Ukranian activist and writer/director Oleh Sentsov’s solo directorial feature debut out of Venice last year has now arrived in the form of Rhino: Ukranian Gangster. Opening in the U.S. on iTunes and Vudu on March 24 from XYZ Films, the film stars Serhii Filimonov, Yevhen Grygoriev and Alina Zevakova.
This article is a re-edit and republication from December 22 following the film’s continued festival circulation going into the new year, now presented with a new upload via the BarilliantAction channel.
This is a little different from what I normally post, although generally bolstering the stunt community has been my thing since the birth of this website. Suffice it to say, I’m happy to lend my platform as it pertains to an upcoming stunt training workshop to be held in Austin, Texas for anyone in the area during the weekend of May 20.
Uncork’d Entertainment is proudly releasing Hunt Club, the new survival actioner from director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas. Headlining are Mickey Rourke and Mena Suvari along with Casper Van Dien from a script by David Lipper and John F. Saunders.
Director Asif Akbar’s newest action-thriller now arrives in the form of Mojave Diamonds, starring a UFC-laden cast and a release on DVD, digital and On-Demand beginning May 30. Lionsgate launched the official trailer on Wednesday.
Nicolas Cage is back and proving once again that he IS a tastemaker, far from reliant on franchises as he’s so stipulated in recent reports while firmly planting his feet in fine Nic Cage form in the promo campaign for upcoming action horror romp, Renfield.
Moviegoers in Japan are only a few days away from the upcoming release of coming-of-age drama Brats, Be Ambitious! The film is the third and latest directorial effort by Shin Adachi, best known for penning flicks like Popeyed Goldfish and memorable romantic boxing drama, 100 Yen Love to name a few.
Netflix and Hasbro’s eOne are ready to thrust viewers back into the morphin’ grid with Power Rangers: Once & Always, a new special arriving just in time for the hit show’s 30th anniversary. David Yost and Walter Emanuel Jones are front and center once more along with Steve Cardenas and Catherine Sutherland, in addition to returning vets Karan Ashley and Johnny Yong Bosch.
Body Brokers, Ida Red and Little Dixie helmer John Swab is here to mix things up once more at the helm and with none other than Lionsgate at the wheel for black crime comedy One Day As A Lion. The film stars Scott Caan whose script is at Swab’s beck and call this time around with the director joined by J.K. Simmons, and rejoined by Frank Grillo for a fourth time.
If you’re as new to the trailer below as I am then consider yourselves happily reminded of the awesomeness ahead that is action thriller, Black Lotus. The film stars eleven-time world champion kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in his feature acting debut from a script by Tad Daggerhart and directed by Todor Chapkanov.
Warner Bros.’s pending Dune sequel stands to be one of the more exciting highlights for moviegoers this year. It’s certainly helped put Jon Spaihts on radar after penning the first one, adding to his resumè notably topped off with Marvel’s Doctor Strange (2016) before now.
Folks in New York City can attend the tenth Old School Kung Fu Fest when it kicks off its two-week festivities on April 21. Subway Cinema and the Metrograph are hosting its fifteen-title line-up, twelve of which will screen in person at The Metrograph NYC and three for the Metrograph At Home virtual audiences making it a partial hybrid affair for all who are interested and welcome.
Director Joshua Brandon’s new suspense thriller, Black Bags, is announcing an April 11 digital release from Vision Films. Angela Bourassa and Adam Pachter penned the script with Laura Vandervoort and Olesya Rulin starring, along with Drew Pollock and Ryan Fischer.
LA-based Upgrade Productions is revving up the new original eco-political drama-thriller series, Volcano. Nebojsa Taraba and Miodrag Sila (HBO’s “Success,” Netflix’s “The Paper”) created the series based on an original idea and are shepherding for Croatia’s Drugi Plan, alongside Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“True Detective”) and Hörður Rúnarsson (“Black Sands”) for Iceland’s newly launched ACT 4, and with Upgrade exec producing.
Cinephiles planning on attending events at this year’s third Fantastic Film Festival Australia can expect some interesting perks while present. The feature line-up is another speed and especially for anyone waiting to see what Karate Kill and Maniac Driver director Kurando Mitsutake has been up to as of late, for which we can now take a gander at new stills from post-apocalyptic thriller, Lion-Girl, featuring Tori Griffiths in the lead role.
Well Go USA is putting the North American Jackie Chan fandom on notice with Ride On, the new flick from director Larry Yang. An April 7 release has been slated to coincide the film’s mainland China release on the same day, and the distro outlet now has its own poster and trailer to help ramp up the domestic marketing following their acquisition of the pic in Berlin last month.
Kids in Japan will soon have brand new adventures with the popular Chibi Godzilla and friends! Coming to TV Tokyo’s children’s anime block, CHIBI GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN is launching April 1st, 2023, as a series of almost three minute animations.
It was back in 2016 when I decided to fill a void I never knew needed filling dating back to boyhood. Invariably, my anime fix was hardcore going forward, with one of the most memorable being Gintama, which ended its series run with an animated feature from director Chizuru Miyawaki a few years ago.
Epic Pictures Group is out with the trailer for Colonials, the new sci-fi epic from directing duo Andrew Balek and Joe Bland. An April 7 limited theatrical release will precede a digital release on April 11.
Are You Lonesome Tonight? is now available on Digital and VOD from Film Movement
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