Category Archives: News

THE MOVIE: Yyippee ki yay, mo- well, you know the rest. Yes, Bruce Willis is back once again as John McClane for a fifth installment in the Die Hard franchise, titled A Good Day to Die Hard. This time John … Continue reading →

Nunchuku is a new Mandarin-language martial arts film slated to hit Chinese theaters on March 2, 2012. It’s also a difficult film to bring you information on since not much has been written about it in English! From what Cityonfire.com … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: When an alien attack threatens the Earth’s existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace. This is Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro’s ode to the Godzilla movies of his youth. … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Road to Perdition’s Sam Mendes is directing Bond 23. Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark. Taking over Alexandre Aja’s director’s chair will be John Gulager, who is known for the Feast films. Updates: … Continue reading →

From the director of Torque, the 2004 Fast ‘n Furious clone that blew audience’s virgin minds with its video game cutscene-like special effects and blatant Mountain Dew advertising, comes Detention, one of the most buzzed about flicks at last year’s … Continue reading →

Since No Country For Old Men author Cormac McCarthy sold his first spec script to Hollywood a few weeks ago, the project, titled The Counselor, has been on the fast track – and that’s putting it mildly. It didn’t take … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: John Carter is Disney’s tremendously expensive big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous series of novels which began with A Princess of Mars way back in 1917.The film is directed by Andrew Stanton, director on breakout Pixar … Continue reading →

The 2012 Berlin Film Festival may have just wrapped a few days ago, with the Italian docudrama Caesar Must Die taking home the Golden Bear for Best Picture, but there’s no doubt that Chinese filmmakers made a strong impression at … Continue reading →

For decades, China has allowed 20 “blockbuster” foreign films to be screened in its country year round. Last year, movies like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Transformers: Dark of the Moon ended up becoming breakout hits in the … Continue reading →

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It had to happen sometime. The Japanese horror genre appears to have gone all Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield on us with a new film titled POV ~Norowareta Film~. The good news is POV actually looks like it could be … Continue reading →

1992′s New Dragon Inn is remastered and back on mainland big screens this February 24 (in other words, none of us are seeing it). Directed by East is Red’s Raymond Lee, New Dragon Inn is a remake of King Hu’s 1966 … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: The Pirates of the Caribbean director wants to adapt the Western classic about a cowboy crime-fighter and his Native American sidekick in a “Don Quixote” fashion, where the titular character is the fool, and his buddy, Tonto, is … Continue reading →

It’s slim pickings this week as far as Asian cinema goes but, hey, there’s plenty for fans of global cinema and classic Hollywood films to enjoy. So let’s get cracking. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: A prison security expert is framed and forced to escape his own high-tech security prison. Sly Stallone is taking on a role previously considered for Bruce Willis. Shooter’s Antoine Fuqua was originally attached to direct. Road House 2′s … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb presents the untold story of Spider-Man’s origin in Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man, featuring Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) as the costumed web-slinger. Also starring Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, and … Continue reading →

42 Students, Three Days, One Survivor, No Rules. Clever, creepy and ultra-violent, Battle Royale, one of the most controversial cult films ever made, will be shown in North American theaters for a limited time. According to Blu-ray.com, Anchor Bay Entertainment, … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: The is the big screen of the popular 60′s horror TV series, directed by Goth maestro Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jackie Earle Haley, Chloe Moretz, and Eva Green. In theaters on … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: AICN linked the new sci-fi action trailer produced by The Fifth Element’s Luc Besson, and co-starring Memento’s Guy Pearce and Taken’s Maggie Grace. Co-directed by James Mather and Stephen St. Leger, Lockout’s premise suggests Escape from NY meets … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: There are now plans for a post-apocalyptic take on the classic swash-buckler last portrayed in movies by Antonio Banderas. X-Men special FX artist Rpin Suwannath is attached to direct Zorro Reborn. Plans are for the film to be … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Optimus Prime and Bumblebree return in Transformers 4, the as of yet untitled forth installment of Hasbro’s popular franchise. Michael Bay is directing once again. Popular internet rumors suggest Jason Statham may star but that’s strictly rumor. Tentative … Continue reading →

Nightfall is a 2012 Hong Kong murder mystery from director Roy Chow (2009′s Aaron Kwok thriller Murderer). The film features a host of familiar faces including Nick Cheung (The Stool Pigeon), Simon Yam (Full Contact), and Michael Wong (Knock Off), … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, … Continue reading →