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Jul 28, 2010, Hierro

Hierro, a Spanish horror in which a young mother searches a small Mediterranean island for her missing son

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Jul 26, 2010, Sons of the Wind: Bangkok Ninjas

Sons of the Wind: Bangkok Ninja - a mix of French and Thai martial arts

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Jul 23, 2010, Sneak Peek: Ironclad

We've mentioned Ironclad before, a period action movie about a bunch of knights (including the likes of James Purefoy, Brian Cox and Jason Flemyng) trying to defend Rochester Castle from the tyrannical King John (Paul Giamatti). Clicking on the link will take you to a sneak peek, a short clip showcasing the king's siege weapons as he starts to batter the castle's ramparts. You'll also notice from the clip the excellent Derek Jacobi in the cast too...

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Jul 22, 2010, The Perfect Sleep

The Perfect Sleep, a stylish contemporary Film Noir marred only by too much narration

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Jul 22, 2010, chanbara striptease

Chanbara Striptease, a quaint and charming samurai sexploitation movie!

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Jul 22, 2010, Bulletface

Bulletface, a low budget girls'n'guns revenge flick from Albert Pyun

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Jul 21, 2010, Bubba Ho Tep

Bubba Ho Tep, the cult classic starring Bruce Campbell as an elderly Elvis Presley battling a mummy in a retirement home!

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Jul 21, 2010, Trailer Alert - The Sword with No Name

Cine Asia continue their dominance of the UK asian action releases with the upcoming Sword With No Name, a Korean epic mixing swordfights, courtly intrigue and forbidden romance. A review will be up in due time, but you have to love the shot of a single swordsman taking on an army! Cine Asia plan to release this on 20th September.

Jul 21, 2010, Trailer Alert - Dolph Lundgren is The Killing Machine!

Good to see Dolph involved in some decent movies of late. This has been released in some territories as Icarus, but for the UK release it's now The Killing Machine. Having seen it, it's a decent DTV thriller with a lot of action, and Dolph looks fantastic for his age. Anchor Bay Entertainment are releasing the film in the UK on August 16th - check out the trailer below:

Jul 20, 2010, Kaiji The Ultimate Gambler

Kaiji, The Ultimate Gambler - live action version of popular manga, starring Death Note's Tatsuya Fujiwara

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Jul 16, 2010, Trailer Alert - Donnie Yen in 14 Blades

14 Blades sees Donnie Yen in fine form in a martial arts epic where he is a member of the Emperor's guards who carry out state-sanctioned executions. A plot by Sammo Hung sees his men set up and betrayed, leaving Donnie to exact revenge. A full review will be up nearer the release date of 16th August (courtesy of Icon Home Entertainment), but I will say now that it is a very enjoyable action flick reminiscent of Yuen Woo Ping's early Jet Li pics. Here's the trailer...

Jul 12, 2010, Storm Warriors

Storm Warriors - one of the worst films I've seen this year.

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Jul 10, 2010, Trailer Alert - Kamui: The Lone Ninja

August 9th sees the release of Kamui: The Lone Ninja, by Manga Entertainment. Based on the legendary multi-volume manga series created by Japanese artist and essayist Sanpei Shirato in 1964, directed by Yoichi Sai, Kamui tells the tale of a young ninja who tries to break away from his clan. We'll be reviewing the film shortly, but in the meantime here's a trailer. And the sharks are great, trust me.

Jul 10, 2010, Trailer Alert - Invisible Target

AT LAST!!! on 2nd August Cine Asia will be releasing in the UK the Dragon Dynasty disc of Invisible Target, one of the best Summer Blockbuster movies you're likely to see this year. Packed full of big names, and the movie makes good on the trailers promise of lots and lots of severe ass-kicking and shoot-outs. In fact, the trailer doesn't even feature one of the best fight sequences. Expect to hear more on this one in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, here is the trailer - check out the double-decker bus stunt!

Jul 6, 2010, Baseline

Baseline, a new London gangster pic set in and around an East End nightclub

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Jul 4, 2010, Cargo

Cargo, a Swiss-made sci-fi containing some of the best CGI/model-work for quite some time.

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Jul 4, 2010, A Force of Five

A Force of Five, sees terrorist Johnny Nguyen beset by a bunch of kids trying to save their friend's heart transplant!

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Jul 2, 2010, Hidden Fortress:Last Princess

Hidden Fortress: Last Princess, in which a shogun's daughter and her bodyguard enlist the help of two thieves to help them smuggle the wealth of their kingdom to safety

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Jul 2, 2010, After Dusk The Come

After Dusk They Come: A survival horror set on an uncharted island inhabited by a tribe of prehistoric cannibals

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Jun 28, 2010, Trailer Alert - The Perfect Sleep

The Perfect Sleep riffs off all the film noir/classic gangster/detective stories, with a style all it's own. And it's one of those films that you'll be wondering how you hadn't heard much about it before. Well, Icon are releasing this in the UK on July 26th...