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To Sleep So as to Dream | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

To Sleep So as to Dream | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: March 22, 2022 On March 22, 2022, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for To Sleep So as to Dream, the 1986 debut of Kaizo Hayashi (Circus Boys, Zipang). The film stars Morio Agata (Hakodate Coffee), Kenji Endo (The Whispering Star) and Fujiko Fukamizu (Singing Lovebirds). Read on for the details: Two private detectives hunt for an actress trapped within the reel of a silent ninja film in … Continue reading

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Gardener | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021 On December 28th, 2021, martial arts star Gary Daniels (City Hunter, Bloodmoon, The Expendables) is teaming up with Charles Bronson lookalike, Robert Bronzi (Once Upon a Time in Deadwood), for Lionsgate’s DVD release for The Gardener. The quiet of the English countryside is shattered one brutal night in this intense home-invasion thriller. A troubled wealthy family gathers in a quaint manor home for the holidays, never suspecting … Continue reading

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10 Tips to help choose the best digital marketing company 

Choosing the best digital marketing company is easy but is it right for your company? Will your company grow according to your wishes, that is what is important.  Continue reading

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‘Hell Hath No Fury’ starring Nina Bergman, Daniel Bernhardt and Louis Mandylor lands on Blu-ray & DVD on December 21

Well Go USA will be releasing Hell Hath No Fury, a war thriller from action director Jesse V. Johnson (Triple Threat, Avengement, The Debt Collector) – to Blu-ray & DVD on December 21, 2021. The film is also currently available now on all digital platforms. Hell Hath No Fury stars Nina Bergman (Doom: Annihilation), Daniel Bernhardt (Atomic Blonde), Louis Mandylor (The Debt Collector), Timothy V. Murphy (Sons of Anarchy), and

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Cinedigm takes on Japanese horror film ‘Suicide Forest Village’ from ‘Ju-On’ and ‘Grudge’ director Takashi Shimizu

"Suicide Forest Village" Theatrical Poster

U.S. label Cinedigm will be releasing the Japanese horror film, Suicide Forest Village, the latest from collaboration from director Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On, The Grudge) and writer Daisuke Hosaka (Howling Village, The Shock Labyrinth 3D). Suicide Forest Village stars Jun Kunimura (Kate, The Wailing), Yumi Adachi (Usuke Boys). Asuka Kurosawa (Cold Fish), Yumi Adachi (Mother Game) and Hideko Hara (Rage). The film follows a group who come across a mysterious box with a deadly secret: … Continue reading

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Shaolin Mantis | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Shaolin Mantis | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 21, 2022 On March 22, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Lau Kar-Leung’s Shaw Brothers classic, Shaolin Mantis. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on March 21, 2022. Otherwise known as Deadly Mantis in the states, the irrepressible talents of David Chiang (Vengeance) are put to the test both characteristically and physically in a role often regarded as his second … Continue reading

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New York Ninja | Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome)

RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2022 Although the deluxe Blu-ray is currently available exclusively at Vinegar Syndrome, a standardized New York Ninja (read our review) will be available through Amazon.com on January 25, 2022. This “lost” John Liu film, which he not only starred in, but also directed, was originally abandoned during its 1984 production. Therefore, all original sound materials, scripts and treatments were lost. That is, until Vinegar Syndrome’s Kurtis Spieler got a hold … Continue reading

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Neo catches up with Morpheus in a New Clip from Lana Wachowski’s ‘The Matrix Resurrections’

Lana Wachowski, who created The Matrix trilogy with Lilly Wachowski (the two visionary directors are collectively known as “The Wachowskis”) is currently hard-at-work putting finishing touches on the fourth installment of The Matrix series, titled The Matrix Resurrections (read our review), with returning stars Keanu Reeves (John Wick 3), Carrie-Anne Moss (Memento) and Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions) Chad Stahelski (John Wick 2, John Wick 3) and David … Continue reading

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Watch Well Go USA’s Trailer for Derek Kwok’s heist adventure ‘Schemes in Antiques’ releasing this month

"Schemes in Antiques" Theatrical Poster

On December 17, 2021, Well Go USA is giving Schemes in Antiques (read our review) a limited theatrical release. The film is the latest from director Derek Kwok (Gallants, As the Light Goes Out, Full Strike). The film stars Lei Jiayin (Cliff Walkers), Li Xian (The Captain), Xin Zhilei (Brotherhood of Blades 2) and Ge You (Farewell My Concubine). Despite his family’s famed expertise on ancient relics, Xu Yuan makes a simple living as … Continue reading

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Our weather forecast today calls for a Latest Trailer for David Lam’s latest storm chapter ‘G-Storm’…

David Lam’s (Street Angels) popular Hong Kong crime franchise will continue with G-Storm, the 5th follow up to 2014’s Z-Storm, 2016’s S-Storm, 2018’s L-Storm and 2019’s P-Storm. The first four films followed the predicaments of William Luk Che Lim, a lead investigator in the ICAC unit (Independent Commission Against Corruption), and his war with naughty organizations. G-Storm stars Louis Koo (The White Storm), Julian Cheung (The Suspect), Kevin Cheng (The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake), Jessica Hester Hsuan (A … Continue reading

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What are the Top Bruce Lee Films of All Time?

Martial arts films didn’t start with Bruce Lee and they have continued long after his tragic 1973 passing at age 32. But Lee changed the way that Asians are portrayed in film and bridged the gap between the East and the West, in the process redefining what it was possible to do in martial arts movies. Many of the Vegas casino online real money slots have been influenced by Lee. You can … Continue reading

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Michael Jai White and Mickey Rourke kick ass in the New Trailer for ‘The Commando’

The two stars from Take Back are going at it for another round! Filmmaker Asif Akbar – director of the Gary Daniels sci-fi thriller Astro – is currently prepping The Commando, an upcoming actioner starring Mickey Rourke (Year of the Dragon, Double Team) and martial arts star Michael Jai White (Blood and Bone, Accident Man, Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing). Here’s what you can expect from the film’s plot: A DEA agent with PTSD returns home … Continue reading

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Escape From Mogadishu | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

Escape From Mogadishu | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2022 On January 18, 2021, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Escape From Mogadishu (read our review), the latest from action director Ryoo Seung-wan (Veteran, Battleship Island). The film stars Kim Yoon-seok (Chaser, The Yellow Sea), Zo In-Sung (The Great Battle), Heo Jun-Ho (Illang: The Wolf Brigade) and Jeong Man-Sik (The Swordsman). Dramatically constructed based on actual events: when civil war explodes in 1991 between … Continue reading

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Hiruko the Goblin | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)

Hiruko the Goblin | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)

RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2022 On February 8, 2022, Mondo Macabro is releasing a Special Edition Blu-ray for Shinya Tsukamoto’s 1991 Japanese thriller, Hiruko the Goblin. Read the official details: Hieda (Kenji Sawada, Samurai Reincarnation) is an eccentric archaeologist, disgraced among his peers for his theories on the supernatural. One day he receives a letter from his brother-in-law, Yabe, telling him of an ancient burial mound he has discovered in … Continue reading

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Contemporary and restored Asian Blu-ray releases are coming to the U.S. from Kani Releasing

"Cain & Abel" Poster

Kani Releasing, an upcoming Blu-ray label headed by Hong Kong-based sales agent Pearl Chan and programmer Ariel Esteban Caye, will follow the footsteps of successful labels like Well Go USA, to bring U.S. audiences contemporary and restored Asian films. Chan is the founder of Good Move Media, a Hong Kong-based boutique sales agency that focuses on new talents in East and Southeast Asia. Cayer oversees the Camera Lucida section and co-directs … Continue reading

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