Author Archives: JJ Bona

Cityonfire.com’s ‘Eastern Bandits’ Blu-ray Giveaway! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Eastern Bandits (aka An Inaccurate Memoir) to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post telling us what your favorite Western movie is (from any country), along with a brief explanation of why it’s your favorite. We will be selecting three winners at random. Be sure to include your email address in the … Continue reading

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Swelter | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: August 12, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Keith Parmer’s action-thriller Swelter, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Van Damme plays a member of a bank robbing gang that manages to steal a cool $100 million before some of them are apprehended by the police. Flash forward ten years and Van Damme is now an earnest, hard-working sheriff in a small town… with no memory of … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! The Delightful Forest | Blu-ray | Only $10 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1972’s The Delightful Forest, a Shaw Brothers classic directed by Chang Cheh (Five Element Ninjas). A newly imprisoned fighter named Wu (Ti Lung) is rescued from getting a brutal jail torture, thanks to officer Shih (Tien Ching). It’s only when thugs (headed by Tien Ching) try to take over “The Delightful Forest” – a restaurant which Shih owns – that Wu returns the favor and … Continue reading

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‘Hwayi: A Monster Boy’ is getting a ‘quality’ U.S. remake

According to THR, 2013’s Hwayi: A Monster Boy is getting an English-language, U.S. remake. The original South Korean film, directed by Jang Joon-Hwan (Save the Green Planet), is about a 16-year-old boy of the same name who is raised by five criminal fathers to become the perfect assassin. It starred Yeo Jin-goo (Sad Movie) and Kim Yun-Seok (The Chaser, The Thieves). Creators of the original will be collaborating with the U.S. … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Planet of the Apes 5-Film Collection | Blu-ray | Only $19.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is for the 5-Film Planet of the Apes Blu-ray set, which contains 1968’s Planet of the Apes, 1970’s Beneath the Planet of the Apes, 1971’s Escape from the Planet of the Apes, 1972’s Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and 1973’s Battle for the Planet of the Apes. At $4 bucks per ape flick, it’s a banana of a deal! It’s a perfect (and cheap) … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Die Hard 25th Anniversary 5-Disc Set | Blu-ray | Only $19.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the Die Hard 25th Anniversary 5-Disc Set. Celebrate 25 years of John McClane with this collection featuring the first four Die Hard films and an all-new bonus disc, “Decoding Die Hard.” It’s the ultimate tribute to the tough-as-nails cop with a wry sense of humor and a knack for explosive action. Wrong place. Wrong time. Right man. Yippee ki yay! Cityonfire.com is pleased … Continue reading

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Vengeance Is Mine | Blu-ray (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2014 Criterion Collection presents the Blu-ray for 1979’s Vengeance Is Mine, directed by Shohei Imamura (Black Rain). A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) is on the run from the police. Director Imamura turns this fact-based story—about the seventy-eight-day killing spree of a remorseless man from a devoutly Catholic family—into a cold, perverse, and at times diabolically funny examination of the … Continue reading

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Will ‘Black and White’ be Edison Chen’s comeback film?

Jonathan Li, assistant director of Infernal Affairs III and Overheard 2, will be making his directorial debut with an action-thriller titled Black and White. Edison Chen (Infernal Affairs) will star alongside Baby John Choi (The Way We Dance). Film Business Asia describes Black and White as “an action film about two wronged undercover cops who become friends.” The big question is: Will Black and White be Chen’s comeback film? Chen was once one … Continue reading

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Dragonwolf | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: July 29, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Dragonwolf, directed by Raimund Huber (Bangkok Adrenaline). The Devil’s Cauldron, a city where violence has forged a society in which only the lethal and can survive, two young men who possess the intellect and ferocity to flourish, carve a name for themselves as unstoppable hit men. But when a woman mysteriously enters their lives, she turns … Continue reading

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Pre-order Donnie Yen’s ‘Monkey King’ at DDDhouse.com

DDDHouse.com now has Donnie Yen’s Monkey King on Blu-ray & DVD for a May 22nd 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 Cheang Pou-soi (Accident), The Monkey King had the … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Toho Godzilla Collections | Blu-ray | Only $10.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire are the Blu-ray compilations for The Toho Godzilla Collections. For a limited time, four double features will be available for $10.99. Twofer titles include 1993’s Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II & 1994’s Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla; 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars and 2003’s Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.; 1991’s Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah and 1992’s Godzilla Vs. Mothra; and 1995’s Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah and 2000’s Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation … Continue reading

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New Bruce Lee gameplay footage for ‘UFC 2014’

EA (via IGN) has announced that Bruce Lee will be featured in EA’s upcoming UFC 2014 for PS4 and Xbox One. The martial arts legend – and star of Enter the Dragon and Fist of Fury – is widely considered the “father of mixed martial arts.” In the 1960s, Lee developed Jeet Kune Do, a non-classical combination of multiple martial arts styles rolled into one. Lee’s concept practically became the … Continue reading

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Guns, talks and a ‘Man on High Heels’… new trailer!

Director Jang Jin (Guns & Talks) is back with an action film called Man on High Heels (aka High Heels). Despite its kooky title, Man on High Heels is not a comedy. It’s in fact an violent action-thriller with a gender-bending twist. The film stars Cha Seung-won (Libra Me), Esom (Hindsight) and Oh Jung-Se (The Unjust). Here’s the plot: Ji-wook is a cold-blooded detective who will stop at nothing to … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Kill Zone | Blu-ray | Only $8.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Kill Zone (aka Sha Po Lang), directed by Wilson Yip (Ip Man 1 & 2) and starring Donnie Yen (Ip Man 1 & 2). Co-starring is Sammo Hung (The Man From Hong Kong) and Simon Yam (Bullet in the Head). Read our review, which describes Kill Zone as “one of the most bloodiest and violent films that I’ve seen in quite some time.” And … Continue reading

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Escape to Athena | DVD (Henstooth Video)

RELEASE DATE: July 1, 2014 Henstooth Video presents the DVD for 1979’s Escape to Athena, directed by George P. Cosmatos (Rambo: First Blood Part II). Roger Moore took a break from the James Bond franchise (between 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me and 1979’s Moonraker) to film this action gem about a group of World War II POWs who plan to escape from their Nazi captors and retrieve valuable stolen … Continue reading

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