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Watch the final trailer for ‘Expendables 3’!

THE MOVIE: The Expendables 2 earned slightly more money than its predecessor at the global box office, even if it wasn’t as successful in America. Sylvester Stallone is currently prepping the third installment of the action-adventure franchise that follows the exploits of Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, and their associates. The Expendables 3 is being directed by Patrick Hughes (Red Hill). The film is due for release on August 15th 2014. … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Predator 5-Movie Collection | Blu-ray | Only $19.99 – Expires soon!

Ready for a Predator overdose? Today’s Deal on Fire is for the Blu-ray Predator Bundle, which includes: 1987’s Predator: Ultimate Hunter Edition, 1990’s Predator 2, 2010’s Predators, 2004’s Alien vs. Predator and 2007’s Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. At about $3.99 a disc, this bundle is out of this world! Don’t care for the AVP movies? Then use ’em as target practice or drink coasters! Order the Predator Bundle from Amazon.com … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Ninja Turtles Trilogy | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy, which contains 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1991’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and 1993’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time. In Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy, a quartet of mutated humanoid turtles – consisting of Raphael, Leonardo, Michaelangelo and Donatello – clash with an … Continue reading

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Bruce Lee featured in ‘Batman: The Complete TV Series’ set

Discovering new Bruce Lee footage is virtually non-existent these days, but the next best thing would be finding semi-rare TV appearances. With that being said, Bruce Lee fans should take note of Warner’s upcoming Batman: The Complete TV Series (see photo), which will be hitting Blu-ray & DVD on November 11th. Within its 120 episode listing are all three Batman/The Green Hornet crossover episodes – Batman’s Satisfaction (1967), A Piece of the Action (1967) … Continue reading

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Talk to the Dead | DVD (Pathfinder Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: October 7, 2014 Pathfinder Entertainment presents the DVD for for Norio Tsuruta’s Talk to the Dead. From the Producer of The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Waters comes a dark tale of tragedy revolving around Yuri and her troubled family. But it when Yuri discovers a mysterious mobile app that is rumored to enable its user to talk to the dead, things get deadly! What VHS tapes did for The Ring, … Continue reading

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Cult | DVD (Pathfinder Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: October 7, 2014 Pathfinder Entertainment presents the DVD for Koji Shiraishi’s Cult. From the producer of The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water, comes the chilling tale of pop idols who play themselves as they appear on a paranormal television show to investigate the exorcism of the Kaneda family. The supernatural events in the Kaneda household are recorded by the documentary team. A mysterious shaman seems to be the only … Continue reading

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M. Bison to be introduced in ‘Street Fighter: World Warrior’

Film Combat Syndicate (via Variety) reports that Joey Ansah (Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist) is returning to write and direct Street Fighter: World Warrior (aka Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist: Season 2), which continues where the 12-episode series left off. “The scale of World Warrior is much larger, picking up where Assassin’s Fist left off… The Shadaloo criminal cartel will be introduced, led by the extremely dangerous M. Bison, which will naturally lead into the World … Continue reading

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Travelers: Dimension Police | DVD (Pathfinder Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2014 Pathfinder presents the DVD for Koichi Sakamoto’s Travelers: Dimension Police. From the director of Power Rangers, comes a sexy, aunthentic action movie, no questions asked. Actress/singer Nao Nagasawa, and actress/model Ayumi Kinoshita, star in a story of a beautiful female cop working for an interdimensional police force. She serendipitously crosses paths with her former partner-turned-enemy. They are forced to confront each other and their past, while … Continue reading

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When Taekwondo strikes the ‘High School of Zombie’!

Love it or hate it, the zombie genre won’t die. Just recently, an Evil Dead series and a Last of Us film adaptation have been announced. Maggie and Life After Beth are just around the corner; and let’s not forget about World War Z II, which is in development. Of course, the film industry’s zombie fascination doesn’t stop at Hollywood… In addition to Kim Seok-jung’s upcoming Zombie School, there’s another Korean zombie flick … Continue reading

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The Crone | DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2014 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents the DVD for Eisuke Naito’s The Crone. From the Producer of The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water comes the macabre tale of three paranormal TV show hostesses Ayane, Nanami and Mayuko. These three girls are put to the test of ultimate fear when they challenge each other to visit an abandoned nursing home in the mountains. Determined to defeat each other, … Continue reading

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

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Patrick Kazu Tang’s Dragonwolf to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post with your answer to the following question: In your opinion, what’s the most overrated martial arts movie of all time? Please explain. We will be selecting a winner at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field … Continue reading

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Robotech: The Classic Collection Vol. 1 | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: September 23, 2014 Lionsgate presents the DVD for the Robotech: The Classic Collection Vol. 1, a 4-disc set that includes Episodes 1-18. Robotech is widely acclaimed as a ground breaking series that changed the course of anime. Experience the power of the Robotech/Macross saga as never before with this action-filled collection that contains the landmark 1985 television broadcast version – along with the original and uncut episodes from … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Space Battleship Yamato | Blu-ray | Only $9.96 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Takashi Yamazaki’s Space Battleship Yamato, a live adaptation of the Space Battleship Yamato anime TV series by Yoshinobu Nishizaki. The crew of the space battleship Yamato set out on a journey to the planet Iscandar to acquire a device that can heal the ravaged Earth. Starring Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshirō Yanagiba, Naoto Ogata and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi. Space Battleship Yamato debuted at … Continue reading

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Zoë Bell is ‘Expendable’ in the new ‘Mercenaries’ trailer!

From Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray, the director of straight-to-video oddities such as 2-Headed Shark Attack and Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus, comes an action flick called Mercenaries (aka Prison Raid). Judging from its cast, Prison Raid might be the first incarnation of the “female Expendables” flicks (see: Gina Carano’s take, as well as The ExpendaBelles). In Mercenaries, a diplomatic official is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite … Continue reading

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The ‘One-Armed Swordsman’ himself returns with a lot of ‘Soul’

DDDhouse.com now has the festival favorite, Soul, for pre-order on DVD. This bone-chilling, psychological thriller runs along the same vein as Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and Ringo Lam’s The Victim, with an art house-style execution by director Chung Mong-hong (The Fourth Portrait). Old school Hong Kong cinema fans will welcome the inclusion of Shaw Brothers veteran, Jimmy Wang Yu (One Armed Swordsman, The Man Called Tiger). Although the Wang Yu … Continue reading

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