SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS: REGEN Review: …For The Fans, With Room For More
The hit indie martial arts fantasy webseries gets a feature-length sequel later this year.
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MOMENTOUS MUSINGS: An Interview With ONI Director Sam K.J.
On the cusp of his latest festival stint in Toronto, independent filmmaker Sam KJ talks about making his upcoming action horror thriller, ONI!
THE HIT LIST: November 20, 2017
I was a little more keen on taking this week off given the forthcoming holiday, but I was already on par for another installment of the Hit List so I figured “why not?”… Alas, we’ve arrived to another spiffy new around of demo reels and action gems to help warm you up. Cameron Bostanabad kicks off this week’s round of stunt and training reels followed by Wes Cochran, Braelyn Smallwood, Megan Dorn (https://www.megandorn.com), Andrew Mihalko, Jason Linere White, Barrett Coates, Al Dupont, Ryan Rasberry, Bryan Dodds, Joshua Zacharias and the daring feats of Kimberly Shannon Murphy (www.kimberlyshannon.net). Enjoy! This week is an especially ceremonial time for folks freshly off of this month’s Urban Action Showcase & Expo fallout. Angel Vasquez hails as yet another fledgling talent from Puerto Rico with plenty of time spent collaborating under fellow rising star Jose Manuel’s North Compass banner. Thus, Vasquez is poised to present […]
Indie Spotlight: ESCALATION And EMBRACE THE VOID Feat. Jerry Quill
It’s been an amazing year so far being able to observe and write about so many independent performers apply their creativity for cinematic action. And this week, that passion most notably arrives in a cool little double-header with two new videos featuring up-and-coming actor and stuntman Jerry Quill. The first of two new test fight installations includes the latest one from independent filmmaker Emmanuel Manzanares titled Escalation, with fellow LBP member Alexander Hashioka. The short is one of several pieces Quill has done with LBP since late last year, with Manzanares‘s choreography here experimenting with a flurry of non-martial arts-stylized exchanges to depict more of a realistic, brutal struggle. It’s this kind of creativity which provides a continually fruitful and evolving playing field for Quill in fight choreography and stunt experimentation. And if you haven’t subscribed to LBP Stunts Chicago on Youtube, then you’re in for a treat, to say […]
FMA Takes Center Stage In The New LBP Short, BAHAD
It was back in February that I got to acquaint myself with actor and stuntman Bryan Sloyer who mentioned a few projects he was working on this year. One of those projects in particular would evidently include fellow action actor Jerry Quill and resident independent filmmaker and action director Emmanuel Manzanares for their latest collaborative short test fight effort, Bahad. The title itself carries several derivative meanings in a few languages, including Hebrew, and especially in Cebuano dialect. In this particular instance, for indie action fans, it simply earns the title meaning “Duel”, which is what it is — a breakneck, fast paced cinematic clash between two Eskrimadors challenging each other to test the limits of their skills. Bahad is also a reunion project after last year’s collaboration for The Fixer, as well as a concept introduced by Sloyer who also happens to be a purveyor of Filipino martial arts himself. […]
Classic TV Asashi Inspires LBP's Latest, SEIBU KEISATSU
Jerry Quill and Noah Fleder in Seibu Keisatsu. It’s another day, another week, and another stint of creativity from online independent action favorite, Emmanuel Manzanares of LBP Stunts Chicago as he unleashes new small skit with actors Jerry Quill and Noah Fleder titled Seibu Keisatsu, loosely based on a classic late 1970’s/early 1980’s Japanese television drama of the same name. It’s one of the many projects I have shared on the blog featuring Manzanares‘s work behind the camera, which in any case nowadays is his preferred place to be much of the time. Earlier on Monday afternoon, I chatted a bit with Manzanares about his career to learn a little bit more about what keeps him ticking. “I love being able to create, and push things out of performers that they maybe don’t realize they can do.” he says. “I really enjoy the journey of taking someone’s potential or existing […]
Jerry Quill Gets The Job Done In The New LBP Short, THE FIXER
The indie scene continues to prove its worthiness as a growing and innovative community of talented actors and stunt performers with LBP Stunts Chicago’s own Emmanuel Manzanares continuing to expand his craft in his newest quick action short, The Fixer. Collaborating outside of Team LBP’s usual line-up this time with West Coast actors Jerry Quill and Bryan Sloyer, Manzanares‘s newest online gem is another huge treat real treat to watch, and yet provides another epic glimpse into just what he is capable of as an action director, writer, editor and filmmaker, in addition to showcasing the versatility of some of today’s brightest screenfighting talent. Furthermore, it also shows what someone like Manzanares could do if someone were to grant him a fruitful budget for something bigger and greater. I say it should be done. And if you are just tuning in, here is a good minute-and-a-half long reason why. Also, […]