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FURIOUS: Win A Copy Of Well Go USA’s Upcoming Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack Release

It came to me as a bit of a surprise in recent months when I started noticing reviews were coming in stateside for Russian sword thriller, Furious. My own coverage in late 2016 came prior for its Russian release as it was titled The Legend Of Kolovrat prior to its acquisition by Well Go USA the following February so if there were any theatrical release made for this one, I certainly wasn’t aware of it. Alas, the North American distributor has a June 19 release in tow for the Ivan Shurkhovetskiy-directed period swordplay epic and this week is our giveaway launch for for the film’s Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack. Between now and the deadline on June 18, U.S. residents can e-mail us at filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com with your name and title of your own favorite swordplay movie (nothing with lightsabers, because now you’re just being lazy ?) and you’ll be randomly selected and […]

THE LEGEND OF KOLOVRAT: Don’t Miss The Final Trailer For The Long-Awaited Russian Period Epic

Lee B. Golden III

Going by its initial teaser alone, Russian fantasy sword and shield epic, The Legend Of Kolovrat, bodes exactly as the kind of big, eye-popping and gorgeous cinematic feat you would expect from the region in all its shimmering glory. The film, from directing duo Dzhanik Fayziev and Ivan Shurhoveckiy, has since garnered distribution in other territories during its market run in the last few years and, as of Berlinale 2017 will get a release under its international title, Furious, from Well Go USA. Time will tell how things rollout while alas, audiences in Russia can expect to see the film’s cinematic telling of a mysterious warrior and his sixteen brave soliders as they battle 13th century Mongol military might led by Batu Khan starting November 30 through Central Partnership. Ilya Malakov stars in the film and is central to the narrative as seen in the latest trailer making the rounds […]

Trailer For Legendary Russian Fantasy Epic, FURIOUS, Rages Online

Lee B. Golden III

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in writing about film in the last several years is to not drop the ball on places like Russia. Here you’ll learn of Ivan Shurhovetskiy’s own directotial debut in the works for an April release next year with the film, Furious, and needless to say, that it looks! With that in mind, it’s also important to note that at some point the production decided to do away with making an historical period piece, and instead, make something a bit more fanciful with fantasy and spectacle. Films like Immortals, 300 and its 2014 sequel come to mind what with its production base at Central Partnership credit for titles hefty on visual gloss and scope like Duelist and Feodor Bondarchuk’s Stalingrad. Whether or not it was the right choice doesn’t seem to be an issue here because the latest trailer itself has already drawn some positive […]