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Category Archives: Martial Arts Titles
Stallone/Bautista’s ‘Escape Plan 2’ unlocks on Blu-ray in June
A sequel to Mikael Håfström’s Escape Plan, the 2013 prison/action flick starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, is making its way to Blu-ray & DVD on June 29, 2018. In the follow up, titled Escape Plan 2: Hades, Stallone reprises his role as security expert Ray Breslin, who uses his skills to test out the reliability of maximum security prisons. Unfortunately, Schwarzenegger will not be turning. Escape Plan 2: Hades co-stars Dave Bautista (Kickboxer: Vengeance), Jaime King, Jesse … Continue reading
Astro | DVD (Sony Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2018 Looks like Scott Adkins isn’t the only one going to space. On June 5, 2018, Sony Pictures will be releasing the DVD to Astro, a sci-fi actioner starring martial arts star Gary Daniels (Cold Harvest, The Expendables, City Hunter). Directed by Asif Akbar (Smoke Filled Lungs), Astro is the story of a billionaire’s private space exploration program (Elon Musk anyone?) returning to Earth with an abducted extraterrestrial from … Continue reading
Dragon Inn | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion Collection)
RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2018 On July 10, 2018, The Criterion Collection will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Dragon Inn, a 1967 wuxia classic from director King Hu (A Touch of Zen). Dragon Inn stars Polly Shang-Kuan (The Ghostly Face), Shih Chun (A Touch of Zen), Bai Ying (Royal Warriors), Han Ying Chieh (New Fist of Fury) and Miu Tin (Seven Man Army). Check out the official details below: The art of martial arts filmmaking … Continue reading
Kung Fu Traveler 2 | DVD (Cinedigm)
RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2018 On July 10th, 2018, Cinedigm Entertainment will be releasing the DVD to Zhang Xianfeng’s sci-fi actioner Kung Fu Traveler 2, the sequel Kung Fu Traveler, which was also recently released by Cinedigm. The film stars Tiger Chen (Monk Comes Down the Mountain) and Wang Zhi (Drug War). Southern Style kung fu was unsuccessful in defeating the invading enemy aliens. General Chen has no choice but to be go back in … Continue reading
China Salesman | Blu-ray & DVD (Cleopatra)
RELEASE DATE: June 26, 2018 Cleopatra Entertainment, a semi-new film division of long time L.A.-based indie label Cleopatra Records, will give Tan Bing’s China Salesman a limited theatrical release on April 20th and on VOD platforms on May 1st, followed by a Blu-ray & DVD release on June 26th, 2018. The company previously distributed the all-star actioner Diamond Cartel and Veronica Ngo’s Tam Cam: The Untold Story. China Salesman is set in Africa where a Chinese engineer/salesman comes face-to-face with a corrupt … Continue reading
Ninja Busters | Blu-ray (Garagehouse Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2018 On April 30, 2018, Garagehouse Pictures will be releasing the Blu-ray for Ninja Busters, a 1984 martial arts-comedy directed by Paul Kyriazi (Death Machines) and starring Eric Lee (The Shinobi Ninja) and Sid Campbell (The Master Demon). Filmed in 1984 but never released, Ninja Busters was a lost movie, never screened for audiences and doomed to obscurity—until now! Thirty years later, the sole 35mm film print of Ninja Busters … Continue reading
Monkey King 3 | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: May 15, 2018 Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Monkey King 3 on May 15, 2018. The Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) is at it for a 3rd time in The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women (aka The Monkey King 3: Land of Beauty), once again directed by Soi Cheang Pou Soi’s (SPL 2, The Monkey King, The Monkey King 2). The film also stars Feng Shaofeng … Continue reading
The Debt Collector | DVD (Sony Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2018 On June 5th, Sony Pictures is releasing The Debt Collector (aka The Pay Up) on DVD (read our review). This “buddy pic” actioner teams Scott Adkins (Savage Dog) with filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson (Accident Man) for a 4th time (5th if you count 2005’s Pit Fighter). French (Adkins) is running a martial arts gym – but it hasn’t exactly been paying the bills. To make ends meet, he begins working for the notorious … Continue reading
Once Upon a Time | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2018 On May 1, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for Once Upon a Time, a fantasy thriller from Zhao Xiaoding (filmmaker best known for his acclaimed cinematography work for films such as House of Flying Daggers and The Great Wall). Based on the best-selling fantasy novel “To the Sky Kingdom,” Once Upon a Time is a story of epic battles, deep passion, and the powerful forces that drive mortals … Continue reading
Legend of the Mountain | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2018 On May 1st, 2018, Kino Lorber will be releasing a 4K restoration Blu-ray of Legend of the Mountain, a 1979 wuxia thriller directed by King Hu (Come Drink with Me, A Touch of Zen). In the film, a travelling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra, loses his way in the mountains. Time and space collapse around him as he continues his journey, encountering ghostly visitations amid a haunting fantasia of color, … Continue reading
Seven: Uncut | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2018 On May 8, 2018, Kino will be releasing the uncut Blu-ray for 1979’s Seven, by cult director Andy Sidaris. In Seven, a government agent discovers a plot by a cartel of seven gangsters to take over the state of Hawaii. He hires a team of seven hitmen to stop them. The film stars William Smith (Any Which Way You Can), Barbara Leigh (Terminal Island), Guich Koock (American Ninja), Christopher Joy … Continue reading
Ninja III: The Domination: Collector’s Edition | Blu-ray (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2018 On June 12th, Shout! Factory is re-releasing Ninja III: The Domination on Blu-ray – but this time around – they’re adding deadlier upgrades (see their previous edition here). This 3rd sequel (by title and star, otherwise unrelated) to Enter the Ninja and Revenge of the Ninja teams Lucinda Dickey (Breakin’) with the legendary Sho Kosugi (9 Deaths of the Ninja). The film also stars David Chung (Missing in Action 2: The … Continue reading
Lionheart: Special Edition | Blu-ray & DVD (MVD Rewind)
RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2018 On June 12th, the MVD Rewind label will release a 2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Edition of Lionheart, a 1990 martial arts actioner starring Jean-Claude Van Damme (Kill ’em All, Until Death). The film – also known as Wrong Bet as A.W.O.L. – is directed by Sheldon Lettich (Double Impact) and stars Harrison Page (Bad Ass), Deborah Rennard (Gang Related), Lisa Pelikan (Circle), Ashley Johnson (Last of Us video game), Brian Thompson (Cobra), Michel Qissi (Kickboxer) and Jeff … Continue reading
Thousand Faces of Dunjia | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: March 27, 2018 On March 27, 2018, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Yuen Woo-ping’s (True Legend, Ip Man 3, Crouching Tiger, Hidden II) The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (read our review), a remake of Miracle Fighters, a supernatural kung fu film he directed in 1982. Lending a hand will be Tsui Hark (The Taking of Tiger Mountain), who is on board as producer and writer. The film … Continue reading
Bruce’s Deadly Fingers | Blu-ray & DVD (VCI Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: March 27, 2018 On March 27, 2018, VCI will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Bruce’s Deadly Fingers – aka Bruce’s Fingers – starring Bruceplpoitation star Bruce Le (aka Huang Kin Long). For the first time, the film will be released in widescreen High Definition and produced from a new 2K scan from the 35mm original negative. In this 1976 classic, a kung fu master (Heung Kim Lung) returns to Hong Kong on … Continue reading
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