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Team 2X Is Ready For The Next Level With GENETIX

James Mark is a Ontario-based, aspiring independent martial arts action filmmaker with his own action company called Team 2x. For the past eleven years, he has also been a martial arts stunt performer for stage, film and TV, learning everything he now knows from veteran Jackie Chan stunt team member and industry action director, Bradley James Allan. James, whose current list of credits include everything from stunt performer and fight choreographer, to writer, producer, actor and director, has already begun embarking on a mission with his team to make their dreams come true, with the launch of a brand new Indiegogo campaign to help fund a unique martial arts drama titled Genetix, a production to be made in the same vein of Japanese Anime, starring his brother, Chris Mark, in the lead role. In their campaign video, James explains how it all began, from stage and stunt performer to adhering […]

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Seshiro Always Has His Camera Handy In New DPX Action Short: Jasi VS. Anna

If you’re familar with the nom de plume, “Seishiro Kazama”, there is a likely chance you may have come across the work of Shaun Charney. For more than fifteen years, Charney has been a jack of many trades in the field of independent action filmmaking, from martial arts training in weapons and stunt performance, to cinematography, choreography, storytelling, editing, photography and comic book artistry. His craft shares a lineage blended with the talents of various other independent companies over the years such as Whirlwind Action, Jabronie Pictures, VJ Films and Martial Club. You can currently find his work over at his Youtube channels, Dragon Phoenix Entertainment and SSS Entertainment where he features his own inspired universe full of anime/cosplay fantasy, ninjas, comedy, street brawlers, dancers and gorgeous femme fatales executing various feats of gymnastics, tumbling, martial arts through illustrious conceptual showreels and fight scene shortfilms. One of his latest pieces […]

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It's Death By Bieber In This Week's Oldie/Goodie Review, MK vs BIEBER

Whether you love Justin Bieber or hate him, the pop singer certainly has an affect on people. As was the unfortunate case for the loser in the following stunt action clip featuring UK-based SG Action members Sam Ingram and John Harkins in a duel attributed to the Mortal Kombat video game, directed by SG Action stunt perfomer and choreographer Martin Wan. The clip is a reupload from the stuntteam’s previous Youtube channel to their new one where you can keep tabs on SG Action’s projects, including the upcoming short fan film, Black Cat, directed by Andrew Dobell. Meantime, enjoy the clip! And also, feel free to comment below and tell us, if teeny bopper music makes you want to spontaneously combust! 😛 (Click HERE if the embed fails to load.)

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DARDREX Takes Its New Style UNDERGROUND

Independent action film company Dardrex Productions debut its most recent experimental short film called Test Fight: Underground. The video clip illustrates actors Darren Holmquist and C.J. Thoms, illustrating the company’s latest efforts to deviate from its previous observances of Hong Kong-stylized action scenes, and into a newer, more brutal, grounded-in-reality style of fight choreography and stuntwork (otherwise known as the “Dardrex New Style”) to signify Dardrex Productions as a pivotal milestone in evolving the independent action film industry since their video announcement late last year. Description via Darren Holmquist “…The main goals we were going for with this fight scene was to tell a story through the fight and make sure the fight never went into a pattern. No move repeats and the pace changes throughout the fight. We hope you guys found our acting decent as well. :-)” Click HERE if the embed fails to load, and don’t forget […]

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JIMMY CHHIU: A Classic Example

Jimmy Chhiu, originally from Santa Rosa, California, is a professional athlete, up-and-coming actor, stunt performer and filmmaker, and a regular practioner of Wushu and Taijiquan who occasionally dabbles in other martial arts styles. With just a few years in the industry, according to his IMDb page, Chhiu is already heavy working toward accomplishing his goals on both TV and film, as well as in the independent action film industry. His efforts have lended him opportunities to share the screen with the likes of, Leo Howard on Disney XD’s Kickin’ It, a small role in Act Of Valor, and featured roles in independent action films with such martial arts directors as Shaun Charney from Dragon Phoenix Entertainment, Anna Ranoso, Narayana Cabral and Micah Brock from Whirlwind Action. As an actor perfecting his craft, he idolizes Marlon Brando and Jackie Chan and their previous achievents as iconic film figures who have further […]

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New Trailer For Short Fan Film, TOMB RAIDER: NO ANGEL

Infinities Edge Studios is an independent film company based in Bookham, Surrey, U.K., founded in 2011 and run by cinematographer, writer, VFX editor, director, novelist and independent filmmaker Andrew Dobell. Dobell’s previous films include Nahab, Dragonborn, Confrontation and Assassin, two of which he accredits Artyfakes for creating prop weapons and other designs. Dobell recently unveiled the new trailer for the latest shortfilm, TOMB RAIDER: NO ANGEL, starring Tabitha Lyons as Lara Croft, along with Annabel Bates and Robert Holden, with Jon Hutton, Ross McDowell and Darrell Wilson. Further credits go to hair and make-up artist Kalissa Bentley, boom operator Nic Samiotis, driving and catering by Lorna Lyon-Smith, location Manager Phil Branscombe and costume designer Krystina Kitsis. SYNOPSIS: While hunting for an artifact in a cave system, deep in the wilds, adventurer Lara Croft discovers she’s not the only person in the caves looking for it. As she moves through the […]

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New Shortfilm Trailer: FAHRENHEIT

Lunar Stunts is an independent action film team, originally founded and started in 2005 by Eric and his younger brother, Irvin, in Washington state. In the last eight years since, they have collaborated with several independent action filmmakers such as Fernando Jay Huerto of Jabronie Pictures and Eric Jacobus of The Stunt People, and their base of operations is now located in Southern California, with five members skilled in martial arts and performance, including Eric and Irvin, who are trained in Hapkido and Kukkiwon Tae Kwon Do at their father’s dojo. The other three members include Zach and Alec Turner who are trained in MMA and Hapkido, respectively, and Andrew Unke who is trained in Brawl-style Karate. Eric Nguyen has unveiled his latest trailer for the upcoming shortfilm, Fahrenheit, which stars Irvin Nguyen as a man who must find a way to clear his name after being convicted of murder […]

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Oldie/Goodie Review – Fight Clip: NO WAY OUT (2009)

I recently had the chance to briefly speak to Joey Min, and Jon Truei, who, aside from their current careers, are also oft-partners in independent action filmmaking. Earlier this month, Min uploaded a fight scene clipped from a previously unfinished project with martial arts stunt performer, David Crosby, called No Way Out. The clip was originally shot in 2008 and uploaded a year later and features some truly fast paced, violent Hong Kong stylized choreography set in open field, featuring swordplay, knife fighting, and ultimately, feats of Wing Chun and Tae Kwon Do, from Joey and David, respectively. The scene also features an intense soundtrack adding a sense of underlying drama to a clip that looks like its part of a much longer story. And in my opinion, it should have been. Joey is a 20-year practitioner of Shaolin Kung Fu, along with some training in Hyakkuken and Kyokushin Karate. […]

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The Stunt People GoPro In VADER STRIKES

Growing up, I had always heard of Star Wars, but I was never too heavily exposed to Star Wars as I was more into films starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal. As I got older though, and the more I got into movies, the more I came to understand the culture behind the franchise, especially with the Star Wars prequels that came out in the last 20 years. Around the time the prequels came out, I had a working VHS player and I finally got around to watching all six Star Wars films. To say the least, along with all the other millions of fans around the world, I also enjoyed these films. Specifically speaking, as any action, sci-fi or a Star Wars fan, as much as I enjoy this epic saga of political turmoil, love, tragedy and the extremes of internal conflict, I also love a good lightsaber […]

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BATTLE HERO: ABSOLUTE Season Two Is A Go!

The official Facebook page for independent filmgroup Jabronie Pictures has made an announcement regarding its latest push for funding for their original webseries, Battle Hero Absolute: Today on February 19, 2013, our Indiegogo fundraiser for Battle Hero Absolute has become 100% fully funded at our goal of $4,000, with 9 days left to spare. We have the greatest fans and friends in the world. Thank you those who supported us and donated. I will donate $100 myself to Rady’s Children’s hospital as a gesture of gratitude. Additional donations are welcome, as it will be used to fund the second season. Battle Hero Absolute is an original webseries created by and starring Jabronie Pictures founder Fernando Jay Huerto and Jabronie Pictures actress Sunny Smith. The story attributes itself to Japanese pop culture superhero television shows like Kamen Rider and Power Rangers, focusing on a college student and his best friend who […]

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Check Out The Latest Action Preview For CODENAME: SWORD

CODENAME: SWORD is a new webseries in a collaborative effort from Almost Good Films and Jabronie Pictures. The new webseries was shot by Neil Aguilera, written, edited and directed by Mark Anthony Gadia and stars Fernando Jay Huerto and Anthony Noceda, the people who previously brought you the award winning action comedy shortfilm, RULE 43. Based on previous footage, this new webseries will bring the vitality of independent filmmaking that pays homage to the tone of dialogue and closed-quarters hand-to-hand combat seen in films like Skyfall and the Bourne films. SYNOPSIS via Mark Gadia: Agent Sword (Anthony Noceda), long thought to be dead, resurfaces after seven years in hiding. Agent Noir (Fernando Huerto) is sent to investigate his last known whereabouts and to bring him back in alive, if possible. But nothing is ever as it seems. The clip is well over three and a half minutes long, and gives […]

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New Poster For Indie Film JUDGE DREDD: CURSED EDGE

Independent filmmaker Oliver Hollingdale has been spending a lot of his time in the past several months pushing forward his own take on the Dredd franchise, in the upcoming indie sci-fi action film, Judge Dredd: Cursed Edge. Today, he has finally unveiled the first poster for the upcoming independent short film from Sunnymeade Films, which you can view by clicking HERE. Dredd (3D) starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirby and Lena Headey and directed by Pete Travis, fell short and far from its goals at the box office after its theatrical release in 2012, much to the dismay of many science fiction and action aficionados who expected the film to do better, considering its higher raise of approval among critics and fans, compared to its predecessor, Judge Dredd, with Sylvester Stallone, Rob Schneider and Armand Assante. To date, despite favorable DVD and Blu-Ray sales, there are no expectations for a sequel […]

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New Trailer For SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS 3!

The new trailer for Slug Street Scrappers 3: Beat Em Up has finally arrived. It will be the third and last of a popular webseries that originally began production in 2010, and were originally written for four episodes in a collaboration between Whirlwind Action and Dragon Phoenix Entertainment. Trailer: Synopsis: Bruiser Bom-Bash, a man who holds the coveted Scrapper title of, “Toughest in Town”, is well-known on Slug Street…and well-loathed. He is particularly hated by former title-holder, Peaches Powers (who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend). To this day, Peaches has never learned why she was dumped by Bruiser, and has never forgiven him for it. But, when new facts about the purpose of the Slug Street Scrappers come to light, her plans for revenge become a little more… complicated.” The finale will take place before and after “Slug Street Scrappers” and the sequel “Slug Street Scrappers 2: Rise of […]

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THE ACTION ELITE’s Eoin Friel: Where Is The “Spirit”?

Eoin Friel is a film blogger, critic and founder of The Action Elite and a long time fan of all kinds of good quality action movies. Today he took the time to share his own thoughts on the state of action films comparing big budget blockbusters and small-scale action films: “I love my big budget actioners with cities exploding and huge set-pieces, however my favourite type of action is smaller in scale. As much as I enjoy the bigger budget fare I find the bigger the action scene, the less involving it is. To me when two guys are fighting and just going at it with sheer rage that gets me more involved. I just find it more engaging and there’s something about tales of revenge; if you have a protagonist who is going after someone for revenge, count me in. It’s a primal thing, like if the protagonist’s family is […]

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New Webseries “PULSE” Coming Soon

(Originally shared on 1/29/13, now updated for links and content) Something is cooking with director Chris Crutchfield and fight choreographer Vonzell Carter over at Triple Click Productions behind a new webseries called “Pulse”, starring co-creator Desiree Abeyta, Frank Rautenbach, Rebecca Honett and John T. Woods. Feel free to take a look at the following behind the scenes photo album HERE, provided by on-set photographer Michael Amico. If you are familiar with Vonzell Carter’s work with Thousand Pounds Action Company, you can suspect that what Triple Click has to offer will be nothing short of mind-blowing, especially with the director who is also an actor and a motion graphics designer, working with art director Tayen Kim and animator Blake Benyon on board. This is looking pretty exciting, although mostly speculation for now. But LIKE the page and keep close to the “pulse” of what’s happening! 😉

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ENSO Productions Presents New Indie Action Shortfilm “DE OPPRESSO LIBRE”

  Walter Garcia has trained in several styles of martial arts and self-defense sports since the age of 4. Now 24, he currently holds a fourth-dan blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do and has spent the last several years earning his stripes and applying his training on film as, among other things, an actor, producer, production designer, writer, stuntman and fight choreographer, as well as an independent filmmaker. His Florida-based indie film company, ENSO Productions has unveiled a new martial arts action shortfilm to kick off 2013 titled, “De Oppresso Libre”. Directed, choreographed, shot and edited by Garcia, the shortfilm is an urban crime drama starring original ENSO members Travis Gomez and Jenn Harris, about a Green Beret who falls into a bout of drunken depression and chooses to seek vengeance against the criminals who got away with attacking him and murdering his girlfriend. The film is straightforward with almost no […]

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KEITH MIN: METHOD MAN

(Originally posted 2/5/13) Born Jae Ha Min (재 하 민) in Seoul, South Korea on October 18, 1983, Keith Min is the second youngest in his family, having a brother and 3 sisters. At the tender age of three, Keith and his family came here to America, where his mother introduced him to Hapkido when he turned four, under the tutilage of Master Chang. From grade school through high school, Keith’s speech therapist recommended he take drama to help improve his English. He participated in speech competitions, and even took up drama projects for school, such as musicals and a short film about Asian Americans. Ironically, as much as he enjoys acting, he expressed he does not intend on becoming an actor. Nowadays, he shares bigger dreams in performing stunts on film. Keith loves all kinds of movies, such as “Die Hard”, “Lethal Weapon”, “Alien”, “Nightmare On Elm Street”, “The […]

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