THE MOVIE: Producers Adi Shankar (Dredd) and Spencer Silna (Escape Plan) have acquired English language remake rights to Kim Jee Woon’s I Saw the Devil, which is widely regarded as the most violent and elaborate revenge story ever told onscreen. Shankar says, “Kim Jee Woon’s I Saw the Devil is perfect in so many ways. The intention is not to remake the film per say but rather to ‘port’ it console … Continue reading →

Filmmaker Kwak Kyung-taek, the acclaimed director of the original Friend, is back with Friend 2 (aka Chingu 2), a South Korean crime/drama about three generations of gangsters. Friend 2 begins 17 years after the events of the first movie. Yoo Oh-Sung (Champion) reprises his role as Joon-seok, who has just been released from prison. He now faces a world that is unfamiliar to him as the leader of a criminal … Continue reading →

It’s the tail end of the summer and it’s time to cool off and catch up on some must-see movies! So, get ready for the latest roll of new Blu-ray & DVD releases handpicked by cityonfire.com! For the month of September, we have an amazing list of action, sci fi, gangster, cult, horror, martial arts, kaiju flicks, Asian shoot ’em ups and even one of the most important Anime series … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: David Ayer – the award-winning writer/director of End of Watch and the upcoming Arnold Schwarzenegger flick Sabatoge, is back with another action-thriller, this time it’s tank vs. Nazi film called Fury, which he also wrote. The film stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña, Jason Isaacs and Scott Eastwood. Fury is set to be released on November 14, 2014. According to Deadline, Fury will take place in 1945 as the Nazi … Continue reading →

DDDHouse.com now has 7 Assassins on Blu-ray & DVD. 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 both Eric Tsang (who also stars) and Hung Yan Yan (action director), 7 Assassins features … Continue reading →

International martial arts icon Donnie Yen (Special ID) brings his trademark action to Iceman, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Nov. 11 from Well Go USA Entertainment. A remake of the 1989 film Iceman Cometh, Yen plays a Ming era warrior who, along with his three traitorous childhood friends, are accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later, they are defrosted and continue their battle in modern times … Continue reading →

Jean-Claude Van Damme and his son, Kris (Enemies Closer), are teaming up in an emotional MMA-type film titled The Tower, formerly known as Karate or The Pit Bull (see the original promotional poster). The idea of Van Damme’s The Tower has been floating around since 2003, when it was once described as a metaphysical Game of Death-esque adventure, which revolved around Van Damme fighting his way up a tower, where opponents … Continue reading →