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Ringo Lam Actioner, SKY ON FIRE, Ignites Its Way To Theaters In The U.S. And Canada From Well Go USA

Certainly one of the more stellar looking films as of late, the trailers for Ringo Lam’s upcoming action thriller, Sky On Fire, have been nothing short of eye-popping. The stunts, action and pacing for the film’s story in whole feel truly fitting with the emboldened nature of Lam’s leagcy as one of the greatest in his field and with none other than actor Daniel Wu front and center of it all. The film is currently on deck for releases in China and throughout Asia starting next week while, and much to our delight, we can now report that the new movie is heading to select theaters in North America and Canada courtesy of Well Go USA. December 2, 2016 is the date to set, and as such, the latest trailer and poster have officially arrived as well and you can take a look at both below! SYNOPSIS: In this driving, […]

[UPDATED] OPERATION MEKONG Commences This Friday In North America And Canada

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Well Go USA is putting the word out this week for its simultaneous release of director Dante Lam’s latest, Operation Mekong. An official U.S. trailer is not yet online but we’ll post it at the very bottom of this page should it go live before the film’s September 30 release this Friday. Check out the official poster below! SYNOPSIS: Two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while traveling down the Mekong River in the waters of the Golden Triangle, one of the largest drug-manufacturing regions in the world. 13 sailors are executed at gunpoint, and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene. The Chinese government immediately sends a band of elite narcotics officers led by Captain Gao Gang (Zhang Hanyu) to the Golden Triangle to uncover the truth behind the murders. Tea field owner and Golden Triangle-based intelligence officer Fang Xinwu (Eddie Peng) joins the investigation. After it is discovered […]

WellGo USA Nabs GOD OF WAR For English-Speaking Territories

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Asian action star Vincent Zhou’s career is one that’s been on the low signal end of things for a few years now. Thankfully he’s one that’s popped up from time to time with recent titles like True Legend, Wu Dang, The Boundary and The White-Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom, as I’ve been a fan of his work since having spied a few of his earlier hits like Fong Sai Yuk 2, The Blacksheep Affair and Fist Power. Soon enough, he’ll be launching a full scale period epic assault on our senses with director Gordon Chan (2000 A.D., Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen, The Four trilogy) for the new thriller, God Of War which opens in March of next year. Post production is underway for the film with news now out of Toronto from Variety that the film has officially been picked up for multiple English-speaking territories […]

EXCLUSIVE: New Clip From THE BODYGUARD Shows Why You Should Never Force Yourself Into Sammo's Home

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Action legend Sammo Hung’s latest, The Bodyguard, proved to be a bit of a hit-or-miss with some critics who’ve seen the film since its Asia release in Spring. You can read more on it in our own review courtesy of contributor Joey Min if it helps, though in fairness the buzz is still very much the same for fans still fond of the seasoned star and director here. At any rate, folks in North America can currently see the film on Digital HD as of last month. However, if physical media is more your speed, then Well Go USA have you covered with a release date officially slated for September 6 on DVD and Blu-Ray. Thus, here to help keep the buzz going is an exclusive clip featuring Hung in the lead role alongside young actress Jacqueline Chan who finds herself in a heap of trouble with a small band […]

Review: THE TUNNEL (2016) Digs Into A Place In Humanity Where The Sun Rarely Shines

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Kim Sung-Hoon surprised me last year when I finally got around to watching his most recent crime thriller, A Hard Day. It was a perfect introduction into his work for me and so that didn’t leave much to be concerned with in lieu of his latest movie, The Tunnel, which, according to Variety‘s most recent report, is still topping the Korean box office as of its second week. Author Sae Jo-Won’s 2013 novel serves as the inspiration for Kim’s own script which stands as way more than a mere underdog tale of one man’s survival against the elements. Most prolifically, it dares to cast an obligatory spotlight on some of the worst scenarios that could occur in any situation that stands similar in nature as lives hang in the balance. One such life is that of Lee Jung-Soo, portrayed by actor Ha Jung-Woo, a car salesman on his way home […]

Win A DVD/Blu-Ray Copy Of THE TIGER From Well Go USA!

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UPDATE: This contest has expired! Actor Choi Min-Sik is on a mission to catch a tiger in writer/director Park Hoon-jung’s latest period spectacle, The Tiger. Well Go USA is finally releasing the film in the U.S. on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 9 and Film Combat Syndicate has three copies to giveaway to three lucky winners between now and the release date deadline next week! SYNOPSIS: An ex-sharpshooter for the Kingdom of Korea (CHOI Min-sik, Oldboy) is hunting the country’s last tiger. But Japanese forces and vicious local poachers also seek “The Four-Legged Mountain Lord,” and will stop at nothing to claim their prey. Jung Man-sik (Chronicle of a Blood Merchant), Kim Sang-ho (The Beauty Inside), Ren Osugi (upcoming: Godzilla Resurgence) and newcomers Sung Yu-bin and Jeong Seok-won round out the cast. To win your copy, simply email us at filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com with “THE TIGER CONTEST” in the subject header, and tell […]

Armie Hammer War Actioner, MINE, Lands At Well Go USA For Fall 2016 Release

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Award-winning Sitges favorites, directors Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro found themselves at an opportune moment to stand out even further since making noise in 2008 for their short, Afterville. Since then after having written and produced Enrico Nasino’s True Love, the former two landed their big casting moment a few years ago with actor Armie Hammer (The Lone Ranger, The Social Network) for their latest military action movie, Mine, and now the film is on deck for a Fall 2016 release. Well Go USA put the good word out in their latest announcement below: Dallas, TX (July 7, 2016) – Well Go USA Entertainment announced its acquisition of North American rights for Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro’s MINE, starring Armie Hammer and produced by Peter Safran’s The Safran Company (THE CONJURING, ANNABELLE, BURIED). MINE is an action-packed military thriller starring Armie Hammer (FREE FIRE, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE BIRTH […]

Cam’s Eye Review: THE WAILING (2016) – Whom Do You Trust?

Cam's Eye Review: THE WAILING (2016) - Whom Do You Trust?

If you go fishing, do you know what you’ll catch?” This is the line that jumps out at me where you really don’t quite know what is going to happen next, a feeling which continues to a chilling, harrowing climax in The Wailing. A brutal multiple homicide leads an oafish local cop (Kwak Do-won) on the track of something sinister after a new Japanese resident (Kunimura Jun) seemingly affects the community of a small South Korean village, Gokseong, with an unusual outbreak of a skin condition that ultimately drives villagers insane and on a killing spree. After certain “mushrooms” are blamed by the media and police, the cop’s young daughter (Kim Hwan-hee) falls ill while he investigates to solve the murders and others around him. Fresh out of competition from Cannes, The Wailing is written and directed by Na Hong-jin, a favorite of the festival. The supernatural thriller gives us the […]

GIVEAWAY: Win A KILL ZONE 2 Prize Pack!

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*THIS CONTEST HAS EXPIRED Director Soi Cheang made a whirlwind of magic happen for martial arts fans back in 2014 when congregating with the likes of action stars Tony Jaa and Wu Jing for the production of the hit crime sequel, SPL 2: A Time For Consequences. The film has its mix of criticisms but the popular narrative thusfar is a positive one and with all the more to hope for with the otherwise tentatively-titled SPL 3: War Needs Lord in the works. As such, North America is finally getting its turn to enjoy the superb feats displayed by our stars now in the form of its North American title, Kill Zone 2, in theaters and on demand, and Well Go USA is releasing the film in select theaters this weekend. To celebrate, Film Combat Syndicate is running a GIVEAWAY for readers between now through Friday, May 20 at 12:00pm […]

Well Go USA Picks Up Bruce Fontaine's BEYOND REDEMPTION For North American Release

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To simply allege that the stunt field is without merit when it comes to finding leading talent that can meet the demands of both acting and stuntwork couldn’t be farther from the truth. Such people do exist today along with a number of films, a lot of which are independently produced by smaller companies and filmmakers who have been working their way up to some notoriety – people like Hong Kong cinema veteran and stuntman Bruce Fontaine. As of late, his efforts have been promptly documented over at his Action Lab banner in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada where he has since taken his longtime wushu protégé, stuntman Brian Ho, for a debut on both their parts. Thus, the latest market circulation of Fontaine’s premier helmer, Beyond Redemption is becoming a little more prospective these days following an arduous photography schedule between 2014 and last year, and certainly aims at […]

RISE OF THE LEGEND Comes Home On U.S. DVD And Blu-Ray On May 24

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Expect some more coverage on director Roy Chow’s 2014 treatment, Rise Of The Legend. For this, Well Go USA is proudly releasing the film to home platforms on May 24 with a five-part behind-the-scenes featurette and more as per their newest announcent. The film truly is epic and I still carry high hopes that this will get a follow-up. It’s hugely deserved. My review is over HERE, but stay tuned for more updates and opinion. View post on imgur.com PLANO, TEXAS. (April 12, 2016) – Martial Arts legend Sammo Hung (Ip Man 2) takes on Eddie Peng (Unbeatable), pegged by The Hollywood Reporter as “a serious contender for Next Great Martial Arts Star,” in Director Chow Hin Yeung’s epic action drama RISE OF THE LEGEND, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD May 24 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The story follows a powerful martial arts master (Peng) returning to the town […]

Well Go USA Nabs Benny Chan's CALL OF HEROES

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Louis Koo in “Call Of Heroes” Like clockwork and in a move that only makes sense to martial arts genre fans in the U.S. alike, word from Variety states that Well Go USA has snagged the rights to director Benny Chan’s Call Of Heroes which opens in China later this year. The film looks certainly worth celebrating as well with a cast headlined by Louis Koo who stars as the ultimate villain, specifically as the prisoner of a village now targeted by his warlord father. You can sample a little of this right now in the most recent trailer which glimmers with stunning period action and spectacle with fight choreography by none other than Sammo Hung. Joining Koo are Sean Lau, Eddie Peng, Sammy Hung, Wu Jing, actress Yuan Quan and actor Liu Kai-Chi. Nine other territories have also acquired the film, including Germany, Benelux, the U.K., Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, […]

Screener Review: RISE OF THE LEGEND (2016)

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I’m pretty new to Eddie Peng, having only seen him in Stephen Fung’s Tai Chi Zero and Tai Chi Hero at the time of the release. However, in the few years since then, he’s appeared to be just the kind versatile actor a director looks for, and maybe even one bold enough to take the lead in the revival of a classic martial arts film mainstay. Leave that effort to director Roy Chow Hin-Yeung whose career compass following Murderer (2009) and Nightfall (2012) now bring him to the forefront of his latest 2014 kung fu epic, Rise Of The Legend, reviving the folklore of martial arts hero Wong Fei Hung with an origin tale that does the work that none of its previous films did, lending plenty of opportunity for something truly fresh to bloom. The film opens with Peng front and center in a big-scale alleyway fight sequence, a […]

Well Go USA: Hi-YAH! Is Coming! Ya Herrrrrd???

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Well Go USA is more than happy to oblige anyone with an affinity toward films of the Asian and action variety. Such is their speciality with their resumé including imports like the Police Story: Lockdown, Flash Point, Kundo, the upcoming home releases of Mojin: The Lost Legend and Roy Chow’s refurbished Wong Fei-Hung origin epic, Rise Of The Legend and this weekend’s release of Ip Man 3 to name a few. I don’t know about you but I would love to see these titles expanded on television, and there are several channels and networks partaking in that affect. Well, you can now add another to the list with Well Go bringing their latest efforts together on January 26 with Hi-YAH, for Playstation owners via cloud-based VUE service as per the new era of cord-cutting for online consumers.The following press release has more: Plano, TX (January 23, 2016) – Well Go USA […]

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Well Go USA Picks Up RISE OF THE LEGEND With A March Release

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Director Roy Chow’s 2014 Once Upon A Time In China reboot, Rise Of The Legend, was warmly received by a number of viewers upon its local release at the time. Personally, it is also one that has fascinated me since Universal Pictures International acquired the rights to the film nearly a year-and-a-half ago, so I’ve been curious about it not having seen it myself apart from a number of others who may have already imported their own DVD copies from overseas. Thankfully, the powers that be have kept their word and the film is finally set to release on March 8 on DVD, Blu-Ray, VoD and Digital HD. Unbeatable co-star Eddie Peng leads in the role of the folkloric martial artist and evident healer, Wong Fei-Hung, in an origin story that ultimately pits our hero against co-star and action legend Sammo Hung (star and director of upcoming action thriller, The […]

[UPDATED] Win An Exclusive IP MAN PRIZE PACK With Blu-Rays, Posters And More!

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*This contest has expired Director Wilson Yip has had a terrific run with actor Donnie Yen stemming from the 2005 release of S.P.L.. It helped spearhead the martial arts action star through a series of films spanning several genres through different directors with Yip contributing to Yen’s further growth in the kung fu genre for the new millenium. For this, the two broke the mold in 2008 with Ip Man and then Ip Man 2 in 2010, erected as illustrious heroic folk tellings of the once-living Wing Chun master whose life and legend capitulated much of the first part of the 20th century for martial arts enthusiasts. Upon further calibration after dabbling in superhero lore and MMA, Yen’s adaptability to Wing Chun worked to his advantage making his as the most signature performance to date, leading to a slew of directors offering their own take on the legendary martial artist […]

Well Go USA's MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND, Scores A U.S. Trailer

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Formerly titled The Ghouls, director Wuershan‘s latest, Mojin: The Lost Legend has an official U.S. trailer out this week. You can pretty much guess where this adventure goes judging by its artwork or its initial teasers and trailers, and that’s not to take away from the spectacular visuals and scope we get in turn. Plus the sight of actress Shu Qi leading the cast is always an endearing one. SYNOPSIS: Some people have a special gift. They’re able to travel between the realms of the Living and the Dead…and Tomb Raiding can mean Big Business. Welcome to the world of the Mojin. Based on the #1 Bestselling series of novels and starring Shu Qi, Chen Kun, Angelababy, and Huang Bo, MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND pits a trio of legendary grave robbers against scholars, rivals, and the law – until an offer from a mysterious stranger tempts them into one last […]

Ringo Lam's WILD CITY Gets A Home Release This November

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Ringo Lam’s latest efforts are currently immersed in the forthcoming Hong Kong historical anthology, 8 And A Half, among a stellar list of directors. In the meantime, fans of his work can look forward to Well Go USA’s release, Wild City, releasing on DVD, VoD and Blu-Ray in just a few months, and hopefully you’ve managed to check out my review ahead of then. If not, feel free to take a look, otherwise the full press release is below while an official home release trailer comes. PLANO, TEXAS. (October 7, 2015) – Legendary Hong Kong Writer/Director Ringo LAM returns to filmmaking after seven years with the neo-noir action thriller WILD CITY, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD November 10 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The acclaimed filmmaker sets his sights once again on Hong Kong’s seedy underbelly. In the spirit of City on Fire and Full Alert, Lam’s latest […]

MEMORIES OF THE SWORD Wields A New U.S. Trailer

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There’s no mistake to be made here when it comes to the vision director Park Heung-Sik had in mind for the release of his latest film, Memories Of The Sword. Actresses Kim Go-Eun and Jeon Do-Yeon and actor Lee Byung-Hun take the lead in this sweeping period tale full of sprawling beauty accompanied by tragedy and betrayal that properly befits the caliber of Korean drama storytelling – a point eloquently made by Joey Min in his latest review. Moreover, comparisons to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the like notwithstanding, it’s a film that definitely plays on emotion between scenes of dialogue and high-flying sword action and all the more entertaining for fans of wuxia, and most favorably with Kim in a role in which she really takes charge and does quite the justice. North American staple Well Go USA has since managed to snag this one for a limited theatrical […]

WOLF WARRIOR Rages On In The New U.S. Trailer!

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Without a doubt, the past couple of years have been a true testament to actor and martial arts star Wu Jing in the wake of making his solo directorial debut, Wolf Warriors. Several leg injuries and a lengthy post-production process for an augmented 3D release notwithstanding, this latest patriotic action adventure will hopefully be the start of a great career on both sides of the camera for Wu after dominating the set with the likes of Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung and the late, great Darren Shahlavi over the years. Here and now opposite a diverse cast led additionally by UK action star Scott Adkins, Well Go USA’s latest acquisition will likely service a commendable treat for fanboys eager to see two of the industry’s best go head-to-head in this explosive outing between a lone survivor and a group of vengeful mercenaries out for blood no matter what the cost! SYNOPSIS: […]