Cult filmmaker Isaac Florentine (Seized, Acts of Vengeance) – known for consistently delivering the low budget thrillers such as U.S. Seals II, Ninja: Shadow of a Tear,  Close Range and Undisputed 2 – has just wrapped Hellfire, an upcoming actioner starring Stephen Lang (Avatar), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs), Dolph Lundgren (Section 8) and Johnny Yong Bosch (Death Grip). The film – written by Richard Lowry (who wrote Florentine’s Seized) – is about a drifter (Lang) with … Continue reading →

Vinegar Syndrome will be releasing a Blu-ray for Burning Paradise (aka Rape of the Red Temple), a 1994 martial arts film from Hong Kong filmmaker Ringo Lam (City on Fire, Maximum Risk, Sky on Fire) and producer Tsui Hark (The Blade, Once Upon a Time in China V). Burning Paradise will be Newly scanned and restored in 2K from its 35mm original camera negative. It can be pre-ordered as part of their Black … Continue reading →

Visionary director Park Chan-wook’s (Thirst, Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) anticipated film, Decision to Leave (read our review), will see a theatrical release in the U.S. on October 14th, followed by an exclusive Mubi streaming release. The upcoming mystery/thriller is penned by Jeong Seo-kyeong, who also worked with the director on Thirst, I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK and The Handmaiden. Decision to Leave charts the aftermath of a man falling from a … Continue reading →

Martial arts action screen icon Cynthia Rothrock (The Blonde Fury, No Retreat No Surrender II, Righting Wrongs) returns in New GenerAsian Pictures’ Prey of Wrath, which has just completed production from directors Benny Tjandra (Blonde Squad) and Doug Tochioka (producer of Another Way to Die).  In the upcoming action film, Rothrock stars alongside Tatiana Neva (Rush Hour TV series, The Mindy Project), Gray Michael Sallies (Die Fighting), Louis DeStefano (A Wiseguy Christmas), … Continue reading →

Martial arts star Scott Adkins (Avengement, Ip Man 4, Castle Falls, Boyka: Undisputed IV) is reuniting with director Christian Sesma for War Paint, an upcoming revenge thriller where Adkins will play not one, but two roles. Adkins previously worked with the Vigilante Diaries and Take Back director for the soon-to-be released actioner, Section Eight (read our recent review for it). War Paint is written by Ian Graham and frequent Adkins/Sesma collaborator, Chad Law (Black … Continue reading →

The Ringu saga awakens with Sadako DX, an upcoming thriller from Hisashi Kimura (Masked Ward, Murder at Shijinso), who is directing off a script by Yuya Takahashi (Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko Mine’s Lie, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid). According to ANN, Sadako DX stars Fuka Koshiba (Yokai Housemate, Girls Step) as Fuka Ichijo, a college student with 200 IQ, who tries to unravel the curse of Sadako (the character who appears in the Ringu … Continue reading →

UK label Signal One Entertainment is preparing a Blu-ray (Region B) for an early 1973 Jackie Chan film (shot in 1971) titled Snake Fist Fighter, which also goes by the aliases Master with Cracked Fingers, Ten Fingers of Death and Cub Tiger From Kwang Tung (all contained different cuts). After Jackie Chan found success in the late 70s with films like 1978’s Snake in the Eagles Shadow and Drunken Master, shady producers spliced in … Continue reading →