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- JJ Bona on Deal on Fire! The Corrupter | Blu-ray | Only $12.18 – Expires soon!Right. One thing is for sure... you cannot deny that awesome car chase. Punch…
- JJ Bona on Sammo Hung controls the city walls in the Final railer for Soi Cheang’s actioner ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’It really does. I haven't been excited about a MA film in a long time.
- JJ Bona on Chuck Norris IS BACK in the Trailer for ‘Agent Recon’ with Derek Ting and ‘Beastmaster’ star Marc SingerThe question is, Bruce Jensen: You going to see the first two films first? De…
- Ulric on Sammo Hung controls the city walls in the Final railer for Soi Cheang’s actioner ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’Looks fun
- Ska Martes on The Crow | 4K UHD (Paramount)Unlike Cameron's total botch job on True Lies/Abyss/Aliens, this remaster doe…
- ali yattou on The Crow | 4K UHD (Paramount)thank you mr
- Bruce Jensen on Chuck Norris IS BACK in the Trailer for ‘Agent Recon’ with Derek Ting and ‘Beastmaster’ star Marc SingerThat ... looks ... every bit as good as Grizzly 2!! Which is to say, I'd gues…
- Ni Hao Ma on Sex and Zen | Blu-ray (88 Films)I just picked up the Umbrella Entertainment blu-ray. Now I'll have to double…
- Ningen on The Crow | 4K UHD (Paramount)It's getting a theatrical re-release. https://youtu.be/LhuAoTRmMBA?si=_MB8-oE…
- Andrew Hernandez on Deal on Fire! The Corrupter | Blu-ray | Only $12.18 – Expires soon!James Foley said in interviews that he wasn’t a fan of HK action, but watched…
- Andrew Hernandez on The unhinged martial arts sci-fi actioner ‘Boy Kills World’ starring ‘Crow’ actor Bill Skarsgård gets a New TrailerNot sure where it dragged since the action was so frequent. So much so, I wel…
- dakuan on The unhinged martial arts sci-fi actioner ‘Boy Kills World’ starring ‘Crow’ actor Bill Skarsgård gets a New Trailerwatched the other day: if i wasn't a sucker for both Yayan Ruhian and Jon Ben…
- JJ Bona on Deal on Fire! The Corrupter | Blu-ray | Only $12.18 – Expires soon!I liked this one too. I consider it CYF's best Hollywood film. I have a feeli…
- Andrew Hernandez on Michelle Yeoh will attack with a different kind of blade for Amazon Prime’s sequel series ‘Blade Runner 2099’I’m sure after Everything Everywhere and winning the Oscar, she wanted to rec…
- Ska Martes on Michelle Yeoh will attack with a different kind of blade for Amazon Prime’s sequel series ‘Blade Runner 2099’Its a shame Yeoh hasn't been able to capitalise on her Oscar success with a g…
- Ska Martes on Bursting Point (2023) ReviewDefinitely not a perfect movie by any means but this was far more enjoyable t…
- Andrew Hernandez on Deal on Fire! The Corrupter | Blu-ray | Only $12.18 – Expires soon!I enjoyed this movie! Back in high school, I was excited to learn that the di…
- Andrew Hernandez on Bursting Point (2023) ReviewIt wasn’t all him since he and Gordon Chan were co-directors. (Allegedly. Aft…
- Ven on An Autumn’s Tale | Blu-ray (88 Films)Amazing film!
- JJ Bona on Bursting Point (2023) Review"After his Beast Cops-phase. I tuned out."
- Tory on Bursting Point (2023) ReviewThanks for this! I didn’t even know this was a thing, and I’m probably happie…
- Andrew Hernandez on Bursting Point (2023) ReviewHmmm. I’m pretty selective with what dark films I’ll go for, but it sounds li…
- Timwest on Now the real pain begins, Danny-boy! Watch the Teaser Trailer for Netflix’ 6th season for the ‘Cobra Kai’ martial arts sagaYes see that miove
- Andrew Hernandez on The unhinged martial arts sci-fi actioner ‘Boy Kills World’ starring ‘Crow’ actor Bill Skarsgård gets a New TrailerThis was good escapism for the weekend! Bill Skarsgard did a great job in the…
- Martin+Sandison on Dragon, The Hero, The | aka Dragon on Fire (1979) ReviewHi Eric, sorry for the late reply I just noticed this post. You can still fin…
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Roadracers Blu-ray (Echo Bridge)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 After his 1992 debut, El Mariachi, Robert Rodriguez (Machete) made a Showtime movie called Roadracers. The film revolves around a rebel (David Arquette) who dreams of leaving his dead end small town and becoming a rockabilly star but gets caught up in a nasty feud with the town’s local sheriff. Salma Hayek co-stars. Check out the trailer.
Operation Condor 2: Armour of God Blu-ray (Echo Bridge)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 Echo Bridge is re-releasing Operation Condor 2: The Armourof God (aka Armour of God), this time as a standalone Blu-ray. With that said, not sure why someone would want to buy this instead of this. In any case, please be advised that this is the cut and and English dubbed version of the film. Check out the original Golden Harvest trailer.
Ocean Heaven Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2012 Well GO USA presents Ocean Heaven, starring Jet Li as you’ve never seen him before. Ocean Heaven is about how a terminally ill father attempts to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to survive on his own before he passes away. Also starring Kwai Lun-mei (The Stool Pigeon). Check out the trailer. Update: Oh, and the U.S. trailer.
Bandai Entertainment to cease new DVD and Blu-ray releases in North America
On January 3rd, the publisher of Bandai Entertainment is announcing that it will cease to release new DVD and Blu-ray releases in North America, effectively ending its 13-year run in the market. The majority of the division’s contractors and three of their five full-time staff members will be laid off, and all releases scheduled after the end of January have been cancelled. For more information, visit www.animenewsnetwork.com. Update: Off the … Continue reading
True Story of a Woman In Jail: Sex Hell DVD (Impulse Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2012 In True Story of a Woman In Jail: Sex Hell, a group of young women is thrown into a horrible juvenile hall, due to their illegal acts. They soon wish they were back on the outside, as a gang of inmates subjects this fresh meat to the horrors of being locked up. This movie is a sleazy, sexually graphic and surprisingly violent entry in the … Continue reading
Debauchery DVD (Impulse Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2012 In Debauchery, Ryoko Watanabe stars as Ami, a jaded housewife who pitches herself, body and soul, into the Tokyo decadence of the decade in an attempt to pep up her marriage. She secretly joins the elite Madame Machiko Society Club to experiment with discrete sex games and the thrill of making love to anonymous men. Bonus Features: Original Trailer and Liner Notes from Jasper Sharp.
Killer Nun Blu-ray (Blue Underground)
RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Branded as obscene around the world and banned outright in Britain, Killer Nun has been newly remastered from the original negative and is now presented with all its blasphemous sex and violence fully restored in sleazy High Definition! Check out the trailer.
This Is Not a Movie Blu-ray & DVD (Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 With the end of the world imminent, Pete Nelson (Edward Furlong) locks himself inside a Las Vegas hotel. There, he tries to understand his confused reality influenced by film, TV, pop culture, disinformation, drugs and propaganda. This Is Not a Movie features an original soundtrack score by Guns N Roses guitar legend, Slash. Check out the trippy trailer.
Alastair MacLean’s Puppet On A Chain DVD (Scorpion)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Move over James Bond! Directed by Geoffrey Reeve, 1971’s Puppet on a Chain is a British thriller based on the Alastair MacLean novel of the same name. It’s about an American agent (Sven-Bertil Taube) who goes to Amsterdam to break up lethal gangs who run the city. There’s a gritty boat chase in this movie that pre-dates the famous one in Live and Let Die … Continue reading
Double Feature: Heat & GoodFellas 2-DVD Set (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 2012 I could care less for these budget, double feature DVD sets; but when you got two great movies like Michael Mann’s Heat and Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, a release like this is hard to ignore. Besides, I’m sure there’s someone out there who hasn’t seen these classics. Could that be you? Trailers: Heat | Goodfellas
Late Spring aka Banshun Blu-ray (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 One of the most powerful of the family portraits by Yasujiro Ozu, Late Spring tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever—and as strong a justification for its maker’s inclusion … Continue reading
Satan’s Slave: Uncut DVD (Scorpion)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Ready for some satanic action? A young girl moves in with her Uncle Alexander after her parents’ car mysteriously explodes. After being taken in by her cousins, she soon begins suffering strange visions. But what she doesn’t know is that her planned role in the house is more sinister than she could have expected. Check out this clip.
The Veteran DVD (Inception Media Group)
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2012 A soldier returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters. Starring Toby Kebbell (RocknRolla), Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) and Ashley Thomas (Shank). Children of Men meets Taxi Driver? That’s a bold statement. Check out the trailer.
Blade of Kings aka The Twins Effect 2 Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2012 Well Go USA is proud to announce 2004’s Blade of Kings aka The Twins Effect 2 (The first film got released by Sony as The Vampire Effect, and is streaming on Crackle.) The film features two directors – Drunken Master’s Corey Yuen and Beyond Hypothermia’s Patrick Leung – and an all star cast that includes Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Jaycee Chan, Tony Leung Ka Fai, … Continue reading
Classic Splatter Pack: Drive-in Massacre, Driller Killer DVD (MVD)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 In Drive-in Massacre, a psychotic killer goes on a murdering spree. His target: people who go to the movies! In Driller Killer, an artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates. Abel Ferrara’s (Ms. 45) first movie, which he also stars in. Trailers: Drive-in Massacre | Driller Killer
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