Author Archives: JJ Bona

Imprint Asia announces Blu-rays for ‘Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Vol 2’, ‘Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan and ‘Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan’

On November 26, 2025, Imprint Asia is releasing 1972’s Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan/1984’s Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan, and Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume Two. Read the full details below: Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) / Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984) Murder, sex and mayhem fill 1972 Shaw Brothers classic Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan, and its 1984 … Continue reading →

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Picture of a Nymph | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Picture of a Nymph | Blu-ray (88 Films)

In February, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Picture of a Nymph (aka Painting of a Nymph), a 1988 Hong Kong action-fantasy directed by Wu Ma (Showdown at the Cotton Mill). Starring Yuen Biao (Millennium Dragon) in one of his most tender roles, this visually rich masterpiece of Hong Kong cinema captures the eternal struggle

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What Turns a Script Idea into a Professional Screenplay?

How Screenplay Coverage Services Turn Your Idea into a Market-Ready Script You might be writing your first script and feeling lost. Or maybe you have written several drafts, but know something is still missing. The reason is simple: turning a raw concept into a polished script takes more than passion. It requires structure, craft, and an understanding of what the industry expects. This is where screenplay writing services help you … Continue reading →

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Deal on Fire! Rush Hour Trilogy | Blu-ray | Only $13.86 – Expires soon!

Rush Hour: Trilogy | Blu-ray (Warner)

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for Warner Bros’ Rush Hour Trilogy. This set includes Rush Hour 1-3, plus a bonus disc with a brand new featurette documentary titled Brett & Jackie: A Look Back at Rush Hour. Additionally, this 4-disc collector’s set will feature custom illustrations by the stylish Mondo group. The Rush Hour Trilogy also stars Tom Wilkinson, Tzi Ma, Chris Penn, George Cheung, Roger Fan, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang, Roselyn Sanchez, Kenneth Tsang, Maggie Q, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuki Kudo, Noémie Lenoir, Jingchu Zhang, … Continue reading →

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How Martial Arts Movies Mirror the Casino Experience

Martial arts movies and casino experiences might sound like two completely different things, but they actually have a lot more in common than you’d expect. Both are full of suspense, bold moves, and moments where everything changes instantly. In martial arts films, you’re watching fighters make split-second choices that could go amazingly right or horribly wrong. Casinos create that same “what’s gonna happen next?” feeling with every spin or card … Continue reading →

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Achieving Ecological Equilibrium: How Urban Greenspaces Restore Nature’s Balance

Rethinking Urban Footprints for Ecosystem Balance Cities keep swallowing land, choking habitats at a pace the soil and wildlife cannot match. Ecosystem balance, not maximum density, should be the emblem on every urban planner’s desk. Mixed-use parks stitch together recreation, habitat, and community vitality in compact form. Green corridors, threading through the concrete fabric, give wildlife movement routes and microclimates for plants. These designs don’t slow growth—they change its shape—so … Continue reading →

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Looks like Bren Foster has some competition! Australian actioner ‘Unseen Enemy’ is now on Prime Video

Now on Prime Video and DVD from Vision Films is Unseen Enemy, an Australian martial arts actioner from Mathew John Pearson and Salvatore Samperi. Not only does Samperi co-direct, but he also stars, writes and handles the fight choreography, along with Michael Jupp (Life After Fighting) and co-star, Artom Simin. The action showcased in Unseen Enemy incorporates a mixture of Taekwondo, Silat, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and cinematic combat, creating … Continue reading →

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Ringo Lam and Chow Yun-Fat’s ‘City on Fire’ arrives in 4K UHD + Blu-ray from Imprint in February

City On Fire (1987) is the first Golden Princess title to join the Imprint Asia collection! This exclusive SteelBook is housed in a Limited Edition Hardbox, with a 60-page hardcover booklet featuring brand NEW essays by authors / film critics Camille Zaurin and Walter Chaw. Rediscover the classic 80s action/crime-drama fully restored from the original camera negative, in Dolby Vision on 4K UHD, and on Blu-ray, loaded with Special Features. Starring Chow Yun-Fat … Continue reading →

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Chen Kaige’s ‘Farewell My Concubine4K’ UHD + Blu-ray arrives in February from Imprint

Director Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine is a breathtaking opus of intimate passion, unbridled colour, and the timeless frailty of love – now joining Imprint Asia on 4K UHD with brand NEW Dolby Vision grading in a Limited Edition Hardbox. Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China’s history. Starring Leslie Cheung, … Continue reading →

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A Yuen Biao Golden Harvest flick written by Wong Kar Wai? Blu-ray ‘Rosa’ officially arrives next week from 88 Films

On November 24, 2025, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Rosa, a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed by Joe Cheung (The Flaming Brothers) and written by Wong Kar Wai (The Grandmaster). Yuen Biao delivers one of his most energetic performances in this action-packed blend of martial arts, comedy, and romance. After a bungled mission, eccentric cop ‘Little monster’ Hsia (Yuen Biao) is partnered with hot-tempered officer

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Ball-less, live-action ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ in the works from Paramount and ‘Sonic’ producer

A new live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is in the works from Paramount studios. Neal H. Moritz, who is best-known for producing the Fast and Furious and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises, is spearheading the project. For those hoping to see a more R-rated approach will be disappointed. Instead of mirroring the Mirage Studios’ comic books of the 80s – which were filled with edgy language and explicit violence – Paramount … Continue reading →

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Meet the Deadliest Grandma! ‘The Old Woman with the Knife’ arrives on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital on November 25

Writer/director Min Kyu Dong (Her Story) – who is perhaps best-known for co-directing 1999’s Memento Mori – is back with The Old Woman with the Knife, a revenge-thriller based on the novel of the same name by Gu Byeong-mo. The film stars Lee Hye-young (No Blood, No Tears), Shin Si-ah (The Witch: Part 2. The Other One), Kim Sung-cheol (The Battle of Jangsari), Kim Moo-yeol (War of the Arrows) and … Continue reading →

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The Bronson Lee: Za Karate Collection | Blu-ray (Severin)

On November 28, 2025, Severin will be taking orders for the Limited Edition Blu-ray (Region A) for The Bronson Lee: Za Karate Collection, which will include 1974’s Za Karate, Za Karate 2, 1975’s Za Karate 4, as well as Bronson Lee, Champion (the U.S. dubbed version of Za Karate). Following their international success with Sonny Chiba’s The Street Fighter series, Toei Company signed Japanese American 8th-degree black belt karate and … Continue reading →

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Deal on Fire! Chungking Express | 4K Ultra HD | Only $24.98 – Expires soon!

Chungking Express | 4K Ultra HD (Criterion)

Today’s Deal on Fire is the 4K Ultra HD for Chungking Express, Wong Kar-wai’s seminal 1994 Hong Kong cinema classic! The whiplash, double-pronged Chungking Express is one of the defining works of 1990s cinema and the film that made Wong Kar-wai an instant icon. Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung Chiu Wai), both jilted by ex-lovers, cross paths at the Midnight Express take-out food stand, where … Continue reading →

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Who’s the one-and-only master? Eureka’s Blu-ray for Kinji Fukasaku’s ‘Shogun’s Samurai’ is now available

Now shipping from Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region B) for Shogun’s Samurai (aka Yagyu Clan Conspiracy or Intrigue of the Yagyu Clan), a 1978 film from Kinji Fukasaku (The Green Slime, Battle Royal). One of Kinji Fukasaku’s most revered forays into the chanbara or samurai genre: a twisting tale of political intrigue and bloody betrayal starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya (Lone Wolf and Cub), Hiroki Matsukata (Cops vs. Thugs) and the incomparable Shinichi

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