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on Enter the Dragon: The Most Overrated Kung Fu Movie Ever?It pains me to agree, i'll watch Golden Harvest Bruce Lee before ETD any day…
on BADDER Lieutenant! Watch the New U.S. Trailer for Takashi Miike’s ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ arriving soon from NeonAn Asian guy as the only star? Come on! Add a white blonde!
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What do you think of the new cityonfire.com?
What do you think of the new cityonfire.com? Please drop us an email (or leave a comment below) if you have any questions or comments. In case you haven’t noticed: In addition to the new reviews, we have been adding past reviews from the old site (check out the January and February archives to see those reviews). There are A LOT more to come, so check back often. Only newly … Continue reading
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Fantasy Mission Force (1982) Review
AKA: Fire Dragon Director: Chu Yen Ping Cast: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Jimmy Wang Yu, Adam Cheng Siu Chow, Pearl Chang Ling, Paul Chang Chung, Chen Hung Lieh, Suen Yuet, Hui Bat Liu, Gam Dai, Cheng Fu Hung, Fong Ching, Fong Ching, Lee Kwan Running Time: 90 min. By Numskull Mere words cannot express how bad this movie is (I call it Fantasy Mission FARCE). It has something to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Cheng Siu Chow, Brigitte Lin, Chen Hung Lieh, Chu Yen Ping, Gam Dai, Hui Bat Liu, Jackie Chan, Jimmy Wang Yu, Lee Kwan, Paul Chang Chung, Pearl Chang Ling, Suen Yuet
Trailer for the apocalyptic “Bellflower”
An apocalyptic love story for the Mad Max generation, Evan Glodell’s impressive feature debut paints a classic, yet urgently contemporary, tale of the destructive power of love. A 2011 Sundance Film Festival favorite… Bellflower follows two friends who spend their time building flamethrowers and other weapons in the hope that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang, Mother Medusa, to reign supreme. While waiting … Continue reading
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King of Fighters Blu-ray/DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2011 Directed by Gordon Chan (Fist of Legend), The King of Fighters is a film loosely based on SNK Playmore’s The King of Fighters series of fighting games. It stars Sean Faris (Never Back Down) as Kyo Kusanagi, Maggie Q (Live Free or Die Hard, Nikita) as Mai Shiranui, Will Yun Lee (Die Another Day) as Iori Yagami, and Ray Park (Star Wars: Episode 1) as … Continue reading
Posted in DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Review
Director: Jun Fukuda Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka Cast: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita Running Time: 81 min. By Woody My fondest memories of Palmdale, California are of visiting my Grandma Mary, eating TV dinners, and sitting in the guest room to watch the weekly Japanese monster movie on channel 5. It was the high point of my week. Living in Palmdale in the early nineties was … Continue reading
30th Hong Kong Film Awards Winners
Best Film: “Gallants” Best Director: Tsui Hark, “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame” Best Screenplay: Pang Ho-cheung and Heiward Mak, “Love In a Puff” Best Actor: Nicholas Tse, “The Stool Pigeon” Best Actress: Carina Lau, “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame” Best Actor: Nicholas Tse, “The Stool Pigeon” Best Actress: Carina Lau, “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame” Best Supporting Actor: … Continue reading
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Brother’s Justice Blu-ray/DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2011 Motivated by Box Office statistics, Dax (Dax Shepard) has made a decision to leave comedy to pursue his dream of becoming an international Martial Arts action star. Also starring/appearances by Tom Arnold, Bradley Cooper and Jon Favreau. Check out the trailer here. Read cityonfire.com’s review here.
Empire of Assassins DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: July 5, 2011 One man is out for revenge after a life-altering event destroys his family. After years of preparation he seeks out his justice, while unaware of its relation to on his brother. As these two brothers seek to destroy each other, certain memories are triggered and although many trusted allies will be dishonest and misleading, neither one will stop until they know the truth. Starring Sun … Continue reading
Damnation Alley Blu-ray/DVD (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2011 Finally! One of those flicks you’ve seen on the tube many times as a child, but never knew its name. In an post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles. Damnation Alley is a 1977 film, directed by Jack Smight (Midway), loosely based on the novel of the same name by Roger Zelazny. It stars … Continue reading
Ninjas vs Vampires DVD (Vicious Circle)
RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2011 From Justin Timpane, director of Ninjas vs Zombies, comes Ninjas vs Vampires. Moments after down-on-his-luck Aaron is rejected by the girl of his dreams, they both are attacked by blood sucking vampires. Driven to save her, Aaron tracks down the mysterious NINJAS, who wage a nightly war against the forces of darkness. Check out the trailer at the official site.
The Steven Seagal DVD Collection (Fox)
RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2011 The name Steven Seagal is synonymous with adrenaline-charged, martial arts, edge-of-your-seat action. A hero’s hero, Seagal doesn’t let anything get in the way of doing what’s right. In four of his most action-packed films, Seagal is laser focused and at full throttle, as he stops at nothing to win the fight for justice. Set contains: Driven To Kill, The Keeper, Marked For Death and Mercenary … Continue reading
Hard Boiled (1992) Review
Director: John Woo Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Philip Chan, Teresa Mo, Kwan Hoi San, Philip Kwok, Stephen Tung, Bowie Lam, Bobby Au-Yeung Jan Wa Running Time: 122 min. By Joseph Kuby As far as gun battles go, this is the best action film of all time! Cinematically speaking, it doesn’t hold a candle to Bullet In The Head or The Killer for that matter, but it … Continue reading
Somewhere Blu-ray/DVD (Universal)
RELEASE DATE: April 19, 2011 Directed by Sofia Coppola (Virgin Suicides, Lost In Translation), “Somewhere” revolves around a hard-living Hollywood actor (Stephen Dorff) who re-examines his life after his 11-year-old daughter (Elle Fanning) surprises him with a visit. In case you guys don’t know, Sofia Coppola is the goddess of cinema.
R.I.P. Sidney Lumet
Legendary director Sidney Lumet has died at the age of 86. The New York Times reported early Saturday that Lumet, a four time Oscar nominee, died of lymphoma. He is best known for 12 Angry Men (1957), Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982). Just a few day ago, I received an email from the gZa saying: “Check out a film called NETWORK (Sidney Lumet, … Continue reading
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The Boondock Saints: Truth & Justice Edition Blu-ray (Fox)
RELEASE DATE: June 14, 2011 The Boondock Saints: Truth & Justice Edition! Irish brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus live and work in South Boston. After killing a Russian mobster in self-defense, the brothers believe they have found their calling from God ridding the earth of human evil. So they set out to complete their divine deed by ridding the streets of gangsters, criminals and lowlifes. Starring Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick … Continue reading
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