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on This you can trust: Cameras set to roll in 2027 for ‘King Conan’ starring Arnold SchwarzeneggerAgree. And use Basil Poledourisâ original score as well.
on This you can trust: Cameras set to roll in 2027 for ‘King Conan’ starring Arnold SchwarzeneggerâMcQuarrie to writeâ. Please can I make this clear to yâall. JUST USE THE FRI…
on âRush Hour 4â is moving ahead as director Brett Ratner hitches a ride with President Trump to scout filming locations in Chinathis is just the first step. After Rush Hour 4, Ellison and Trump are going t…
on âRush Hour 4â is moving ahead as director Brett Ratner hitches a ride with President Trump to scout filming locations in ChinaThat was thenâŠthis is now
on Tiger on the Beat 2 (1990) ReviewNot as good as the first film, but it's gained an unfairly bad rep for some r…
on The Ip Man saga continues WITHOUT Donnie Yen? Dennis To in ‘Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend’ coming soon from Well Go USAI love The Legend is Born. I watch it just as much as the Donnie Yen films. I…
on Tiger on the Beat 2 (1990) Reviewif ever I get my hands on either the Shout or eventual Arrow versions I need…
on Return to the living dead! New Poster for Well Go USA’s ‘Colony’ from ‘Train to Busan’ director Yeon Sang HoColony is making its debut in New York. https://deadline.com/2026/05/gianna-j…
on The Ip Man saga continues WITHOUT Donnie Yen? Dennis To in ‘Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend’ coming soon from Well Go USADennis To is the epitome of wasted potential. I really enjoyed his outing in…
on Donald Gibb, the larger than life actor known for ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Bloodsport’, dies at 71Rest in peace Donald Gibb You were awesome as Jackson in Bloodsport
on Demon Dancer: Sua/Nara (2026) ReviewThank you! We are very excited to release the finished version!
on Demon Dancer: Sua/Nara (2026) ReviewAny idea when/how this will be released in the US?
on Demon Dancer: Sua/Nara (2026) ReviewGreat and detailed review! Just a single note â we developed the script for D…
on Ready for ultimate kung fu bliss? George Lazenby and Angela Mao’s ‘Stoner’ arriving on Blu-ray from 88 FilmsI remember all these Mao Ying films only available on VCD, still have a bunch…
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Dark Star: Thermostellar Edition Blu-ray (VCI Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2012 VCI Entertainment presents the Blu-ray for John Carpenter’s Dark Star: Thermostellar Edition. In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong. Packed with a crap load of extra features, this version guarantees to satisfy! Check out the trailer. HKFanatic’s favorite film!
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Red Dawn Blu-ray (MGM)
RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2012 MGM presents the Blu-ray for John Milius’ Red Dawn. When Communist paratroopers descend on a high school football field in Colorado, a group of the school’s students wages an all-out guerrilla war to save their town – and their country! Starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Harry Dean Stanton, C. Thomas Howell, Powers Boothe, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey. Check out the trailer.
Magnificent Warriors (1987) Review
Director: David Chung Chi-Man Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Richard Ng, Derek Yee Tung Sing, Lowell Lo, Koon Ting, Cindy Lau Chin Dai, Tetsuya Matsui, Hwang Jang Lee, Chang Yi, Lo Meng, Ku Feng Running Time: 89 min. By Numskull Very ’80s action flick that substitutes quantity for quality. There’s not much about it that could rightly be described as “magnificent” but that’s OK… this is a rainy day, nowhere to go, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chang Yi, David Chung Chi-Man, Derek Yee Tung Sing, Hwang Jang Lee, Ku Feng, Lo Meng (Toad), Michelle Yeoh, Richard Ng
Strip Mahjong: Battle Royale DVD (Danger After Dark)
RELEASE DATE: TBA Danger After Dark presents the DVD for Strip Mahjong: Battle Royale. A handful of mysterious Japanese women take part in a deranged web show that makes them strip off their clothes when they lose a round of Mahjong. When there is nothing left to hide, the loser’s secrets are revealed and the nubile contestants must take their punishment. Update: According to Anon, a fellow COF reader, this movie … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Escape From Women’s Prison DVD (Cinema First)
RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Cinema First presents the DVD for 1978’s Escape From Women’s Prison. A pack of female convicts engineer a prison break – taking a busload of young athletes hostage. They seek out the man responsible for their incarceration. But before they find him, the convicts make it a long road of pain for their hostages.
US network to develop a ‘Battle Royale’ TV series? – âWeâre not planning to do anything that we cannot get on the air”
Due to the success of The Hunger Games (2012), which was similar to – and – helped popularize Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale (2000) in America, The CW Network is currently in discussion to remake Battle Royale as an English-language TV series. If a deal is reached, the TV series will source off Koushun Takamiâs original novel and the story will be expanded into a series of hour long episodes. LA Times reports: When … Continue reading
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Many Wars Ago DVD (Raro Video USA)
RELEASE DATE: October 16, 2012 Raro Video USA presents the DVD for 1970’s Many Wars Ago. On the Italian/Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the decimated Italian troops. Directed by Francesco Rossi (Hands Over the City) and starring Mark Frechette, Alain Cuny and Gian Maria VolontĂ©.
Soldiers of Fortune DVD (MGM)
RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2012 MGM presents the DVD for Soldiers of Fortune. Expendables, move over! Five super-rich thrill-seekers have paid a premium to have themselves inserted into a real-life military mission: delivering weapons to the besieged rebels of an island stronghold. But when the plan backfires and all hell breaks loose. Starring Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames and Dominic Monaghan. Check out the trailer.
Athena: Goddess of War Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)
RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Funimation presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Athena: Goddess of War, a film branched off the TV show Iris, about secret organizations fighting terrorist factions engaged in nuclear proliferation. Starring Jung Woo-sung, Cha Seung-won, Soo Ae and Lee Ji-ah. Check out the trailer here.
Iron Sky Blu-ray & DVD (Entertainment One)
RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2012 Entertainment One presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Iron Sky, a Finland/Germany/Australia co-production, revolves around how the Nazis set up a secret base on the moon back in 1945; now it’s 2018 and they’re going to continue where Hitler left off. Check out the trailer here.
White Vengeance Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2012 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray and DVD for White Vengeance, starring Leon Lai, Jordan Chan, Anthony Wong, Andy On, Crystal Liu and Zhang Hanyu. Directed by Daniel Lee (14 Blades), White Vengeance centers on the Feast at Hong Gate/Hongmen Banquet, one of the important events in the ChuâHan Contention. Check out the trailer.
Sacrifice DVD (Indomina)
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2012 Indomina presents the DVD for Sacrifice, a story of epic revenge, written and directed by Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine), focuses on a power hungry general who wipes out his rival along with his entire family, save for one newborn. The infant is protected by the doctor who delivered him and raises him as his own, hoping to mold him into his own instrument of … Continue reading
Headshot Blu-ray & DVD (Lorber Films)
RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2012 Lorber Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s action-thriller Headshot. Along with Wisit Sasanatieng (Tears of the Black Tiger) and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Ratanaruang is considered one of Thai cinema’s leading “new wave” auteurs. He is best known for his 2003 film Last Life in the Universe. Check out the trailer.
At the end of ‘The Day’ how much post-apocalyptic action can you really handle?
There’s been a lot of good buzz circulating around Douglas Aarniokoski’s The Day, a post-apocalyptic action-thriller that recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). According to imdb, the capsule plot is as follows: Open war against humanity rages. 5 survivors; lost and on the run. The pursuit is relentless, the bullets are dwindling and the battle is everywhere. This is a 24hr look into their lives. Fight or die. The Day … Continue reading
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Man of Vendetta DVD (Cinema Asia Releasing)
RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2012 Cinema Asia Releasing presents the DVD for Man of Vendetta (aka Broken Man). Joo Young-soo is a well-respected minister. One day, his life is shattered to pieces when his five-year old daughter is kidnapped. The minister and his wife cling onto God with desperate prayers but she never returns. Feeling betrayed and distraught with anguish, Joo renounces his faith and turns to a completely secular … Continue reading
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