Lee B. Golden III

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Tiger Chen, Yayan Ruhian And Cecep Arif Rahman Join JOHN WICK: CHAPTER THREE

Right about now you’re waiting news over any and all pertaining to Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter Three which is still in production. This week, some of the best news to arise now sees word that Tiger Chen, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman have all joined the production starring opposite Keanu Reeves who returns to star. A few photos have gone viral in recent weeks seeing Chen merely hinting a presence on set but this latest update is official. The three are said to play opposite Keanu Reeves according news over at The Hollywood Reporter with Chen back on set following a starring role in the 2014 kung fu spiritual drama, Man Of Tai Chi. It’s an update worth noting as it hopefully sets up for a larger Hollywood screen presence for all three martial arts stars who’ve seen their rise in all of the last nine years collectively, […]

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER THREE Adds Halle Berry, Mark Dacascos, Anjelica Huston And More!

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The May 17, 2019 release of John Wick: Chapter Three pretty much has everyone engaged losing their collective skulls at the moment. Production is already underway and confirming previous rumors of late is actress Halle Berry asserting her place in the cast. Thus, she’ll be joining in with a lot for the film’s returning cast members, in addition to a wave of new names totaling actors Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick all reprising their roles, and with actresses Asia Kate Dillon and Anjelica Huston, and actors Mark Dacascos and Jason Mantzoukas to the cast. The production has released cast cards with the roles all respective to the performers listed for whom Chad Stahelski will direct for Lionsgate for the production’s remaining duration. Check it all out below and stay tuned, because I’m ready for more surprises! JOHN WICK 3: PARABELLUM Cast

Brian De Palma’s SCARFACE To Celebrate 35 Years Of Saying Hello To His Little Friend In Select Cities Next Month!

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Apart from any and all progress with Universal Pictures’s treatment of the 1983 hit pic, Scarface, attendees at last month’s 17th Tribeca Film Festival were able to catch an exclusive screening of Brian De Palma’s classic crime drama, as well as a post-screening panel with the director and select stars Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Steven Bauer to celebrate the film’s 35th anniversary. Going forward, if you weren’t able to attend to even so much as see the film on the big screen then don’t fret. The Tribeca Film Festival pushed a new announcement on Monday going forward, signaling a new endeavor with a delightful first for the festival itself, teaming up with Universal Pictures and Screenvision Media to showcase both the film and the discussion in select cities and theaters next month throughout North America. Ticket pre-orders are now available by clicking here. Read onward and get yours today! […]

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Alain Moussi Is A New Man In The Preliminary Teaser For KICKBOXER: ARMAGEDDON

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I myself couldn’t really get past some of the fan-service that culminates all seemingly ado with the current Kickboxer franchise following the reboot in 2016. I suppose the best part is that Dmitri Logothetis has found a direction to take it in, onward from Vengeance through Redemption and now with the third, Kickboxer: Armageddon. And indeed, that’s Alain Moussi in the footage donning a whole new Kurt Sloan we haven’t seen before. Brand new look and all! Other details are officially pending but Logothetis himself has mentioned the possible return of Mike Tyson, Ronadinho and Christopher Lambert in addition to George St. Pierre and other UFC and sports favorites…and Snoop Dogg for some reason? He’s also presented a brand new teaser to help stir the fandom some, so check it out anf expect more Kickboxer news onward through 2019.

HITBOY: Don’t Miss The Latest Trailer For Bor Ocampo’s New Boyhood Crime Pic

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Director Bor Ocampo’s latest, Hitboy, drew some peculiarities following its recent CineFilipino Film Fest screening this month. Adrian Cabido leads the narrative here playing a thirteen year-old hitman-for-hire, beleagured by a pregnant girlfriend and a strained opportunity to redeem himself to his employer following a botched job. UnReel’s Geoffrey Ledesma rates it at two stars out of five next to a few reviews online that cite it as largely imbalanced between its grimness and comedic delivery. I don’t really know what that means myself except at face value, this one might have me feeling unsettled, but the poster looks somewhat stark, and the trailer sells itself like a pretty upbeat coming-of-age crime drama. Check it out below and judge for yourselves I suppose.

Spy Action Thriller, NEGATIVE, Hits DVD This Week

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Upon further viewing of the latest home release trailer for director Joshua Caldwell’s action thriller Negative, I knew certain footage looked familiar and it was from what I’d seen in a few recent fight reels from stunt professional Daniel Locicero who coordinated the stunt work on this one. That’s at least one other thing the film has going for itself for those keen on female-led espionage thrillers such as this one from Meyenbauer Entertainment and penned by Adam Gaines, now heading to DVD on May 22 from Monarch Home Entertainment with Katia Winter, Sebastian Roche, Josh Randall, Simon Quarterman and Marem Hassler starring, A burned MI5 agent on the run from a deadly cartel kidnaps a photographer in order to save him after he innocently crosses her path. The unlikely pair take an outlandish jaunt across the southwestern United States in order to find safe haven. Catch the trailer below […]

LUKAS: Jean-Claude Van Damme Bounces Brutally Around Town In The First Official Teaser

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Events at Cannes have been a turning point for some film fans highly keen on all things ado with action star, Jean-Claude Van Damme. Having made a splash this year with buzz for the launch of his Rodin Entertainment sales banner and announcing another slate of film prospects, his latest offering now brings us a pulsating look at Braqueurs helmer Julien Leclerq’s new thriller, Lukas, otherwise hailed in our territories as The Bouncer. Lukas, a nightclub bouncer in his fifties who’s taken punches, literally and figuratively, struggles to raise his 8 year old daughter. One day, Lukas loses control during an altercation with a client and ends up in jail, while his daughter gets placed under the care of social services. But things take an unexpected turn when Interpol recruits Lukas to bring down a Dutch ringleader operating from Belgium in exchange for his daughter’s custody. The first official teaser […]

THE BLIND SPOT: Dutch/French-Language Crime Thriller Nabs A UK Trailer

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Screenwriter Nabil Ben Yadir played an intergral role in contributing to the acclaim earned in the El Arbi/Fallah-directed Belgian crime romp, Gangsta. He’s also earned his stripes in the past decade with multiple nominations to his credit since becoming a festival favorite with The Barons in 2009 and three films later, he’s been back in the director chair with the 2017 crime thriller, The Blind Spot, now heading toward a UK release. The Blind Spot is an extremely relevant, thought-provoking and edge-of-your-seat thriller from the producer of Bullhead. The film follows Jan Verbeeck (Peter Van den Begin), the uncompromising commissioner of the Antwerp drug squad. Known as “Mr. Zero Tolerance”, he is hugely popular with the people and the media. The country is thrown into commotion when he announces that he is leaving the police force just before the elections to join the extreme right party, VPV. On his last […]

PIMPKILLAH: Indie Comic Book And Film Auteur Sarah Bitely On The Evolution Of An Amazing Idea

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Back (L to R): Linda Burzynski, Xenia LeBlanc, Angelica Amor, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez Front (L to R): Christie Insley, Sarah Bitely (hood) About five years ago I managed to interview stuntwoman, actress and producer Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez. It was through her I managed to build a rapport with several other veterans and up-and-comers in the industry whilst getting an angle going on covering the stunt field and it was a privelege to be able to exchange with her than as it still is now from time to time. She’s a talented singer as well – a fact that I was reminded of clean and clear when last year, I managed to screen one of her most recent short film appearances, Pimpkillah, courtesy of filmmaker and comic book creator Sarah Bitely. I think it quite surprised Michelle and that was sort of the feeling I got when I commented on one […]

SENSE8 Finale Trailer: This Is War!

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There isn’t enough I could say that could culminate how much I appreciate the work and effort, and the unifying energy and creativity that engulfs a show like Netflix series hit, Sense8. It took me completely by surprise just as its second season went underway and I proudly and shamelessly binged the fuck out of both seasons whilst finding out toward the end of the second that Netflix was cancelling the show because of bullshit reasons or whatever. If you’re not at all knowing of what this show entails, you’ve only let yourself down as its one of the best shows a fanbase could ever live on and fight for, set in a global tale where clusters of eight psychically linked and unique people of eight – the procurred result of scientific discovery and corporate skullduggery – and where our heroic octet finds itself banding together in a fateful battle […]

Jackie Chan’s BLEEDING STEEL Crosses Over To The U.S. On July 6!

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Right about now it’s America’s turn to get ready to see Jackie Chan on the big screen with Leo Zhang’s sci-fi action thriller, Bleeding Steel. I haven’t read the reviews so I can’t say my piece fully on this but I’m more than welcome to the opinions and comments of fans who’ve been catching it since its theatrical Asian rollout in December. In an action-packed drama reminiscent of ‘80s techno-sci-fi thrillers, Jackie Chan stars as Lin, a police inspector in modern Hong Kong. While tracking down a deranged, mecha-enhanced villain, Lin discovers that a geneticist’s lost bio-chemical invention has been surgically implanted into his missing daughter. With the help of a young hacker, Lin connects the dots between the device that haunts his daughter, his enemy’s sinister army, and a strange cultural phenomenon called “Bleeding Steel.” Bleeding Steel is an action thriller featuring memorable battle sequences with martial arts legend […]

THE LEAKER: Pandemonium Rocks Malaysia In The Official Trailer

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The first official trailer for Herman Yau’s new action thriller, The Leaker, has arrived ahead of its release this June. The premise itself reads pretty exciting with sprawling footage and an exciting premise that welcomes Line Walker and Goldbuster actor Francis Ng back to the fray. An epidemic threat of an infectious fatal disease broke out in Malaysia. In such a desperate time, the WHO did not object in the use of a new medicine, which have not passed the authorities’ examination. A video clip in which a secret organization self-claimed as the Leakers revealed the dark side of the medicine business. Malaysian cop joined Hong Kong cop to find out the truth with the help of a reporter. A trio of posters have also gone viral as well and with a cast that also lists actresses Charmaine Sheh and Chrissie Chau with actors Julian Cheung, Louis Cheung, Kent Cheng, […]

AXL Trailer Introduces A Weaponized A.I. Robodoggo That Will Kill You With Love And Friendship

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This may not be the 80s, but writer and director Oliver Daly is just throwing a wave of nostalgia in my face with some new sci-fi he’s got put together. Watching the official trailer for AXL was about as refreshing as the premise it comes with and all the tropes a memorable sci-fi would have about human companionship with A.I., and here with a robot dog that evolves with senses and feelings… Yes. This is definitely a pet lover’s flick. Sci-fi geek or not. In the vein of classic ‘80s family movies SHORT CIRCUIT and FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, A.X.L. is a new adventure about a down-on-his luck teenage bike rider, Miles (Alex Neustaedter), who stumbles upon an advanced, robotic, military dog named A.X.L. Endowed with next-generation artificial intelligence but with the heart of a dog, A.X.L. forms an emotional bond with Miles, much to the chagrin of the rogue […]

UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT Bombs Away In The First Official Teaser

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Assuredly, director Xiao Feng’s filmmaking endeavors in 2015 were meant to go just as smoothy as any other with upcoming World War II pic, The Bombing. As it stood however, things wouldn’t exactly turn out that way a year later when production hit a snag with investors the following summer. That was two years ago and thus, you get a glimpse at the nightmarish business end of things in film production when all needs aren’t met. Fast forward to 2018 and having eventually sorted all ducks in a row, audiences in the middle kingdom will now finally have first dibs on the new action drama on August 17 with the newly titled Unbreakeable Spirit. The first official teaser is now online and host to a glance at several key cast, including Nicholas Tse and Bruce Willis for the story centered on the period between 1938 and 1943 as Chongqing fell […]

ENGLISH DOGS: Drugs, Clubs And Ron Smoorenberg As A Badass Crimeboss In The First NSFW Trailer

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Well this is spiffy. Who Taffy Edwards is remains a mystery while said individual sits in the directors chair for upcoming independent crime pic, English Dogs. The film is set to arrive sometime this year and has Time Rush actors Byron Gibson (Only God Forgives) and martial arts sensation, action actor Ron Smoorenberg (Asura) leading the cast. Plot details are nil as things stand, save for what we can extrapolate from the official trailer that premiered on Wednesday in addition to the film’s doughty tagline: “There are 340 breeds of Dogs on the Planet but there can only be one Alpha”. And that’s about all we got to work with along with what the trailer offers in its ambitious British gangster tropes with Thailand as the backdrop, and watching Gibson throwdown along with shots of Smoorenberg in his element on top of chewing some scenery as a crimeboss, which is […]

ACTIONFLIX.COM: Roel Reine Announces Launch Of Independent Action Cinema And Genre Film Hub

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Director Roel Reine has been doing a little more than making movies, it appears. The Redbad director now has a new global broadcasting platform ready to accommodate creatives around the world with the launch of ActionFlix, and judging by the name alone we already know just who this platform is targeting. The launch will occur in two phases while Reine will surely be including his own films as the announcement details below. And this isn’t just for the top-tier crowd of filmmakers as up-and-comers can even submit their own projects as well. In an age where Hollywood action movies take the reigns over the struggling independent scene, burgeoning creatives will finally get to share in the momentum as well. Read on below the graphic! ACTIONFLIX.COM – FOR GENRE FILMMAKERS AROUND THE WORLD. Los Angeles – May 16, 2018 Dear Filmmaker, ACTIONFLIX.COM will be a Global Streaming Broad-caster specializing in independent […]

WE CAME TO WRECK EVERYTHING: Blood Spills Both Ways In The First Teaser Poster For The Upcoming Dark Crime Comedy

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I first came in touch with producer Yair Karlberger when he went to work on a concept trailer for a webseries that sadly never came to pass. He’s since moved on with other projects and just recently he’s provided our platform with some exciting bits of info to share for upcoming crime thriller, We Came To Wreck Everything. Hailing from Magic Button Films, Alex Kaju directs his feature debut from his own script for an indie-produced dark comedy crime pic led by an all-cast following a fifteen-day shoot with a budget of less than the cost of a pick-up truck, and a gear sponsorship from Ontario Camera. Kaju and Karlberger produce with Brian Quintero and Dmitry Lopatin serving as director of photography. A dark comedy about a disgraced olympian forced into the race of his life; a race for the lives of others, each result representing a roll of the […]

Vin Diesel To Flex Some MUSCLE For STX

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Vin Diesel is currently set to turn the wheel for director Justin Lin on the ninth installment of the long-running Fast saga for its April 2020 release with Kin scribe Daniel Casey penning the script. He’s also poised to headline a live-action adaptation of the Valiant Comics property, Bloodshot, for Sony Pictures in addition to enacting on his latest deal with H Collective for a fourth xXx film to shoot in December with D.J. Caruso to helm. It’s a loaded list, for sure, but there’s several other projects I’m willing to bet the actor is sitting as the right time approaches for each. That doesn’t mean he’s finished planning more to delve into, and this week’s trade news cycle has all but confirmed this with word of his attachement to star in action comedy franchise hopeful, Muscle, for STX Entertainment. Plot details are unknown for the project but I’m pretty […]

Jiang Wen’s HIDDEN MAN: Bullets And High Wire Acts Over China In The Newest Trailer

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With most of the specific plot details off the radar for Jiang Wen’s martial arts-infused spy pic, Hidden Man, its interesting trying to look up certain bits of China’s 20th century history. What we do know, however, is that it’s got a revenge twist that culminates a trilogy following Wen’s previous Gone With The Bullets and its 2010 predecessor Let The Bullets Fly. Alas, we now tackle the third entry as it’s loosely based on a novel written by Zhang Beihai. Wen himself is front and center for the cast with actors Eddie Peng, Liao Fan, and actress Zhou Yun and Summer Xu. A July 13 release hails from Gravity Pictures while later market news should see what becomes of its rollout following Warner Bros.’s co-production attachment to the film earlier this week. A new teaser is out as well and while it looks a bit more narrative rustic than […]

It Ain’t Over ‘Til Tom Cruise Says So In The New MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT Trailer

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If the last Mission: Impossible installment proved nothing else, it proved that one of Paramount’s biggest franchises can deliver on even bigger terms each time. Now six films in with Mission: Impossible – FALLOUT, the latest chapter has more than revealed itself to be another highly anticipated sequel. The fact that its star, Tom Cruise, continues to delve further into death-defying stunts and to the point of injuring himself in the process speaks highly to how far he’ll go to entertain audiences. Whether or not the spectacle takes in a film that measures with critical approval remains to be seen, while in fairness, Christopher McQuarrie directed its predecessor themed Rogue Nation, which became the best in the series by far. Throw in Henry Cavill with cinema’s most infamous mustache – queuing the likelihood of another hilarious “Honest Trailers” jab from the cats at Screen Junkies and rest assured, this film […]