Category Archives: DVD/Blu-ray New Releases

New & upcoming 4K UHD/Blu-ray releases of films we think cityonfire.com visitors should know about. Asian, martial arts, cult, classic and other popular titles. Please click on the Amazon.com affiliate links to support this site.

Lockout Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: July 17, 2012 Sony Entertainment presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Lockout. A renegade CIA agent (Guy Pearce), falsely accused of murder, must overcome a gang of ruthless prisoners held 50 miles above Earth and rescue the President’s daughter (Maggie Grace) in order to regain his freedom. Check out the trailer.

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Get the Gringo aka How I Spent My Summer Vacation Blu-ray & DVD (Fox)

RELEASE DATE: July 17, 2012 Fox presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Get the Gringo, starring Mel Gibson. A career criminal (Gibson) pulls off the heist of a lifetime, but his getaway plans go south of the border when a high-speed car chase lands him in a hard-core Mexican prison community known as “El Pueblito.” Check out the trailer.

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One in the Chamber Blu-ray & DVD (Anchor Bay)

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2012. Anchor Bay presents the Blu-ray & DVD for One in the Chamber (aka Last Bullet), starring Dolph Lundgren and Cuba Jr. Gooding. A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy. It’s directed by William Kaufman (Sinner & Saints), so this one might be worth checking out!

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Freelancers Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2012 Lionsgate presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Freelancers, starring Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The son of a slain officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father’s former partner. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes. When the truth about his father’s death is revealed, revenge takes over him. Check out the trailer.

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Blood Money Blu-ray & DVD (Anderson Merchandise)

RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2012 Anderson Merchandise presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Blood Money, which is also available in a special 2-Disc Blu-ray Set . Here’s an interesting one: An American-made martial arts movie starring Shaolin Warrior’s Zheng Liu, recording artist Pitbull and 36 Chamber of Shaolin’s Gordon Liu. It doesn’t look bad (doesn’t look great either). Check out the trailer. Plot Description: A powerful warrior from the Shaolin Dynasty in … Continue reading

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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2012 Well Go USA is proud to present the Blu-ray and DVD for Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale. Directed by Cape No. 7’s Wei Te-Sheng and produced by The Killer’s John Woo, this massive Taiwanese epic is about the Seediq tribe’s upraising against Japanese colonists some eighty years ago. Check out the trailer. The film stars Umin Boya, Masanobu Ando, Landy Wen, Irene Luo and Vivian Hsu. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale is the … Continue reading

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The Sword Identity DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: August 14, 2012 Lionsgate presents the DVD for 2011’s The Sword Identity, starring Chang-Hui Yu. The film is written, directed and choreographed by Xu Hao Feng (the screenwriter of Wong Kar Wai’s upcoming flick, The Grandmasters). The Sword Identity is a quality film with action choreography that’s no-nonsense, realistic and wire-free. Check out the trailer.

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Ghosts of War DVD (Palisades Tartan)

RELEASE DATE: July 31, 2012 Palisades Tartan presents the DVD for Kong Su-chang’s Ghosts of War (aka R-Point). During the Vietnam War, a South Korean army base begins receiving mysterious radio transmissions from a patrol that went missing six months earlier. What appears to be a clear search and rescue mission turns into something far more terrifying than any battle. Check out the trailer.

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Moss: Special Edition 2-Disc Set (Bayview Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2012 Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker presents the 2-Disc DVD Set for Moss (aka Iggi), a critically acclaimed, box-office thriller, which is based on the award-winning web comic by Yoon Tae-ho. Moss is directed by Public Enemy’s Kang Woo-suk; it stars Silmido’s Jung Jae-young, The Host’s Park Hae-il and Public Enemy’s Yoo Hae-jin. Check out the trailer.

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Below Zero DVD (Screen Media Films)

RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2012 Screen Media Films presents the DVD for Below Zero. Trapped in an abandoned slaughterhouse, a desperate screenwriter (T2’s Edward Furlong) paralyzed by writer’s block is tormented by a horrific serial killer (The Hills Have Eyes’ Michael Berryman). Despite the cheesy DVD artwork, there’s some serious buzz surrounding this flick! Check out Trailer 1 and Trailer 2.

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Quick Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2012 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Quick. This slick, big-budget action thriller has enough vehicular destruction to make Michael Bay stand up and applaud. The film is about an ace motorcycle driver who must transport explosives all over Seoul in order to rescue his ex-girlfriend. Quick earned over $10 million at the Korean box office. Check out the trailer.

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Double Feature: Crippled Masters Parts 2 & 3 DVD Set (Apprehensive Films)

RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2012 Apprehensive Films films presents the double DVD set for The Crippled Masters 2 and The Crippled Masters 3 in one amazing package! Pure crippled kung-fu exploitation amusements that could have only come out of Hong Kong in the 1980s! Join Frank Shum and Jack Conn as they take on anyone who gets in their way. Check out the trailers for Part 2 and Part 3.

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Children of the Hunt DVD (R Sqared Films)

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2012 R Sqared Films presents the DVD for Children of the Hunt. The year is 2052, and if you want to hunt a human for sport, The Brotherhood of Mars can make it happen. At first glance, this may appear to be a  Hunger Games knock off, but this film was actually conceived, written, and shot before the Hunger Games was published. Check out the trailer.

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Bond 50: 22 James Bond Film Blu-ray & DVD Set (MGM)

RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2012 All 22 James Bond films will be available in the massive Bond 50 Blu-ray Box Set (also available on DVD) due this fall. Update: It also comes with a Limited Edition Hardcover Book. Amazon has the pre-order for $199.99. Details about the supplemental features can be found here.

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Butterfly Swords DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2012 Well Go USA is releasing 1993’s Butterfly Swords (aka Butterfly and Sword) on DVD. Directed by Sex and Zen’s Michael Mak, Butterfly Swords stars Michelle Yeoh as a loyalist who attempts to keep the King’s empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group. Also starring Donnie Yen, Joey Wong, Jimmy Lin and Tony Leung Chiu Wai. Check out the original Chinese trailer.

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