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SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS: REGEN: Micah Brock Respawns Hit Webseries For A Second Season

A new prelim teaser trailer is now online for Slug Street Scrappers: Regen, the long-awaited second season of the inaugural Slug Street Scrappers web-video series from actor, martial artist and filmmaker Micah Brock. Co-star and creative partner Shaun Charney is reteaming with Brock to bring the second season to life with a current cast that bares a mix of both new and familiar faces in the roster. A collaborative effort between Brock’s Whirlwind Action and Charney’s Dragon Phoenix Entertainment labels, the first season of Slug Street Scrappers is currently available in four parts, and takes its inspiration from hit 2003 action adventure Ong Bak, as well as anime and both 1v1 and side-scrolling fighting game fanfare the 80s and 90s. It chronicles the interwoven drama between a cadre of badass fighters, all competing in a street tournament to claim the coveted title of “toughest in town”. Brock plays Bruiser Bom-Bash, […]

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THE HIT LIST: May 13, 2019

At long last, it’s been another two weeks since then and so it’s time to present the latest finds from around the web for another installment of The Hit List. We first begin with an exhilirating raft of stunt training and demo reels in the first playlist headed by Kyle Freemantle, Rubie Planson, Andre Nurse, Victoria Lee Parella, Kyro Wavebourne, Mao Asou, Tom Caserto, Pam Wellington, Daniel Rivera, Shannon Beshears, Nick Epper, Mollie Wilson, Alexander Mack, Anita Clay, Justin Krall, Claire Hoogenboom, Bryan Durant, Caitlin Hutson, Alexander Burgos, Myra Mala, Kyle Murillo, Kayla Longshore, Joe Daru, Lexie Kay, Lance Jemison, Sara Holden, Shawn Patrick Lane, Milena Brewster, Brian A. Prince, Michael Yadvish with a Lightsaber Comp promo reel for Yad-Fu Films, and a hype reel teasing past and future work of Deviant Children Productions. The crowdfunding campaign may have expired so things will take a bit longer for Team Red […]

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THE HIT LIST: January 14, 2019

I had a busy weekend, frankly. No time really to BS or lounge about but for all good reasons… but that’s for another post. Indeed your time is now here as the newest installment of The Hit List goes live, kicking off with a Vimeo-only post of actor Marc Natoli’s latest demo reel, inclusive with snippets from his winning shortfilm debut last year, The Proposal. Following that is a welcome playlist fresh with today’s burgeoning and top martial arts and stunt talent, and we begin with an official team reel featuring a band of martial arts athletes I began covering last montj before I went into my holiday cave. Enter Team AKA with all its members front and center cut to the bone with high-energy music and cinematography and you can learn more about this group at akakarate.com. The playlist rounds out with some of the best and rising in […]

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THE HIT LIST: August 6, 2018

I’m finally one of those late bloomers that got to see Mission: Impossible – FALLOUT this weekend! Pretty much my highlight thusfar next to managing to screen BuyBust and with another review coming later this week, in addition to another offering of THE HIT LIST… Indeed, the work had been cut out for me. And that no less included collecting all the essentials to help engage stunt performance and demo reels from today’s best and brightest. Kicking off that effort is Ed Nathan Mecate via Vimeo, followed by our first playlist of the week showcasing the work of stunt coordinator Sergi Subirá, and stunt professionals Claire Hoogenboom, Younes Boutinane, Torrey Vogel, Santino Ramos, Jason Elwood Hanna, Natasha Rose, Gibran Robinson, Samjai Daniels, Daniel Bodlák, Alexandra Filimonova, Jackson Rozario, Brandon McClary and Nishimura Tomonari. There’s only one item on the list of things to promote this week and for that, we […]

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THE HIT LIST: July 10, 2017

Well, at least for me the bad news is that I relapsed again and now I have another cold. That makes two this summer.  The good news is I had stuff to do so I got in some time to write two reviews, one of which you can check out on your own time. As for all else, I had people sending me stuff for the Hit List and there was no way I could pass up sharing it. Some of you know me as much. Kicking it off this week is a brand new block of jam-packed stunt and action reels starting with the latest from Black Site star, actress and martial artist Samantha Schnitzler via Vimeo. The playlist beneath cues onward from there beginning with legendary stunt coordinator Bruce Law followed by reels from Alyma Dorsey, David Conk, Tyler Witte, Jonathan Pang, Marissa Labog, Lee Gifford, Jyo “Six” Carolino, […]

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THE HIT LIST – October 26, 2015

This weekend was another rough one… safe to say I need two of me. Nevertheless, I’m committed to the Hit List this week and have delivered the goods, the high falls, the hard-hitters and all! Right now, we kick things off like we always do, and that’s with the stunt players and demo reels of their own. Watch the latest from Alexandre Gay, Jennifer Li, Sam Slater, Pablo Verdejo, Kadia Saraf, Jesse Haus, Alessandro Romeo, Felix Quinton, Moe Alafrangy and Taz Garcia, as well as an illustrious Darth Maul-inspired lightsaber demo conjured by actor and martial artist Aaron Gassor. Up next, as always, we have a small list of test fights that I found worth sharing. The first comes courtesy of filmmaker Bryan Sloyer who dazzled us earlier this year with an amazing action short called The Keeper. He’s got a new BTS video for that project you can view […]

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Indie Spotlight: ESCALATION And EMBRACE THE VOID Feat. Jerry Quill

It’s been an amazing year so far being able to observe and write about so many independent performers apply their creativity for cinematic action. And this week, that passion most notably arrives in a cool little double-header with two new videos featuring up-and-coming actor and stuntman Jerry Quill. The first of two new test fight installations includes the latest one from independent filmmaker Emmanuel Manzanares titled Escalation, with fellow LBP member Alexander Hashioka. The short is one of several pieces Quill has done with LBP since late last year, with Manzanares‘s choreography here experimenting with a flurry of non-martial arts-stylized exchanges to depict more of a realistic, brutal struggle. It’s this kind of creativity which provides a continually fruitful and evolving playing field for Quill in fight choreography and stunt experimentation. And if you haven’t subscribed to LBP Stunts Chicago on Youtube, then you’re in for a treat, to say […]

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More Girl Trouble For Seshiro In The New Test Fight Short B-GIRL BEATDOWN

Mari Saito gets her kicks while Sharon Berezin flips into position in ‘B-Girl Beatdown’! Dragon Phoenix Entertainment continues to stay on the map this month with independent filmmaker Shaun “Seishiro Kazama” Charney as he continues getting into more girl trouble, this time with performers Mari Saito and Sharon Berezin. Their new test fight is one of several experimental pieces for the ladies as of the last several years, including Saito whose specialties in dance, acrobatics, Chinese martial arts and working professionally as a cirque peformance artist have been major tools in shaping her craft to work with folks like Charney with whom she recently appeared in the second and third installments of Micah Brock’s fantasy action miniseries, Slug Street Scrappers, in addition to independent filmmaker and photographer, Jeff Centauri. Berezin, hailing from the great state of New York, began cutting her teeth earlier on in Goju Ryu Karate before stepping […]

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Watch Shaun Charney Get His Kicks With A CAPOIERA GIRL!

For the most part, it has been a busy week on my end and work, on top of certain technological impediments have kept me from being able to keep up with a lot of content. So when I decided to kick myself up real quick and head over to independent filmmaker Shaun Charney‘s YouTube platform at Dragon Phoenix Entertainment, I was delighted to see a new little gem he worked on with actress, stuntwoman and friend of Film Combat Syndicate, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez. In the video, we get to see a minute of some pretty cool Capoiera choreography, accompanied by a few extra minutes of Charney and Gonzalez just having fun like kids, and it’s a must-see for anyone who has ever had a childhood. I spoke to Charney on several subjects regarding the video, including his opinions on Capoiera and other martial arts styles for the screen, and believe […]

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SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS 3 Is Now Available Online For Viewing

Today is the day indie martial arts cinema fans and internet viewers finally get to see the release of stunt actor and filmmaker Micah Brock’s webseries feature-length finale, Slug Street Scrappers 3: Beat Em’ Up, from Whirlwind Action and Dragon Phoenix Entertainment. The webseries, which began production in 2010, pays ohmage to classic Beat Em’ Up fighting games of the late 80s and early-mid 90s, blending tributes to games such as Streets Of Rage & Tekken with a touch of Ong Bak-stylized fight choreography. The story itself take place in the fictional town of Scrappertown, where participants engage in an urban street tournament to compete for the ultimate title of “The Toughest In Town” under the watchful eyes of the mysterious sensei known only as “The Revered One”. But underneath it all, each character has their own motives and story arcs that further bring the trilogy full circle, with amazing […]

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