Thai action cinema has been very subdued due to the sad and untimely death of the great Panna Rittikrai, but this new trailer of Broken Sword Hero looks promising. Based on a real warrior from Thailand’s Ayutthaya period, Broken Sword Hero follows the heroics of legendary military general Thongdee. From the disparity as a young… Read More »
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment have announced the Blu Ray and DVD release of the action epic God of War starring Vincent Zhao, Sammo Hung and Yasuaki Kurata and directed by Gordon Chan. During the 16th century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander Yu (martial arts… Read More »
Here is the second trailer for the new Jackie Chan movie The Foreigner co-starring Pierce Brosnan and directed by Martin Campbell. Looks very promising and a serious and mature role for Chan.
Director Xu Haofeng has been gaining a reputation as a director to watch with films such as The Sword Identity and below is the trailer for his latest The Hidden Sword starring Xu Qing, Jessie Li and Shaw Brothers legend, Chen Kuan Tai. Little is known about the plot but it is based on Xu’s own… Read More »
Directed by Jung Byung-gil (Confession Of Murder), The Villainess follows a mysterious woman who has been raised as a killer and is recruited to be a secret agent. The cast is headed by Kim Ok-vin and Shin Ha-kyun, who both starred in Park Chan-wook’s 2009 Cannes title Thirst. Deliriously indulging in the excesses of South… Read More »
Action blockbuster Wolf Warrior 2 starring Wu Jing has become the biggest grossing film ever at the Chinese box office after collecting a massive $571 million after 14 days and now looks set to top $800 million! Written, directed, produced and starring Wu Jing, the film reportedly cost $30 million to make and co-stars actress… Read More »
Director King Hu has had two great recent Blu ray releases from Eureka in the UK, A Touch of Zen and Dragon Gate Inn, now his 3 hour directors cut of Legend of the Mountain has had a 4K restoration and is to get a limited cinema and then Blu ray release in 2018. Eureka… Read More »
John Woo is going back to the gangster genre with his new film Manhunt which will premier at the 74th Venice Film Festival in September. It is a remake of the 1976 Japanese classic action thriller (starring Ken Takakura), which tells the story of a man who is accused of multiple crimes and trying desperately… Read More »
North American entertainment company Cinedigm will be releasing season 1 of the acclaimed HK TV series Ip Man onto DVD and Blu ray in October. The series star Kevin Cheng as Ip Man and co stars Cecilia Han, Chrissie Chau, Yu Rong-Guang , Yuen Wah, Bruce Leung and Leung Kar-Yan. Ip Man’s real sons, Ip Chun and Ip Ching, serve… Read More »
Released in Hong Kong on 28th of August this is a trailer for the new film Paradox starring Louis Koo, Tony Jaa, Wu Yue and Gordon Lam. Directed by Wilson Yip with action choregraphy by Sammo Hung.