We have some great news for those of you who are in the mood for some good ol’ Hong Kong gangsterism. From director Lee Biu Cheung (Single Blog) comes a new flick titled Gangster Pay Day (aka Da Cha Fan), starring Anthony Wong (Beast Cops). Judging from the trailer, Gangster Pay Day is a bleak, stylish and violent thriller; reminiscent of Johnny To’s late 90s Milkway crime films. Gangster Pay Day … Continue reading →

Fans of Asian horror will likely want to keep an eye on the upcoming Korean film Manhole. The movie, which opens just in time for Halloween next month, follows a young woman on the track of the dangerous serial killer who has abducted her sister. The catch? This particularly deranged fellow uses sewer manholes as a convenient way to travel around the city and snatch his unsuspecting victims. Far East … Continue reading →

Bey Logan has long been one of the most vocal Western supporters of Hong Kong cinema, routinely serving up informative commentary tracks on some of your favorite Dragon Dynasty releases. His recent forays into producing movies haven’t met with quite as much success – his 2005 effort Dragon Heat was rather dour despite the presence of both Sammo Hung and Aliens’ Michael Biehn in the cast – but it looks … Continue reading →

Martial arts star Gary Daniels (Bloodmoon, The Expendables) is back with a new action film called Misfire. Directed by R. Ellis Frazier (Dead Drop), the official plot of Misfire centers arounds a hardened DEA agent names Cole (Daniels), who descends into the dangerous underworld of Tijuana, Mexico in search of his journalist ex-wife who he believes has been abducted by a charismatic Cartel boss with aspirations for public office. Judging from … Continue reading →

For a little while there, it looked like we were going to get a reboot of Escape From New York reboot from New Line Cinema with Breck Eisner (Sahara) in the director’s chair and Gerard Butler wearing the eyepatch originally made famous by Kurt Russell. The project eventually fell through and New Line let the rights to the franchise expire. Now Hollywood mega-producer Joel Silver (Lethal Weapon, Predator) has swooped … Continue reading →

Collider reports that Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye, November Man) is teaming up with director John Moore (Max Payne) for an upcoming action flick titled I.T., which is about a publisher (Brosnan) who is tormented, via technology, when his relationship with a young I.T. consultant goes south. Without getting too much into a bitchy rant, Moore is one of the worst – if not THE worst – filmmakers working today. He managed to … Continue reading →

Kundo: Age of the Rampant (aka Band of Thieves) is a 19th century period action/martial arts film that stars Ha Jung-woo (The Chaser) and Kang Dong-won (The X). Directed by Yoon Jong-bin (Nameless Gangster), the film revolves around a group of righteous thieves who steal from corrupt public officials and give to the poor. But things get deadly when the thieves come across a powerful figure. Updates: Watch the new North American trailer, courtesy … Continue reading →

Deadline reports that Justin Lin (Fast and the Furious franchise) will be directing a remake of Chang Hsin Yen‘s The Shaolin Temple, a 1982 Chinese martial arts film known for launching the film career of Jet Li. Troy Craig Poon, CEO of Perfect Storm Entertainment – and Lin’s business affiliate – says the plan is to hire “an A+ list Hollywood writer to tackle the story.” He adds “The aim … Continue reading →