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Ska Martes 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…
JJ Bona on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?"Thereâs a difference between actually being funny, and just being flat-out o…
squeesh 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…
Elvis 1990 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…
Ningen on Deal on Fire! The Grandmaster | Blu-ray | Only $11.67 â Expires soon!Tony Leung retrospective in New York. https://youtu.be/dsw7TL0ssy8?si=ZkaycsN…
FilmFan47 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…
Ningen on GET OVER HERE! Watch a fight clip from ‘Mortal Kombat II’ starring Karl Urban, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki SanadaKlip. https://youtu.be/Ao6Xs-0cmr0?si=yhXom86VQcV66nGj
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I should have mentioned that I knew he had passed, which is why I found it st…
Ningen on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Unless they 'bring him back' with AI like they just did with Val Kilmer....
Paul Bramhall 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…
Garner 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…
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Nah thatâs definitely an error, Corey Yuenâs Chinese name is ć ć„.
Anonymous 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.
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Thanks for the info. The poster also says something about Corey Yuen, unless…
JJ Bona on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We thought he was playing Groucho Marx. =)
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I think Louis Koo has confirmed that filming is set to start in the 2nd half…
dakuan 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…
Callum on Rumor has it… Chow Yun-fat to join Jackie Chan in Larry Yang’s sequel to ‘The Shadowâs Edge’?This could be cool but I hope they give the sequel the same love the first re…
Ningen on Bruce Lee returns! Check out the thrilling New Trailer for the ‘Game of Death’-focused documentary ‘Broken Rhythm’History Channel has a segment on what killed Lee. https://youtu.be/eLENH9u1Hw…
Kevin Tran 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.
Jackie Chanâs The Shadowâs Edge Sequel Buzz Heats Up â And A Chow Yun-Fat Rumor Is Turning Heads - M.A.A.C. on Rumor has it… Chow Yun-fat to join Jackie Chan in Larry Yang’s sequel to ‘The Shadowâs Edge’?[…] SOURCE: City on Fire […]
Jackie Chan & Michelle Yeoh Could Reunite For Supercop: Reborn, A New Police Story Sequel - M.A.A.C. on ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ director Stanley Tong to reunite Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh for ‘Super Cop: Reborn’?[…] SOURCE: City on Fire […]
dakuan on Bring da Ruckus! Watch the New Red Band Trailer for RZAâs Quentin Tarantino-backed thriller âOne Spoon Of Chocolateâmore like a mash up between Bushido Brown and Stinkmeaner.
Ningen on Bring da Ruckus! Watch the New Red Band Trailer for RZAâs Quentin Tarantino-backed thriller âOne Spoon Of ChocolateâClip. https://youtu.be/6TQSwQ50J9I?si=OZBAIQg8l5BQ8HLs
Ningen on HADOKEN!!! Watch the New Trailer for Kitao Sakura’s star-studded ‘Street Fighter’ live-action filmThe cast on the costumes. https://youtu.be/80mqur0YAOc?si=5GqpfN3Gv0Bxv4n4
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Enter Ke Huy Quan, the action star! Quan takes on Lionsgate’s ‘Fairytale In New York’ from ‘Sisu’ director Jalmari Helander
Ke Huy Quan’s (Everything Everywhere All at Once) highly-anticipated action-comedy Love Hurts won’t be released until February 7, 2025, but Lionsgate is already prepping him for Fairytale In New York, his 2nd action headliner that comes from writer-director Jalmari Helander (Big Game), who is perhaps best known for the celebrated 2022 Finnish action film, Sisu. Set to be produced by FlynnPictureCo.âs Beau Flynn, Fairytale In New York takes place on Christmas … Continue reading
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Let’s get one thing straight… females have always been kickin’ ass! Angela Mao’s ‘Broken Oath’ is now available
Now in stock at Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Broken Oath, a 1977 Golden Harvest classic from Cheng Chang-Ho (Double Crossers) that stars Angela Mao (Dance of Death), the first lady of kung fu cinema! A Hong Kong take on Japanâs Lady Snowblood, Broken Oath is an action-packed tale of righteous vengeance! Orphaned and angry, Lotus (Mao) is raised by Buddhist nuns before she is exiled for … Continue reading
So who are you going to kill next, Mr. Ninja? Newest Trailer ‘Under Ninja’ starring Kento Yamazaki and Minami Hamabe
Writer/director Yuichi Fukuda, who is perhaps best known for 2017’s Gintama, is back at helm for Under Ninja, an upcoming actioner that stars Kento Yamazaki (Alice in Borderland) and Minami Hamabe (Godzilla Minus One). The film is an adaptation of the manga (and anime series) of the same name by Kengo Hanazawa. If the film is anything like its source material, here’s what you can expect of its plot: A high … Continue reading
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Rampo Noir | Blu-ray (Arrow)
RELEASE DATE: January 6, 2025 On January 6, 2025, Arrow will release a Blu-ray for 2005’s Rampo Noir. Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japanâs celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed Men, Blind Beast). In “Marsâs Canalâ, by music video director and visual artist Suguru Takeuchi, a lone man encounters the other side of his psyche beyond … Continue reading
Cure | 4K Ultra HD (Eureka)
RELEASE DATE: January 27, 2025 On January 27, 2025, Eureka is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Cure, a 1997 thriller from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who would go on to make several further modern masterpieces in Pulse, Creepy and Tokyo Sonata. Released to critical acclaim in both the East and the West, this nerve-shredding thriller charts the hunt for a depraved serial killer in a bleak and decaying Tokyo. A series of murders have … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash | Blu-ray | Only $18.99 â Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is for Arrow Video’s Limited Edition Blu-ray (Region B) for Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, a 2021 Indonesian action film directed by Edwin (Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly). Read the official details below: From acclaimed Indonesian director Edwin (Postcards from the Zoo) and based on the novel by Eka Kurniawan comes Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, winner of the Golden Leopard at … Continue reading
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More WANG for your buck? From âDriveâ director Steve Wang comes ‘Kung Fu Rascals’ now available on Blu-ray
Now available from Goodie Emporium is Visual Vengeance’s Limited Edition Blu-ray for the 1992 martial arts fantasy film, Kung Fu Rascals. This long out-of-print rarity marks the debut feature from cult director Steve Wang (Drive, The Guyver), who also stars. In the tradition of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and the Three Stooges comes this wildly funny action comedy from director Steve Wang. When chased by mutated monsters, crafty ninjas and … Continue reading
Just in time for Halloween! Radiance Films’ Blu-ray for Toshio Matsumoto’s 1988 thriller ‘Dogra Magra’ now shipping!
Now available is Radiance Films’ Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Dogra Magra, a 1988 thriller from Toshio Matsumoto (Funeral Parade of Roses). A man wakes in an asylum with no memory. Dr Wakabayashi helps him to recall his past in which he killed his bride on their wedding day. Part of his memory becomes linked to another doctor, Dr Masaki, and a manuscript, Dogra Magra. As the two doctors treat him, … Continue reading
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Horrible High Heels | Blu-ray (Massacre Video)
RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2024 On November 12, 2024, Massacre Video is releasing a Blu-ray for Horrible High Heels, a 1996 Hong Kong cult classic directed by three filmmakers: Chow Cheung (responsible for helming the Michiko Nishiwaki flicks Big Circle Blues and City on Fire), Chen Wei-An (who helmed little known Cat III erotica like Windflower and Dark Tale), and Mao Chiang-Pang (the man behind obscure Taiwanese actioners like I … Continue reading
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Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)
RELEASE DATE: January 2025 In January 2025, Mondo Macabro is releasing a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight, a 1973 action-thriller from director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse). The legendary actor Tetsuro Tanba (Kwaidan) stars as Shiro, a master swordsman who is weary of the world of samurai honor and samurai killing, and so attempts suicide rather than finishing a fight. … Continue reading
‘Passenger 57’, move over! Andy Lau’s hijack thriller ‘High Forces’ is getting a U.S. release from China Lion
In the tradition of hijack thrillers like The Delta Force (1986), Passenger 57 (1992), Executive Decision (1996) and United 93 (2006), comes High Forces (aka Crisis Route), an upcoming actioner from Oxide Pang (one half of The Eye and The Eye 2 writing/directing duo, the Pang Brothers). Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau (Shock Wave 2, Walk on Fire) plays an international security expert who combats against hijackers on board the Airbus A380. The film … Continue reading
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Who likes a good yakuza bloodbath? Watch the New Trailer for Masaharu Take’s ‘Yakuza: Like a Dragon’ on Prime this month
Hide your fingers, because Amazon’s Prime Video will soon unleash Like a Dragon, an upcoming six-part, live-action series based on the SEGA videogame franchise, Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The series â directed by Masaharu Take (100 Yen Love) and Takimoto Kengo (Kamen Teacher) â is set in two time periods, 1995 and 2005, and follows the life, childhood friends and the repercussions of the decisions of a fearsome and peerless … Continue reading
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In GODFREY We Trust… Visual Vengeance to release a Blu-ray for the martial arts oddity ‘Born a Ninja’
Visual Vengeance is prepping a Blu-ray for IFD Films’ Born a Ninja, a martial arts film â produced somewhere between 1988 and 1991 â from director Law Chi (Thunderbolt) with some copy ‘n paste help from Godfrey Ho (Manhattan Chase). In the film (aka American Commando Ninja), a group of Russians, a Chinese terrorist group and a Japanese ninja are trying to capture a Japanese WWII scientist and steal his … Continue reading
The East meets WEST! Watch the New Trailer for October’s Hi-YAH! Original ‘Westbound Inn’
Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of October. If you want to give Hi-YAH! a go, visitors of this site can use the promo code “CITYONFIRE” for a FREE 30 Day trial! Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive
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Pray for Death | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2024 On December 10, 2024, Kino Lorber is releasing a Blu-ray for Pray for Death (read our review), a 1985 actioner directed by Gordon Hessler (Rage of Honor). This two-disc special edition includes both the R rated and unrated versions of the film. They Shattered His American Dream. The Ninja Master himself, Sho Kosugi (9 Deaths of the Ninja), stars as Akira, a Japanese immigrant who starts … Continue reading


























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