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on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I think it must stick in Jackie's craw that for all the phenomenal works of a…
on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Jackie and Tucker need to stay away from VIP #1 (Brett Ratfuck) at Epsteins P…
on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?"There’s a difference between actually being funny, and just being flat-out o…
on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Comedy is also supposed to be funny, not just offensive. There's a difference…
on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?You do have to love how in every interview, even for the SHADOWS EDGE , Jacki…
on Deal on Fire! The Grandmaster | Blu-ray | Only $11.67 – Expires soon!Tony Leung retrospective in New York. https://youtu.be/dsw7TL0ssy8?si=ZkaycsN…
on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?The Rush Hour series is hilarious. Even the third film is funnier than most c…
on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?The fact he passed away in 2022 would also have had an impact on his involvem…
on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’This Louis Mandylor is not good and he likes to star in many scott adkins fil…
on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Nah that’s definitely an error, Corey Yuen’s Chinese name is 元奎.
on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We have a new DTV trash star Bren Foster lol.
on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’Brenn's definitely not the first one i'd have chosen to portray Karl Marx, gu…
on Rumor has it… Chow Yun-fat to join Jackie Chan in Larry Yang’s sequel to ‘The Shadow’s Edge’?This could be cool but I hope they give the sequel the same love the first re…
on Wanna party like it’s 1994? Watch the Newest Trailer for ‘Cold War 1994’ starring Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok and Tony LeungValerian chow also in the movie. Yuen biao in it for sure.
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Badge 373 Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)
RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Olive Films presents 1973’s Badge 373, an action thriller starring Robert Duvall. Eddie (Duvall) is a tough, no-nonsense, racist Irish cop who heads out on a one-man crusade to find out who killed his partner. Like 1971’s The French Connection, Badge 373 is based on Eddie Egan, a real life, tough-talking New York cop. Watch the trailer.
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Tiger on the Beat (1988) Review
Director: Lau Kar Leung Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Conan Lee, Nina Li Chi, Shirley Ng, Norman Chu, Gordon Liu, David Chiang, Philip Ko Fei, James Wong, Wayne Archer, Lau Kar Wing, Shing Fui On, Lydia Shum, Ti Lung, Wilson Tong, Wu Shih, Bill Lui Tak-Wai Running Time: 89 min. By Joseph Kuby More watchable than Lethal Weapon 3 and 4 combined! Although this irreverent film should really be compared to … Continue reading
Shout! Factory to release Korean action films ‘Sector 7’ and ‘Quick’ on Blu-ray & DVD
Today, Shout! Factory announced a multi-year agreement with CJ E&M, the leading film distribution and production company in Korea, to be the exclusive North American home entertainment distributor for two widely popular Korean motion pictures. Under the multi-property alliance, Shout! Factory has secured the rights to distribute the Korean 3D creature thriller Sector 7 and action-packed adventure Quick for all packaged media (DVD/Blu-ray) home entertainment releases and digital distribution in … Continue reading
Lassiter DVD (Hen’s Tooth Video)
RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Just like The Cannonball Run and High Road To China (also being released by Hen’s Tooth), 1984′s Lassiter is another U.S.-made film that Golden Harvest produced in the 1980′s. In this adventure, Tom Selleck plays a professional thief who is hired by the British law enforcement and the FBI to do a secret job. Also starring Jane Seymour, Lauren Hutton and Bob Hoskins. Check out the trailer.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Sony presents David Fincher’s 2011’s thriller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Based on the the novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the story of a man’s (Daniel Craig) mission to find out what has happened to a girl who has been missing for 40 years. Check out the trailer.
The Walking Tall Trilogy Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: May 15, 2012 If you’re looking for Dwayne Johnson or Kevin Sorbo, look elsewhere! Shout! Factory presents all three of the 1970’s Walking Tall revenge movies on Blu-ray and DVD: 1973’s Walking Tall, starring Joe Don Baker; 1975’s Walking Tall Part 2, starring Bo Svenson; and 1977’s Walking Tall: Final Chapter, also starring Bo Svenson. Check out the back-to-back trailers for Part 1 & Part 2.
Melancholia Blu-ray & DVD (Magnolia)
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 2012 Magnolia presents Lars von Trier’s 2011 sci-fi/drama movie, Melancholia. Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with the Earth. Melancholia stars Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland and Alexander Skarsgard. Check out the trailer.
Young, Violent, Dangerous DVD (Raro Video)
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 2012 Raro Video is back with another Italian crime flick. This time, 1976’s Young, Violent, Dangerous (aka Liberi Armati Pericolosi), starring the legendary Tomas Milian. The plot revolves around a Dirty Harry-type detective (Thomas Milian) who is up against a trio of psychotic teenagers who go on a crime and killing spree. Check out the opening scene on youtube.
‘Beat ‘Em Up’ promises ‘Bruce Lee’s Game of Death for the UFC Generation’
Beat ‘Em Up is an upcoming martial arts feature starring and directed by Peter Hallett (The Silencer, Death List). The film, openly billed as “Bruce Lee’s Game of Death for the UFC Generation,” features action from the stunt team behind Batman Begins, Blade II and The Golden Compass. Beat ‘Em Up has a surprising cast that includes Richard Grannon (Real Outlaws) Antonio Fargas (Starsky And Hutch) Joe Estevez (Apocalypse Now) … Continue reading
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Norwegian Wood DVD (New Video Group)
RELEASE DATE: May 15, 2012 Norwegian Wood is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung (“The Scent of Green Papaya”), based on the novel by internationally acclaimed author Haruki Murakami. The film is the story of Toru, who grows close to his deceased best friend’s former lover. Norwegian Wood stars Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi and Kiko Mizuhara. Take a wild guess at what song is featured … Continue reading
Golden Harvest’s Raymond Chow speaks in a rare interview
Raymond Chow is the prime mover of Golden Harvest Studios, which he founded in 1970 with Leonard Ho. Some of the biggest names of Hong Kong cinema were launched (and still are associated) by the studio: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, John Woo and Jet Li – just to name a few. Twitch recently posted a 20-minute video interview, which was conducted on March 21st, 2011, during … Continue reading
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After the Banquet DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents Kim Yun-Cheol’s 2009 Korean film, After the Banquet. Not having seen each other for years, a group of college friends gather for a wedding. However, they are surprised to find a strange woman crashing wedding, creating a tense atmosphere of curiosity. After the Banquet stars Shin Sung-Woo, Ye Ji-Won, Bae Soo-Bin and Ko Ah-Sung. Check out the trailer.
Relation of Face, Mind and Love DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents Jang-soo Lee’s 2010 Korean film, Relation of Face, Mind and Love. Talented architect Tae-pung Kang (Kang Ji-Hwan) becomes involved in a car accident. Because of the accident, he develops a visual impairment that makes him see unattractive people as attractive. Shallow Hal, anyone? Relation of Face, Mind and Love stars Kang Ji-Hwan, Lee Ji-A, Hwang Jung-Eum and Jeon Su-Kyeong. Check out the … Continue reading
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If we’re lucky, Yuen Woo-Ping may lead ‘The Order of the Seven’
THE MOVIE: Commercial director Michael Gracey is helming an East-meets-West take on Snow White and the Seven Dwarves for Disney, titled The Order of the Seven. Saoirse Ronan (Hanna, The Lovely Bones) stars as Snow White but this adaptation of the story will place more of an emphasis on the seven “dwarves,” who are now full-bodied warriors. The film has been in development since 2002 but is slated for release … Continue reading
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Live-action ‘Space Adventure Cobra’ in the works
THE MOVIE: Alexandre Aja, director of The Hills Have Eyes remake and Piranha 3-D, is positioned to helm a live-action adaptation of Space Adventure Cobra, the popular anime from Osamu Dezaki (director on shows like Astro Boy and Lupin the 3rd). A tentative release date for 2017 is set. Updates: Dark Horizons notes the film is slowly moving full steam ahead, as it’s found a partner to co-finance its estimated … Continue reading
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