It’s worth a reminder that Godefroy Ryckewaert came under my radar just as The Hit List took off in late 2014. He was, and remains a recurring favorite around these parts and so his latest short, Fight Or Flight, should offer up a fair excuse to tout him accordingly.
It’s not everyday you get word that a fine group of stunt performers are working on a little independent short project for themselves when they’re not on the set of a major studio gig. It’s also not everyday that you get an announcement via e-mail about said project, and Tuesday just happened to be that day for us and anyone else fortunate to be able to share the following info and stills of upcoming fan project, Logan The Wolf.
“Life” by Amy Sturdivant
Still from “Old Challenger” (YouTube: JayKwon)
Frappe Mortelle Productions
Courtesy of KingLion ST
The Hit List has taken a pretty interesting turn of late now that I actually get to host some video files on behalf of creators. It’s a blessing and I’m real thankful to those of you investing in my own YouTube channel to share your craft.
It’s a Saturday as I’m writing all of this and putting it together, so take in my pre-dated cohesive grammar skills because by Sunday, if I’m writing, I’ll be dead tired AF.
The campaign for director Jimmy Henderson’s latest martial arts action comedy inception, Jailbreak, is full speed ahead with just a few weeks left before its release in Cambodian cinemas, and even a mobile game en route! I humbly ask that we all keep the faith in this instance that this one gets the legitimate release overseas that it so deserves like with other Asian titles as of late because this film looks purely delightful and the most recent trailer for it sells the absolute goods!
Martial arts exponents, actors Dara Our and Jean-Paul Ly lead the charge with Ly servicing the action design for the film’s premise, telling of a tactical squad forced to fight its way out of a deadly and dangerous prison whilst protecting the very criminal witness they’ve escorted from the gang that wants his head. Phillip Savin and Sirivudh Sisowath also star along with fellow fighting talents Tharothoum Sam, Tara Vy and Laurent Plancel, and introducing debut film actress Cèline Tran seuging from the AV market to her first role in a major movie.
It’s a joy to observe and hopefully we will all see this through on the big screen or on DVD and Blu-Ray very soon without the challenges of piracy ruining it for the fans wishing to support this. The marketing is in full swing and as such, the film’s Khmer title track has landed the official music video featuring Koa Punleur and Chea Socheat, otherwise known as hip-hop duo, ក្មេងខ្មែរ – KmengKhmer, who also co-star in the film, with new action-packed footage no less – all brilliantly shot by the film’s exceptional DP and one of Film Combat Syndicate’s favorites, Godefroy Ryckewaert.
Have a looksy and a listen below, and don’t miss the trailer!
Former pornstar turned comic-book co-creator and author Celine Tran is heating things up this summer having recently debuted her newly evolving skill set in action performance for films with the shortfilm pitch for the new comic book series, Heartbreaker. To say the least, much of the response appears to be nothing short of upbeat and optimistic as it not only presented a look into a brand new superheroine franchise, but a new rising star in the process of completely reinventing herself for the world of action cinema.
Well, if you thought there was any indication that Heartbreaker would be the end-all-be-all for Tran‘s latest experimental ventures in the genre, then you couldn’t be more wrong. She’s taking it quite seriously having already trained with a handful of stunt professionals in a few parts of the world, including Wild Stunts member Kefi Abrikh and independent filmmaker Godefroy Ryckewaert who popped up on my map as recently as late last year. And this weekend, the three are back with a new noir test fight shortfilm symbolically titled Bladed Minds, featuring Tran and Abrikh in a fast-paced one-on-one swordfight to the end.
It’s another noteworthy display of sheer, solid action design and performance with a few laughs at the end, and one I highly recommend marking as another step up for an actress who is well on her way to standing out in a whole new way.
Check out all the action below, and someone tell Mr. Besson that this action beauty is ready for her close-up!
Bladed Minds (Long Version) from Kefi Abrikh – (Samuel) on Vimeo.
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