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Head's Up! The First Dates And Locations Are Set For THE MARTIAL ARTS KID!

Following the announcement a few weeks ago, the first locations and dates in New York and California have gone public for the forthcoming premiere of writer and director Michael Baumgarten’s family action drama, The Martial Arts Kid. The film has already earned the appeal of several critics with a narrative that bodes highly, both for fans of the genre, as well as advocates against bullying. Produced by martial artists, producer James Wilson and company president and veteran Hollywood stuntwoman Cheryl Wheeler with a script by Baumgarten and co-writer Adam Marsh, actor Jansen Panettiere leads the cast in the coming-story of a Robbie who moves in with his aunt and uncle in Florida following the death of his mother. Facing adversity in his new surroundings, his sibs begin to focus on teaching Robbie martial arts in an effort to channel his rage and anger, and essentially help put him on a path […]

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Acclaimed Action Director Art Camacho To Attend LEGENDS OF THE MARTIAL ARTS AWARDS In October

We’re down to the wire for the upcoming release of acclaimed veteran stunt and fight coordinator Art Camacho‘s upcoming feature debut, The Chemist, which will soon get an audience later this year at the Action On Film Festival in Santa Monica, California. Camacho is still keeping busy on other projects as well with the current development of sequels to the 2001 actioner, Final Payback, as well as the 1993 film, To Be The Best, as per its announcement last year. In the meantime, folks familiar with the Legends Of The Martial Arts Hall Of Fame Awards will find Camacho among a slew of nominiees and recipients attending the event set for October 9 through 11 at the brand new Kalahari Resorts & Conventions at the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Camacho will be giving a seminar on October 11 as well in addition to ceremony vice-president, actress and action legend, Grandmaster […]

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Debbi James, Daughter Of Late Action Legend Steve James, Joins Cynthia Rothrock In BITCHFIGHT

It’s taken sometime for director Dean Meadows to get his latest gritty female-centric action thriller, Bitchfight, off the ground. Thankfully production is finally slated for early next year with legendary martial arts actress Cynthia Rothrock starring, and as of this week, Meadows has unveiled at least one more casting detail with a heartfelt nod to a time-honored legend of American action cinema, late actor Steve James. Read on: It’s been a while since the original promo for Cynthia Rothrock’s forthcoming ‘grindhouse’ style exploitation movie, ‘Bitchfight’ went viral. Then, came the exciting announcement that, ‘The Queen of Martial Arts Movies’ would be reuniting with her, ‘No Retreat No Surrender 2’ co-star Max Thayer. After several months of additional script development and some cast and crew changes it looks like ‘Bitchfight’ is finally moving forward and is set to pay homage to the late, great action movie actor Steve James, (‘American Ninja’, […]

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Traditionz To Release THE MARTIAL ARTS KID In Select Theaters Next Month!

Finally on par for release following a successful Kickstarter campaign last year and several promotional appearances since then is director Michael Baumgarten’s new anti-bullying action drama, The Martial Arts Kid from Traditionz Entertainment. The film’s release will be aimed at establishing Traditionz as a staple of martial arts film production and distribution, here and now piloting with a cast and crew brimming with well-known names like Don “The Dragon” Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock, and T.J. Storm with actor Jansen Panetierre in the title role opposite Matthew Ziff. Produced by martial artists, producer James Wilson and company president and veteran Hollywood stuntwoman Cheryl Wheeler with a script by Adam Marsh, Panettiere leads the cast in the coming-story of a Robbie who moves in with his aunt and uncle in Florida following the death of his mother. Facing adversity in his new surroundings, his sibs begin to focus on teaching Robbie martial arts […]

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Casper Van Dien Hates Bugs, So Help Him Kill Them In Mark Steven Grove's STAR RAIDERS: THE ADVENTURES OF SABER RAINE!

Director Mark Steven Grove‘s love for independent, low-budget filmlore and all things action and sci-fi has since led him to his latest labor, Star Raiders: The Adventures Of Saber Raine. It boasts a main cast consisting of actor Casper Van Dien and action legends Cynthia Rothrock and James Lew, with actress Sara Salazar also serving as unit production manager and Adam Lispus producing and many of the people on set wore multiple hats throughout its principal photography prior to its completion. That said, Grove‘s new film needs your help now that it’s in post production and a Kickstarter campaign is already underway to help accomplish just that. SYNOPSIS: Rocket ships, Rayguns, and Robots abound in this heart-pounding tale where the stellar adventurer Saber Raine is hired to guide three elite soldiers on a rescue mission to recover a prince and princess who have been abducted from their home world.    […]

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Mark Dacascos To Direct And Star In SHOWDOWN IN MANILA In 2015

From L to R: Casper Van Dien, Alexander Nevsky and Mark Dacascos Rising action star Alexander Nevsky has been well on his way with his post-bodybuilding career with starring and producing films in the last several years, including Black Rose last year with fellow action legend Matthias Hues. Nowadays he’s resurging and it appears he’s got some great company for the forthcoming February production of the new film, Showdown In Manila. Word from Kung Fu Cinema’s forum indicates the film will be the directorial debut of its lead actor and action star, Mark Dacascos. There’s no word on what the plot will entail, although activity from Nevsky’s Twitter account comfirms the appearance of many of the film’s noteworthy cast including Nevsky and Hues, along with Casper Van Dien, Cynthia Rothrock, Oliver Gruner, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Monsour del Rosario, and Don “The Dragon” Wilson. The film also makes for a potentially stellar great return for […]

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The Official Trailer For THE MARTIAL ARTS KID Is Here!

Action superstars Don “The Dragon” Wilson (White Tiger) and Cynthia Rothrock (Mercenaries) were on hand to conduct some very important business this weekend at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo in New York City, including granting an official presentation of the full trailer for the first feature-length film from Wilson’s Traditionz Movie 1, LLC label, The Martial Arts Kid. Made in conjunction with New Jersey-based anti-bullying organization, Kickin It, the film, directed by Michael Baumgarten, centers heavily on its upward message with lead actor Jansen Panetierre starring in the title role. Its all-too familiar plot notwithstanding, the film’s popular headliners, as well as its family-friendly tone are sure to garner the vast interest of action fans and moviegoers alike. Notably, the production was also made evidently possible thanks to the generosity of donors during the film’s crowdfunding efforts earlier on, led by co-stars/producers Wilson and Rothrock and producers Cheryl Marie […]

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BITCHFIGHT Reunites Rothrock With 'No Surrender 2' Co-Star!

Filmmaker Dean Meadows is preparing for what he aspires to be a spectacular, brutal female-centric action thriller in the forthcoming production for Bitchfight. Already lined-up with a breweing cast of led by action superstar Cynthia Rothrock (Mercenaries, White Tiger), the film previously unveiled what it has in store with a concept trailer which went viral earlier this year, and to say the least, with a title like Bitchfight, don’t expect an apology as this one aims to please! Casting announcements are also underway as well and as of this week, Meadows and his team are reuniting Rothrock with her co-star from a cult classic of kung fu cinema yesteryear; If you know the movie, you’re in the clear. If not, well…I advise looking it up. It’s a classic, and on that note, it’s great to see these two back on the screen together. Read the official press release below! Almost […]

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WHITE TIGER Uncages At AFM 2014 Next Month

WHITE TIGER Uncages At AFM 2014 Next Month

It’s taken a while to happen, but there’s finally some movement on director Toby Russell‘s latest action adventure thriller, White Tiger. Gorilla Pictures will be on hand to represent the film when it finally premieres at the American Film Market on November 6 at 3:00pm PST. Produced by Tri-M Entertainment President, Karen Kaing, White Tiger stars Matt Mullins (The Wrath Of Vajra) and Don “The Dragon” Wilson (The Martial Arts Kid) in a story of a cop out to avenge his partner’s death with the reluctant help of an angry ex-military drunk with nothing to live for. They are joined by fellow martial arts legends Cynthia Rothrock (Bitchfight) and the late Joe Lewis (Kill Em All). Actress Yui Chiranan Manochem and actors Gigi Velicitat, Jawed El Berni and Yuhkoh Matsuguchi round out the cast with action sequences by Kazu Patrick Tang. If you missed the trailer from earlier this year, […]

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THE MARTIAL ARTS KID Gets A New Teaser!

Director and co-writer Michael Baumgarten‘s newest martial arts family drama has been on the receiving end of an intense promotional campaign this year headlined by martial arts action stars Don “The Dragon” Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign going into the summer, The Martial Arts Kid marks the latest film project for Traditionz Movie 1, LLC in conjunction with N.J.-based anti-bullying organization, Kickin It, a move that puts the film’s very theme front and center with leading actor Jansen Panetierre in the title role. There isn’t a release date set just yet, but the film’s push remains on-going as it makes an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con this year. And on that note, the latest teaser for the film has been granted an online viewing. SYNOPSIS: When troubled teen Robbie moves to Cocoa Beach, Florida from Detroit after his grandmother has had enough of his antics, he soon […]

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MERCENARIES: Zöe Bell Unleashes 'PMS From Hell' In The New Trailer

MERCENARIES: Zöe Bell Unleashes 'PMS From Hell' In The New Trailer

While action fans currently await for Robert Luketic’s The ExpendaBelles, The Asylum is making a push this week for the upcoming release of Mercenaries (formerly known as Prison Raid) with a new trailer. CG explosions aside, it does a pretty good job of selling itself with most the trimmings of what an action movie junkie can expect. Christopher Ray directs the all-female line up led by Cynthia Rothrock and Brigette Nielsen, with Kill Bill veterans Zöe Bell and Vivica A. Fox, Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines co-star Kristanna Loken, and actress Nicole Bilderback and actor Tim Abell rounding out the cast. SYNOPSIS: A diplomatic official is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite female commandoes is assembled to infiltrate a women’s prison for a daring rescue. Ray will host a 20 minute Q&A for San Diego Comic Con attendees at 6:30pm in Marina […]

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All-Girl Action Flick, BITCHFIGHT Gets A Merciless New Promo!

Actress, martial arts legend and International Sports Hall Of Famer Cynthia Rothrock was in Burbank, California to promote her latest family action drama, The Martial Arts Kid at Dragonfest on Sunday. Meanwhile, action fans were also able to get a glimpse of her very much more badass, bloody and not-so family-oriented all female action flick, Bitchfight, with producer and director Dean Meadows. Although no plot details have been made available, footage arrived on Sunday in the form of a new brutal, gritty, grindhouse-style promo that was shot late last year and can now be viewed in the embed below. Billed as “old school exploitation for a new grindhouse generation”, principal photography will commense later this year in London with Rothrock joined by a supporting cast of multifaceted actresses, namely former WWE wrestler Jemma ‘Inferno’ Palmer, martial artist and stuntwoman Maria Hippolyte, model Sophia Disgrace, trainer and model Tayah Kansik and mixed […]

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DRAGONFEST Returns This Sunday!

Following previous coverage on the revival of Martial Arts History Museum founder and president Michael Matsuda’s upcoming events for Dragonfest 2014, a fresh new press release was unveiled this weekend announcing more details on who will attend. The festival appears to have an amazing slate of programs and guests lined up, including a wide array of seasoned film and martial arts veterans, actors and filmmakers alike, including Dragonfest’s original founder, actor Gerald Okamura. Moreover, one of the biggest bookmarks of the festival also happens to be the screening of a scene from director Michael Baumgarten’s new film, The Martial Arts Kid, a drama-heavy action picture which just recently announced its partnership with New Jersey-based outreach program, Bullying…We’re Kickin It. The film co-stars Don “The Dragon” Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock, the latter who will be among other big names in martial arts cinema going to the event this Sunday. All of […]

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THE MARTIAL ARTS KID Aligns With Heavy Hitters To 'Kick' Bullying

If you’ve been tuned in for the past several months to the recent effots of White Tiger co-stars, actors and action legends Don “The Dragon” Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock, chances are you caught onto the current development of their new cinematic labor of love, The Martial Arts Kid, to be directed by Michael Baumgarten. Wilson and Rothrock can currently be seen in their recent campaign video for the film’s Kickstarter platform which launched last month, and and with three weeks left as of this write-up, the film just recently announced young lead actor Jansen Panettierre for the title role. In light of this, a new press release is out that puts focus on the broader issue of the film’s message, partnering with a New Jersey-based non-profit charity organization Bullying…We’re Kickin It. It’s a message firmly backed by everyone involved, including one of the film’s co-producers, Hollywood stuntwoman Cheryl Wheeler-Duncan, among other major […]

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WHITE TIGER Kicks Into Action With A New Trailer!

Southeast Asia has been a longstanding beacon for stage-setting spectacular martial arts action films for many, many years, with the most recent being Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear, and the forthcoming release of Ekchai Uekrongtham’s Skin Trade to name a few. And this week, that trend continues with the latest jungle action thriller, White Tiger. Filmed in Thailand and Paupa New Guinea with director, Hong Kong action cinema veteran, actor and genre documentarian Toby Russell, the White Tiger was completed in 2012 following subsequent post-production until it was hampered by some legal issues at the time. At least now it seems things may be moving forward as we are finally granted a new trailer ahead of the Cannes next month, which I’m guessing means will probably lead to some distribution news sometime this year. Produced by Tri-M Entertainment President, Karen Kaing, White Tiger sets lead actor and Xtreme Martial Arts […]

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Help Don "The Dragon" Wilson And Cynthia Rothrock Fund THE MARTIAL ARTS KID!

Following the recent launch of his new Traditionz clothing line, actor, world kickboxing champion and Martial Arts Hall Of Fame inductee Don “The Dragon” Wilson is teaming up with fellow actress, martial arts champion, action cinema superstar and 2014 International Sports Hall Of Fame inductee Cynthia Rothrock to produce the debut martial arts movie for Traditionz Movie 1 LLC titled, The Martial Arts Kid. As such, the new Kickstarter launched on Monday for the film’s funding campaign showcasing a team ready to take the next step in making this latest ambitious new martial arts family drama a reality, led by producer and director Michael Baumgarten. And based on the following premise, if you’re a fan of the genre, then The Martial Arts Kid may have plenty to offer for you with this familiar set up: SYNOPSIS: When troubled teen Robbie moves to Cocoa Beach, Florida from Detroit after his grandmother […]

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Release Date + Trailer For BADASS SHOWDOWN

With all the buzz surrounding the upcoming LOTMA Mega Martial Arts Weekend in Pennsylvania this May, along with the waves she is making with mention of her name among others for the upcoming film, B-TEAM, action fans may be interested in legendary martial arts superstar Cynthia Rothrock‘s next film, Badass Showdown, written by Charlie Meadows and directed by cinematographer and co-producer David DeCoteau. The film also stars Jared Balis, Brandon Schinaman, Ryan Greco, Josh Griego and Lorenzo Brunetti, and is slated for a home release on April 2, 2013. SYNOPSIS: Uber MMA fighter manager IVY REED is unique as a woman in a male-dominated field, using a special formula to find her champion fighters. Though her trainer JIMMY doesn’t see eye to eye with her, he nevertheless works with her latest crop of “auditionees,” DUSTIN, CONNOR, TYLER, HUNTER and MASON, to see which will have the career making boost of […]

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Don “The Dragon” Wilson To Reunite Action Stars Of 80's And 90's Past In THE B-TEAM

  A recent report from Impact Online indicates that a B-movie take on the Hollywood blockbuster franchise, The Expendables, is pushing to hopefully begin production in Papua New Guinea soon. The news comes just several days after a quite conspicuous update shared on Kickboxing champion and action star Don “The Dragon” Wilson’s Facebook feed, suggesting an upward conversation recently took place between he and “American Ninja” himself, actor Michael Dudikoff. “I spoke to Michael Dudikoff about working together on a project titled ‘The B Team’. He seemed very positive and I’d love to work with him since we’ve known each other for years and have even worked for the same directors and producers but never in the same film.   So there you have it. THE B-TEAM production is preparing to assemble its cast, namely to hopefully include Cynthia Rothrock, Jeff Speakman, Jerry Trimble, Billy Blanks, Mark Dacascos, Loren Avedon […]

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Get Ready For The LEGENDS OF THE MARTIAL ARTS Mega Weekend In PA This May!

Tang Soo Do Master Eric Kovaleski is a busy man in recent years, owning and operating several branches of Master Kovaleski’s Karate USA and hosting special seminars with Korean international action performer, stuntman and choreographer, Grandmaster Won Jin. This year, as with every year since 2011, Eric is making preparations for this May’s upcoming events at the Split Rock Hotel in Pennsylvania for the Legends Of The Martial Arts Mega Martial Arts Weekend, an annual event which he hosts with vice president, actress and martial arts superstar, Grandmaster Cynthia Rothrock. The events will be held this May between the 17th and 19th at the Split Rock Hotel in Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, featuring the 15th Annual USA National Karate Championships, Point MMA National Championships and the Legends of the Martial Arts Award ceremonies with seminars and special guest appearances by world renowned masters, grandmasters and celebrities such as Grandmaster Won Jin, […]

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News on “WHITE TIGER”

(Originally posted on 1/23/13) Action superstar Don “The Dragon” Wilson shared some new pics from the Thailand set of the upcoming Toby Russell film White Tiger, also starring Cynthia Rothrock and the late Joe Lewis, with Team Sideswipe’s own Matt Mullins in the lead, and featuring action choreography by Kazu Patrick Tang. A tweet from Mullins on January 14th suggests we might not see a trailer for a little while longer. However, keep an eye out for a trailer for another film he will star in called King Of Vajara later this year. Meantime, feel free to LIKE White Tiger on Facebook, be sure to visit MattMullins.com for more info!  (Photo composite by myself and Keith Atkins)

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