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.

Killing Heat | DVD (Wild Eye Raw)

Posted on August 13, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2015 Wild Eye Raw presents the DVD for Daniel Dahl’s Killing Heat, a bloody, low budget, action packed homage to 1980s action movies. The movie was supposedly made with a two-person crew and $5,000 during a summer in Thailand. When JD is fired from his desk job his friends promise him the best vacation of his life in Thailand. But following a rowdy drunken night, JD … Continue reading →

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Dragon Dynasty 5-Movie Collection | DVD (Anchor Bay)

Posted on August 9, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2015 Anchor Bay presents the Dragon Dynasty 5 Movie Collection. In 2006, The Weinstein Company launched Dragon Dynasty in order to showcase classic and contemporary Asian Cinema, particularly films in the action/martial arts genre. Now, they’re back and once again bringing home the goods! This 3-Disc DVD set includes the following titles: Born to Defense, The Legend II: Fong Sai Yuk, The Defender, Once Upon a … Continue reading →

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Black Coal, Thin Ice | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

Posted on August 6, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 29, 2015 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Diao Yinan’s riveting thriller, Black Coal, Thin Ice. In Black Coal, Thin Ice (read our review), an ex cop and his ex partner decide to follow up on investigation of a series of murders that ended their careers and shamed them, when identical murders begin again. Black Coal, Thin Ice also stars Liao Fan (Armour of God 3: … Continue reading →

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Electric Boogaloo: Cannon Films Collection | DVD (Warner)

Posted on August 5, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 29, 2015 Stallone, Norris, Van Damme and Lundgren are back together for Warner’s The Bombs, Babes and Blockbusters of Cannon Films 10-Pack DVD Collection, which releases this September 29th! The upcoming set includes Missing in Action (1984), Cobra (1986), Delta Force (1986), Over the Top (1987), Masters of the Universe (1987), Invasion USA (1987), Bloodsport (1988), The Hitman (1991) and Hellbound (1994). And here’s the best part: Also included … Continue reading →

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The Nakatomi Plaza: Die Hard Collection | Blu-ray (Fox)

Posted on July 29, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 13, 2015 Fox presents The Nakatomi Plaza: Die Hard Collection, which includes a replica of the Nakatomi Plaza. The set (see photo) includes the entire franchise: Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard (includes unrated version) and the god-awful A Good Day to Die Hard (includes unrated version). Extras include Decoding Die Hard, 5 Collectible Cards and 32-page Behind-the-scenes booklet. Pre-order The Nakatomi Plaza: Die … Continue reading →

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Call Me King | DVD (Entertainment One)

Posted on July 28, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2015 Entertainment One presents the DVD for Call Me King, an upcoming action movie written and directed by R.L. Scott. Call Me King stars Bai Ling (The Crow), Amin Joseph (The Expendables), Chris Mulkey (Boardwalk Empire), Alimi Ballard (Numbers), Lester Speight (Transformers), Robert Miano (Donnie Brasco), Bill Cobbs (Oz: The great and Powerful), Del Zamora (True Blood), Gabrielle Dennis (The Game) and Monyque Thompson Scott (Lie … Continue reading →

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The Target | DVD (Lionsgate)

Posted on July 27, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2015 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Yoon Hong-seung’s The Target, a remake of the 2010 French film Point Blank. In The Target, a man finds himself pitted against rival gangsters and trigger-happy police in a deadly race to save his wife and unborn child. The film stars Ryoo Seung-Ryong (War of the Arrows), Lee Jin-Wook (My New Boyfriend), Yu Jun-Sang (Fists of Legend), Jo Yeo-Jeong (Human Addiction), Kim … Continue reading →

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Kwaidan | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 20, 2015 Criterion Collection presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1965’s Kwaidan, directed by Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri). This release is the original 3-hour cut, never before released in the United States. After a decade of political dramas and social-minded period pieces, Kobayashi shifted gears for this stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales, adapted from Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Chain of Command | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

Posted on July 15, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 22, 2015 Lionsgate presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Chain of Command (aka Echo Effect), an action-thriller directed by Kevin Carraway (7 Below) and starring Michael Jai White (Blood and Bone) and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (The Expendables). A special operative (White) witnesses the brutal slaying of his brother right after returning home from his third tour of duty. He finds himself a target of a deadly conspiracy so vast … Continue reading →

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The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi | Blu-ray (Lionsgate)

Posted on July 7, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2015 No need to pay $60 for this out-of-print movie, because Lionsgate is bringing the Blu-ray for The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi back to life! Directed, written, co-edited, and starring Takeshi Kitano (Beyond Outrage), this is one film you’ll want to watch or revisit! In an empire ruled by fear, the people’s only hope is the ultimate weapon: Zatoichi (Kitano) – a blind, nomadic samurai whose sword … Continue reading →

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Blunt Force Trauma | DVD (Alchemy)

Posted on July 5, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2015 Alchemy presents the DVD for Blunt Force Trauma (aka The Effects of Blunt Force Trauma), written and directed by Ken Sanzel (The Replacement Killers). Two duelists wearing Kevlar vests stand in opposing circles; face each other, draw, and shoot. The one left standing in the circle wins. John (Ryan Kwanten), a talented young shooter seeks the ultimate duel with the champion, Zorringer (Mickey Rourke), while … Continue reading →

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Showdown in Little Tokyo | Blu-ray (Warner)

Posted on July 3, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: July 21, 2015 Warner presents the Blu-ray for 1991’s Showdown in Little Tokyo, directed by Mark L. Lester (Commando, Class of 1984). This martial arts action-comedy pairs Dolph Lundgren (Skin Trade) and Brandon Lee (Legacy of Rage, The Crow) as L.A. cops against a gang of Japanese drug dealers, headed by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Tekken 2: Kazuya’s Revenge). The film also stars Tia Carrere (True Lies), Toshishiro Obata (The … Continue reading →

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The Dead Lands | Blu-ray & DVD (Magnolia)

Posted on July 1, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: August 4, 2015 Magnolia presents the DVD for To a Fraser’s The Dead Lands, an action film that utilized the Maori martial art Mau Rakau (the skilled use of weapons). The film has been described as Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto meets Tony Jaa’s Ong Bak. After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father’s murder and … Continue reading →

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Silver Hawk (w/Bonus Movies) | DVD (Echo Bridge)

Posted on June 27, 2015 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: July 21, 2015 Echo Bridge presents the DVD for Jingle Ma’s Silver Hawk starring Michelle Yeoh (True Legend), Richie Ren (Punished), Luke Goss (Death Race II),  Michael Jai White (Falcon Rising) and Li Bingbing (Detective Dee). The DVD also includes the bonus movies: Running Delilah, The Legend of Red Dragon, Snake-Crane Secret and Honor. In the public eye, she’s billionaire heiress, but with a mask, she’s transformed into a silver crusader. Silver … Continue reading →

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The Mercury Conspiracy | DVD (Entertainment One)

Posted on June 26, 2015 by JJ Bona

Entertainment One presents the DVD for The Mercury Conspiracy (aka The Mercury Factor), directed by and starring Luca Barbareschi (Cannibal Holocaust). After her son dies from poisoned food, Xiwen falls in love with Matteo, a businessman. Though a good man at heart, Matteo has been lured into the black market trafficking of adulterated food – the same food responsible for killing Xiwen’s son! This Italian film is noted for its … Continue reading →

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