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THE HIT LIST – June 15, 2015

This week is going to be just a little light on content as I’ve managed to successfully cover a lot in previous weeks. Honestly though, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more quality stuff out there I may have missed, and mainly because, well…I don’t have immediate access to everything out there. But I am working on it. As such, this week’s Hit List is here and with another wave of cool new stunt reels and shorts. The new stunt reel playlist below features respective stunt and coordination work from Justin Yu and Donald Brooks Jr., along with a temp reel from Daniel Graham, actress and stuntwoman Kristina Baskett, freerunner Antoine Giri, and stuntmen Dan Pelchat, Peter Jang, Mykola Galagan, Lee-Moultan Davies, Eddie Perez and Brady Romberg. The playlist caps off with a showreel highlighting the career of actor and martial artist Ernie Reyes Jr. in lieu of current […]

87 Eleven Action Design Presents: JUICE

Lee B. Golden III

It’s a match made in ass-kicking heaven, with Jeremy Marinas and Kristina Baskett in “Juice”. Guy meets girl. Guy runs with girl. Guy asks girl out. Girl challenges guy to a fight? Yes, you read correctly. And it’s all seen here in the new romantic action short, Juice, the work of 87Eleven Action Design member and Hollywood stuntman, Jeremy Marinas, with actress and stuntwoman, Kristina Baskett in a story of how far a guy will go to pursue love at first sight. And in this case, it comes in the form of a lady who doesn’t mind beating up her persistent suitor to test his will. Juice is also the latest in a growing resumè of shortfilms following Marinas has followed up on in the past year or so that I know of, and another impressive show of skill and talent on behalf of Baskett who first caught even more […]

Kristina Baskett Flips The Script In The New Shortfilm, TRIUMPH

Lee B. Golden III

Growing up in a tough neighborhood and being a martial artist standing only at 5’5″ while competing with guys much taller than him, actor, stuntman and independent filmmaker Geo Corvera feels that many folks like himself can releate to stories centered on rooting for the underdog, something he beared in mind when he looked toward stuntwoman and multifaceted award-winning gymnast Kristina Baskett as the “perfect” pick to headline the late 2013 filming for his newest short, Triumph. “Kristina Baskett is a college level gymnastics champion bad ass!”. he writes. “She’s been training with me in martial arts and film fighting in last year and a half. She’s awesome, talented and picks up fast.”. Starring Baskett with an appearance by actor and stuntman Kofi Yiadom (Star Trek, Blood Of Redemption, Man Of Steel), and featuring actresses and stuntwomen Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez, Vaia Zaganas and Michelle Alvarado Martins, Triumph tells the short […]