I have no doubt that more movies of this kind will come to pass. As the months roll on, Cinema Epoch will probably go out of its way to quote all of its best press lines to help sell this film on as much of its merits as possible along with anyone else who might be deluded enough to give it a passing grade as the film plans more home release platform rollouts.
The events of the last 72 hours have been, to say the least, pressing. The tragedy that struck the outdoor set of 20th Century Fox’s upcoming sequel, Deadpool 2, serves as a staunch reminder of how dangerous the craft of stunt performance can be, as is always the case, and with the occasional on-set mishaps that can occur on set.
Making way to the American Film Market soon is the latest bit of lo-fi action and B-movie fanfare from the auspices of Indonesian filmmaker and producer Benny Tjandra’s New GenerAsian Films. For this, we turn to the new crime thriller, Syndicate Smasher, pairing with co-director and writer Doug Tochioka.
Independent filmmaker Kevin Barile has been keeping himself pretty busy since 2008 when he relocated from the East coast to Los Angeles to go to film school. Nowadays, anyone who is an action fan will be likely to find him on YouTube showcasing his creativity as an up-and-coming actor, stuntman and fight choreographer, and his latest test fight short, Lift, is a nice little sampler of his growing skillset.
As an actor, he enjoys getting his hands dirty from time to time, although he prefers to be behind the camera creating action sequences, where his passion lies most in filmmaking. “There is something about making action movies that is different from all other genres of film.” he says. “Only when making action movies (martial arts fight scenes in particular) do you actually FEEL the hard work you are putting into it. You finish the day exhausted, sweaty and dirty, and you come back the next day bruised and sore. Action is unique in this way. I enjoy that pain. That pain verifies that I left it all out there and that I gave it my all.”
The test fight also contains some pretty hilarious bloopers near the end to show viewers a lot of the lighter moments of making little online gems such as this. And I have to say, as a motivating tool for what I do on my site, it is really great to see such chemistry and comradery between folks on the screen, especially here between Barile and fellow performer, stuntman and actor Jon Miguel. “…I’ve known Jon for years.” says. “We met on the east coast and have participated in wushu tournaments and martial arts shows together. He learned and remembered the choreography right away It was great finally fighting Jon one on one in this scene.”
Between now and next year, Barile hopes to officially begin principal photography for his Connecticut hometown directorial debut, Kidnapped, for which he is also writing the screenplay. And while the project is still in its early stages of pre-production, with any luck, the right script and the right budget will accomodate the talent Barile may wish to add to the production. So, obviously, details are still pending.
In the meantime, check out Lift in the embed below where you can also subscribe to Kevin Barile‘s channel. And for more on his projects and plans for the future, visit his official website.