Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma Chameleon! Johnnie To’s 2008 caper ‘Sparrow’ on Blu-ray in February

In February 2025, Australian label Chameleon Films is releasing the Blu-ray for Sparrow, a 2008 Hong Kong film from Johnnie To (Three, Office, Running on Karma). The label’s past titles have been All Region, so there’s a chance this one will follow suit.

The most sheer delight you will ever experience from a Johnnie To film? Filmed over three years between other projects, this story of men who pick pockets and a woman who steals hearts is nothing less than a love letter to Hong Kong. Shot on the streets and Continue reading

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The Beast Hand | Blu-ray (Cleopatra Entertainment)

The Beast Hand | Blu-ray (Cleopatra Entertainment)

The Beast Hand | Blu-ray (Cleopatra Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: April 15, 2025

On April 15, 2025, Cleopatra Entertainment is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A) for The Beast Hand, a 2024 horror film from director Taichiro Natsume (Love Shark).

Osamu (Takahiro Fukuya), a Japanese day laborer, is forced into a lifestyle of crime. Unfortunately, when he crosses the wrong gangsters, they punish him by Sword, amputating his left hand in the process. Osamu’s ex-girlfriend Koyuki takes him to an underground Doctor deep in the dark bowels of the city to attempt a transplant. But the new hand has a mind of its own, much to the dismay of the gangsters responsible – as Osamu pursues his revenge.

The Beast Hand also stars Misa Wada (Pure Japanese), Yôta Kawase (Demolition Girl), Yûya Continue reading

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New & Recent Releases: 

  • Watcher In The Attic Blu-Ray + DVD (88 Films)
  • Yokohama BJ Blues Limited Edition Blu-Ray (Radiance)
  • Only the River Flows Blu-Ray (Picture House)
  • The Man from Majorca Limited Edition Blu-Ray (Radiance
  • Nothing Is Saccred – Three Heresies By Luis Bunuel Limited Edition Blu-Ray (Radiance)
  • I Am A Nymphomaniac – Libido – The Urge to Love (Aka Je Suis Une Nymphomane) Blu-Ray (88 Films)
  • Knife Under The Throat (Le Couteau Sous La Gorge) Blu-Ray + DVD (88 Films)
  • Secret of Nimh, The – Blu-ray (Eureka)
  • Stone Tape, The Limited Edition Blu-Ray (101 Films)
  • Demolition Man Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD (Arrow)
  • Horrible History: Four Historical Epics by Chang Cheh – Blu-ray (Eureka)
  • Good The Bad The Weird, The Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD (Arrow)
  • Woods Are Wet Blu-Ray + DVD (88 Films)
  • Apartment Wife – Affair In The Afternoon Blu-Ray + DVD (88 Films)
  • Creep – Blu-ray (Second Sight)
  • Eyeball Deluxe Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray (88 Films)
  • From Beyond 4K Ultra HD (88 Films)
  • Godzilla Minus One Steelbook – 4K Ultra HD (Anime Limited)
  • Godzilla Minus One Deluxe Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray 4K UHD
  • Strange Darling Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD (ICON)
  • Great Escape, The Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD (Arrow)
  • Leon Limited Definitive Edition Steelbook – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray (Studio Canal)
  • Barfly Blu-Ray (88 Films)
  • Hitchcock – The Beginning – Blu-ray (88 Films)
  • Mortuary Blu-Ray (88 Films)
  • Tank Girl – Blu-ray (Eureka)
  • Alfred Hitchcock – North By Northwest Limited Steelbook Ultimate Collectors Edition 4K Ultra HD (Warner)
  • Cooking Price-Wise Blu-ray (BFI)
  • Shawscope Vol 3 (Arrow)
  • Legend Of Fong Sai Yuk / The Legend Of Fong Sai Yuk 2 Deluxe Limited
  • Black Cat Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-Ray (88 Films)
  • Sword, The – Blu-ray (Eureka)
  • Slap The Monster On Page One Limited Edition Blu-Ray (Radiance)
  • Super Spies and Secret Lies – Blu-ray (Eureka)
  • Story Of Adele H, The – Blu-ray (Radiance)
  • Panic In Year Zero – Blu-ray (Radiance)
  • Japan Organized Crime Boss Limited Edition Blu-Ray (Radiance)
  • Juggernaut – Blu-ray (Eureka)
  • Black Tuesday – Blu-ray (Eureka)
  • Seven Samurai: Limited Edition – 4K Ultra HD (BFI)
  • Blazing Saddles Limited Edition Steelbook Ultimate Collectors Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray 4K UHD (Universal)
  • Elvira – Mistress Of The Dark Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD (Arrow)
  • Louise Feuillade The Complete Crime Serials – Blu-ray (Eureka)
  • Häxan Blu-ray (Radiance)
  • Tomie Limited Edition Blu-Ray (Arrow)
  • At Close Range Limited Edition Blu-Ray (Arrow)

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Need some tips on how to escape North Korea? Well Go USA has got ya covered with Lee Jong-Pil’s thriller ‘Escape’

"Escape" Theatrical Poster

“Escape” Theatrical Poster

On January 14, 2024, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray of Escape, a 2024 South Korean thriller from Lee Jong-Pil (The Sound of a Flower, Samjin Company English Class).

Unlike Stallone’s Escape Plan, there is no plan… just an escape. This upcoming film stars Lee Je-Hoon (Bleak Night, Time to Hunt), Koo Kyo-Hwan (Peninsula, Kill Boksoon) and Hong Sa-Bin (Hopeless).

After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.

If you haven’t already Continue reading

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Daisy Ridley is no ordinary window cleaner in the Trailer for the Die Hard-esque ‘Cleaner’ also starring Clive Owen

"Cleaner" Theatrical Poster

“Cleaner” Theatrical Poster

On February 21, 2025, Quiver Distribution will be releasing Cleaner, the latest action thriller from director Martin Campbell (The Foreigner, Edge of Darkness, Casino Royale). the upcoming film stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and Clive Owen (Children of Men, Shoot ‘Em Up).

Cleaner is set in present-day London. A group of radical activists, led by Owen, take over an energy company’s annual gala, seizing 300 hostages in order to expose the corruption of the hosts. Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world. It falls to an ex-soldier turned window cleaner, played by Ridley, suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building, to save those trapped inside.

“We are thrilled to be partnering Continue reading

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It’s a miracle! Here’s the details for 88 Films’ 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release for Jackie Chan’s 1989 masterpiece

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Region B) release for Miracles (aka Mr. Canton and Lady Rose), Jackie Chan’s 1989 Golden Harvest martial arts film, which is loosely remade from Frank Capra’s 1961 classic Pocketful of Miracles.

Directed by and starring Jackie Chan, Miracles features an all-star cast that includes Rose Gua Ah Leh (The Wedding Banquet), Anita Mui Yim-fong (Drunken Master 2), Wu Ma (The Blonde Fury), Michael Chow Man Kin (Era of Vampires), Fung Hak Continue reading

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964 Pinocchio | Blu-ray (88 Films)

964 Pinocchio | Blu-ray (88 Films)

964 Pinocchio | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray for 964 Pinocchio (aka Screams of Blasphemy), a 1991 Japanese cyberpunk-horror film directed by Shozin Fukui (Rubber’s Lover).

964 Pinocchio depicts the nightmarishly surreal adventures of an illegally manufactured sex android found abandoned by his former owner and rescued from the scrap heap by a young woman, Himiko. She begins to tutor him in the ways of the world as if he were her own child, but with his original creators closing in, eager to conceal his existence from the authorities, it is not long before Pinocchio goes completely rogue.

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online Continue reading

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Yumeno Kyusaku’s Girl Hell | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Yumeno Kyusaku’s Girl Hell | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Yumeno Kyusaku’s Girl Hell, a 1977 horror film directed by Masaru Konuma (Beach, La Ronde).

Passions are inflamed in an elite school for girls in 1930s Japan in Yumeno Kyusaku’s Girl Hell, as two of its students find solace away from the crowd in each other’s company. But can their love flourish amongst the corrupting influence of their parents and the school’s sinister principal, whose actions transform their lives into a living hell on earth?

Directed by one of the most-regarded directors of Nikkatsu’s Roman P*rno erotic line, Masaru Konuma (Flower and Snake, Wife to be Sacrified), this Gothic-styled erotic nightmare adapted from a story by the “unfilmable” literary maestro Yumeno Kyusaku (Dogra Magra) is by turns sensual, surreal, horrific Continue reading

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An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty | Blu-ray (88 Films)

An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty | Blu-ray (88 Films)

An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty, a 1984 erotic Shaw Brothers thriller from director Eddie Fong Ling-Ching (Cherry Blossoms).

One of the last films produced at Hong Kong’s legendary Shaw Brothers studio, and absolutely one of their finest – a visually ravishing and erotically charged story of a free-spirited female poet Yu (Patricia Ha, Nomad) who, frustrated by the conservative times in which she lives, refuses to behave in the ways nice young ladies are supposed to.

Despite plentiful clothes-off action, this is so much more than a soft-core “romp,” boasting an artistic ambition that Shaw Brothers didn’t always show in their kung fu movies. Directed with intelligence and real style by Eddie Fong Ling-ching, this is one of the Continue reading

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Assault! Jack The Ripper | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Assault! Jack The Ripper | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Assault! Jack The Ripper | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Assault! Jack The Ripper, a 1976 erotic thriller from director Yasuharu Hasebe (Black Tight Killers).

Ken (Yutaka Hayashi), a serious young man working as a cake decorator at an upmarket coffeeshop, finds himself led seriously astray by his feisty waitress coworker Yuri (the unforgettable Tamaki Katsura) after a chance encounter with a disturbed young woman (Yuri Yamashina) fuels their passion for murder and they embark on a vicious killing spree.

Part serial killer slasher movie, part coming-of-age romantic drama, this outrageous sexploitationer by Yasuharu Hasebe (Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter) scripted by Chiho Katsura (Hausu) is a standout title in Nikkatsu’s mid-70s ‘Violent P*rno’ subgenre Continue reading

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Hong Kong, Hong Kong, a 1983 Shaw Brothers film from director Clifford Choi Kai-Kwong (North South West East).

There’s much more to Hong Kong cinema than kung fu flicks: Hong Kong, Hong Kong is a social realist drama with a huge heart, following two lovers dreaming of a better life: Man Si Sun (Cherie Chung, The Dead and the Deadly) is an illegal immigrant from the mainland while Kong Yuen Sang (Alex Man, Tragic Hero) is looking for glory in the kick-boxing ring.

Showing a world beyond the city’s skyscrapers and millionaires, Clifford Choi’s film won Best Screenplay at the prestigious Golden Horse awards, and was nominated for many others. Long recognised as a classic back home, 88 Films are proud to present Continue reading

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We’ve got to fight the powers that be! Watch the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Harbin’ starring Hyun Bin and Park Jeong-min

"Harbin" Theatrical Poster

“Harbin” Theatrical Poster

Coming soon to Theaters from Well Go USA is Harbin, a 2024 period thriller from director Woo Min-Ho (The Man Standing Next, The Drug King).

In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan’s prime minister during their quest for independence.

The film stars Hyun Bin (The Point Men), Park Jeong-min (Uprising), Jeon Yeo-been (Illang: The Wolf Brigade), Jo Woo-jin (Hard Hit), Lee Dong-wook (The Beauty Inside), Yoo Jae-Myung (Alienoid: Return to the Future), Park Hoon (12.12: The Day) and (Derailed).

Harbin opens in LA on Continue reading

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Center Stage | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Center Stage | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Center Stage | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Stanley Kwan’s 1991 film, Center Stage.

Center Stage is set during China’s silent movie era and revolves around the life of the legendary life of a gifted actress, Ruan Ling-yu. With her sensitive portrayal, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (Project A II) took her story abroad and won the best actress award at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Directed by Stanley Kwan (Rouge), this 4K remaster has been approved by Kwan. Also starring Tony Ka-Fai Leung (The Raid), Cecilia Yip (Still Human), Carina Lau (Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings) and Waise Lee (The Big Heat).

This title will be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store Continue reading

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I will find someone with whom you can fight…. Bolo! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story’

“Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story” Poster

“Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story” Poster

An upcoming documentary about martial arts star Bolo Yeung (aka Yang Sze), titled Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story, is set for release soon from Hussar Entertainment Productions.

Known mostly for his iconic roles as “Bolo” in Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, and Chong Li in Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Bloodsport, Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story is the story of the bodybuilder, martial artist and actor who wrote his own destiny and walked his own path. A legendary tale that’s never been told on-screen before…

Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story is written and directed by actor/stuntman Azim Cem, with Pavel Nyziak (producer of Diamond Cartel), and Luke Brown (aka DragonClaws), serving as co-writer.

The documentary Continue reading

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Watch the kid lay down a rubber road… right to FREEDOM! Teruo Ishii’s ‘Detonation: Violent Riders’ arriving on Blu-ray

Detonation: Violent Riders | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Detonation: Violent Riders | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Next year, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray for Detonation: Violent Riders (aka Detonation! Violent Tribe), a 1975 bosozoku (Japanese youth subculture associated with customized motorcycles) exploitation film from director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse).

Detonation: Violent Riders revolves around two biker gangs who go head to head after a mechanic falls in love with an innocent, but gang tied, woman.

The film stars Sonny Chiba (Fighting Fist), Kôichi Iwaki (Doberman Cop), Tomoko Ai (Terror of Mechagodzilla), Junko Matsudaira (Bullet Train) and Hiroshi Nawa (Outlaw: Heartless).

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online Continue reading

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