Big Bad Film Fest 2025: GLADIATOR UNDERGROUND, PRISONER OF WAR, Koichi Sakamoto & More Round Out The Action Festival’s Third Edition!
The third-annual BIG BAD FILM FEST returns to Los Angeles on August 22!
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SHAOLIN AVENGERS: Today Is The Day Martial Club Debuts Their Long-Awaited Kung Fu Comedy Short!
SHAOLIN AVENGERS, Assemble!
SHAOLIN AVENGERS: Go Behind-The-Scenes Of The New Martial Club Kung Fu Short!
SHAOLIN AVENGERS premieres online on March 10.
SHAOLIN AVENGERS Take Their Greatest Match Ringside In The Official Trailer
Filmmaking hurdles be damned, Martial Club isn’t letting anything stop them from bringing their biggest project to life in martial arts thriller, Shaolin Avengers. The first phase of that is the titular proof of concept the team is releasing on their YouTube channel on March 10, and now we have an official trailer as of Monday which you can view below. Peep it!
SHAOLIN AVENGERS Teaser Reveals Martial Club’s Latest And Biggest!
Andy Le, Brian Le, Daniel Mah, and D.Y. Sao are coming back with a newer and bigger one in March with SHAOLIN AVENGERS!
Martial Club Revisits Martial Club With New Video Series
Andy and Brian Le are percolating a little more these days with a content-loaded return to their YouTube channel at Martial Club. The two have been busy in the film arena having since contributed to the works of directors like Bao Tran, the Daniels, Destin Daniel Cretton, Chaya Supannarat, and the late Pearry Teo to name a few while still working on some of their own in-house projects. Tentatively, that includes a short series of lookback videos of past Martial Club shortfilms including their 2020 tribute to Bruce Lee, “Fist Of Fury”. It’s a fun little dive into how they analyze their work as we stand by to see what else they have in store, so check these out below and subscribe to their channel if you haven’t already done so.
“TAKE A RIDE”: Van Ness Wu Gambles For His Life In The Latest Music Video Feat. Andy On And Martial Club
I had it in mind to share David Fu’s latest music video a few weeks ago, and it slipped in the midst of all of my other goings on. In the wake of Monday’s latest update from martial arts film and stunt troupe, Martial Club, I’m a little inclined to believe there may have been a good reason for the delay. Alas, feel free to check out “Take A Ride” by actor and recording artist Van Ness Wu in the player above, as he faces off against the Club members themselves along with a casino lounge full of angry bar patrons, and a pissed off Andy On. Also, feel free to watch the Club’s own “HK Edit” by clicking here, and if you want more Wu, you’re more than welcome to watch any number of his screen roles in the last twenty years, whether it’s Daniel Lee’s Star Runner, Kevin […]
EARNING HIS TIGER STRIPES: A Word With ‘Twisting Tiger’ Director Joseph Le
If 2021 is perceived as a hallmark moment for Asian representation for film, 2022 certainly feels like a continuation, if not an augmentation of that progress. One purveyor that stands to gain from the current momentum happening in films of late is Joseph Le, six years into his craft under the Team Red Pro independent film label and having networked enough to gain traction for his own career and now sharing the revels with a lot of his own colleagues within the stunt and independent film community. In addition to his own work, he’s also worked with creators like Leroy Nguyen, Aaron Toney and Vlad Rimburg, as well as for a short time on the late Monty Oum’s hit series RWBY, and his resumè has only grown phenomenally with at least three major films productions so far. Best of all is Le gets to share space with friends like Brian […]
You Like Martial Club After EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE? Better Believe There’s More Where That Came From!
Just a quick Google search online about actress Michelle Yeoh’s new movie, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and you needn’t wait too long before stumbling upon the names of Andy Le, Brian Le and Daniel Mah, the pointmen of stunt, film and fight choreography troupe, Martial Club. I have yet to see the film as I prefer at this stage to catch it on Blu-Ray or via Digital or streaming when I have the time, and so I yet can’t speak for the Daniels’ latest effort, save for the bursts of online praise the film has received for its execution, SFX ingenuity and quality, and overall delivery from Yeoh and the cast, and the action design by the aforementioned team. Their success comes nearly a year since the long-awaited release of filmmaker Bao Tran’s hit martial arts comedy, The Paper Tigers, from Well Go USA last year, following and proceeding […]
“KICK STARTER” – An explorative insight into the lesser-known kickers of film and cinema.
When it comes to combat, and more specifically martial arts there is a certain exotic appeal to one specific element – kicks. Despite the visibility of grappling thanks in no small part to the prevalence of MMA these days, there is something spectacular about seeing kick techniques demonstrated with real expertise. Though the practicality of high kicks in real combat is always debated, those that can utilize their feet and legs as weapons is no doubt an impressive feat (no pun intended) Yet, this piece does not aim to highlight those kicks already within the mainstream consciousness: ofcourse, Bruce Lee had his famous burst sidekick; Chuck Norris had his signature roundhouse kick; Jean Claude Van Damme had his graceful 360 spin kick; Phillip Rhee had his devastating spinning back kick; Dolph Lungren had his Kyokushin leaping thrust sidekick; whilst daring stars like Scott Adkins, Joey Ansah, Mark Strange, Mark Dacascos […]
HANUMAN: BTS Posts Tease Khmer Martial Arts Action And Thrills Featuring ‘The Paper Tigers’ And ‘Fast Vengenace’ Actors
Little is all but known about what lies ahead for director Pearry Reginald Teo’s next endeavor, save for the fact that he’s already deep into his next project, Hanuman, which sees him partnering once again with his Fast Vengeance star D.Y. Sao. The film also has actor and stunt performer Brian Le on board, among the cadre of hard-working and hard-earning fire and brimstone martial arts action stunt troupe, Martial Club, best known for exceling in recent hit box office feats like Well Go USA’s The Paper Tigers, Andy Long’s Luc Van Tien: KungFu Hustle and Marvel’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings. Hanuman was supposed to be filmed in Thailand months ago with the involvement of Prachya Pinkaew (Ong Bak, Tom Yum Goong) in a behind-the-scenes capacity, until Covid became a factor and lockdowns upended those prospects. Shooting instead is underway in Kentucky, and with little else […]
FIST OF FURY: Martial Club Roars Online With Its Newest Kung Fu Cinema Homage
It’s taken more than a year until its release, but it was just last week that Martial Club launched its newest kung fu fan film, Fist Of Fury, popularly attributed to cinematic hero Chen Zhen, ironically potrayed by the likes of Bruce Lee, Jet Li and Donnie Yen among others. The project is headed by Andy Le who directs and stars opposite fellow actor and Martial Club founder Brian Le, in yet another phenomenal team effort with Daniel Mah, and assistant director Joseph Le who is best known of late for his own fan contributions via Team Red, like Afro Samurai Champloo, and a Mulan musical action short starring Jackie Kim. The team have also released two behind the scenes featurettes on the project, which are both now online following yesterday’s Part Two release. Make no mistake though: The team is on a mission with current efforts that span television, […]
Martial Club Confirms Team’s Feature Film Plans Are In Active Development
Martial Club is still proliferating their brand in the fields of martial arts, health and wellness, stunts and action cinema. To date, they’re still committed to their YouTube audience while working on their own endeavors, which no less includes their very own feature film. Team member Andy Le announced the project in November 2018, as a declaration to unilaterally grow and evolve toward making their own opportunities happen. “Martial arts action cinema was the platform that inspired me to do martial arts. And so we wanna create the same.” said Le at the time. Le says he is currently writing the project in the channel’s newest video. The team has been assembling their own content for their YouTube channel – including a Fist Of Fury-inspired short which he says is about a year or so overdue – while working on what Le says in the video were “opportunities that we […]
THE HIT LIST: December 23, 2019
2019 was an emotional rollercoaster of highs and lows. The high were relatively a given with the amount of talent on display for The Hit List column, and so it’s my honor and privilege to present the final installment of The Hit List for the year until its return in January, TBD! Saori Izawa leads off the final round of stunt reels to kick off The Hit List, followed by reels featuring Talin Chat, Nykki McGee, Sean Rhee, C.C. Weske, Hank Watkins, Taylor Krasne, Marco Signigaglia, Junfang Wang, Darius Davis, Katrina Danyluk, Alex Bankier, Katrina Ho, Jacky Dunnes, Mattias Tor, Jonathen Wallace, Kathryn Reese, Connor van Vuuren, Michelle Fisichella, Pierre Bourdaud, Louise Forsley, Chuck Johnson, Lana Carolona, and Eli Martyr. Trailer content also makes a quick return to the Hit List, and so it’s with great pleasure I share the teaser trailer for this Assassination Classroom-inspired short from Nick Shaw […]
THE HIT LIST: November 25, 2019
I had the explicit delight of reviewing a film this weekend called Gold Coast Lounge which opens locally in Ghana in January. That’s really all there was to my weekend except the usual offering of life’s headaches. I also got to put together this week’s installment of the Hit List and it’s the first of the final three for 2019, so I hope everyone out there will make it rain going into the holidays! Chelsea Goldsmith kicks off the usual raft of stunt and action reels followed by Alexis Meyenberg, Entony Ruscetta, Coledyn Garrow, Gelsey Laurie, Jeff Budner, Jason O’Halloran, Jorge Pereyra, Melissa Lara, Antoine Piquet, Tyler Tackett, Paxton Pregel, Fran Williams, Justin Fillings, Dizzle Korey, Kai Ferris, Bethany Curry, Simeon Freeman and Vic Plajas. The reel concludes with entries for stunt rigger Brett Copes, and fight coordinators Malay Kim and Dan Rizzuto. Trailers for Godefroy Ryckewaert’s The Collector, and […]
THE HIT LIST: September 2, 2019
Saturday was my “rest day” so to speak. The evening that followed was amazing, while I spent the bulk of my Sunday fighting my desire to slack off. I think I won? Maybe? Anyway, another two weeks have past and so it must be, another installment of The Hit List has arrived home to more servings of amazing feats of stunt and independent film fighting and performance from some of today’s strongest talents. Evelyn Osorio Vaccaro and Paul Varacchi tune us in to their new reels for the week prior to a playlist a la YouTube comprising entries from Somnang Chay, Chuck Johnson, Hai Le, Dominic Cancelliere, Nadia Lorencz, Chien Escalera Duong, David Miller, Shawn Robidoux, Bryan Vigier, Nina Nightingale, Trenton Rostedt, Ricky Coston, Kara Petersen, Patrick Stayer, Eric Fuchs and Connor Cross, followed by extended reels from Cassandra Ebner, Christine Hillary Lee, and action and stunt choreography reels by […]
THE HIT LIST: May 13, 2019
At long last, it’s been another two weeks since then and so it’s time to present the latest finds from around the web for another installment of The Hit List. We first begin with an exhilirating raft of stunt training and demo reels in the first playlist headed by Kyle Freemantle, Rubie Planson, Andre Nurse, Victoria Lee Parella, Kyro Wavebourne, Mao Asou, Tom Caserto, Pam Wellington, Daniel Rivera, Shannon Beshears, Nick Epper, Mollie Wilson, Alexander Mack, Anita Clay, Justin Krall, Claire Hoogenboom, Bryan Durant, Caitlin Hutson, Alexander Burgos, Myra Mala, Kyle Murillo, Kayla Longshore, Joe Daru, Lexie Kay, Lance Jemison, Sara Holden, Shawn Patrick Lane, Milena Brewster, Brian A. Prince, Michael Yadvish with a Lightsaber Comp promo reel for Yad-Fu Films, and a hype reel teasing past and future work of Deviant Children Productions. The crowdfunding campaign may have expired so things will take a bit longer for Team Red […]
Review: LUC VAN TIEN: KUNG FU WARRIOR Hustles Next-Generation Kung Fu Movie Muscle
Jackie Chan Stuntmen Association member and burgeoning action star, actor Andy Long Nguyen fulfilled a dream back in 2016 with the production of Vietnamese martial arts comedy, Lục Vân Tiên: Kung Fu Warrior. It’s a milestone achievement for Nguyen who has come a long way from his heyday in Pforzheim to becoming one of the most prolific and active members in his field today – a career path paved in part with inspiration from one of the genre’s greatest cinematic heroes. That notion gets extravagantly sprinkled throughout the film, shepherded by Hoang Phuc who shares numerous acting credits of his own including Clash, Hush and 2015 kung fu comedy, Kung Fu Pho. Intuitively, credits like these enough for an ample background for the kind of film Lục Vân Tiên: Kung Fu Warrior strives to be, albeit importantly with the aid of an inherently-devoted team of equally-aspiring stunt professionals – specifically […]
THE HIT LIST: April 29, 2019
I’m not even halfway done with the stuff I need to get finished with but it’s been two weeks and so it’s definite time for another installment of the Hit List to help keep things kinetic and moving for our devoted stunt talents out there. Actor Rob Mars is up first in the first playlist, comprised of the usual action acting, stunt performance and demo reels from some of today’s best and brightest, and in Mars’ case, pretty damn hard hitting! The playlist continues onward with entries by Xavier Luo, Rebecca Ferguson, Daniel Himschoot, Claire Hoogenboom, Danny Rivera, Elodie Pretorious, Timothy Flood, Jose Rodriguez, Amy Schumacher, Chad Mason, Holly Dowell, Cameron Tubbs, Lauren Okadigbo, James Ortiz, Ermias Baraki, Carin Nateal, Michael Blouin, Chelsea Goldsmith, James Procelli, Jisaura Cardinale and stunt coordinator Ken Quinn. We’ve also got some trailer stuff’n things to share, first of which you can already read more […]
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