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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.

Shock Waves | Blu-ray (Blue Underground)

RELEASE DATE: November 25, 2014 Blue Underground presents the Blu-ray for 1977’s Shock Waves, direct by Ken Wiederhorn (Return of the Living Dead II). In World War II, the Nazi High Command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie storm troopers. No member of this horrific SS unit was ever captured by the Allied Forces and, somewhere off the coast of Florida, they have survived. … Continue reading

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Good Guys Wear Black & Force of One: Remastered | DVD (American Cinema)

RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2014 American Cinema presents the DVD Double Feature for Chuck Norris’ Good Guys Wear Black & Force of One: Remastered. In 1978’s Good Guys Wear Black, an ex-US Army commando (Norris) must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next. In 1979’s A Force of One, when the detectives of an undercover police unit are being mysteriously killed … Continue reading

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Alien: 35th Anniversary Edition | Blu-ray (Fox)

RELEASE DATE: October 7, 2014 Fox presents the Blu-ray for Alien: 35th Anniversary Edition, which will contain two different cuts of Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic! The terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet, and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Alien stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. Watch the trailer. Pre-order Alien: … Continue reading

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Duck, You Sucker | aka A Fistful of Dynamite | Blu-ray (MGM)

RELEASE DATE: October 7, 2014 MGM presents the Blu-ray for 1971’s Duck, You Sucker (aka A Fistful of Dynamite), directed by Sergio Leone (Once Upon A Time in the West). When an IRA explosives expert meets up with a revolutionary bandit in Mexico, he is persuaded to join their cause. Available for the first time on Blu-ray! Duck, You Sucker stars Rod Steiger, James Coburn and Romolo Valli, with another excellent … Continue reading

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Talk to the Dead | DVD (Pathfinder Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: October 7, 2014 Pathfinder Entertainment presents the DVD for for Norio Tsuruta’s Talk to the Dead. From the Producer of The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Waters comes a dark tale of tragedy revolving around Yuri and her troubled family. But it when Yuri discovers a mysterious mobile app that is rumored to enable its user to talk to the dead, things get deadly! What VHS tapes did for The Ring, … Continue reading

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Cult | DVD (Pathfinder Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: October 7, 2014 Pathfinder Entertainment presents the DVD for Koji Shiraishi’s Cult. From the producer of The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water, comes the chilling tale of pop idols who play themselves as they appear on a paranormal television show to investigate the exorcism of the Kaneda family. The supernatural events in the Kaneda household are recorded by the documentary team. A mysterious shaman seems to be the only … Continue reading

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Travelers: Dimension Police | DVD (Pathfinder Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2014 Pathfinder presents the DVD for Koichi Sakamoto’s Travelers: Dimension Police. From the director of Power Rangers, comes a sexy, aunthentic action movie, no questions asked. Actress/singer Nao Nagasawa, and actress/model Ayumi Kinoshita, star in a story of a beautiful female cop working for an interdimensional police force. She serendipitously crosses paths with her former partner-turned-enemy. They are forced to confront each other and their past, while … Continue reading

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The Crone | DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2014 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents the DVD for Eisuke Naito’s The Crone. From the Producer of The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water comes the macabre tale of three paranormal TV show hostesses Ayane, Nanami and Mayuko. These three girls are put to the test of ultimate fear when they challenge each other to visit an abandoned nursing home in the mountains. Determined to defeat each other, … Continue reading

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Robotech: The Classic Collection Vol. 1 | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: September 23, 2014 Lionsgate presents the DVD for the Robotech: The Classic Collection Vol. 1, a 4-disc set that includes Episodes 1-18. Robotech is widely acclaimed as a ground breaking series that changed the course of anime. Experience the power of the Robotech/Macross saga as never before with this action-filled collection that contains the landmark 1985 television broadcast version – along with the original and uncut episodes from … Continue reading

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Evil Feed | DVD (Screen Media)

RELEASE DATE: September 16, 2014 Screen Media presents the DVD for Kimani Ray Smith’s Evil Feed. A group of young martial artists infiltrate an underground pit fighting ring where the loser is chopped up and served in a Chinese restaurant called The Long Pig… two men enter, one course leaves! If you tap out, you’re take out! Watch the trailer. Starring Terry Chen, Laci J Mailey, Alain Chanoine, Alyson Bath, Derek Gilroy, … Continue reading

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Himizu | Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2014 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 2011’s Himizu, directed by Sion Sono (Cold Fish, Love Exposure). Based on Minoru Furuya’s best selling manga of the same name, Himizu follows two teenagers (Shota Sometani and Fumi Nikaido) living a dystopian existence in post-tsunami Japan who embark on a campaign of violence against evil wrong doers. Watch the trailer. Pre-order Himizu from Amazon.com today!

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Krull | Blu-ray (Mill Creek Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2014 Mill Creek Entertainment presents the Blu-ray for 1983’s Krull, directed by Peter Yates (Bullitt). This British-American, fantasy-science fiction film follows a prince and a fellowship of companions who set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet. Krull stars Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones and an early appearance by Taken’s Liam Neeson. Watch the trailer. … Continue reading

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Blue Thunder | Blu-ray (Mill Creek Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2014 Mill Creek Entertainment presents the Blu-ray for 1983’s Blue Thunder, directed by John Badham (War Games). Roy Scheider stars in this action thriller as a police officer pilot battling government fanatics planning to misuse an experimental attack helicopter (a high-speed, high-tech chopper that can see through walls, record a whisper or level a city block). Blue Thunder would later inspire a 1984 TV series of … Continue reading

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The Naked Face | Blu-ray & DVD (Kino Video)

RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2014 Kino Video presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1984’s The Naked Face, directed by Bryan Forbes (1975’s The Stepford Wives). For some inexplicable reason, a Chicago psychiatrist (Roger Moore) is the target of a gang of sinister killers. As his assailants move in for the kill, the doctor finds that he must face his adversaries alone in a deadly final showdown. In between Octopussy and … Continue reading

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Batman: The Complete TV Series | Blu-ray & DVD (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: November 11, 2014 Warner presents the Batman: The Complete TV Series (1966–1968) on Blu-ray & DVD (see photo). Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne (Adam West) and his ward Dick Grayson (Burt Ward) lead a double life: they are actually the crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls the Bat-duo with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City! Also … Continue reading

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