"The Fortune Tellers" Theatrical Poster

The esteemed Todd Rigney of Beyond Hollywood has your first look at director Sin Jeong-won’s (Chawz) new supernatural thriller, The Fortune Tellers. In this movie, bespectacled cutie Kang Ye-won heads to a remote village where a grand exorcism is about to take place. Unfortunately, the evil spirit proves too powerful to be contained and now Kang Ye-won must team up with the shamans who have gathered in the village to put a stop to things.

Chawz was a bit overly long but it did a great job balancing comedy, pathos, and wild creature sequences so we should expect great things from The Fortune Tellers. From these pictures, it certainly looks like it’ll be a lot of fun. The film opens in South Korea later this year. We’ll hit you up with a trailer as soon as one is available.

Update: Seems like it’s been ages since we reported on this film, which is now going by the moniker Ghost Sweepers, but you can check out the teaser trailer online. Just be warned that it doesn’t seem to show any footage from the movie itself.

BREAKING NEWS: Enjoy a new full-length trailer and several posters for this promising supernatural action/comedy. Thanks to 24 Frames Per Second for the scoop

Legendary Amazons Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

Cityonfire.com has received the following press release from Well Go USA:

Based on the epic 1972 martial arts classic The 14 Amazons, renowned actor and producer Jackie Chan and director Frankie Chan’s (A Warrior’s Tragedy 2) remake, Legendary Amazons, debuts on Blu-ray & DVD on October 16th from Well Go USA Entertainment.

Cecilia Cheung (Shaolin Soccer), Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) and Liu Ziaoqing (Plastic Flowers) star as widowed wives who must lead the other widows into battle when the last of a long line of Song generals are killed. Richie Ren (Life Without Principle, Accident) also stars as Yang Zongbao, the last of the Song generals to fall.

Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes featurette and a new, optional English dub. Legendary Amazons has a runtime of approximately 108 minutes and is not rated.

“A GENRE BREAKTHROUGH.” – Movie-Exclusive.com

“IMPRESSIVE” – BeyondHollywood.com

Synopsis: Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song Dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Tutor Pan refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao’s widowed wife Mu Guiying leads the other widows of the Yang clan into battle to continue the legacy of their husbands.

Quick Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

September is upon us. The first week is a little bare but there’s still plenty of Asian releases to go around, whether you’re looking for the modern day action of “Quick” or the old-school stylings of “White Vengeance.” So let’s get at it. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 9/4/12:

ASIAN CINEMA

Quick (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 2011 Korean action blockbuster races onto Blu-ray and DVD from Shout! Factory. Be sure to check out our review

Sacrifice (DVD) – this 2011 Chinese historical epic arrives from the acclaimed director of “Farewell My Concubine”

White Vengeance (Blu-ray/DVD) – Well Go USA delivers this 2011 Chinese-language historical epic from the director of “Black Mask,” and starring Leon Lai and Anthony Wong

FOREIGN CINEMA

Umberto D. (Blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection delivers this 1952 classic of the Italian Neo-Realism movement

Lisztomania (DVD) – director Ken Russell’s 1975 follow-up to The Who’s “Tommy”

The Pinochet Case (DVD) – a 2001 Spanish-language dramatic retelling of General Augusto Pinochet’s trial for crimes against humanity

MAINSTREAM

Safe (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jason Statham does what he does best, kick people and punch heads, in this underrated 2012 action-thriller

MegaForce (DVD) – HensTooth video presents this 1982 cult classic about a team of rapidly deployed, futuristic soldiers fighting an evil dictator – it’s like a live-action adaptation of the G.I. Joe cartoon before there even was a cartoon!

For the Love of Money (DVD) – Edward Furlong, Paul Sorvino, and James Caan headline this 2012 direct-to-video drama about a former gangster looking to go straight

Amsterdam Heavy (DVD) – Michael Madsen co-stars in this 2011 direct-to-video look at the gritty underworld of Amsterdam

Ca$h: The Root of All Evil (Director’s Cut) (DVD) – Chris Hemsworth and Sean Bean co-star in this 2010 direct-to-video psychological thriller

RE-ISSUES

Resident Evil Set (Blu-ray) – in advance of the upcoming “Resident Evil: Retribution 3D,” you can own the previous four “Resident Evil” films together in a Blu-ray set

NEW TO BLU-RAY

Arachnophobia (Blu-ray) – the 1990 horror-comedy favorite crawls onto hi-definition formats this week

Child’s Play (Blu-ray) – the 1972 thriller co-starring James Mason and directed by the great Sidney Lumet (“Dog Day Afternoon”)

CLASSICS

The Dark Mirror (Blu-ray) – Olivia De Havilland plays twin sisters in this noir-ish 1946 psychological tale 

Pursued (Blu-ray/DVD) – one of Robert Mitchum’s first film was this gripping and introspective 1947 Western

Secret Beyond the Door (Blu-ray) – director Fritz Lang’s 1947 atmospheric film noir

HORROR

Piranha 3DD (Blu-ray/DVD) – just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, this 2012 sequel strikes

Re-Animator (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 1985 horror cult classic comes to hi-def courtesy of Image Entertainment. You’ll never look at H.P. Lovecraft the same way again

Sleepwalkers (Blu-ray) – with cameos by Stephen King and Clive Barker, and a starring role for “Twin Peaks” beauty Madchen Amick, this 1992 horror flick is a slice of early 90’s nostalgia

Mother’s Day (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 1980 Troma flick that recently spawned a remake is now arriving in hi-def

It Came From Outer Space (DVD) – Universal celebrates the 100th anniversary of their studio with this 1953 sci-fi/horror flick

Classic Monsters Spotlight Collection (DVD) – featuring The Mummy (1932) / The Wolf Man (1941) / The Invisible Man (1933) / Phantom of the Opera (1943)

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Quick Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

Your friends at Shout! Factory are bringing the 2011 Korean action blockbuster Quick to North American shores this week. Quick lands on Blu-ray and DVD on September 4th with both an English and Korean language track.

Adrenaline junkies won’t want to miss this explosive film full of unbelievable motorcycle stunts, highway pile-ups, explosions, and more.

But don’t take our word for it. Shout! Factory has made several clips from the film available on their YouTube page: Clip 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Here’s the full trailer and be sure to check out our review of Quick!

"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" Hong Kong Blu-ray

Indomina, one of the top distributors of Asian cinema in North America, has scored a major coup: Tsui Hark’s The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate will be the first Chinese-language film to screen in North American IMAX theaters when it receives a limited 3D release this August.

This high-flying, special FX-infused 3D wuxia starring Jet Li was a major hit at the Chinese box office last year and now Western audiences will have a chance to see what all the fuss is about.

If you’re too anxious to wait till August, you can always order the Blu-ray now from our friends at DDDHouse.

Check out the North American trailer, courtesy of Apple Quicktime.

Update: Don’t forget that Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is now playing for one week in select AMC theaters across North America. Theater listings are here and you can check out a new trailer here.

"A Company Man" Korean Theatrical Poster

You’d be hard pressed to find bigger fans of the Korean revenge drama The Man From Nowhere than us folks here at Cityonfire.com. Lucky for us, a new film coming out of that country looks poised to carry on the bloody tradition. Twitch Film debuted the poster for A Company Man, an action thriller starring TV acting sensation So Ji-Sub.

The premise sounds simple enough but should offer plenty of opportunity for action: So Ji-Sub plays a contract killer who happens to be the best there is at what he does. But when this stone-cold hitman falls in love, he abruptly retires – drawing the ire of his former employers, who decide to hunt him down. Look for A Company Man in Korean theaters this Fall. We’ll be back with a trailer as soon as it’s available.

Update: Check out the first trailer for the film and a new poster.