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on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyHmmm... Sounds like the common complaint is for the lack of any interesting a…
on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyI went in expecting to love Tornado but left the cinema really disappointed!…
on Martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock teams up with Tim Scanlon for SRS Cinema’s Blu-ray for ‘Ryan Carson’You don't know the budget and/or the time constraints that came with this mov…
on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimEverything is inspired by things that came before. Hong Kong cinema itself wa…
on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewJe découvre pour la première fois Bren Foster dans son premier film Life Afte…
on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upI also forgot Iko Uwais.
on ‘Blades of the Guardians’ hits digital on June 30 and arrives on physical media on August 25 with a new overly long titleThat's up to Jet Li, not for you to decided.
on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimUh, seriously? The John Wick films were literally inspired by Hong Kong kung…
on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQueria saber cuando se estrena la pelicula en Argentina ?
on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Uwe is a helleuva action director. The Rampage trilogy , Assualt on Wall Stre…
on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in Julyfrom what i recall, there's very little action in the movie, it's just a regu…
on Contour (2006) ReviewI purchased the original DVD from HK Flix way back when. I think it goes for…
on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Zero interest if I can't watch the full movie including "Extended and Uncenso…
on Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 8 | Blu-ray (Shout)Well, the answer is due to licencing, so your still where we were with region…
on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!So because he became famous by being shit, we're now supposed to defend him b…
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COF’s ‘Police Story: Lockdown’ Blu-ray Giveaway! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Police Story: Lockdown to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post and describe, in your own words, this clip. We will be selecting a winner at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field so we can contact you for your home address. Additionally, you must ‘Like Us‘ on … Continue reading
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Kwaidan | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: October 20, 2015 Criterion Collection presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1965’s Kwaidan, directed by Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri). This release is the original 3-hour cut, never before released in the United States. After a decade of political dramas and social-minded period pieces, Kobayashi shifted gears for this stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales, adapted from Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese … Continue reading
COF’s ‘Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal’ Blu-ray Giveaway! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post and describe, in your own words, this trailer. We will be selecting a winner at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field so we can contact you for your home address. Additionally, you must ‘Like … Continue reading
New clip for the Expendables-esque flick ‘Beyond the Game’!
Ever since Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables trilogy brought back some of our favorite 80′s heroes to the big screen, other “copycats” have – or will have – followed! Copycats like Asylum’s Mercenaries; the soon-to-be released Showdown in Manilla; in-development projects like Avi Lerner’s The ExpendaBelles and Adi Shankar’s “other” all-female untitled film; Indonesia’s take, Garuda 7; then we have the uncertain B-Team and Blood Raid, headed by Don “The Dragon” Wilson. And let’s not forget about … Continue reading
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Jason Statham and Tony Jaa to join forces in ‘High Value Target’?
Jason Statham (The Expendables) is set to star in High Value Target, an upcoming action flick that sounds like a cross between The Expendables and Captain Phillips. According to TB: The high-intensity action/thriller follows an international squad of private military contractors who infiltrate a cargo ship overrun by pirates in order to capture and extract a seemingly impossible High-Value Target — the pirate warlord. There are currently no directors or stars … Continue reading
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COF Presents: Martial Arts Film in Video Games: Part I
What do Bruce Lee (Enter the Dragon), Chuck Norris (Slaughter in San Francisco), Jackie Chan (Wheels on Meals), Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport), Jet Li (Fist of Legend), Roger Yuan (Once Upon A Time in Vietnam), Ron Yuan (Ring of Fire), Richard Norton (City Hunter) and Chuck Jeffreys (Bloodmoon) have in common? They’re all martial arts stars who have appeared – sometimes inadvertently and/or subconsciously – in a video game. Note: This … Continue reading
Chain of Command | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: September 22, 2015 Lionsgate presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Chain of Command (aka Echo Effect), an action-thriller directed by Kevin Carraway (7 Below) and starring Michael Jai White (Blood and Bone) and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (The Expendables). A special operative (White) witnesses the brutal slaying of his brother right after returning home from his third tour of duty. He finds himself a target of a deadly conspiracy so vast … Continue reading
‘Ghost in the Shell’ filmmaker gets brutal with ‘Nowhere Girl’
If you think Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) is all about Anime, sci-fi and all that other philosophical bullsh*t, think again! Introducing Nowhere Girl (or Tokyo Mukokuseki Shoujo), an upcoming action film starring Nana Seino (Tokyo Tribe). Judging from the film’s trailer, I can’t help but think a ghost-less Memento Mori meets a school girl-induced Die Hard. Here’s the plot (via NYAFF): The film centers on Ai (Seino), a student at an all-girls’ … Continue reading
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It’s not ‘Raid 3,’ but this new Indonesian flick is so ‘Gangster’!
Are you looking for more Indonesian-imported action after seeing The Raid and The Raid 2? If your answer is yes, then you’ll want to check out this new trailer for Gangster, an upcoming martial arts film directed by Fajar Nugro (Refrain). It’s not quite The Raid 3, but there’s definitely enough hand-to-hand (and foot-to-foot) brutality to win your interest! Gangster stars Hamish Daud (Supernova: The Knight, the Princess & Shooting Star) … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Tarantino XX Collection | Blu-ray | Only $57.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for the Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection. Tarantino XX includes Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Death Proof and Inglourious Basterds. The set also features 2 discs with 5 hours of bonus material, highlighted by a critics’ retrospective on Tarantino’s groundbreaking catalog of films and “20 Years of Filmmaking” that contains interviews with critics, … Continue reading
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‘Jian Bing Man’ will battle Van Damme in the U.S.!
There’s another project Van Damme is lending his name to called Jian Bing Man, a Chinese production starring Da Peng (who is also directing), Ada Liu (Badges of Fury) and Yuan Shanshan (One Day). According to TB, Jian Bing Man is the story of a young man from a poor family earns his living selling jianbing (or Chinese pancake) and suddenly becomes a hero, presumably because he sells the best Chinese crepes in town. So … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Yu Cheng-Hui: Martial Artist and Film Star
Media outlets are reporting the death of Chinese martial artist and film star Yu Cheng-Hui (aka Yu Cheng Wai), who died at the age of 75 on July 4. According to SC36: Yu was born in China’s Shandong province on August 16, 1939, and began studying martial arts at the age of 11. Yu spent 14 years recreating the thought-to-be lost art of the “Double-Handed Sword” movement, a technique which was … Continue reading
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The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi | Blu-ray (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2015 No need to pay $60 for this out-of-print movie, because Lionsgate is bringing the Blu-ray for The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi back to life! Directed, written, co-edited, and starring Takeshi Kitano (Beyond Outrage), this is one film you’ll want to watch or revisit! In an empire ruled by fear, the people’s only hope is the ultimate weapon: Zatoichi (Kitano) – a blind, nomadic samurai whose sword … Continue reading
Blunt Force Trauma | DVD (Alchemy)
RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2015 Alchemy presents the DVD for Blunt Force Trauma (aka The Effects of Blunt Force Trauma), written and directed by Ken Sanzel (The Replacement Killers). Two duelists wearing Kevlar vests stand in opposing circles; face each other, draw, and shoot. The one left standing in the circle wins. John (Ryan Kwanten), a talented young shooter seeks the ultimate duel with the champion, Zorringer (Mickey Rourke), while … Continue reading
Cityonfire.com’s ‘Cross’ DVD Giveaway! – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 DVD copies of Simon Yam’s Cross to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post and describe, in your own words, this classic trailer! We will be selecting a winner at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field so we can contact you for your home address. Additionally, you must ‘Like Us‘ … Continue reading
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