RELEASE DATE: October 5, 2021 On October 5, 2021, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray for 1964’s Onibaba, a samurai horror film from director Kaneto Shindo (Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island), starring Nobuko Otowa (Tree Without Leaves) and Jitsuko Yoshimura (The Insect Woman). Read the official details below: Deep in the windswept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished older woman and her daughter-in-law murder lost samurai and sell their … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 27, 2021 On July 27, 2021, AGF and Bleeding Skull is releasing the Blu-ray for Treasure of the Ninja and the Films of William Lee, which will also include The New Chinese Connection, Dragon vs. Ninja and the Willie Jack short films. Read the official details below: Meet your new favorite action hero. Throughout the 1980s, Black filmmaker and martial artist William Lee wrote, produced, directed, and starred … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 27, 2021 On July 27, 2021, Shout! Factory is releasing a 2-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray for Christophe Gans’ 2002 thriller Brotherhood of the Wolf, starring Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Emilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Jérémie Rénier and martial arts Mark Dacascos (Drive, The Driver). Check out the official details below: The incredible hit that took audiences and critics alike on “a wild ride” (Premiere) is back with … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: September 21, 2021 On September 21, 2021, Kino Lorber will be releasing a Blu-ray for 1974’s Golden Needles, an actioner directed by Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, The Big Brawl). The film will be presented with a New 2K master. A priceless ancient Chinese statue is pursued halfway across the world. The legend of the golden statue (which contains seven youth-restoring acupuncture needles) promises the … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2021 On June 8, 2021, Paramount is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Assault On VA-33, an action thriller from director Christopher Ray (FraXtur). The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery (The Bay, The Boondock Saints), Abigail Hawk (Blue Bloods), Weston Cage Coppola (Circus Kane), Rob Van Dam (Black Mask 2: City of Masks) – as well as martial arts stars Mark Dacascos (John Wick 3: Parabellum, Ultimate … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2021 On May 11, 2021, Vision Films’ Made in Chinatown will be available on streaming and cable platforms, as well as DVD retailers such as Amazon and all other major online retailers.  Martial arts stars James Lew (Big Trouble in Little China) and Robert Samuels (Don’t Give a Damn) join forces for Made in Chinatown, an action-comedy starring newcomer Jay Kwon, who is perhaps best known for his stunt work … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 2021 In May, Vinegar Syndrome will be releasing a 4K Restoration Blu-ray for Six-String Samurai, a 1998 cult actioner from director Lance Mungia with stars Lance Mungia and Jeffrey Falcon. Read the official details below: In 1957, after nuclear war with the Russians, America has become a post-apocalyptic wasteland where Rockabilly reigns supreme and Elvis is the true King. 40 years later, the King has fallen and … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 20, 2021 MVD Rewind Collection has announced a Blu-ray & DVD for Hilla Medalia’s 2014 documentary The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (Not to be confused for the similarly themed documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films). The film hits retail outlets on July 20, 2021. Read the official details below: The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story Of Cannon Films is a … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2021 On May 25, 2021, Dark Force Entertainment will be releasing the Blu-ray for Revenge of the Bushido Blade (aka The Last Reunion or Ninja Nightmare), a 1980 actioner starring Cameron Mitchell (Raw Force) and Leo Fong (Enforcer from Death Row). Presented for the first time in a 4K remaster, Revenge of the Bushido Blade revolves around a young Japanese boy who witnesses his parents murdered by American soldiers … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 9, 2021 Denis Kryuchkov’s debut feature, Russian Raid – a Russian production inspired by Gareth Evans’ 2011 cult martial arts hit The Raid (what action movie isn’t?) – will finally be getting U.S. release on Digital & Blu-ray on March 9, 2021 from Well Go USA. Long after the murder of his father—a secret agent killed in a missile factory raid—former special forces operative Nikita (played by renowned stuntman … Continue reading →