For DVD and Blu-ray companies, times are getting a little rough. With streaming, cloud storage and digital downloading becoming more and more popular, studios are thinking of ways to give the consumer “extra added value” when it comes to their physical movie catalog. Whether it’s packing a double, triple or quadruple feature onto a single disc or offering extras exclusively on Blu-ray or DVD, it’s apparent they’re doing everything they … Continue reading →

Ready for a remake of Clint Eastwood’s 1992 western The Unforgiven? The upcoming remake will star The Last Samurai’s Ken Watanabe, and will be directed by Lee Sang-il, a Korean filmmaker who gained critical acclaim for 2010’s Villain (aka Akunin), which swept the actor awards at the 2011 Japan Academy Prize ceremony. The remake, which will also star Akira Emoto and Koichi Sato, is to be titled Yurusarezaru Mono (Japanese … Continue reading →

A new trailer for the upcoming action film Love Like Bullets, has just been released. The much anticipated film stars martial artist Johnny Yong Bosch (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Death Grip), who also provided the film’s original soundtrack, with his band Eyeshine. Love Like Bullets is directed by David Wald (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Hellbinders), who also happens to be a distinguished action coordinator and stunt man. Here’s the official … Continue reading →

Ozploitation director Brian Trenchard-Smith, known for cult Australian films like BMX Bandits and The Man From Hong Kong, is back with an oddity called Drive Hard. Surprisingly, this action-comedy stars John Cusack and Thomas Jane – two names you wouldn’t expect winding up in a Trenchard-Smith flick. The trailer for the film is definitely cheese ball, B-movie status; but hopefully, with a skilled cult film director like Trenchard-Smith at the … Continue reading →

Collider reports that Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of the Flying Daggers) is in talks to direct The Parsifal Mosaic, a spy thriller based off the 1982 novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum (Bourne Identity novel series). At this time, there are currently no other names attached to the project. Here’s a partial novel description (no spoilers), courtesy of Amazon.com: After Agent Havelock watches his partner and lover – double … Continue reading →

A new trailer for Mamat Khalid’s Apokalips X is now available. The Malaysian-made martial arts film – about rival gangs who fight for pride and ego in a world destroyed by chemical warfare – stars Farid Kamil, Peter Davis, Jehan Miskin, Adam AF2, Iqram Dinzly, Pekin Ibrahim, Pyan Habib and Ayez Shaukat Fonseka. Action Slate will be releasing the film on Blu-ray & DVD on April 22, 2014. Until then, you can … Continue reading →