Crime

Infernal Affairs director tackles Chinatown New York street gangs in Revenge of the Green Dragons

Revenge of the Green Dragons is based on Frederick Dannen’s New Yorker article that chronicled the underworld of Asian-American gang life in 80’s and 90’s New York City. Andrew Lau & Andrew Loo co-directed the film from a script Loo co-wrote with Michael DiJiacomo. Revenge of the Green Dragons stars Justin Chon (Twilight: Breaking Dawn), ….

New details on Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon’s Art of the Steal

Radius TWC has revealed new details for the new Kurt Russell/Matt Dillon comedy heist film Art of the Steal. Jonathan Sobol wrote and directed Art of the Steal, which stars Kurt Russell, Jay Baruchel, Katheryn Winnick, Chris Diamantopoulos, Kenneth Walsh, Jason Jones, Terence Stamp and Matt Dillon. In Art of the Steal, Kurt Russell stars ….

Van Damme re-teams with director of Timecop for action thriller Enemies Closer

Lionsgate Films has released a new poster for the Jean-Claude Van Damme action thriller Enemies Closer. The Peter Hyams-directed film also stars Orlando Jones and Tom Everett Scott. Enemies Closer reunites Jean-Claude Van Damme with Hyams, who directed the ‘Muscles from Brussels’ in 1994’s Timecop and 1995’s Sudden Death, two of Van Damme’s biggest hits. ….

Director of 2 Guns teaming up with Universal & Identity Thief producer to remake Filipino crime thriller On the Job

Variety reports that Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to crime thriller On the Job, based on the same real-life events as Erik Matti’s Filipino crime thriller that premiered at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight earlier this year. According to the report, Baltasar Kormakur – who directed Denzel Washington & Mark Walhberg’s 2 Guns – is attached ….

Win a copy of the crime thriller Drug War on Blu-ray

Today Well Go USA released the uncompromising action thriller Drug War on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD. Coming from master director Johnny To, Drug War features car crashes, flying bullets, blood spurts, body splats and cocaine, all wrapped up in a high-velocity tale of a drug cartel boss who’s coerced into betraying his former accomplices as ….