Through Noon, February 14, Deep Discount is offering up to 50% off a broad selection of Kino's catalog of arthouse and foreign films. Sadly, there's not too much in the way of J-movies (though there are some gems in there if you like classic yakuza films), but there are a quite a few excellent Hong Kong options as well of some really great Korean ( Read more... )

Much to my joy (and my wallet's dismay), January was packed with Asian DVD and BD releases! Those who were like me and saddened (though not at all surprised) to see that the Japanese editions of Kokuhaku (a.k.a. Confessions) didn't include subtitles, need shed tears no longer. The English-subbed, Hong Kong Region 3 DVD is available now and my ( Read more... )

I found a handful of seriously awesome deals over at Amazon. If you don't already have a copy of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, now might be the time to pick it up. It's available on Blu-ray for just $10.49 (58% off) or as part of a Blu-ray triple-feature set that also includes House of Flying Dagers (Takeshi Kaneshiro!!!) and Curse of the Golden ( Read more... )

If you're interested in expanding your collection of classics and art house Asian cinema, you definitely want to check out Deep Discount's "Back to School" sale on Criterion Collection DVDs and Blu-rays. From now through September 1, you can save 45% OFF an incredible selection of Criterion films.

My picks:
25 Films by Akira Kurosawa - $219.97
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Since I missed posting the new releases last week, I decided to do a massive two week new release post, and boy is it packed full of awesomeness. From DVDs to CDs, there really should be something for everyone regardless of what region you're in.

In Region 1, the critically lauded K-movie Mother (starring Won Bin) lands on both DVD and Blu-ray as ( Read more... )

Barnes and Noble is currently holding an awesome 50% off sale on select DVDs. There's not too much available as far as Japanese and Korean cinema goes, but they have Academy Award winner Departures priced at only $13.49 ($12.14 for B&N members ( Read more... )

If you're a Borders Rewards member (membership is FREE!), you can get 33% OFF the list price of any single item. From now through February 18th, just use the promo code BPD7232M at Borders.com or print out the coupon to use at a brick and mortar store.

And remember: purchases over $25 qualify for free shipping (US).

My picks:
2046 - $8.73 w/ ( Read more... )