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Innocent Bystanders Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Innocent Bystanders, which stars Stanley Baker (Sands of the Kalahari) as John Craig, a James Bond like British secret agent who’s given one last chance to redeem himself after a failed mission. Stylishly directed by Peter Collinson (The Italian Job). Also starring Donald Pleasence. Watch the trailer.

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Looper Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2012 Sony presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Rian Johnson’s Looper. In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns the mob wants to ‘close the loop’ by transporting back Joe’s future self.

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Monster Squad Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for the 1987 cult classic Monster Squad. Count Dracula and his gang adjourn to Earth in search of a amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. The Monster Squad are the only ones who can stop ’em. The original Lionsgate Blu-ray has been long out of print. Olive Films is bringing it back! Watch the … Continue reading

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Ichi the Killer & Ichi 1 Origin: 2-Disc Uncut Duo Edition DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2013 Tokyo Shock presents Takashi Miike’s Ichi the Killer & Ichi 1 Origin: 2-Disc Uncut Duo Edition DVD. Includes the original, along with the hard-to-find prequel, Ichi 1: Origin. Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku and the home of Kakihara, a sadistic yakuza killer who relentlessly tears apart the underworld searching for the man … Continue reading

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Night of the Demons 2 Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Night of the Demons 2, directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man from Hong Kong). In this 1994 horror flick, High-schoolers throw a Halloween party in a mansion that happens to be haunted by a young demon. Watch the trailer.

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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for 1982’s Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann. When a motorcycle champion (Remo Williams’ Fred Ward) accidentally goes far off course, he stumbles across a time travel experiment that takes him to a past filled with rapists, thieves and murderers. Watch the trailer.

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Man From Shaolin DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: February 26, 2013 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Man From Shaolin, starring Li Zhang (The Last Kung Fu Monk). When news arrives that a relative has been killed in an accident, Li Bao (Li Zhang), rushes to New York to become the guardian of orphaned Janie. Li and Janie’s lives become complicated when they collides with a brutal promoter. Watch the trailer.

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From Beyond: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1986’s From Beyond: Collector’s Edition, directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator). Scientists create a resonator to stimulate the pineal gland (sixth sense), and open up a door to a parallel (and hostile) universe. Based on a story by H. P. Lovecraft. Watch the trailer.

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Phantasm II: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1988′s Phantasm II: Collector’s Edition, directed by Don Coscarelli (John Dies at the End). The mysterious Tall Man and his arsenal of deadly weapons are back! Watch the trailer.

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The Terminator: Remastered Blu-ray (MGM)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 MGM presents the newly remastered Blu-ray for 1984’s The Terminator, directed by James Cameron (Avatar). In the year 2029, the ruling super-computer Skynet sends an indestructible cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back in time to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, the woman who will birth its greatest enemy. For more details about this edition, click here.

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Sushi Girl Blu-ray & DVD (Magnolia Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Magnolia Pictures presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Sushi Girl, starring Tony Todd, Sonny Chiba, James Duval, Noah Hathaway, Andy Mackenzie, Mark Hamill, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey and Danny Trejo. Thieves, gangsters, violence and beautiful, naked woman on the dinner table. Check out the trailer.

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Highlander 2: Renegade Version Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Highlander 2: Renegade Version, a re-edited director’s cut of Highlander 2: The Quickening, with 18 minutes of additional footage. It’s 2024 and Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (Sean Connery) are back to save planet Earth from an evil corporation.

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Sleepy Eyes of Death: DVD Collector’s Set Vol. 3 (Animeigo)

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2013 Animeigo presents the DVD for Sleepy Eyes of Death: Collector’s Set Vol. 3. He is a mysterious stranger, the samurai with the strange, sleepy eyes. His mother Japanese; his father a foreigner; he has no past, he wants no future. He calls himself Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizo Ichikawa), but those who challenge him face. Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are currently available.

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Madam City Hunter | aka Lady Hunter (1993) Review

"Madam City Hunter" Theatrical Poster

Director: Johnnie Kong Yeuk Sing Cast: Cynthia Khan, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Sheila Chan Suk Laan, Kara Hui Ying-Hung, Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung, Wu Fung, Yau Gin Gwok, Dang Wai Ho Running Time: 95 min. By Numskull A somewhat tepid but reasonably enjoyable “femme fatale” vehicle that has Cynthia Khan trying to eliminate the threat of the Five Finger Gang (with names like Thumb and Middle), mean and nasty bad guys who … Continue reading

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Heroes Among Heroes | aka Fist of the Red Dragon (1993) Review

"Heroes Among Heroes" Theatrical Poster

Director: Yuen Wo-Ping Co-director: Chan Chin Chung Cast: Donnie Yen, Wong Gok, Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying, Ng Man Tat, Kwan Hoi San, Sheila Chan Suk Laan, Lee Ga Sing, Hung Yan Yan, Bao Fang, Lau Yue Ching Running Time: 91 min. By Numskull A sluggish misfire from acclaimed director and martial arts choreographer Yuen Wo-Ping (with the, uh, assistance of Chan Chin Chung) dealing with fine, upstanding Chinese trying to put … Continue reading

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