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Kickin’ It Shaolin Style: 12 Movie Set | DVD (Mill Creek Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: July 16, 2013 Mill Creek Entertainment presents the DVD for the Kickin’ It Shaolin Style: 12 Movie Set, which includes: Dynamite Shaolin Heroes, Shaolin Invincible Guys, The Cavalier, 18 Shaolin Riders, Stranger from Shaolin, Shaolin Kung Fu, Fist From Shaolin, Shaolin Brothers, Rebel of Shaolin, Shaolin Death Squad, Shaolin Super Dragon and The Magnificent. Star highlights: Lo Lieh, Chiu Chen, Kwan Wong, Carter Wong, John Cheung and Sing … Continue reading

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Flying Fists of Kung Fu: 12 Movie Set | DVD (Mill Creek Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: July 16, 2013 Mill Creek Entertainment presents the DVD for the Flying Fists of Kung Fu: 12 Movie Set, which includes: 7 Steps of Kung Fu, Ninja Fists of Fire, 18 Fatal Strikes, 5 Pattern Dragon Claws, Crane Fighter, Wu Tang Magic Kick, Tiger At The Top, Tai Chi Shadow Boxing, Drunken Tai Chi, Crazy Horse, Intelligent Monkey, Phantom Kung Fu and Mantis Under Falcon’s Claws. Star highlights: … Continue reading

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The Black Kung Fu Experience | DVD (PBS)

RELEASE DATE: June 11, 2013 PBS presents the DVD for The Black Kung Fu Experience. Meet kung fu’s black pioneers and heroes who fluorished at the junction of African American and Asian cultures. The Black Kung Fu Experience traces the rise of black kung fu in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. Featuring interviews with Ron Van Clief, Tayari Casel, Dennis Brown, Donald Hamby and many more. Watch the … Continue reading

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The Long Hair of Death | Blu-ray & DVD (Raro Video USA)

RELEASE DATE: Fall 2013 Raro Video USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1964’s The Long Hair of Death (aka I lunghi capelli della morte), directed by Antonio Margheriti (Cannibal Apocalypse). The film follows a wrongfully executed witch who returns from the dead to get bloody revenge on the ones responsible for condemning  her. Starring Barbara Steele, George Ardisson and Halina Zalewska. Stay tuned for pre-order information.

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Robotech: Beyond the New Generation | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: July 23, 2013 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Robotech: Beyond the New Generation. This 2-disc set includes two feature-length movies: Shadow Chronicles and the brand new, never-before-seen Love Live Alive, which takes place shortly after the events of Robotech: The New Generation. In addition, you get a great collection of extra features. Click here for details.

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Detective Dee & True Legend Double Feature | Blu-ray (Indomina)

RELEASE DATE: June 17, 2013 Indomina presents the Blu-ray Double Feature for Detective Dee & True Legend. Tsui Hark’s epic mystery film Detective Dee stars Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Li Bingbing and Tony Leung Ka-fai; Yuen Woo-ping’s True Legend stars Vincent Zhao, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine, Cung Le and Gordon Liu. Specially priced and together for the first time!

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Feel the ‘Aftershock’ Red Band trailer with ‘Hostel’ creator Eli Roth

THE MOVIE: Written and directed by Nicolás López, Aftershock takes place in Chile, where a group of friends are partying in an underground nightclub when a massive earthquake hits. Little do they know, the earthquake is just the beginning of their nightmare. Aftershock stars Cabin Fever’s Eli Roth (also serves as producer and co-writer), Andrea Osvárt, Ariel Levy, Nicolas Martinez, Lorenza Izzo, Natasha Yarovenko and a cameo from Selena Gomez. Aftershock is … Continue reading

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Flying Swords of Dragon Gate & True Legend Double Feature | DVD (Indomina)

RELEASE DATE: June 17, 2013 Indomina presents the DVD Double Feature for Flying Swords of Dragon Gate & True Legend. Tsui Hark’s Flying Swords of Dragon Gate stars Jet Li, Zhou Xun and Chen Kun; Yuen Woo-ping’s True Legend stars Vincent Zhao, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine, Cung Le and Gordon Liu. Specially priced and together for the first time!

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Q: The Winged Serpent | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: August 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for 1982’s Q: The Winged Serpent, directed by Larry Cohen (The Stuff). The film follows a winged Aztec serpent that escapes from its Manhattan skyscraper lair and perpetrates a series of bizarre slayings. Q: The Winged Serpent stars Michael Moriarty, David Carradine, Candy Clark, Richard Roundtree, Mary Louise Weller and Malachy McCourt. Watch the trailer.

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Night Train | DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: June 25, 2013 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents the DVD for Diao Yi’nan’s Night Train. Wu works as a prison guard that kills prisoners on death row. One day, she starts a romance with a stranger named Li Yun. What she doesn’t know is Li is the husband of one of the prisoners she killed. Night Train is a gripping tale of love and revenge, an official selection at the … Continue reading

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Ryuhei Kitamura to pull Tak Sakaguchi out of retirement to make ‘Versus 2’

Nippon Cinema reports: While promoting his latest movie, No One Lives, director Ryuhei Kitamur mentioned he was planning a sequel to 2000’s Versus sometime next year. Ryuhei even said he’d get Tak Sakaguchi out of retirement to return: “The lead actor is retired, but I’ll get him to make a comeback. He’ll do it if I do it.” Cityonfire’s Numskull describes the original Versus as “Evil Dead and Bad Taste … Continue reading

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Hands of the Ripper | Blu-ray & DVD (Synapse Films)

RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2013 Synapse Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1971’s Hands of the Ripper. The film follows Anna, the daughter of Jack the Ripper who witnessed him murdering her mother when she was a child. When new bloodshed occurs, a psychiatrist suspects that Anna may be possessed by Jack’s spirit. Presented uncut for the first time in the U.S., plus a load of extra features. Watch the … Continue reading

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Die Hard Legacy Collection | Blu-ray (Fox)

RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2013 Fox presents the Die Hard Legacy Collection on Blu-ray. Not to be confused with the Die Hard 25th Anniversary Collection (click here), this new set has all the five of the Die Hard films: Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard and A Good Day to Die Hard. If you recently bought this, don’t feel too bad. … Continue reading

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Cityonfire and Anchor Bay are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of the Donnie Yen film ‘Dragon’ – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Cityonfire.com and Anchor Bay are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Dragon (aka Wu Xia) to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post telling us what your favorite Donnie Yen film is, 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 can … Continue reading

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15 Kick-Butt Martial Arts Movies 3-Disc Set | DVD (Echo Bridge)

RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2013 Echo Bridge presents the DVD for The 15 Kick-Butt Martial Arts Movies 3-Disc DVD set, which includes Driven To Kill, Supercop, The Accidental Spy, Logan’s War: Bound by Honor, The President’s Man, The President’s Man: A Line in the Sand, Best of the Best 3 & 4, L.A. Streetfighters, Laser Mission, My Name is Modesty, The Heroic Trio, Once A Thief, Once A Thief: Family … Continue reading

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