POWER Hangs In The Balance In David Alarcon’s New Short
Featuring performances by Kimberly Frutoz, Antonia Timbol, and Courtney Morrill
THE HIT LIST
A weekly round-up featuring selections of some of the best stunt reels, demos and shortfilms from around the internet
Kickstart Your Week With A Playlist Of Kick-Ass Stunt Reels!
I miss The Hit List, so I got up the motivation over the weekend to sift for some stunt reels. I found 50. 🙌🏽
Check Out David Lavallee’s Squeaky-Clean DISHING IT OUT!
It’s usually the case that when the right people come together to create something cool, cool things happen. David Lavallee Jr. and stunt players Tricia Guarin and Justin Carney have combined their efforts from a concept by both performers now host to new action comedy bit, Dishing It Out which is now online for your viewing pleasure. Of course, do your chores first, THEN relax and watch!
Enjoy FCSyndicate? Here’s A Couple Dozen Stunt Reels To Make Your Day!
This isn’t necessarily a return to the good old days of The Hit List, as much as I miss doing it since shelving it in 2020. A lot of folks are making good use of their own social mediums to proliferate themselves on top of YouTube whose parameters also tend to restrict me from adding some content to playlists. At any rate, I was in a mood to make an albeit brief detour into the world of professionals – the training and emerging stunt and screenfighting talents behind the scenes working on a lot of what you and I enjoy in film and television, especially if you read this site. This is just a rough gathering of selections from the past month and throughout the year and, just maybe, if things are a bit more consistent going forward, then I can probably make this a monthly thing to help folks […]
Hit-List Heads’ Up: Lewis Tan’s BAD FISH, Posters For NIGHT WATCH And DYING IS EASY, Samuels’ HK MEMOIR, OLD HABITS For Sande
Actor Lewis Tan’s latest undertaking now comes in shortform with upcoming shortfilm project, Bad Fish. The actor recently wrapped principal photography on his latest project and posted several behind-the-scenes photos from the set taken by Ben Tan and Kat Holt. There isn’t much info running out and about until further notice so it’ll be interesting to see what Tan and his cast have in store. Tan recently wrapped Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat which bows April 16, 2021 in theaters, IMAX, and on HBO Max. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LEWIS TAN (@lewistanofficial) The good folks at Bat In The Sun have since premiered the first poster for upcoming Batman fan film project, Dying Is Easy. Actor Kevin Porter dons the cape and cowl once again for the online Batfandom opposite Aaron Schoenke who also wrote and directed the pic with Sean Schoenke, and with Michael Madsen […]
THE HIT LIST: December 7, 2020
It’s been a long time coming for those of you who waited to see if the Hit List would return. Welp, if only for a different pace than usual, I can most certainly say that it is. And to start, as always, is a hefty playlist of stunt reels by some of today’s best and brightest of their field, beginning with Alyma Dorsey who just recently earned a new notch on her belt for her first stunt coordinator credit on a new shortfilm project coming soon. Following Dorsey are Bethany Curry, Bryan Vigier, Amy Sturdivant, Daisy Fryer, Girvan Bramble, Malin Kirjonen, Brittania Fader, Rodney Alexandre, Erin Haus, Devyn LaBella, Braxton McAllister, Jackie Gerhardy, Ilana Collins, Dee Yoon, Ilyana Eberhardt, Liu Yaxi and Thom Williams, and exhilirating stunt and fight coordinator reels by J.J. Perry, Airon Armstrong, Vincent Wang and Evan Dane Taylor. We got trailers as well! Two of them, […]
THE HIT LIST: July 13, 2020
On the precipice of my second film festival coverage-loaded summer, The Hit List will be taking a brief hiatus until further notice. Alas, I’m happy to be able to put together this tentatively last hoorah while I get things in order on the writing end. For now, time to cast a spotlight on some of today’s top and up-and-coming stunt performers with a round of demo and training reels featuring the following: Rorelee Tio, Jay Kwon, Jeff Budner, Gabriel Rios, Kenneth Wolf, Michelle Fisichella, Freddy John James, Joel Fridman-Rojas, Paul Hampshire, Masato Di Santo, Sara Beko, and Eli Johnson following up with a performance and coordinator reel, as well as Michael Quach with a coordinator reel. It’s been a while since we heard from David Conk at Wolf Stunts but now he’s back on radar with Devin Reagan and co. for Mercenario Brothers which should be out soon, and the […]
THE HIT LIST: June 29, 2020
I’ve been doing The Hit List for about five-and-a-half years, and so I can’t help but consider the timely fashion in which I’ve managed to help catalogue a library of my own through the support and endorsement of filmmakers and indie action cinema creatives alike. If The Hit List has done anything for you, personally since then, or even from the start of this crazy year what with a pandemic and so much unrest, feel free to comment at me on Facebook or Twitter if you’d like to share some blurbs. Otherwise, there’s more to share this week, so let’s get to it! Jérémy Margallé kicks off the stunt reel playlist just below, followed by reels courtesy of Seth Frase, Jess Blaq, Brandon Yates, Eric Linden, Rufio Luey, Jennifer Mitchell, Luke Davis, Oscar Fernandez, Andrea VanEpps, Dimitri Melenevskiy and Sofia Mathilde, followed by reels from Joon Poore’s JP Stunts, and […]
THE HIT LIST: June 15, 2020
This next installment of the Hit List took some effort since not a lot of folks are filming anything right now, and I’m not really sure how things will look in the next few weeks seeing as Coronavirus is still lingering throughout the country. For now, we’re rich with plenty of stunt reels courtesy of Andy Le, Shiela Quevedo Cano, Terence Julien, Keilani Mussetter, Anthony Heilmann, Oscar Leiva, Taylor Krasne, Paul Hawk, Angela Sippel, Darin Hicks, Damali Ross, YouTuber Mikestarwalker, Gabriel Rios, Justin Sundquist, April Taft, Oscar Fernandez, Maria Gnecci, and a twofer by Alfred Hsing and his team at East West Action Stunts. Rounding out the playlist are coordinator reels courtesy of Juan Bofill and Olivier Schneider. There isn’t much to promote this week, save for a few trailers. First up is the promo for The In-House Grindhouse II, hosted by Art School Dropouts and launching on June 20. […]
THE HIT LIST: June 1, 2020
The newest installment of The Hit List is now live for the week of June 1 through the next few weeks, and heading out of the starting line is Tamiko Brownlee for this week’s stunt playlist, followed by reels featuring Sean Gallagher, Justin Robinson, Sierra Heuermann, Ivan Forlani, Kenny Lorenzetti, Beth Williams, Gerard Mármol, Jesse Frietze, Liparit Ambartsumyan, Jamie Chambers, Nino Deys, Eric R. Lim, and a stellar reel hosting the work of one Brad Allan! There’s nothing to promote at the moment until otherwise, so it’s onward and forward to the action with channel entries courtesy of Haruki Yoshida, Adam Brashaw, Marko Zaror, and a pair of stellar quarantine action montages by Victoria Lee and co., and Russia’s own StuntFX. Ty Hunt delivers ReAction in the next vid before we get some Penny Dreadful pre-viz action from Vlad Rimburg and John Cihangir bunks with shortfilm sequel Roomie 2, Ben […]
THE HIT LIST: May 18, 2020
As you’re reading this, I had to get this installment of The Hit List on the day of! Definitely didn’t have much time this weekend, or energy for that matter to be honest. And frankly, Sky Atlantic/Cinemax series Gangs Of London hasn’t yet arrived, and so I’m going without looking at stunt coordinator Jude Poyer‘s latest reel as it kicks off this edition of The Hit List, although I’m certain you’ll enjoy it. The remainder of stunt and demo reel entries come courtesy of Molly Miller, Michel Quach, Matt de Souza, David Lenz, Grace Dougall, Gregory Balzi, Dylan Hintz, Gaetan Caillot, Katrina Leigh Waters, Mandalin Dragan, Dan Carter, Stephen Bodi, Veera Seppälä, Yann Brouet, Genís Lama, Haruki Yoshida, Hayley Wright, Veto Swarm and Kristoffer Jørgensen, and Pirates Project out of Japan. Jude Poyer – Reel Power Stunts 2020 from Jude Poyer on Vimeo. A quick note before we continue: The […]
THE HIT LIST: May 4, 2020
The last several days have been a bit of a drag but I’m looking toward easing myself back into posting norms, and as always, The Hit List is a good motivator! Renae Moneymaker is here to help get the party started with her latest reel to begin the playlist below, followed by Alexey Minaev, Thomas P.R. Watson, Cyril Tellier, Kaitlin Abendroth, Mykola Galagan, Daniele Balconi, Céline Richard, Micaiah Chau, Silvio Gamboa, Fatih Ugurlu, Xanthia Marinelli, Andy Taylor, Kenny Lorenzetti, and Kyro Wavebourne, followed by an awesome parkour medley from Gurpreet Rawat, and an extensive look into the work of stunt coordinator Lauro Chartrand. Moving along with a little something to promote is the first official poster for Dogma, from Wuji Films. The project is a personal proclamation from Manitoba-based Joshua Zacharias and Bronson Cameron, and tells an inspired throwback story about a young Chinese American forced to deal with enemies […]
THE HIT LIST: April 20, 2020
Indeed, much of the country is still shut down, and will be for the foreseeable future provided people know how to follow procedure and stay indoors. That’s all there is to it, really. Stay in, grab a snack, and hit up our homepage for the latest installment of The Hit List and enjoy some action-packed indie shorts and stunt gems from around the world. Natalie Padilla is here to help get the party started with her latest reel to begin the playlist below, followed by Luke Tumber, Angela Kosteska, Dean Gould, Sofian Francis, Myroslava Hybets, Conor Hegarty, Jennifer Mitchell, Park Sung-ho, Ben Sanchez, Ashley Becciani, Kamy Bruder, Anya Vlasova, Kevin Ku, Cameron Tubbs, Emily Wilson and Patrick Millin, and a quartet of stellar reels by Hitz International, Nomad Stunts, Rick Avery and a nostaligic medley of new and old beats by EMC Revolution. Without any particular promotional bits to watch, […]
TORN: DARK BULLETS Shines Light On Criminal Injustice In The Official Trailer
Nearly a few months since revealing the poster, industry stunt professional Dan Rizzuto‘s directing debut, Torn: Dark Bullets, is ramping up its April 24 release on Amazon Prime with an official trailer. A raw and unapologetic look into a police shooting, racism, and the connections they share. Without stating that we know the answers, but not being afraid to ask the direct questions. While on duty, Detective Pearce shoots and kills a black teenager. During the criminal trial, Pearce is found not guilty. Despite his acquittal, Pearce’s personal life deteriorates as he uses booze and self-pity to cope. Amidst one of these bouts with the bottle, Pearce becomes aware of a civil lawsuit filed by the family for loss of life and damages. In a moment of alcohol-fueled self-righteousness, Pearce decides to confront the parents of the victim. When Pearce arrives at their home, circumstances spiral into a hostile situation […]
THE HIT LIST: April 6, 2020
As stifling as it is to see life grind to a halt thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s been certainly beneficial the numerous performers and content creators out there who’ve otherwise been able to complete backlogged shortfilm projects. It’s also inspiring to see more folks hosting performers and projects on their own platforms to support other artists, and with the newest installment of The Hit List here, I’m happy to do my part. Up first is the usual round of stunt reels, this time featuring Tricia Guarin, Ron Smoorenburg, Phillip Dang, Ivy Haralson, Chris Cortez, Maurice Chan, Joelle Comeau, Devin Regan, Byon Tae-woo, Julia Morizawa, Sergey Ryabtsev, Woody Almazan, Marina Mazepa, Kyle Dean Bolt, Julia Elizabeth, Justin Cabanting, Kenji Shimohira, Nailah Johnson, Mark Stas, Sasha Simic, Tally Rodin, traceur LJ McDonald, and a fantastic performers’ love letter to sword in a montage of projects edited together by Aaron Toney. The […]
THE HIT LIST: March 23, 2020
The weekend may have seen the first of a major downturn of things in the wake of the Coronavirus’s spread. But, fear not. While in isolation, you are more than welcome to enjoy our action-packed column, The Hit List, to help bide your time, and there’s plenty of action to go around. Alas, first is our usual playlist rounding up stunt demo and performance reels from some of today’s best and rising in the field: Rachel Gelfield, Jared Jay Cox, Shannah Robin, Anthony Czumalowski, Emma Bradbury, Lukas Stoiber, Marcus Adair, Richard Buckman, Bethany Curry, Devin LaMon, Christopher Bizub, Shawn Daniels, Jahlil Wallace, Kaanchana Kerr, Masaaki Nitta and Daniel Locicero. What you see is the recent poster unveiling for director Andrew McGee’s new cyberpunk short, Venus. The key art arrives in the wake of a Kickstarter camapiagn to help ramp up post-production with just 29 days left as of this post. […]
THE HIT LIST: March 9, 2020
I hope everyone’s weekend was good! I got to see a cool little sci-fi thriller via screener and review it, and I’m eagerly looking forward to the coverage for a few projects I’ve had my eye over the weekend as well. In the meantime, The Hit List is live once again and with the usual exciting playlists of stunt reels from top and ascending performers like the following: Khalid Ghajji, Lee Chesley, Maxime Coulon, Ben Sanchez, Emily Newman, Chris Quan Yong, Carrie Bernans, Mario Flippi, Ivy Haralson, James Gamban II, Elizabeth Blackwell, Branden Arnold, Ilyana Eberhardt, Gaetan Caillot, Taylor Krasne, Wesley Lambert, Danielle Valhala, Scott Kirkbride, Cameron Tubbs, Aristoteli Zherdi, Chelsea Goldsmith, Skylar Mowatt, Jennifer Mitchell, Tracy Woode Jr., Cole Eckert, Kaanchana Kerr, Victor Chong, Julia Frith, and stunt coordinator William Washington. Trailers ars abound and firstly comes from Dom Fred Films and martial artist and actor Max Repossi with […]
THE HIT LIST: February 24, 2020
I can honestly say that one thing I wasn’t looking forward to doing this weekend, among other things, was fighting a nasty cold and fever. Alas, here we are. The Hit List is always a welcome labor and thus, we begin with a playlist filled to the brim with stunt demo and training reels from today’s talents: Shawn Bernal, Natascha Hopkins, Eric Miyashiki, Luke Davis, Justin Carney, Patrick Chu, Alejandro Gil, Todd Ryan Jones, Joshua Romeo, Mike Marin, LJ LaVecchia, Linda Kessler, Diandra Stoddard, Brittany Battle, Dani Parker, Cheryl Lewis, Gabriel Lewis, Lexter Santana, Jason Elwood Hanna, Bridgette Michelle, Hugh O’Brien and Jodi Stecyk. As far as trailers go, the only one on my radar hails from Darren Holmquist whose latest short, Phone It In, is set for a March 28 big screen premiere for the Indie Shorts Showcase at the Laemmle in Claremont, CA. Click here for tickets! There […]
THE HIT LIST: February 10, 2020
I’m having a whirlwind weekend as you’re reading this so let’s get past the formalities and right to this week’s installment of The Hit List! We kick off with another selection of explosive stunt and action demos featuring the following: Nana Miya, Rachel Shier, Sain Ferhad, Phi Nguyen, Alex Suarez, Justin Carney, Jean-Paul Ly, Linn Solem, Samantha Perez, Ronnie Shalvis, Thomas Lorber, Miroslav Notch Karel, Kujo Ashanti, Pai-Sen Wang, Brenda Castillo, Antonia Timbol, Justin Chang, Luke Davis, Marley Webster, Kyle Sutherland, Bobby Hernandez, Krystle Martin, Paige Rhea Allison, Djamel Bride, Jonty Green, Emilien Bergeret, Jacob Ellis, Mollie Wilson, Kate Bera, Sam Symons and Thai stunt coordinator Jakkrit Kanokpodjananon. It’s been a while since I talked about R.L. Scott and I think we’ll be hearing from him a little more this year beyond what he’s got happening. That entails the official trailer for Jade Rising from Scott’s Wonder Studios and Silver […]
THE HIT LIST: January 27, 2020
Putting together this week’s installment of The Hit List wasn’t too troubling, though the workload is now piling up, so I’ll be working on pacing myself a little more apart from last month’s announcement. For now, The Hit List begins with an extensive commemorative video of late stunt performer, athlete and martial artist Hans Wikkeling II who sadly passed away last year. The video was created by Peter Rulon-Miller for the late star martial artist’s memorial service earlier this month. The playlist continues with a raft of stunt reels by some of today’s top and up-and-coming stunt performers: Marie Mouroum, Jason Truong, Allen Quindiagan, Zia Kelly, Benjamin Sanchez, Ryan Bainbridge, Olivia Wilcox, Kent Lloyd, Margo Graff, Brian Krainson, Austin Durden, Megan Le (click here to watch), Jim Priz, Yessenia Cossio, Jackson Rozario, Tanguy Guinchard, Rissy Dollins, Jessica Barfoot, Simon Li, Margaryta Soldatova, Taylor Tai, and a 2019 lookback reel featuring […]
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