We may be a little late on this one, but if you are based in London you still have two days in which to check out Johnnie To's 'Vengeance' on the big screen. The film will be showing at the French Cultural Institute (Institut français du Royaume-Uni) on Queensbury Avenue until the 3rd June, 2010.

Stephen Chow is producing an animated sequel to his 2008 sci-fi comedy 'CJ7'. Directed by Yuen Kun To ('My Life As McDull'), the film will feature the same characters and setting from the live-action movie, although the story will be new. All of the original cast are also set to return, with the exception of Chow.

Third Window Films have announced the UK DVD release of 'Kakera - A Piece Of Our Life' for the 21st June, 2010. Based on the best-selling manga 'Love Vibes' by Erika Sakurazawa and directed by Momoko Ando, the film provides a delicately-nuanced portrait of two very different women.

The first trailer has been released for '13 Assassins', Takashi Miike's remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film of the same name. The story follows the coming together of thirteen assassins who undertake a suicide mission to kill an evil young lord in the era of the shogun.

Cine Asia have announced the UK DVD and Blu-Ray releases of 'Force Of Five' (AKA 'Power Kids') for the 5th July, 2010. The film provides another showcase for raw and relentless Muay Thai mayhem, and stars martial arts impressario Johnny Nguyen ('The Rebel') alongside the next generation of Thai action-superstars.

Hard hitting action star Tony Jaa has caused ripples around the world by opting to give up his movie stardom in favour of joining the monkhood. On Friday 28th May, Jaa rode an elephant to a Buddhist temple in Surin, Thailand, where he shaved his head, took vows, and was officially ordained as a Buddhist monk.

Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD release of 'She, A Chinese' for the 21st June, 2010. Directed and written by Xiaolu Guo, the film follows the story of a young woman (Huang Lu) in search of kicks who decides to take a long walk on the wild side of life.

The full trailer has been released for 'Hisshiken Torisashi', the latest in a long line of film adaptations of the late Shuhei Fujisawa’s “Hidden Blade” series. The film stars Etsushi Toyokawa as a skilled swordsman who is forced to unleash his "bird-catching” technique to defeat a deadly foe.

Pink Eiga have announced the US DVD release of 'Deep Contact' for the 1st June, 2010. Directed by Yukio Kitazawa, the film is an adult take on 'Deep Impact' that finds a deadly comet threatening to wipe out all of humanity. The solution? A man with a unique sexual psycho-kinetic energy!

Pink Eiga have announced the US DVD release of 'Ninja Pussy Cat' for the 1st June, 2010. Directed by Hiroyuki Kawasaki, this very adult feature was a huge hit in Japan that made the sexy Mashiro a star and spawned the popular 'Lady Ninja Kasumi' and 'Lady Ninja Kaede' series.