Author Archives: JJ Bona

‘Ip Man: The Final Fight’ North American trailer and poster

THE MOVIE: In Ip Man: The Final Battle, Anthony Wong (Beast Cops) is taking over the role of Ip Man (after Donnie Yen, Dennis To and most recently, Tony Leung in The Grandmaster), playing him from age 40 to his passing in 1972. The film is being directed by Herman Yau. There’s no word if it’s an official continuation to Yau’s Legend Is Born: Ip Man or just another “unrelated” … Continue reading

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Eve of Destruction | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: November 19, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for 1991’s Eve of Destruction. It’s White Nights meets The Terminator! Eve VIII (Renée Soutendijk) is a sophisticated android. When an unexpected mishap sends her into a sudden, irreversible rampage, Eve begins stalking and killing anything she perceives as a threat. And now it’s up to terrorism expert Jim McQuade (Gregory Hines) deactivate her! Watch the trailer.

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Dead in Tombstone | Blu-ray & DVD (Universal)

RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2013 Universal presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Dead in Tombstone, directed by Roel Reine (Death Race 2). It’s Machete meets the Tombstone! After making a deal with the Devil (Mickey Rourke), Guerrero Hernandez (Danny Trejo) comes back from the dead a year later to seek his revenge on the bastards who did him wrong. Also starring Anthony Michael Hall! Watch the trailer.

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The Weinstein Company to remake two Shaw Brothers classics

According to Variety, The Weinstein Company has a deal with Celestial Pictures to remake two Shaw Brothers martial arts classics: 1966’s Come Drink With Me and 1978’s Avenging Eagle. TWC has actually owned the remake rights since 2006, but it’s only now that they’re putting their plans into action. John Fusco, writer of The Forbidden Kingdom and the upcoming Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2, will pen the script for both movies. There … Continue reading

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Shout! Factory to deliver ‘Saturn 3’ and more cult classics

Shout! Factory and ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) announced today a distribution agreement to bring a vast library of acclaimed cinema classics to the home entertainment marketplace in the U.S and Canada. Titles include Sophie’s Choice, On Golden Pond, The Eagle Has Landed , The Last Unicorn, The Tamarind Seed, Capricorn One, The Cassandra Crossing, Brief Encounter, Saturn 3, The Merchant of Venice, Voyage of the Damned, The Boys … Continue reading

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Sam Rockwell gets ‘A Single Shot’ in this new trailer

A new trailer for David M. Rosenthal’s A Single Shot is now available. According to Deadline, A Single Shot is the story of a deadly game of cat and mouse, prompted by the tragic death of a young girl. Sam Rockwell plays hunter John Moon who makes a fatal mistake that leaves him with a suitcase full of blood money and hardened killers on his trail. As the hunter becomes … Continue reading

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Body Bags | Blu-ray & DVD | Shout! Factory

RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1993’s Body Bags. Like Creepshow and Tales from the Crypt, Body Bags contains numerous short horror stories (directed by John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper and Larry Sulkis). The first is about a serial killer, the second revolves around a hair transplant gone wrong and the third concerns a base ball player. Watch the trailer.

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Tom Cruise is once again a ‘Top Gun’ in ‘Yukikaze’

According to Variety, Warner Bros. is moving ahead with Yukikaze, which will star Tom Cruise as a pilot of an advanced aircraft who squares off against an alien force. Yukikaze is based on Chohei Kambayashi’s popular science fiction novel of the same name, as well as an anime series produced by Gonzo and Bandai Visual. The Top Gun/Star Wars-style sci-fi action flick is being produced by Jon Berg, Erwin Stoff and … Continue reading

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Corruption | Blu-ray & DVD (Grindhouse Releasing)

RELEASE DATE: October 8, 2013 Grindhouse Releasing presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1968’s Corruption (aka Carnage), the first ever U.S. home video release of the sickest and sleaziest British horror thriller. Peter Cushing stars as a surgeon driven to murder and madness as he attempts to restore the beauty of his hideously disfigured fashion model wife. Also starring Sue Lloyd and Kate O’Mara. This special edition contains scenes of … Continue reading

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Jackie Chan Beginnings Double Feature: Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin and Magnificent Bodyguards | DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the DVD for their third Jackie Chan Beginnings Double Feature (see the 1st and 2nd), which contains 1978’s Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin and 1978’s Magnificent Bodyguards. And don’t forget about Shout! Factory’s Crime Story & The Protector, Police Story & Police Story 2 and Battle Creek Brawl & City Hunter double features on Blu-ray & DVD.

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Lust of the Dead | DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2013 Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for Lust of the Dead, directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacy). After the female population of Tokyo is attacked by lustful zombies hungry for human flesh, office worker Nozomi and Nurse Momoko seek shelter in a Shinto shrine. With no other choices available, the girls decide to take a stand against the hordes of horny zombies! Watch the trailer.

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‘Age of Wushu’ video game heading to the big screen?

Film Combat Syndicate (via Flesh Eating Zipper) reports that Snail Games USA has hinted that their acclaimed PC video game Age of Wushu (aka The Age Of Wulin) might be heading to the big screen: “The Age of Wushu game looks and plays like a major martial arts motion picture so bringing the property to movie screens is a logical evolution,” say Shi Hai, chairman of Snail Games. What’s more interesting is … Continue reading

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Cityonfire and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of ‘New World’ – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of New World to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post telling us what your favorite gangster film is (from any country), along with a brief explanation of why it’s your favorite. We will be selecting three winners at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field so we … Continue reading

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Horny Diver: Tight Shellfish | DVD (Impulse Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2013 Impulse Pictures presents the DVD for Atsushi Fujiira’s Horny Diver: Tight Shellfish, starring Megumi Kiyosato, Asami Okawa and Kumiko Itou. Featuring lots of ample-breasted asian women, steamy sex scenes, topless catfights, and even a crazy strip club sequence with an octopus being inserted into a place it shouldn’t be, Horny Diver: Tight Shellfish is a truly jaw-dropping and sexy entry in “The Nikkatsu Erotic Films … Continue reading

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Story of White Coat: Indecent Acts | DVD (Impulse Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2013 Impulse Pictures presents the DVD for Hidehiro Ito’s Story of White Coat: Indecent Acts, starring Mina Asami, Kazuyo Ezaki and Nami Misaki. Poor virginal Shinobu! Her dream is to become a nurse and live a comfortable life, but that dream turns into a nightmare when she becomes the object of obsession for Junior, the sex crazed son of a major shareholder at the hospital where she … Continue reading

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