Category Archives: News

Be sure and check out the trailer for the new South Korean film A Muse. According to The Chonsunilbo, A Muse is an adaptation of celebrated author Park Bum-shin’s sensational novel Eun-gyo. It follows a 70-year-old poet (Park Hae-il) who has an … Continue reading →

With the ongoing success of superhero flicks, studios are wasting no time churning out more, even if it means rebooting them. Following the heels of Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man, Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel and Pete Travis’ Dredd, are possible … Continue reading →

THR reports that Evil Dead’s Sam Raimi – along with Nathan Kahane, Roy Lee, and Robert Tapert – will produce a remake of 1982′s Poltergeist. The script is being written by Rabbit Hole’s David Lindsay-Abraire. Raimi will not be directing, but … Continue reading →

Twitch reports that Tom Yum Goong 2 will reunite the entire Tom Yum Goong/Ong Bak team with Jaa in the lead, Pinkaew directing, Rittikrai handling fight choreography and Chocolate star Jija Yanin also handed a significant role – the first time … Continue reading →

Here’s some massive Asian movie news out of China. Yu Dong, CEO of Bona Film Group – the highest grossing private film company in China – announced that one of their new projects for 2012 is a ‘Wuxia with guns’ … Continue reading →

The 3D release of James Camerons’ Titanic didn’t exactly make waves in the United States, but over in China it earned a whopping $58 million US dollars its first weekend back in theaters. The IMAX 3D re-release of the Leonardo … Continue reading →

At a recent press conference in Beijing, Forest of Death’s Danny Pang (of the “Pang Brothers”) discussed details about his upcoming film Fairy Tale Killer, which releases in May. This crime/thriller – reminiscent of David Fincher’s Seven and Yoon-Hyun Chang Tell Me … Continue reading →

Shooting began on September 27th for Hur Jin-Ho’s Dangerous Liaisons, a Chinese/South Korean co-production based on the classic French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. It will be released in 2012 and stars Jang Dong-gun (The Warrior’s … Continue reading →

Long for the days when Dario Argento was unleashing his atmospherically-colored Italian terrors like Suspiria and Inferno onto the world? Well, you’re not alone, but Argentinean director Javier Diment may have us covered. Twitch Film has the full-length trailer for … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Directed by newcomer Carl Rinsch and starring Keanu Reeves, 47 Ronin is an 18th century set story centered on a band of samurai who set out to avenge the death of their master. Dye-job Zatoichi co-star Tadanobu Asano, Battle … Continue reading →

Film Business Asia offers news that Ryoo Seung-wan, the director of hard-hitting Korean action/dramas like No Blood, No Tears and The Unjust, is heading to Berlin next month to begin production on his latest movie. This new film, recently retitled … Continue reading →

Not much is known about this project so it’s perhaps a bit early to talk about it, but Enlight Media held a press conference on April 22 to announce that martial arts superstar Jet Li will reteam with up-and-coming director … Continue reading →

This Thursday, April 19th, the Cannes Film Festival announces its official lineup for 2012. A few days later, the film selection at the independent Directors’ Fortnight will be revealed. Website Film Business Asia speculates whether the new curator, Edouard Waintrop, … Continue reading →

Website Chinese Films has the scoop on Chinese media giant Huayi Brothers Media Group, who saw their profits drop by 17% last year but are poised to make a comeback in 2012. The studio behind movies like Shaolin and Beginning … Continue reading →

Chinese director Lu Chuan first made waves internationally with his 2009 film City of Life and Death, a movie praised for its stark depiction of the 1937 massacre of Nanking by the Japanese imperial army. Now Lu Chuan is prepping … Continue reading →

Design of Death looks to be one of the most difficult to categorize Chinese movies on the horizon. Billed as a dark and absurd comedy, the film is based off the novel by Chen Tiejun and chronicles what happens to … Continue reading →

Dark Castle Entertainment’s foray into action cinema continues with Stash House, a new pulse-pounding thriller starring action icon Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV, The Expendables). Sean Faris of Never Back Down fame stars as a young husband who thinks he’s just … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: George Miller will finally return to the post-apocalyptic-action franchise that put him on the map, as he begins shooting early next year. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron are in it, but for some inexplicable reason [Warning: Offensive Content.], … Continue reading →

Beyond Hollywood has the scoop on a disturbing new movie out of China/Singapore, called Hotel69. Director Oman Dhaz’s film looks to trade in the ultra-transgressive territory of pictures like A Serbian Film and Human Centipede. The trailer features plenty of … Continue reading →

April is winding down but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of Blu-ray and DVDs to get excited about. So let’s get cracking! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 4/24/12: ASIAN CINEMA Let the Bullets … Continue reading →

Over at Beyond Hollywood, Todd Rigney has posted the teaser poster and plot synopsis for the upcoming Korean film The Thieves, marketed as Korea’s answer to the popular Ocean’s 11 films. This heist flick features a group of thieves with … Continue reading →

The official lineup for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival was announced yesterday and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the list is a bit sparse when it comes to Asian films. Website Film Business Asia has previously examined the difficulty Chinese filmmakers face in making … Continue reading →

If you don’t live in any of the major North American movie markets like New York or L.A., you might not even realize that Chinese-language films like The Viral Factor and Love in the Buff have received a theatrical release … Continue reading →