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.

Meteor | Blu-ray & DVD (Kino Lorber)

RELEASE DATE: September 16, 2014 Kino Lorber presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1979’s Meteor, directed by Ronald Neame (The Poseidon Adventure). Sean Connery (Goldfinger) leads a team of asteroid-battling astronomers in Meteor, one of the last and most unusual examples of the disaster movie craze of the 70s. In this one, a killer asteroid named Orpheus threatens to collide with the Earth, and Connery must come up with a plan … Continue reading

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Space Raiders | DVD (Scorpion Releasing)

RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2014 Scorpion Releasing presents the DVD for 1983’s Space Raiders, directed by Howard R. Cohen (Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans). If you need something to hold you down while waiting for Star Wars: Episode VII, I have two words for you: Space Raiders! This entertaining cult/sci fi flick features recycled footage, special effects from music from 1980’s Battle Beyond the Stars. Hey, at least they were being resourceful, … Continue reading

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Osaka Badass | aka Snake of Violence | DVD (Pathfinder)

RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2014 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents the DVD for Takahiro Ishihara’s Osaka Badass (aka Snake of Violence). This crime-filled epic revolves around three troubled youth and their intense history with the Yakuza. Elitsi calls Osaka Badass “A higher class of cinema.” Osaka Badass (read our review) stars Tak Sakaguchi (Versus), Takashi Nishina, Kanade Matsuzaki, Takaya Yamaki, Arata Yamanaka and Nanako Kodama. Watch the trailer. Pre-order Osaka Badass from Amazon.com today!

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Osaka Violence | DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2014 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents the DVD for Takahiro Ishihara’s Osaka Violence. After witnessing a gang murder, 12 year old Masashi asks his father what he’d do if he were killed by a Yakuza. Exact vengeance his father promptly replies. The next day, in an unfortunate turn of fate, Masashi’s father is hospitalized with serious injuries, leaving Masashi on his own. Osaka Violence stars Ryosuke Kimura, Shouji … Continue reading

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Moebius | DVD (RAM Releasing) Kim Ki-duk

RELEASE DATE: October 28, 2014 RAM Releasing presents the DVD for Kim Ki-duk’s Moebius. A father driven into desire, a son coveting that of his father’s, and the sorrowful maternity that hovers them into tragedy. Moebius stars Jo Jae-hyun (The Isle), Seo Young-joo (Juvenile Offender) and Lee Eun-woo (A Ghosts Story). Watch the trailer. “Not for the faint at hearts! A gruesome tale of a bloody, vicious circle of sexual … Continue reading

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Stunt Squad | aka Elimination Force (Raro Video USA)

RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2014 Raro Video USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1977’s Stunt Squad, directed by Domenico Paolella (Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon). Also known as Elimination Force or La polizia è sconfitta, this poliziottesco film stars Marcel Bozzuffi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Riccardo Salvino and Claudia Giannotti. The character of Mezzogiorno is described as “perhaps the most gruesome and ruthless villain of the Italian crime cinema.” Watch … Continue reading

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The Squad | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2014 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for The Squad, a 2011 Colombian action-horror film directed by Jaime Osorio Marquez. When contact is lost with a military base set deep in the desolate plains of Colombia, a special high mountain command unit is sent to check things out. On arrival they find only one person alive and gradually the isolation and inability to communicate with … Continue reading

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Baby Blues | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Baby Blues, directed by Leong Po Chih (Hong Kong 1941). When a young couple moves into a home, they find a doll that changes their lives forever (and not in a good way). Originally released in 3D during its 2013 theatrical release, Baby Blues is bound to please The Ring and The Conjuring fans. Baby Blues stars … Continue reading

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Found | DVD (Xlrator)

RELEASE DATE: September 23, 2014 Xlrator presents the DVD for Scott Schirmer’s Found. Marty is the ideal fifth grader. He gets good grades, listens to his teachers, and doesn’t start trouble in class. But a darkness is beginning to fall over his life. Classmates won’t stop picking on him, his parents don’t understand him, and now Marty must grapple with a terrible secret that threatens to destroy life as he knows … Continue reading

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You don’t want to miss our new Blu-ray/DVD list for July!!!

Summer is officially in full force! After a scorching long day in the sun, there’s no better way to cool off than to lounge on your sofa, switch on the A/C, and catch up on some new movies! For those of you looking to add a number of exciting Blu-ray & DVD titles to your collection, get ready for our latest list of new releases handpicked by cityonfire.com! The month of … Continue reading

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Mercenaries | Blu-ray & DVD (The Asylum)

RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2014 Asylum Home Entertainment presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Mercenaries (aka Prison Raid). A diplomatic official is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite female commandoes is assembled to infiltrate a women’s prison for a daring rescue. Mercenaries stars Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machine), Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill Vol. 1), Zoë Bell (Death Proof), Nicole … Continue reading

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Triple Feature: Rebirth of Mothra I-III | Blu-ray (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2014 Sony presents the Blu-ray for the Mothra Triple Feature. In 1996’s Rebirth of Mothra, the three-headed Desghidorah begins to destroy Japan, so Mothra leaves her island paradise to help save it. In 1997’s Rebirth of Mothra II, two young kids unleash a giant sea creature. Mothra’s keepers, the tiny twins Moll and Lora, quickly rouse the gentle giant in order to combat this latest threat to … Continue reading

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Double Feature: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla & Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | Blu-ray (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2014 Sony presents the Blu-ray for the Godzilla Double Feature, featuring 2002’s Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and 2001’s Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. In Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla: After the appearance of a new Godzilla, the government builds a robotic Godzilla from the bones of the original monster that attacked in 1954. In Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, three ancient guardian beasts … Continue reading

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Godzilla 2000: U.S. & Japanese Edition | Blu-ray (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2014 Sony presents the Blu-ray for 1999’s Godzilla 2000, which features both the 99 minute U.S. version 99 minutes, and the 107 minute Japanese version! The action heats up when a UFO reveals itself as a massive alien monster with awesome destructive powers. The alien monster heads straight for the behemoth Godzilla who’s just crushed the entire city for the battle of the millennium. But Godzilla’s … Continue reading

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Triad | DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2014 Well Go USA presents the DVD for 2012’s Triad, directed by Daniel Chan (Young and Dangerous: Reloaded). Triad follows a college-educated young man (William Chan) who decides to give up the straight and narrow for a life in the Triads. He very quickly ascends the ranks, even as he offends his elders by operating extra-circular businesses. But his entire house of cards might come toppling down … Continue reading

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