"Trailer War" Blu-ray Cover

Get ready for Trailer War! Unleashed from the vaults of the Alamo Drafthouse, a meticulous selection of the best, strangest and most amazing coming attraction trailers in the world! Most have never been available in any home format, and all are presented for the first time in high definition.

From the high flying, explosive metal mayhem of Stunt Rock to Thunder Cops’ disembodied flying head chaos, each 3 minute masterpiece is like a beckoning portal to another, more exciting dimension. It’s a crippling overdose of towering flames, mechanized destruction, lurking fear, poor sexual choices and spiritual devastation on an apocalyptic scale. You might want to have a cornea donor standing by just in case…because this is going to burn!

Update: You can now order a Blu-ray, DVD or even a digital copy of the film exclusively from Drafthouse or Amazon.com. A percentage of proceeds from every sale benefit the American Genre Film Archive. Watch the trailer!

Na Hong-Jin's "The Yellow Sea"

Fans of the 2008 Korean thriller The Chaser were eager to see what director Na Hong-jin would do for a follow-up. Their anticipation soon turned to disappointment, however, when it was announced that 20th Century Fox’s Region 1 release of The Yellow Sea would be DVD-only and cut for content by about three minutes. Fox even went so far as to ensure that the movie’s Korean Blu-ray release didn’t contain English subtitles, a rarity in this day and age.

Well, Asian film buffs are finally able to experience The Yellow Sea in all its uncut glory – with graphic violence intact – thanks to a new Chinese Blu-ray release. Trusted retailer DDDHouse is currently offering the All-Region Blu-ray disc for just $22.44. It comes with both Chinese and English subtitles, and we can vouch for the picture quality of this release.

If you’ve been holding off on watching Yellow Sea due to the number of edits and versions floating out there, now is the time to check out this grim and unrelenting thriller from one of South Korea’s most promising new filmmakers.

"Gaiking" Promotional Poster

Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment (The Walking Dead) and Toei Animation have teamed with All Nippon Entertainment Works to develop Toei’s iconic anime property Gaiking. This marks a new push for Toei into the U.S. marketplace and the first development deal for ANEW.

Gaiking follows a young man who is recruited to serve as the lead pilot for the Super Robot Gaiking. When Earth is threatened by an alien race intent on taking over the planet, he emerges as the only one who can pilot the massive robot. Together with his fellow co-pilots he must fight off the alien force in order to save mankind. Check out CGI test footage for Gaiking here.

Gale Anne Hurd will serve as lead producer on the project. Yoshi Ikezawa of Toei Animation and Joseph Chou will also serve as producers. Sandy Climan, Tim Kwok, and Kozo Morishita of Toei Animation are executive producing. Kris Henigman, Director of Development at Valhalla, will oversee development for the company in association with Annmarie Bailey, Vice President of Creative Affairs for ANEW.

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

Forced to Fight Blu-ray & DVD (Image)

This is one of the few weeks we can recall without any bonafied Asian films being released, but perhaps it’s best to make use of the time for some last minute holiday shopping. If you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it!

Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 12/18/12:

MARTIAL ARTS

Forced to Fight (Blu-ray/DVD) – UK martial arts sensation Gary Daniels (Jackie Chan’s “City Hunter”) and “Robocop” Peter Weller star in this 2012 action movie about underground fighting

FOREIGN FILMS

Sokurov: Early Masterworks (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – the acclaimed Russian director Alexander Sokurov, whose work has not been widely available in North America, sees three of his films collected here: “Whispering Pages,” “Stone,” and “Save and Protect”

The Well-Digger’s Daughter (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 2011 French-language remake of the original film with the same now, the story follows a well-digger and his six daughters

Hermano (DVD) – in this 2010 Spanish-language drama, two adopted brothers take separate paths in life but are bonded by their love of soccer

Gandu (DVD) – this 2010 controversial Indiana film about a young man with dreams of becoming a rapper is considered the ultimate ‘anti-Bollywood’ movie

Our Beloved Month of August (DVD) – a 2008 family drama set in the heart of Portugal during the long, hot month of August

Absent (DVD) – a 2012 Argentinean tale of forbidden love from the LGBT-friendly distributor TLA Releasing

MAINSTREAM

Total Recall (Blu-ray/DVD) – director Len Wiseman’s 2012 remake of the modern classic stars Colin Farrell in the role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Resident Evil: Retribution (Blu-ray/DVD) – the undead action series that refuses to die itself, Milla Jovovich is back for this 2012 sequel. Also on 3D Blu-ray

Killer Joe (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2012 disturbing drama from “The Exorcist” director William Friedkin features a redefining performance from Matthew McConaughey. Available at Amazon on Friday, December 21st

Premium Rush (Blu-ray/DVD) – future Batman candidate Joseph Gordon-Levitt hops on a bike to outrun Michael Shannon’s corrupt cop in this 2012 thriller

The Good Doctor (Blu-ray/DVD) – Orlando Bloom plays against type as a creepy doctor with ill intentions in this 2012 thriller

RE-ISSUES

The Resident Evil Collection (Blu-ray) – all five “Resident Evil” films, most of them directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, are collected in one box set

Flight of the Navigator (Blu-ray) – the 1986 Disney family favorite about a boy who may or may not have traveled through time. Now in hi-def

Sometimes A Great Notion (Blu-ray) – Paul Newman and Henry Fonda star in this 1970 drama about labor concerns

Fred Williamson: Double Feature (DVD) – Fred ‘the Hammer’ Williamson gets his own DVD Double Feature with this collection of “Soda Cracker” and “Original Gangstas”

HORROR

Deathship (Blu-ray/DVD) – George Kennedy and Richard Crenna co-star in this 1980 horror movie set aboard a shipping vessel. From Scorpion Releasing

The Frozen (DVD) – in this 2012 thriller, a winter camping trip goes to hell when a young woman becomes stranded in the woods

Interested in any of these movies? If so, we hope that you’ll consider ordering from our affiliate to help support this site. Thank you!

"The Thieves" Blu-ray Cover

All for the Money. One for the Revenge. Every Man for Himself. Debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital February 12th from Well Go USA Entertainment, The Thieves (read our review) made box office history as Korea’s highest-grossing movie to date, with more than a half-million tickets sold on the first day and over 10 million tickets sold in the first three weeks.

Director Dong-hoo Choi’s (Woochi, The Big Swindle, Tazza: The High Rollers) high stakes heist film follows five thieves at the top of their game as they plan to plan to pull off a major Casino robbery.

The all-star ensemble includes Gianna Jun (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan), Kim Hae-suk (Thirst), Kim Hye-su (Modern Boy), Kim Soo Hyun (TV’s The Third Hospital), Kim Yun-seok (Punch), Angelica Lee (Sleepwalker), Lee Jung-Jae (The Accidental Gangster), Oh Dal-su (The Traffickers), Kwok Cheung Tsang (The Bullet Vanishes) and Simon Yam (Ip Man). Bonus materials include two behind-the-scenes featurettes.

“[A] sprawling, relentlessly entertaining thriller.” – Andy Webster, New York Times

“A dazzling heist film …” – Steve MacFarlane, Slant Magazine

“The Thieves carves its own niche with moments of romance and stylish mayhem mixed with a more emotionally conflicted, winner-take-all sensibility than its American brethren.” – Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

Bonus Features: “Meet The Thieves” and “The Making of The Thieves” Featurettes. The Thieves has a runtime of approximately 136 minutes and is not rated. For more information, please visit www.wellgousa.com.

Cityonfire.com received the above press release from Well Go USA.