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87 Eleven Action Design Presents: JUICE

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 […]

Emotions Run High In This Explosive New Trailer For THE CRYING MAN!

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Korean action cinema continues its reign on the niche of action cinema genre fans around the world with rich, meaty and captivating film work. And what better way right now to prove this than the dazzling new trailer for director Lee Jeong-Beom‘s upcoming assassin thriller, The Crying Man? Not much is known about this particular film except that it centers on a love story between a professional hitman and his next target, which sounds like a variant of what many of us may have seen in previous assassin films like it. But based on what we are seeing in this latest trailer, fans who enjoyed Lee‘s previous work on the 2010 hit thriller, The Man From Nowhere could very well enjoy what his latest offering has put together, with lead The Warrior’s Way star, actor Jang Dong-gun starring. Also joining in is The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift and […]

The Trailer For THE WHITE-HAIRED WITCH OF LUNAR KINGDOM Now Mystifies You With English Subs And New Posters

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With director Jacob Cheung‘s new film, The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom roughly a month away from its opening day, we now have a new, English-subbed version of the official trailer that went viral earlier this month. The film is well into its promotional cycle with behind the scenes footage, character posters and screenshots from the movie scattered all over the internet this month as the marketing continues to gear itself toward fans of two of Asia’s most popular celebrities in recent years, lead actress Fan BingBing and actor Huang Xiaoming. As for the film itself, and as with most films being remade and remarketed for today’s generation of movie lovers, fans familar with the title character’s previous film appearances will also have a chance to interpret Cheung‘s new 3D revival of the classic character will work when the film finally releases on April 25. So the next several […]

Concept Art For Wilson Yip's FENGSHEN YANYI Film Appears Online

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Action legend Jet Li has seen his fair share of career highs and lows; His most recent coming as the result of his current condition in the form of hyperthyroidism which forced the actor to step back from his normal physical routine, a move that also reportedly took a toll on his ability to stay in shape. As a result, while the 50 year old actor’s career has given him plenty of space to relax and breath as he moves up in age, the future seemed a bit foggy as to whether or not fans would ever see Li do another action film, or more films at all. Last year, it was reported that the actor stated to the press that he wouldn’t necessarily be making films for money anymore. In essence, it basically sums up the notion that he would pick certain projects — that was a while before […]

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Go Behind The Scenes Of THE WHITE-HAIRED WITCH OF LUNAR KINGDOM

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Audiences are no strangers to movie remakes and reboots, and there will be a few prolific ones for Asian audiences next month when director Jacob Cheng‘s new film, The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom gets its big screen release. With several versions of the iconic character having existed over the years, Distribution Workshop has since moved forward in promoting its film this year with a trailer already online to showcase the five-month long effort took to bring his latest 100 million RMB fantasy action adventure to life. We are also being offered our first behind-the-scenes look (just at the top), a slate of stills and some solid new character posters which you can take a look at in the embed below, featuring lead actress Fan Bing Bing, and actors Huang Xiaoming, Vincent Zhao and Wang Xue Bing. The film is expected to hit China cinemas on April 25, 2014 […]

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Action, Romance And Wuxia Majesty Highlight The New Trailer For THE WHITE HAIRED WITCH OF LUNAR MOUNTAIN

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International actress and screen beauty Fan Bing Bing has seen her career make some significant headway in recent times, with two Marvel properties – a small cameo for Asia’s release of Iron Man 3, followed by a much bigger standing in Bryan Singer’s Hollywood theatrical blockbuster release of X-Men: Days Of Future Past this May. Furthermore, there is no doubt she will continue to make the same headway later this year with Jackie Chan’s next international film adventure in Skiptrace. That said, kicking things off to a spectacular start this year is new footage now available in the latest trailer for director Jacob Cheng‘s new, visually stunning 3D 100 million RMB fantasy action adventure, The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Mountain. The new trailer arrives well over a year since the film’s five-month shoot before announcing its wrap in April of last year. Produced by Huang Jianxin, the film is […]

A Reality-Bending Story Of Love, Friendship And War In Two New Trailers For FIGHTING

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A few trailers have made the rounds this year for the forthcoming release of Empire Symbol helmer, director Yu Junhao‘s new film, Fighting, also known as A Better Tomorrow (not to be confused with its prior uses by directors John Woo and Song Hae-Sung). There isn’t much dialogue in either of the two videos, although they do appear to signify a period story that walks the line between reality and fantasy, between scene clips of war, two men fighting at center-ring, a woman levitating while glowing, and a butterfly landing on a piano before turning completely inanimate. Confusing? Yes. Weird? Maybe. But fortunately, we now have a synopsis that gives a bit more for Asian cinema followers to take in before the film’s release in China on March 21, 2014. Produced by Jiang Ping, Fighting stars Peter Ho, Lu Yi and Wei Yi with Lam Wai, Hou Yong, Yvonne Yung, and late actor and […]

FIGHTR Brings A Match Made In Black-And-Blue Heaven

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Are you feeling lonely? Are you in need of that special someone to help you work off some of that stress? Guess what! There’s an app for that, and actor and independent screenfighting action director Darren Holmquist is here to show you how to use it against fellow actress Jennifer Faust in the new test fight shortfilm, FIGHTR – Ultimate Fighting Phone App. Be advised however, as curious as minds can be, this particular app doesn’t exist, but chalk another one up for the independent scene delivering another gem for the masses as Holmquist meets his lovely date, face first! If the names are familiar to you, then you may recall a recent crowdfunder that launched for indie director Frank Hernandez‘s new spirited action revenge drama, Heart. And, in case you are not up to date, Holmquist and Faust are currently attached to the project, with further developments pending as […]

THE ASSASSIN Wraps Principal Photography

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Actress Shu Qi (The Transporter, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons) is set to star in a new film from director Hou Hsiao Hsien titled The Assassin, also known as The Hidden Heroine, which has reportedly officially wrapped principal photography this week. The news comes with the film having been well over a few decades in the making as Hou initially planned the film back in the late 1980’s with screenwriter Chu Tien-Wen, followed by kicking off its hectic fifteen month schedule with locations set in China, Taiwan and Japan. Based on a short story from a compilation known as “The Extensive Records Of The Taiping Era” (a.k.a. Tàipíng Guǎngjì), Hou‘s new film is set in the Tang Dynasty and centers around Qi‘s portrayal of young girl named Nie Yin Niang who is kidnapped by a Taoist nun who trains her to become an assassin, assigned to take out […]

See Misia Ff's Fitting Tribute To Korean Cinema In Her Music Video, KARTONEM

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Director Spike Lee’s reprisal of Park Chan-Wook’s cinematic revenge classic, Oldboy, didn’t exactly hammer in some good box office ratings, but that hasn’t dimmed the adamant love and appreiciation that fans share for the story that Park inspired in 2003. With that in mind, the folks over at Polish martial arts action and performance troupe, Stunt Forces created the destructive visuals emulated in the iconic hallway fight scene set to the tone of writing and directing duo Natalia Jakubowska and Luke Gronowski‘s newest music video featuring Lemko-Polish rock singer and musician Misia Ff performing Kartonem, which centers its entire theme of romance and heartbreak in the first verse: “Ja za tobą murem ty za mną kartonem” which basically translates to “My love is like a rock, yet yours is like cardboard.” Stunt Forces has been around for about eight years now and their work, which you can view at their […]

Dominic Cooper Plots Superspy Greatness In The New Trailer For FLEMING: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE BOND

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While MGM’s longstanding successful superspy movie franchise featuring the iconic character James Bond continues, the purveyor of that very serial theatrical tale will get his story told in BBC America’s brand new four-part miniseries starting on January 29, 2014 at 10pm EST in the form of Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond. Starring Need For Speed actor Dominic Cooper in the lead role as the sensational author and writer of the franchise, the series is written by John Brownlow and Don MacPherson, and directed by Mat Whitecross, and will also star Lara Pulver, Annabelle Wallis, Lesley Manville, Anna Chancellor and Samuel West. SERIES OUTLINE via BBC America: BBC AMERICA’s Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond takes a no holds barred look at Ian Fleming, the man behind the James Bond legend whose real life was as exciting, eventful and sexually charged as his famous creation. There’s no questioning […]

Summit Unveils Its Release Slate With DIVERGENT Trilogy Dates

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On Monday night, Summit Entertainment published their new release date slate for several of their upcoming films, two of which will follow up the forthcoming release of director Neil Burger‘s science fiction action thriller, Divergent. Based on author Veronica Roth’s #1 New York Times bestselling trilogy of books, the 2D/IMAX March 21, 2014 release of Divergent stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James in a story of a post-apocalyptic society split into five factions where a young woman’s anomalic status may determine the fate of her life, her family, and her world. As per the book trilogy, Divergent will then follow up with the return of Woodley and James in Insurgent and Allegiant for March 20, 2015 and March 18, 2016, respectively. The other Summit Entertainment releases are writer/director Alex Proyas’ Gods of Egypt for February 12, 2016 with Gerard Butler, and the fifth installment of the Step Up dance movie […]

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Watch The New Trailer For KICK ASS GIRLS

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We have a new trailer for co-writer, director and co-star Vincci Cheuk Wan Chi‘s upcoming film, Kick Ass Girls. Inspired by the success of Dante Lam’s film festival favorite, Unbeatable, the film aims to be Cheuk‘s first noteworthy big screen effort into quirky female-oriented martial arts comedy produced by Charlie Wong and featuring actresses Hidy Yu and Dada Lo. The film also stars Chrissie Chau who saw her own set of challenges while filming some of the pivotal fight scenes that led to some bleeding and a swollen toe among other things. Swelling or not, Chau remained reportedly undeterred by her injuries during filming, which she expressed in an interview back in May with Cinema Online regarding her training for the film. “I got injured a lot during shooting but I still wanted to do most of the stunts myself!” she said. “When I was small I thought the action […]

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FILM OF THE WEEK (4/8/13): SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (2010)

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SYNOPSIS: When a loser bassist falls in love with a mysterious real life girl from his dreams, Scott Pilgrim is transported into a supernatural battlefield of epic proportions where he must apply his unique martial arts skills to defend her from her evil exes, while mired in his own internal conflict between the fate of his band, his troubled relationships and friendships, and his own need for self-improvement. Click HERE if the embed fails to load. To me, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is one of those rare films that comes our way in an age where studios are trying to be apt to bringing an asian, manga-oriented and visionary style to certain films, particularly with films like Speed Racer, The Matrix, or even the 2004 Japanese live-action film, Casshern. For some reason or another, if not just because it theatrically premiered around the time The Expendables did, the film […]

New Trailer For THE HOST

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The fifth trailer for the upcoming March 29 release of the sci-fi action adventure film from Open Road Films, The Host, written and directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, In Time) and starring Saoirse Ronan (Hanna) along with Max Irons, Jake Abel, Chandler Canterbury, Frances Fisher, Diane Kruger and William Hurt. The film is based on the novel written by author of the Twilight series, Stephanie Meyer, who also served as co-producer along with Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz. Martial artist, stuntman and actor Sam Hargrave (Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Blood And Bone) served as the film’s stunt coordinator. SYNOPSIS: What if everything you love was taken from you in the blink of an eye? “The Host” is the next epic love story from the creator of the “Twilight Saga,” worldwide bestselling author Stephenie Meyer. When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking […]