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Category Archives: DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Tekken UK DVD (Optimum)
RELEASE DATE: April 4, 2011 Namco’s Tekken videogame comes to life from director Dwight H. Little (“Rapid Fire”) in this sci-fi action film for Crystal Sky Entertainment. The story surrounds a hero’s quest for freedom as he battles through a space-age martial arts tournament. THE MARINE’s Alan B. McElroy provides the script.
Web of Death DVD/Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: February 2, 2011 It’s back to the Shaolin Monastery for one of the most unusual action-packed tales to invade its hallowed halls. Lo Lieh is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the Five Poison Web . In order to do so, he has an affair with the sexy ringleader of the Scorpion Sect, Angela Yu Chien. However, there is also … Continue reading
Iron Bodyguard DVD (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: March 29, 2011 The collaboration of director Chang Cheh and action star Chen Kuan Tai proved to be one of the most enduring of kung fu’s golden age, and nowhere were the two more inventive than when journeying back to the era when the Ching Dynasty fell and the Chinese Republic was born. Following their landmark successes “Boxer From Shantung” and “Man Of Iron” came this powerful, exciting … Continue reading
Vanquisher DVD/Blu-ray (Magnolia)
RELEASE DATE: March 22, 2011 Title: The Vanquisher (Suay Samurai) Director: Manop Udomdej Starring: Sopita Sribanchuen, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Pete Thongchua After completing a covert mission in southern Thailand, CIA agent Gunja finds herself forced to fight off operatives who’ve been ordered to take her out at all costs. She survives and after two years of laying low, re-emerges in Bangkok to face her old foes and foil a plot to … Continue reading
Battle Royale UK 3-Disc Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: February 28, 2011 Battle Royale is back. It s time to return to the island and kill your friends, because the cult Japanese movie that defines twisted action and sickening violence is ready to shock you all over again. Directed by the master of 70s Yakuza thrillers Kinji Fukasaku and featuring Kill Bill star Chiaki Kuriyama, Battle Royale is the movie that helped to define extreme Asian cinema … Continue reading
Battle of the Warriors | Blu-ray (Dragon Dynasty)
RELEASE DATE: March 15, 2011 Dragon Dynasy presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Battle of the Warriors (aka A Battle of Wits), a 2006 Hong Kong historical-action film, based upon a Japanese novel and Bokko manga series by Hideki Mori. Directed by Jacob Cheung and starring Andy Lau, Ahn Sung-ki, Wang Zhiwen, Fan Bingbing, Nicky Wu and Choi Siwon.
Jet Li’s Fearless & Unleashed Blu-ray (Universal)
RELEASE DATE: March 22, 2011 Two great Jet Li movies on one Blu-ray disc specially priced! Unleashed (also known as Danny the Dog), is a 2005 American-British-French martial arts action thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Luc Besson. Film also stars Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman and Kerry Condon. It is set in Glasgow; Also included is Fearless, a 2006 Hong Kong Chinese martial arts action film directed … Continue reading
Chawz DVD/Blu-ray (Magnolia)
RELEASE DATE: April 26, 2011 Magnet will be releasing Jeong-won Shin’s Chaw, about a man-eating boar that goes on the rampage. It has been retitled to Chawz for its US release (as an ode to Jaws?).
Muay Thai Fighter DVD (Lions Gate)
RELEASE DATE: April 12, 2011 In battle, the human body is the ultimate weapon. Lionsgate takes mixed martial arts to a new level with the DVD, Digital Download and On Demand premiere of Muay Thai Fighter. The action-packed film has been honored with five of seven Thailand National Film Association Awards including Best Actor (Akara Amarttayakul, Saving Private Tootsie) and Best Supporting Actor (Sonthaya Chitmanee, upcoming Slice). An “…effective piece … Continue reading
Bruce Lee Ultimate DVD Trilogy (20th Century Fox)
RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2011 This new set, with newly designed box art, contains: The Big Boss, Way of the Dragon and Game of Death. Why they included Game of Death – and not Fist of Fury – to the “Ultimate Trilogy” is beyond me.
Last Train Home DVD (Zeitgeist)
RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2011 Every spring, China’s cities are plunged into chaos as an astonishing 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year’s holiday. This mass exodus is the largest human migration on the planet – an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future. Working over several years in classic verité style Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan … Continue reading
Alien Vs Ninja DVD/Blu-ray (Funimation)
RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2011 The filmmakers behind Tokyo Gore Police and The Machine Girl join studio Sushi Typhoon to add this side-splitting horror-comedy to their line of entertaining cult cinema. In ancient Japan, the fiercest ninjas of the Iga clan face their toughest enemies – and they aren’t from this planet! A fiery mass crashes in the forest and soon horrifyingly savage creatures reduce the warriors to tasty snacks. … Continue reading
Storm Warriors DVD (Lions Gate)
RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2011 Based on the comic book series “Fung Wan” and directed by the Pang Brothers comes the incredible story of two friends, Wind and Cloud, who find themselves up against a very powerful warlord intending to invade their country. In order to protect their land, these two friends seek the help of the all-powerful master. Through extensive training, Wind and Cloud expose themselves to the “evil” … Continue reading
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