What would you do for $20 million? If you’re Liam Neeson, you’d sign the dotted line to reprise the role that turned you into a middle-aged action star. That’s right: Liam Neeson has officially negotiated to return as security specialist and family man Bryan Mills in Taken 3. The disappointing news? It looks like a done deal that Taken 2 director Olivier Megaton will be returning to helm the third … Continue reading →

Law Ching Cheong is currently busy directing an increasingly over-budget remake of The Iceman Cometh with Donnie Yen, but his previous film is finally about to see the light of day. Titled The Wrath of Vajra, this high-concept martial arts movie is intended to serve as the first starring vehicle for Yu Xing. Xing is a Shaolin monk turned actor who has already been seen in supporting roles in a … Continue reading →

2013 might just end up being known as ‘the year of Tiger Chen.’ Not only is the Yuen Woo-ping protege making his leading man debut in Keanu Reeves’ Man of Tai Chi, but the trailer has surfaced for yet another martial arts film starring Chen. This time around, Tiger Chen will star as the titular Kung Fu Man in an English/Chinese co-production. This film has more of a family vibe, … Continue reading →

For a generation of kids who grew up in the early 80’s, much of their favorite Saturday morning fare was – unbeknownst to them – anime that had been dubbed and re-edited from Japan. Thus, Japan’s Macross became Robotech and Beast King GoLion became Voltron. Along those same lines, the long-running Japanese anime Gatchaman was introduced to American audiences as Battle of the Planets. The show followed a group of … Continue reading →

Filming has begun on Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau’s latest action blockbuster, Switch. This is a highly anticipated Mandarin-language film to be shot in Dubai, the same location as Tom Cruise’s now famous hotel-climbing stunt in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, on a budget of about $20 million US dollars. The producers are keen on recouping their investment so Switch will be later be dubbed in English and Arabic languages … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Neill Blomkamp, the visionary director behind District 9, is prepping a new high-concept science fiction film starring Matt Damon. In Elysium, the world of the future is divided along harsh class lines: the rich live in a pristine orbital space station while the poor are left to populate a ruined Earth. Matt Damon plays a presumably normal Earthling who is sent on a daring mission that might just … Continue reading →

Director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was one of 2012’s biggest blockbusters, a fact that was decidedly not unexpected. But of course, An Unexpected Journey was just part one of what will become a three-part saga. The second film in Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy hits theaters on December 13th, 2013. Fans should expect the trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug to arrive online late this Tuesday … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: German-born director Roland Emmerich has made a career out of systematically destroying the United States in movies like Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. His newest film, titled White House Down, continues the trend but with less of a ‘disaster movie’ approach and more of an action/thriller one. Hollywood ‘It’ boy Channing Tatum stars as a Secret Service agent tasked with protecting the President (Jamie Foxx) when … Continue reading →

In a move that is sure to please our webmaster Mighty Peking Man, the producers behind the indie-horror sensation V/H/S have announced a sequel. The first installment featured a series of ‘found footage’-style horror tales from various indie directors and V/H/S 2 will continue in this vein. In fact, the only filmmaker returning so far is Adam Wingard of A Horrible Way to Die fame. But fear not, an impressive … Continue reading →

Hello, folks. It’s a light week but we’re gonna make the most of it. If you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 5/28/13: ASIAN CINEMA Asian Action Triple Feature: Donnie Yen (DVD) – distributor Well Go USA collects three of their films starring Donnie Yen on one … Continue reading →

Hello, folks. As always: if you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 5/21/13: ASIAN CINEMA Nightfall (Blu-ray/DVD) – fan favorite Hong Kong actors Nick Cheung and Simon Yam star in this gritty 2012 crime thriller, available from Well Go USA This Girl is Badass (Blu-ray/DVD) – the … Continue reading →

Cinemax’s TV show based on The Transporter is still going strong, but it looks like everyone’s favorite ass-kicking courier Frank Martin may be destined to return to the big screen. Producer Luc Besson has struck a deal with China’s Fundamental Films to produce a new trilogy of movies in the Transporter series. Each film will be budgeted in the $30 to $40 million range, which is reasonable enough; although Transporter … Continue reading →

It is perhaps not possible to overstate the importance of the Zu series to Hong Kong cinema. Back in 1983, Tsui Hark’s Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain single-handedly created Hong Kong’s special FX industry, much in the same way that Star Wars gave rise to Industrial Light and Magic. The film’s success also paved the way for Tsui Hark’s Film Workshop to become a production powerhouse during the 80’s … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Unbeknownst to us, the action-comedy Red must have been one of the sleeper hits of 2010 because Summit Entertainment is fast-tracking the sequel and they’re signing on some big-name talent to join the cast. Headliners Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, and John Malkovich are all back, but now they’ll be joined by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Korean superstar Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil, G.I. Joe: Retaliation). This time around, … Continue reading →