now another is on the way. [REC]4: Apocalypse finds original director Jaume Balaguero returning to tell a new story ([REC]3 was actually something of a prequel. Confused yet?) about the sole survivor from the first film. The … Continue reading

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Spend Christmas with Brandon Lee, The Shaw Bros, Michael Dudikoff, Cheng Pei Pei and some Assassins ‘n Traffickers…

So here we are again, my favorite time of year, Christmas! It’s a magical time of Santa, toys, trees, tinsel, elves, Rudolph, carols and turkey. “It was the night before Christmas” still sends thrills of delight to my heart as I think of my childhood waiting for Santa to come down the chimney. But now I’m a wise adult and I realize that sh*t isn’t going to happen. So, I’m … Continue reading

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Cityonfire.com’s ‘The Traffickers’ Blu-ray Giveaway! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of the Award-winning South Korean crime thriller The Traffickers to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. If you’re not familiar with the film, you’ll want to watch the trailer! To enter, simply add a comment to this post and describe, in your own words, what the main fighter (Loren Alvedon) is wearing in this clip from No Retreat, No Surrender II (yes, you read … Continue reading

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