Author Archives: JJ Bona

A Good Man | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2014 Lionsgate presents the DVD for A Good Man. Steven Seagal re-teams with director/producer Keoni Waxman (Force of Execution) for the 5th time. After an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander (Seagal) goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet life as a handyman at an apartment complex. But when one of his tenants and her family fall under the thumb of a Russian … Continue reading

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Danger Dolls | DVD (Millennium)

RELEASE DATE: September 23, 2014 Millennium Entertainment presents the DVD for Danger Dolls, directed by Shusuke Kaneko, creator of the 1990s Gamera series, the manga-inspired Death Note films and Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, which many consider to be the best entry in the entire Godzilla film series. Danger Dolls follows a quartet of cute idol singers who moonlight as butt-kicking action heroines. The film stars … Continue reading

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Poster for ‘Jackie Brown’ quasi-prequel ‘Life of Crime’

In the upcoming crime-thriller Life of Crime, ex-prison inmates Ordell Robbie (Mos Def) and Louis Gara (John Hawkes) join forces for one big score: To kidnap the wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a wealthy man. The only problem is her husband doesn’t want to pay her ransom. Look for it in theaters on August 29th, 2014. Written and directed by Daniel Schechter (Supporting Characters), Life of Crime follows the past adventures of Ordell and Louis, … Continue reading

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Zombie 108 | DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: TBA Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for Joe Chien’s Zombie 108. A night on the town in Taipei turns into a bloodbath when a group of young friends discover they’ve been infected with a new strain of influenza that turns people into…zombies. Zombie 108 stars Hsiang Rong, Tai Bao and Yvonne Yao. Watch the trailer. Also, be sure to read about Chien’s next film, Zombie Fight Club, which we … Continue reading

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Pre-order Chow Yun-Fat’s ‘The Man From Macau’ at DDDhouse.com

DDDHouse.com now has Chow Yun-Fat’s The Man From Macau on Blu-ray & DVD for a June 5th 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. In Wong Jing’s The Man From Macau (aka God of Gamblers … Continue reading

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New poster for Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’ starring Scarlett Johansson and Choi Min-sik

Luc Besson is returning to the director’s chair for Lucy, a sci-fi action film starring Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers), Choi Min-sik (I Saw the Devil), Morgan Freeman (London Has Fallen) and Claire Tran. According to Screen Rant, “Lucy is a bout a young woman who is forced to become a drug mule and inadvertently manages to absorb the drug she’s carrying into her own system. Rather than landing her in the hospital, … Continue reading

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Ninja Apocalypse | Blu-ray & DVD (Millennium)

RELEASE DATE: August 5, 2014 Millennium Entertainment presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Ninja Apocalypse.  From visual effects director Lloyd Lee Barnett – known for his digital work in films like Avatar, Speed Racer and Spider-man – comes Ninja Apocalypse. This upcoming martial arts film sports an impressive cast that includes Christian Oliver (The Three Musketeers), Ernie Reyes Jr. (The Rundown), Les Brandt, West Liang, Kaiwi Lyman, Tara Macken, Isaac C. Singleton … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Gamera: Ultimate Collection Volume One | Blu-ray | Only $11 – Expires soon!

Move over Godzilla! Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for the Gamera: Ultimate Collection Volume One, which features Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966), Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) and Gamera vs. Viras (1968). The first 4 films of Daiei Studios’ monster series Gamera are unleashed and available on Blu-ray for the first time! Your favorite giant turtle returns to Earth leaving no fire-spitting scene behind. Also … Continue reading

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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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