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- Pre-order ‘Once Upon a Time in Shanghai’ at DDDhouse.com
- Former Bond and Bond girl in the ‘November Man’ trailer
- Tiger Chen follows up ‘Man Of Tai Chi’ with an ‘Impulse’
- Once Upon a Time in America: Extended Director’s Cut | Blu-ray & DVD (Warner)
- Live-action adaptation of zombie manga ‘I Am A Hero’ shoots this month
- Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | aka Lua Phat | DVD (Lionsgate)
- Check out the trailer for stylish Korean action film ‘For the Emperor’
- Deal on Fire! Let the Bullets Fly | Blu-ray | Only $9.44 – Expires soon!
- Nick Cheung gets downright spooky for a ‘Hungry Ghost Ritual’
| Pre-order ‘Once Upon a Time in Shanghai’ at DDDhouse.com Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:38 AM PDT  "Once Upon a Time in Shanghai" International Poster DDDHouse.com now has Once Upon a Time in Shanghai on Blu-ray & DVD for a June 19th pre-order. Keep in mind that the DVD version is Region 3 coded, so you will need a multi-region DVD player to view the movie. Fortunately, the Blu-ray version is coded for region A, so it's good to go on your current North American Blu-ray hardware. Once Upon a Time in Shanghai is a martial arts film directed by Wong Ching Po (Let’s Go!) with action choreography from the legendary Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix). The plot involves a laborer who moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich, but ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. The cast includes Phillip Ng (Bodyguards & Assassins), Andy On (Special Identity), Luxia Jiang (True Legend) and Sammo Hung (Kill Zone). Watch the trailer. |
| Former Bond and Bond girl in the ‘November Man’ trailer Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:00 AM PDT  "Goldeneye" Japanese Theatrical Poster If you want Pierce Brosnan to be back as James Bond, here’s the closest you’ll get: Brosnan (Goldeneye) is teaming up with Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) for an action-thriller titled November Man, directed by Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job, Species). Sure, it may not feature shaken Martinis or artillery-equipped Aston Martins, but with two former Bond stars, it's hard not to think about Brosnan as the famous super spy. In November Man, an ex-CIA operative (Brosnan) is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect. Based on the novel of the same name by Bill Granger, and written for the screen by Michael Finch (Predators) and Karl Gajdusek (Oblivion). Check out the first promotional image from the film. November Man is expected to be released on November 13, 2014. We'll keep you updated! BREAKING NEWS: Check out the November Man trailer! |
| Tiger Chen follows up ‘Man Of Tai Chi’ with an ‘Impulse’ Posted: 05 Jun 2014 08:58 PM PDT  "Man of Tai Chi" International Theatrical Poster Up and coming martial arts star Tiger Chen (aka Chen Hu) - who gained some fame in Keanu Reeves’ debut film Man of Tai Chi – is set to star in an action film simply titled Impulse. There’s some speculation regarding the film’s unknown plot, which may or may not be a sequel to Man of Tai Chi. As of now, no director or other cast members have been announced. Impulse is written by Richard Ronat and is being produced by Daxing Zhang (Red Cliff, Man of Tai Chi), Justin Begnaud (The Unknown Caller) and Jonathan Lim (2013′s My Lucky Star) of China’s Crimson Forest Entertainment, who had this to say: "Tiger is an amazingly talented Martial Arts star, and we are excited to cast him in our film… we are confident that the film will have a stellar cast to complement an action-packed plot line that will resonate with audiences on a global scale." Special thanks to Film Combat Syndicate (via iwantpop.com) for bringing Impulse to our attention. We’ll keep you posted on this project. |
| Once Upon a Time in America: Extended Director’s Cut | Blu-ray & DVD (Warner) Posted: 05 Jun 2014 07:57 PM PDT  Once Upon a Time in America: Extended Director's Cut | Blu-ray & DVD (Warner) RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2014 Warner presents the Blu-ray & DVD combo for 1983′s Once Upon a Time in America: Extended Director’s Cut, directed by Sergio Leone (Fistful of Dollars). The Extended Director’s Cut (251 minutes) is being released in two different versions: a 2-Disc Extended Director’s Cut Collector’s Edition (photo), which contains the Extended Director’s Cut, the 1984 theatrical edition, Digital HD with UltraViolet, plus the 32-page book with rare photos and chronicles of the movie’s production; and a single-disc standard edition. Pre-order the Once Upon a Time in America: Extended Director’s Cut from Amazon.com today! |
| Live-action adaptation of zombie manga ‘I Am A Hero’ shoots this month Posted: 05 Jun 2014 07:20 PM PDT  "I Am A Hero" Manga Cover A live-action adaptation of Kengo Hanazawa’s zombie-horror manga series I Am A Hero is in the works. According to Film Business Asia, I Am A Hero is about “a failing manga artist who encounters a widespread infection that turns humans into zombie-like creatures called ZQN, a play on popular internet term DQN (meaning idiot).” Filmmaker Shinsuke Sato – known for Gantz and Gantz II: Perfect Answer - is set to helm the project from a script is written by Nogi Akiko (Library Wars). Yo Oizumi (Suger & Spice), Arimura Kasumi (Judge) and Nagasawa Masami (Godzilla: Final Wars) are the prime cast members. I Am Hero starts shooting this month in Japan, with a 2015 domestic release date. Stay tuned! |
| Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | aka Lua Phat | DVD (Lionsgate) Posted: 05 Jun 2014 07:19 PM PDT  Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | DVD (Lionsgate) RELEASE DATE: July 1, 2014 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (aka Lua Phat), directed, written by and starring Dustin Nguyen (The Rebel). On a mission to retrieve fugitives from the Emperor in Vietnam, Dao, a commander in the Emperor's army, is assigned to protect a peaceful small town from being taken over by a crime boss. Soon, Dao's past catches up with him, threatening to destroy the town and the woman he has come to love. This vietnamese martial arts film also stars Thanh Van Ngo (Clash) and Roger Yuan (The Perfect Weapon). Watch the trailer. Pre-order Once Upon a Time in Vietnam from Amazon.com today! |
| Check out the trailer for stylish Korean action film ‘For the Emperor’ Posted: 05 Jun 2014 02:05 AM PDT  "For the Emperor" Korean Theatrical Poster If you were wondering what it’d look like if a professional baseball player lost everything in a gambling scandal and had to start working for the Korean mob, apparently the answer is ‘a lot of stylishly photographed ass-kicking.’ That’s the premise behind the upcoming Korean action/drama For the Emperor and you won’t want to miss the trailer. Lee Man-ki plays the lead role and you may remember him from 2011′s Quick. He stars opposite Park Sung-woong, who is a veteran of Korean cinema, having appeared in movies such as New World and the forthcoming Man on High Heels. Audiences can look forward to catching For the Emperor in Korean cinemas in just another week. Judging by the bone-crunching action and moody lighting of the trailer, we’d be surprised if the film isn’t snatched up by a North American distributor soon. Thanks to Far East Films for the story. |
| Deal on Fire! Let the Bullets Fly | Blu-ray | Only $9.44 – Expires soon! Posted: 05 Jun 2014 01:09 AM PDT  "Let the Bullets Fly" Blu-ray Cover Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Let the Bullets Fly. This 2010 box office hit earned actor/filmmaker Jiang Wen a “Best Director” trophy. Cityonfire’s own HKFanatic calls it “a Chinese approximation of a spaghetti Western.” His review also states: If you're expecting this film to live up to its title with A Better Tomorrow-style set pieces, you'll probably be disappointed. Keep an open mind and you may find this to be one of the most original and vibrant Chinese-language films in years, depending on your taste. And don’t forget… a sequel titled Gone with the Bullets is just around the corner! Order Let the Bullets Fly from Amazon.com today! |
| Nick Cheung gets downright spooky for a ‘Hungry Ghost Ritual’ Posted: 04 Jun 2014 11:52 PM PDT  "Hungry Ghost Ritual" Hong Kong Theatrical Poster What do you get when you combine Dario Argento’s giallo classic Opera with the Academy Award-winning Black Swan, adding a dash of Asian horror creepiness? You just might find out by watching the trailer for Hungry Ghost Ritual, an upcoming Hong Kong horror picture starring Nick Cheung. The hard-working actor was last seen in Dante Lam’s psychological crime thriller That Demon Within. In Hungry Ghost Ritual, which hits Hong Kong theaters in July of this year, Cheung finds himself the director of a Chinese Ghost Festival troupe who can’t get their act together, literally, thanks to a bunch of supernatural happenings. Based on the trailer, we can expect a lot of Asian horror staples, such as the ‘creepy hand that reaches out of nowhere’ and ‘spooky things happening in elevators.’ Hey, if the formula ain’t broke – don’t fix it! Thanks to Far East Films for the story. |
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