Lee B. Golden III

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Vasan Bala’s THE MAN WHO FEELS NO PAIN Debuts A Poster That Fondly Foundates On Fandom

March 21 is the date for cinephiles and moviegoers keen on the festival scene and the innovative workings of Eric Jacobus whose vision for supple, creative and high-energy action direction and fight choreography has made him one of the most innovative and sought after stunt professionals in the world. And I mean THE WORLD. It was The Man Who Feels No Pain director Vasan Bala who contacted him to help “…do Rope-A-Dope action in a Bollywood film.” (re: Jacobus’ two beloved action comedy shorts on YouTube) back in 2016. Jacobus documents the process exquisitely in a personal blog post in which he outlines the nexus of multitude intracies incorporated in a process he calls “Vertical Intergration”. Fans following Jacobus on social media will get an ample whiff of that going forward as Jacobus engages 2019 with an aim to introduce fans to how he’s anteing up the field of evolutionary […]

STRAY: Karen Fukuhara Battles Supernatural Evil In The Official Trailer

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Director Joe Sill’s new supernatural horror, Stray, has been another feat for the Berlin crowd with Screen Media selling the pic at EFM. The company is already on the way with a March 1 release host to actress Karen Fukuhara who segues from her DC stint in Suicide Squad as Katana to portray an orphaned girl investigating her mother’s murder. Actress Christine Woods makes her entry as the detective who forms an unlikely friendship the young girl who discovers she’s imbued with mystical powers that could very well help fend off evil forces lurking in the midst. Also starring is actor and J-rock superstar MIYAVI following a co-starring role in Kong: Skull Island, and completely owning the villain end of things in Sato Shinsuke’s hit manga epic, Bleach. Stray is Sill’s directorial debut now slated for a March 1 outing. Check out the trailer from JoBlo.

Sabu’s JAM Stimulates With Song And Savagery In The Official Trailer

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Celebrated director and actor SABU made festival waves late last year in Tokyo premiering his latest, Jam. World sales reps at Freestone have been busy at EFM in Berlin where the film now looks toward garnering releases overseas since opening locally in December. HiGH&LOW franchise actors Aoyagi Sho (Tatara Samurai), Machida Keita (Over Drive) and Suzuki Nobuyuki (Strayer’s Chronicle) lead the cast for an action drama wrapped in arthouse flair about the intersecting lives of three men: a has-been pop idol hoping to resurrecting his career, a good samaritan hoping his actions will cure his dying girlfriend, and a yakuza on the run after killing another gangster who had him sent to prison. Check out the trailer above and stay tuned for more info as further releases are set in motion.

Teaser: Mankind Mounts Its Last Defense In Teng Huatao’s SHANGHAI FORTRESS

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To say that China has had its fair share of post-production hurdles on big scale feature film projects is an understatement if there ever was. Save for Yoozoo’s currently languishing adaptation of The Three Body Problem, there have been some successes, most recently with The Wandering Earth sci-fi garnering nearly $300 million dollars in its first six days with actor Wu Jing leading the cast. With other large scale pics making headway like Jackie Chan fantasy The Knight Of Shadows and as we await the Louis Koo-led Warriors Of Future, blockbuster cinema is a challenge director Teng Huatao is also setting forth to meet following the 2017 launch of his new sci-fi, Shanghai Fortress. Hailing from HS Entertainment and Tencent Pictures, we now have a small teaser to help signal the film’s China release this summer. Adapted from Jiang Nan’s 2006 novel of the same name, Shanghai Fortress is described […]

Crime Drama LINE OF DESCENT Unravels A Dark Legacy In The First Trailer

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Philip Kim and Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard’s Storyboard Media have been hustling since the last AFM repping world sales for award-winning filmmaker Rohit Karn Batra’s crime thriller, Line of Descent. Its presence continued since then at the EFM in Berlin where producer Guy J. Louthan scored greenlights for projects under his Palanquin banner – Mata Hari and Fargo-esque crime thriller, Call Center. For now, we have an official first look at what will entail for Batra’s feature directorial debut, formerly titled The Field, now screening in Berlin during the market period. Casting a raft of Indian talent with DC Universe’s Doom Patrol series headliner Brendan Fraser back in the spotlight, Batra pens the script that sees Fraser as a manipulative arms dealer playing all sides of a brewing war fueled by three Indian mafia brothers following the death of their patriarch, and an undercover cop investigating their activities and inner-turmoil. […]

Through Parables On Manhood And Mischief, Zahir Omar’s FLY BY NIGHT Gets Its Wings

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Debut director Zahir Omar’s new movie hits the ground running in Fly By Night, host to a provocative tale about a gang of thieves, a relentless detective with a not-so-squeaky-clean past, and essentially, a woman scorned. It’s a story of honor among some pretty seedy and selfish people, few of whom bear lighter shades of grey than the rest. Packaged with a robust music score directed by Zane Adam, Fly By Night takes off with a stylish introductory into the neon-lit residential streets of Kuala Lumpur. We meet Tailo (Sunny Pang), the meticulous ringleader of an extortion racket he runs through his cab service that only targets high-end victims. Joined by close friend and ex-con Ah Soon (Eric Chen), they convene with Gwai Lo (Jack Tan) and Tailo’s younger brother, Sailo (Fabian Loo) to organize and extort an unsuspecting “Dato” (Ideil Putra) whose wife handles all his money. Dogged KL […]

INTO THE BADLANDS Is Cancelled, Will Premiere Final Eight Episodes In March

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Word may have gotten around earlier on but the trades are now officially reporting the cancellation of AMC’s hit series, Into The Bandlands. The show launched on the network in 2015, created by Al Gough and Miles Millar set 500 years after a war that left civilization in ruins. Sunny, the best of the best among “clippers” who kill in service of their barron, aspires for a life away from the badlands all while keeping watch of a young boy with a mysterious gift, and amidst the deadly political upheaval among barrons warring for power and fortune. Daniel Wu and Aramis Knight led the cast along with Emily Beecham, Madeline Mantock, Ally Ioannides, Marin Csokas, Nick Frost, Sherman Agustus, Stephen Lang and Lewis Tan between its three seasons. The final eight episodes will bow on Sunday, March 24, 2019, as confirmed by THR via the Television Critics Association on Saturday, […]

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Ferguson: Ilsa Faust Will Return For More ‘Missions’ With Cruise And McQuarrie

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They say “…if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Well, invariably, in the case of Tom Cruise and Chris McQuarrie, it appears they’re not fixing shit after totaling near $1.5 billion dollars between the last two Mission: Impossible films. The past month and change have been much ado with the duo reuniting for another two installments after successfully garnering appeal from fans with Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Now dated for July 23, 2021 and August 5, 2022, the first of the two upcoming for the Mission octalogy is now confirming the return of actress Rebecca Ferguson’s Ilsa Faust who made her entry in the 2016 entry, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Faust’s debut in Rogue Nation showed her more than capable as Hunt’s equal on multiple occasions as her story unfolded going into Fallout. Other cast members remain pending, new or returning, though it’d be reasonable to see Ving Rhames […]

ROGUE: David S. Goyer Developing Female-Led CIA Op Thriller For STX, Tencent

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There’s not much to go on here but Anthony D’Alessandro’s exclusive at Deadline is up for an original project called Rogue from Phantom Four’s David S. Goyer and Keith Levine. T.J. Fixman, who penned up to six game installments of the Ratchet & Clank franchise as well as a 2016 animated movie, wrote the film which is described as in the spirt of Die Hard and “follows a deep-cover CIA operative on the longest night of her life.” Rogue is being set up at STX Entertainment with Tencent Pictures co-financing and shepherding its release in China. Fixman is also behind a number of projects that are in tow, including Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa’s in-development vigilante actioner, Past Midnight with the Russo brothers producing, and John Wick franchise star, actor Keanu Reeves still attached to lead as of last March.

WARRIOR: Cinemax’s Bruce Lee-Inspired Drama Premieres April 5. Watch The New Teaser!

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That Cinemax’s latest martial arts drama, Warrior, is already working the kinks out for its second season could be telling about what promise the first may hold. Bruce Lee fans and folks keen on this inspired period drama from Shannon Lee, Justin Lin (Fast franchise) and Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) will get just the insight they’re looking for when it premieres on April 5, as stated in the official teaser trailer above. Inspired by an idea from martial-arts legend Bruce Lee, this gritty, action-packed crime drama is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. Filming in Cape Town, South Africa, it follows a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful organized crime families. The new footage comes along with exclusive photos over at […]

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Kitamura’s Marine Action Thriller, DOORMAN, Casts Ruby Rose To Star

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Do I still want a Versus 2? Yes. Am I deluded at this point? Probably. Still, director Kitamura Ryuhei is someone I’ve been long proud of since stumbling upon his films back in college in 2001, and it gives me great pleasure to see reported at Deadline that his latest, Doorman, has installed actress Ruby Rose. Rose will play Ali Gorski, a decorated Marine officer, homeward bound and looking for an opportunity to heal from battlefield trauma. Her newfound refuge as a doorman at The Carrington, a historic, labyrinth apartment in New York City, is short-lived with the arrival of deadly mercenaries bent on retrieving precious art hidden in the walls of the building. Doorman is penned by Lior Chefetz, Joe Swanson and Harry Winer, and with story by Greg Williams and Matt McAllester. DDI is at EFM in Berlin this week with Doorman included in its slate, now two […]

DAUGHTER OF THE WOLF: Gina Carano Action Thriller Gets A May 10 U.S. Release

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Director David Hackl’s latest pic is well on the way after selling to a raft of territories at this year’s EFM in Berlin. The Gina Carano and Richard Dreyfuss-led Daughter Of The Wolf will have its day in North America on May 10 in theaters and VOD. Clair McKenna, an ex-military specialist, comes home to the recent news of her fathers passing only to find herself at odds with her defiant 13-year-old son, CHARLIE. With the news that Clair has inherited a large sum of money from her fathers business Charlie is kidnaped for a ransom. Instead of seeking help Clair takes one of the kidnappers, Larsen, as a hostage and forces him to lead her on a perilous journey to rescue her son from the mysterious figure only know as the Father. The trek takes Clair deep in the mountains of the Yukon, near the US – Canadian border […]

Sono Sion’s PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND Haunts With Imogen Poots Joining Nicolas Cage

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Alex Ritman’s newest exclusive at The Hollywood Reporter is continuing the stimulus from last year’s news with Nicolas Cage addition to Sono Sion’s American debut, Prisoners Of The Ghostland. Set to begin production in the Spring, Cage will be joined by Green Room actress Imogen Poots who now joins the film which is currently being shopped in Berlin from XYZ Films. When a notorious criminal, Hero (Cage), is sent to rescue an abducted girl (Poots) who has disappeared into a dark supernatural universe, they must break the evil curse that binds them and escape the mysterious revenants that rule the Ghostland. The news comes after Cage sliced and buzzsawed his way into 2019 with Panos Cosmatos’s bloody, psychedelic action horror opus, Mandy, whose SpectreVision has since also boarded the actor’s recently-announced H.P. Lovecraft nod, Color Out Of Space, also on XYZ’s Berlin slate. Cage took to the 3rd International Film […]

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VALENTINE: Shout! Falls In Love With Indonesian Superhero Adaptation Starring Estelle Linden

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A glimpse at some of the EFM buzz titles published this week at Screendaily are aloft with some excting offerings. Indonesian superhero thriller, Valentine is no exception as obscure as the film has been since having its release held back for more than a year prior to its short-lived theatrical run in November of 2017. Whatever the case may be now, the film at least gained a footing in the market scene when UK international sales outfit, Carnaby, acquired the rights last May. That, in turn, now brings news of the Ubay Fox/Agus Pesto-directed actioner’s North American landing at Shout! Studios, so expect this one to hit the blu-ray internets in due time. The beautiful city of Batavia has been infested with robbery and violence. When ‘Srimaya’, a café waitress meets a film director and his friend, they take her on a dangerous adventure full of thrilling action as a […]

SHAFT: Slapstick Adds To The Crimefighting Family Business In The Official Trailer

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Imaginably, I would have thought director Tim Story’s follow-up from John Singleton’s 2000 continuation of the Shaft franchise would be a bit darker than what’s presented in the first official trailer. Usual comedy aside, what we get here seems a bit extra and feels more like a fish-out-of-water crime romp written by someone trying to grow from their previous workdesk at Disney. That’s just me for the time being. Alas, it’s the first sample of what’s now being slated for release in theaters on June 14 from Warner Bros. Samuel L. Jackson and original franchise star Richard Roundtree are joined by Jesse T. Usher whose take on the classic blaxploitation saga aims to put a fair millenial stamp on things while fronting the popular character for a new generation of moviegoers. JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to […]

ENTER THE FAT DRAGON: Donnie Yen Teases His Contemporary Spin On An Action Comedy Classic

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Donnie Yen fans hard on for another headlining gangbuster actioner after the family-tethered Big Brother will soon have their day with Enter The Fat Dragon, a nod to the 1978 Sammo Hung classic that now takes on a life of its own. Yen reunites with Wong Jing (Chasing The Dragon) who also shares directing duties with fellow Yen regular, Kenji Tanigaki who serves in the action department as he’s done on a number of stellar titles of late, including last year’s Big Brother, and also the Ruroini Kenshin trilogy and Jiang Wen’s Hidden Man to name a few. Fallon Chu (Donnie Yen) is a Hong Kong Police Special Task Force agent. He is an agile fighter with a high crime detection rate and a police role-model in the eye of the public. Unfortunately, his fiancée dumped him before their marriage. Heartbroken, he indulges himself in food to relieve his pain. […]

Through Violence, Social Awareness And A Child’s Eyes, MISS BAEK Urges You To Try A Little Tenderness

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I haven’t seen Han Jae-rim’s 2007 film The Show Must Go On, so far be it for me to weigh in with any pretenses on the work of its co-writer, Lee Ji-won. Therein, however, lies the added bonus of only just now getting to sample his work as I did this week with his feature directing debut, Miss Baek, a film that rightly validates the ceremony that’s been much ado at festivals of late in Korea, Tokyo, the UK and as of last week, right here in New York City. Opening the New York Asian Film Festival’s inaugural Winter Showcase last week, the emotional journey Miss Baek takes you on is one that so fittingly tackles some important themes and issues regarding poverty and the 99% among which our own Baek Sang-ah (Han Ji-min) is a part of. Abandoned by her abusive mother at a young age and ostracized by […]

CELEBRITY FAN FEST: Amber Heard Sets San Antonio For Her Comic Con Debut In June

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The fandom ran high following the billon dollar success story that was James Wan’s Aquaman. The ceremony continues into the new year and with events now setting up at Celebrity Fan Fest where Princess Mera herself, Austin native Amber Heard will join Aquaman star Jason Momoa for her first-ever comic con appearance. “As ‘Princess Mera,’ Amber made big waves and helped ‘Arthur Curry,’ aka ‘Aquaman,’ secure his rightful place as ‘King of Atlantis’ in the first ever billion dollar movie for DC/Warner Bros Pictures. Now, Jason Momoa and Amber Heard will appear together at Celebrity Fan Fest to celebrate the movie’s world-wide success with fans right here in San Antonio,” said PMX Events President Bob Wills. “We’re honored to welcome not only a great actress but a passionate activist and philanthropist, who represents powerful women on and off the screen to our 2019 Celebrity Fan Fest lineup. This new guest […]

THE MOURNER: ‘Casshern’, ‘Last Knights’ Director Tackles Novel Adaptation With Ezra Miller Starring

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I honestly have no idea when people started calling him Casper Kiriya – I always new the Last Knights director as Kiriya Kazuaki ever since I obsessed over the awesomeness that was his 2004 manga adaptation, Casshern, and his 2009 folkloric follow-up, Goemon. Alas, he’s going by Casper these days which is still pretty damn cool. Even moreso is that we get to talk about him again ahead of his latest summer production, The Mourner, which takes off at EFM this week from Paradigm and has since added Ezra Miller (Justice League) to the cast. The Mourner follows a jaded and embittered homicide detective on the trail of murderous sex traffickers, who discovers new spiritual meaning in her life when she comes across a mystical young man (Miller) whose calling in life is to mourn the dead who have no one else to mourn them. Echo Lake Entertainment’s Mike Marcus […]

Chen Kaige’s LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT Is Now Playing In U.S. Theaters

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Following its release in North America last Friday, moviegoers have just a few days left to ring in the Year of the Pig as of today, Tuesday, February 5, with a select theatrical release from myCinema of Chen Kaige’s fantasy adventure, Legend Of The Demon Cat. Celebrated Palme d’Or winning filmmaker Chen Kaige, directs the sweeping historical drama, based on the novel, Gensoshin Kukai, by best-selling Japanese fantasy writer Yumemakura Baku. LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT is set over a thousand years ago, during the imperial Tang Dynasty, considered by scholars to be a cosmopolitan period of exceptional cultural and literary flowering. A Chinese poet, Bai Letian (Xuan Huang) and a Japanese monk, Kukai (Shōta Sometani) join forces to investigate the case of a demonic cat who has possessed a general’s wife (Kitty Zhang Yuqi) and wreaked havoc on the imperial court. The investigation takes some gruesome and unexpected twists, […]