"The Dragon Pearl" Chinese Theatrical Poster

On June 18, 2013, Ketchup Entertainment will release The Dragon Pearl on DVD and Blu-ray exclusively at Walmart. The DVD and Blu-ray will be available (pre-order at amazon.com) in all locations starting on August 20, 2013.

Directed by Mario Andreacchio, The Dragon Pearl features Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Louis Cobett, Li Lin Jin and Hong Kong star Jordan Chan (Bio Zombie, Enter the Eagles).

Josh (Louis Corbett) and Ling (Li Lin Jin) thought they were in for a boring vacation with each of their parents (Sam Neill and Wang Ji) at an archaeological dig in China.

It turns into an adventure of a lifetime when they discover a mournful dragon trapped deep inside a mystical temple. According to ancient legend, the dragon is missing its life force, a sacred pearl that is hidden away in a secret chamber. Josh and Ling must battle evil forces (and some very skeptical parents) in their heart-stopping journey to return the magical pearl to its rightful owner. Watch the trailer and see the official U.S. DVD cover art here.

Cityonfire.com received the above press release from Ketchup Entertainment.

"36th Chamber of Shaolin" Chinese Theatrical Poster

Two years ago, martial arts action star Gordon Liu (36th Chamber of Shaolin, Kill Bill) was sent to the hospital in critical condition after a rumor broke out that he had slipped and hit his head.

After much speculation, one thing was certain: he had suffered a stroke which resulted him being paralyzed on his right side.

Since then, there have been reports that Liu had become critically depressed and reclusive, fearing that his “big hero” image would be tarnished if his fans saw him in a wheelchair. In addition, Liu has distanced himself from his family, claiming that they’re after his money, pressuring him to release his financial assets under their name.

Updates: Actor Gordon Liu has been reported missing to the police. We wish the best for Liu and his family during this trying time. Find the full details at JayneStars. | Gordon Liu has been reported safe and sound. His ‘disappearance’ was largely the result of Liu wishing to break contact with his family.

Jayne Stars reports that Gordon Liu may have to sell his home to pay for medical bills. Click here for the full story, which has a current photo of Liu with his legal guardian, Amy Fan.

BREAKING NEWS: Asian Fanatics reports that Gordon Liu has filed a suit against his former assistant, Eva Fung. Unknowingly to Liu, she supposedly transferred two of his accounts (HK$2 million) to her name. Read the full story at the link.

"The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)" Teaser Poster

THE MOVIE: The first was 100% medically accurate, the second became 100% medically inaccurate, and now producer Ilona Six promises the third to be 100% political incorrectness. Empire reports that Tom Six is moving forward with Human Centipede 3: Final Sequence. Returning cast members include Human Centipede’s Dieter Laser and Human Centipede 2’s Laurence R. Harvey. In addition, Tom Six himself will have a role this time around. Shooting starts in May with a scheduled release in 2013.

Updates: Tom Six told Empire: “In the end the three films can be actually attached to each other, like the centipede: one big film of four and a half hours. That’s my goal. Each film is very different from the previous one. 2 is totally different to 1, and 3 will be totally different from both the others. I’m not telling you how. You have to find out. In space? I won’t say!” Tom Six tells Indiewire that Human Centipede 3 will feature a 500 person-long chain.

There’s some drama brewing in Human Centipede 3: Final Sequence pre-production stage. Tom Six recently tweeted that his company “will” sue Dieter Laser (who played Dr. Heiter in the original Human Centipede) due to breach of contract. Anyways, THR has the full scoop.

Dread Central reports that the dispute between Tom Six and Dieter Laser has come to a happy ending. Laser has agreed to return to the lead role of Dr. Heiter in Six’s upcoming film The Human Centipede 3.

BREAKING NEWS: Best of the Best’s Eric Roberts has joined the cast.

"Asian Action Triple Feature: Donnie Yen" DVD

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Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 5/28/13:

ASIAN CINEMA

Asian Action Triple Feature: Donnie Yen (DVD) – distributor Well Go USA collects three of their films starring Donnie Yen on one disc, including: “Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen,” “Flash Point,” and “Blade of Kings” (AKA “Twins Effect II”)

Love Actually Sucks (IMPORT Blu-ray) – Amazon is offering this sexy 2011 Chinese romantic comedy on Import Blu-ray at a higher rate

Speechless (IMPORT Blu-ray) – Amazon is also selling this 2012 Chinese romantic drama about a Chinese student who befriends and falls for a foreigner he finds naked by a river

MARTIAL ARTS AND ACTION

Dead Mine (Blu-ray/DVD) – Joe Taslim of “The Raid” and “Fast and Furious 6” fame stars in this 2012 supernatural action picture set in an abandoned Japanese WWII bunker

FOREIGN

Shoot First Die Later: Remastered (Blu-ray/DVD) – distributor RaroVideo USA presents this action-packed and long sought after 1974 Italian crime picture

Lore (Blu-ray/DVD) – this riveting 2012 German-language film is a coming-of-age tale about a young girl who tries to protect her siblings across the ruins of Germany in the aftermath of WWII

Priest of Evil (DVD) – a dark and gloomy 2010 Danish crime thriller about a cop on the trail of his daughter’s assassin

MAINSTREAM

Life is Sweet (Blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection presents this 1990 British comedy from acclaimed director Mike Leigh (“Naked”)

Dark Skies (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2013 UFO-themed horror/thriller stars Keri Russell (“Mission: Impossible III”) and arrives from the producers of “Insidious” and “Paranormal Activity”

The Numbers Station (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 2012 direct-to-video action/thriller, John Cusack plays a CIA agent who must protect Malin Ackerman’s number cruncher

generation Um… (DVD) – “Speed” star Keanu Reeves slows things down for this 2012 drama examining the lives of sex workers in New York City

NEW TO BLU-RAY

The Newton Boys (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 1998 bank robbing thriller features a noteworthy cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, and Skeet Ulrich

Best Laid Plans (Blu-ray/DVD) – Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin headline this 1999 thriller about a bank robbery gone horribly wrong

The Birds (IMPORT Blu-ray) – if you don’t mind paying the Import price, you can purchase Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 thriller “The Birds” on single-disc Blu-ray from Amazon

Jumpin Jack Flash (Blu-ray/DVD) – Whoopi Goldberg plays a bank worker who becomes embroiled in the world of espionage in this 1986 action/comedy

Star Chamber (Blu-ray/DVD) – Michael Douglas headlines this 1983 crime thriller from Peter Hyams, the director of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s “Timecop” and “Sudden Death”

CULT

Rolling Thunder (Blu-ray) – this 1977 gritty thriller, starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones, and originating from the pen of “Taxi Cab” writer Paul Schrader, makes its long-awaited debut on Blu-ray

CLASSICS

Cleopatra (50th Anniversary 2-Disc Edition) (Blu-ray/DVD) – it’s the infamous 1963 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, which nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox

Father Goose (Blu-ray/DVD) – screen legend Cary Grant stars alongside Leslie Caron (“An American in Paris”) in this 1964 island-set screwball comedy

The Grass is Greener (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 1960 screwball comedy managed to unite Cary Grant and Robert Mitchum on the silver screen

Blowing Wild (Blu-ray/DVD) – cinema legends Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck star in this 1958 picture described as a ‘noir adventure film’

The Girl Who Knew Too Much (Blu-ray/DVD) – not to be confused with the Mario Bava Italian thriller of the same name, this 1969 picture stars Adam West as a retired CIA agent turned nightclub owner(!) who finds no end of trouble when the mob starts hustling into his territory

Best of Film Noir Vol. 1 (DVD) – this 3-disc set contains three movies in the noir genre, including “The Red House,” “Suddenly,” and “Kansas City Confidential”

Dark Command (Blu-ray/DVD) – John Wayne and Roy Rogers feature in this 1940 drama set in Kansas just before the Civil War

Lady From Louisiana (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 1941 drama, John Wayne plays against type as a Northern lawyer going up against the lottery racket

In Old California (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 1942 picture, John Wayne plays even more against type as a pharmacist in the Old West(!)

File on Thelma Jordon (Blu-ray/DVD) – the incomparable Barbara Stanwyck stars in this 1950 noir picture from the director of “The Killers”

HORROR

Shanks (Blu-ray/DVD) – from legendary shockmaster William Castle comes this 1974 cult horror picture about a madman who reanimates the dead like they’re marionettes

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