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- Tory on ‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’(Look up Mr. Seagal’s song “Strut” if you’re confused.)
- Tory on ‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’But…but, him want the poonani!
- Andrew Hernandez on Bill… it’s your baby! Artwork for 4K UHD Editions for Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill Vol 1-2’ and ‘Jackie Brown’ revealedAs 4K UHD can hold more footage, it would be nice to have both volumes of Kil…
- CitronAtomik on The legend returns! Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong’s ‘A Legend’ heading to Blu-ray from Well Go USA in JanuaryLike Stanley Tong's recent films like Vanguard, Jackie Chan is almost a walk-…
- Eric on ‘Out for Justice 2’? Not quite… but legendary action star Steven Seagal is back with ‘In the Name of Justice’This man is a dishonor to both cinema and to the western world. I don’t feel…
- Kevin on The legend returns! Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong’s ‘A Legend’ heading to Blu-ray from Well Go USA in JanuaryThis one is bad and that why it was a massive flop in china. Barely made a fe…
- Laurine White on Legend has it that Eureka is releasing a Blu-ray for Kinji Fukasaku’s all-star fantasy actioner ‘Legend of the 8 Samurai’Awesome!
- dakuan on Tony Jaa makes America great again! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Striking Rescue’ arriving in December from Well Go USAhappy to see Tony Jaa still kicks asses, and he's still awkward when speaking…
- Jorge Ronald Torres Morla on Recoil Blu-ray & DVD (Nasser)¡La última de la saga de Películas de: "RETROCEDER NUNCA, RENDIRSE JAMÁS! ¡La…
- Typo on ‘Godzilla Minus One’ filmmaker signs on for his first English-language film ‘Grandgear’ for Sony and J.J. AbramsAnd another one Asian going to Hollywood! I hope his Doreamon - Stand by me 3…
- Typo on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’"on the style/photography levels"
- JJ Bona on Jackie Chan’s BEST Lo Wei flick just got better! Watch a video of what 88 Films’ ‘Dragon Fist’ 4K UHD will look like…Edited, thank you!
- Kiril Valkov on Jackie Chan’s BEST Lo Wei flick just got better! Watch a video of what 88 Films’ ‘Dragon Fist’ 4K UHD will look like…The release date (as per 88 Films website) has been moved to 24.02.2025. Appa…
- Andrew Hernandez on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’Well, John Wick was mostly gunplay, jiujitsu and judo. The Prosecutor seems t…
- Typo on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’Looks OK. But...too much like Wick & Co, and of course like A bittersweet…
- Typo on All aboard!? ‘Shin Godzilla’ co-director Shinji Higuchi to remake 1975’s ‘Bullet Train’ for Netflix! Watch a Teaser…The original has aged badly... But frankly I can easily wait for a remake.
- Typo on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’"Funny" to see Michael Hui there... In Hong Kong, he's in "The last dance", a…
- Andrew Hernandez on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’It’s amazing what 60 year old guys are still willing to put themselves throug…
- dakuan on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’i suspect i'll hate Yen's character just as much as i hated him in Raging Fir…
- Phil Chan on Don’t call it a comeback! Watch the Trailer for ‘Last Dance’ starring Hong Kong legend Michael Hui and Dayo WongAlready more than HK$50 million in local box office earnings after only a wee…
- Phil Chan on No further questions your honor! Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Donnie Yen’s latest action thriller ‘The Prosecutor’Both Michael Hui and Liza Wang as part of the cast? Donnie’s certainly bringi…
- Andrew Hernandez on Film Safari Ghana (2024) ReviewThis sounds like fun. My fiancé has family from Ghana, so she can tell me mor…
- Typo on Netflix ‘n KILL! Streaming giant awakens the English-language remake of Kim Jee-woon’s 2005 hit ‘A Bittersweet Life’I love the original. Perfect movie. They can shove their remake where the sun…
- Ska Martes on Tony Jaa makes America great again! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Striking Rescue’ arriving in December from Well Go USAGonna second this - surprised this site hasn't reviewed Aston Chen's Black St…
- paul taggart on A hunk, a hunk of ‘Burning Blood’! ‘Young and Dangerous’ stars Jordan Chan, Michael Tse and Jerry Lamb fire it up!oh another generic cgi mainland cop snorefest, great
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Jean-Claude Van Damme in Hard Target 2? Almost…
Check out this new Coors Light commercial from the UK, featuring Van Damme sporting a mullet hairstyle, reminiscent of his look in 1993’s “Hard Target”. Update: The 2nd commercial has been released.
Adrift aka Choi Voi DVD (Global Film Initiative)
RELEASE DATE: November 22, 2011 A moody, enigmatic film, Adrift…is a subtle, melancholy exploration of erotic angst and uncomfortable awakening. — New York Times Starring Do Hai Yen (The Quiet American), Nguyen Duy Koha, Johnny Tri Nguyen (The Rebel), Linh-Dan Pham (Ninja Assassin). Check out the bizarre (and creepy sounding) trailer.
Submit Your Film to the 30th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is thrilled to announce their Call for Entries for the 30th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF)! SFIAAFF accepts films and videos made by or about Asian Americans and Asians of any nationality. All lengths and genres will be considered. SFIAAFF takes place every March in California’s Bay Area and is the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and … Continue reading
Super Blu-ray/DVD (IFC)
RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2011 Super is a 2010 American dark comedy written and directed by James Gunn, starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, and Kevin Bacon. Footnote: Jean-Claude Van Damme turned down a role that ultimately went to Kevin Bacon. Check out the cityonfire.com review here. Check out the trailer here.
Assassins Creed: Lineage DVD (New Video Group)
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2011 The story is a prequel to the video game Assassin’s Creed II. It centres around the father of the game’s main character Ezio Auditore de Firenze. Giovanni is an assassin living during the Renaissance in 15th century Italy. At this dawn of a new era, a conspiracy is being plotted by one corrupt family to overthrow the powerful Medici family and destroy a unified Italy. … Continue reading
Basket Case Blu-ray (Image)
RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2011 First time on Blu-ray! With memorably gruesome scenes – such as the screaming woman with the scalpels stuck in her face – and some disturbing stop-motion animation, Frank Henenlotter’s Basket Case (1982) is one of the most beloved, cheerfully demented cult classicks of all time. So go ahead and open the basket… if you dare! Check out the trailer.
The Shaft aka Dixia De Tiankong DVD (Global Film Initiative)
RELEASE DATE: November 22, 2011 … the stark melancholia achieves a rare authenticity, perhaps most pointedly manifested in the objective correlative of the mineshaft itself, the dismal bowels of which we only see in two brief and uneventful scenes. The family doesn’t abhor mining because it’s hazardous or arduous, but because it represents their only career option: It’s a Plutonian symbol of universal resignation… The intermittent genius of director Zhang … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Blu-ray/DVD (Troma)
RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2011 Mother’s Day is a 1980 horror film, directed by Charles Kaufman. In the UK, the film was rejected by the BBFC in 1980, banning it from sale. A remake of Mother’s Day has been completed and is currently set to release theatrically sometime in 2011. Check out the trailer here.
Dressed to Kill Blu-ray (MGM)
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011 First time on Blu-ray! To condemn 1980’s Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock rip-off is to miss the sheer enjoyment of Brian De Palma’s delirious 1980 thriller. Hitchcockian homages run rampant through most of De Palma’s earlier films, and this one’s chock-full of visual quotes, mostly cribbed from Vertigo and Psycho. Check out the trailer here.
Magic Blade, The (1976) Review
Director: Chor Yuen Cast: Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, Guk Fung, Tang Ching, Cheng Lee, Lily Li Li-Li, Fan Mei Sheng, Chan Shen, Cheng Miu, Goo Goon Chung, Ha Ping, Lau Wai Ling, Norman Chu, Yuen Wah, Tim Lei, Wong Pau Gei, Alan Chui Chung San Running Time: 93 min. By Joe909 Magic Blade hits the ground running and doesn’t let up for its first hour. From the opening challenge between … Continue reading
Sector 7 Trailer: Korean Monster in 3D
Yoon Je-Gyun (director of “Haeundae” aka Tidal Wave/Tsunami) is back with another special effects extravaganza. This time, the plot involves an oil prospecting ship crew and their fight against a deadly monster -in 3D! “Sector 7,” which opens Summer 2011, was apparently pre-sold to four countries before its release, so expect a North American DVD/Blu-release soon. The film’s cast includes: Ha Ji-won (Haeundae), Ahn Seong-gi (Nowhere To Hide) and Oh … Continue reading
Trailer: The Beast
Have you ever wondered what a guy would do if the grandmother that he lives with suddenly dies, then finds out that his sister has been kidnapped, and on top of all that learns that the kidnappers plan to make a pornographic movie with said sister, and post in on the internet by 10:00pm the next day? Check out the trailer here. – Thanks to One Armed Boxer Directed by … Continue reading
Chuck Norris DVD Set: Delta Force, Delta Force 2, Missing in Action, Missing in Action 2, Missing in Action 3 (Image)
RELEASE DATE: October 11, 2011 This new 5-feature DVD set includes: Delta Force 1 and 2, and Missing in Action 1, 2 and 3. The original Delta Force is very underrated and features a fine performance by Robert Forster! Trailers: Delta Force | Delta Force 2 | Missing in Action | Missing in Action 2 | Missing in Action 3
Charles Bronson DVD Set: The Mechanic, Messenger of Death, Assassination (Image)
RELEASE DATE: October 11, 2011 This 3 feature set includes The Mechanic, Messenger of Death and Assassination. Assassination was directed by Peter H. Hunt, the director of the cult favorite James Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Trailers: The Mechanic | Messenger of Death | Assassination
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