Category Archives: News

THE MOVIE: Chinesefilms.cn has reported that Johnny To and Wai Ka-Fai are teaming up again for a new a gangster film titled Drug War (Du Zhan), which will be shot in Mainland China. The last time Johnny To shot a movie … Continue reading →

From Internationally Renowned Action Filmmaker & Producer Johnnie To ACCIDENT Starring Acclaimed Actors Louis Koo and Richie Jen A Film Directed by Soi Cheang DEBUTS IN STORES NATIONWIDE ON BLU-RAY™ and DVD OWN IT ON JUNE 12, 2012 FROM SHOUT! … 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 →

Deadline.com reports that Breakfast Club’s Anthony Michael Hall, Machete’s Danny Trejo and Year of the Dragon’s Mickey Rourke will star in Dead in Tombstone, an action-adventure film directed by Death Race 2′s Roel Reine. Dead in a Tombstone (not to … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: A found footage thriller which appears to be an anthology film in the vein of Tales from the Crypt. Adam Wingard, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, David Bruckner, Joe Swanberg, and Cabin Fever 2′s Ti West co-directed V/H/S; while … Continue reading →

Distributor Right Stuf, Inc. has long been known for their high quality anime releases. Today they announced the creation of a new division for live-action Asian films, titled 5 Points Pictures. Through a partnership with CJ Entertainment, one of Korea’s … Continue reading →

Over at Beyond Hollywood, you can scope out the U.S. trailer for The Assault, the tense French hostage drama from Chrysalis director Julien Leclercq. Looks pretty bad-ass, doesn’t it? Rest assured that American audiences will have the chance to see … Continue reading →

A night on the town in Taipei turns into a bloodbath when a group of young friends discover they’ve been infected with a new strain of influenza that turns people into…zombies. That’s the premise behind the forthcoming Taiwanese horror flick … Continue reading →

Dark Flight 407 is Thailand’s first 3D horror film. Judging by the trailer, it was probably pitched as something like “Ringu on a plane.” But hey, the production values look solid and, who knows, it might just scare our pants … Continue reading →

Audiences around the world enjoyed Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, to the tune of some $680 million dollars. That makes a sequel pretty much a given at this point. Although Paramount had been grooming Jeremy Renner to take the reins … Continue reading →

Here’s some shocking news: director Kwak Jae-yong (My Sassy Girl) has left the set of his latest movie, Yang Gui Fei, during its sixth week of filming. The project is a Chinese-Japanese co-production based on the life of Yang Gui … Continue reading →

China continues their newfound love affair with the horror genre with The Bloody Marriage, in theaters on March 23. The trailer is now available on Far East Films. The film certainly looks to have some nice production values. Based on … Continue reading →

Deep down, I think we all suspected this would happen eventually. Beyond Hollywood reports that Dimension Films is setting up an American remake of the 2010 Korean action thriller The Man From Nowhere. Their man Nix rightly points out that … Continue reading →

The last thing I’d expect out of Chinese cinema right now is a special effects-laden, supernatural thriller set in modern times and dealing with what happens after we die. But that’s exactly what we’re getting with Soul Transfer Station! This … Continue reading →

The Second Woman is a new suspense thriller from China that stars Shu Qi (So Close, The Transporter) and Shawn Yue (Infernal Affairs II). Shu Qi plays twin sisters who fall in love with the same man. The teaser trailer … Continue reading →

If you’re a fan of most Japanese movies that get brought over to the West, you’re probably used to what normal folks might deem ‘outrageous’ or ‘offensive.’ Hell, Takashi Miike made his name with us foreign film buffs on the … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Along with her brother and a group of friends, a young woman heads to a remote cabin and discovers a mystical book that leads to horror. Sam Raimi will only be producing and Panic Attack’s Freddy Alvarez will direct. Bruce Campbell … Continue reading →

Great news for Korean film fans! Courtesy of Asian Movie Pulse, the Korean Film Council is reporting 2011 as a record-breaking year for the domestic box office in South Korea. Even though Korean movies faced stiff competition from Hollywood blockbusters … Continue reading →

Top Korean directors Kim Jee-Woon (A Tale of Two Sisters, I Saw the Devil) and Yim Pil-Sung (Antarctic Journal, Hansel & Gretel) are collaborating on a science-fiction anthology film titled Doomsday Book. The movie will weave together three high concept … Continue reading →

LA Times reported that Sony is negotiating a deal with Chronicle’s Josh Trank to bring Venom back on the big screen. The popular Marvel Comics villain – created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane in 1988 – made an uneventful … Continue reading →

Crazy Heart’s Scott Cooper has an exciting future ahead of him. He’s currently in pre-production stage to direct a revenge flick called Out of the Furnace, which will star Christian Bale and is being produced by Tony Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio. … Continue reading →

Color me intrigued by the trailer for How to Kill a Young Adult Novelist, a forthcoming  Japanese thriller that opens in select theaters in that country on April 19th. Only trouble is it’s impossible to find out anything about this … Continue reading →

Hello, dear readers. There’s not much in the way of Asian cinema this week but no doubt there are some interesting releases, whether it’s a ’96 Chuck Norris environmental action movie or Danny Trejo and Steve Austin teaming up for … Continue reading →

Jesse V. Johnson, director of straight-to-video favorites Pit Fighter, The Last Sentinel and Green Street Hooligans 2, is currently filming The Package, which stars Steve Austin and Dolph Lundgren. According to imdb.com, the film centers around a gangster-employed courier (Steve … Continue reading →