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KARATEKA: Spanish Olympic Karate Champion Sandra Sánchez’s Biopic Drops First Trailer

The upcoming Spanish biographical film “Karateka” tells the real-life story of Sandra Sánchez, widely considered one of the best karatekas in kata competition. Directed by Aritz Moreno, the movie details her journey to winning the Olympic gold medal at age 39. The Real-Life Legend: Sandra Sánchez Sandra Sánchez made sports history by defying all odds. In a discipline heavily dominated by Japanese athletes and where most athletes retire before turning 30, the Talavera de la Reina native fought back from being sidelined by the national selection system to claim the Olympic gold in Tokyo in the kata category. Along with her coach and life partner, Jesús del Moral, she became a two-time world champion, seven-time European champion, and was officially recognized as a “Karate-Do Legend”. “Karateka”: The Movie The biopic, produced by Atresmedia Cine, captures this incredible story of love, perseverance, and sacrifice. The film features […]

Sony pictures releases trailer for “BIG GEORGE FOREMAN”, The upcoming biopic of legendary boxer that hits theaters in April 28th

Mike Garcia

It would be really unfair to only remember George Foreman for his defeat against Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle. His legacy in boxing history goes beyond that historical date, since the man, not only learned from that defeat how to return stronger, but he defied the laws of logic, returning to the ring at an age that would be unthinkable for most human beings to step into an elite boxing ring, but also, he became the oldest boxer in winning the HW title at the age of 45 defeating 26-year -old Michael Moorer on the 10th round of their title match that took place in Las Vegas, on November 5, 1994. A glorious deed that went right into boxing history books. In recent years, Hollywood has been massively producing biopics of all kinds of historical figures, it was just a matter of time that someone with a […]

ELVIS Review: Once the King, Always the King

Mike Garcia

Elvis Presley probably was, without any doubt, one of the biggest icons of the past, and still yearned, 20th century. He was an artist able to shock the 50´s American conservative society with the movement of his hips, at rythm of an underground style of music created by the segregated black community, bringing it to the masses, changing the popular culture forever, transcending from being just a popular artist to an immortal icon, symbol of an era beloved by millions of people from different generations around the globe. Baz Luhrmann has portrayed all this on this incredible biopic that gives an unique vision of the icon above the man through the eyes of the man who helped to build the myth, Elvis manager, the colonel Tom Parker, played by a terrific Tom Hanks, in another unforgettable performance of his long, yet memorable career. Neverheless, the real shining star of the […]

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RIKIDOZAN Review: An Underrated Biopic Of A Pro-Wrestling Legend

Mike Garcia

Biopic of Rikidozan, the pioneer of pro wrestling in Japan and one of the most important wrestlers in the history of the sport. The film is a sport drama that give us an insight look of the struggles that Rikidozan had to experience to become a legend. He was born in Korea in 1924, and his real name was Kim Sin-rak. In the 40´s, he changed his name for Mitsuhiro Momota, and moved to Japan, pursuing his dream to become Sumo Wrestler, however, when his dream couldn´t come true, he didn´t give up and found a new dream, and that dream was the one that turned him into Rikidozan, that dream was Pro Wrestling. This Korean movie from 2004, directed by Song Hae-Sun, deserves more recognition. Somehow it resembles to another similar Korean production, the Mas Oyama biopic, “Fighter in the Wind“, but with a most realistic and dramatic tone. […]