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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…
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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…
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 ?
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on Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 8 | Blu-ray (Shout)Well, the answer is due to licencing, so your still where we were with region…
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…
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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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.
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US network to develop a ‘Battle Royale’ TV series? – “We’re 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 Takami’s 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 Volonté.
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 Chu–Han 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
The Outlaw DVD (Cinema Asia Releasing)
RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2012 Cinema Asia Releasing presents the DVD for The Outlaw. Detective Jung-soo constantly comes face to face with victims of brutal, senseless murders, which makes him outraged. During one investigation, he meets Ji-hyun, a victim that survived a brutal attack. Eventually, she and Jung-soo are married and sh*t goes down. Check out the trailer.
Resident Evil: Damnation Blu-ray & DVD (Sony Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2012 Sony Entertainment presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Resident Evil: Damnation (aka Biohazard: Damnation). In this sequel to Resident Evil: Degeneration, Damnation will revolve around bio-organic weapons used in the European war zone, with the return of Leon S. Kennedy as the protagonist. Check out the trailer.
In the Mood for Love Blu-ray (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2012 Criterion presents the Blu-ray for Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love. With its aching musical soundtrack and its exquisitely abstract cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past decade of cinema, as well as a milestone in Wong’s redoubtable career. Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai Maggie Cheung Man-yuk. Check out the trailer.
Rosemary’s Baby Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: October 30, 2012 Criterion presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby. Mia Farrow stars as a young mother-to-be who grows suspicious that her elderly neighbors and self-involved husband (John Cassavetes) are hatching a satanic plot against her and her baby. In the decades of occult cinema Polanski’s ungodly masterpiece has spawned, it’s never been outdone for sheer psychological terror. Check out the trailer.
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