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Actress Céline Tran Joins Cambodian Action Comedy, JAILBREAK

Far and away from her former moniker as an adult film star, you may have seen actress Céline Tran in any number of shortfilms and demos she has done in the last few years to re-establish herself. Such projects include French graphic novel action horror concept, Heartbreaker, and Godefroy Ryckewaert’s Bladed Minds swordfighting shortfilm, and both have been exemplary in signaling Tran’s own hard-earning ascension into action cinema stardom. As such, her efforts have not been for naught as of this week with word of her casting in Jimmy Henderson’s new Cambodian action comedy, Jailbreak, from Puprom Entertainment and Kongchak Pictures. Press was announced in Cambodia on Friday with news of Tran’s addition in the company of Henderson who produces along with Loy Te, and lead actors, Hanuman star Dara Ours and co-star Savin Philip, as well as actor Jean-Paul Ly (stunts credited for Luc Besson’s Lucy, Jon M. Chu’s Now […]

DROPOUTS, TIGERS AND GRAVITY: Dinner With Indie Action Cinema's Finest

Lee B. Golden III

Once again, a year after my rendezvous with a select group of individuals resulting in ceremonious meeting and making of friends, I had the distinct pleasure of doing the same in the midst of all happening this weekend for the Urban Action Showcase & Expo. As with last year though, I didn’t get to go to the full event because of work and so everything was close to being over and finished by then, but the night was as young as it could have been despite some of the hurdles that were there. I like to give myself until 10:00pm as a good estimation of arrival time anywhere because of my commute, and you never know how these buses and trains will operate. Eventually I got to Times Square around 9:25pm where I stood outside the AMC Empire 25 at first before going inside, and I had a LOT of […]

THE HIT LIST – October 19, 2015

Lee B. Golden III

Time to get the ball rolling this week for a brand new Hit List, one with ample music, energy and most importantly, some of the best action ever shot on film. This week is a little light, but a guaranteed crowdpleaser nonetheless… So sit back and relax, and keep the play button handy. As always, we’re kicking things off with a nifty playlist of cool stunt and training reels from some of todays hardworking stuntmen and coordinators. Former adult entertainer Celine Tran sets the tone properly after bursting into 2015 in solid action actress fashion, now with a reel this season courtesy of Vimeo. Following beneath is a playlist host to reels by Yokoyama Kazuhiro, Simu Lim, Kelly Phelan, David Le, Eugene Bonislavsky, Adam Gomez, and Team Bokator – the people behind Jimmy Henderson’s latest Cambodian vigilante actioner, Hanuman, and the latest training and choreography extension of German action auteur, […]