Streaming Sleepers: SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS: REGEN Trailer Debuts With Digital Release
The film stars Micah Brock, Shaun Charney, and more!
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SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS: REGEN Review: …For The Fans, With Room For More
The hit indie martial arts fantasy webseries gets a feature-length sequel later this year.
SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS: REGEN Bangs Out A Feature Film, Post-Production Underway As Crowdfunding Begins
Indie production label Whirlwind Action has been a bookmark for me long before I started writing this platform twelve years ago. I’ve proudly covered their work ever since with in-house director and performer Micah Brock then cranking out the finale to his hit weberies series, Slug Street Scrappers, in 2013, before releasing in the summer a year later. Brock had plans over the years for other projects as well, but only recently took to his latest endeavor, Slug Street Scrappers: Regen, initially billed as a new series continuing the original. That was in 2022, and Brock has since evolved his earlier vision into feature film fruition with post-production underway, as well as a new Indiegogo campaign to keep the movie afloat. The first several installments of Slug Street Scrappers headlined a bevy of then-burgeoning indie action and stunt talent under the stewardship of Brock and series cohort Shaun Charney. Such […]
THE HIT LIST: July 13, 2020
On the precipice of my second film festival coverage-loaded summer, The Hit List will be taking a brief hiatus until further notice. Alas, I’m happy to be able to put together this tentatively last hoorah while I get things in order on the writing end. For now, time to cast a spotlight on some of today’s top and up-and-coming stunt performers with a round of demo and training reels featuring the following: Rorelee Tio, Jay Kwon, Jeff Budner, Gabriel Rios, Kenneth Wolf, Michelle Fisichella, Freddy John James, Joel Fridman-Rojas, Paul Hampshire, Masato Di Santo, Sara Beko, and Eli Johnson following up with a performance and coordinator reel, as well as Michael Quach with a coordinator reel. It’s been a while since we heard from David Conk at Wolf Stunts but now he’s back on radar with Devin Reagan and co. for Mercenario Brothers which should be out soon, and the […]
THE HIT LIST: October 16, 2017
I’m going through a little sleep deprivation while I write this so I hope you all enjoy this latest installment of The Hit List until then. My weekend was definitely at least half-good and you can visit my weekend posts over at my Instagram to see what’s up. As for here, we kick off the Hit List with the necessary appetizer of stunt and training reels from some of today’s top and up-and-coming in stunt performance. Ramping things up is a cool new highlight reel from this year’s events at Oia for the seven year-strong Red Bull Art Of Motion competiton. Following that is a barrage of badass new stunt reels courtesy of Talyn Edelson, Darin Hicks, Krystle Martin, Ross Kohnstam, Gabriela Kostadinova, Cameron Brown, Angela Lynn, John Ternavis, Rissa Kilar, Cheech Vitale, Andi Norris and stunt coordinator Jae Greene. I don’t have anything to promote in terms of teasers […]
THE HIT LIST – September 26, 2016
Well, as much as I wanted my weekend to be an eventful one, I can’t say it was or I’d have more to discuss this week and share with you all. Hopefully the rest of the year will pan out much better, but it is still bustling in the world of stunts, action and independent content, and if you don’t believe me, well… …you needn’t look further than this week’s installment of The Hit List for some of the latest action-packed demo reels, trailers and short-form action jewels to keep you in good company! For this, the latest round of stunt and training reels starts off with the newest action reel from former UFC prospect Cung Le whose longstanding career in film continues onward going into the new year, and you can learn a little more about it here. In the meantime, Le has an action reel now available on […]
THE HIT LIST – May 11, 2015
I’m kind of adding a little something new to The Hit List nowadays, and I hope it proves useful for you guys in your own enjoyment. But, first things first… As always, there are plenty of stunt reels online, but only a handful of them can be shared here depending on how much they stand out to me (on top of the limit I’m setting for each Hit List piece). So, I’ve chosen reels from Mallory Thompson, Michele Silvestri, Chris Bradley, Tyler Elliot, Steven Turner and director Adam Zielinski‘s latest round up from the inner-workings of the Arahat Orphan Brotherhood, all of which should help get things off to an epic start. Enjoy! For shortfilm territory, we have at least two new trailers to start with. The first for Grindhouse-era short, Death Blender, comes from Dylan Hintz over at DC Stunt Coalition by way of his latest entry into this […]
THE HIT LIST: January 26, 2015
If at any point these Hit List articles become weekly events for you, whether it be by yourself or among friends, then I’m truly greatful. I find a lot of these things online, and it surprises me how many videos I come across that remain hidden from us for so long until we’re lucky enough to catch on to them, and among this list, there are quite a few within the last few years that I felt were worth sharing given their relevance. So, let’s get to it!… Starting off is a new retrospective video from Lunar Stunts’ own in-house action duo, Eric Nguyen and Irvin Nguyen as they look back at last year’s highlights. Everything from Fair Game to Eat. Pray. Ninja. and even Rope-A-Dope 2 is included in this reel as the Nguyen bros look ahead to what the new year will hopefully bring. 2015 is looking pretty […]
Kung Fu Kids, Rogue Ninjas, And Sci-Fi Galore Load This Week's List Of Action Shorts!
Photo: Agent Odyssey by Shaun Charney Getting right down to the nitty-gritty, feel free to click here to take a look at some previous entries of test fights now available online. Hopefully you’ve been keeping up, because there’s nearly a ton more you’ll find just below, including some competitive short projects, fan fights and even some pre-viz stuff, all of which are worth looking at, and hopefully we’ll see plenty more from these amazing folks. Carry on!… Kicking off this list is a fun little collaborative gem hosted by independent filmmaker and vlogger Adande Thorne in a hilarious homage to classic kung fu flicks with scenes involving cocky fighters challenging a packed dojo. Kung Fu Kids is the name of the project, filmed on location at Yoon’s Martial Arts in Delaware, and if you watch YouTube regularly, keen eyes may also spot the appearances of Devin White (a.k.a. Kid Haru) […]
Egos Clash With Steel In The New Shortfilm, PRIDE OF THE SAMURAI
It’s not often that independent filmmakers can complete a conceptual short piece right away; a lot of times they’re working with several ideas at once with other responsibilities in between. But eventually, things workout, and a concept once put on film finally gets realized and ready to show the world. Such is the case with indie action director Seshiro Kazama (a.k.a. Shaun Charney) who just unveiled his latest contemplative chanbara short film titled Pride Of The Samurai. This particular project, took a few years to finish, and with this being the first of a four part miniseries, hopefully the other three will be well on their way very soon, and of course, time will tell. For now, check out Pride Of The Samurai in the embed below, featuring Charney opposite fellow action actor Jimmy Chhiu, with voiceover narration by Charney and actor Rocky Chavez. And if you haven’t subscribed to […]
Go For The Kill: An Interview With KUNG FU FEMMES Producer And Director Tony Laudati
It was back about a few months ago that Film Combat Syndicate wound up in touch with independent filmmaker and martial arts enthusiast Tony Laudati, best known for his prolific involvement in his enduring labor of love, Kung Fu Femmes. If you are new to this project right now just as I was earlier this year, a simple click to the official YouTube channel will show you up to eight years of content that illustrates just how what was once a concept lagging on paper has blossomed into a longstanding successful cult phenomenon, featuring a variety of physically gifted and talented athletic females. Point in fact, it is was so impressive that it even caught our own Scott Wiley’s attention back when he interviewed actress, stuntwoman, martial artist and Thousand Pounds Action Company member Amy Johnston, who can also be seen in a few of the webisodes now available on […]
More Girl Trouble For Seshiro In The New Test Fight Short B-GIRL BEATDOWN
Mari Saito gets her kicks while Sharon Berezin flips into position in ‘B-Girl Beatdown’! Dragon Phoenix Entertainment continues to stay on the map this month with independent filmmaker Shaun “Seishiro Kazama” Charney as he continues getting into more girl trouble, this time with performers Mari Saito and Sharon Berezin. Their new test fight is one of several experimental pieces for the ladies as of the last several years, including Saito whose specialties in dance, acrobatics, Chinese martial arts and working professionally as a cirque peformance artist have been major tools in shaping her craft to work with folks like Charney with whom she recently appeared in the second and third installments of Micah Brock’s fantasy action miniseries, Slug Street Scrappers, in addition to independent filmmaker and photographer, Jeff Centauri. Berezin, hailing from the great state of New York, began cutting her teeth earlier on in Goju Ryu Karate before stepping […]
Mark Hudson And Marques Archie Kick Off 2014 For Dragon Spirit Productions
Marques Archie and Mark Hudson of Dragon Spirit Productions Film Combat Syndicate readers who have been with the site within the past year may recall the initial piece I did back in April of 2013 in a talk I had with Georgia-based independent filmmaker Ja-Mel Antoine Booth of Dragon Spirit Productions upon the release of the previous installment of The Chase. It was a pretty noteworthy piece that put Dragon Spirit on my radar as I continued my pursuit of covering the independent scene a little more, and this year, my coverage continues as Dragon Spirit Productions kicks off a new year with new goals and new creations along the way, including their latest test fight project between two of the team’s performers, Mark Hudson and Marques Archie. The two have been with the team since roughly 2005, including Hudson who first discovered the world of independent action since 2004 […]
Watch Shaun Charney Get His Kicks With A CAPOIERA GIRL!
For the most part, it has been a busy week on my end and work, on top of certain technological impediments have kept me from being able to keep up with a lot of content. So when I decided to kick myself up real quick and head over to independent filmmaker Shaun Charney‘s YouTube platform at Dragon Phoenix Entertainment, I was delighted to see a new little gem he worked on with actress, stuntwoman and friend of Film Combat Syndicate, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez. In the video, we get to see a minute of some pretty cool Capoiera choreography, accompanied by a few extra minutes of Charney and Gonzalez just having fun like kids, and it’s a must-see for anyone who has ever had a childhood. I spoke to Charney on several subjects regarding the video, including his opinions on Capoiera and other martial arts styles for the screen, and believe […]
One Good Stab Deserves Another In The New Action Short, BATTLE OF THE BLADES!
Just yesterday I shared my most recent article on independent action short clips featuring weapons. Of course, it might have served well to package with that report but knowing me, I can never wait to get a lot of these clips out fast enough sometimes. But anyway, today I bring you the latest action short from independent filmmaker and action director Shaun Charney (a.k.a. Seshiro Kazama) titled Battle Of The Blades: Girlfight/Knifefight. The new short features two gorgeous action and stunt performers I have mentioned on Film Combat Syndicate in previous articles: Peipei Alena Yuan (Star Trek, Step Up 3D) and Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez (The Adventures Of Superseven, Sons Of Anarchy). I spoke to both leading ladies who have nothing but positive words to express on their latest collaboration, including Yuan who tells Film Combat Syndicate. “Shaun Charney is always a blast to shoot with, and this was my first […]
Action Takes Shapes In A New Short Kung Fu Clip With PeiPei Alena Yuen And Shaun Charney
Multifaceted actress, martial artist, screenfighter and dancer Peipei Alena Yuen is set to appear in Edge Of Faith, a new fan film short from director Andrew J. Neis based on the hit parkour action video game thriller. In light of this, Yuen, in recent weeks, also shared a newly completed fight clip to help continue showcasing her talents as a cinematic action performer opposite independent filmmaker and action veteran Shaun Charney. You may remember Charney if you are familiar with the growing independent action movement of the past decade, having worked with such folks as Micah Brock, Vlad Rimburg and Jeff Centuari to name a few. Some may remember this clip as it was partially introduced over the summer. You can now check it out in full in the embed below, where you can also subscribe to Yuen’s channel for even more awesome content to come!