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- 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…
- Andrew Hernandez on Kato who? Eureka’s Blu-ray for Jet Li’s sci-fi actioner ‘Black Mask’ now available from Eureka EntertainmentThis was a great release. It’s amazing how much they polished and made the pi…
- Scott Robinson on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) Reviewmaybe i don't get outside enough haha what are of AZ did you live at?
- Scott Robinson on Cynthia Rothrock, Stephen Chow, Andy Lau and Simon Yam: Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of May!Hi yah's chinese web movie to HK film ratio is getting mo bettah.
- Andrew Hernandez on Cynthia Rothrock, Stephen Chow, Andy Lau and Simon Yam: Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of May!Ah, City Cops. Everything else about that flick was unbearable, but the decen…
- Andrew Hernandez on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewI used to live in AZ, and I was fortunate enough to catch theatrical releases…
- Andrew on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewAlways a pleasure to see Paul enjoying a Don Lee film, glad you liked this mo…
- Typo on The Double Crossers | Blu-ray (Eureka)Well... No.
- Tory on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Totally agree. The geeks are finally taking over. CGI may be the norm, but we…
- Andrew Hernandez on France’s answer to ‘The Raid’? Don’t miss a Newest hard-hitting clip for ‘Mayhem!’ from ‘Hitman’ director Xavier GensI finally found time to rent Farang, and I liked it. I’m glad I read the revi…
- Scott Robinson on The Last Kumite | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (MPI Home Video)His first name is Bruce..... so we know he's 50% good at fight footage.
- Scott Robinson on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’LP...... you can't just come in and out, give us hard info, then disappear. T…
- HarryToeface on The Last Kumite | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (MPI Home Video)I'd love to see your fight footage bud. Lets see your accomplishments. XD
- Andrew Hernandez on Is Hi-YAH working exclusively with ‘The Mob’? Watch the Trailer for this upcoming martial arts thriller streaming in MayI hope it’s more action packed than The Game Changer. That movie was a step i…
- Paul Bramhall on Is Hi-YAH working exclusively with ‘The Mob’? Watch the Trailer for this upcoming martial arts thriller streaming in MayThis is giving me 'The Game Changer' vibes.
- Andrew Hernandez on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Do you know something we don’t?
- LP Hugo on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’No Jeeja Yanin in this film, sadly..
- Andrew Hernandez on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’I won’t call it a renaissance, but we are in an era where more people who car…
- Tory on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Oh, I’d say so!
- Scott Robinson on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewIf i'm reading your review right we should have another Round Up movie in the…
- Andrew Hernandez on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewWell, I was hoping they’d up the ante, but I guess they want to keep playing…
- Andrew Hernandez on Ready to kill some Nazis? New poster for Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ starring Henry CavillNo, Henry Cavill has plenty of time on the frontlines. Cary Elwes stays behin…
- KayKay on Ready to kill some Nazis? New poster for Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ starring Henry CavillThis is the third time in a row that Cary Elwes has been sidelined in a spy t…
- Tory on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Yeah, with that cast and with Kenji in the director’s chair…this should rock.
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Cynthia Rothrock’s insightful article about screen credits and their meaning
In the May 1991 Issue of Inside Kung Fu, martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock contributed this insightful article about film screen credits and their meaning. Enjoy!
Your honor… here is your first look at Donnie Yen in the action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’ from ‘Breakout Brothers’ director
After a disappointing turn with Polar Rescue, we’ll soon be seeing martial arts star Donnie Yen (Sakra, Chasing the Dragon) kick some actual ass in Mandarin Motion Pictures and China’s Huace Pictures’ The Prosecutor (aka Misjudgement) an action thriller from director Ho Pong Mak (Breakout Brothers trilogy). According to The Arty Dans: The Prosecutor is about a man who is framed for drug trafficking by a criminal syndicate in order to protect … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! Kung Fu Killer | Blu-ray | Only $10.68 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Donnie Yen’s 2014 box office hit, Kung Fu Killer (aka Kung Fu Jungle). In Kung Fu Jungle, Yen plays a prisoner who’s been jailed due to accidentally beating an opponent to death. When the news gets to him of a martial artist he once knew being murdered in mysterious circumstances, Yen insists that he knows who the killer is and that the police, led by … Continue reading
Have you ever been handcuffed? Ryoo Seung-wan’s sequel to his 2015 hit film ‘Veteran’ gets a New Poster (and a new title)
Director Ryoo Seung-wan (The Battleship Island, Escape from Mogadishu) is a familiar name to fans of Korean action cinema, ever since his debut Die Bad in 2000, he’s consistently delivered a series of movies which combine action with a strong narrative. Since his riotous parody of old school Korean action movies with 2008’s Dachimawa Lee, the director has taken a decidedly darker approach, with both The Unjust and The Berlin … Continue reading
‘The Color Purple’ filmmaker Blitz Bazawule to take legendary African samurai ‘Yasuke’ to ‘300’ territory
An “action film” adaptation of the true story of Yasuke ( “the first African samurai to swing a sword in Japan”) – who served under Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga in 16th century Japan – is in development from Warner Bros and Blitz Bazawule, the filmmaker behind last year’s adaptation of The Color Purple. Insiders say the original approach from Bazawule (who is also writing) is being compared to groundbreaking films … Continue reading
Punishment hits the U.S. in May! Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-Seok) returns in the ‘The Roundup: Punishment’
The super charismatic Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Unstoppable, Champion, Along with the Gods, Train to Busan), who enjoyed some Hollywood traction with Marvel’s The Eternals – as well as the upcoming English language remake of his own The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil – will soon be seen in The Roundup: Punishment (read our review), the fourth film in The Round Up franchise that started with 2017’s The Outlaws, 2022’s The Roundup and 2023’s … Continue reading
Import duties are due! Watch the Trailer for Herman Yau’s ‘Customs Frontline’ starring Jacky Cheung and Nicholas Tse
With dozens of credits as a cinematographer and director, Herman Yau (The Untold Story, Ebola Syndrome, Taxi Hunter) is one of the most prolific filmmakers ever to have worked in Hong Kong cinema. Considering that he’s gone all respectable with historical action pictures like The Legend is Born: Ip Man and The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake – not to mention edge-of-your-seat blockbusters like Shock Wave and Shock Wave 2 – it’s easy to forget … Continue reading
Mark Dacascos and Mickey Rourke break ‘Jade’ in the Trailer for the upcoming martial arts actioner starring Shaina West
Stuntman-turned director James Bamford (Supergirl series) rounds up newcomer Shaina West (Black Widow), Mickey Rourke (Take Back, Double Team), Mark Dacascos (One Night in Bangkok, John Wick: Chapter 3) and Katherine McNamara (Arrow) for Jade, an upcoming martial arts actioner from Defiant Screen Entertainment! Bamford is perhaps best-known for his stunt work on Watchmen, Blade: Trinity, as well as directing episodes of DC’s Arrow and Superman and Lois. Jade features action choreography … Continue reading
The search for the extremely rare ‘The Big Boss Part II’ starring Lo Lieh, Bruce Le and Chan Wai Man is finally over!
The search for Lo Lieh’s 1976 cult classic, The Big Boss Part II – an unofficial sequel to the 1971 Bruce Lee classic, The Big Boss – is finally over! Back in 2014, the film had a one-night-only showing at Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, but unless you lived in the area, news of this limited engagement was nothing but a lost opportunity for the rest of world. But now, The Big Boss Part II, one of … Continue reading
New recruits join Jason Statham’s ‘Levon’s Trade’ from director David Ayer and writer Sylvester Stallone
Action star Jason Statham (The Meg, Redemption, The Expendables) is currently hard-at-work on MGM’s Levon’s Trade, an upcoming actioner – written by Sylvester Stallone (Rambo: Last Blood, Rocky) – that will reunite Statham with The Beekeeper director, David Ayer (End of Watch, Suicide Squad). Joining Statham is David Harbour (Extraction), Michael Peña (Narcos: Mexico), Jason Flemyng (The Iron Mask) and Arianna Rivas (The Harvest). The movie – based on the … Continue reading
Why does Creed III not feature Sylvester Stallone?
SOURCE: Photo The third Rocky sequel, Creed III, reached the big screen a little over 12 months ago. The $75-million-budget release grossed over $275 million at the box office. This made it the highest-grossing Creed movie yet, but crucially the only Creed movie not featuring Rocky legend, Sylvester Stallone. There’s no doubt that Stallone is the face of the Rocky franchise, which has cemented itself as the pinnacle of boxing … Continue reading
Fearless Hyena 2 | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: May/June 2024 In May/June of 2024, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Fearless Hyena Part II, a 1983 “Jackie Chan film” directed by Chan Chuen (Energetic 21) for Lo Wei Motion Pictures. Fearless Hyena Part II was the film responsible for Jackie’s breach of contract with Lo Wei’s production company. Due to “creative differences”, Jackie, along with producer Willie Chan, left production of this film, … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! Assassination | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 2015’s Assassination (read our review), a South Korean thriller directed by Choi Dong-hun (The Thieves) and starring Jun Ji-Hyun (Kingdom: Ashin of the North, My Sassy Girl), Lee Jung-Jae (Deliver Us from Evil: Final Cut, Il Mare) and Ha Jung-Woo (Take Point, Yellow Sea). Snipers. Marksmen. Hired Guns. Double Agents. A group of exiled rebels are planning a hit on an Army Commander in Japanese-occupied Korea, … Continue reading
‘The Raid’ on a train? Watch the brutal Red Band Trailer for Lionsgate’s Hindi-language martial arts actioner ‘Kill’
Lionsgate continues to pump out John Wick-like/The Raid-esque product with Kill, a Hindi-language martial arts actioner from director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Hurdang) that’s headlined by Lakshya (Haseena). According to Korean Film Expert Paul Bramhall, some of the film’s action was choreographed by Oh Se-young, whose notable work includes Bollywood films such as Tiger 3 and War, as well as stunts for Snowpiercer and War of the Arrows. When army commando … Continue reading
The Karate Kid: 40th Anniversary Edition | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: June 18, 2024 On June 18, 2024, Sony Home Entertainment is releasing 1984’s The Karate Kid on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, in a special 40th Anniversary Edition that includes all-new features. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen (1976, Rocky) — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that … Continue reading
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