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KICKBACK PODCAST: Chatting It Up Among Jackie Chan Fans

On Thursday I had the distinct pleasure of being one of a crowd of folks to offer soundbytes of nostalgia and appreciation for the work of action star Jackie Chan. This comes as the 11th episode of the Kickback Podcast with Chris Jones went live this week with a multitude of voices weighing in, including stunt performers, podcast hosts, film producers and even martial arts students therein. His podcast launch this year marks his latest move since I actually began covering him during his activity as a member of a Leeds-based martial arts stunt and film troupe titled SG Action. Prior to pivoting into other professions, the team performed on a number of amazing shortfilms as a unit collaborating with other creatives, including Andrew Kueh’s Prime Contact and hip-hop artist Dream McLean’s “Weatherman” music video/companion to Robin Schmidt’s triad action drama, Dog, on which Jones served as stunt coordinator. Jones […]

THE HIT LIST – April 11, 2016

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Greetings everyone, and welcome back to another installation of the Hit List. Lately I’m getting the feeling that the workload here is lightening up a bit – it feels like a bit of a sign that I may be running out of awesome shorts to share and I hope I’m wrong. At any rate, it’s a new week and we’re jamming with some great stuff now online, and we’re kicking things off as usual with a slightly smaller, but fantastic playlist of great stunt reels. First up is a video from a couple of guys behind the martial arts film fighting group, SG Action. Together, they’ve now moved on to something quite special for their own over in Leeds in the UK with the new multifunctional training facility, Level Up, and their latest minisampler highlighting Open Day from a few weeks ago is up and running. Note their official website […]

THE HIT LIST – December 21, 2015

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At long last, we’ve arrived at the final Hit List of the year and I can’t say how fantastic 2015 has been. 2016 also has its share of momentum and prospects and so I go into this article looking plenty forward to what lies ahead, and having said this, I can’t thank those of you enough for engaging and sharing these Hit List pieces every week. So, let’s get to this time with a brand new playlist of amazing stunt reels that awaits. Kicking things off is a fresh promo reel courtesy of Jacob Sebastian Malm‘s European Stunt School, followed by stunt reels from Valisa Tate, Melissa Allen-Weiser, Eric J. Nash, Alice Rietveld, Paul Lacovara, Brittany Christine, Bradley Menyhert, one of my favorite people in the world – stuntman and fight coordinator Anthony Pho, Aaron Hakala and two cool new directing reels from Joaquin Ortega and Jeff Lunzaga (a.k.a. Desciple)! Next in […]

THE HIT LIST: September 14, 2015

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It’s Monday, and that means another fully loaded Hit List has arrived with loads of stunts and action. This week has a few late entries that I’ve been otherwise inspired to share, and I think you all will enjoy them in some capacity. Of course, we’re starting this off with a playlist that’s nice and light, graced with stunt and martial arts reels. Fabio Santos kicks things off in fiery fashion next to Jason Wingham, “Kid Haru” himself – Devin White, early 2015 demo reel footage from Team Raffaelli, industry fight choreographer, actor and stuntman Tim Man and the latest awesome tricking reel from Team Emig’s own Mackensi Emory (viewable only here). Up next are a handful of trailers, a few of which are for foreign language projects on the way, and the first comes four years in the making from filmmaking duo David Vergne and Renaud Guin. Detour is the name […]

Shortfilm Review: DOG (2014)

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DOG official teaser ‘BRUTAL’ from SUPER MASSIVE on Vimeo. SYNOPSIS: A gangster’s pet hitman is charged with baby sitting a building and the only thing stopping him going mad is an old gameboy and his noodles. One night a young woman looking for a flame for her drugs and a pillow for her head changes his whole universe. REVIEW: Leeds-based stunt team, SG Action is one whose works I’ve spoken heavily of in the last two years, and although it’s taken roughly another year or so, their latest shortfilm effort is finally gaining some traction in 2014 film festival circuit. Directed and produced by Robin Schmidt, Dog is a collaboration between the team and indie film production company, Supermassive, and was originally a two-part music video featuring hip-hop artist Dream McClean before it became a collective effort to build a larger shortfilm narrative following a successful Indiegogo funding run last […]

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The Future Of Vigilante Justice Has A New 'Face' In The Crowdfunder For Fantasy Action Thriller, WENDY!

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The amazing folks over at the Leeds-based cinematic stage action and stunt performance troupe SG Action UK have continued to show great promise over the past year with involvement in such projects as the soon-to-be-released shortfilm, Dog, and the short independent fight thriller, Vendetta, implementing their own contribution to the martial arts film genre. And this year, they have continued the trend, with upcoming feature film involvement in the works and developing a unique relationship with some of today’s aspiring film professionals-to-be, namely independent filmmaker and student Jack Downs whose enjoyement of films since the age of eight, and an initial penchant for comic book artistry led him on a path that would accumulate up to six years of study. Now, in his third and final year in attendance at Leeds’s Northern Film School, Downs and his select team of filmmakers is working together a project that stands much closer […]

A Trifecta Of Betrayal, Violence And Murder Await A Crime Lord's Demise In The New Action Short, VENDETTA

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The gang over at UK-based martial arts independent filmmaking and choreography troupe, SG Action have unveiled their newest shortfilm in the form of gritty action piece, Vendetta. Written and directed by the team’s own, lead actor and performer Martin Wan, Vendetta is another in a slate of online gems tailor-made and suited for the worldwide online martial arts action cinema fanbase, and anyone with an eye for quality action and cinematic potential looking to hire this awesome team for larger projects. Vendetta also stars Chris Jones with actress Freya Thomas. Wan is also set to appear in this week’s forthcoming shortfilm crowdfunder fight pitch for Brandon Kahn’s inspired new series, The Streets Of Myth, and will also be starring opposite brother Simon Wan in the Supermassive co-production of Dog, from director Robin Schmidt in the coming months. SYNOPSIS: A lonely crime lord contemplates his life of villainy, corruption and violence. His […]

New Posters For SG Action's VENDETTA

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While we are still awaiting the release of the independent filmmaker Robin Schmidt’s shortfilm gangster thriller, Dog, the folks at SG Action are working on a new action shortfilm set for a possible release in a few weeks titled Vendetta. The short film is described as “a tale of betrayal and revenge, focusing on the final evening of a crime boss, and his inevitable demise by his enemies…” with action elements designed with less of a martial arts appeal, and more toward survivalist elements within its choreography. Vendetta is written and directed by Martin Wan, who stars along with actress Freya Thomas, in addition to several key SG members involved in the stunt work, including Chris Jones who can be seen in one of the three posters newly unveiled on Wednesday at the very bottom of this page. Vendetta is expected tentatively in mid-November with a trailer approaching before then. Wan […]

The Official Poster For Indie Action Short, DOG, Is Online

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The new official poster is online for the upcoming short film, Dog, starring Simon Wan, Martin Wan, and Sophia Del Pizzo. Take a look: Written and directed by independent filmmaker Robin Schmidt, the short film is a continuation of initial efforts in early 2013 to make a movie prior to working with MTA records to produce a dual-themed two-part cinematic action packed hip hop music video featuring rap artist and musician, Dream McClean. Since then, the music videos saw potential for Schmidt and cast and crew, including the UK martial arts stunt team, SG Action, led by Dog stunt coordinator Chris Jones. And with the successful crowdfunding that followed, Schmidt was able to film the scenes he needed to help bring Dog to its fullest potential as a quality induction into independent action cinema history. Dog is officially in post for a hopeful late 2013/early 2014 release until further notice. […]

SG Action UK Breaks Laws Of Physics In New Hi-Speed Slo-Mo Reel

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Nearly a year and a half in the making and since launching earlier this year in January, UK-based action and stunt performance group SG Action is out to stake its claim in the field of martial arts cinema. They are professional athletes who specialize in acting, drama, action comedy, stuntwork, tricking, freerunning, Harlem shaking (okay well maybe not Harlem shaking, lol), gymnastics, cheerleading, and even share credits for television and film, as well as live stage shows. They have their own Facebook Page, their own official website, a Twitter audience, and their own Youtube channel, all of which where people can subscribe to catch a taste of some of the action packed projects they partake in, as well as podcast updates to provide news and event info. This week, in addition to illustrating some of their recent test fight footage, they also took an interest in showcasing their feats on […]

New Trailer For Short Fan Film, TOMB RAIDER: NO ANGEL

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Infinities Edge Studios is an independent film company based in Bookham, Surrey, U.K., founded in 2011 and run by cinematographer, writer, VFX editor, director, novelist and independent filmmaker Andrew Dobell. Dobell’s previous films include Nahab, Dragonborn, Confrontation and Assassin, two of which he accredits Artyfakes for creating prop weapons and other designs. Dobell recently unveiled the new trailer for the latest shortfilm, TOMB RAIDER: NO ANGEL, starring Tabitha Lyons as Lara Croft, along with Annabel Bates and Robert Holden, with Jon Hutton, Ross McDowell and Darrell Wilson. Further credits go to hair and make-up artist Kalissa Bentley, boom operator Nic Samiotis, driving and catering by Lorna Lyon-Smith, location Manager Phil Branscombe and costume designer Krystina Kitsis. SYNOPSIS: While hunting for an artifact in a cave system, deep in the wilds, adventurer Lara Croft discovers she’s not the only person in the caves looking for it. As she moves through the […]