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CALL ME KING Goes Live With A Brand New Website

While writer, producer action choreographer and director R.L. Scott prepares next year’s production of The Smuggler, the official website for his newest thriller, Call Me King is now live where action fans can learn more about the upcoming movie and sign up for further updates via mailing list. A production of Shadow Motion Pictures, Dark Energy Pictures and Fisherthought Productions, Call Me King is Scott‘s riveting new gritty action crime drama which centers its intricate story around two brothers who vow to utilize their rise to power in America’s intricate criminal underworld to retake their home in Haiti without getting caught in the crossfire.   Actor and executive producer Amin Joseph stars also served as executive producer, along with actor Maurice Whitfield, Shaun Mixon, Jonathan “Lil J” McDaniel and Chris Mulkey. Actress Monyque Thompson Scott also stars along with co-producers/actresses and actor Bai Ling, Gabrielle Dennis and Sean Riggs, and […]

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MMFF 2013: Rono Set To Debut Biopic Crime Drama BOY GOLDEN: SHOOT-TO-KILL

After initially being censored from premiering at this year’s 39th Annual Metro Manila Film Festival due to “excessive violence”, it appears the circumstamces have changed, and now writer and director Chito S. Roňo is now getting the chance to debut his new biopictoral action crime drama, Boy Golden: Shoot-To-Kill. After previously starring in the 2011 award-winning thriller, Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story, actor ER Ejercito returns center stage as the lead in his second role as another historical crime figure, now centered around the life and times of 1960’s notorious Filipino gangster, Arturo Porcuna, a.k.a. Boy Golden, who eventually met his demise at the hands of a group of assassins nearly fifty years ago this week. The film is also the latest of two notable titles centered on Porcuna’s life-the other being Daniel Zialcita’s Hindi sa Iyo ang Mundo, Baby Porcuna, which won a FAMAS award in 1978 for […]

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Nicholas Cage Fights To Save His Daughter In TOKAREV

The first official market promo for director Paco Cabezas’s upcoming revenge crime thriller, Tokarev, has already gone viral in the past few months. With Mobile, Alabama as the backdrop, the new film is written by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller with actor Nicholas Cage starring as a father who is forced to return to his criminal roots to exact his revenge against the Russian mafia while in search of his missing daughter. Primed for a yet-to-be-dated Spring 2014 release courtesy of Image Entertainment, Tokarev also stars Danny Glover, Rachel Nichols, Max Ryan, Michael McGrady, Peter Stormare, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Aubrey Peeples, Max Fowler, Jack Falahee, Patrice Cols and Ron Goleman. SYNOPSIS: Paul Maguire (Nicolas Cage) is by all accounts, a decent man. A contractor by trade, he is a pillar of his community, and a family man. His wife Vanessa (Rachel Nichols) and his daughter Caitlin (Aubrey Peeples) adore him. […]

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Go Behind The Scenes Of Benny Chan's THE WHITE STORM

We have new behind the scenes footage from the latest gritty epic crime thriller, The White Storm, which grants an explosive look into the size, scale and scope of the production, with English subtitles for the speaking segments. The new footage comes off the heels of the film’s closing premiere in Rome over the weekend following previous events at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival in October, which has been kicking off a notable slate of upworthy reviews ever since. The White Storm is set to debut in China on November 29, 2013, followed by its Hong Kong release on December 5. The film features fellow Out Of Inferno 3D co-stars Sean Lau and Louis Koo along with award-winning actor Nick Cheung, Lo Hoi-pang, Ken Lo, Alex Fong, Yuan Quan, Elanne Kong and Treechada Petcharat, and is written by Manfred Wong and writer/producer/director Benny Chan. SYNOPSIS: Lifelong friends Tin (Sean […]

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Drifting Pictures Launches With Publicity For Upcoming Crime Thriller, VOR

A lot has happened since the peak of this past summer in July for the folks over at Hong Kong-based independent studio, Drifting Pictures. In a period of three months, what was once intended to be a shortfilm has grown into a fully purposed make a noteworthy feature-length production titled Vor, shortened from its previous name, Vor: Trust Me, I’m A Thief. Set in Moscow and Hong Kong, Vor is described an epic martial arts gangster tale that explores the honor codes and rules of the Russian and Chinese criminal underworlds. Produced by Youssef Soliman and actor Harry Oram who co-stars, the zero-budgeted film marks the directorial debut of writer and actor Philippe Joly starring alongside Kirt Kishita, Andrew Ng, Tom Caserto and action director Temur Mamisashvili, with Jai Day, Beck Artikov, Lorea Solabarrieta, Nathalie Ng, Alan Wai and Nathan Kan rounding out much of the main cast, and a […]

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THE NIGHT COMES FOR US Sells Worldwide!

Just six months away from principal photography, actors Joe Taslim and Yayan Ruhian, and fight choreographer Iko Uwais are running the numbers on the action sequences for producer Gareth Evans’s latest return to the set with director Timo Tjahjanto for upcoming martial arts crime thriller The Night Comes For Us. But even so, the prospects for the folks at Indonesia’s PT Merantau Films and L.A.’s XYZ Films are looking brighter and brighter. Toward the last leg of this month’s event at the American Film Market, XYZ Films have apparently closed distribution deals worldwide for the upcoming film, according to a new report from Screendaily on Wednesday, with rights sold to eOne in the UK, Madman in Australia and New Zealand, Koch Media in Germany, Wildside in France and HGC in China. Also, further deals were closed for Shooting Stars in the Middle East, Daisy in South Korea, Pictureworks in India, […]

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Takeshi Kitano Dares You To Move In The New Green-Band Trailer For BEYOND OUTRAGE

Magnet is releasing actor and filmmaker Takeshi Kitano‘s latest crime drama, Beyond Outrage, later this Winter. And adding to the promotional push highlit by the recent captivating red-band trailer unveiled late last month, we now have a green-band trailer, courtesy of City On Fire, that still delivers the same effect. “Beat” fans know what I mean. The award-winning film also stars Toshiyuki Nishida, Tomokazu Miura, Ryo Kase, Hideo Nakano, Yutaka Matsushige, Fumiyo Kohinata, Katsunori Takahashi, Kenta Kiritani, Hirofumi Arai, Sansei Shiomi, Akira Nakao and Shigeru Koyama. Look out for the digital release on November 28 before its limited release on January 3, 2014. SYNOPSIS: With BEYOND OUTRAGE, action cinema master Takeshi Kitano returns to the hard boiled characters, black comedy and unflinching violence of his yakuza saga, OUTRAGE. This time, a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld.   The Sanno crime […]

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Joe Lynch Instateases New Photos From EVERLY

Approximately four days ago, new Instagram photos arrived online this week from the production of Everly, courtesy of writer and director Joe Lynch. Co-written by Yale Hannon, Everly is as a contained action thriller starring actress Salma Hayek as a down-on-her-luck woman forced to defend herself against swarms of Yakuza assassins sent to torture and kill her when her crime boss lover finds out she’s an FBI informant. Hayek reportedly received exclusive training in twenty different weapons with special forces in Belgrade, Serbia where the film was shot and recently completed. “You’ve never seen me like this before,” says Hayek in a recent article at USA Today. “And I love it. Because you really see a transformation in this character that’s noticeable and shocking. I become a badass.”. Executive produced by Rizal Risjad, Everly also stars Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Caroline Chikezie, Gabriella Wright, Jelena Gavrilovic, Masashi Fujimoto and Hiroyuki Watanabe. […]

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Is "KL Gangster 3" Doomed?

Some of you may recall how impressed you were by the awesomeness presented in the trailer for franchise writer and director Syamsul Yusof‘s explosive, martial arts action-packed Fall gangster thriller, KL Gangster 2. Fanfare around the internet buzzed heavily around the film in the two years before the film’s theatrical release as moviegoers around the world who learned of the film’s existence hoped to learn more about further distribution of the film beyond its Malaysian borders. For those concerned, the film took the top spot on its opening weekend, ultimately beating Gravity and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2. But its success came with a lot of worry, particularly Yusof who avoided the press and was reportedly devastated to the point of nearly quitting filmmaking as local police began an investigation looking into several cases of the film’s online leak a month before its October 3 release. This evidently […]

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Takeshi Kitano Goes BEYOND OUTRAGE In A New U.S. Red-Band Trailer

Magnet Pictures unveiled the new trailer this week for its forthcoming VoD and limited theatrical release of Japanese filmmaking maestro Takeshi Kitano‘s Beyond Outrage. Originally titled with both words switched, the film is the second installation of Kitano‘s Yakuza thriller since the 2010 film, Outrage, hitting the film festival circuit in late 2012 before opening in Japan a month later. Despite garnering mixed reviews, the fan reaction was largely positive with the film’s producers seeking a trilogy from Kitano, the franchise’s lead star, writer and director who was already the recipient of the Best Director award at the 7th Asian Film Awards by then. Beyond Outrage also stars Toshiyuki Nishida, Tomokazu Miura, Ryo Kase, Hideo Nakano, Yutaka Matsushige, Fumiyo Kohinata, Katsunori Takahashi, Kenta Kiritani, Hirofumi Arai, Sansei Shiomi, Akira Nakao and Shigeru Koyama. The film goes digital on November 28 before hitting the big screen on the week of January […]

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AMBUSHED Gets A New U.S. Trailer And Release Date

ComingSoon.net delivered the exclusive trailer for director Giorgio Serafini‘s latest film, Ambushed. The film was previously released in the U.K. under the title, Hard Rush, back in September from Signature Films. Anchor Bay Entertainment will be releasing the film to North America on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 12, 2013. Ambushed stars Vinnie Jones, Dolph Lundgren and Gianni Capaldi who previously appeared in Serafini‘s Blood Of Redemption, and are also expected to appear in Serafini‘s co-directorial action thriller with helmer James Coyne and lead action star Cung Le, A Certain Justice. Also starring in Ambushed are Lundgren’s fellow The Expendables 3 co-star Randy Couture, and actresses Carly Pope and Susie Abromeit. SYNOPSIS: A tough DEA agent (Dolph Lundgren) looking to bust open the biggest case of his career.  A vicious drug lord (Vinnie Jones of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND) losing his grip on the streets. A dirty cop (UFC legend […]

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ANTAPAL Comes Home To DVD This Summer As THE GANGSTER

Director Konggiat Khomsiri‘s latest Thai crime drama, The Gangster (a.k.a. Antapal) is set to arrive home on DVD on July 23, 2013, courtesy of Magnolia. The film stars Krissada Sukosol Clapp, Somchai Khemglad, Kritsada Suphapphaphrom and Sakrin Suthammasamai, with Wasu Saengsingkaeo, Nantana Chowarat and Sonthaya Chitmanee. Antapal was initially released on June 14, 2012 in Thailand cinemas, and is loosely based on characters interpreted in a 1997 gangster film from acclaimed director, Nonzee Nimibutr. The story is classified as a docudrama set in 1960’s Thailand where thugs and gangsters were heralded as heroes in the eyes of the young, including two teenagers eyed on becoming their idols, gangsters Dang, and the film’s main character, Jod, whose change in personality after time in prison serves no measure to evidently falling back into a the gangster lifestyle, with a new crew. Khomsiri’s previous credits also include The Art Of The Devil, martial arts […]

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Go Ohara's AN ASSASSIN Gets A US Home Release Date

Far East Films is reporting that the 2011 action-noir crime drama, An Assassin, has been picked up for distribution and is set for release on May 21, 2013, courtesy of Asian Media Rights. The film was written by Kubata Hiroyasu and director Go Ohara whose previous credits include Geisha vs. Ninja, Chanbara Beauty, Oneechanbara: The Movie – Vortex, Samurai Princesd and Death Trance. Starring Ryoma Baba, Sayuri Iwata, Yuki Kubota and Hassei Takano, the film is a story about a young man named Ryo who abandons his life as a cold and heartless assassin after an accident during an accident. As time passes, he tries to accustom himself to a new life upon meeting a high school girl named Rio, who he finds himself protecting when, by a twist of fate, she herself becomes an assassin’s target. Click HERE if the embed fails to load. And click the link to […]

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Check Out A Few Clips For Martial Arts Revenge Film, BRUTAL!

Okay, stop. Stop everything. Stop right now, because I have been waiting a while to share this news while trying to contact the company responsible for the brilliant action footage I am about to share with you. I was a little depressed that this footage went under my radar in the past four months, but I am VERY happy to share this a month after it has been online so I can discuss it. The film is called BRUTAL, and to describe how good these clips are, the promo reel was what did it for me. I literally beat my thigh black and blue with the excitement of a little kid who just got three boatloads of early Christmas gifts and a winning lottery ticket, all in a gift box made of chocolate…WRAPPED in chocolate. I guess France is good like that. 🙂 From what I learned so far, the […]

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New Home Release Artwork For THE LACKEY

Shaun Piccinino has unveiled the new artwork for the upcoming home release of the action crime thriller, The Lackey, from Truly Indie Studios, Hectic Films and Cinescope Media. Since the film’s circulation through the festival circuit in August 2012, The Lackey has achieved wide acclaim with rave reviews, in addition to earning eleven nominations ranging from best male performance to best screenplay and best fight choreography, of which it acquired four wins, including best in cinematography and audience choice.  The film’s debut came three years in the making, inspired by the cinematic genius of Guy Ritchie, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, enfusing the vision of classic Grindhouse 70’s and 80’s cinema with martial arts action. The Lackey was co-directed by Piccinino and Jason Sanders, and co-choreographed and written by Kung Fu guru Steve Pisa, and also stars veteran actor Vernon Wells who also served as associate producer with Rachel Montgomery and co-star […]

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Juan Manuel Olmedo Is Sworn To Vengeance In The Second Teaser For JUSTICIA PROPIA

Over the weekend, Argentina kicked the internet’s ass into an elevator shaft, threw a grenade at it and blew it up with a new, ridiculously fun action teaser for director Sergio Mastroberti‘s martial arts action crime thriller, Justicia Propia. Juan Manuel Olmedo stars, produces, choreographs and performs the brutal and pulse pounding, vengeance-driven action that audiences will be waiting for upon the film’s release sometime between now and early June. Tonight, we now have a second teaser with new, dramatic footage depicting the set up for what promises to be a very fruitful international revenge thriller. English subtitles are now available, continuing this week’s campaign showing what the filmmaking geniuses over at Stuntfighter Producciones are all about! Check it out at the bottom of the page, and if you haven’t begun following the film on Facebook or Twitter, then get to it! SYNOPSIS: Diego Ponce (Juan Manuel Olmedo) is an […]

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INTERVIEW: New Trailer And Release For THE LACKEY Starring Shaun Piccinino

SYNOPSIS In this Guy Ritchie-like action flick, JUDE ST. CLERE discovers he has a daughter by his junkie ex-girlfriend. He vows to take care of her and leave his shadowed past behind him. Completely broke and with his daughter starving, he reluctantly takes on one last job which quickly entwines him dead smack in the middle of a bloody mob war. Knowing that his chances of making it out alive are slim, he plunges in guns blazing… Shaun Piccinino, a thirteen-year veteran of the industry and a versatile, award-winning martial artist, started directing commericals and films since the age of 17. Through now, he has earned credits listed anywhere from animation, make-up and editing and VFX, to becoming a producer, editor, writer and director with over ten years of experience in stuntwork, motion capture and fight choreography on such TV, film and video game projects as Deadliest Warrior, 24, Jinn, […]

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DIABLO Is Hitting The Streets This June

City On Fire recently reported the upcoming street date for the Spanish-language spaghetti-western action crime thriller, Diablo, co-written, produced, edited and directed by Argentinean filmmaker Nicanor Loreti. The film was also written by co-producer Nico Galvagno, co-editor Martin Blousson and Javier Diment, as well as produced by Hernán Findling, Boikot Films. From the trailer itself, the film looks very impressive and fully loaded with enough action, danger, bullets and fisticuffs to entertain audiences. Being that the film is an award-winner, I suspect we will continue to hear good things about Nicanor Loreti in future films to come. SYNOPSIS: A depressed former champion awakes. He´s tired, a bit out of shape, and his conscience is drilling him. His career as a boxer ended abruptly when he killed his rival with one single punch. That´s why Marcos Wainsberg, the Inca of the Sinai, wants to quit fighting. But today is not the […]

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Three Minutes Of Explosive Action From 2 GUNS

The new extended trailer for the upcoming action drama from Universal Pictures, 2 Guns, is now available online. Based on the graphic novel by b Steven Grant, the film stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as a DEA Agent and a Naval Intelligence officer who become unwitting pawns in an intricate set-up by the mob. The film also stars Paula Patton, James Marsden, Bill Paxton, Edward James Olmos and Fred Ward, and is slated for release on August 2, 2013. You can view the trailer below or click HERE if the embed fails to load. Cick HERE to view the report at Deadline and the trailer at iTunes. Photo Credit: IMDb

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It's All-Out Korean Gang Warfare In NEW WORLD

As of this weekend, one month after the South Korean premiere of writer/director Park Hoon-jung’s latest film, New World , Well Go USA is theatrically distributing the new Korean gangster thriller, starring Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-shik and Hwang Jung-min and produced by Min-jung Park, Hyun-woo Kim, Jae-Duk Han and Woo-Taek Kim. MOVIECLIPS recently shared a Red Band clip of the film, to give viewers a taste of the action other than what has been previously seen in trailers. The clip is pure taste of classic Korean cinema with gang warfare, with suited henchmen locked in fisticuffs, vehicular manslaughter and katanas. SYNOPSIS: The head of the Goldmoon crime syndicate is dead, leaving his top two lieutenants. Seizing the opportunity, the police launch an operation called “New World,” with the perfect weapon. The boss’ right hand man, Ja-sung (LEE Jung-jae, THE THIEVES), has been a deep-cover operative for 8 years, closely watched […]

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