Triple Tap Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

The holidays are getting closer with each week. Have you finished shopping for gifts – or not even started yet? Here are the Asian and genre movie blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 12/6/11:

ASIAN CINEMA

Triple Tap (blu-ray/DVD) – Well Go USA offers this 2010 Hong Kong thriller set in the world of competitive shooting, starring Louis Koo and Daniel Wu

Lady Ninja Kaede Complete Collection (DVD) – who doesn’t love a little ninja’sploitation? The two “Lady Ninja Kaede” film offer sexy ninja ladies doing presumably sexy things, courtesy of Tokyo Shock

Sexy Rangers (2010) – speaking of sexy, Image Epoch offers this parody of the Super Sentai (or Power Rangers in the US), about five Japanese high school girls who fight evil in costume and can summon a giant robot

FOREIGN CINEMA

Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition (blu-ray/DVD) – just before the impending release of David Fincher’s English language remake of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” you can dive into the full-length versions of the popular Swedish films starring Noomi Rapace

Point Blank (blu-ray/DVD) – a thriller about a man who is forced to do what a madman says if he wants to see his pregnant wife again. This 2011 film is billed as France’s answer to “Die Hard”

Murder Obsession (DVD) – delayed from a few weeks back, RaroVideo USA offers this 1981 Italian horror film

Body Puzzle (DVD) – RaroVideo USA delivers this gruesome 1992 Italian horror film from Lamberto Bava, son of Mario Bava, the father of Italian horror

Medea (blu-ray/DVD) – a rare 1968 film from “Salo” director Pier Paolo Pasolini

Rapt (blu-ray/DVD) – a riveting 2011 French thriller based off the 1978 kidnapping of French industrialist Edouard-Jean Empain. Nominated for four 4 Cesar awards

A Matter of Size (DVD) – a 2009 Hebrew comedy about four overweight Israeli friends who give sumo wrestling a try

Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (DVD) – a 2011 Portuguese-language film about a doctor who wakes up in the afterlife and embarks on an amazing, special effects-laden journey through a place called Astral City. Based on the book by a real spirit medium

Venga a Prendere Un Caffe Da Noi (Come Have Coffee With Us) (blu-ray/DVD) – a 1970 Italian sex comedy, distributed by RaroVideo USA

TELEVISION

City Hunter (DVD) – this Korean television series based off the same manga that inspired Jackie Chan’s film is full of action, intrigue, and romance

MAINSTREAM

Cowboys & Aliens (blu-ray/DVD) – the 2011 summer blockbuster from “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau, starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, now on home formats

The Debt (blu-ray/DVD) – Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington star in this 2011 espionage thriller about ex-Mossad agents

Mission: Impossible Giftset Collection (blu-ray/DVD) – you can procure all three Tom Cruise-starring “Mission: Impossible” films in one blu-ray set for $30. Hey, one of them was even directed by John Woo, remember? Oh wait, we’re trying to forget about that one, sorry

CLASSICS

The Lady Vanishes (blu-ray) – the Criterion Classic offers this 1938 classic from Alfred Hitchcock, now on blu-ray. We need more Hitchcock on blu!

Design For Living (blu-ray/DVD) – a daring 1933 pre-Code comedy starring Gary Cooper, now on blu-ray from the Criterion Collection

Tora Tora Tora (blu-ray) – the classic 1970 film starring Joseph Cotton about the attack on Pearl Harbor. Now in hi-def

HORROR

Don’t Open ‘Til Christmas (DVD) – this 1984 holiday-themed slasher movie is resurrected on DVD by Mondo Macabro

The Incubus (DVD) – a 2010 micro-budget horror movie for the Goth kids out there

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"The Bruce Lee Chronicles: Volume 1" eBook

The ultimate ebook for all Bruce Lee fans! There’s no better reason to want an iPad/Kindle for Christmas this year!

To millions of fans around the world, Bruce Lee was the greatest martial arts icon who ever lived. Join Bruce on one of his greatest real-life adventures and discover the true story behind the making of his most personal movie, Way of the Dragon.

Officially endorsed by The Bruce Lee Foundation and packed with rare and collectable photographs, many from the Lee Family Archive, this extraordinary first volume features a foreward from Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee and takes an in-depth look at every pre-production milestone, preparations at the legendary Golden Harvest studios and much more!

The Bruce Lee Chronicles: Volume 1 is available to buy on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Kindle (rrp from: £5.99); Available to pre-order on Apple platforms here.
Kindle link to go live on 5th December 2011.

The only good Brosnan Bond...now on streaming!

They say your favorite James Bond tends to be the one you grew up with. For many who came of age during the 90’s, that would be Pierce Brosnan, who staked his claim as the famous secret agent in a string of films from 1995 to 2002. Today, his first three outings as 007 have arrived on Netflix streaming. Goldeneye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and The World is Not Enough (1999) are all on Netflix Instant as of today and in HD, no less.

As a Bond fan, this gives me hope that we’ll see Goldeneye on blu-ray sooner rather than later, but I suspect that Sony/MGM are still waiting for the theatrical release of Skyfall to give us the remaining Bond titles on blu-ray. It’s just a shame that arguably the two best Brosnan flicks are still unavailable in hi-def, not to mention a handful of classic outings with Sean Connery (You Only Live Twice) and Roger Moore (The Spy Who Loved Me). Anyhow, Pierce Brosnan fans, rejoice – this day is for you.

The Vineyard DVD (Image)

Back in late September, Image Entertainment released a slew of out-of-print 80’s horror and cult movies on DVD, many of which had previous been released by Anchor Bay, as part of their new “Midnight Madness” imprint. Just yesterday, most of those titles ended up streaming on Netflix Instant.

Not all of them are winners but there’s certainly a little something for everyone and many of these movies have long since disappeared from store shelves. Halloween may have come and gone but if you’re looking for a spooky flick to watch this winter, just peruse this list:

Hellraiser (1987), Stephen King’s Children of the Corn in HD (1984), Creepshow 2 (1987), Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988), Vamp in HD (1986), Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988), House (1986), House II: The Second Story (1987), Dead Heat in HD (1988), C.H.U.D. (1884), The Initiation (1984), Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983), Return to Horror High (1987), Slugs (1987), Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Vineyard (1989), Dead End Drive-In (1986), Flowers in the Attic (1987), The Stuff (1985)

Triple Tap Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

“HIGH ADRENALINE ACTION” – Twitch

“Superior fascinating thriller!” – Beyond Hollywood

“Yee continues to surpass his demanding audience expectations” – A Nut Shell Review

The Stakes are Higher, the Danger Greater
and the Sharpshooter Much, Much Deadlier

TRIPLE TAP

Louis Koo, Daniel Wu and Li Bingbing Star in Director Derek Yee’s Action Thriller on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack and DVD December 6

Bonus Materials Include Deleted Scenes,
Behind-the-Scenes Featurette and a Photo Gallery

Two-time Best Director Hong Kong Film Award winner Derek Yee’s (One Nite in Mongkok, Shinjuku Incident) latest action-packed thriller Triple Tap debuts on Blu-ray^™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD December 6 from Well Go USA. Louis Koo (Triad Election, Flash Point) plays a champion shooter who becomes a hero after fatally-shooting a band of armed bank robbers, but is soon suspected to be the mastermind behind the heist by a crack shot police officer (Daniel Wu, Shinjuku Incident). The follow-up to Yee’s earlier film Double Tap, the film also stars Li Bingbing (Forbidden Kingdom) and Charlene Choi (Robin-B-Hood). Triple Tap comes packed with explosive extras, including deleted scenes, director and actor interviews, a behind-the-scenes featurette, a photo gallery and an optional English dub. Triple Tap will be available in a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack for $29.98 SRP and on DVD for $24.98 SRP.

Synopsis:

Champion competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken knows from having recently beaten him in a shooting match. Ken is found not guilty in court. Soon after, Ken is attacked by the escaped robber Pang Tao. Their confrontation reveals a very different background story and brings about a myriad of lies and traps and changes in relationships as Jerry and Ken try to outsmart each other.

Bonus Features Include:

–  Director and Actor Interviews
–  Behind the Scenes Featurette
–  Deleted Scenes
–  Photo Gallery
–  Optional English Dub

Triple Tap has a runtime of approximately 94 minutes and is not rated.

A horror anthology featuring Eric Roberts!

Some noteworthy titles have been added to Netflix instant. These films are actually arriving day and date with their blu-ray/DVD counterparts, perhaps a sign of things to come. Will advertisements in the future read “coming soon to blu-ray, DVD, and Netflix”?

The Spanish-language home invasion thriller “Kidnapped” has been added to streaming, as well as the horror movie anthology “Chillerama” and Werner Herzog’s latest documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City aka Vengeful Zebra City Blu-ray/DVD (Funimation)

The last week of November finds plenty to get excited about. Time to get started on your Christmas shopping if you haven’t already. Who doesn’t love a good Asian blu-ray stocking stuffer? So here is our list of Asian and genre blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 11/29/11:

ASIAN CINEMA

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – Zebraman is back for a futuristic adventure in Takashi Miike’s 2010 sequel. Zebra Screw Punch!

Flying Guillotine (DVD) – the 1975 Shaw Brothers classic that introduced the now infamous weapon is now on DVD with restored picture and original language audio track

Flying Guillotine 2 (DVD) – the 1977 sequel to the “Flying Guillotine” features Hong Kong legend Ti Lung (“A Better Tomorrow”)

Zen (DVD) – a thoughtful, G-rated 2009 Japanese biopic about Dogen Zenji, a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher and the founder of the Soto school of Zen

Jackie Chan 4 Film Collection (blu-ray) – it appears as though Echo Bridge Entertainment has taken the Miramax prints and dubs of several of Jackie Chan’s films and put them on blu-ray without improving the picture or sound at all. On this collection, you get: “Project A,” “Project A 2,” “Armour of God,” and “Armour of God 2: Operation Condor.” There’s a review on Amazon that goes into detail about this disc’s failings, mostly that the prints are subpar and the movies offer no Cantonese language track. In the end, the reviewer still recommends the disc for hardcore Jackie Chan fans. The good news is that this set is only $10

FOREIGN CINEMA

Kidnapped (DVD) – a 2010 Spanish language home invasion thriller that won rave reviews from the likes of Twitch Film and Arrow in the Head

The Wave (DVD) – a 2008 German film about a high school social experiment detailing the effects of totalitarianism

Vampires (DVD) – a 2010 Belgian mockumentary that has been called the “Spinal Tap” of vampire movies

ANIMATION

Loups=Garous (blu-ray/DVD) – a post-apocalyptic 2010 Japanese anime about a group of young girls in a closed society who try to contact the outside world just as a series of murders rocks their isolated community

CULT

Another Earth (blu-ray + DVD combo) – what would you do if there was another world, with another you, and a fresh chance to start over? That’s the premise of this 2011 meditative science fiction film that won rave reviews at Sundance

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (DVD) – the 2011 documentary from Werner Herzog finds the iconoclast heading deep underground to examine cave paintings that are over 30,000 years old

The Future (DVD) – the latest, 2011 quirky indie film from scene darling Miranda July

Chillerama (blu-ray/DVD) – a 2011 throwback to the era of Troma movies and drive-in cinema, co-starring Ray Wise (“Twin Peaks”) and Eric Roberts

MAINSTREAM

5 Days of War (blu-ray/DVD) – a different kind of movie from “Cliffhanger” director Renny Harlin, this 2011 film follows the struggles of war journalists

TELEVISION

The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 1 (DVD) – the fan favorite television show starring Lee Majors, now on DVD

Mission: Impossible – The ’88 TV Season (DVD) – the “Mission: Impossible” series briefly returned to television with this 80’s revival, now on DVD

HORROR

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (blu-ray/DVD) – Magnet Films presents this 2011 fan favorite horror satire about backwoods rednecks who run afoul of some accident-prone teenagers

The Horror Express (blu-ray + DVD combo) – Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star in this 1972 horror film about what happens when the “Missing Link” wakes up from a deep thaw while being transported aboard the Trans-Siberian Express

Needle (DVD) – a 2010 Australian horror film with a bit of a “Hellraiser” inspiration. What happens when a college student inherits an ancient mechanical device with supernatural properties? All hell breaks loose, naturally

House of Seven Corpses (DVD) – a 1974 zombie chiller starring John Carradine, supposedly filmed in a bonafied haunted mansion

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