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YEAR FIVE

Admittedly, I had been a little hesitant to scribe anything for a Year Five summation post. 2017 wasn’t the most advantageous year as there were still a world of things I wanted to do and experiment with and suffice it to say, life as usual got in the way some. Indeed, it still does to this day and that’s pretty much the best way I can explain it without sounding like too much of a Debbie Downer which isn’t the tone I’m going for, especially given the more eventful moments I’ve had this year amid recent memory. Needless to say, I hope to be able to foresee more photos in future annual scrapbooks like the one at the bottom of this post. All the photos I’ve shared hail from a year in which I’ve had many a night shared with some of the best kind of people to drink and […]

THE HIT LIST – May 18, 2015

Lee B. Golden III

Stunt reels, freerunning, tricking, fighting and more. The Hit List is back this week and there’s at least one video you should check out here as it pertains to an upcoming televsion series arriving this Fall. For now, the Hit List begins in the only way it should, particularly considering anyone who knows who action star Donnie Yen is knows he has a sister. Alas, Chris Yen‘s latest reel comes first and foremost, with others from Amy Sturdivant, Kiki Okubo, Christopher Llorca, Paul Clark and David Rodriguez, as well as a new fight choreography reel Paradox Pollack, and an absolutely fantastic stunt coordinator reel from Philippe Guegan! Now we get to do a little bit of freerunning, and to kick things off, the folks over at Precision Parkour have a new video out which you can view right now, with other entries from Team Farang’s own Pasha Petkuns, 16-year old […]

Tomoyuki Furumaya’s BUSHIDÔ SIXTEEN Kicks Off Tonight’s Toronto International Film Festival

Lee B. Golden III

Here is the latest bulletin from the official Facebook page for the Toronto International Film Festival: TIFF’s Next Wave film fest kicks off tonight! With the extra Family Day off, there’s no reason not to check out one of 17 films they are showing. Most films FREE for high school students incl Tomoyuki Furumaya’s BUSHIDÔ SIXTEEN! SYNOPSIS: Riko Narumi and Kie Kitano star in a story about two elite young female kendo fencers drawn into a high-stakes rivalry — and a surprising, uneasy friendship — in this funny and touching “frenemy” fable based on the 2007 novel by Tetsuya Honda. Fifteen-year-old Kaori is an elite kendo fencer who has trained since age three under the strict guidance of her father. Known for her competitive prowess, Kaori is stunned when she loses a match to the nonchalant Sanae, and becomes intent on settling the score and restoring her pride the next […]