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BLOOD RUSH: ‘The Night Comes For Us’, ‘Headshot’, ‘John Wick 3’ Stars Reunite For Upcoming Indonesian Action Thriller

Director Ranjeet S. Marwa is ready to take the mantle to keep Indonesian action cinema relevant with Blood Rush. As City On Fire recently brought to light, he’s brought on Headshot cohorts Zack Lee and Singaporean actor Sunny Pang, and action sensation Yayan Ruhian to lead his cast. Marwa will direct from his own script starring Lee in the role of Max, a widower who, after witnessing the death of his wife and child sets out to rebuild himself in a secretive cult underworld. The sect he’s since dedicated his life to decides they don’t want him to rest, and he’ll soon be forced to take stand against his former “family”, as well as himself. “If you loved THE RAID, if you loved JOHN WICK then you’ll LOVE our next film titled BLOOD RUSH.” said Marwa in a statment on social media on Tuesday. “Our film stars all of those […]

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DOGMA: Help Wuji Films Bring Their New Urban Crime Drama Series To Life

Look up at any certain point in the history of The Hit List and you’ll be certain to spot the names, Joshua Zacharias and Bronson Cameron. They’re back in the spotlight for their Winnepeg-based Wuji Films independent film banner where they are now stepping it up with a new Indiegogo campaign for dramatic crime series, Dogma. Penned by Zacharias, Dogma is based on true events and set in New York City’s Chinatown during one of America’s biggest spikes in Chinese immigration history. Young half Chinese/American Johnny Lo is a societal outcast, walled-off by the people he once called “family”. He must soon come face-to-face with enemies on all sides, including from within, in a story that treads a bygone era of the city’s criminal underbelly, ultimately confronting the dark reality of what it really means for Asian immigrants to pursue the American dream. “This is an extremely important and personal […]

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STERVYATNITSA: A TWO GUNNED SAINT STORY Preambles Josh Blank’s Independent Assassin Feature

Just the latest in a process of long term independent and low-budget production, Josh Blank is pushing the needle along with Two Gunned Saint, presently with a crowdfunder to help carry the film’s vision until wrap. For now, he’s setting the preamble to the feature with Stervyatnitsa, featuring Mika Hockman in a short assassin tale set six months prior to the events of the the movie. Blank is releasing that shortfilm online, and has done so in association with his Indiegogo campaign as he looks to also acccrue funding for festival circulation. Hockman joins actor Jason Berry and actress Monika Godlewska for the feature thriller which also has itself a teaser, as well as plenty more info you can find at the campaign. Two Gunned Saint Teaser Trailer from Two Gunned Saint on Vimeo.

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C.O.R.A.: Help Kickstart ‘Black’ Director Frank T. Ziede’s Ambitious New A-List Sci-Fi Action Proof

Director Frank T. Ziede is poised to return to the director’s chair for sci-fi action adventure, C.O.R.A.. The official Kickstarter is already live and running to help get the project going for the screen talents who’ve come on board, and he’s produced two videos to help pitch his ambitious proof of concept. Ziede has cast Caitlin Ewald (Captive State) for the title role: a government supersoldier genetically and molecularly imbued for top-tier mental and physical fitness and battle readiness. She’s a master killing machine from top to bottom, but her handlers never expected the moment she would become self-aware and flee. Now she’s on the run, and with growing questions about who she is, why she can do what she does, and her own fate going forward. The cast also includes John T. Woods (Dead Bullet, 24, VHS) as well as actress and NAACP award-winner Terri Hayes, and celebrity dancer […]

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A FATHER’S SON: Help Bring Henry Chang’s Detective Jack Yu Crime Novel Series To Life On Screen

There’s very little of old New York left that folks currently in their late thirties and older may remember. Part of that legacy inherently includes Chinatown of the 1990s which filmmaker Patrick Chen hopes to capture following his current kickstarter for shortfilm/pilot, A Father’s Son. The project is spun from the successful line-up of crime novels from author Henry Chang who serves onward as executive producer. Centered on NYPD Detective Jack Yu, the early 90s Chinatown tale sees our hero investigator in search of a nondescript immigrant family in the wake of a young boy’s murder surrounding a local turf war among the gangs, offsetting a mark of self-discovery between himself and his own father. Chen, a Queens native like myself, hopes to capture the tempestous milleu honing in his craft with a crime noir touch akin to Johnnie To‘s PTU (2003) and Election (2005). He’s also eyeing veteran actors […]

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TIGER MAN: A Legend Avenges Another For A New Feature Throwback Actioner

Director James Campbell is currently on the way with western thriller feature debut, The Moonshine Gang Of Cheyenne. That project already brandishes a cool retro poster for the kind of period era it takes aim at, which also speaks to Campbell’s intentions for his hopeful second offering, Tiger Man. Campbell is developing the film firstly as a proof of concept to shoot next year, and is conceiving the project with actor Paul London. The crux? A film titularly inspired by a hit song from music legend Elvis Presley that sees the king of rock ‘n roll himself take on a criminal organization he suspects is responsible for the death of Bruce Lee. Actor and stunt performer Danny Darwin (Nightshooters, The Division) is set to play a villain. Campbell’s Indiegogo pitch video promises combination of visual and aesthetic tropes from hit films Hard Boiled, Enter The Dragon and Face/Off, and he’s got a […]

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Now On Seed & Spark: Daren Taylor’s THE SPRING Revealed

An action-packed new series is birthing right as we speak with a proof-of-concept now running for The Spring. Director Daren Taylor and co-creator/choreographer Sean “Fresh” Redding took to Seed & Spark last week to launch their campaign to crowdfund as many as a hopeful raft of six action-packed shortfilms to encompass their ambitious vision. Kaiden is one of the last remaining Vessels, individuals that can tap into the magic of The Spring. Struggling to survive in a world that would rather see him dead, Kaiden uncovers a dark secret about The Spring that could save his people from extinction, or destroy civilization as we know it. The proof was shot close to a year ago, the next step in a process that lasted three years and now looks to evolve into a full-fledged original action series centered on superpowered characters whose abilities are activated through movement. They’ve since enlisted Film […]

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Now On Kickstarter: Bat In The Sun’s LEGEND OF THE WHITE DRAGON Revealed

After several days of teasing fans with vague images and posts, Bat In The Sun is now all in with their latest Kickstarter now live for Legend Of The White Dragon. Fans who’ve eyed the buzz on this project so far will undoubtedly recognize its DNA – made obvious with the clear casting of talents like Jason David Frank and Johnny Yong Bosch, former stars of a certain long-running tokusatsu series. Of course, there’s also this: In the Aftermath, the city was left decimated. A past reminder of the great battle and fall of heroes. As a result of the death and destruction the city became known as Angel Graves. The heroes were blamed, stripped of their titles and hunted. But as evil once again threatens to return they must rise from the ashes with the power of the White Dragon. The project is being billed as a darker and […]

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NOCTURNAL Campaign: Help Boost Pre-Production For Franklin Correa’s Ambitious New Indie Thriller

Independent filmmaker and actor Franklin Correa is making some important moves in 2019. One will be to move to Georgia from his current home in New Jersey where he’s taken on numerous trades as both a decorated Ninjitsu instructor, a chef, as well as a filmmaker founded on self-sustainance and community involvement. That move will include bringing his craft to the city of Atlanta for the production of action horror, Nocturnal. Joined by fellow film cohort, Grandmaster Robert Parham, the film – ten years in the making – sees Correa as an ex-bodyguard to one Josiah who finds himself targeted by a vampiric cult out of Cape Verde in West Africa looking for dracula’s heart – a relic they believe will make them immortal. Correa, best known for starring and directing in low/zero-budgeted independent thirllers such as Flash Drive, Mistaken, Lyco and upcoming indie, Manhunt which Parham exec produces, is […]

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NORTHBOUND: Help Keep Film And TV Alive In Michigan With Season Three Of The Survivalist TV Drama Series

Following a short local tour promoting the first two seasons of their survival series drama, Northbound, Lullskull Ltd. and “A” Street Films, LLC. officially took to their Light It Up campaign on Kickstarter last week announcing crowdfunding to help fundraise for production on Season 3 with a four-episode finale also in tow for 2019/2020. Shot entirely in Michigan’s visually stunning Upper Peninsula region, NORTHBOUND follows a lone father, Alex (Nate Alwine, pictured front-left) as he fights to protect his comatose daughter, Crystal (real daughters Callie and Addie Alwine) in the wilds of a post-cataclysmic North America. Season 1 begins 3 Months after The Cataclysm and follows a former soldier named Alex as he retreats with Crystal into a post-apocalyptic wilderness. Over the course of this first year, Alex encounters two emergent groups: a militia nicknamed The Firewalkers, and a much graver threat called Allied Command North America. Alex soon discovers […]

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THE MAN FROM KATHMANDU: VOL. 1 Hits The Streets With New Trailer Footage, Poster And Original Music

The campaign continues for Tricity Pictures with a brand new Nepali trailer for writer/director Pema Dhondup’s action adventure, The Man From Kathmandu: Vol. 1. Host to the action and drama stylings of breakout Puerto Rican martial arts star, Jose Manuel, moviegoers in Nepal will be the first to see the story unfold beginning March 15. A disaffected American – Nepali half Hindu – Muslim boy detours to Kathmandu on his way to find his father who thinks has joined the war in Syria, but his battle against a local don who kills his grandfather grounds him to the reality of his relationships and and in the process he re-connects with his roots, culture and traditions of the Himalayan nation, which he had forgotten and both his external and internal journey changes. At least one noticeable difference is that the title now brandishes with a Vol. 1 suffix, which makes things […]

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MY ASIAN AUNTIE SEASON 2: YES AUNTIE! Star, Director Launches $10 Kickstarter With ‘Thank You’

The last several years have been great in getting to acquaint myself with filmmaker Joey Min and his team at Art School Dropouts. They’ve amassed multiple awards at festivals and continue to garner support from fans and viewers in a field that Min has been hustling in since long before when Team FistyleZ was a thing. Nowadays and with a rousing quintet of talents in collusion with some of the best of the best in the northeast, the team is on deck to finish up and release their first feature film in My Asian Auntie Season 2: Yes Auntie!. Having pulled together the essential resources needed, ASDO’s Min then took to the channel to launch a Kickstarter video to help raise $10 as a simple thank you to fans for years of genuine support. The Kickstarter does have a two-month time frame though, and so an independent group such as […]

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NORTHBOUND: Michigan-Set Survival Drama Hails Local Series Tour Ahead Of Season Three

Film duo Seth and Nathan Anderson are four years in toward their latest feature film effort, Northsaga. In the years since developing and putting out their initial proof-of-concept, however, they’ve been following through with their locally-produced digital series in the same vain with Northbound, a survival serial drama produced locally in the Upper Penninsula for Minneapolis-based online streaming platform, Seeka TV. Northbound, presented by Rip It Energy Fuel beverages, premiered its first two seasons beginning last October. As of August 11, production is already underway for a third season with scenes filmed at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Other shooting locations in the Upper Penninsula will include Gwinn, Norway, Iron Mountain and Sagola with more areas to be announced as cameras continue rolling in 2019. The story follows the early days of lone father, Alex (played by U.P. actor Nate Alwine) as he travels a rugged post-Cataclysmic North American landscape […]

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Back From The Dead In More Ways Than One, Erick Solis Revs Up For NIGHT RUN

I don’t think there’s anything too peculiar about the comeback of nostalgia projects. Point in fact, we’ve seen this coming with plenty of signals by independent l creatives who’ve provenly showcased themselves in exhibiting yesteryear storytelling in film and TV. Debut filmmaker Erick Solis just happens to be one of the staunch and notable few out there proudly flying the flag or possibly hoisting a boombox with synthwave on full blast. Going on five years since development to date, he’s proudly touting his latest venture, Night Run, which is well on its way toward a 2019 production start. The project first ran on Indiegogo late last year and fell short of its more ambitious goals. After several months of waiting Solis pressed onward on April 11 via Kickstarter with a more moderate amount, and a rousing campaign trailer that hits the sense hard with neon-lit 80s aesthetic that totally hits […]

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YASUKE: DESCENDANTS Begins Crowdsourcing For The Indie Samurai Crime Thriller

Actor and filmmaker Calvert David Miles (The Woman In The Red Dress) is setting off new strides as of late with his current 3 Strands Of Rope production, Yasuke: Descendants. FCSyndicate exclusively reported the announcement back in February which paved the way with enough time for Miles to produce a concept trailer which eventually premiered at Dragonfest over the summer. That concept trailer is now available online following Miles’ intro, and all in accordance with his latest Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign now underway to secure the essentials before rolling cameras in January. For this, we turn to a narrative taking its cues of late from recent headline hype pertaining to the first and only recorded samurai of African descent to serve Lord Nobunaga Oda in the 16th century. I’m being told that actor Jeremiah B. McQueen (The Immortal Wars) will stake his claim in dual form therein with a present day […]

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UNLUCKY STARS: Dennis Ruel’s Indie Action Comedy Feature Debut Is Online To Watch For FREE

When you look at the cadre of independent creatives in martial arts cinema who’ve impacted the internet, there’s no way you can miss the name Dennis Ruel. He’s germinated amply from his roots at The Stunt People with the exhilarating indie action classic, Contour, to starring and even directing feature films of his own, namely the 2016 crowdfunded action comedy, Unlucky Stars, and with that, ultimately becoming no stranger to the hurdles and woes of independent cinema. Unfortunately, that includes finding a credible distributor. Unlucky Stars, a film several years in the making from Prototype Monks, eventually landed itself a seemingly fitting distro outlet with the promise of returns from sales… returns that haven’t seen the light of day. To date, the film now has a new website up-and-running in which Ruel explains the long-story-short odyssey of the arduous and painstaking process that has now resulted in acquiring the rights […]

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Pre-Order Bey Logan’s “36 Chambers of Kung Fu Cinema: Vol 1” Today!

When it comes to nearly anything and everything martial arts and action, the name Bey Logan will always ring a bell. His life’s work and journey have brought him a wealth of knowledge he otherwise continues to share as he’s done so in film and books, the latter of which has procured his upcoming release, 36 Chambers of Kung Fu Cinema. Due out later this year, Logan’s Reel East is hosting a pre-order sale for a limited time only and you can learn more about it at the official website: This is a colorful and insightful analysis of 36 classic Hong Kong kung fu movies. Drawing on first hand interviews and archive materials, the first volume of this groundbreaking work examines 18 genre classics in exhaustive detail. A must have for both film fans and cineastes alike. Author Bey Logan is a screenwriter, producer and kung fu expert. He wrote […]

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