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Yakuza Hunters: Final Death Ride Battle aka Yakuza Busting Girls DVD (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2012 From Yoshihiro Nishimura, director of Tokyo Gore Police!, comes Yakuza Hunters: Final Death Ride Battle, featuring a host of B-movie cult favorites including Yoshihiro Nishimura (“The Machine Girl”) and Tsuyoshi Kazuno (“Robo Geisha”). Furious with Junko, who massacred her old friends called the Yakuza hunters, Asami enters into a final battle with four old friends. Check out the trailer.
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The Bruce Lee Chronicles: Volume 1 eBook available for iPad/Kindle
The ultimate ebook for all Bruce Lee fans! There’s no better reason to want an iPad/Kindle for Christmas this year! To millions of fans around the world, Bruce Lee was the greatest martial arts icon who ever lived. Join Bruce on one of his greatest real-life adventures and discover the true story behind the making of his most personal movie, Way of the Dragon. Officially endorsed by The Bruce Lee … Continue reading
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The Summer of Massacre Blu-ray & DVD (Vicious Circle)
RELEASE DATE: January 10, 2012 Three legendary serial killers terrorize downtown Los Angeles by murdering countless innocent souls and the killer plan is to go out with a real bang. The Summer of Massacre is a 100 mph slasher ride that never slows down and is packed with enough gore and insanity to send you looking for your barf bag. This film holds the Record™ for “Highest Body Count in … Continue reading
The Thing 2011 Prequel Blu-ray & DVD (Universal)
RELEASE DATE: January 31, 2012 At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. Matthijs van Heijningen directs this prequel – with respect, skill, class and a cute leading lady – to John Carpenter’s 1982 classic. Check out the trailer.
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire DVD (Pathfinder)
RELEASE DATE: January 17, 2012 Directed by Hae-sung Song (2010’s “A Better Tomorrow” remake), Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire is a biopic that recounts the story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he’s half Korean. But when Rikidozan goes to the United States and discovers professional wrestling, he becomes a hero back home. Check out the trailer.
Parallel Life DVD (Pathfinder)
RELEASE DATE: January 17, 2012 A young judge is known for making tough and uncompromising decisions. But, his carefully ordered life is thrown into chaos after his wife is brutally murdered. Apparently, a former criminal has a grudge against him for a past ruling. It soon becomes apparent that the case is far from closed, as a reporter contacts Suk Hyun, informing him that his life appears to be following … Continue reading
Modus Operandi DVD (Lorber Films)
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2012 Modus Operandi is the groundbreaking debut film by Frankie Latina. When two briefcases with mysterious contents are stolen from top Presidential candidate Squire Parks (Michael Sottile), it sets off a deadly series of double-crosses and betrayals. Also starring Danny Trejo (Machete), Mark Borchardt and Mark Metcalf, Modus Operandi is the film that gives a whole new meaning to the word ”grindhouse”. Check out teaser trailers 1 … Continue reading
The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence Blu-ray & DVD (MPI) aka Human Centipede II
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2012 Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy. Director Tom Six, who helmed the first Human Centipede, says the sequel makes the original look like “My Little Pony.” Check out the trailer and read cityonfire.com’s review.
Aragaki Yui to star in ‘Ranma 1/2’ live-action special
The classic manga/anime Ranma 1/2 is being turned into a live-action drama special starring actress Aragaki Yui. NTV will broadcast the 2-hour drama sometime in December. The announced cast also features Hasegawa Kyoko as Tendo Kasumi, Tanihara Shosuke as Ono Tofu, Furuta Arata as Saotome Genma, and Namase Katsuhisa as Tendo Soun. Click here for the full story. Update: Anime News Network linked a teaser pic of the cast in … Continue reading
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‘Speed Angels’ – 1st race car film dedicated to female drivers to screen on December 28
Directed by Jingle Ma (Tokyo Raiders) and starring Cecilia Cheung (12 Nights), Rene Liu (Run Papa Run) and Tang Wei (Wu Xia); Speed Angels is the first ever racing car film dedicated to female drivers. The film will feature a lineup of celebrity heavyweights from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Chinesefilms.cn reports that Speed Angels will be screened at on December 28, 2011. Also visit the … Continue reading
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War of the Arrows Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2012 War of the Arrows (aka Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon) is about a archer (Park Hae-il) who risks his life to save his sister from slavery under Prince Dorgan’s rule. War of the Arrows won four awards in 48th Daejong Awards to Best Actor for Park Hae-il and Best New Actress for Moon Chae-won. The film stayed at the top of the box office for weeks. … Continue reading
Flying Guillotine Parts 1 and 2 beheads to retail stores on November 29th!
Arc Entertainment & Dragon Dynasty have just released 2 more classic Shaw Brothers films that represent the absolute cream of the crop of Kung Fu cinema! Flying Guillotine and Flying Guillotine 2 hit retail stores November 29th and are available in Wal Mart, on Amazon and from other fine retailers. Both films have been beautifully re-mastered and include both Chinese and English audio tracks. These are the last two of 10 … Continue reading
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Shaolin Soccer (2001) Review
Director: Stephen Chow Co-director: Lik-Chi Lee Cast: Stephen Chow, Lee Wai, Vicki Zhao, Ng Man-Tat, Cecilia Cheung, Cheung Ming Ming, Law Kar-Ying, Karen Mok, Karen Morris, Alan Tam, Patrick Tse Running Time: 112 min. By Vic Nguyen Overtaking From Beijing With Love as the best introduction to the work of Stephen Chow to western audiences, this big budget, FX laden production more than lives up to the hype, injecting enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Cecilia Cheung, Danny Chan, Ng Man Tat, Patrick Tse Yin, Stephen Chow, Vicky Zhao Wei
The Dead Blu-ray & DVD (Anchor Bay)
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2012 When the last flight out of war-torn Africa crashes off the coast, Lt. Brian Murphy (Rob Freeman) is the sole survivor in a land where the dead are returning to life and attacking the living. When he crosses paths with local solider Daniel Dembele (Prince David Osei), a man frantically searching for his son, they join forces. “The Best Zombie Movie of the Year” – … Continue reading
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