New on Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD: THE HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA / I CACCIATORI DEL COBRA D'ORO (1982)

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Product Description: For the first film in his Indiana Jonesploitation Trilogy, Italian maestro Antonio Margheriti (CASTLE OF BLOOD, THE VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG) delivers "full-throttle action" (The Gentlemen's Blog to Midnite Cinema) starring David Warbeck (THE BEYOND) and John Steiner (NIGHT OF THE SHARKS) as a cocky pair of WWII adventurers blasting their way through deadly traps, double-crosses and daring escapes in search of a supernatural relic known as The Golden Cobra. Almanta Suska (THE NEW YORK RIPPER) and Luciano Pigozzi (STRIKE COMMANDO) co-star in this "fun and entertaining knock-off" (The Grindhouse Cinema Database) from producer Gianfranco Couyoumdjian (ZOMBIE, ALIEN FROM THE DEEP) and screenwriter Tito Carpi (RAIDERS OF ATLANTIS, THE SHARK HUNTER), now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over an hour of new & archival Special Features.

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TOKYO VICE Season 2 Trailer, Featurette, Images and Poster

The second season of the crime drama series "Tokyo Vice" has premiered on February 8, 2024 on Max. Created by J.T. Rogers based on the 2009 memoir "Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan" by Jake Adelstein, the show stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller,

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New on Blu-ray & 4K: THE CREATOR (2023) Starring John David Washington

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Product Description: By the mid-21st century, a rogue artificial intelligence will have caused Los Angeles' destruction-and the U.S. military will have designated the unknown "Nirmata," the leading architect of AI advancement, for termination on sight. Embittered operative Joshua Taylor (John David Washington) took the job readily-but he may go off mission as he bonds with a robotic child able to control technology remotely. Powerful fantasy-parable co-stars Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson.

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THE CREATOR (2023) - Trailers, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

"The Creator" is a sci-fi film directed by Gareth Edwards ("Rogue One", "Godzilla") from a script he co-wrote alongside Chris Weitz ("About a Boy"). The cast includes John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney and Madeleine Yuna Voyles. The film opened in theaters on September 29, 2023.

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TOKYO VICE Series Trailer, Images and Poster

"Tokyo Vice" is a crime drama series created by J.T. Rogers based on the 2009 book "Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan" by Jake Adelstein.

Executive produced by Michael Mann ("Heat", "Miami Vice"), the series is set in the late 1990s, and it follows an American journalist (Ansel Elgort) who relocates to Tokyo to join the staff of a major Japanese newspaper as their first foreign-born reporter. Taken under the wing of a veteran detective (Ken Watanabe) in the vice squad, he starts to explore the dark and dangerous world of the Japanese yakuza.

Mann also directed the pilot episode. The cast also includes Rachel Keller, Ella Rumpf, Rinko Kikuchi, Hideaki Ito and Show Kasamatsu. The series premiered on HBO Max on April 7, 2022.

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DVD & Blu-ray: FUKUSHIMA 50 (2020) Starring Ken Watanabe

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Product Description: March 11, 2011 - 2:46 PM - Japan’s Tohoku Region: at a magnitude of 9.0, the strongest earthquake in the country’s history strikes, triggering a huge tsunami and carnage that would end up injuring thousands of people and displacing many more. It mercilessly engulfs the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, causing a crippling station blackout. Unable to be cooled, the nuclear reactors quickly turn into hydrogen bombs at the brink of explosion. If the power plant is abandoned, Japan’s destruction is assured. Facing a life or death situation, the power plant workers known as the “Fukushima 50”, including shift supervisor Izaki and plant manager Yoshida, remain on the site until the bitter end. As the world holds its breath, the Fukushima 50 fight for their hometown, their families, and the future of Japan.

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POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU (2019) - Trailers, TV Spots, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

"Pokémon Detective Pikachu" is a live-action/animated hybrid film directed by Rob Letterman ("Goosebumps") from a screenplay by Letterman, Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit ("The Tick") and Derek Connolly ("Jurassic World").

This is the first live-action film in the Pokemon franchise and does not share continuity with the other video games and anime series. Set in the sprawling metropolis Ryme City, where humans and Pokemon live side by side, the story centers on 21-year-old Tim Goodman (Justice Smith), who joins forces with Pokemon Detective Pikachu (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) to find Tim's father, an ace detective and Pikachu's partner, who mysteriously disappeared.

The film also stars Ken Watanabe, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Suki Waterhouse, Rita Ora and Chris Geere.

"Pokémon Detective Pikachu" opened in theaters on May 10, 2019.

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New on DVD and Blu-ray: BEL CANTO (2018) Starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe

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Product Description: A world-renown opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America.

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THE SEA OF TREES Trailer, Images and Posters

Directed by Gus Van Sant ("Good Will Hunting"), the drama "The Sea of Trees" stars Matthew McConaughey as an American professor who travels to Japan in the midst of a personal crisis. While visiting the mysterious suicide forest at the base of Mt. Fuji, also known as "the sea of trees", he encounters a lost and injured man (Ken Watanabe). Together they embark on a spiritual, life-changing journey of friendship, discovery, and healing. Naomi Watts, Katie Aselton, James Saito and Jordan Gavaris co-star.

"The Sea of Trees" opens in theaters on August 26th.

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GODZILLA (2014) - 5 New Movie Clips

Five new movie clips have been released for Gareth Edwards' highly anticipated "Godzilla" remake. The clips offer a tease of the epic battle between Godzilla and Muto (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism), as well as a scene in which Bryan Cranston unleashes an intense performance. The remake stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16th (2D, 3D and IMAX 3D).

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GODZILLA (2014) - New International Trailer and Featurettes

A new international trailer and two making of featurettes have been released for the "Godzilla" remake directed by Gareth Edwards. The trailer offers a lot of new footage of both Godzilla and the other monster unleashed upon unsuspecting cities, so it qualifies as a "must-see". The featurettes are called "Making It Realistic" and "Share Your Roar" and they feature some more behind-the-scenes footage and some interesting interviews. It's also fun to see everyone do the Godzilla roar in the latter featurette. The remake stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16th (2D, 3D and IMAX 3D).

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GODZILLA (2014) - 5 New Posters

A collection of five new posters have been released for the "Godzilla" remake directed by Gareth Edwards. The new posters include international, viral one-sheets and the IMAX poster. The remake stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16th (2D, 3D and IMAX 3D).

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GODZILLA (2014) - Meet the Director Featurette

A new behind-the-scenes featurette has been released for the upcoming "Godzilla" remake. The featurette, called "Meet the Director" is a short interview with director Gareth Edwards in which the filmmaker explains his vision for the updated iteration of the legendary monster. The remake stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16th (2D, 3D and IMAX 3D).

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New GODZILLA Image Reveals Monster's New Look

A new image has been released by Entertainment Weekly for Gareth Edwards' "Godzilla" remake. The image represents the first official look at the titular monster in all its glory, full details and total distruction included. The monster obviously looks a lot closer to the Japanese original, so those who disliked the lizard look of the 1998 movie will be pleased. The remake stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16th (2D, 3D and IMAX 3D).

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GODZILLA (2014) - Extended Trailer

A new extended trailer has been released for Gareth Edwards' "Godzilla" remake. The new trailer adds plenty of new stuff, including a deeper look at the backstory of Bryan Cranston's character. As usual, Cranston is superb and looks to give us another compelling performance that sets an interesting and appropriately intense tone for the movie. I'm not sure how long his role is, but it seems to be important enough to be the focus of this trailer. The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16th (2D, 3D and IMAX 3D).

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GODZILLA (2014) - New TV Spots & Pictures

Today we have three new TV spots and four images for Gareth Edwards' "Godzilla" remake. The TV spots add some new footage to what we've already seen in the trailers, especially the "Courage" extended spot which provides some detailed shots of the titular creature. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16th (2D, 3D and IMAX 3D).

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New GODZILLA Trailer Teases Awesome Destruction

A new international trailer has been released for Gareth Edwards' "Godzilla" remake. While the creature is still kept off-screen, which is perfectly fine, the trailer shows more of the destruction caused by Godzilla, and it looks awesome. Just the kind of thing that you have to see on an IMAX screen. On the human side of things, the remake stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16, 2014 (2D, 3D and IMAX 3D).

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GODZILLA Remake Set Photos and Infographic

Three new images have been released for Gareth Edwards' upcoming "Godzilla" remake. The first two are some set photos in which we can see the director along with Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Bryan Cranston. The third image is an infographic which compares the sizes of the different incarnations of the titular creature. The remake also stars Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16, 2014.

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GODZILLA (2014) - Full Trailer, Roar Viral and Empire Magazine Cover

Warner Bros. has released the first full trailer for the "Godzilla" remake, as well as a viral clip featuring the creature's mighty roar. Also, Empire Magazine has released a brand new cover which fully reveals what Godzilla is going to look like in this remake. Fans of the original films will probably be satisfied by the look which is closer to what the Japanese monster looked like. The new movie is directed by Gareth Edwards ("Monsters") and it stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16, 2014.

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New Poster for GODZILLA Remake Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Bryan Cranston

A new poster has been released for the "Godzilla" remake, one that provides a somewhat better look at the legendary creature. Well it's still just the backside of the legendary creature, but the poster clearly establishes the monster's size and similarity to the Japanese original. The remake is directed by Gareth Edwards ("Monsters") and it stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins.

"Godzilla" opens in theaters on May 16, 2014.

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