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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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RISE OF SMITH Trailer: Help 3Run Jack Into Agent Smith’s Origin Tale For The New Sci-Fi Action Short

In case you’re still frothing at the mouth with questions about the mysteries of The Matrix, select creatives over at prolific parkour, film and stunt performance unit 3run are aiming to fill those curiosities. More specifically, fans keen on a story told from the perspective of Hugo Weaving’s mesmerising performance as Agent Smith in Warner Bros.’ blockbuster film trilogy will be greatly obliged as actor, action director Adam Brashaw, and Chase and Cane Armitage hope to achieve in Rise Of Smith. Rise of Smith is a prequel Matrix story that has been years in the making. Brought to you by industry stunt professionals, ‘The Rise of Smith’ is a fast paced high octane sci-fi action thriller. Set before the events of the original trilogy it follows the story of Agent Smith and his mysterious back story and how he became the head of the computer programmes known only as ‘Agents’. […]

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KICKBACK PODCAST: Chatting It Up Among Jackie Chan Fans

On Thursday I had the distinct pleasure of being one of a crowd of folks to offer soundbytes of nostalgia and appreciation for the work of action star Jackie Chan. This comes as the 11th episode of the Kickback Podcast with Chris Jones went live this week with a multitude of voices weighing in, including stunt performers, podcast hosts, film producers and even martial arts students therein. His podcast launch this year marks his latest move since I actually began covering him during his activity as a member of a Leeds-based martial arts stunt and film troupe titled SG Action. Prior to pivoting into other professions, the team performed on a number of amazing shortfilms as a unit collaborating with other creatives, including Andrew Kueh’s Prime Contact and hip-hop artist Dream McLean’s “Weatherman” music video/companion to Robin Schmidt’s triad action drama, Dog, on which Jones served as stunt coordinator. Jones […]

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FALLEN BLADE: Help Crowdfund James Couche’s New Arthouse-Style Assassin Indie Thriller

Setting out to cover independent action cinema eventually brought me in the throes of then film duo, Dylan Hintz and James Couche. That was about three or four years ago and both have since gone their individual ways with Hintz currently traveling whilst overseeing his own stunt and training facility in Washington, D.C.. The latter, following his service in our military, still continues to make his own projects with well over a decade into the craft of keeping authentic, genuine action cinema alive. This time however, things are a lot more different with Couche now looking to pivot from his usual short-duration projects to developing and actually shooting a feature length film now in the form of arthouse-style assassin thriller, Fallen Blade. Fallen Blade is an art-house action anthology with an innovative approach to storytelling and blistering action sequences. It’s a traditional assassin revenge tale shown through the eyes of […]

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