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Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’ streams on Netflix!

Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster has currently made its way onto Netflix’s streaming service! This epic action feature is inspired by the life and times of the legendary Kung Fu master, Ip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee. The Grandmaster stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Chang, Song Hye-Kyo, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung and Zhao Ben-Shan. If you’ve seen the other Ip Man movies (Donnie Yen’s Ip Man 1 and … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! The Replacement Killers: Extended Cut | Blu-ray | Only $6.29 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1998’s The Replacement Killers: Extended Cut. Failing to kill anymore because of his conscience, a troubled hit-man (Chow Yun-Fat) seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug-lord has hired replacements to finish the job and kill the hit-man. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and also starring Academy Award Winner Mira Sorvino and Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead). … Continue reading

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Predator Trilogy | Blu-ray (Fox)

RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2014 20th Century Fox presents the Predator Trilogy on Blu-ray. This 3-disc set includes 1987’s Predator, 1990’s Predator 2 and 2010’s Predators (aka Predator 3). Not included are the AVP spin-off titles (let’s face it, those were pretty lame anyways). All 3 Predator films make up a cast that includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Robert Davi, Bill Paxton, Adrien Brody, … Continue reading

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Savage Streets | Blu-ray (Scorpion Entertainment)

RELEASE DATES: Summer 2014 Code Red presents the Blu-ray for 1984’s Savage Streets. After nearly being rundown by a gang, Brenda (The Exorcist’s Linda Blair) and friends trash the leader’s car. Gang leader, Jake, exacts his revenge by getting his cohorts to gang-rape her mute-dead sister, Heather (Linnea Quigley). Armed with a crossbow and a bad attitude, Brenda sets out to avenge her sister while blazing a bloody, Death Wish-inspired trail through … Continue reading

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Prophecy of Eve | DVD (Shami Media)

RELEASE DATE: July 22, 2014 Shami Media presents the DVD for Ron Santiano’s Prophecy of Eve (aka Eve: Beauty and the Blade), a low budget, supernatural martial arts movie. Eve’s (Ia Villatuya) life is forever altered when her parents vanish without a trace after being attacked by supernatural agents. When she runs into the members of the same organization to which her parents bore allegiance, several unanswered questions from Eve’s childhood reemerge. … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Jet Li 3-Disc Collection | Blu-ray | Only $9.54 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is for the 3-Disc Jet Li Collection Blu-ray set. The set includes three of Jet’s best movies: Corey Yuen’s The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk, Gordon Chan’s Fist of Legend and Yuen Woo-ping’s Tai Chi Master with Michelle Yeoh. For about $3 a disc, this is definitely a deal on fire!

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Deal on Fire! Conan the Barbarian | Blu-ray | Only $7.50 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1982’s Conan the Barbarian. Robert E. Howard’s short stories come to life with the help of John Milius (Dillinger) and Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers). Folks, it seriously doesn’t get any more savage than this: Excessive bloody violence, enormous snakes and one of the best soundtracks ever put on film! Heck, even Darth Vader is practically in this movie. If you do not listen, … Continue reading

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Newest action packed trailer for Collin Chou’s ‘Ameera’

Film Smash has the scoop on the latest action flick  by Xu Hong Hui’s (Crazy in Love) titled Ameera, which stars Collin Chou (Special ID), Patricia Hu (Angel Warriors), Ambrose Hsu (Fulltime Killer), Andrew Lin (The Man with the Iron Fists), Bryan Leung (Badges of Fury) and Paul Chun (Shinjuku Incident). Here’s the basic plot according to Film Smash: Following the titular government agent who, after failing her latest mission, … Continue reading

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Teaser trailers for ‘Rurouni Kenshin’ sequels

We have word that the new sequel trailers for Keishi Otomo’s Rurouni Kenshin 2 and 3 are now online. If you’re not familiar with 2012’s Rurouni Kenshin, it’s an adaptation of the popular 90′s samurai action manga/anime series (known as Samurai X in America) by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story revolves around a former assassin who resorts to using the dull end of his blade to subdue his enemies. New and … Continue reading

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How ‘Walking Dead’ got its “Grove” back

For the past two weeks, AMC’s The Walking Dead has been heading into serious boredom territory. I did not think it was possible to make the character of Daryl seem dull. But the producers behind Dead pulled it off. Even my (once) favorite character Rick, who really needs to discover a razor and a new shirt, has become my least favorite character. This season seemed to be heading into post-Darabont … Continue reading

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Fantasy, romance and brutality collide in ‘Fighting’

An upcoming film by Jiang Ping (Looking for Jackie Chan) called Fighting – also known as A Better Tomorrow (no relation to the famous John Woo film of the same name) – mixes romance, fantasy, war and martial arts in one odd package. Fighting stars Peter Ho (The Monkey King), Lu Yi, Wei Yi (Stool Pigeon), Lam Wai (Legendary Amazons), Hou Yong (Drug War) and Yvonne Yung (The Hero of … Continue reading

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Brawl | aka Fighting Fish | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: June 10, 2014 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Brawl (aka Fighting Fish). Mike moves to Thailand to start a new life when he is robbed and left with nothing… until he meets Yo, a skilled Thai boxer, and his beautiful (and handicapped) wife. The new friends soon enter an underground fight club called “Fighting Fish” in order to make the money they need to survive. Starring Jawed El Berni … Continue reading

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Cityonfire and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of ‘The Wrath of Vajra’ – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of The Wrath of Vajra to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post telling us what your favorite film is (from any country, any genre), along with a brief explanation of why it’s your favorite. We know it’s hard, but you can do it! We will be selecting three winners at random. Be … Continue reading

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Fasten your seat belts for Vincent Zhou’s ‘Last Flight’

If you’re into airplane thrillers like Turbulence, Snakes on a Plane, Flightplan and most recently, Non-Stop, then fasten your seat belt for Last Flight. First time director Vincent Zhou opens with a bang in his upcoming English-language Chinese film that stars Ed Westwick (Children of Men), Zhu Zhu (The Man with the Iron Fists) and Leon Li (Out of Inferno). Here’s the official plot: As an old Boing 747 takes off for its … Continue reading

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Cityonfire and CJ Entertainment are giving away 3 DVD copies of ‘The Flu’ – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Cityonfire.com and CJ Entertainment are giving away 3 DVD copies of The Flu to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. See why NY Times calls The Flu “Sickly Disturbing” and according to Variety, the film “Delivers a transfusion of harrowing realism” and “builds white-knuckle tension.” To enter, simply add a comment to this post telling us about the most disturbing film (from any country) you’ve ever seen, along with a brief explanation … Continue reading

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