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FURIE: A Question Of Strength Lingers In The Official Teaser For Veronica Ngo’s New Thriller

Actress Veronica Ngo has surged from singer, model and actress to a local phenomenon and source of inspiration. Films like The Rebel, Clash, CTHD: The Green Destiny, Bright and Star Wars: The Last Jedi certainly propel the boost now moving things a little further going into 2019 with Furie, launched in sales at Cannes back in May signaling another prospective turn in Vietnamese action for its February 22 release. Hailing from Studio 68 and international sales company Arclight Films, the first official teaser is out now to the credit of director Le Van Kiet who guides our heroine from the comforting trenches of her secluded village life back into the seedy criminal underworld with her daughter now in the throes of an organ trafficking ring. One of the biggest feats will certainly be the action courtesy of Kefi Abrikh who has been the center of attention a few times here […]

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THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING Crowns Joe Cornish’s Athurian Adventure Tale With An Official Trailer

Wednesday’s official trailer launch for The Kid Who Would Be King comes as delightful memory jogger roughly a year-and-a-half since its announcement. The new Joe Cornish-directed family action adventure is poised for a 2019 release pitting Ashbourne Serkis front and center with Patrick Stewart and Mission: Impossible franchise darling Rebecca Ferguson. Old school magic meets the modern world in the epic adventure THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING. Alex (Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin (Stewart), take on the wicked enchantress Morgana (Ferguson). With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be. There’s a March 1 date ahead for its release from 20th Century Fox, though this being from the […]

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MISS BALA Fires Away With The First Official Trailer

Gerardo Naranjo’s 2011 crime drama, Miss Bala, was a ripped-from-the-headlines sensation that traversed with decor after its Cannes premiere that year. Whatever the appeal then was remake it was since left at the controls of Twilight helmer Catherine Hardwicke with TV star Gina Rodriguez front and center for the new incarnation now slated for February. Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Hardwicke directs from a script by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, and with Ismael Cruz Córdova and Anthony Mackie starring.

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WUSHU ORPHAN: Kung Fu Gains And Growing Pains In The Official Trailer

Looking at the most recent trailer for Huang Huang’s martial arts youth drama, Wushu Orphan, certainly amps up the Painted Faces feels a bit. There’s plenty of core introspective and gritty drama next to some impressive physical performances to highlight the bustling setting of an isolated school where one student consistently tries to escape due to bullying. Such is the crux of our story from the aforementioned writer and director whose newest outing will make its case next Friday and Sunday for the Asian Future line-up at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival. Tickets are still up for grabs for hopeful attendees curious about the new youth drama which now bares a pending Asia release from Autumn Sun, as well as artwork to boot. Inland China in the late 90s. A new Chinese teacher is at first overwhelmed by the junior high school’s focus on martial arts. Upon getting used […]

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Zeze Takahisa’s THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE GUILLOTINE Screens At The Tokyo International Film Festival Next Month

Strayer’s Chronicle helmer Zeze Takahisa‘s latest period drama, The Chrysanthemum And The Guillotine, released in Japan over the summer and is now poised to screen at the Tokyo International Film Festival as of November 1. The film also screened at Busan and there are a few reviews I’ve spotted to its credit that lend some perspective about the film as the weeks move forward with any potential international release news pending. Zeze co-wrote the script which sets its tale in the murky aftermath of the 7.1 magnitude Great Kanto earthquake in 1923 that set off economic and social depression, and the rise of militarism. At the core of this setting lies a female troupe of dedicated sumo wrestlers whose paths cross with a band of anarchists and what ensues in between is a story of romance and love amidst an ideological battle for equality with both groups trying to achieve […]

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KRIGER: Dar Salim Tackles A New War Zone In The Official Series Trailer

Folks with an eye on series formats can look toward writer/director Christoffer Boe’s latest six-episode effort, Kriger (Warrior). Following it’s Danish premiere in September, Netflix will have dibs for its rollout on November 13 and with Dar Salim (Darkland). A war veteran returns home with the hopes of peace and normalcy, but soon finds himself in a dangerous battle between a rough biker gang and the police force determined to take them down. Danica Curcic joins in along with Lars Ranthe, Jakob Oftebro, Kenneth Christensen, Marco Ilsø, Kasper Leisner; Natalie Madueño, Søren Malling, Nicolas Bro and Andrea Vagn Jensen.

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KINGDOM: Sato Shinsuke’s Next Big Scale Manga Adaptation Epic Lands A First Trailer And Poster

You can pretty much call it a banner year for I Am A Hero director Sato Shinsuke now that he’s blown minds from Japan and throughout the relative fandom with his adaptations of Inuyashiki and Bleach. With fans in unison especially calling for a sequel to the latter following its wide platform rollout on Netflix, you can certainly expect the noise to keep going, although tack on something else impressive…say, the latest official teaser trailer for Warring States period drama, Kingdom and you’re pretty much left with your head spinning at this point. Taken from the pages of Hara Yasuhisa’s 2006 Weekly Shonen Jump publication, the film sets actor Yamazaki Kento starring with Yoshizawa Ryo for the Qin Dynasty tale about an orphan whose fateful encounter with the young boy destined to be emperor sees the former becoming his general in their efforts to unify China. Yamazaki, whose recent credits […]

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FLY BY NIGHT: Zahir Omar’s Crime Debut Deals In Law And Losses In The Official Trailer

In the weeks leading up to his world premiere at Busan, the official trailer for Zahir Omar’s Fly By Night arrived in riveting form. It’s an especially notable return fans following local Singaporean actor and action star Sunny Pang (Headshot) for his latest of a few Malaysian stint, here joined by Bronte Palare, Jack Tan, Ruby Yap and Frederick Lee – all lined up for Busan. Jeong Minah disseminates further: In Malaysia, where horror and comedy are the dominant film genres, this is a relatively non-mainstream crime thriller: Zahir Omar’s energetic debut feature depicts the dark criminal world of Kuala Lumpur. Four taxi drivers of various ages commit various small and large crimes against their passengers in order to pay off their debts. As their greed grows, the crimes become bolder. They become more and more violent when their criminal activities come in contact with an upper-class couple in the […]

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Two Demons Are Worse Than One In The Final DAREDEVIL: SEASON 3 Trailer

You have to admire the holy shitness of Marvel sometimes with the gems they bring to the table… I’m not gonna pretend to know anything close to an idea about this end of the Daredevil mythology that’s been enacted for its forthcoming third season. All I can say is to watch the official third and final trailer to the hit show ahead of its October 19 premiere, and just know that if you plan on heading to New York Comic Con this Saturday for the 1:30pm panel, you may be in for something extra special. Missing for months, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) reemerges a broken man, putting into question his future as both vigilante Daredevil and lawyer Matthew Murdock. But when his archenemy Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) is released from prison, Matt must choose between hiding from the world, or embracing his destiny as a hero. I guess part of […]

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WAYNE Doesn’t Give A Single F*ck In These Trailers…

Sing Street star Mark McKenna isn’t singing these days… Point in fact he’s punching people in the face and bashing skulls at his own accord and all in the name of in-your-face f*ckitude with the new YouTube Red series, Wayne, from creator Shawn Simmons and Endeavor Content. In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, fifteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world. Joining McKenna is actress Ciara Bravo (Big Time Rush, Red Band Society) in the role of Del, with Joshua J. Williams (Mudbound) set to recur. Iain B. MacDonald (Episodes, I’m Dying Up Here, Shameless) helmed the forthcoming pilot in which actors Dean Winters and Mike O’Malley will serve as guest stars. Following it’s Tribeca premiere several months […]

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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Calls On All Spider People To Action In The New Trailer

The past six years have probably seen Spider-Man resurrected for cinema more times than I care to count. That hasn’t stopped Sony from trying and with Marvel, they seem to be on better straits these days with all things Spidey, particularly with Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse releasing this Winter. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind “The Lego Movie” and “21 Jump Street,” bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask. The trio of Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman company together at the helm from a script by Phil Lord with Dope star Shameik Moore leading the V.O. cast. Also lending their voices are Hailee Steinfeld, […]

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Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi

Hell Hath No Fury Like MANIKARNIKA: THE QUEEN OF JHANSI In The Official Teaser

Rest assured you can expect 2019 to be a year of recognition for 19th century leader Queen Rani of Jhansi. She also took on the name of Manikarnika in the years leading up to her role in the rebellion against British rule and thus, we now have Zee Studios weighing in with a smashing new epic in 2019. Kangana Ranaut of Tanu Weds Manu, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Krissh 3 and Queen fame takes the mantle of the titular warrior queen as seen in the trailer above. The initial shot is clearly a CG-woven one but the remainder of the teaser largely achieves what it needs to from the moment our heroine slices her way from behind a British colonial flag and…well… clearly gets a kick out of cuttingthings. Cut-cut, slice-slice! Radha Krishna Jagarlamundi – a.k.a. Krish – directs from a script by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad who wrote Baahubali […]

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THE HIT LIST: October 1, 2018

The good news is I’m getting back a little bit more into a steady viewing of anime. Finished season 3 of My Hero Academia and caught up with the latest in the Silver Soul arc of Gintama, plus I’ve just started picking back up on features I’ve been missing out on so expect some more reviews if possible. …The bad news, it seems is the well still may be drying up in terms of weekly Hit List candidates, though I hope this isn’t long term and especially since I know folks out there are still either filming or preparing projects. At any rate, we’re back with another round of stunt and indie aciton morsels from ’round the web and we begin with a fresh new stunt reel playlist for the week. Wonder Woman Virginie Parres kicks things off followed by reels from Gene Freeman, Frederic Jean, Jeff Budner, Maria Sova, […]

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