Goodie Emporium is now shipping is Arrow Video’s long-awaited Shawscope Volume Three: Limited Edition, which will include 14 films on Blu-ray (Region A/B). Unlike the first two volumes, which were released only a year apart, Shawscope Volume Three has a 2-year gap, so fans have been eagerly waiting for this one!

Before Hong Kong’s mightiest film studio mastered the art of the kung fu film, Shaw Brothers hit box office gold with a very different kind of martial arts cinema, one that channelled the blood-soaked widescreen violence of Japanese samurai epics and Italian spaghetti westerns into a uniquely Chinese form: the wuxia pian. With their enthralling tales drawn Continue reading →

On November 25, 2024, 88 Films is releasing a Deluxe Blu-ray (Region B) for Black Cat 2, a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Stephen Shin Gei Yin (Brotherhood) that stars Jade Leung (Satin Steel) and Robin Shou (Cyprus Tigers).

Scientists install a micro chip, called Black Cat, inside the brain of a violence prone girl named Catherine in an attempt to refine and control her fits of rage. Their plan is to turn her into the perfect government secret agent “killing machine”.

Black Cat 2 also stars Mike Miller (Knock Off), Jack Wong Wai-Leung (God of Gamblers), Wan Seung-Lam (Police Story 3) and Steve Brettingham (Knock Off).

This version of the film will feature a brand new 2K restoration Continue reading →

“In the Name of Justice” Theatrical Poster

Legendary action star Steven Seagal (Above of the Law, Attrition) is back in the director’s chair – but not for an action movie – rather for a documentary, titled In the Name of Justice, which he also writes.

Official description:

After the start of the Special Military Operation, Steven Seagal personally communicated with the victims of Ukrainian nationalists and saw with his own eyes what was happening in Donbass. He became one of the few who met with captured nationalists from the battalion and visited the sites of their crimes against civilians in Donetsk and Lugansk. His visit to Donbass attracted the attention of the world community and the media. Unique footage and eyewitness Continue reading →

The Sword | Blu-ray (Eureka)

Now available from Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Sword, a 1980 Golden Harvest actioner from director Patrick Tam Kar-Ming (My Heart is That Eternal Rose).

Best known as a key contributor to the Hong Kong New Wave as the director of My Heart is That Eternal Rose and the editor of Wong Kar-wai’s Days of Being Wild and Ashes of Time, Patrick Tam began his filmmaking career with The Sword: a love letter to the wuxia genre starring Adam Cheng (Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain).

Believing that he is in possession of a cursed blade, the legendary swordsman Hua Qian Shu (Tien Feng, King Boxer) has retreated from the martial arts world to live in peaceful seclusion. However, his retirement Continue reading →

Writer/director Gareth Evans (Apostle, Merantau), the mastermind behind The Raid franchise, is prepping his latest actioner, Havoc, which will star and be produced by Tom Hardy (Mad Max Fury Road).

The film will also star Timothy Olyphant (Live Free or Die Hard), Forest Whitaker (Bloodsport), Justin Cornwell (The Umbrella Academy), Luis Guzmán (Carlito’s Way), Jessie Mei Li (Last Night in Soho), Yeo Yann Yann (Wet Season), Quelin Continue reading →

Tomie | Blu-ray (Arrow)

Now shipping is Arrow Video’s Blu-ray for Tomie, a creepy supernatural chiller directed by Ataru Oikawa (screenwriter of the pioneering Japanese horror, Door) and featuring a chilling turn by the sensational Miho Kanno (Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness, Dolls).

Based on the smash-hit series of the same name by cult manga artist Junji Itō (Uzumaki), Tomie tells the tale of an evil high-school seductress identifiable by a beauty mark beneath her left eye, whose bewitching kiss drives men to madness.

Photography student Tsukiko (Mami Nakamura, Love Exposure) is plagued by violent dreams as she struggles Continue reading →