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Dal on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyI went in expecting to love Tornado but left the cinema really disappointed!…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upWould definitely be interesting to see Bren Foster in a HK flick. They'd get…
Steve Marger on Martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock teams up with Tim Scanlon for SRS Cinema’s Blu-ray for ‘Ryan Carson’You don't know the budget and/or the time constraints that came with this mov…
Anonymous on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimEverything is inspired by things that came before. Hong Kong cinema itself wa…
Joly on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewJe découvre pour la première fois Bren Foster dans son premier film Life Afte…
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upI also forgot Iko Uwais.
Andy Wozniak on ‘Blades of the Guardians’ hits digital on June 30 and arrives on physical media on August 25 with a new overly long titleThat's up to Jet Li, not for you to decided.
squeesh on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimUh, seriously? The John Wick films were literally inspired by Hong Kong kung…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQuizás quieras esperar a que realmente la hagan primero. 😄
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upNo Don "The Dragon" Wilson? List rejected. =)
Daniel Justo Borras on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQueria saber cuando se estrena la pelicula en Argentina ?
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upHere's a giant list of martial arts actors who could in theory join this hypo…
Kenn Williams on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Uwe is a helleuva action director. The Rampage trilogy , Assualt on Wall Stre…
dakuan on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in Julyfrom what i recall, there's very little action in the movie, it's just a regu…
Andrew Hernandez on Contour (2006) ReviewI purchased the original DVD from HK Flix way back when. I think it goes for…
Typo on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Zero interest if I can't watch the full movie including "Extended and Uncenso…
Typo on 16 bit martial arts mayhem comes to life! Lionsgate’s live action ‘Streets of Rage’ lands director and new writersI'll pass.
Andrew Hernandez on Watch a clip from ‘Beast’ starring Daniel MacPherson, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth and martial arts star Bren FosterBeast was a pretty good film. Daniel MacPherson Didn’t have any previous mart…
Andrew Hernandez on Reck It, Scott! Scott Adkins, Vinnie Jones and Mark Strange make a mess in the New Trailer for ‘Reckless’A US distributor finally picked this up after the stupid UK exclusive streami…
JJ Bona on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Even with the "Extended and Uncensored Footage"? If not, I'm sure Arrow is al…
Typo on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Not the full version, even if image quality would be partially "really not go…
JJ Bona on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!There are, but many of them lack that all-out, anti-establishment, no-holds-b…
RAM on Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 8 | Blu-ray (Shout)Well, the answer is due to licencing, so your still where we were with region…
knoll on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!So because he became famous by being shit, we're now supposed to defend him b…
Matias Lorieri 羅意琛 on I Love Maria | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout!)I wonder whether this version includes the scenes shown in the trailer but mi…
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Mad Max: Complete Blu-ray Trilogy (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2013 Warner Bros. presents the Blu-ray set (packaged in a tin) for the Mad Max: Complete Trilogy, which features 1979’s Mad Max (trailer), 1981’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (trailer) and 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (trailer), which is presented in Blu-ray for the first time. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (click here) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (click here) are also available individually.
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Mad Max: The Road Warrior | Blu-ray (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2013 Warner Bros. presents the Blu-ray for 1981’s Mad Max: The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max 2, The Road Warrior), directed by George Miller. In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter (Mel Gibson) agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits. Watch the trailer. Also available in the new Mad Max Trilogy Blu-ray set.
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome | Blu-ray (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2013 Warner Bros. presents the Blu-ray for 1985′s Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (aka Mad Max 3), directed by George Miller. A drifter (Mel Gibson) is rescued by a tribe of children when he is banished from a desert town and sent into the desert to die by the desert town’s evil queen (Tina Turner). Available for the first time on Blu-ray. Watch the trailer. Also available … Continue reading
It’s a good day for Gerard Butler to die hard in ‘Olympus Has Fallen’
Olympus Has Fallen (aka White House Taken) is an upcoming action film directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and starring Gerard Butler (Machine Gun Preacher), who plays a United States Secret Service agent who must stop Korean terrorists from taking over the White House and holding the President of the United States hostage. Also starring Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Dylan McDermott, Melissa Leo, Rick Yune, Ashley Judd and … Continue reading
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Tormented | aka Rabbit Horror | Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: April 2, 2013 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D & DVD for Tormented (aka Rabbit Horror 3D), directed by Takashi Shimizu (Ju-on: The Grudge). This Japanese horror film involves Kiriko (Hikari Mitsushima) and her younger half-brother Daigo (Takeru Shibuya) who are haunted by a large rabbit-doll. Tormented features cinematography work by Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love), which is his first film made in 3D. Watch … Continue reading
Deadball | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2013 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Yudai Yamaguchi’s (Meatball Machine) Deadball (aka Dead Ball). The film stars Tak Sakaguchi (Versus) as Jubeh, a teenager who accidentally kills his father with his powerful baseball arm. Years later, he is sent to a reform school after killing over 50 people. To escape the school, Jubeh agrees to join the baseball team, even though he … Continue reading
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Ready to get a kick out of the Malaysian action drama ‘Bunohan: Return to Murder’?
At first glance, 2011’s Bunohan: Return to Murder (aka Bunohan or just Return to Murder) appears to be a Muay Thai action flick, but there’s more to this Malaysian art house film than meets the eye. It’s been described as Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros) meets The Coen Brothers (No Country for Old Men) meets Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood) and has made an impression at film festivals around the world. Written … Continue reading
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In the Line of Duty 4 (1989) Review
AKA: Witness Director: Yuen Woo Ping Cast: Cynthia Khan Lai Ching, Michael Wong Man Tak, Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Yuen Yat Chor, Liu Kai Chi, Lisa Chiao Chiao, Yuen Shun Yee, Michael Woods, John Salvitti, Stephan Berwick, Farlie Ruth Kordica Running Time: 91 min. By Numskull We all know they don’t make ’em like this anymore, at least not in Hong Kong, so I’ll spare you the rant. I’ll spare … Continue reading
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Tagged Cynthia Khan, Donnie Yen, John Salvitti, Lisa Chiao Chiao, Liu Kai Chi, Michael Wong Man Tak, Michael Woods, Stephan Berwick, Yuen Woo-ping
Judgement | DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2013 Pathfinder presents the DVD for Masato Tsujioka’s Judgement. An ex-boxer wakes up in chains. In this unfamiliar room, he sees his old boxing partner, Matoba; and his long time rival, Ushijima; both being held captive. A woman’s voice erupts: “Choose which one to kill… or you die.” In the tradition of Saw and Battle Royale comes a new tale of horror.
Double Feature: Death Penalty.com & Death Penalty.com: A New Beginning | DVD (Danger After Dark)
RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2013 Danger After Dark presents the Double Feature DVD for Death Penalty.com & Death Penalty.com: A New Beginning. Angry at someone? No worries. Welcome to DeathPenalty.com where you can find a mysteriously masked ally to solve your problem. But there is a catch: for every murder requested, you must commit one and if you don’t follow the plan, you are next! Watch the trailer.
SS Hell Camp | DVD (Full Moon Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2013 Full Moon Pictures presents the DVD for 1977’s SS Hell Camp (aka The Beast in Heat), directed by Luigi Batzella. A beautiful female SS officer/doctor creates a genetic, mutant human beast. The beast is a rapacious, squat, mongoloid sex fiend which she uses to torture and molest female prisoners while the Nazis watch. The vertically challenged beast is kept on a diet of mega-aphrodisiacs. Watch … Continue reading
Riot in a Woman’s Prison | DVD (Full Moon Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2013 Full Moon Pictures presents the DVD for 1974’s Riot in a Woman’s Prison (aka Erotic Confessions from a Women’s Prison), directed by Brunello Rondi. Framed for a crime she didn’t commit, a young French traveler is cruelly imprisoned. Subjected to mental and physical torture from both the cold-hearted nuns who run the place and the hardened female prisoners around her, she struggles to maintain her … Continue reading
Electric Button (Moon & Cherry) DVD (Tidepoint Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2013 Tidepoint Pictures presents the DVD for Electric Button (Moon & Cherry). Mayama, the star of her erotica writing club, has a bad case of writer’s block. When Tadokoro joins the group, Mayama learns that he’s a virgin. Mayama decides that introducing him to a variety of sexual indulgences might just be the inspiration she needs. As “”research”” for her book, she documents Tadokoro’s sexual awakening. Mayama … Continue reading
Ultimate Comic Book 5-Movie Collection Blu-ray & DVD Set (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2013 Lionsgate presents the Blu-ray & DVD set for The Ultimate Comic Book 5-Movie Collection. This re-packaged, specially priced, 5-disc set includes: Kick-Ass, The Crow, The Punisher, The Spirit and Conan the Barbarian.
The latest on David Fincher’s ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ remake
THE MOVIE: David Fincher (Social Network) is remaking 1954’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The film has yet to be green lit, but Disney has placed a 3-month hold on Fincher while they decide to move forward with the project or not. There’s already a script in the can, which is penned by Seven’s scriptwriter, Andrew Kevin Walker. Richard Fleischer’s 1954 film starred Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and … Continue reading
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