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ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE Hammers In With Initial Key Poster Art For RZA’s Latest

The Man With The Iron Fists helmer RZA is set to make his next landing at the 24th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival with action crime drama, One Spoon Of Chocolate. RZA writes and directs a cast led by Shameik Moore who’s had some terrific outings in films like Dope and Netflix’s “The Get Down,” and as the lead voice talent for Sony’s animated Spider-Man franchise. Moore, or at least his shape as of this week, is making the rounds on the film’s inaugural keyart ahead of its Tribeca World Premiere in June. Moore is joined on screen by RJ Cyler, Blair Underwood, and Paris Jackson, as well as Emyri Crutchfield, Michael Harney, and Harry Goodwins. Tribeca programmer Matt Barone has more in the notes below: After serving his country in the Army, Unique (Shameik Moore) was falsely accused of assault and sent to prison. Now that his sentence […]

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POKER FACE: Place Your Bets In The First Look At Russell Crowe’s New Thriller

Archlight Films is proudly sharing a first look at Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe’s new upcoming thriller, Poker Face. Crowe, who previously helmed the multi-award winner, The Water Diviner (2014), is directing from a script he co-wrote with Stephen M. Coates (John Doe: Vigilante). Poker Face is set in the world of high stakes poker. Crowe stars as billionaire gambler Jake Foley who gives his best friends a night they’ll never forget, a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they’ve spent their lives doing everything to keep….their secrets. As the game unfolds, the friends will discover the real stakes they’re playing for, the biggest stakes of them all. The film also stars Emmy nominee Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. Principal photography has since wrapped its New South Wales shoot and is currently […]

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CLEAN review – Adrien Brody Takes Out The Trash

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A quiet loner with a dark and violent history finds redemption by protecting an innocent child unfairly targeted by criminals. Oh, you have? What if I told you this anti-hero leads a quiet life that they narrate while driving around at night working a blue-collar job? You get it! Yeah, wait, I see your point- it is pretty similar to other stuff. In this one though, the main character has an ominous nickname from their mysterious past and at one point they reveal a massive back tattoo that really illustrates (get it?) how tough they are right before they start taking out the bad guys in cold-blooded fashion? Oh right! I forgot about those movies where they already did that. You see this concept’s different though because it’s going to feature an actor not normally known for action. It’ll really be a […]

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GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI Series Follow-Up On Deck For ‘Wu Tang: An American Saga’ Creators

Deadline‘s Nellie Andreeva is reporting on the development of 1999 hitman drama, Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai, as a one-hour series with Wu Tang: An American Saga duo RZA (Cut Throat City, The Man With The Iron Fists) and screenwriter Alex Tse (Superfly remake, Watchmen). The move comes following updates roughly around late 2017 and the following year as RZA was also involved with sequel efforts at the time, hailing a possible reunion with Jarmusch and title actor Forest Whitaker. “As a huge hip-hop head growing up, Wu-Tang resonated with me in particular, not only as a Chinese American, but as a geek because the music referenced kung fu movies, comic books, stuff that I was into,” said Tse. “Wu combined geek culture and street culture and made it all cool, promoting an accessibility that created one of the most diverse fan bases in the world. With Xen […]

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CUT THROAT CITY Review: A Tale Of Hope At A Time Of Hopelessness

Being a fan of RZA’s work comes with certain qualifiers. His performances can be hit or miss, but there’s no question the man knows how to tell a driven story. His latest is already on track to platform and streaming releases with Cut Throat City, which centers on the lives of four friends in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. One such individual is Blink (Shameik Moore), newly married and like his three closest friends and fellow residents of the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, struggling to survive in a city depleted of basic living essentials and law enforcement protection. After failing to land a secure job as an artist, Blink and his friends devise a job that unfortunately involves seeking the counsel of his own brother in law, Lorenzo “Cousin” Bass (T.I.), and the ensuing robbery of a local casino. Tragedy strikes the group and forces them on the […]

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CUT THROAT CITY Gets A July 17 Limited Theatrical Release From Well Go USA

Coverage on Wednesday from Deadline finally brought things back on track for RZA’s new crime drama, Cut Throat City. Well Go USA has a new trailer out, and plans to roll the film onto three hundred screens beginning July 17 following its cancelled release earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. From director RZA and writer P.G. Cuschieri, comes the explosive CUT THROAT CITY, the story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around – by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city. When the job goes bad, the friends find themselves on the run, hunted by two relentless detectives and a neighborhood warlord who thinks […]

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A GHOST DOG Sequel Is Already In Development; Whitaker And Jarmusch Reportedly Involved

Looking at Jim Jarmusch’s seventh narrative film effort, Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai, you would be forgiven for believing that to be the end of the story. Leave it to news as of last week citing that Jarmusch is reportedly reuniting with actor Forest Whitaker to take on a sequel apparently written and ready to go from scribes, Dallas Jackson and musician and noted musician and producer RZA. “Jim Jarmusch, my good buddy, and Forest Whitaker, have both signed on with me and another writer named Dallas Jackson, to executive produce another Ghost Dog. And we already have something written. So maybe Ghost Dog will make its way back to the silver screen, or small screen.” The exclusive at Birth.Movies.Death. from Monday also cites this as a possible move toward a streamed series and notes that both Jarmusch and Whitaker haven’t spoken on the project. Moreover it hasn’t been publicly confirmed if […]

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Common’s BLACK SAMURAI Series Lands At STARZ

It was last June that actor Common (John Wick: Chapter Two, AMC’s Hell On Wheels) and producer/filmmaker RZA were pairing up with Wu Films to advance their own take on Marc Olden’s 1974 novel, Black Samurai. As such, with enough time and effort comes per the succession of milestones, now with word that the show has officially landed at Starz according to trade news broken on Tuesday. RZA and Jerry Bruckheimer will executive produce the series which succeeds Al Adamson’s 1977 Jim Kelly-headlining adaptation of Olden’s book. The series will see Common in the role of Robert Sand, a former soldier belaguered by racism, and raised and trained in the samurai arts for seven years by the master who rescued him, only to walk the path of vengeance and self-discovery when he learns of his master’s death and that of his beloved samurai brothers. THR reports the tone of the […]

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RZA Is Developing A BLACK SAMURAI TV Series Starring Common

If you live in New York City and you’re at all curious and interested in what’s happening with musician and filmmaker RZA these days, the Metrograph seems like a good place to start as he’ll be hosting a kung fu double feature on June 25. Suffice it to say it’ll be a great time to answer any and all questions you might have about his latest television venture in the adaptation of Marc Olden’s 1974 book series, Black Samurai. For this, we bring word from Variety that co-star of upcoming Suicide Squad and next year’s John Wick: Chapter Two, actor Common will star in the forthcoming series while further news awaits of a network landing. The series – the latest cinematic rendering since the 1977 film adaptation, sees Common in the role of Robert Sand, a former soldier belaguered by racism, and raised and trained in the samurai arts for […]

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Screener Review: AWOL-72 (2015)

REVIEW: I’ve been following director Christian Sesma for a few years now since covering his earlier work on the once-upon-a-time webseries, Vigilante Diaries. That project is still in full bloom as we speak, while his latest film, AWOL-72 is now heading for a release this month in the U.S. and the U.K., and certainly serves its purpose for the R-rated action film crowd. Actor Luke Goss and actress Heather Roop lead the story of Conrad Miller, a former soldier on the run when he’s discovered to have sold Cold War secrets to ex-KGB. With just three days to get out of the country with the woman he loves and their child on the way, he faces a few misadventures before he can steer clear of danger, including hillbilly human traffickers, crooked cops, two relentless detectives, and assassins who will stop at nothing to find him and kill him. The film […]

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AWOL-72 Gets A Release Date And A New Trailer

Director Christian Sesma has been hard at work directing several projects in the last few years, and now one of them is finally heading to theaters as of late. September 25 will mark the U.S. release of AWOL-72, rejoining Sesma with actor Luke Goss following their previous get-together The Nightcrew with actor Bokeem Woodbine also starring. SYNOPSIS: Conrad Miller, is an AWOL military officer who has been accused of selling secrets to ex KGB during the cold war. When Miller realizes he has been tracked by his counterpart hit man Myron, Miller knows his love, and his compromise has been threatened, and he does the only thing humanly possible. RUN. The Soviets enlist the services of Detective Adams to aid them in the local hunt to track down Miller by any means necessary. Miller has 72 hours to make his rendezvous point and get out of the country with his […]

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Everyone Is Out To Kill Luke Goss In The New Trailer For AWOL-72!

The Nightcrew helmer, director Christian Sesma will finally be getting the release treatment for his newest, AWOL-72 next month. Dates are pending but a new trailer is now circulating as of the weekend with actors Luke Goss and Bokeem Woodbine back in the fray with Sesma as a rogue MP on the run from soviet agents, the police, and pretty much everyone who is armed and has authority. Clearly there won’t be much room to rest in between. SYNOPSIS: Conrad Miller, is an AWOL military officer who has been accused of selling secrets to ex KGB during the cold war. When Miller realizes he has been tracked by his counterpart hit man Myron, Miller knows his love, and his compromise has been threatened, and he does the only thing humanly possible. RUN. The Soviets enlist the services of Detective Adams to aid them in the local hunt to track down […]

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THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS 2 Gets New DVD Artwork + Release Date

Regardless of whatever feelings you might have about actor, musician and filmmaker RZA‘s 2012 kung fu hip-hopera, The Man With The Iron Fists, the fact is it now has a sequel and as soon as this April, it’s coming home on DVD and Blu-Ray. On that note, we finally have some artwork from the folks over at Universal for The Man With The Iron Fists 2 prior to the film’s release, which you can check out just beneath. SYNOPSIS: Thaddeus (RZA) is back in this explosive action adventure inspired by kung fu classics. A reluctant villager joins forces with a mysterious outsider to fight off powerful evil forces, both earthly and otherworldly, in a 19th century Chinese mining town. When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung (Dustin Nguyen) and his wife Ah Ni (Eugenia Kang) offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes […]

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Watch The Full Teaser Trailer For THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS 2: THE STING OF THE SCORPION

It’s reasonable to believe there was plenty more that could have been had actor, musician, debut director and kung fu cinema enthusiast, RZA succeeded with critical and commercial appeal in the 2012 martial arts fantasy, The Man With The Iron Fists. Unfortunately, box office expectations fell short with some largely critical responses, although it appears Universal Pictures still found there to be some appeal for RZA‘s vision for a follow-up of sorts. Well, after being teased with twenty seconds of it in the past week, that vision has since arrived in full with a new teaser for The Man With The Iron Fists 2: The Sting Of The Scoripion, from Michel de Ruyter and The Condemned 2 helmer Roel Reine. The plot isn’t yet fully known, although Impact reports a small nugget of the story, based on a script by RZA and John Jarrell, that details the re-emergence of RZA‘s […]

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Strap Into Your Firebird And Watch The New AWOL-72 Trailer With Luke Goss!

On the heels of his own directing debut, actor Luke Goss is still an active member of the action genre, trading headbutts and fisticuffs for action fans alike. Soon enough, you’ll see more of this as we approach the forthcoming release of his new road-raging, hard-hitting fugitive thriller, AWOL-72, directed by Christian Sesma with a script by Cecil Chambers. SYNOPSIS: Luke Goss leads the action-packed adventure as AWOL Marine Conrad Miller, who in possession of key secret government information is chased by Russian Mobsters, an LAPD Dectective (RZA) and a highly-paid assassin (Bokeem Woodbine) in order to get the military secrets he carries. Actors Bokeem Woodbine and RZA, and actresses Heather Roop and Mary Christina Brown also round out the cast. Fans can further expect Goss and Woodbine to reunite when their next film, Sesma’s The Nightcrew, releases next year as well. Until then, as release dates await announcing, AWOL-72 […]

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It Exists! THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS 2: THE STING OF THE SCORPION Is Coming Soon!

It’s been a couple of years since actor, writer and musician RZA presented filmgoers with his latest directorial debut, the 2012 flick, Quentin Tarantino Presents: The Man With The Iron Fists. The film drew mixed reactions but also received enough attention to warrant a conversation about a hopeful sequel once rumored as The Man With The Iron Fists 2: The Sting Of The Scorpion. That was late last year, and now, Impact has broken the news confirming the existence of the aforementioned sequel shot in Thailand, and title, which sees RZA providing the script as well as reprising his role as The Blacksmith for Death Race 2 and 3 helmer Roel Reine sitting in the director’s seat. The remainder of the cast is a mixed bag of old and new faces, which include actor Dustin Nguyen and Man Of Tai Chi actor Ocean Hou, along with actors Cary Tagawa, Carl […]

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Watch The Latest TV Spots For Series Drama GANG RELATED

The season continues looking pretty good for television with FOX’s most recent promotional efforts with the new series, Gang Related. The show earned its first bit of footage with a full-on cinematic TV spot during Monday night’s premiere of 24: Live Another Day. You can now catch that TV spot and a previous promo below the following series description. Gang Related airs beginning May 22. Check your local listings! DESCRIPTION: Every villain has a noble cause, and every hero has a dark side.  In the gritty new action-drama GANG RELATED, Detective RYAN LOPEZ (Ramon Rodriguez, “Battle Los Angeles,” “The Wire”) is a rising star in Los Angeles’ elite Gang Task Force. What the world doesn’t know is that long before Ryan became a cop, he pledged allegiance to a different band of brothers – a powerful Latino gang called Los Angelicos.  When Ryan’s best friend and police partner is senselessly […]

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Lots Of BTS Footage, Posters & TV Spot For BRICK MANSIONS

Promotion has been high and heavy for the forthcoming release of the new film, Brick Mansions. Debuting Camille Delamarre‘s first directorial venture, the film also overwhelmingly marks a final big screen tribute to late actor and philanthropist Paul Walker who stars in this latest action adventure crime thriller based on director Pierre Morel’s 2005 French action hit, Banlieue 13. David Belle also leads the way as the film’s premiere freerunning protagonist with Walker opposite actor RZA and actress Catalina Denis, all of whom can be seen speaking on behalf of the film in the following slate of behind-the-scenes action reels and interview clips below, led by the most recent TV spot. Set to release on April 25 in North America, Brick Mansions is Walker‘s final fully-completed film before his posthumous performance in the forthcoming release of Fast And Furious 7 next year. SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left […]

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