Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Park Hoon-jeong-I’s New World, starring Lee Jung-Jae (Big Match), Hwang Jung-min (The Unjust) and Choi Min-sik (The Tiger: An Old Hunter’s Tale). New World follows an undercover cop who’s caught between the gangsters’ power struggle and a police crackdown. This acclaimed gangster flick from Park Hoon-jung, the writer of I Saw the Devil, is often compared to such classics as The Godfather and The Departed. At only … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Killers, a Japanese/Indonesian thriller directed by Timo Tjahjant and Kimo Stamboel (Macabre) – the duo also known as The Mo Brothers – and produced by Gareth Evans (The Raid 2). Killers (read our review) follows a well-dressed serial killer who preys on women in Tokyo, as well as the ruthless Indonesian vigilante he begins engaging in a twisted ‘competition’ with – over the … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The King of the Streets, a Chinese-language action film hailed as China’s first street-fighting movie. Yue Feng (Song) is a thug with exceptional streetfighting abilities. He will stop at nothing to defeat all challengers – until he kills a fellow competitor and is sent to prison. Eight years later, Yue Feng emerges a changed man. Upon his release from prison, a family member … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Curse of the Golden Flower, directed by Zhang Yimou (Jet Li’s Hero). It’s a tale of drama, revenge, romantic intrigue – and of course – martial arts action, as choreographed by the great Ching Siu-tung (Duel to the Death). Curse of the Golden Flower stars Chow Yun-Fat (The Postman Strikes Back), Gong Li (2046) and Jay Chou (The Viral Factor). Order Curse of … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is Blu-ray set for MGM’s The Bond Collection. This edition includes every official James Bond film made from 1962-2012 (from Dr. No to Skyfall), plus a load of extras features for each and every title. There’s even a space reserved for Spectre, which was recently released on Blu-ray. At $68, each movie comes to about $2.95 a disc – to put it quite simply, this deal is … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Red Belt, directed by David Mamet (Homicide) and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave). It’s a film that City on Fire can’t recommend enough – read our review! A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry (Ejiofor). Red Belt also stars Max Martini (Pacific Rim), Alice Braga (Predators), Randy Couture (The … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Chinese Zodiac (read our review), an action/adventure written, directed and starring Jackie Chan. Chan returns as Asian Hawk (his iconic character from Armour of God and Operation Condor) – this time scouring the globe for the bronze head statues of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, which were sacked by the French and British armies! The film also stars Liao Fan (Black Coal, Thin … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (read our review), a martial arts film directed by Wong Ching Po (Let’s Go!) with action choreography from the legendary Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix). The plot involves a laborer who moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich, but ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. The cast includes Phillip Ng (Bodyguards & Assassins), … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 2010’s 14 Blades, starring Donnie Yen (Ip Man 3) and directed by Daniel Lee (White Vengeance). 14 Blades is a kung fu thriller (read our review) that centers on a secret service agent (Yen) in the emperor’s court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues. The film also stars Zhao Wei (Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection), Wu Chun (Assassin’s Blade), Kate Tsui (Eye … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Louis Leterrier’s Unleashed (aka Danny the Dog), starring Jet Li (Hero), Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins and a brief appearance by Scott Adkins (Close Range). Along with Kiss of the Dragon, this is easily the best of Jet Li’s English-language films (read our review). It features fight choreography by Yuen Woo-ping (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: Sword of Destiny) and a downtempo soundtrack by trip hop … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Bangkok Revenge (aka Bangkok Renaissance), starring John Foo (Tekken), the star of the upcoming Rush Hour TV series. Manit (Foo) was only ten years old when they killed his parents. They should have killed him, too. Rescued from death by a master of Muay Thai boxing, Manit has spent his life training to be a killing machine. It’s 20 years later, and he’s … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 2011’s Dragon (aka Wu Xia), directed by Peter Chan (Comrades, Almost A Love Story). In this loose remake of 1967’s One-Armed Swordsman, Liu (Donnie Yen) is a villager whose quiet life is shattered when he saves a man from two notorious gangsters. He comes under investigation by a detective (Takeshi Kaneshiro), who is curious on how Liu single-handenly took on the gangsters. Dragon (read … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Close Range, an action film by Isaac Florentine (Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear) starring Scott Adkins (Assassination Games). A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter. | Watch the trailer. The film (read our review) also stars … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Gareth Evans’ thrilling action film, The Raid 2: Berandal. From Paul Bramhall’s review: “Evans has constructed a masterpiece here, which is every bit as much of a gangster movie as it is an action one. For those who are looking, there are subtle nods of the head to several of the classic Korean gangster movies, the Nikkatsu movies from the 60s, The Godfather, … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Donnie Yen’s Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs). In Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, Donnie Yen plays Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in the 1972 film Fist of Fury. It’s set in Shanghai International Settlement, seven years after the events of the Bruce Lee classic! … Continue reading →