Like most film distribution companies, Lionsgate is no stranger to re-titling imported movies to fit the North American market (earlier this year, they released Coweb under the title Ninja Masters). They’re latest re-title is the Luc Besson-produced, French action-thriller Intersections, which they’re now calling Collision. Collision is directed by David Marconi (The Harvest), who is best known for writing 1998’s Enemy of the State and 2007’s Live Free or Die Hard. The … Continue reading →

A few months ago, we posted about Erik Matti’s acclaimed Filipino thriller, On The Job, which was recently picked up by Well Go USA for North American distribution. Now, there’s another buzzworthy Filipino film titled Kabisera, and it’s on the verge of making its mark at the Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2013. Directed by Borgy Torre (aka Alfonso Torre), Kabisera (the tagalog word for “capitol”) is about a man who is drawn … Continue reading →

Thanks to Film Combat Syndicate, we have new information regarding Tanxing Chen’s (the actor also known as Dragon Chen or Chen Star) latest film, Kung Fu Fighter, which will be released in China on November 15, 2013. If you don’t recall who Tanxing Chen is, last year, we posted a story about his previous film, Nunchucku. The plot for Kung Fu Fighter involves a character named Cheng (Tanxing Chen), who accidentally kills … Continue reading →

International action superstar Jet Li (Hero) teams up for a third time with Zhang Wen (The Guillotines) as bickering cops out to catch a prolific serial killer in the action-comedy Badges of Fury, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital January 7th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The tongue-in-cheek spoof on kung fu cops from first time director Tsz Ming Wong, with action choreography by Corey Yuen (Shaolin), also stars Shishi … Continue reading →

THR reports that The Coup, which stars Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day), Owen Wilson (Shanghai Knights) and Lake Bell (I’m Good), has begun shooting in Thailand. The action-thriller is written and directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil) and produced by David Lancaster (Only God Forgives). Here’s the plot, according to imdb: In their new overseas home, an American family (headed by Wilson) soon finds themselves caught in the middle of … Continue reading →

Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee and head of the Lee estate, is open to the idea of bringing her father back to life for a feature presentation, via computer generated technology. Forbes recently interviewed Lee regarding the new 90-second Johnnie Walker Whiskey spot, which features a realistic cgi animation of Bruce. “Do I think the technology could carry itself front and center for a 90-minute movie?” asks Lee. “That … Continue reading →