Film Business Asia reports that premiere distributor Well Go USA has pre-bought North American rights to the upcoming Chinese historical action film, The Assassins. The film stars Chow Yun Fat and is written by the screenwriter behind Zhang Yimou’s Hero and House of Flying Daggers. Directed by newcomer Zhao Linshan, The Assassins is currently in post-production. The rights to the film are being sold by Arclight Films, a sales agency … Continue reading →

It’s the end of September and there are plenty of great new releases on Blu-ray and DVD to look forward to, from Lone Wolf and Cub to Bond, James Bond. So let’s get started. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 9/25/12: ASIAN CINEMA Lone Wolf and Cub Complete (Blu-ray) – AnimEigo presents the entire 6-film “Lone Wolf and Cub” series, uncut and subtitled in hi-definition … Continue reading →

Cheang Pou-soi is a filmmaker who seems to try on a new genre with each movie he makes, from the nihilistic underground fighting of Dog Bite Dog to the romantic drama-meets crime story Love Battlefield. His latest effort, produced by Johnnie To, is an action-packed look at the Hong Kong police’s Invisible Squad – an elite vehicular unit tasked with stopping illegal street racers and other dangerous drivers. Sean Yue … Continue reading →

Kiyoshi Kurosawa made a name for himself on the international scene with skin-crawling thrillers like Cure and Kairo (AKA Pulse). As of late, the director has branched out from the horror genre with the domestic drama Tokyo Sonata and the TV mini-series Penance. Now word arrives that Kurosawa is looking to team up with acclaimed Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (In the Mood For Love, The Grandmasters) for an … Continue reading →

News has hit the web that Korean director Chan-wook Park (Oldboy, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance) is circling his next English-language project now that his Western debut Stoker is set for release in March of 2013. Park has set his sights on Corsica ’72, a screenplay with a strong pedigree. The script arrives from Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who have penned most of the Bond films of the past 12 … Continue reading →

Giant monsters attack! Indiana Jones on Blu-ray! No matter your filmic interests, there’s plenty to get excited about this week. So let’s get started, shall we? Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 9/18/12: ASIAN CINEMA Daimajin – Triple Feature Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray) – starting in 1966, the Daiei Motion Picture Co. released a series of films that combined elements of the giant monster movie with the … Continue reading →

Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 9/11/12: ASIAN CINEMA Karate-Robo Zaborgar (Blu-ray/DVD) – the folks at Sushi Typhoon resurrect a Japanese 70’s superhero TV show for this wild 2011 homage, on home formats from Well Go USA Hospitalite (DVD) – this 2010 Japanese domestic comedy-drama examines the lives of a tight-knit family who run a printing shop in downtown Tokyo Curse M (DVD) – the … Continue reading →

Chinese Films offers word that acclaimed Hollywood director Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner) might be teaming up with Hero and House of Flying Daggers mastermind Zhang Yimou for a new film. The project is based off the Chinese opera Qin Shi Huang, which Zhang Yimou served as stage director on and Ridley saw performed in New York in 2006. The opera itself was inspired by the 1996 film The First Emperor, … Continue reading →

The esteemed Todd Rigney of Beyond Hollywood has your first look at director Sin Jeong-won’s (Chawz) new supernatural thriller, The Fortune Tellers. In this movie, bespectacled cutie Kang Ye-won heads to a remote village where a grand exorcism is about to take place. Unfortunately, the evil spirit proves too powerful to be contained and now Kang Ye-won must team up with the shamans who have gathered in the village to … Continue reading →

September is upon us. The first week is a little bare but there’s still plenty of Asian releases to go around, whether you’re looking for the modern day action of “Quick” or the old-school stylings of “White Vengeance.” So let’s get at it. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 9/4/12: ASIAN CINEMA Quick (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 2011 Korean action blockbuster races onto Blu-ray and DVD from … Continue reading →

Your friends at Shout! Factory are bringing the 2011 Korean action blockbuster Quick to North American shores this week. Quick lands on Blu-ray and DVD on September 4th with both an English and Korean language track. Adrenaline junkies won’t want to miss this explosive film full of unbelievable motorcycle stunts, highway pile-ups, explosions, and more. But don’t take our word for it. Shout! Factory has made several clips from the … Continue reading →