Action, action, action. Good movies and great movies alike share one unmistakable ingredient, it’s all about the action. Of course action comes in different guises, sometimes it’s hand-to-hand fighting, sometimes there are weapons involved and sometimes there are cars and planes. But in the best of cases the drama of a good fight scene manages to wrap itself into the plot of a movie in a way that takes it … Continue reading →

Following 2010’s Outrage and its 2012 sequel, Outrage Beyond, Takeshi Kitano is back for another round of Yakuza action. Only this time, it’s a comedy called Ryuzo and His Seven Henchmen, which is a playful nod to Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. According to FBA, the film is about a retired crime boss (Tatsuya Fuji) who calls up his old gang after he becomes the victim of a scam. The film also stars … Continue reading →

According to SD, director Christopher Cain (Young Guns, The Next Karate Kid) will be directing Legion of One, a martial arts action film that tells the story about an orphan raised in the Shaolin Temple. The US-China co-production will be executive produced by Jerry Weintraub (producer of the original Karate Kid trilogy, the 2010 remake starring Jackie Chan and the Ocean’s Eleven trilogy). As of right now, there are no stars … Continue reading →

Just recently, Donnie Yen announced that Ip Man 3 may be the last action movie of his career. Now, we have word that Hugh Jackman is doing something similar, albeit far less drastic: Jackman has posted a picture on Instagram with the caption “WOLVERINE …ONE LAST TIME. HJ”. Does it mean that the upcoming sequel to The Wolverine spinoff will be the last time for the actor to reprise his … Continue reading →

Another title announced at the 2015 Hong Kong International Film Festival is The Old Guy, an action film directed by Johnnie To (Fulltime Killer). So far, not much is known about it, but judging from the film’s poster, we’re thinking it’s in the “gangster” category for sure. In fact, the preliminary poster design for The Old Guy generated some controversy when it was discovered that the concept art was a direct … Continue reading →

The trailer for Yoshihiro Nishimura’s latest film, The Ninja War of Torakage, has just been released. The director behind such cult films as Tokyo Gore Police and Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl is at the helm and also co-writes the script for this film. Synopsis (via AsianWiki): Set in the Sengoku Period, Torakage (Takumi Saito) is retired ninja. He lives his life peacefully, but turmoil comes as he becomes involved a fight over … Continue reading →

A hot new trailer for Insanity, a psychological thriller by first time director David Lee, has hit the web. The upcoming film stars Huang Xiaoming (The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom) as a hotshot psychiatrist who goes head-to-head with a witty psychopath, played by Lau Ching Wan (Too Many Ways to Be Number One). Insanity also stars Fiona Sit (Girls), Paw Hee Ching (Special ID), Alex Fong (Kung Fu … Continue reading →

The first trailer has arrived for Jake Gyllenhaal’s new film Southpaw. This time, the fine actor teams up with director Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer) and co-stars Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Rita Ora and 50 Cent to bring us what looks to be a hard hitting and emotionally intense boxing drama. Synopsis: Billy “The Great” Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unorthodox stance, the so-called “Southpaw,” consists of … Continue reading →

A ninja flick with Mad Max’s V8 Interceptor? You heard that right. Uncork’d Entertainment presents the DVD for the 2014 Australian martial arts flick Ninja: Immovable Heart, directed by and starring Rob Baard with Roger Neave and Danny Glover. An “authentic” ninjutsu film cloaked in the cape of a superhero blockbuster, The Ninja : Immovable Heart brings together veteran action movie star Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, Predator 2) and rising martial-arts star Rob Baard … Continue reading →