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JOHN WICK: UNDER THE HIGH TABLE TV Series In The Works At Lionsgate, Stahelski To Direct Pilot Episode
While there probably won’t be a continuation of Peacock’s The Continental (although I’m open to being wrong here), the hit show’s influence now draws inspiration in Lionsgate’s John Wick franchise with the studio assuring a pilot order with new television sequel series, John Wick: Under The High Table. As Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva reports, the new show hails from Robert Levine (The Old Man), with Stahelski set to direct the pilot. Written by The Old Man co-creator Robert Levine, the story in John Wick: The High Table picks up directly after the end of John Wick: Chapter 4. John Wick has left the world of the High Table in a tenuous position and a collection of new characters will look to make a name for themselves while some of the franchise stalwart characters remain committed to the old-world order. The description of John Wick: The High Table, which promises to “combine […]
Tiger Style Media Sizzles Up The Summer With A Quartet Of Martial Arts Releases Through September
Tiger Style Media is out and about with the latest on a quartet of action titles set to rollout in select theaters and on digital from now through September. The titles in question, Art Of Four Limbs (theatrical on Aug 16/digital on Aug 20), The Lockdown (theatrical on Aug 16/digital on Aug 27, Lady Scorpions (theatrical on Aug 23/digital on Sept 3), and Kung Fu Games (theatrical on Aug 23/digital on Sept 10) also come with brand new posters debuted accordingly via Screenrant. The films are produced by Shannon McIntosh (Once Upon a Time….in Hollywood, The Hateful Eight) and Daniel Gross (Halloween: Resurrection, Highlander: End Game), and are host to a bevy of screen talents such as Ludi Lin, Leo Howard, Caity Lotz, Caitlin Dechelle, Jade Xu, Cynthia Rothrock, Jose Manuel and Mark Strange. The films will also be made available in a digital bundle on September 10 from Paramount […]
ACMA:GAME: THE FINAL KEY First Teaser Revealed For Toya Sato’s Feature Film Expansion
Riding all the way to a feature finale is the Acma:Game franchise based on the 2013 Kodansha novel publication. Thus, we get Acma:Game: The Final Key, directed by Toya Sato who also co-helmed the ten-part Nippon TV drama which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Plot details for the film are unknown but the incumbent movie features actor Shotaro Mamiya who reprises his role from the current drama series; The initial story for the drama centers on Teruasa Oda, the son of a powerful family who journeys in search of the mystery behind a legend pertaining to 99 keys that could grant their collective owner ultimate power. Also starring are Juri Tanaka, Kotone Furukawa, Ryo Ryusei, Lina Arashi, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, and more. The cast are further joined by series scribes Izumi Yoshihiro, and Taniguchi Junichiro, with a release set for October 25 from Toho.
TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO Review: Alexander Nevsky Tackles Human Traffickers And Notorious Foes In The New Western Sequel
Taken From Rio Bravo opens in North America in select theaters and on Xumo Play beginning August 1. 2.5 min. read Actor and producer Alexander Nevsky returns to the Old West in Taken From Rio Bravo, the second installment of a forthcoming trilogy from director Joe Cornet. Both also take to the screen once more for the sequel, reprising their roles from a script by Craig Hamann, and a story that ultimately brings things full circle for this go-around. That latter aspect of the film comes way later, while the film itself plays right to its target audience as our deputized hero Ivan Turchin (Nevsky) thwarts an attempted robbery with brutal effect. The core story picks up a little later including and after, when Nevsky and Sheriff Vernon (Cornet) are called to a grisly scene where there was clear sign of a struggle. Their only clue soon points them into the […]
NYAFF XXIII: Awards Announced!
The 23rd New York Asian Film Festival wrapped only a few days ago and remote coverage this year was great. I didn’t get to see a lot of the films I wanted to, but I got to watch a good dozen or so, and you’re welcome to catch up on the reviews I did by clicking here. In the meantime, the awards were announced on Monday and it’s awesome to see a few of the titles this site has screened mentioned in the announcement. Check it out below! New York, NY (July 29, 2024) – The 23rd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) wrapped up a blockbuster 17-day run on Sunday night, following stage appearances by 130 acclaimed filmmakers, international stars and other notable guests from across Asia and the Asian diaspora, and screenings of over 90 films from July 12 to 28 at Film at Lincoln […]
Fantasia XXVIII: Jury Awards Announced!
The 28th Fantasia International Film Festival is off to its last week and the jury awards have just been handed out. I didn’t attend in-person which definitely hindered any chances of seeing a lot of the titles featured this year, though our site did cover a good deal of titles through their remote access which was fine. At any rate, any and all Fantasia 2024 coverage can be found here while the announcement for the awards listed are available below! JURY AWARDS FOR THE 28TH EDITION OF FANTASIA THE CHEVAL NOIR AWARD FOR BEST FILM AWARDED TO THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BY MATHIEU DELAPORTE AND ALEXANDRE DE LA PATELIÈRE Montreal, July 28, 2024 – The Fantasia International Film Festival is very pleased to announce the jurwards of its 28th edition which continues until August 4 in theaters in Montreal. The awards were presented yesterday evening by the juries of each […]
Fantasia XXVIII Review: In THE TENANTS, There’s No Scarier Place Like Home
3 min. read Yoon Eun-kyoung’s The Tenants wasn’t in my curtain raiser for this year’s Fantasia Festival. The programming notes were certainly enough to garner my interest given the nod to the stylings of Bong Joon-ho via hit drama, Parasite in all its glory, so I had to check it out. The film is shot entirely black and white which is a challenge for me whenever it comes to the lighting in certain scenes. It’s also an issue when coupled with the pacing at times as the story moves very slow for most of the way and doesn’t really pick up until well into the first hour as the characters really begin developing. What helps though is Yoon’s vision, and seeing it executed in all its nuances and messaging, culminating the story surrounding our protagonist, Shin-dong (Kim Dea-gon) whose latest goings-on take a turn for the worse, but not before […]
BIG BAD FILM FEST: RELOADED: ‘Life After Fighting’, ‘Bangkok Dog’ And More For The Action-Packed Festival In Its Sophomore Year!
Last year saw the start of a new wave of action film festival fare in Glendale with the Big Bad Film Fest. The line-up then was immediately promising, and this year for its West Coast festivities, things are already looking better. The festival has already announced that Timo Tjahjanto’s 2018 Netflix hit, The Night Comes For Us, will make way for attendees looking to watch the epic Joe Taslim-led thriller on a plar bigger than the average 65″ screen. They also made clear plans to screen Eye For An Eye 2, Qin Peng-Fei’s sequel to his 2021 period blind swordsman actioner starring Xie Miao (upcoming The Furious). On Monday, the Big Bad Film Fest went full throttle with the goodies to come, slating Qin’s film for the festival’s opening night kickoff on Friday, August 23 at 7pm. The remaining two days will see a bevy of features and shorts to […]
Fantasia XXVIII Review: In Junichi Yasuda’s A SAMURAI IN TIME, A Hearty Slice-Of-Life Romp That Cuts Deep
4.5 min. read To say the Covid-19 pandemic was a challenging factor to film and TV production was an understatement. Still, with a little gumption and good faith investment, filmmakers like Junichi Yasuda could make themselves and film fans whole, which is exactly the case for his latest fish-out-of-water fantasy dramedy, A Samurai In Time, which screens for the 28th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival. Directed from a script also written by Yasuda, the first five minutes are set in late 19th century Edo, with Shogunate loyalist Shinzaemon Kasara (Makiya Yamaguchi) on the cusp of dueling a legendary young, anti-Shogunate samurai moments before being struck by lightning. Dazed and daunted by morning, Kasara awakens only to realize that not only he isn’t where he’s supposed to be, but also, when. Between getting excoriated and stared at by a jidaigeki cast and crew who think he’s a wayward background […]
BABY ASSASSINS: NICE DAYS Official Trailer Pits Two Assassins Against An Unbeatable Killer
Writer and director Yugo Sakamoto’s new action thriller is well on the way with Baby Assassins: Nice Days, now third in line to a franchise that is also still growing with an upcoming spin-off drama in the works as well. The film just awarded its helmer the coveted Daniel A. Craft Award For Excellence In Action Cinema and, as we speak, is screening for eager Fantasia Festival attendees this week. The film rejoins Saori Izawa and Akari Takashi for another run as buddying assassin duo Chisato and Mahiro, whose latest work-cation hire soon pits them against a seemingly unbearable assassin, played by none other than Sosuke Ikematsu (The Last Samurai, Killing). The film also stars Atsuko Maeda and Otani Mondo, along with a new high energy title track that now stands incumbent with the film’s forthcoming marketing. I loved this film, and it just so happens that contributing writer Shaun […]
Fantasia XXVIII Review: In PENALTY LOOP, Shinji Araki Certainly Throws You For One
4.5 min. read Two of my favorite films are Kim Jee-woon’s I Saw The Devil, and Michael Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. One film is a blistering revenge thriller, and the other is a profound essay on post-breakup grief with a sci-fi twist. To that end, the former bares a slightly more suitable likeness to director Shinji Araki’s new film, Penalty Loop, a film that nonetheless still takes after the others with certain elements in the mix. That could be a spoiler in some ways, in which case, I won’t get too detailed into matters of the how. I will say that it is already well known where the film’s protagonist, Jun (Ryuya Wakaba), stands in the midst of everything that occurs as the story involves him taking revenge on Mizoguchi (Yusuke Iseya), the man who murdered his girlfriend, Yui (Rio Yamashita). What’s also made clear is that […]
NYAFF XXIII Review: In BABY ASSASSINS: NICE DAYS, A Killer Threequel That Thrills
8 min. read Thanks to its ubiquitous approach to action and comedy, crafted brilliantly between the artistic vision of filmmaker Yugo Sakamoto and his chosen action director, Kensuke Sonomura, the Baby Assassins movies stand to comprise one of the most fruitful franchises of modern action cinema today. To that end, you also have to credit Sakamoto’s lead casting choices with his A Janitor co-stars, Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa, taking their pre-existing screen chemistry and applying it to the Baby Assassins universe. It is an original, and enriching world that has grown in four years, and continues to do so in a current total of now three features, the latest being Baby Assassins: Nice Days, which makes its World Premiere for the 23rd annual New York Asian Film Festival this month, ahead of a September release in Japan. Joining the franchise is a new character named Kaede (Sosuke Ikematsu). He […]
BLACK CREEK Sizzles Up Online With A First, Action-Packed Teaser!
Cynthia Rothrock is back and taking on the old West with new action thriller, Black Creek. The crowdsourced independent flick marks the latest feature outing from director Shannon Lanier who is joined by action director and choreographer Mike Moeller whose work now lends a glimpse to fans in the first sizzle teaser as of Friday. Black Creek is a dark, gritty, dystopian, western action martial arts film featuring a strong ‘no-holds-barred’ female protagonist portrayed by action film star Cynthia Rothrock. The plot centers around a sheriff’s sister who seeks revenge against the terrifying leader of a group of outlaws after discovering he brutally murdered her brother, his wife, and other family members in a gritty southwestern town. Black Creek also reteams Rothrock with numerous talents from her screen resumé, including Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Richard Norton, Keith H. Cooke, and Patrick Kilpatrick, and more. Catch the teaser below and stay […]
THE FIRE INSIDE Heats Up With New Stills From The Toronto-Selected Clarissa Shields Biopic!
Headed for a Special Presentation at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival is The Fire Inside, the new biopictoral sports drama opening on Christmas later this year. The film is written by Barry Jenkins and directed by Rachel Morrison, and stars Bryan Tyree Henry (Godzilla x Kong: The New Age), and lead actress Ryan Destiny. THE FIRE INSIDE is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time. Claressa, a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun. The film is set to go before the Toronto crowd on Saturday, September 7, […]
Fantasia XXVIII Review: In CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS, Confronting Holiday Horror With A Fierce Affront!
3 min. read Here’s another rare venture into horror for this site: A trans thriller about a true crime podcaster who returns to her hometown for the first time since transitioning, only to be brought face to face with a vicious killer on the loose and a police force too incompetent to do something about it. Indeed, that’s what rising directing talent Alice Maio Mackay proffers in Carnage For Christmas, a horror fable set against a backdrop of malaise-induced Christmas jingles and decour, and a mystique surrounding just who is killing people and why. It’s all prefaced by the tale of a similarly violent revenge crime as narrated by Lola (Jeremy Moineau) whose show is a hit with more people than she realizes. This fact is made clearer as the film progresses, wherein the first hour with Lola’s long-awaited return to the town of Purdan and reunion with sister, Danielle […]
TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN Action Clip Sees An Unyielding Welcome Party For Raymond Lam!
By far, one of the best action thrillers you’ll see in 2024 is coming to theaters on August 9 with Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In. The Soi Cheang-directed manhwa adaptation features Raymond Lam as a loner who wanders his way into the infamous Kowloon Walled City of the 1980s and thrust into the first of many fights for his life, against the character played by Terrence Lau as previewed in the clip which you can view below. The action makes its way from the murky corridors, steps and hurdles of the City’s inner structure right until the battle lands its way into the barbershop owned by one of the City’s big bosses, played exponentially by Louis Koo. It’s a fantastic clip and a great smidgen to share with readers and the like who’ve been aching to see this one for the past year now. Its official North American theatrical […]
SLEEP NO MORE: Official Trailer And Exclusive Clip Revealed For Antonia Bogdanovich’s Director’s Cut Of Hit Crime Thriller!
Antonia Bogdanovich’s revived new crime thriller, Sleep No More, is gearing up for a theatrical, digital and VOD release on Friday, July 26. Originally titled Phantom Halo and billed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick, the film marks a 10th-anniversary revamp of its 2014 original, with Bogdanovich reworking the material to produce a version that would convey her vision for the film. Warren Emerson (Sebastian Roché, Queen of Tears, 1923, Big Sky, The Man in the High Castle) once a Shakespearian thespian of renown, is now a gambling-addicted drunk. Puck-like Samuel (Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Artful Dodger, The Maze Runner series, The Queen’s Gambit, Godless) enchants crowds on Santa Monica’s 3rd Street Promenade reciting Shakespearian monologues his father all but beat into him while his brother Beckett (Luke Kleintank, FBI: International, Midway, The Man in the High Castle), a master pickpocket, makes his way through the unsuspecting crowd. When Warren […]
BROKEN OATH Gets A Limited Edition 2K Rollout On Blu-Ray This Fall!
Jeong Chang-hwa’s 1977 Golden Harvest actioner, Broken Oath, was officially announced on Thursday with details pertinent to its upcoming Fall release on Blu-Ray. Eureka Entertainment is rolling out the Angela Mao-led martial arts classic on October 22 for its worldwide debut on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration. A Hong Kong take on Japan’s Lady Snowblood, Broken Oath is an action-packed tale of righteous vengeance directed by Jeong Chang-hwa (King Boxer) and starring the first lady of kung fu cinema: the inimitable Angela Mao! Orphaned and angry, Lotus (Mao) is raised by Buddhist nuns before she is exiled for her violent ways – and skipping classes to improve her martial arts skills. Finding herself alone in the world, she quickly comes to discover the truth of her past: that her father was once a respected member of the Imperial Court who was murdered in cold blood, and that her […]
NYAFF XXIII Review: In THREE SEASONS, A Genuine Article Blooms
3 min. read Tony Bui’s 1999 debut feature, Three Seasons, has got to be one of those titles my eyes glazed over time and again while browsing on IMDb to pass the time. The notable casting of actor Harvey Keitel would certainly lend to the film’s visibility given his screen resumé and now, the film’s Special Presentation at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival has stepped up to further protract its posterity. Directed by Bui from a script he wrote with Timothy Linh Bui, the film crosses between four intersecting lives in Saigon. Kien An (Ngọc Hiệp) is a beautiful young woman hired to help farm, pick and sell lotus flowers in the bustling streets. Rumors frame perceptions surrounding her reclusive employer, Dao (Manh Cuong Tran), while An treads carefully so as to not step on toes of the elder songstresses among the workforce. We also meet Hai (Đơn […]
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