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Higanjima: Escape From Vampire Island DVD/Blu-ray Review
Important note- when the tour guide suggests going someplace with as ominous a name as Vampire Island it really would be a pretty good idea to find a different agency to patronize. What They Say: Akira and his ragtag group of teenage friends enter a world of danger and action…
City Under Siege DVD/Blu-ray Review
The Bard once wrote “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them,” but as a more modern storyteller warned “With great power comes great responsibility.” What They Say: Sunny, a lowly circus clown, dreams of following in his father’s footsteps by perfecting the lethal…
Switchblade Pictures Acquires ‘Sultry Assassin 2 – Ninja Brainwash’
Switchblade Pictures has the first movie from this line of features set for June and the preorders must have done well as they’ve got Sultry Assasin 2 – Ninja Brainwash lined up for an August release. The second in a new series of ero-ninja epics based on the novels by Junichi Yagami,…
Confucius DVD/Blu-ray Review
A major motion picture about one of history’s greatest philosophers- and that statement pretty much sums up the almost adversarial problem the film will have as traditional philosophy and the modern day big budget cinema are not usually two great tastes that taste great together. What They Say: Chow Yun-fat…
5 Points Pictures Adds ‘Moss’ Acquisition
The folks at 5 Points Pictures have announced their next acquisition with the planned August 2012 release of Moss, also known as Iggi. The film is getting a two disc release in special edition form on August 21st which will contain some 90 minutes of additional bonus material and an…
Switchblade Pictures Sets Table For ‘The Devil’s Feast’
Switchblade Pictures has tied up the rights to THE DEVIL’S FEAST, the suspense and shibari erotic thriller from the late, internationally acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Oniroku Dan (FLOWER AND SNAKE, ROPE HELL, LADY BLACK ROSE.) Widely considered to be Japan’s greatest master of dark erotica, Dan, who passed away in May of…
‘Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead’ NSFW Trailer Debuts
This hit back in late March but didn’t get a lot of play, but the latest from Noboru Iguchi is on its way and it implores you in the trailer to not see this movie. Of course, it says that after it introduces a “shit zombie”, so they may not…
Sentai Filmworks Licenses ‘The Kunoichi’ (PR)
Sentai Filmworks stealthily announces their acquisition of the new martial arts thriller THE KUNOICHI. Directed by Seiji Chiba (ALIEN VS NINJA) and with fight choreography by GANTZ- The Live Action’s Kensuke Sonomura, the feature is the third starring vehicle for beautiful Japanese Karate champion Rina Takeda, who at only 19 years old has…
5 Points Pictures Introduces ‘Finding Mr. Destiny’ Release
After getting the label set up last week with 5 Points Pictures making its debut, the folks behind the venture have sent out information on what their first release will be and that it’ll hit on July 17th, just in time to get it out into the wilds of the…
Ip Man: The Legend is Born Blu-ray Review
The IP Man boom produces yet another dramatization of his life, and though it isn’t a direct sequel to the Donnie Yen films it does fill a gap those films missed. What They Say: For the first time, witness the early years of the revolutionary grandmaster who trained martial arts…