Author Archives: JJ Bona

Well Go USA announces two Shaw Brothers classics coming in April: ‘Duel of Fists’ and ‘Swordsman and Enchantress’

January 26, 2012 JJ Bona

On Facebook, Well Go USA posted: “Be on the lookout for Duel of Fists and also Swordsman and Enchantress – both coming on DVD in April.” In the meantime, Well Go USA is keeping their Asian catalogue fresh with upcoming releases like Jackie Chan’s 1911 (Jan), Donnie Yen’s Flash Point (Jan), Jet Li’s Ocean Heaven (Feb), the Korean box office hit War of the Arrows (Feb), Tak Sakaguchi in Yakuza Weapon (Feb) and Blade … Continue reading →

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Private Eye DVD (Pathfinder)

January 25, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Is Park Dae-min’s Private Eye Korea’s answer to Sherlock Holmes? Maybe. 1900s, Seoul, Korean Empire. A Hong Jin-ho (Hwang Jung-min) is a down and out detective. Makes most of his catching cheating spouses. Until a corpse is discovered in the woods… Check out the trailer.

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Lost on the Island aka Mapado 2: Back to the Island DVD (Pathfinder)

January 25, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Former detective Chung-su takes a secret mission from an aged millionaire who wants to see his first love again before he dies. He ventures out to a strange island where only a bunch of old grandmothers live. Directed by Lee Sang-hoon, Mapado 2: Back to the Island, is the sequel to the hot comedy Mapado. Check out the trailer.

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A Bullet for the General Blu-ray (Blue Underground)

January 25, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2012 Blue Underground presents A Bullet for the General, coming soon to Blu-ray! At the height of the Mexican revolution, a mysterious young American (Lou Castel) joins a gang of marauders led by El Chucho (Gian Maria Volonte) on a series of savage raids to steal guns for a powerful rebel general. But when the Gringo brings his own cold-blooded ideals to the bandits, El Chucho … Continue reading →

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Django, Kill… If You Live, Shoot! Blu-ray (Blue Underground)

January 25, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: June 19, 2012 Blue Underground presents Django, Kill… If You Live, Shoot!, coming soon to Blu-ray! Tomas Milian stars as a half-breed bandit double-crossed and left for dead who rises from the grave to seek his revenge. But when his quest leads to a bizarre town called The Unhappy Place, he is plunged into an odyssey of gruesome torture, graphic violence and relentless sexual depravity. This is the … Continue reading →

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Roadracers Blu-ray (Echo Bridge)

January 24, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 After his 1992 debut, El Mariachi, Robert Rodriguez (Machete) made a Showtime movie called Roadracers. The film revolves around a rebel (David Arquette) who dreams of leaving his dead end small town and becoming a rockabilly star but gets caught up in a nasty feud with the town’s local sheriff. Salma Hayek co-stars. Check out the trailer.

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Operation Condor 2: Armour of God Blu-ray (Echo Bridge)

January 24, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 Echo Bridge is re-releasing Operation Condor 2: The Armourof God (aka Armour of God), this time as a standalone Blu-ray. With that said, not sure why someone would want to buy this instead of this. In any case, please be advised that this is the cut and and English dubbed version of the film. Check out the original Golden Harvest trailer.

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles |

Ocean Heaven Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

January 24, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2012 Well GO USA presents Ocean Heaven, starring Jet Li as you’ve never seen him before. Ocean Heaven is about how a terminally ill father attempts to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to survive on his own before he passes away. Also starring Kwai Lun-mei (The Stool Pigeon). Check out the trailer. Update: Oh, and the U.S. trailer.

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Bandai Entertainment to cease new DVD and Blu-ray releases in North America

January 24, 2012 JJ Bona

On January 3rd, the publisher of Bandai Entertainment is announcing that it will cease to release new DVD and Blu-ray releases in North America, effectively ending its 13-year run in the market. The majority of the division’s contractors and three of their five full-time staff members will be laid off, and all releases scheduled after the end of January have been cancelled. For more information, visit www.animenewsnetwork.com. Update: Off the … Continue reading →

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True Story of a Woman In Jail: Sex Hell DVD (Impulse Pictures)

January 20, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2012 In True Story of a Woman In Jail: Sex Hell, a group of young women is thrown into a horrible juvenile hall, due to their illegal acts. They soon wish they were back on the outside, as a gang of inmates subjects this fresh meat to the horrors of being locked up. This movie is a sleazy, sexually graphic and surprisingly violent entry in the … Continue reading →

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Debauchery DVD (Impulse Pictures)

January 20, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2012 In Debauchery, Ryoko Watanabe stars as Ami, a jaded housewife who pitches herself, body and soul, into the Tokyo decadence of the decade in an attempt to pep up her marriage. She secretly joins the elite Madame Machiko Society Club to experiment with discrete sex games and the thrill of making love to anonymous men. Bonus Features: Original Trailer and Liner Notes from Jasper Sharp.

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Killer Nun Blu-ray (Blue Underground)

January 20, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Branded as obscene around the world and banned outright in Britain, Killer Nun has been newly remastered from the original negative and is now presented with all its blasphemous sex and violence fully restored in sleazy High Definition! Check out the trailer.

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This Is Not a Movie Blu-ray & DVD (Lorber)

January 20, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 With the end of the world imminent, Pete Nelson (Edward Furlong) locks himself inside a Las Vegas hotel. There, he tries to understand his confused reality influenced by film, TV, pop culture, disinformation, drugs and propaganda. This Is Not a Movie features an original soundtrack score by Guns N Roses guitar legend, Slash. Check out the trippy trailer.

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Alastair MacLean’s Puppet On A Chain DVD (Scorpion)

January 19, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Move over James Bond! Directed by Geoffrey Reeve, 1971’s Puppet on a Chain is a British thriller based on the Alastair MacLean novel of the same name. It’s about an American agent (Sven-Bertil Taube) who goes to Amsterdam to break up lethal gangs who run the city. There’s a gritty boat chase in this movie that pre-dates the famous one in Live and Let Die … Continue reading →

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Late Spring aka Banshun Blu-ray (Criterion)

January 19, 2012 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 One of the most powerful of the family portraits by Yasujiro Ozu, Late Spring tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever—and as strong a justification for its maker’s inclusion … Continue reading →

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