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Screener Review: ONE MILLION K(L)ICKS (2016)

It’s been sixteen years since I once had a computer that didn’t crash on me. It was my first computer and it allowed me a window into a world of action cinema bigger than what I could find at my local video store (you know, back when those existed?). It allowed me to spy an eye on many a shortfilm from some of my favorite groups from here in the states, to across the pond and beyond as it does to this very day. Little did I know that trajectory would lead me to Germany where once budding action star Mathis Landwehr would become the face of the genre with the post apocalyptic action thriller, Kampfansage: Der Letzte Schüler. That film, directed by Johannes Jaeger and released in 2005, wasn’t perfect, but it certainly served up some of the best action on film for any fan of the genre. Moreover, […]

ONE MILLON K(L)ICKS: Watch The New Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Following the April announcement of UK-based Evolutionary Films’s pre-market acquisition of sales and distribution of director Alex Padrutt‘s thrilling new martial arts flick, One Million K(l)icks, the UK trailer, previously a Vimeo exclusive, is now viral to watch online. Of course, there’s still the matter of the sequel for which action star Mike Moeller is set to return with Ten Dead Men and Left For Dead helmer Ross Boyask now on board to direct, so it bears mentioning. Hopefully we’ll get some further distribution news about this soon enough. SYNOPSIS: ONE MILLION K(L)ICKS is a high impact German language martial arts movie which follows Mike Moeller’s character, a well meaning if belligerent fighter who finds himself drawn into the world of an underground martial arts tournaments. He soon learns that money and glory mean nothing when your life is on the line for the entertainment of viewers streaming the fights […]

Cannes 2015: Watch The New Trailer For Mike Moeller Starrer, ONE MILLION K(L)ICKS!

Lee B. Golden III

Alexander Padrutt‘s directorial debut, One Million K(L)icks, is certainly one with a setup seen before in previous films, but still presents another delightful experiment in genuine martial arts and drama filmmaking with an actor capable of presenting the gravitas on both ends. Lead actor and action star Mike Moeller is no stranger to this as be continues his rise in the genre with his latest role as talented fighter forced to come to grips with the underground fighting circuit and the crooks running it, as well as his own personal demons. The film is the launchpad of producers Rudieger W. Kuemmerle and Mike Leeder over at Silent Partners Deutschland and has already had an audience in Europe, specifically in Germany, although the film is now making waves at Cannes this month where UK-based Evolutionary Films will be representing international sales for the film. As such, the company is likely setting […]

Mike Moeller Makes Each Win Count In The New Trailer For ONE MILLION K(L)ICKS

Lee B. Golden III

The wonders of the martial arts action genre never cease – a case that can be made virtually anywhere around the world, including Germany where martial arts star Mike Moeller (Kampfansage: Der Letzte Schuler, Arena Of The Street Fighter) continues to shine with the forthcoming release of the new film, One Million K(L)icks. German stuntman and actor Alex Padrutt makes his directorial debut with Moeller taking center stage as lead actor, co-writer and action director in a film that once again bring the action hero back in the fray and doing what he does most awesomely. ONE MILLION KLICKS is a high impact German language martial arts movie, which hits the big screen in Germany in mid September. The film follows Mike Moeller’s character, a well meaning if belligerent pugilist who finds himself drawn into the world of an underground martial arts tournament, where he soon learns that money and […]