Author Archives: JJ Bona

I Wish DVD (Magnolia)

RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2012 Magnolia presents the DVD for I Wish. 12-year-old Koichi separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents’ divorce begins to believe that the new bullet train service will create a miracle when the first trains pass each other at top speed and enlists a group of friends on an improbable mission. From acclaimed director Hirokazu Koreeda (Nobody Knows). Watch the trailer.

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Death Promise DVD (Apprehensive Films)

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Apprehensive Films presents 1977’s Death Promise on DVD. When Bonet’s father is murdered by typical street scum, the catalyst is set. It turns out the landlord had Bonet’s father snubbed out in order to demolish one of his slum houses. Bonet is now out for street justice. Limited edition and hand numbered to just 500 units! Starring Charles Bonet, Speedy Leacock and Bill Louie (Bruce vs. … Continue reading

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Late Autumn DVD (CJ Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: December 18, 2012 CJ Entertainment presents the DVD for Late Autumn, an english-language co-production between South Korea, Hong Kong, China and the United States. A woman imprisoned after killing her husband is allowed her release. On her way to Seattle, a man gets on the same bus. When the two meet again in Seattle, they feel an attachment to each other. Starring Lust, Caution’s Tang Wei and and Spin … Continue reading

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Big Tits Zombie DVD (Funimation)

RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2012 Funimation presents the DVD for Big Tits Zombie. Adapted from the manga Kyonyu Dragon by Rei Mikamoto and directed by Japanese cult satirist Takao Nakano (Sexual Parasite: Killer Pussy), Big Tits Zombie stars many known Japanese adult stars, most notably Sora Aoi. Check out the trailer.

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Hirokin: The Last Samurai DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: November 16, 2012 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Alejo Mo-Sun’s Hirokin: The Last Samurai. Hirokin (Wes Bentley), a reluctant hero marked by a dark past, must fulfill his destiny when forced to choose between avenging the murder of his family or fighting for the freedom of a people long abused. I don’t know about you guys, but this is some Albert Pyun-type sh*t. Check out the trailer. Check back for … Continue reading

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Eleven Samurai DVD (Animeigo)

RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2012 Animeigo presents the DVD for Eleven Samurai. Eiichi Kudo, the director of the original The Thirteen Assassins, closes his chapter of the Samurai Revolution trilogy with Eleven Samurai. The plot is very similar to the previous films in the trilogy (The Thirteen Assassins and The Great Duel), which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

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Watch out for the ‘Boulevard Warriors’ – watch the extended trailer!

Rene Carson and Hand Media presents a new martial arts documentary titled Boulevard Warriors (aka Home Made Kung Fu). Through a series of interviews, movie clips and historical documents, this documentary tracks a history that evolved from a combination of natural ability, the desire for change, societal exclusion, and basic human instinct. The search for power, hope, identity, haphazard entertainment, reflective heroes and respect, triggered a confluence of events that … Continue reading

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Watch Gyllenhaal and Pena bust hella caps in ‘End of Watch’ – another new trailer

THE MOVIE: David Ayer – the award-winning writer of The Fast and the Furious, Training Day, Dark Blue, S.W.A.T., and writer/director of Street Kings and Harsh Times – is back with End of Watch. This time, Ayer is teaming up with Source Code’s Jake Gyllenhaal and World Trade Center’s Michael Pena to bring you another tale of cops, gangsters, drugs, money and firearms. Lots of ’em. Judging from the trailer, End … Continue reading

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Phantom: The Submarine (1999) Review

"Phantom: The Submarine" DVD Cover

Director: Min Byeong-Cheon Cast: Choi Min-Su, Jeong Wu-Seong, Yun Ju-Sang, Son Byeong-Ho, Go Dong-Up, Han Ban-Do, Park Gil-Su, Seol Gyeong-Gu, Jeong Eun-Pyo Running Time: 110 min.  By Equinox21 Well, Crimson Tide this ain’t. Phantom: The Submarine and Crimson Tide have very similar plots, with obvious major differences between them. They both take place on nuclear submarines where the Captain attempts to launch nuclear missiles. In Crimson Tide there’s good motivation … Continue reading

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Midnight FM DVD (Cinema Asia Releasing)

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Cinema Asia Releasing presents the DVD for Midnight FM. When her young daughter needs a surgical operation overseas, a popular radio DJ calls it quits and broadcasts her final show. But during this broadcast, things go awry when a mysterious caller starts giving her orders and threatens her family if she rejects him. Check out the trailer.

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Troubleshooter DVD (Cinema Asia Releasing)

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Cinema Asia Releasing presents the DVD for Troubleshooter. Ex-detective, now private eye, Kang Tae-Sik (Sol Kyung-Gu) enters a love motel to take pictures of a couple for an unknown client. Kang Tae-Sik is then shocked to discover a bloody slain woman on the bed. Kang Tae-Sik flees the scene when the police arrive and mistakenly believes he is the killer. Check out the trailer.

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Nicolas Cage has ‘Stolen’ from ‘Taken’

I couldn’t resist the play on words, but the headline to this post is far-fetched. It’s not like Taken was the first movie to revolve around a father – a skilled badass – who has to save his daughter from a bunch of assholes (remember Commando?). Directed by The Expendables 2’s Simon West, Stolen stars Nicolas Cage as a former thief who frantically searches for his missing daughter. Turns out, she … Continue reading

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Prometheus Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D & DVD (20th Century Fox)

RELEASE DATE: October 11, 2012 20th Century Fox presents the Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D & DVD for Prometheus. Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a … Continue reading

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Eclipse Series 37: When Horror Came to Shochiku DVD Set (Criterion Collection)

RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2012 Criterion Collection presents the DVD set for Eclipse Series 37: When Horror Came to Shochiku. Following years of a certain radioactive rubber beast’s domination of the box office, many Japanese studios tried to replicate the formula with their own brands of monster movies. One of the most fascinating dives into that fiendish deep end was the short-lived one from Shochiku, a studio better known for its … Continue reading

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Rashomon Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion Collection)

RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2012 Criterion Collection presents their new editions of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon on Blu-ray & DVD. The murder of a man and the rape of his wife in a forest grove seen from four different perspectives. Toshiro Mifune explodes as the feral bandit who may or may not be guilty of these crimes. Watch the trailer.

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