Author Archives: JJ Bona

Dangerous Liaisons Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2013 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Dangerous Liaisons. Zhang Ziyi (Memoirs of a Geisha), Jang Dong-Gun (Friend) and Cecilia Cheung (Legendary Amazons) embody the classic triangle in this timeless story about an aging socialite’s infatuation with her ex-boyfriend. Watch the trailer.

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Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot: The Complete Series 4-Disc DVD Set (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the 4-Disc DVD set for Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot: The Complete Series, which is about a young boy who fights a terrorist organization by being the controller of a giant robot. The series, which aired from 1967-1968, is also known as Giant Robo (or Tokusatsu). Watch the show’s opening sequence.

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Well Go USA brings home Korea’s highest-grossing movie ‘The Thieves’ this February 12th

All for the Money. One for the Revenge. Every Man for Himself. Debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital February 12th from Well Go USA Entertainment, The Thieves (read our review) made box office history as Korea’s highest-grossing movie to date, with more than a half-million tickets sold on the first day and over 10 million tickets sold in the first three weeks. Director Dong-hoo Choi’s (Woochi, The Big Swindle, Tazza: … Continue reading

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Passion is out of control this February 12th with Well Go USA’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’

Director Jin-ho Hur Re-Imagines the Classic 18th-Century French Novel, Starring Zhang Ziyi, Jang Dong-Gun and Cecilia Cheung. 1930s Shanghai: the glamorous, tumultuous “Paris of the East” whose salons, streets and bedrooms frame this Chinese adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” into a lush, new vision of Dangerous Liaisons, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital February 12th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Zhang Ziyi (Memoirs of a Geisha, … Continue reading

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Zodiac America: The Super Master DVD (Substance)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Substance presents the DVD for Godrey Ho’s cut ‘n paste flick Zodiac America: The Super Master. To avenge his father’s death, Ethan learns kung fu by fighting the dead. Meanwhile, an American Ninja must fend off against the thieves and their ninja henchmen. Soon Dragon and Ethan team up to defeat the thieves and the ninjas. Watch the trailer.

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Futureworld Blu-ray (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2013 Warner presents the Blu-ray for 1976′s Futureworld, the sequel to Westworld (also on Blu-ray). An amusement park of the future caters to any adult fantasy. Lifelike androids carry out your every whim. A fun place, right? Wrong. It’s actually quite deadly. Starring Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner and Arthur Hill. Watch the Deutscher trailer.

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Dead or Alive 3: Final (2002) Review

"Dead or Alive 3: Final" Japanese Theatrical Poster

Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Richard Chen, Terence Yin, Josie Ho, Maria Chen, Hiroyoshi Komuro Running Time: 86 Min. By SlaXor Well, the first thing I’d like to get out of the way is that people may wonder why someone would start with a review for the third and final installment in this excellent trilogy. The reason is that parts one and two of the Dead or … Continue reading

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Dead or Alive (1999) Review

"Dead or Alive" Japanese Theatrical Poster

Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Hitoshi Ozawa, Shingo Tsurumi, Kaoru Sugita, Hirotaro Honda, Minoru Iizuka, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Mizuho Koga, Ren Oosugi, Tomoro Taguchi Running Time: 105 min. By Mairosu And so finally, I rent a Miike Takashi film. After hearing countless stories about him, seeing numerous trailers for his shock-fests such as Ichi the Killer, Audition or Fudoh, I finally took a chance on one … Continue reading

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Cujo Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: January 22, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1983’s Cujo, an adaptation of a Stephen King horror novel. Cujo is the story of a lovable St. Bernard that terrorizes a community after he’s been bitten by a rabid bat. Starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Danny Pintauro. Watch the trailer.

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Flatland DVD (Xenon)

RELEASE DATE: January 8, 2013 Xenon presents the DVD for Flatland, a forgotten TV series starring Dennis Hopper, Phillip Rhys and Françoise Yip (Rumble in the Bronx). For 4000 years an apocalyptic battle has been raging in an alternate timeline. In the year 2010 the battle lands in Hong Kong where two ancient foes have been reincarnated to fight to the death.

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The Running Man Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for The Running Man, a sci-fi thriller based on an early story by Stephen King starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the near future, a top-rated TV show, where condemned criminals are given a chance for freedom by running through a gauntlet of heavily armed killers known as “Stalkers”. Watch the trailer.

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Punch DVD (5 Points Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2013 5 Points Pictures presents the DVD for Punch, a coming-of-age story with equal parts humor and humanity. Punch, a box-office smash, features direction by Lee Han (Lover’s Concerto) and standout performances from Yoo Ah-in (Antique) and Kim Yun-seok (The Chaser), along with Kim Sang-ho (Moss), Park Soo-young (Architecture 101) and Jasmine Lee. Watch the trailer.

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Cloud Atlas Blu-ray & DVD (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: February 5, 2013 Warners presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Cloud Atlas. Everything is connected. An exploration of how individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. Directed by The Wachowskis (The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run).

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Planet of Snail DVD (Cinema Guild)

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2013 Cinema Guild presents the DVD for Yi Seung-jun’s Planet of Snail, a mesmerizing documentary about an accomplished young poet who can no longer hear or see and his relationship to the world around him. Watch the trailer. “A love story of uncommon loveliness and simplicity.” – Andrew O Hehir, Salon

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Die Screaming, Marianne: Remastered Edition Blu-ray (Redemption)

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2013 Redemption presents the Blu-ray for Die Screaming, Marianne: Remastered Edition. After the death of her mother, a girl (Straw Dogs’s Susan George) inherits the family fortune. Now, her sister and her father both want their hands on Marianne’s inheritance, even if it means murder! Watch the trailer.

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