‘EASTBOUND’ AND BEYOND: A Word With Actor And Filmmaker Chuck Johnson
Johnson talks making his first film, his experiences living in and working in Japan, his future plans, and more…
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EASTBOUND TRAFFIC Flows With Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Chuck Johnson’s Feature Directing Debut [EXCLUSIVE]
Film Combat Syndicate was allowed to present a raft of exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the set of upcoming crime drama, Eastbound Traffic. The film is written and directed by Tokyo-based actor, stunt performer and filmmaker Chuck Johnson who just completed the first full rough edit of the film following pre-production a little over a year ago, and rolling cameras late last year. Ten years in the making, Eastbound Traffic marks the first of five films out of Johnson’s Quiet Flame production outfit, packaging social impact-driven narratives and messaging with compelling stories and stylish action. The movie also serves as the feature launchpad for Quiet Flame following its 2015 start-up as Japan’s first and only English-first stunt team before evolving into a training institution. To its credit, performers out of Quiet Flame have since appeared in numerous projects including – but not limited to – Jared Leto’s 2018 Netflix yakuza drama […]
Vincent Soberano’s WE ARE WAR Seethes With Dystopian Chills And Fight Fare In The First Official Teaser Trailer
As expected, films like Blood Hunters: Rise Of The Hybrids and The Trigonal won’t be the last we hear from director and actor Vincent Soberano. The emerging film talent on both sides of the lens is now taking an even greater stage in recent days with his work now central to the attention of a number of industry figures, one of which enlists his latest thriller, We Are War. The film takes its cues from the work of writer and author Ruben Payan Jr. for a film set in 2029 as world governments collapse, and remnants of military might are deployed to Japan to seize control and ownership of what little remains of the world’s purest natural resource: water. Soberano stars and is also joined by Liang Shih and Death Trance co-star Chuck Johnson. Other news is seldom known about the film other than what we get to see with […]
THE HIT LIST: January 8, 2018
Frankly, I was getting used to being away for so long that I thought about foregoing The Hit List another week into the new year. Then I realized all these reels, practice fights and shorts that were emerging as I was collecting them were piling up on me and…well… I guess now its time to relieve myself some ?. Top: Tanja Keller, Eric Watson, Sherry Rene, Tanguy Guinchard, Acei Martin Bottom: Arman Ansari, Ryan Carr, Nathan Peoples, Samantha J. MacDonald, Stephen Koepfer Alas, it’s 2018 on the evening of Monday, January 8 as of this post, thus, signaling the return of our aforementioned weekly column of said contents giving way to an audience for some of today’s top stunt performers and creatives. First up is a prime offering of two Vimeo uploads by stunt professionals, actress Tanja Keller and stuntman Paul Varacchi. The stunt hits continue via YouTube playlist starting with Jackie […]
THE HIT LIST: September 21, 2015
Off the heels of my most recent three year anniversary piece, I sit here writing this at the wonder of seeing so much content floating online. I feel proud to share it all in my weekly Hit List and I sincerely hope it further benefits everyone I share… …and that includes those currently comprising this week’s entries, starting off with a meaty playlist full of stunt and tricking montages. First up is a drone-shot view of a recent Battle Of Fury 2015 tricking gathering thanks to lensman Nick Marino, with a slate of reels hosted by Trevor Logan, and a finshing round of female talent with Haley Wright, Cheri Haight, Amy Lynn Tuttle, Deanna Graci and PeiPei Alena Yuan all showing out their best. As for trailers, quite a few are circulating right now including Daren Nop’s latest short film twofer, Shadow Of 13, the story of a homeless man […]