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Running Scared | Blu-ray (New Line Cinema)

RELEASE DATE: June 11, 2013 New Line Cinema presents the Blu-ray for 2006’s Running Scared, written and directed by Wayne Kramer (The Cooler). The ultra-stylish Running Scared is quite possibly the darkest, most violent, and highly original action-thriller of the last 10 years. Starring Paul Walker, Chazz Palminteri and Vera Farmiga. Watch the trailer.

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Angels Brigade | DVD (101 Distribution ADA)

RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2013 101 Distribution ADA presents the DVD for 1979’s Angels Brigade (aka Seven from Heaven or Angels Revenge). When a pop star’s brother gets beaten up by a pusher, she recruits a team of sexy avengers. Their mission: to wipe every drug dealer off the face of the earth. Oh yeah, they’re armed with a van decked out with high-tech weaponry! Starring Sylvia Anderson, Lieu Chinh … Continue reading

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The Suicide Forecast | DVD (Bayview Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2013 Bayview Entertainment presents the DVD for The Suicide Forecast (aka Suspicious Customers). Byeong-wu (Ryoo Seung-bum of The Unjust) left the world of professional baseball and found success as an insurance salesman. But when one of his clients commits suicide – and questions about advice he provided to the insured – his own life spins out of control. Watch the trailer.

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Yakuza vs. Ninja | DVD (Asian Media Rights)

RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2013 Asian Media Rights presents the DVD for Yakuza vs. Ninja (aka Hagure Gumi vs. Ninja or Haguregumi vs. Ninja). According to a rule of Ninja, twins are forced to fight each other. After a near death battle, one twin is saved by Yakuza, which basically means: it’s Yakuza vs. Ninja time! Starring Kudou Shunsaku, Erina and Takagi Shinpei.

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Going by the Book: Special Edition 2-Disc DVD Set (Bayview Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2013 Bayview Entertainment presents the DVD for Hee-chan Ra’s Going by the Book: Special Edition. Things get out of control when Doman, an eager and saintly traffic cop, is asked the play the role of the bank robber in a robbery intervention police training program. Includes the feature film plus more than an hour and 45 minutes of video extras! Watch the trailer.

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Sexcula | DVD (Impulse Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2013 Impulse Pictures presents the DVD for 1974’s Sexcula. After being screened once before disappearing, fans can finally get a look at this elusive crazy Canadian erotic/horror hybrid for the first time ever. Starring a Marilyn Chambers lookalike (Debbie Collins) in dual roles as Countess Sexcula, a buxom cutie with no qualms about lying nude on a table for the entire movie.

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Double Feature: Dirty Mary Crazy Larry & Race With The Devil | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray Double Feature for 1974’s Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (trailer), starring Peter Fonda (Easy Rider), Susan George (Straw Dogs) and Vic Morrow (Message from Space); and 1975’s Race With The Devil (trailer), starring Peter Fonda and Warren Oates (The Wild Bunch). The DVD Double Feature is currently available.

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Girl$ | aka Girls | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)

RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2013 Funimation presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Kenneth Bi’s (The Drummer) Girl$ (aka Girls), a film about teenagers and young women who are drawn into compensated dating in Hong Kong; compensated dating which pretty much means “prostitution” as far as the movie is concerned. Starring Michelle Wai, Bonnie Xian, Wong Si-Man and Una Lin. Watch the trailer.

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Mark 2: Redemption | DVD (Pure Flix)

RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2013 Pure Flix presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Mark 2: Redemption. Turner (Craig Scheffer) and Dao (Sonia Couling) are being hunted by a team of mercenaries lead by Pike (Gary Daniels), who has orders to extract the biometric microchip living in Turner’s body to prepare it for the masses. Watch the trailer.

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Latest on ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ – new clip!

"Die Hard: With a Vengeance" (1995)

THE MOVIE: Yyippee ki yay, mo- well, you know the rest. Yes, Bruce Willis is back once again as John McClane for a fifth installment in the Die Hard franchise, titled A Good Day to Die Hard. This time John McClane travels to Moscow, Russia to team up with his son and foil some kind of terrorist plot. Directed by John Moore (Max Payne). In theaters on February 14, 2013. … Continue reading

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Shout! Factory acquires French action thriller ‘Dead Shadows’

Shout! Factory secured extensive rights to David Cholewa’s French horror action thriller Dead Shadows. “This highly entertaining feature is a perfect addition to our ever-growing horror and world cinema library; and we look forward to present this film to movie fans and reach new audiences through a variety of distribution platforms,” stated Shout! Factory’s founders in a joint statement. David Cholewa’s first feature film Dead Shadows (trailer) tells the story about a … Continue reading

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Ninja the Mission Force Riffs: Ninja Empire | DVD (Dark Maze Studios)

RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2013 Dark Maze Studios, the creators of the Telly Award-winning series Ninja the Mission Force, are back! This time, they riff the cheesy cut-and-paste flick Ninja Empire in a new DVD called Ninja the Mission Force Riffs: Ninja Empire. You can watch the Godrey Ho film with or without the riffing commentary, PLUS you get the season 2 premiere of Ninja the Mission Force over a month … Continue reading

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Captain America | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for 1990’s Captain America, directed by Albert Pyun (Cyborg). Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America (Matt Salinger) is freed to battle against arch-criminal, The Red Skull (Scott Paulin). Also starring Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty. The MGM DVD is currently available. Watch the trailer.

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The Name of the Game is Kill | DVD (VCI Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2013 VCI Entertainment presents the DVD for 1968’s The Name of the Game is Kill, a cult-shocker that stars Jack Lord (Hawaii Five-O, Dr. No), Tisha Sterling and Collin Wilcox Paxton. A family offers a traveling stranger hospitality, but the stranger doesn’t realize exactly what they have in store for him. Watch the trailer. “Contains moments of Bava-like Brilliance!” – Joe Dante, Director of Gremlins

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South Shaolin Master, The (1984) Review

AKA: Red Dragons Of Shaolin Director: Siao Lung Cast: Yau Gin Gwok, Li Yan-Long, Zhong Xiao-Zhen, Suen Gen-Fa, Xu Xue-Yi, Dong Li, Li Zhong-Ru, Pan Wei-Xing, Ku Guo-Xing, Xu Qi-Cheng By Reefer The absolute best thing about being a movie fanatic is being surprised, caught off guard by something unexpectedly brilliant. Something you dug out of the bargain bin at your local movie store. Something you thought would be a … Continue reading

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