Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon celebrates its 30th Anniversary by debuting for the first time on Blu-ray August 25 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The cult classic has been fully remastered in high definition for Blu-ray and features exciting all-new dynamic packaging art by acclaimed Mondo Gallery artist Gary Pullin, as well as the featurette Return of the Dragon, a newly-created retrospective look at the making of the film, featuring … Continue reading →

Mark Millar, creator of the comic books, Kick-Ass and The Secret Service – the basis for the upcoming Kingsman: The Secret Service – recently mentioned that a planned Hit-Girl spin-off movie was in the works. Here’s the interesting part: Gareth Evans (The Raid, The Raid 2) was in talks for the project. Here’s what Millar told IGN during a recent interview: “Before Kick-Ass 2 came out, we’d been talking about … Continue reading →

2003’s Running on Karma was one of the strangest yet ultimately fulfilling Hong Kong movies ever made, and now, 12 years later, directors Johnnie To (Election 2) and Wai Ka Fai (Too Many Ways To Be #1) are currently at work on a 3D sequel. Andy Lau (Switch) is slated to return. Cecilia Cheung, however, is not on the radar. According to Jaynestars (via DiP), To wasn’t fond of her … Continue reading →

Eagle-eyed martial arts fans who happen to own a Netflix account may have noticed that a significant portion of Jet Li’s back catalog has been slowly added to the website’s streaming service. It appears that the Weinstein Company, who purchased a great deal of Hong Kong action movies during the 90’s, have once again been divvying up their films to Netflix. Cinema buffs have long resented the Weinsteins for their … Continue reading →

Next month, Giorgio Serafini (Puncture Wounds) will begin production on Four Towers, an action flick starring Rutger Hauer (The Hitcher), Steven Seagal (Above the Law), Costas Mandylor (Fist of the North Star), Vinnie Jones (Midnight Meat Train), Michael Dudikoff (American Ninja) and Gianni Capaldi (Puncture Wounds). Here’s the plot according to EP: Viro (Hauer), a criminal mastermind, partners with a woman in a plot to steal a cache of gold from … Continue reading →

By all accounts, season one of Netflix’s Daredevil series has proven a rousing success. The 13-episode program, which features Charlie Cox (Stardust) as Marvel Comics’ blind attorney turned vigilante, earned high marks from both critics and fanboys alike thanks to its blend of crime drama and hard-hitting action. The show’s fight scenes, of which are there many, offer intricate martial arts choreography that wouldn’t be out of place in a … Continue reading →

Legendary Hong Kong action icon Donnie Yen is back in top form with the bone-crunching, martial arts action thriller Kung Fu Killer (read our review), debuting on Digital HD July 7, before hitting Blu-ray™ and DVD July 21 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Watch the trailer! Bonus Features include: Making of, Fight To The Top, The Spirit of Kung Fu, The Final Duel, Legendary Action Directors and Trailer. When a … Continue reading →

A new tournament-style martial arts flick is on its way from the Chinese mainland titled Bloody Destiny. Not much is known from the plot, but considering its poster is reminiscent of old-school Shaw Bros. and Golden Harvest flicks (it even features a guy dressed up in Bruce Lee’s famous yellow/black tracksuit from Game of Death), the movie definitely stands out as something to look out for. Zang Xichuan directs with Gu … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Ericson Core is currently on post-production phase for his remake of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 heist action film Point Break. Mostly known for his 2006 debut feature Invincible (with Mark Wahlberg), Core started his career as a cinematographer for films such as The Fast and the Furious, Daredevil and Payback. The remake, which releases on December 25th 2015, will be about an undercover FBI agent who infiltrates an extreme sports-lovin’ … Continue reading →

The first trailer for Black Mass, an upcoming gangster-drama starring Johnny Depp and Joel Edgerton, is now online. The film is directed by Scott Cooper (Out of the Furnace) and also stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Rory Cochrane, Sienna Miller and Adam Scott. Catch it in theaters on September 18th, 2015. Synopsis: In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James … Continue reading →