Lee B. Golden III

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Native New Yorker. Been writing for a long time now, and I enjoy what I do. Be nice to me!

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THE BRICKLAYER: Aaron Eckhart Actioner Builds Toward March Shoot From Millenium Media

Renny Harlin is set to direct action thriller The Bricklayer, casting Aaron Eckhart in the latest update since the project began brewing ten years ago as a Gerard Butler vehicle, according to Deadline’s Andreas Wiseman on Friday. Production is set to commence in March at Millenium Media’s new Nu Boyana Studios’ locations in Greece and Bulgaria. Harlin will direct from a script by Hannah Weg (Septembers of Shiraz) and Matt Johnson (Into the Blue) which sees Eckhart as a brilliant – but rebellious – former CIA operative reluctantly lured out of retirement when the agency finds itself blamed for the recent assassinations of foreign journalists, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy. The aforementioned Butler will reunite with Millenium following their successful Has Fallen trilogy; Butler will produce via his G-Base banner along with Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson, next to Eclectic Pictures’ Heidi Jo […]

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LAST LOOKS: Gibson And Hunnam Lead Comedic Whodunit Shenanigans In The Official Trailer

Director Tim Kirkby’s latest crime comedy, Last Looks, comes out swinging this week with an official trailer now running online. Kirkby directs from a script by Howard Michael Gould for a cast led by Charlie Hunnam, Mel Gibson, Morena Baccarin and Lucy Fry. Charlie Waldo (Charlie Hunnam) is an ex-LAPD superstar who left the force and now lives a life of simplicity and solitude deep in the woods. Alistair Pinch (Mel Gibson) is an eccentric actor who spends his days drunk on the set of his TV show. When Pinch’s wife is found dead, he is the prime suspect and Waldo is convinced to come out of retirement to investigate what happened. The case finds Waldo contending with gangsters, Hollywood executives and pre-school teachers, all in pursuit of clearing Pinch’s name … or confirming his guilt. Also starring are Dominic Monaghan, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Clancy Brown and Rupert Friend […]

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JJAMPPONG BIGWON Trailers Toss In Retro Kung Fu Thrills And Laughs In The Latest Trailers!

At some point there’ll surely be an English-branded push for upcoming action comedy, Jjamppong Bigwon, which is heading to South Korean screens next month. In the meantime, trailers are making headway online host to hints of what looks like a South Korean spin on the retro throwback to classic kung fu cinema. Solo debut-directed by Park Dong-ki who previously helmed one of three seats as director for 2021 drama omnibus, We’re Not Good At Parting, Jjamppong Bigwon stars Baek Soo-jang (Miss Baek) as a failed businessman who finds himself in the throes of family secrets connecting him as the descendant of an ancient martial arts faction, with a renewed purpose of vengeance against an evil force known as the Black Magician, newly resurrected after two centuries. That’s about as much as I can sensibly gather from some of the Korean outlets I browsed, including HanCinema which also lists Hwang Ji-yeon […]

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Deaf Crocodile Shells Out A Trio Of Restored Russian And Finnish Classics Re-Releasing In The U.S. This Summer

Deaf Crocodile and Seagull Films are pairing up to release a trio of celebrated classic titles, all new 4K and 2K restorations, in select theaters, on digital and blu-ray starting this summer, and first on the roster brings us a trailer for Aleksandr Ptushko’s 1956 epic, Ilya Muromets (The Sword And The Dragon) which you can view above. The move is part of an ongoing “Russian Fantastika” collection, with Deaf Crocodile’s partner Grasshopper Films shepherding digital and OCN/Vinegar Syndrome for Blu-ray release. The other two titles set to arrive this year, in collaboration with Russia’s Mosfilm, are Ptushko’s mystical 1959 Finnish/Soviet co-production, Sampo (The Day The Earth Froze), restored in Finland by KAVI National Audiovisual Institute, and director Karen Shakhnazarov’s 2K-restored 1988 Kafkaesque satire, Zerograd (Zero City). “For us today restoration is more of a cultural action than a commercial matter. But I think that it is very important that the […]

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THE GARDENER Review: Mismatched Screen Stars Make For Watchable Thrills

Ever since actor Robert Bronzi came on the scene, there’s always been the obvious fascination with his likeness to that of late actor Charles Bronson which seems to be the driving force for his popularity. Contrarily however, that shouldn’t always be the case. The first time I saw Bronzi was in Rene Perez’s gratuitious gritty thriller, Death Kiss. My thoughts on the film itself aside, the actor is completely dubbed which all but takes away from the experience of seeing what Bronzi can really do, which something I’m at least thankful for when it comes to this aspect of what directing duo Scott Jeffery and Rebecca Matthews’s deliver own thriller, The Gardener. Bronzi delivers a tenderness to the title role of Peter, a former soldier who tends to a quiet manor in England. which firstly becomes a battleground for a family struggling to hold itself together between a father who […]

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THE ELEMENTALS Premieres Pilot For New Indie Sci-Fi Action Webseries

Spring will be looking up for actor and filmmaker Jordan Cann as he looks to grow his latest bit of indie film fare, The Elementals with more episodes to be filmed. In the meantime, The sci-fi action webseries is currently streaming its first episode starring Cann who writes and directs alongside Eric Federman. A science fiction series about a superhuman race of people called “The Elementals” that are ordered to fight in an annual tournament organized by government leaders until they revolt and cause an uprising against the human race. Also starring are Timothy Colon, Brandon H. Lee, Kaylin Zeren, Eric Michael Federman and Alexia. Visit the official website where you can rent the pilot episode now!

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JUGANDO CON FUEGO Official Trailer Sees Robert Samuels On A Mission Of Vengeance

The newest official trailer for Nicholas Ortiz’s latest short, Jugando Con Fuego, had an exclusive presentation the other evening over at The Movie Dojo on YouTube and we’re happy to share it here. The film marks yet another reunion with actor and martial arts legend Robert Samuels who stars in the project opposite actor and stunt performer Hector Soria who plays the villain, who previously shared the set with Samuels on Joey Min’s 2019 action feature debut comedy, Yes, Auntie!. Jugando Con Fuego was filmed on location in Mexico with Ortiz directing from a script produced by Samuels’ R4 Films LLC partner Robert Jefferson. It centers on Forge, a retired CIA whose past comes back in brutal fashion, leaving him beaten, bloodied, and left for dead, and waging war against the man who tried to kill him. I’m not sure if this will hit festivals or go straight to an […]

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BLACK KNIGHT Signals Cast For New Netflix Sci-Fi Thriller Series

I’ve actually yet to catch up on my fill of K-dramas since wrapping up Squid Game and then having to deal with all sorts of life-as-I-know-it-isms coming into the latter end of ’21 into ’22. With that in mind, Netflix insists on thrilling the shit out of us with more epic sci-fi content out of South Korea now in the form of Black Knight, whose confirmed lead cast currently lists Kim Woo-bin (Master), Esom (Samjin Company English Class) and Kang Yoo-seok (tvN drama Start-Up). The series also marks a reunion for actor Kim who headlined with Gang Dong-won and Lee Byung-hun in Golden Slumber and Cold Eyes helmer Cho Ui-seok’s 2016 thriller, Master. Black Knight is written and directed by Cho and is based on Lee Yoon-gyun’s E-IP Award-winning 2016 Toomics webcomic publication, and takes place on air-polluted Earth in the year 2071, where one-percent is all that’s left of […]

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ACTION FOR EVERYONE: ‘Adkins Undisputed’ Rebrands With Additional Hosts And More For Action Fans

Unfortunately I’ve only ever done one podcast episode with Mike Scott over at Adkins Undisputed in the past year while trying to balance life out on my end. Gladly though, it’s been a thrill seeing the program take off since two Septembers ago, and the podcast has grown immensely in both range and caliber through a number of hosts, including A. Gillis (@VyceVictus) and Beyond Skyline and Skylines helmer Liam O’Donnell (@LiamODin) among the roster. Both are now joined with Scott as the trio can now be seen on the latest poster debut for the podcast’s newest rebranding, Action For Everyone (@A4EPodcast), which already has a few episodes to its name at the same URL. The poster, which you can view below, comes courtesy of Julien Rico Jr. (@RicoJrCrea) whose ink helped pave the way for the cult fandom behind the latest two installments of the Skyline franchise directed by […]

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INDEMNITY Trailer Heats Up The Action From Magnet Next Month!

Collider exclusively presented the official trailer for Travis Taute’s new thriller, Indemnity, and now we’re proud to help share the word on its pending day-and-date release on February 11 from Magnet Releasing. A traumatized ex-firefighter in Cape Town wakes up next to his wife’s murdered corpse, with no recollection of what transpired. Labelled as the prime suspect, he goes on the run and is soon hunted by a notorious police chief, and an unknown third party. He must now fight for his life and find out who killed his wife, before a conspiracy changes the course of a nation forever. Taute directs from a script he wrote with a cast that lists Jarrid Geduld, Gail Mabalane and Andre Jacobs. Check out the trailer and feel free to read my review out of Fantasia Festival last year.

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INVINCIBLE: Johnny Strong And Marko Zaror Go Head-To-Head This March On DVD, Digital And On Demand

If it feels like it’s taken twelve hundred years for Daniel Zirilli’s Invincible to finally see the light of day with a stateside release, then you’re not alone – particularly since it feels that way with a lot of action films. This one blipped on Japan’s radar back in 2020 from Shogun Films and I’m just guessing some of these releases have different cuts and edits to them, so feel free to fish ’em out if you like and see what looks like what. In the meantime, Lionsgate is finally opening the floodgates here with a release on Digital, On Demand and on DVD beginning March 8 with Johnny Strong and Chilean international action star Marko Zaror leading the way. At a secret military site, injured soldier Brock is treated with advanced nanotechnology that turns him into an uncontrollable killing machine. Sent to stop the threat, security agent Cam is […]

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KUNG FU ZOHRA Trailer: Sabrina Ouazani Evens The Odds In The Latest From The Director Of ‘JCVD’!

Currently revving up an in-competition premiere at this year’s virtual IFFR in Rotterdam, JCVD helmer Mabrouk El Mechri’s latest spin on female empowerment, Kung Fu Zohra. The first official trailer is now up and running featuring actress Sabrina Ouazani in the title role, along with Ramzy Bédia, Eye Haidara, Tien Shu and Lina Hachani for the film’s forthcoming Spring release in Belgium and France, from sales agent Gaumont and from Athena Films. Convinced that a divorce would separate her from her little girl, Zohra cannot bring herself to leave her husband Omar despite his violent behavior. She suffers his blows in silence, even though it is becoming harder to hide the truth from her entourage. But all that changes when she meets Chang Sue, a security guard at the gym where she works to make ends meet. Zohra does not know it yet, but Chang Sue is a Master of Kung-Fu… […]

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FULL-CIRCLE CINEMA: A Word With GOLD COAST LOUNGE Director/Co-Star, Filmmaker Pascal Aka

This particular interview should have happened as early as the top of 2020. Rather, Ghanaian director and actor Pascal Aka wanted to ride out the momentum of the festival circulation for his latest pic, Gold Coast Lounge, and so we held off until further notice, although the omnious factor of the then-forthcoming Coronavirus pandemic was something neither of us could have predicted. The good news is that audiences are raving about his film, and with a many as sixteen awards from multiple festivals now sitting on its rack following its local release in Ghana, and on various airline flights. Even better is the film’s prospective acquisition announced earlier this month by boutique streamer, Topic, which has been making headway since its launch from First Look in November of 2019, home to multitudes of dramas and features – scintillating mysteries, thrillers and documentaries from around the world. The pandemic has certainly […]

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WARHUNT Unleashes Supernatural WWII Terror In The Official Trailer

The Recall helmer Mauro Borelli’s latest action horror, Warhunt, already has a trailer circulating courtesy of Saban Films. The film, which stars Jackson Rathbone, Robert Knepper and Mickey Rourke, will open in theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning January 21. 1945. A US military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German black forest.  Immediately ruthless Major Johnson (Mickey Rourke) sends a squad of his bravest soldiers on a rescue mission to retrieve the top secret material the plane was carrying.  Led by Sergeant Brewer (Robert Knepper) and Walsh (Jackson Rathbone), the soldiers venture deep into the forest near the crash site.  They soon discover hanged Nazi soldiers and other dead bodies bearing ancient, magical symbols. Suddenly their compasses fail, their perceptions twist and straying from the group leads to profound horror as they are attacked by a powerful, supernatural force.  Fighting […]

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BLACK CRAB Displays Chilling First Look At New Noomi Rapace Actioner

It’s a new year for all of us and for some, a new year means more Noomi Rapace thrills and chills to come. The Swedish actress’s latest stint comes by way of new stills and set photos from Black Crab, directed by Adam Berg and slated for a global launch on Netflix beginning March 18. Indio’s Malin Idevall and Mattias Montero are producing the Swedish action thriller from a script by Berg and by Pelle Rådström, based on the novel of the same name by Jerker Virdborg. Set in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by war, Black Crab centers on six soldiers who embark on a covert mission across a frozen archipelago during a long, harsh winter, risking their lives to transport a mysterious package that could end the war. As they enter hostile enemy territory, they have no idea what dangers lie ahead or who—if anyone—they can trust. But […]

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BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES Clocks In North America This Month From Indiecan

As far as one-take feature films go, Junta Yamaguchi’s latest mind-bender, Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes, is nothing short of an accomplishment next to some of its siblings from other directors. It’s an inventive little gem of independent, low-budget sci-fi with tons of heart, and I was fortunate enough to go into it a little more in my review last year when it screened for Fantasia. Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes also bowed for audiences at Brussells, as well as London’s Arrow Video FrightFest and a US Premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, all while accruing multiple awards and shows of recognition around the world. At long last though, the film is finally making way to its North American release via Digital HD and Cable VOD beginning January 25 following Indiecan Entertainment’s acquisition last July. Kato (Kazunori Tosa) is a middle-aged shop owner in Kyoto, Japan who lives above his cafe. […]

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APEX: RLJE Films Announces February Blu-Ray And DVD Release For New Bruce Willis Actioner

AMC Networks’ RLJE Films is announcing the forthcoming home release of Cosmic Sin and Breach helmer Edward Drake’s new actioner, Apex, on DVD and Blu-ray beginning February 8. Co-written by Drake and by Corey Large (The Ninth Passenger), the film stars Bruce Willis as Malone, an ex-cop serving serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. He is offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly game of Apex, where six hunters pay for the pleasure of hunting another human on a remote island. Once Malone arrives all hell breaks loose, laying traps and playing mind games, battling to turn the tables and fight for his life and his future. The cast also includes Neal McDonough, Lochlyn Munro, Megan Peta Hill and Trevor Gretzky.

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CATCH THE FAIR ONE: Josef Kubota Wladyka’s 2021 Tribeca Fave Lands A Trailer For U.S. Release

Indigenous athlete and breakout International Boxing Association middleweight crown winner and WBA Super lightweight champion boxer, Kali “K.O.” Reis, is moving up this year after taking the mantle in 2021 with an impressive display in front of festival audiences with new dramatic crime thriller, Catch The Fair One. A propulsive, edge-of-your-seat thriller, CATCH THE FAIR ONE follows Kaylee “K.O.” Uppashaw (Kali Reis), an Indigenous former boxer, when she discovers that her missing sister is possibly alive and circulating in a trafficking network. She plugs herself into this dark and dangerous world to find her. Kaylee’s strength and determination are tested as she fights the real fight of her life—to find her sister and make her family whole again. I missed my chance to catch this during Fantasia last year, sadly, but was thrilled to find out IFC Films scored a release for this year and as of Monday’s trailer release, […]

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THE RAID: Hughes, Bay And Evans Lead The Way For A Philly-Set Reimagining Of The Hit Indonesian Action Thriller

Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, upcoming The Man From Toronto) is circling back once more for an opp to direct a new take on the 2011 hit Indonesian crime thriller, The Raid. The news comes years after Hughes was in the space to direct a version of the film that was in development, with Hughes to direct prior to parting from the project’s development under XYZ Films, Sony and Screen Gems at the time. In 2017, WarParty partners Joe Carnahan and Frank Grillo were also vying to take the wheel with a script by Adam G. Simon (Man Down) which also took on new life in 2020 as a seperate film temp-titled “Zeno”. Netflix is heading up The Raid in a move that advances its flourishing relationship with the original The Raid helmer Gareth Evans, who has gone on to solidify his business […]

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WOLF HOUND: Lionsgate’s Grindstone Acquires WWII Thriller For Summer Release

Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired the North American rights to the upcoming World War II action thriller, Wolf Hound. The film is debut directed by Michael B. Chait from a screenplay storied by Chait and written by co-producer Timothy Ritchey. Wolf Hound is inspired by the real-life Nazi special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, and stars James Maslow (Big Time Rush) as Captain David Holden, a Jewish-American fighter pilot, and Trevor Donovan (90210, the upcoming Reagan) as Nazi ace Major Erich Roth.  Set in 1944 Nazi-occupied France, Wolf Hound sees Holden ambushed behind enemy lines, and must rescue a captured B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crew, evade a ruthless enemy stalking him at every turn, and foil a plot that could completely alter the outcome of World War II. Veteran Emmy Award-winning commercial producer Sue Witham produced the movie along with […]

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