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Ready for some action? Enter to win DRUG WAR on Blu-Ray!

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Win DRUG WAR on Blu-Ray courtesy of Well Go USA and Cinema Judgement Day!!!!

Meth.  It’s bad for your teeth, your skin… your social life. What better way to fight against this heinous drug than to sit on your couch and watch the cops bust some dealers??  That’s where Well Go USA and Cinema Judgement Day happily come in.  We’re joining forces to fight the evils of this street drug by giving away “Drug War” on Blu-Ray!  Ready to fight the good fight?  It’s as easy as sending us an email with “Just Say No” as the subject line and your name and mailing address in the body. We’ll be running the contest until Thursday 10/31, at which point we’ll drop our mini Snickers bars and randomly chose 2 lucky entries from the bunch.  Both winners will be announced on the CJD website as soon as their win is verified.  Good luck to everyone!

DRUG WAR (Blu-Ray Review)

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DRUG WAR available on Blu-Ray, 10/15 from Well Go USA!

Walter White has done what poor, old Stephanie Tanner couldn’t – he’s single handedly made meth pop culture’s drug du jour.  Need proof?  You could run out to Best Buy and check out “Grand Theft Auto V” with its meth dealing anti-hero Trevor.  Better yet, you could go half way around the world to Hong Kong and scope Johnnie To’s new action thriller “Drug War” to see how far this trend has gone.  What? You don’t want to hop a flight to Asia?  You’re in luck!  On 10/15 Well Go USA brings the film to Blu-Ray, right here in the States.  This badass film is fun, exciting and violent… and while it doesn’t share much with “Breaking Bad”, you might think of it as a Hong Kong movie version of “GTA”. I don’t think anybody would complain about that. Read more

Winners of “The Last Tycoon” Blu-Rays Announced!

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THE LAST TYCOON available now on Blu-Ray from Well Go USA!

Congratulations to the winners of our “The Last Tycoon” Blu-Ray giveaway! We’d like to thank all who entered, but only 2 could walk away with the loot. Each will receive a copy of the film courtesy of the good people at Well Go USA.

 

 

 

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Enter to win THE LAST TYCOON on Blu-Ray!!!

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Enter to win THE LAST TYCOON on Blu-Ray from Well Go USA and Cinema Judgement Day!

Get ready to rule the Traids in 1930′s Shanghai with “The Last Tycoon”! Cinema Judgement Day and Well Go USA are giving away 2 copies of “The Last Tycoon” on Blu-Ray. Tracing the rise of Triad leader Cheng Daqi (Chow Yun-Fat), this film has it all: action, romance, humor and suspense… what more could you ask for? Entering is easy: Just send an email here with “Tycoon” in the subject line and the address you’d like the prize sent to in the body.  The contest runs 9/18/13 through 9/25/13. At the close, two winners will be randomly selected and notified via email, then announced on the CJD website. As always, only one entry is allowed per person and the contest is only open to US residents. Good luck!

A COMPANY MAN (Blu-Ray Review)

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A COMPANY MAN coming 8/27 to Blu-Ray and DVD from Well Go USA

Back in college, I took a beginner’s Japanese class.  I remember learning that a white collar businessman is called a “Salary Man”. I guess it’s similar to calling someone a “businessman,” but in my mind, I always thought that Asians regard this class of worker differently than Americans.  In reality, I think we both look at them as the drones that keep the economy running… only one seems to hide their discontent better than the other.  In any case, when I watched Lim Sang-Yun’s “A Company Man“, I kept hearing the word “Sarariman” over and over in my mind.  While most cubicle-bound businesspeople doing the 9-to-5 may claim that the job is killing them, I don’t think many have meant it literally.  Here, it is quite literal… and quite exciting. Read more

NEW WORLD winners announced!

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NEW WORLD available on Blu-Ray and DVD 7/23 from Well Go USA!

Thanks to all who entered our “New World” Blu-Ray giveaway! Sadly, there can only be two winners.  We’ve randomly selected two lucky participants who will receive a Blu-Ray of the film courtesy of Well Go USA and Cinema Judgement Day!

 

 

 

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NEW WORLD (Blu-Ray Review)

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NEW WORLD available on Blu-Ray and DVD 7/23 from Well Go USA!

The early to mid-2000′s really put Korean cinema on the map. Films like “Oldboy“, “The Host” and “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring” were both financially and critically successful in North America – not the easiest market to crack for foreign films. It could be that more than any other Asian country, Korean cinema hits closest to American tastes. The latest example of this is Park Hoon-jung’s “New World“, available on DVD and Blu-Ray 7/23 from Well Go USA. The film plays like the love child of “The Godfather” and “The Departed” and while it isn’t quite as good as either of those films, it comes damn near close.

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DEAD MAN DOWN (Blu-Ray Review)

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DEAD MAN DOWN coming 7/9 on Blu-Ray and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

I approach anything with the WWE Studios logo emblazoned upon it with a fair bit of caution.  ”The Marine“, “12 Rounds” and “See No Evil” are just a few examples of watchable stinkers the studio has put out over the years.  The key word here is “watchable”.  I’m not expecting John Cena playing “Hamlet“, but I will get mindless fun albeit with a fair share of eye rolls and guffaws.  But imagine my surprise to see that WWE’s latest, “Dead Man Down“, available on Blu-Ray and DVD July 9th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, reunited “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (original) director Niels Arden Olpev and his leading lady Noomi Rapace.  It looks like this picture comes from excellent stock… and with nary a trace of HGH to be found in the cast.  Could it be?  Could WWE finally be putting out quality films? Read more

NIGHTFALL (Blu-Ray Review)

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Enter to win NIGHTFALL courtesy of Cinemay Judgement Day and Well Go USA!

Alfred Hitchcock famously spoke of the difference between surprise and suspense.  He illustrated his point with two people speaking at a cafe. One of them places a bomb under the table and we’re told that it will go off at say, 1 o’clock.  By letting the audience know what is happening, they’re not surprised by a sudden explosion, but they’ve experienced fifteen minutes of suspense.  Hitchcock said that you must always keep the audience informed – unless the surprise is a twist ending, which would be the highlight of the story.  Most everybody can enjoy a good thriller.  The best ones are full of suspense and tension, letting the audience white-knuckle it to the finish. On Tuesday, May 21st Well Go USA releases one such thrill-ride from Hong Kong:  ”Nightfall”.  Released on both Blu-Ray and DVD, “Nightfall” remembers both old Hong Kong crime movies as well as the Western noir. Read more

NIGHTFALL Blu-Ray Winners Announced!

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NIGHTFALL coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on 5/21 from Well Go USA

Thank you to all who entered the Cinema Judgement Day / Well Go USA “Nightfall” giveaway.  We’ve selected our winners who each will receive a Blu-Ray of the film!

 

 

 

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