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- Typo on Third Window Films delivering a Blu-ray for the bloody revenge thriller ‘Mermaid Legend’ from ‘Evil Dead Trap’ directorI wanted to like it. I was sure to like it. But it was simply boring, well, a…
- Tory on ‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’(Look up Mr. Seagal’s song “Strut” if you’re confused.)
- Tory on ‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’But…but, him want the poonani!
- Andrew Hernandez on Bill… it’s your baby! Artwork for 4K UHD Editions for Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill Vol 1-2’ and ‘Jackie Brown’ revealedAs 4K UHD can hold more footage, it would be nice to have both volumes of Kil…
- CitronAtomik on The legend returns! Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong’s ‘A Legend’ heading to Blu-ray from Well Go USA in JanuaryLike Stanley Tong's recent films like Vanguard, Jackie Chan is almost a walk-…
- Eric on ‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’This man is a dishonor to both cinema and to the western world. I don’t feel…
- Kevin on The legend returns! Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong’s ‘A Legend’ heading to Blu-ray from Well Go USA in JanuaryThis one is bad and that why it was a massive flop in china. Barely made a fe…
- Laurine White on Legend has it that Eureka is releasing a Blu-ray for Kinji Fukasaku’s all-star fantasy actioner ‘Legend of the 8 Samurai’Awesome!
- dakuan on Tony Jaa makes America great again! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Striking Rescue’ arriving in December from Well Go USAhappy to see Tony Jaa still kicks asses, and he's still awkward when speaking…
- Jorge Ronald Torres Morla on Recoil Blu-ray & DVD (Nasser)¡La última de la saga de Películas de: "RETROCEDER NUNCA, RENDIRSE JAMÁS! ¡La…
- Typo on ‘Godzilla Minus One’ filmmaker signs on for his first English-language film ‘Grandgear’ for Sony and J.J. AbramsAnd another one Asian going to Hollywood! I hope his Doreamon - Stand by me 3…
- Typo on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’"on the style/photography levels"
- JJ Bona on Jackie Chan’s GREATEST Lo Wei flick just got better! Here’s what 88 Films’ ‘Dragon Fist’ 4K UHD will look like…Edited, thank you!
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- Andrew Hernandez on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’Well, John Wick was mostly gunplay, jiujitsu and judo. The Prosecutor seems t…
- Typo on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’Looks OK. But...too much like Wick & Co, and of course like A bittersweet…
- Typo on All aboard!? ‘Shin Godzilla’ co-director Shinji Higuchi to remake 1975’s ‘Bullet Train’ for Netflix! Watch a Teaser…The original has aged badly... But frankly I can easily wait for a remake.
- Typo on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’"Funny" to see Michael Hui there... In Hong Kong, he's in "The last dance", a…
- Andrew Hernandez on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’It’s amazing what 60 year old guys are still willing to put themselves throug…
- dakuan on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’i suspect i'll hate Yen's character just as much as i hated him in Raging Fir…
- Phil Chan on Don’t call it a comeback! Watch the Trailer for ‘Last Dance’ starring Hong Kong legend Michael Hui and Dayo WongAlready more than HK$50 million in local box office earnings after only a wee…
- Phil Chan on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’Both Michael Hui and Liza Wang as part of the cast? Donnie’s certainly bringi…
- Andrew Hernandez on Film Safari Ghana (2024) ReviewThis sounds like fun. My fiancé has family from Ghana, so she can tell me mor…
- Typo on Netflix ‘n KILL! Streaming giant awakens the English-language remake of Kim Jee-woon’s 2005 hit ‘A Bittersweet Life’I love the original. Perfect movie. They can shove their remake where the sun…
- Ska Martes on Tony Jaa makes America great again! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Striking Rescue’ arriving in December from Well Go USAGonna second this - surprised this site hasn't reviewed Aston Chen's Black St…
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House On Straw Hill | Blu-ray & DVD (Severin Films)
RELEASE DATE: June 11, 2013 Severin Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1976’s House On Straw Hill (aka Trauma or Expose). A paranoid writer (Udo Kier) is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary (Linda Hayden), and then his troubles really begin. On it’s original release, the movie sparked controversy due to graphic scenes of sex and violence. Now it’s fully restored, uncut and loaded with extras! Watch … Continue reading
The House of Seven Corpses | Blu-ray & DVD (Severin Films)
RELEASE DATE: June 11, 2013 Severin Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1974’s The House of Seven Corpses. Eight graves! Seven bodies! – screamed the ads, One killer… and he’s already dead! Hollywood legends John Ireland, John Carradine and Howard Hughes paramour Faith Domergue star this much-loved 70s shocker film! Now transferred in HD from original vault materials, plus extra features!
Spaghetti Westerns Unchained | Blu-ray Set (Blue Underground)
RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2013 Blue Underground presents Spaghetti Westerns Unchained Blu-ray set, which contains 1966’s Django (trailer) directed by Sergio Corbucci; 1967’s Django Kill… If You Live, Shoot! (trailer) directed by Giulio Questi; 1976’s Keoma (trailer) directed by Enzo G. Castellari; and 1966’s Texas, Adios (trailer) directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Don’t confuse this set with this.
The Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection Vol. 2 | Blu-ray (Raro Video USA)
RELEASE DATE: June 25, 2013 Raro Video presents Blu-ray & DVD for The Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection Vol. 2, which includes films: 1974’s Shoot First Die Later (watch clip), 1975’s Kidnap Syndicate (watch clip) and 1969’s Naked Violence (watch clip). Features: New HD transfer from original, original trailer, new and improved english subtitles and a fully illustrated booklet.
In My End Is My Beginning | DVD (Asian Media Rights)
RELEASE DATE: May 21st, 2013 Asian Media Rights presents the DVD for In My End Is My Beginning. When Jung-ha loses her husband in an accident, Naru, her husband’s secret lover, approaches Jung-ha and begs her to allow her to stay at her house. Jung-ha denies her at first, but eventually gives in to this strange arrangement, which gets stranger still when it turns into a lesbian relationship. Watch the trailer.
Pusher | Blu-ray & DVD (Anchor Bay)
RELEASE DATE: June 25, 2013 Anchor Bay presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Pusher, director Luis Prieto’s remake of the Nicolas Winding Refn 1996 cult classic. In London, a street dealer’s life spins out of control over the course of one week after he borrows money from his supplier on what’s supposed to be a sure thing. Pusher stars Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb and Agyness Deyn. Watch the trailer.
Drive-In Double Feature: The Dungeon of Harrow & Death By Invitation | DVD (Vinegar Syndrome)
RELEASE DATE: May 7. 2013 Vinegar Syndrome presents Drive-In Collection: The Dungeon of Harrow & Death By Invitation on DVD. 1962’s The Dungeon of Harrow follows two survivors of a shipwreck as they find themselves trapped on a remote island, run by a mad baron keen on torture. 1971′s Death By Invitation is an effectively gritty tale of 20th century witchery toped off with a pleasant touch of psychedelia. Watch the trailers.
The Telephone Book | Blu-ray & DVD (Vinegar Syndrome)
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2013 Vinegar Syndrome presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1971’s The Telephone Book, which tells the story of a sex-obsessed hippie who falls in love with the world’s greatest obscene phone caller and embarks on a quest to find him. Features commentary with Merv Bloch, original music soundtrack, gallery and trailers. Watch the trailer.
Deal on Fire! Gamera Double Feauture | Blu-ray | Only $5.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray Double Feature for 1995’s Gamera: Guardian of the Universe and 1996’s Gamera: Attack of the Legion. Both films are directed under the acclaimed direction of Shusuke Kaneko (Necronomicon) and written by Kazunori Itp (Ghost In the Shell). At about $3 a movie, this is truly a monster deal!
Bunohan: Return To Murder | DVD (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2013 Oscilloscope Laboratories presents the DVD for Dain Said’s Bunohan: Return To Murder. After a deathmatch in Thailand Adil, a kickboxer, is on the run from Ilham, a hitman (and his half-brother). The chase brings them to their hometown of Bunohan, where each man’s struggle leads to betrayal, corruption and murder. Check out the trailer.
Ninja Masters | DVD aka Coweb (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: June 11, 2013 Lionsgate Home Entertainment presents the DVD for Ninja Masters (aka Coweb), starring Kane Kosugi (Ninja 2), Luxia Jiang (King of Triads), Sam Lee (Beast Cops) and Eddie Cheung (Kings of Triads). Ninja Masters follows the story of a newly recruited bodyguard who fights her way to find the kidnapped couple she protects. Watch the trailer.
Director of ‘Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever’ is back in action with ‘Angels’
Thai film director Wych Kaosayananda (Fah), mostly known for his 2002 American film debut Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, is back with a new action-thriller called Angels, starring Sahajak Boonthanakit (Streetfighter: Legend of Chun Li), Dustin Nguyen (The Rebel), Gary Daniels (City Hunter) and Ammy Chanicha (The Hangover 2). Angels, an English-language/Thai production, follows two friends: one a cop in Thailand, the other special forces, who hunt down the murderer of … Continue reading
Double Feature: Universal Soldier: The Return & Second in Command | Blu-ray (Mill Creek)
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2013 Mill Creek Entertainment presents the Jean-Claude Van Damme Blu-ray Double Feature which contains 1999’s Universal Soldier: The Return (trailer), directed by Mic Rodgers (who is mostly known for his stunt work in movies like Braveheart and Sin City) & 2006’s Second in Command (trailer), directed by Simon Fellows (Until Death).
Midway | Blu-ray (Universal)
RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2013 Universal presents the Blu-ray for 1976’s Midway, which revolves around the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Midway is directed by Jack Smight (Damnation Alley) and sports an all-star cast that includes Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai), Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner. Watch the trailer.
The Incredible Melting Man | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: Summer 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for 1977’s The Incredible Melting Man, directed by William Sachs (Galaxina). The film is about an astronaut who is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage. The Incredible Melting Man stars Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey, Michael Alldredge, Ann Sweeny and Lisle Wilson. Watch the trailer.
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