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36th Chamber Of Shaolin: on UK DVD at last!

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Next Monday quite possibly the best martial arts/kung fu film ever finally makes its way on to DVD in UK! (more…)

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At cinemas today: Dragonball: Evolution

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Yes yes, surely we all know that by now? Could this be just another excuse to play our exclusive trailer intro by the lovely Jamie Chung?

(Ahem, well what do you think?)

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Bangkok Dangerous trailer

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

How terrible does this look? The Pang Brothers get to remake their classic original success – with Nicholas Cage in the lead? Oh, and is it just me, or have they remade John Woo’s The Killer by accident?

Let’s hope their sequel to The Storm Riders, Storm Warriors, delivers…

Bangkok Dangerous gets released in the US on 5 September after being ‘tried out’ in Europe for a bit.

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Chocolate film clip

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

As the UK gears up for the release of Chocolate, Showbox / Cine-Asia have released a new clip where the filmmakers pay affectionate tribute to the icehouse scene in Bruce Lee’s The Big Boss. The film will make its official London theatrical debut on 24th October, before being launched on DVD and Blu-Ray on 3rd November.

You can read our review of Chocolate here »

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Chocolate on limited cinema release

Friday, October 24th, 2008

At last! After the increasing interest in Thai action film Chocolate, starring martial arts star in the making JeeJa Yanin, is on limited release in London today at the ICA Cinema, ahead of the DVD and Blu-ray release on Monday 3 November. You can see details of the screenings and book here.

Read our review of Chocolate here »

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Chocolate UK release, plus trailer

Friday, September 5th, 2008

The UK release for Ong-Bak director Prachya Pinkaew’s latest have finally been officially announced. Following a couple of festival engagements during the next few weeks, the film will make its official London theatrical debut on 24th October, before being launched on DVD and Blu-Ray on 3rd November.

Chocolate introduces the latest female Muay Thai sensation, JeeJa Yanin, and is a non-stop martial arts action extravaganza about a young girl whose uncanny ability to mimic the combat skills of her heroes Tony Jaa, Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee has made her an unlikely but awesome fighting force.

You can read our review of Chocolate here »

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Cinema: Bangkok Dangerous

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

The Pang Brothers remake of their own classic Bangkok Dangerous opens at cinemas in the US and UK on 5 September, after being released around Europe from 22 August.

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Cinema: Chocolate

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

The much-anticipated Chocolate, from Ong-Bak director Prachya Pinkaew and starring martial arts star in the making JeeJa Yanin, is on limited release in London cinemas today.

You can read our review of Chocolate here »

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Coming soon… Ong Bak: The Beginning

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Yep, just a couple of weeks to go till Tony Jaa’s big comeback (at least from his near breakdown making this movie!) hits UK cinemas courtesy of Revolver Entertainment (16 October). Have the now almost legendary shooting and production problems been worth it? Well, here’s the UK trailer, see what you think…

We’ll be bringing you a full review of the film soon!

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Cutie Honey

Monday, May 11th, 2009

A(nother) 21st century take on an anime fave from the past, former model Eriko Sato gets a flimsy excuse to run around in her underwear and skintight cat suit… (more…)

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DVD: Chocolate

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

The much-anticipated Chocolate, from Ong-Bak director Prachya Pinkaew and starring martial arts star in the making JeeJa Yanin, is released on DVD today by Cine Asia.

You can read our review of Chocolate here »

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King Boxer

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Better known under its deliriously exploitative US title Five Fingers Of Death, another kung fu bona fide classic finally makes its way onto UK DVD – bring it on…! (more…)

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On DVD today: Meatball Machine

Monday, July 6th, 2009

From the creators of The Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police comes the latest lo-fi, old school crowd pleasing splatter movie to hit DVD in the UK. It’s Tetsuo meets Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, and probably goes without saying, but even this trailer is not for minors…

» You can read our full review of Meatball Machine here

Meatball Machine is released by 4Digital Asia.

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On DVD today: The Warlords

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Peter Chan’s The Warlords, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kineshiro, is released in the UK on two-disc DVD and Blu-ray today by Metronome.

You can read our review here »

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Origin: Spirits Of The Past trailer

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Coming soon from Manga, Origin: Spirits Of The Past – Directed by Keiichi Sugiyama (Neon Genesis Evangelion), is the first full-length animated feature film made by Studio Gonzo, the Japanese anime studio responsible for the likes of Final Fantasy: Unlimited, Hellsing and She, The Ultimate Weapon.

Read our review here »

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The Forbidden Kingdom: exclusive clip!

Monday, June 30th, 2008

With little more than a week before the UK release of The Forbidden Kingdom, here’s an exclusive clip from the film…!

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The Forbidden Kingdom: full UK trailer

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

With the upcoming release of The Forbidden Kingdom in UK cinemas on 11 July, here’s a little more of what you can expect.

Read our review of The Forbidden Kingdom here »

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The Forbidden Kingdom: UK trailer

Monday, May 19th, 2008

With a couple of months still to go before it’s release in the UK, this trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom might be just enough to keep you going…

Read our review of The Forbidden Kingdom here »

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The Warlords in UK cinemas today

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Peter Chan’s The Warlords, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kineshiro, is on limited release in London and around the UK by Metrodome.

You can read our review here »

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Win a trip for two to the London Premiere of Thirst, and meet director Park Chan-wook in person

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Palisades Tartan, the reborn imprint of the Tartan Films label, are offering a chance for two to attend their UK premiere of Park Chan-wook’s Thirst and meet the director in person… (more…)

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