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MADE IN CHINATOWN: Robert Samuels (H.K.S.A.) Antes Up As Co-Director For The New Martial Arts Mobster Comedy

With weeks away before cameras roll for upcoming martial arts mobster comedy, Made In Chinatown, we can report that the production will pair director Art Camacho with producer Robert Samuels who will also share the helm as co-director. The news comes roughly one week since Camacho’s arrival to the director’s chair after replacing another filmmaker who was already attached as the film underwent several months of development. Camacho and Samuels will direct from a script by executive producer and author Mark V. Wiley that centers on Vinny, a hapless Chinatown resident who, with the help of his sifu and a select few good friends, works to assimilate himself into Italian mob life and gain top-tier status whilst in pursuit of the girl of his dreams. The independent New York City-set action comedy production lands stuntman, world-class wushu stylist and champion Gold medalist, actor Alfred Hsing (Ready Player One, Ip Man […]

Martial Arts Mob Comedy MADE IN CHINATOWN Sets Art Camacho To Helm Alfred Hsing Debut

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Changes are in the midst for upcoming New York City-set martial arts mobster comedy, Made In Chinatown following last week’s exclusive report. Acclaimed filmmaker, stunt multi-hyphenate and author Art Camacho (Half Past Dead 2, Assassin X, Confessions Of A Pit Fighter) is being tapped to direct the new pic which rolls cameras in June. Stuntman, world-class wushu stylist and champion Gold medalist, actor Alfred Hsing will make his starring debut from a script by executive producer and author Mark V. Wiley. Mingling tropes from various memorable hit films like Kung Fu Hustle, Analyze This, Micky Blue Eyes and Big Trouble In Little China, Made In Chinatown centers on Vinny, a Chinatown resident who, with the help of his sifu and a select few good friends, works to assimilate himself into the Italian mob lifestyle and gain top-tier status whilst in pursuit of the girl of his dreams. Dubbed as “The […]

MADE IN CHINATOWN: Alfred Hsing To Debut In NYC-Set Martial Arts Gangster Comedy

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EXCLUSIVE: Updates are slowly but surely forthcoming as production approaches for martial arts gangster comedy, Made In Chinatown with most of the cast locked for the film’s June 30 start. Casting the lead, however, has been a different tale with a talent search that spanned as far as Malaysia to date. As of Wednesday this week, I can confirm that actor and martial artist Alfred Hsing will make his lead debut. Suza Singh (Future Shift, Replecan) is directing as well as producing with a script by executive producer and author Mark V. Wiley. Hsing is a versatile wushu stylist with a number of champion wins and tournament activity around the world. His decade-plus career on both ends of the camera shares DNA with the likes of Yuen Woo-Ping, Corey Yuen, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Phillip Ng, Simon Yam, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Orlando Bloom, and directors Phillip Rhee and Steven […]

THE HIT LIST: April 10, 2017

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I may have to take a break from the Hit List next week so as to catch up on projects as well as movies. I miss watching movies these days…it’s funny. Of course, there’s always the chance I’ll have one ready for next week so we’ll see. For now, all matters pertaining to this week’s installment are now front and center for your viewing, and we begin with a hearty playlist of demo reels from some of today’s top and rising stunt performers, and included are Hayley Wright, Duke Jackson, Eimar O’Grady, Chris Schmidt Jr., T. Ryan Mooney, Sarah Laidler, Allen Quindiagan, Elissa Cadwell, Carl Langlais, Jean-Paul Ly, PeiPei Alena Yuan, Tom Caserto and Shaun Alphonso with stunt coordinator John Kreng rounding things out via Vimeo with an extended workreel following last week’s entry. Enjoy! There are only three items on the promotional end of things this week and with the first, […]

THE HIT LIST: December 19, 2016

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Welcome to the last Hit List of 2016 before I take my fat butt away from my phone a bit more to enjoy life around me some. Indeed it’ll be at home through Christmas and New Year’s Eve at least until my cough dissipates…It’s not how I wanted to go out this year but… oh well… Wish me luck! Moving on to the business of things here, we’re starting things off via Vimeo exclusive with a new reel by acclaimed author, stuntman, stunt coordinator and venerable cinematic fight coordinator John Kreng (Battle B-Boy, Paying Mr. Getty), whose newest reel is a litany of highlights from various interviews, documentaries and television work showcasing his knowledge and wisdom on stunts, stunt equipment, Bruce Lee and Jet Li and more. From there, we keep the business going with the latest in action, stunt and choreography reels, kicking off our playlist with Hayden Lam, […]

THE HIT LIST – December 29, 2014

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It’s been another amazing year of presenting independent action to help their respective creators attain bigger audiences. There were a few that were supposed to come out by now, but unfortunately some of those (as usual) tend to take longer, whether or not they have to do with post-production or other plans for allocation. Maybe 2015 will bring better, much deserved prospects. Action films need to get better, and the folks included in this week’s Hit List are just a handful of people worthy to help in this cause. What better way to celebrate post-holiday cheer than to watch two Santas duke it out to see which one is more badass?! It’s Good Santa vs. Evil Santa performed by Italian stuntfighting team D-Unit’s own Mirco Cazzol and Loris Ripamonti in Mission: Impossible – Christmas Protocol! Here is another new gem from Canadian stunt team, Eclipse Stunts with a newly released […]

Caitlin Dechelle Hammers Away In A New Fan Fight Tribute To THE RAID 2!

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Fans of martial arts action cinema like myself and independent filmmaker Vlad Rimburg represent a majority of people eagerly awaiting the official March 28 release date of writer and director Gareth Evans’s new epic crime thriller, The Raid 2. However, on Tuesday evening, Rimburg took to his channel to offer an inspired look at actress Julie Estelle’s portrayal of the iconic character, Hammer Girl, in a new, brutal, bloody and spectacularly violent fan short by CZ12 co-star and action actress Caitlin Dechelle. Rehearsed last week in the course of two days and filmed only several days ago, the Hammer Girl fan fight marks Rimburg‘s second project with Dechelle since a chance meeting in 2012 during a photo shoot with photographer and performer Tony Chu. That photo shoot eventually led to their first collaboration later that year for the two-part ensemble action piece, Part 2: Chapter A, and the two had […]

Alfred Hsing Gets The Beating Of His Life In PINK SWEATER BEATDOWN

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This week, there have been a group of actors out in California working incognito to surprise netizens with another up coming gem tailor-made for fans of martial arts action cinema. And while details on that project are being kept under wraps, one of the performers on the scene, actor Alfred Hsing, decide to put his own little skit together with some of the actors, involving himself, wearing a pink zip-up hoodie while he gets the crap kicked out of him to the sounds Bill Conti’s classic anthem from Rocky. In all likelihood, it’s in no way related to the main project at hand being directed by the one and only Vlad Rimburg, but it does serve as taste of the fun to come seeing as how we are looking at some of the best and most talented screenfighters in film working on an independent gig. Check it out below, and […]