Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg – all writers, producers, and directors of Cobra Kai – are working on the final 6th season of the Cobra Kai saga, which will be kicking its way to Netflix on a soon-to-be-announced date. Recent news (via Deadline) was that C.S. Lee (Dexter, Avatar: The Last Airbender) has joined the cast in an iconic role originating from The Karate Kid. According to sources, Lee will … Continue reading →

For lovers of Asian genre cinema the world of boutique Blu-ray releases has become a treasure trove of incredible releases aimed right at the serious aficionado. The mainstay labels: Criterion, Arrow, Shout have been joined by smaller specialized labels focused squarely on bringing films that have traditionally not gotten the love they deserve from physical releases to collectors with the best presentation possible. One of the most interesting such labels … Continue reading →

Later this month, Indie label Gold Ninja Video is releasing the Blu-ray for The Golden Triangle (not to be confused with the 1975 film of the same name), a 1974 kung fu classic from director Chi Lo (The Dragon Lives Again) and star Yasuaki Kurata (Iceman: Time Traveller).  Official details: After his partner is killed in a job gone wrong, a super cool secret agent (Yasuaki Kurata, Fist of Legend) … Continue reading →

Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Release line up for the month of February, which includes a New title added to Hi-YAH! every Friday. If you want to give Hi-YAH! a go, visitors of this site can use the promo code “CITYONFIRE” for a FREE 30 Day trial! Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive

Later this month, Vinegar Syndrome/Kani is releasing the Blu-ray for Alex Cheung’s 1981 Hong Kong thriller, Man on the Brink, starring Eddie Chen (Crazy Blood), Ga Lun (Four Robbers), Kam Hing Yin (Police Story) and Ada Fung (Dangerous Encounter – 1st Kind). Official details: Following the success of Cops and Robbers (1979), Alex Cheung’s Man on the Brink further redefined the Hong Kong crime sub-genre. While indebted to New Hollywood … Continue reading →

Later this month, Vinegar Syndrome is releasing the Blu-ray Andrew Lau’s 1999 CG-driven martial arts film, A Man Called Hero, starring Ekin Cheng (Twins Effect), Nicholas Tse (Raging Fire), Anthony Wong (Untold Story 2), Yuen Biao (Righting Wrongs) and Kristy Yeung (League of Gods). Official details: Hero is a gifted martial artist who is honored to be chosen for training by his mentor, Pride. Upon arriving home to tell his … Continue reading →

Martial arts star Donnie Yen (Sakra, John Wick: Chapter 4) will star in a remake of David Carradine’s classic TV show Kung Fu ( 1972-1975) for Universal Pictures. 87North’s David Leitch, the action filmmaker known for John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (not to mention a possible Enter the Dragon remake), is attached to direct Kung Fu. The original ABC series starred Carradine as a master … Continue reading →

Stuntman/fight choreographer turned director, Sam Hargrave, who is best-known for helming the successful straight-to-Netflix actions films Extraction and Extraction 2, is working on to direct an adaptation of Kill Them All for Paramount. Not to be confused with Van Damme’s Kill ’em All (or Johnny Messner/Gordon Liu’s Kill ’em All), this one is based on the graphic novel by Kyle M. Starks. The graphic novel follows an elite female assassin … Continue reading →