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Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism | Blu-ray & DVD (Arrow Video)

Posted on January 17, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2017 Back in November 2015, Arrow Video released Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism Blu-ray & DVD Boxed set in the UK, but now, the company is finally bringing the set to the U.S. for a April 11, 2017 release. The work of Kiju Yoshida is one of Japanese cinema’s obscure pleasures. A contemporary of Nagisa Oshima (Death by Hanging, In the Realm of the Senses) and Masahiro … Continue reading →

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The Yakuza | Blu-ray (Warner)

Posted on January 12, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2017 Warner Archive is prepping a Blu-ray release for The Yakuza, a 1974 neo-noir gangster film directed by Sydney Pollack (Three Days of the Condor) and written by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver) and Robert Towne (Chinatown). In The Yakuza, Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum), is a man who returns to Japan after 15 years to rescue the kidnapped daughter of his pal Tanner (Brian Keith) from the clutches of the Yakuza. … Continue reading →

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Cold War 2 | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

Posted on January 12, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: March 7, 2017 On March 7, 2017, Well Go USA will be releasing Longman Leung and Sunny Luk’s Cold War 2 to Blu-ray and DVD. This Hong Kong action thriller stars Chow Yun-fat (Office), Aaron Kwok (Monk Comes Down the Mountain) and Tony Leung Ka Fai (The Raid). In this sequel to the 2012 Hong Kong megahit, rival police chiefs battle it out both on the streets and at the station, kicked … Continue reading →

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Exterminator 2 | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

Posted on January 6, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2017 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for Exterminator 2, a 1984 cult classic directed by Mark Buntzman and starring Robert Ginty (Exterminator). John Eastland (Ginty), the man who turned New York into a war zone in 1980’s Exterminator, is back with a vengeance! This time, the flamethrower-wielding vigilante takes on the sinister Drug Lord X (Mario Van Peebles) and his army of thugs. Back in 2011, Synapse Films released an Unrated Director’s Cut of Exterminator on … Continue reading →

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Never Too Young To Die | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

Posted on January 6, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2017 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Gil Bettman’s 1986 cult classic, Never Too Young To Die, starring John Stamos (Full House), Vanity (The Last Dragon) and Gene Simmons (Runaway). A top secret agent is murdered, so his estranged son – a high school gymnast – teams up with his dad’s attractive female partner to stop the psychopathic hermaphroditic gang leader who killed him and now plans … Continue reading →

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Dead or Alive Trilogy | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

Posted on January 1, 2017 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2017 Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Takashi Miike’s Dead or Alive Trilogy. Beginning with an explosive, six-minute montage of sex, drugs and violence, and ending with a phallus-headed battle robot taking flight, this unforgettable trilogy features many of the director’s most outrageous moments set alongside some of his most dramatically moving scenes. Made between 1999 and 2002, the Dead or Alive films cemented Miike’s reputation overseas … Continue reading →

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KG: Karate Girl | Blu-ray (Tokyo Shock)

Posted on December 30, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 23, 2017 No CG! No Wires! No stuntman! Tokyo Shock presents the Blu-ray for Karate Girl, starring Rina Takeda (High Kick Girl!), as well as a cast that consists entirely of top-notch Japan and World Champions! A shy, hard-working high-school girl, Ayaka (Takeda) holds a dark family secret. She is a karate master and must keep her family s martial arts legacy secret to protect her precious family treasure, the Black Belt. … Continue reading →

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Suddenly in the Dark | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)

Posted on December 28, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2017 Mondo Macabro is proud to present this classic of Korean horror on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world. The presentation has been restored from the best available elements from the Korean Film Archive, and features brand new extras produced exclusively for this release (the previous edition, released in October, was limited to 500 copies). Almost completely unknown outside its home country, Suddenly … Continue reading →

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The Black Dragon’s Revenge | Blu-ray & DVD (Film Detective)

Posted on December 22, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: January 31, 2017 On, January 31, 2017, The Film Detective is unleashing The Black Dragon’s Revenge (aka The Death of Bruce Lee) on both Blu-ray and DVD. This cult classic – which has been restored into HD from the original camera negative – is directed by Tony Liu Jun Guk (Tiger Over Wall) and stars martial arts sensation, Ron van Clief (Black Dragon). Van Clief stars in this action thriller as a badass hired … Continue reading →

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Mifune: The Last Samurai | DVD (Strand Releasing)

Posted on December 21, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2017 Mifune: The Last Samurai (read our review), a new documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki (Heroin: Cape Cod, USA), hits DVD on April 25, 2017. Mifune: The Last Samurai explores the accidental movie career of Toshiro Mifune, one of the true giants of world cinema. It also features  interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, plus a narration by Keanu Reeves. Mifune made 16 … Continue reading →

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Operation Chromite | Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)

Posted on December 8, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2017 John H. Lee’s (71: Into the Fire) South Korean actioner, Operation Chromite, is exploding its way to Blu-ray & DVD on January 24, 2017, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Operation Chromite stars Lee Jung-jae (Assassination), Jin Se-yun (Enemies In-Law), Lee Beom-su (The Divine Move) and Liam Neeson (Taken), who portrays General Douglas MacArthur. According to THR, Operation Chromite is the codename for the Battle of Incheon that … Continue reading →

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The Crooked Man | DVD (Lionsgate)

Posted on December 6, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2017 Martial arts star Michael Jai White (Falcon Rising, Skin Trade) is back with The Crooked Man, which is being released on DVD courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Six years ago, five girls at a sleepover accidentally conjured the Crooked Man, and, as a result, one of them was murdered and another, Olivia, was sent away for the crime. Years later, Olivia, now 18, is finally released. When … Continue reading →

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Train to Busan | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

Posted on December 1, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: January 17, 2017 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Train to Busan (read our review), a thriller directed by Yeon Sang-ho (The King of Pigs). The film stars Gong Yoo (The Suspect), Ma Dong-Seok (Veteran), Jung Yu-Mi  (A Bittersweet Life), Choi Woo-Sik (Big Match), Kim Soo-Ahn (The Net) and Ahn So-Hee (Hellcats). Train to Busan follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral outbreak, trapped on … Continue reading →

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No Retreat, No Surrender | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)

Posted on November 23, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2017 Old school martial arts fans, rejoice! Kino Lorber will be releasing No Retreat, No Surrender on Blu-ray on February 21, 2017. The upcoming Blu-ray will include the International cut (with extra scenes and alternate music) and the rarely seen “New World” U.S. cut (alternate opening sequence and soundtrack), as well an interview with the film’s lead, Kurt McKenney. This 1986 cult martial arts classic is … Continue reading →

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Cirio H. Santiago’s Post Nuke Collection | DVD (Scorpion)

Posted on November 18, 2016 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: January 3, 2017 On January 3rd, Scorpion Releasing is unleashing a wave of Cirio H. Santiago (Future Hunters) classics on DVD, as part as their “Roger Corman’s Post Nuke Collection” line up. If you’re fan of this cult Filipino filmmaker, you’ve came to the right place; so grab your pork adobo and enjoy the jeepney ride! Equalizer 2000 (1987) First up, Equalizer 2000 (aka Apocalypse Warriors). You won’t find Edward Woodward or Denzel Washington in this flick. Those guys … Continue reading →

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