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.

Ash is Purest White | Blu-ray & DVD (Cohen Media Group)

June 1, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: July 16, 2019 On July 16th, 2019, Cohen Media Group will release the Blu-ray & DVD for Ash is Purest White (read our review), a gangster epic from Jia Zhangke, the cricitally acclaimed director of festival favorites Still Life and A Touch of Sin. Ash is Purest White is the story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017. Qiao (Zhao Tao, Still Life) is in love with her boyfriend … Continue reading →

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General Commander | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

May 5, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2019 On May 28th, 2019, action legend Steven Seagal (End of a Gun, Cartels) returns with General Commander, his latest thriller from writer/director Philippe Martinez, who is perhaps best known for directing Jean-Claude Van Damme’s 2004 film, Wake of Death. After CIA agent Jake Alexander (Seagal) sees a member of his team killed during a sting operation, he demands revenge against guilty mob boss Orsini. But the CIA won’t sanction the … Continue reading →

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Swing Kids | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

May 5, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: June 18, 2019 On June 18, 2019, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for Swing Kids, a swinging musical drama set during the Korean War from director Kang Hyung-Chul (Tazza: The Hidden Card). In Swing Kids, the soldiers at a POW camp plan a tap show to distract both themselves and the prisoners from the hardships of war. Led by a former Broadway dancer and a rebellious North … Continue reading →

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Abduction | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

May 1, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: July 16, 2019 On July 16th, 2019, Shout! Factory is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Abduction (aka Twilight Zodiac), the latest actioner from martial arts sensation Scott Adkins (The Debt Collector) and director Ernie Barbarash (Pound of Flesh). Quinn (Adkins, Triple Threat), a member of a SWAT unit, steps out of a park fountain in an Asian city with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he … Continue reading →

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All About Lily Chou-Chou | Blu-ray (Film Movement)

April 11, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019 On May 7th, 2019, U.S. independent label, Film Movement, will be releasing the Blu-ray for All About Lily Chou-Chou (read our review), a 2001 festival favorite from director Shunji Iwai (Vampire). For kids around the world, music is often the only salvation when the pain and anxiety of teenage life becomes too much to bear. Yuichi (Hayato Ichihara, Blade of the Immortal) is in the 8th grade and … Continue reading →

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Ip Man Origins | DVD (Cinedigm)

April 9, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2019 On June 4th, 2019, Cinedigm will be releasing the DVD for Ip Man Origins, a 2013 Chinese television series starring Kevin Cheng (The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake) as the the legendary grandmaster of Wing Chun. Note: Ip Man Origins is basically Season 2 of the Cinedigm 2017 Blu-ray & DVD release of Ip Man: Season 1.  The Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man spends his life in pursuit of the authentic martial arts … Continue reading →

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Thirst | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)

April 9, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2019 On June 4th, 2019, Kino Lorber will be releasing the Blu-ray for Thirst, a 2009 thriller from visionary director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, The Handmaiden). A blood transfusion saves the life of a priest (Kang-ho Song, Memories of Murder, The Host, Snowpiercer), but also transforms him into a vampire. He struggles to control his insatiable thirst for blood until a love affair unleashes his darkest desires in deadly … Continue reading →

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A Record of Sweet Murder | Blu-ray & DVD (Unearthed Films)

April 3, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2019 On May 28th 2019, Unearthed Films is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for a “found footage” film titled A Record of Sweet Murder (read our review), a Korean-Japanese co-production from Japanese filmmaker Koji Shiraishi (Grotesque, Sadako vs Kayako) Soyeon (Kim Kkobbi, Sunshine Boys) is an active journalist on a mission for social justice. One day, she receives a call from a serial killer. Revealing himself as Soyeon’s childhood friend Sangjoon (Yeon … Continue reading →

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Avengement | DVD (Distribution Solutions)

April 2, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2019 Hot off the recent release of Triple Threat, martial arts sensation Scott Adkins (Eliminators) will be back in action with Samuel Goldwyn Films’ Avengement, (read our review) which hits select theaters and VOD on May 24th – followed by a DVD release from Sony/Distribution Solutions on June 4th, 2019. The upcoming film marks the 6th collaborative effort between action star Scott Adkins (Accident Man) and filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson (Triple Threat). Avengement also stars … Continue reading →

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Dragged Across Concrete | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

April 2, 2019 JJ Bona
Dragged Across Concrete | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019 On April 30th, 2019, Lionsgate will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Dragged Across Concrete, a crime thriller from director S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk). The film is currently available via VOD. Dragged Across Concrete is headlined by Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Don Johnson, Jennifer Carpenter and martial arts star Michael Jai White (Falcon Rising, Accident Man). Gibson portrays an old guard policeman while Vaughn plays … Continue reading →

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One More Shot | DVD (MVD)

March 31, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: June 11, 2019 On June 11th, 2019, MVD will be releasing the DVD for One More Shot, a 1984 South African action movie (with martial arts) written and directed by cult filmmaker Ronnie Isaacs (Cobra Force). Read the official details below: One More Shot stars Hector Rabotapi, Dominic Tyawa, Joe Foed, Stan Froom, Peter Stoneley, Joe Mustapha, Sharon Clarke, Ashlin Mccarthy, and Munro Smith. A criminal known as Ten-Ten is released from … Continue reading →

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Valentine | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

March 31, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2019 On May 14th, 2019, Shout Factory will release the Blu-ray & DVD for Valentine: The Dark Avenger, a 2019 Indonesia martial arts action film, based on Sarjono Sutrisno, Aswin NC Siregar, and Ian Waryanto’s character Valentine, from Skylar Comics. Read the official details below: The movie is directed by Ubay Fox and Agus Pestol. Cast includes Estelle Linden, Arie Dagienkz, Matthew Settle (Criminal Minds: Beyond … Continue reading →

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Unity of Heroes | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

March 23, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2019 On May 28, 2019, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Lin Zhen-Hao’s The Unity of Heroes (read our review), starring martial arts star Vincent Zhao (True Legend), who will once again be playing real-life folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Throughout the years, Wong Fei-hung has been portrayed by various stars, most notably Kwan Tak-hing (Story of Wong Fei-hung), Jackie Chan (Drunken Master), Jet Li (Once Upon A Time in … Continue reading →

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Big Brother | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

March 20, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2019 On May 21st, 2019, be on the lookout for Well Go USA’s Blu-ray/DVD release for Donnie Yen’s Big Brother (read our review), an action/comedy directed by Kam Kar-wai (Color of the Game). In the film, Yen plays a high school teacher who is caught up by his dark past in the underworld and is forced to use his fighting skills to find and rescue one of his students who has been kidnapped. … Continue reading →

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Boogie Boy | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

March 14, 2019 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2019 MVD Rewind has announced the Blu-ray for Boogie Boy, a Mark Dacascos thriller from director Craig Hamann (writer of Showdown in Manila) and producer Roger Avary, who is perhaps best known for 1993’s Killing Zoe, 2002’s The Rules of Attraction, and his co-writing credit for 1994’s Pulp Fiction. The film hits retail outlets on May 14th, 2019. Check out the official details below from MVD: This title has been out of print … Continue reading →

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