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Danger always strikes when everything seems fine! Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Seven Samurai’ now on 4K Ultra HD

Now available from Goodie Emporium is BFI’s (British Film Institute) 4K Ultra HD for Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, one of the greatest films of all time. The film has influenced the work of directors from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg, and spawned remakes, most notably John Sturges’ acclaimed The Magnificent Seven. When 16th-century farmers whose village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits ask an elderly, masterless samurai (Takashi Shimura) for … Continue reading

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100 Yards (2024) Review

Director: Xu Haofeng Co-director: Xu Junfeng Cast: Jacky Heung, Andy On, Bea Hayden Kuo, Li Yuan, Shiyi Tang, Kevin Lee, Brono Bajtala Running Time: 109 min. By Paul Bramhall There’s a strong argument to be had for Xu Haofeng being the greatest kung-fu cinema director of the 21st century. When Haofeng made his directorial debut with The Sword Identity in 2012 he was billed as the writer of Wong Kar-Wai’s … Continue reading

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‘Paradox’ and ‘Ip Man 4’ star Wu Yue kicks ass in the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Tai Chi Master’ on Digital on November 12

On November 12, 2024, Well Go USA Entertainment is releasing The Tai Chi Master on Digital. Directed by Siyu Cheng (The Grandmaster of Kung Fu) and Zhenzhao Lin (Detective Dee’s Hell Road), this martial arts fantasy stars Wu Yue (Paradox, Sakra, Ip Man 4, The Brink), Yan Liu (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) and Mingcan Zhang (Restart the Earth). Read the official plot below: In the strife of the … Continue reading

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High Forces (2024) Review

Director: Oxide Pang Cast: Andy Lau, Liu Tau, Zhang Zifeng, Qu Chuxiao, Jiang Mengjie, Jiang Chao, Eric Chou Running Time: 115 min. By Paul Bramhall The disaster movie on a plane has been going through a bit of a renaissance in Asia during recent years. China threw their hat into the ring with 2019’s The Captain, and Korea’s returned to the genre twice in as many years with 2022’s Emergency … Continue reading

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Shadow Strays, The (2024) Review

Director: Timo Tjahjanto Cast: Auroro Ribero, Hana Malasan, Ali Fikri, Adipati Dolken, Kristo Immanuel, Andri Mashadi, Chew Kin Wah, Arswendy Bening Swara, Tanta Ginting Running Time: 145 min. By Paul Bramhall  When the Indonesian directing duo the Mo Brothers decided to apply their horror genre leanings to the action genre in 2016, the result was Headshot, a movie which immediately grabbed the attention of martial arts cinema fans. While it … Continue reading

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Back to the shadows! New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Shadow Strays’ from ‘Night Comes for Us’ filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto

Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (The Big 4, The Night Comes for Us) – of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot, Macabre) – is ready to unleash The Shadow Strays, which will premier on Netflix on October 17th. In the film, a young assassin defies her mentor and organization, hell-bent on rescuing a boy who lost his mother to a powerful crime syndicate. Timo describes the film as having Abel Ferrara’s crime … Continue reading

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Die Hard in a bar unit? Watch action scenes from Scott Adkins’ latest thriller ‘Take Cover’

Martial arts star Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, Triple Threat) is teaming up with Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) in Signature Entertainment’s Take Cover, an upcoming film helmed by director Nick McKinless, who perhaps best known for his stunt work on Fast X, Gangs of London and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Take Cover revolves around a burned-out professional sniper who finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by … Continue reading

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Mr. Lee, are you ready? ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ director Ang Lee to shoot ‘Bruce Lee’ biopic early next year

Acclaimed director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) will soon begin production on Bruce Lee, an upcoming biopic for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. The film is being penned by award-winning writer, Dan Futterman, who wrote 2005’s Capote and 2014’s Foxcatcher. The filmmaker’s son, Mason Lee, who is perhaps best known for his roles in 2011’s The Hangover Part II and 2017’s Legend of the Demon Cat, will be playing

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Young, drunk and full of Tao! Blu-ray for The Yuen Clan’s ‘Taoism Drunkard’ and ‘Young Taoism Fighter’ now shipping!

Now shipping from Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Two Taoist Tales, which includes both 1984’s Taoism Drunkard and 1986’s Young Taoism Fighter.  In the wake of Encounter of the Spooky Kind, the Hong Kong film industry launched headlong into a prolific genre cycle that drew upon Taoist folklore. Popular throughout the 1980s and into the next decade, these films combined elements of horror, fantasy, comedy and martial … Continue reading

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Simon Yam is ‘The Comeback’ kid! Watch the New Trailer for this action thriller also starring martial arts star Andy On

Arriving on Digital on August 6th, 2024 is The Comeback, the latest action import from U.S. label Well Go USA. Directed by Suiqiang Huo (Blind War), The Comeback stars Simon Yam (I Did It My Way, Bullet in the Head) and Andy On (Undercover Punch and Gun, Abduction). Uncle Hua (Yam), an antiques-dealer, has lived in the old street for many years, and is highly respected by his neighbors. But … Continue reading

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What you call hell, we call Bangkok! Watch the insane Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell’

On September 26, 2024, Netflix will be streaming Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell, an action-thriller from writer/director Kome Kongkiat Komesiri (Muay Thai Fighter). When a dedicated rescue worker inadvertently gets caught up in the kidnapping plot of a mogul’s tween daughter, he must save her from the clutches of rival gangs hunting them down with unpredictable dangers around every corner. Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell stars Sukollawat Kanaros (Thirteen Lives), Atitaya … Continue reading

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It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight! Blu-ray for the 1973 Wang Yu classic ‘A Man Called Tiger’ now available

Now available is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for A Man Called Tiger, a 1973 Golden Harvest classic from Lo Wei (Slaughter in San Francisco) and Jimmy Wang Yu (The Tattooed Dragon) . This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly! Starring Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman) and directed … Continue reading

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Ninja in the Dragon’s Den (1982) Review

Director: Corey Yuen Cast: Conan Lee, Hiroyuki Sanada (Henry Sanada), Tanaka Hiroshi, Tai Bo, Hwang Jang Lee, Kaname Tsushima, Someno Yukio, Chin Lung, Tien Feng, Ma Chin-Ku, Best Kwon Yeong-Moon, Paul Wei Ping Ao Running Time: 95 min.  By Ian Whittle In memory of Corey Yuen Kwai, whose death in 2022 was recently made public. The early 80s saw an explosion of ninja-mania, instigated by Eric Van Lustbader’s novel The … Continue reading

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‘Godfather 3’-sploitation? Watch a New violent clip for ‘The Crow’ reboot starring Bill Skarsgård

Rupert Sanders, who is perhaps best known for helming 2012’s Snow White and The Huntsman and 2017’s Ghost in the Shell, is the director for the upcoming reboot of The Crow, starring Bill Skarsgård (Eternals), who plays Eric Draven, a role made famous by the late Brandon Lee. The upcoming film also stars Singer-actress FKA twigs (Honeyboy). The reboot is based from a script by Zach Baylin (King Richard). Producers are Molly Hassell (Terminal), … Continue reading

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Michael Jai White takes on a home invasion? Watch the Trailer for ‘Don’t Mess with Grandma’ also starring Billy Zane

Martial arts star Michael Jai White (Triple Threat, Accident Man) has proved his comedy chops in films like 2009’s Black Dynamite and the recent Outlaw Johnny Black, but now he’s back for more antics in Raven Banner’s Don’t mess with Grandma (aka Sunset Superman). The upcoming flick – directed and written by Jason Krawczyk (He Never Died) – is about a man (White) who must fix his grandmother’s leaky sink … Continue reading

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