Lee B. Golden III

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INRANG: Kim Jee-Woon’s ‘Jin Roh’ Remake Howls Online With Two New Teaser Posters

I’m almost instantly fascinated by any piece of film put out from I Saw The Devil helmer Kim Jee-Woon. His recent release, The Age Of Shadows, further showcased his strength in harnessing the full breadth and scope of a period war epic which pretty much holds firm enough in describing Okiura Hiroyuki’s 1999 animated thriller, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. The relevancy here, though, is that Kim has taken the mantle for a live-action adaptation of Oshii Mamoru’s beloved Kerberbos saga-based sci-fi anime classic. Inrang is the name and from a script by none other than the venerable Oshii who does away with the alt-1950’s German-conquered Japan setting for a dystopian futuristic Korea where the North and South are seven years in their negotiations become a united country. At the crux of the tale is the beleagured member of a troubled special counterterrorism unit following a deadly incident with a suicide […]

Review: Asif Akbar’s ASTRO Alienates With Campy, Drab Sci-Fi

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Filmmaker Asif Akbar’s debut arrives as a franchise hopeful in which we reunite once again with action star and actor Gary Daniels in the sci-fi thriller, Astro. It’s not Akbar’s first stab at the genre and so some of what he contributes here holds up in terms of select moments of visual allure and character design. It’s respite, though, and so what remains to be seen is if he can build on what he’s constructed with this film and improve the many flawed aspects that occur in his delivery. Many of the key CG shots are outright laughable in Akbar’s attempt to bring a vast, big scale science fiction film to serve as the backdrop of a Daniels-led vehicle, which bodes as only bodes as one of the more frustrating aspects offered in this hour-and-forty-five minute endeavor. The film takes right off from a quote by Plato and echoing headlines […]

LAYER OF LIES: Ramin Sohrab Suits Up Behind The Scenes In New Stills And Videos

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In the hours since the unveiling of a new still from director Ramin Sohrab’s new thriller, Layer Of Lies, we now have another few stills as well as a few BTS videos to share from the set. Production is only just starting in Tehran following the film’s Helsinki shoot and the arduous process of getting pre-approved to film in the middle Eastern capital. An ex-fireman returns to his home country Iran after a decade-long absence, only to have his old enemy resurface and steal away what he treasures most – and now he’ll stop at nothing to exact revenge. Production is expected to roll through the top of July. Sadly the photos don’t bode much for folks curious on the action front but those are yet to come nonetheless. Moreover the photos are from Friday’s shoot, so consider these gems real time!

CRY NO FEAR: Sibling Rivalry Puts Family To The Test In The Latest Trailer

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Director Richard Somes is heading for some screentime on June 20 in the Philippines with home invasion thriller, Cry No Fear. The trailer starts pretty predictably in that the drama feels like something out of a novela which speaks to the simplicity of the plot while the crux of it offers something plentiful to look forward to. A suspense-thriller film about two half-sisters who totally hate each other. Kaycee (Donnalyn Bartolome) and Wendy (Ella Cruz) are always at each other’s throat. But when they were left alone in their house amidst a storm, with intruders trying to kill them, they have no choice but become partners and try to escape. Actresses Ella Cruz and Donnalyn Bartolome are at the center of the narrative which you can sample from in the player below!

L STORM: David Lam’s Corruption Watchdog Trilogy Thriller Lands A First Trailer

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Settling for a release on August 24, L Storm is the name now three films in for director David Lam’s anti-corruption thriller franchise. The latest teaser bodes with as much action to whet the appetites for fans of Louis Koo who makes his return in one of several Koo headliners to come following a robust HK FilMart this year. Z Storm director David Lam and leading man Louis Koo and Julian Cheung return for the sequel L Storm, an exciting crime thriller again centered around the workings of the ICAC, Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog law enforcement agency. Also starring are Julian Cheung Kevin Cheng, Stephy Tang and Michael Tse among the cast. Check out the trailer!

The Teaser For Jia Zhangke’s ASH IS PUREST WHITE Gets Snappy

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Recent review buzz on Jia Zhangke’s new film, Ash Is Purest White, partly highlights its nod to various musical gems from Hong Kong cinema history – most notably Sally Yeh’s Cantopop classic, Drunk For Life, as prolifically heard on the soundtrack of John Woo’s 1989 bullet ballet hit, The Killer; Granted Jia’s film doesn’t necessarily look that stylish but certainly garners its own appeal as a crime drama that resonates. At any rate, the acclaimed director’s new film also didn’t exactly go home empty handed following its in-competition premiere at this month 2018 festival at Cannes. The film is slated for a release in China on September 21 from MK2 and for this, we now have some trailer footage to share while cinephiles in the U.S. can look toward a small theatrical rollout from Cohen Media Group further on. Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a […]

LAYER OF LIES Gets A New Look At Ramin Sohrab Looking Like He Just Knocked Someone The F*ck Out

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Finnish actor, martial artist and filmmaker Ramin Sohrab is still in production with his latest feature-length debut efforts on martial arts action thriller, Layer Of Lies. In the meantime, we now have a new look at Sohrab looking like he just laid a much-needed smackdown on someone in one of the film’s fight sequences to be featured. ScreenAnarchy’s Todd Brown first posted the photo. This particular photo comes following the first official stills and several behind-the scenes photos of the film’s production in Helsinki, Finland. Sohrab was finally able to gain approval to film the remainder of the movie in Tehran before filming in April following certain guidelines that needed to be met, which, despite a bit of stringence on violence and gore, should still allow plenty of room for Sohrab to dole out some delicious martial arts fight scenery. Such action weighs in here for Sohrab who himself is […]

BOND 25: Universal Partners For Worldwide Theatrical 2019 Release

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Well it took a few years and a small compromise to make happen but we now have another James Bond film in the mix for release next year with cameras now set to roll this December 3. Actor Daniel Craig, following a slight controversial stint, is at long last returning to star as 007 for a fifth outing since rebooting it with Casino Royale onward through the action-packed Spectre. As the latest announcement reads, EON and MGM have made it official with Universal Pictures partnering to release Bond 25 next year with Universal’s UK open on October 25, followed by MGM’s U.S. rollout on November 8 through its new joint domestic venture with Annapurna Pictures. Slumdog Millionaire helmer Danny Boyle is finally confirmed to direct from an original screenplay by Academy Award nominee, Trainspotting scribe John Hodge. Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented, “We are delighted to announce […]

Boba Fett Spin-Off Confirmed In STAR WARS Franchise With James Mangold To Direct

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Disney/Lucasfilm I actually thought that a Boba Fett film spin-off was already in the works as Disney Lucasfilm was ramping up a new slate of Star Wars IP long prior to The Force Awakens. I suppose it took all this time to make it official and now it is, courtesy of an exclusive at Borys Kit’s Heat Vision column at THR on Thursday. This update came hours before the official theatrical release of Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, and with even more movies and television content getting new life at the studio. What’s more is that James Mangold is up to write and direct the film per the studio’s on-going process of developing non-canonical films focused on specific characters in the Star Wars universe, including recently announced films surrounding Lando Calrissian (previously played by Billy Dee Williams and succeeded this weekend by Donald Glover in an origin capacity) […]

Soldiers At War Within A War In The Third SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO Official Trailer

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This summer has been a great season for moviegoers so far who’ve taken a liking to actor Josh Brolin. He’s lit up the big screen from debuting two longstanding comic book characters Thanos and Cable in different Marvel films and now he’s returning one of the most prolific crime thriller sequels to date, Sicario: Day Of The Soldado, following his stellar performance in Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 Cannes favorite. No less than reaching for greatness with Stefano Sollima at the helm here is a story that sees Brolin’s reunion with actor Benecio Del Toro as the role of the enigmatic, brooding and relentless enforcer, Alejandro; Really, it’s important to have seen the first film to understand the gravity that this installment entails as we now see our two stars warring on opposite sides of an all-out drug war with a deadly twist. In SICARIO, Day of the Soldado, the series begins […]

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UPGRADE: Logan Marshall-Green Is Unstoppable In The Latest Red-Band Trailer

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Like anyone who went to SXSW this year and was able to catch the hell out of Leigh Whannell’s sci-fi action thriller, Upgrade, I was an absolute mess. I was even more destroyed by how damn cool the very first red-band trailer looked a few months ago and I love how it’s catching on to other folks who are curious. The campaign continues until that badass looking film releases this Friday from BH Tilt to stir the final round of press. With this, they’ve released a new minute-long trailer filled with rhythmic buzz quotes from previous reviews, all tuned to the percussion of Logan Marshall-Green as a paralyzed technophobe adapting to his newfound abilities by way of an experimental chip that repairs his motorskills and gives him the ability to be the plainly-dressed cyber-powered avenger we didn’t know we needed! UPGRADE is a thrilling and hyper violent vision of the […]

MULAN Adds Utkarsh Ambudkar And Ron Yuan

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Fans itching to catch Niki Caro’s live-action Mulan will have to wait at least another year following its recent release date push to March 27, 2020. Until then, at least sooner news will have fans excited over casting with a Deadline exclusive on Wednesday revealing Utkarsh Ambudkar (The Mindy Project, Pitch Perfect, upcoming Blindspotting) and Ron Yuan (Blood And Bone, Netflix’s Marco Polo) now joining live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1998 animated hit film. Ambudkar will play the role of a con artist named Skatch while Yuan will portray Sergeant Qiang, the fiercely loyal second in command of the Imperial Regiment. Their names currently add to the already cast Jet Li, Gong Li And Xana Tang, with Donnie Yen in the role of Commander Tung who mentors our titular heroine who secretly replaces her ailing father upon military conscription to stave off a Hun invasion – She will be played by […]

SKYSCRAPER Extended Trailer Takes The Rock To Dangerous Heights

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Here to remind all of action movie fandom that wrestling with creatures won’t be all in 2018 for Dwayne Johnson is a new extended trailer for Rawson Marshall Thurber’s July 13 release, Skyscraper. This one goes nearly into spoiler territory for some key moments including several that stem from the first trailer so if you don’t want things to be made too obvious for you, don’t look.Otherwise, check it out below. I, for one, had the same issue with the U.S. trailer for Headshot and a producer acquainted assured me not to worry too much. Alas, I might be wrong, but I’m always picky about what my eyes land on so…. yeah. Way to go, Hollywood! You got me now, but I’m banking on there being more to blow my mind in July. Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader […]

The New Red Band HOTEL ARTEMIS Trailer Totally Kills It

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Leave it to Jodie Foster who throws down with one the best lines moviegoers can expect on June 8 with the upcoming thriller, Hotel Artemis. Drew Pearce makes his directing debut with an action-packed sci-fi dystopia tale about a hidden hospital within a rustic, old hotel for criminals. In HOTEL ARTEMIS, set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, Jodie Foster plays The Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals. Surrounded by an all-star cast that includes Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, and Dave Bautista, HOTEL ARTEMIS is a stylish, high-octane action-thriller written and directed by Drew Pearce (writer of IRON MAN 3, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION, SHERLOCK HOLMES 3). This week’s red-band trailer delight totally kills it, packed with stunt gems and zingers from our cast. Check it out below!

A Case For Better Action Movies: Benny Tjandra’s SYNDICATE SMASHER, And The Thinning Line Between Love And Hate

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I love independent movies, as we all should. That said, I still stand by this notion even as not all independent films will love us back, and often times apart from the gems that can be found, you will especially find yourself discovering titles that are lesser to your liking. Some of those titles will often star actor Mel Novak – someone I’m often highly pushed to give attention to because he starred in Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death and as it just so happens, I run an action movie blog. Now, I have nothing personal against Novak in the least, nor the PR firm that promotes him, or the filmmakers with whom Novak recently collaborated for the new action thriller, Syndicate Smasher, which you can currently find on Amazon Prime at your own behest. On that note, it was four days ago that the film was given more press […]

ANALOG: Chad Stahelski To Direct Image Comics Sci-Fi For Lionsgate

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Comic book movie news remains this week as Chad Stahelski is up to direct Analog, the Image Comics sci-fi series that launched in April. He’s teaming up with USA series Colony co-creator, Rampage writer and Amazon’s Conan series scribe Ryan Condal to shepherd the film’s development following a robust acution over the weekend that ultimately won over at Lionsgate, as THR’s Borys Kit confirms. Here’s how Image describes the comic property: Five years from now: the security of the internet has been totally destroyed. Secrets are no longer sent over the web, they’re entrusted to armed couriers called “Ledger Men,” like human punching-bag Jack McGinnis. He’s got a gun in one hand and a briefcase handcuffed to the other. Danger lurks around every corner, and Jack has to watch his back—because he had a part in the cyber attack that changed the world. Get in on the ground floor of […]

Liam Neeson Is Circling MEN IN BLACK For Sony

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Well isn’t this a fine “How do ya do?” Fish around long enough online and you’ll find some interesting plot hints for The Fate Of The Furious helmer F. Gary Gray’s latest reboot take on Men In Black. Whatever the case may be, expect Thor 3 actors Chris Hemsworth and actress Tessa Thompson to lead the cast for the Sony production as the studio looks to make this franchise a thing come at least by next year. This now brings us to Justin Kroll’s exclusive at Variety which entails news of actor Liam Neeson now circling the role of the U.K. branch manager of the clandestined organization bent on operating in secrecy whilst monitoring and mitigating with extraterrestrial life on and around Earth. The role is in the same vein as that of the one played by Rip Torn in the original movies. The report states this will be a […]

JOHNNY Z: Get A Fresh Look At Martial Arts Mastery In A New Still

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I’ve recently put The Hit List to temporary rest but I still have my eye on certain individual projects and gems hailing from the auspices of DC Stunt Coalition. On the feature film front however, I’m also definitely looking forward to whatever lies ahead in the coming months, and Johnny Z is certainly one of them. Billed as an action horror feature that nods to films like Land Of The Dead and The Raid, the project hails from a concept pitched earlier on through crowdsourcing with Johnathan Straiton directing from Black Mandala and Hurricane Bridge Entertainment. The latest update being offered now lends us a clear look at actor and martial artist Felix Cortes who plays a martial arts master sought by one of his pupils, a half-human zombie seeking vengeance on the evil corporation that created him. Actor Michael Merchant leads the film with David McMahon, Jason Delgado, Elle Church […]

SIX UNDERGROUND: Skydance, Netflix Pair Up For New Michael Bay Helmer, ‘Deadpool’ Star And Writers

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I mean it when I say it: Spend your money on Deadpool 2 like nothing else matters. Also, feast your eyes on this latest prospect signaling courtesy of Skydance Media, announcing a new partnership with Netflix to co-produce and release Six Undergroud. Plot details are nil but the presser highlights it as an original concept from Deadpool scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, in which Ryan Reynolds will star with notable Transformers franchise helmer Michael Bay being tapped to direct. I’m suddenly reminded all of Bay’s films and the often lingering comedy and quips throughout between breif moments of dialogue and explosions and considering Reynolds’ acumen for deadpan humor, characteristic of his on-pointe delivery as the R-rated merc with a mouth, I’m surprised Reynolds hasn’t starred in a Bay film yet. Welp, I guess that’s about to change and it could be a winning combination too. Six Underground is reportedly gearing up […]

PAPILLON: Down And Dirty Prison Brawls And Daring Escapes In The Official Trailer

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Having found inspiration in the written and filmed life and times of Henri Charrière, Danish director Michael Noer’s latest, Papillon, took to viewers late last year at the Toronto International Film Festival where Bleecker Street ultimately snagged the rights thereafter. This one bares a clear new look with some seriously brutal action that promises, hailed by the casting of Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek with a release date set for August 24, and on that note, a first official trailer to bide the time until then. Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books “Papillon” and “Banco”, the film follows the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who […]