Asian film

Glorious images from sci-fi action thriller Yakuza Weapon

Well Go USA Entertainment has revealed the box art and a few images from their upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of the Tak Sakaguchi/Yûdai Yamaguchi-directed sci-fi action thriller Yakuza Weapon. Co-directed by Sakaguchi and Yudai Yamaguchi, who previously worked together on the likes of Battlefield Baseball and Cromartie High School, the film is another Sushi ….

Win free tickets to U.S. premiere of anime thriller Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos will screen during this year’s AM2 Anime and Gaming event at the Downtown Independent theater, located at 251 South Main Street in Los Angeles, CA. Passport badge holders have a chance to attend the official premiere event. Passport ticket buyers will be automatically entered into the AM2 Pre-Registration ….

Jet Li’s Flying Swords of Dragon Gate to make history as first 3D Chinese IMAX release

IMAX and leading Chinese film distributor Bona Film Group, today announced that the 3D martial arts motion picture Flying Swords of Dragon Gate will be released in China, in the IMAX 3D format starting this Thursday, December 15th. The film will be released on 61 digital IMAX screens across China. Throughout its theatrical run, Flying ….

Win one of two copies of Robotech: The Complete Original Series on DVD

A&E Home Entertainment is about to release the legendary anime series Robotech: The Complete Original Series – one of the first and most influential – in a deluxe collector’s set featuring never-before-seen bonus material. To celebrate the release of this groundbreaking series, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the DVD set to readers. In ….

New poster for Tsui Hark’s historical action epic Detective Dee

A period epic from genre master and Seven Swords director Tsui Hark, Detective Dee is an action-packed, Sherlock Holmes-style mystery starring Andy Lau, Bingbing Li, Carina Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. Nominated for Best Special Effects at the 2011 Asian Film Awards and choreographed by martial arts master Sammo Hung, this intricately plotted whodunit is set in an exquisitely ….

True Legend distributor and Samuel L. Jackson team up for live-action Afro Samurai

The Indomina Group, the indie distributor that recently released Yuen Woo Ping’s True Legend, is teaming up with Samuel L. Jackson and Gonzo Studios to produce a live action film based on the Afro Samurai animated series. The announcement was made by Indomina’s Vice Chairman and CEO Jasbinder Singh Mann, who will serve as producer ….

Spike Lee in talks to direct remake of Asian cult classic thriller Oldboy

According to TwitchFilm, Spike Lee is currently in talks to direct the long-rumored Hollywood remake of Park Chan-Wook’s cult classic revenge thriller Oldboy. Development on the remake supposedly began in 2008 with word that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were eyeing the project and now it appears to be finally moving ahead. Oldboy is set ….