stunt reels

THE HIT LIST: June 26, 2017

Well guys, my hiatus was a brief but fair one. It was a necessary breather to help recoup from the workload and best part about all this is that people are still creating! So yeah, that’s a nice thing to come back to. That’s what The Hit List is for and I’ve found (and have also been sent) some GREAT stuff to share this week. It’s also a lot to unpack so without further ado, the stunt reels are up first as always and we begin with Amy Sturdivant‘s most recent Vimeo upload. I meant to share hers before going on break but YouTube parameters were a factor and Vimeo was the only option left. So, better late than never, and with a demo reel as substantive as this being all the more reason worth sharing. Following that is a playlist ripe with awesome stunt and action demos by Francis […]

THE HIT LIST: June 12, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

Probably the best way I can sum up the gist of my weekend is that 76 years and current box office gross of more than $450 million dollars later, I would say that Patty Jenkins has earned her place at the helm of a Wonder Woman sequel and Warner Bros. would be wise to oblige. On to other matters, however, it’s a new week which means it’s time for another installment of the Hit List. Kicking off the first playlist in this week’s stunt reel category is Umar Khan now out with a compilation video in celebration of his recent 35th birthday. Rounding out the playlist are Leon Ngo, Beni Alexander, Aaron Hakala, Joon Poore, Barret Coates, Heather Lynn, Nikki Stanley, Veto Swarn, Troy Butler and Li Qiang, with coordinator and choreography reels by Jennifer Badger and Joseph Roark. There’s more fight stuff to come. For now though, we’re switching […]

THE HIT LIST: May 15, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

I had a nice little weekend. Still worked but managed to relax some in between as well as put a new forthcoming interview together which will go up very soon. In the meantime, we have other matters to tend to turning to this week’s installment of The Hit List! Kicking off our first playlist is a new team reel by K Dynamique, based in Canada and, at current, an opportunity to sample great work done by a fine group of folks who, due to some grave, unfortunate circumstances, are now asking for your help. Click here to learn more, and SHARE, if anything. Rounding out the stunt reel playlist for this week are Lunar Stunts’s own Mikey Arce and Irvin Nguyen, and stunt players James Hutchison, Jeff Budner, Mike Li, Meghan Koch, Serena Ly, Marc Padró and Mike Snow. Promotional items are light this week but well worth it with […]

THE HIT LIST: May 8, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

Saturday was a day of much needed relaxation… I got about half of that while juggling other stuff including this week’s Hit List but I’m pleased to have this one ready as it includes at least one or two other projects I had been waiting for. As always, our weekly tribute to action cinema’s hardest working and innovative folks in the field begins with a crazy cool raft of stunt reels, starting with Tony McFarr just in time for the theatrical release of his most recent stunt credit, Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 2. The playlist runs through with a deluge of stunt and training reels by Allen Quindiagan, Aimee Zannoni, Hymnson Chan, Geoffrey Boggs, Kai Ferris, Mason Sharrow, Lis LoCasio, Carl Fortin, Drew Dayz, Dani Medina, Dan Carter, Janelle Beaudry and Sergey Nosulenko. Enjoy! Kicking off the promotional end of things is a glimpse into a new mystery project from the good folks over […]

THE HIT LIST – May 1, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

The week turned out quite different for content rollout it seems! It wasn’t as quiet as I thought it would be last week and so this week’s Hit List should be plenty filling, and I thank you, readers, for tuning back in. As always, we begin with a nifty round of stunt reels from some of today’s budding and top stunt performers, starting with Kate Cochran, Tien Hoang, Sam Situmorang, Mustafa Bulut, Stephen Koepfer, Jennifer Badger, Joshua Pereira, Billy Bussey, John Lyke, Joseph Roark, Kemet Black Whitlow and, Sergei Dmitriev, Evan Dane Taylor and Ben Van Huis. There’s currently nothing available in terms of promotion that has caught our eye as of yet, so I say give time. Meanwhile, what we have here is a bit of an experiment for three contributors at Buzzfeed – Kelsey Impicchiche, Michelle Khare and Jordan Shalhoub – who decided to partake in superhero stunt training and […]

THE HIT LIST: April 24, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

Well, I spent most of my weekend relaxing as much as possible after covering what I could on Saturday. That includes my second interview with actor/producer/director Alexander Nevsky which you can check out here… …on top of covering this week’s picks and entries for the Hit List now online and ready to go with a stunt reel playlist that brings us Luis Vallardes, John Cihangir, Amanda Voll, Don Gough, Jonathan Nickerson, Kyle Glenn, Ellette Craddock, Hans Marrero and an updated new stunt reel by Patrick King. Rounding out thd playlist is actor and martial artist, the one and only Gary Daniels with a tribute reel from last month by Tony Coates! There isn’t much to tease this week except two items: First, we now have an image which you can view below courtesy of filmmaker Trent Dickens, hard at work with the current production of crowdfunded shortfilm, Panda – basically […]

THE HIT LIST: April 10, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

I may have to take a break from the Hit List next week so as to catch up on projects as well as movies. I miss watching movies these days…it’s funny. Of course, there’s always the chance I’ll have one ready for next week so we’ll see. For now, all matters pertaining to this week’s installment are now front and center for your viewing, and we begin with a hearty playlist of demo reels from some of today’s top and rising stunt performers, and included are Hayley Wright, Duke Jackson, Eimar O’Grady, Chris Schmidt Jr., T. Ryan Mooney, Sarah Laidler, Allen Quindiagan, Elissa Cadwell, Carl Langlais, Jean-Paul Ly, PeiPei Alena Yuan, Tom Caserto and Shaun Alphonso with stunt coordinator John Kreng rounding things out via Vimeo with an extended workreel following last week’s entry. Enjoy! There are only three items on the promotional end of things this week and with the first, […]

THE HIT LIST: April 3, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

My weekend saw a MAJOR curveball regarding my android phone, folks. So, if you’ve been following me on Instagram and haven’t heard anything, now you know why. Needless to say, I have somewhat returned to normalcy and, preferably, in kickass fashion with The Hit List. Actor, stuntman and stunt coordinator John Kreng lights things up this week with an illustrious new work reel chock-filled with stunt action and interview segments he’s done over the years with the likes of Cynthia Rothrock, Benny “The Jet” Urquidez and Keith Vitali. Rounding out the Hit List are reels by Jade Dregorius, Bruce Concepcion, Ariel Lee, Connor Dunn, Malin Kirjonen, Simon Potter, Rosslyn Luke, Gaetan Geloen, Natasha Paul, Noah Schultz, Alli Dunn, Narayana Cabral, Katie O’Donovan and all-around stuntmascot, Zoltan Berencsi. Peep it! Next up are four new trailers; Leading off are two channel trailers by way of two of France’s finest, Cedric Tellier and […]

THE HIT LIST: March 20, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

Well, it’s been another close call but I finally managed to bring you this week’s installation of The Hit List for your own viewing pleasure. Last week was crazy packed with festival news upkeep from Asia along with posting our recent inteview with actress Yadi Nieves and managing to review Mitsutake Kurando’s new movie, Karate Kill, which releases this summer. Considering all this and then some, I’m ready for the weekend! But, it IS only Monday and so too, shall the norm continue with this week’s Hit List nearly packaged and ready to go, and with a new spate of stunt reels to kick things off, courtesy of a slick and sexy new stunt driving reel by stuntwoman Daylin Matthews. Rounding out the playlist are reels by Louis Sebastian, Joseph Roark, Nik Pelekai, Joe Gallina, Entony Ruscetta, Dean Gould, Noah Woods and D.L. MacDonald, and a spectacular new reel by […]

THE HIT LIST: March 6, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

If anyone needs me, I’ll be spending the week collecting my brain between articles and work so I can recover from my near-sleepless weekend. For the record though…no, I’m not complaining. Headshot was awesome! As for all else, this week’s HIT LIST is here for your enjoyment with another round of stunt and demo reels, promo goodies and action-packed shortfilms. Canadian stunt troupe K Dynamique kicks things off with a new reel of their own followed by Jared Blake DiCroce, Mark Miscione, Eurico Senna and the award-winning fiery stylings of Rachel Novak. The playlist rounds out with reels by Marcel Mala, Joseph Roark, Barry Nerling and Felix Cortes with Godefroy Ryckewaert showcasing some delicious lensing highlights of his own, including footage from Jimmy Henderson’s new movie, Jailbreak. Up next are the usual promotional goods and just in time for the release of the hit film, Logan, is an inspired new […]

THE HIT LIST: February 13, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

I actually planned on seeing John Wick: Chapter Two this past weekend but ultimately ended up staying in. A few things factored into that with lack of sleep being one of them – as tasking as the Hit List is, I kinda needed the energy. Alas, we’ve come into another week with some more online gems from around the web. That means more stunt demos, action shorts and things to promote that I’m sure you’ll enjoy and we begin with the usual set of stunt reels in the very first set beginning with an amazing 2nd unit workreel by Brett Chan, the man behind the stellar action design seen in Netflix series Marco Polo and the upcoming Iron Fist. The playlist just beneath keeps the action going courtesy of Greg Poljacik, Jean-Paul Ly, Kenny Wong, Ellette Craddock, C.J. Thoms, Jay Kwon, Reuben Maldonado and Gabriela Rodriguez, with choreography and directing […]

THE HIT LIST: February 6, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

My weekend was ridic. Fun at the very top but ended up with quite a plateful that I almost couldn’t get this week’s Hit List done. …I think I might take next week off too… we’ll see. As for this week, it’s a guarantee and we’re starting off with playlists host to some great stunt action and demo reels from around the web. And far from hiding my fandom in the age of Wonder Woman is the very soundtrack that now consumes you in a new stunt reel by Jessi Fisher, followed by an oldie-but-goodie revival from David Neyts, a late entry with Alix Schwartz (more on her later), John Nania and Alex Marshall-Brown. Rounding out the playlist are reels by Giordano Sabatini, Hannah Betts, Jerome Gaspard, Tianna Webberly, Jérémy Margalle and hard-hitting action star and co-star of Jesse V. Johnson’s Savage Dog, Cung Le! As for promotional assets, a select number […]

THE HIT LIST: January 16, 2017

Lee B. Golden III

I did something a little different this weekend while I was putting the Hit List together – at five reels, I decided to watch it all the way through and it was pretty refreshing since normally I watch mostly snippets in the course of browsing just to get a good feel of how it all plays out so I can work faster. I may change my approach there. ☺ Anyway, onward and forward we go for this week’s installment of The Hit List with the latest round of amazing stunt reels and various shortfilm projects, promotional or otherwise full in release. As always, the stunts come first because without the players and their committment, the Hit List wouldn’t exist. Stellar b-girl and exceptional stuntwoman Lee Chesley kicks the first playlist off to an energizing start followed by the high-flying feats of dayjob superhero, Ross Kohnstam. Pam Wellington has some fresh […]

THE HIT LIST: December 12, 2016

Lee B. Golden III

Well…here’s the skinny if you’re just tuning in. I’m fighting a bad cold and so I’ll be dialing back on the writing a bit until I get back on my feet. Until then, this may possibly be the final Hit List of the year while I’ve gathered plenty of content to share and for you to enjoy from here on. As always, first up are the stunt reels of the past week with some great selections, starting with David Zuckerman, Robert Steven Brown, Canada’s own Kyle Wong, and stuntwoman C.C. Ice whose latest stunt reel went viral back in August but only came in my purview just as of late last week. Rounding out the playlist are reels by Alexei Minaev, Meili Carpenter, Ellette Craddock, Nick Kraweic, Lance Herota, and the one and only Eric Jacobus with a kick ass new Tekken movielist for fighting character, Anna Williams. Click here […]

THE HIT LIST: December 5, 2016

Lee B. Golden III

Alrighty! In anticipation of an exceptionally busy Christmas, this will be the first of three final installments of The Hit List in 2016. Personally, I look forward to the forthcoming break and on that note I might round up some of my favorite entries of stunt reels and shortfilms in a New Year edition to whet the appetite some. We’ll just have to wait and see! In the meantime, let’s get this party rolling with some wicked videos from around the web, and first up are a pair of terrific new Tekken-inspired kicking reels by Eric Jacobus and Jailbreak star, actor and martial artist Jean-Paul Ly. Rounding out the playlist are stunt and action reels by Ben Rezendes, Jamel Blissat, Melissa Mars, Kent S. Leung, John Palmeri, Stephen Murdoch, Hannah Spreitzenbarth and Jared Losano. You know what they say….just push play! Next up in trailer news are a few projects […]

THE HIT LIST: November 14, 2016

Lee B. Golden III

Things didn’t turn out too well for me over the weekend during the afterevents of the UASE in New York City on Saturday evening. Opportunities got cut short which pretty much undid any writing I would have liked to do, though it wasn’t a huge waste as I got to shake hands with one of the Expo’s attendees, stuntman Donald Tucker, which you can read about here. A minor, albeit fun memory to take with me into the years’ end wherein there will hopefully be more to discuss on the stunt and shortfilm end of things for business as usual here at Film Combat Syndicate, and with none other than The Hit List to help pick up the pace on some of the internet’s best, action packed stunt profiles, shortfilms and various projects by creative netizens alike. Revving things up for our stunt and training demo reel playlist is filmmaker […]

THE HIT LIST: November 7, 2016

Lee B. Golden III

Well, I can’t say much about my weekend. Saturday was a 19 hour day and so Doctor Strange had to be put on hold, and my energy level on Monday was about the same as your average everyday housecat. That said, I did get to enjoy a cool Sunday night out with someone who’s been doing stunts for some time now and you can read more about that by clicking here! On that note, The Hit List has arrived for this week and new stunt and action demo reels are here for your viewing pleasure with the first – a reel from an actress whose work I’ve been dying to share in a Hit List entry ever since I became friends with her on social media in 2014. Hailing all the way from London and fresh off of a stellar box office run thusfar in the U.K. and U.S. in […]

MERCURY RISING: An Evening With Actor And Stuntman Shayan Safar

Lee B. Golden III

I’ve never really pondered the affect I might have as a blogger on people that I’ve been writing about in the past three years, and primarily because I’m just busy writing. I get mostly good responses from people in the stunt and film industry apart from some of the more less-than enthused ones (yes, those exist), and they’re all nice to hear in the course of my own growth, though for me there will always be a room for improvement. I thought about this and a bunch of other things as I shared reflections over some beverages at Starbucks at Columbus Circle with stuntman and actor Shayan Safar who was in New York City for a job interview unrelated to stuntwork. I’ve been covering Safar since early 2015 when I shared his first stunt reel online, and he told me how jubilant he was when he saw his demo being […]

THE HIT LIST: October 31, 2016

Lee B. Golden III

As you’re reading this, I’m just reflecting on how my year has been ahead of what I’m going to post in December. I haven’t done much but I’m looking to add some more memories before long so, we’ll see. As for now, we off to this week’s jam-packed installation of The Hit List and there’s plenty of goods here to help bide your time. Action man Eric Jacobus takes to the Dead Or Alive character movelist once again for Rig in a new video of his own, followed by stunt and demo videos courtesy of Cassandra Ebner, Barry Nerling, Hannah Spreitzenbarth, Justin Charles Evans, Milly Nalin, Laurent Plancel, Sadiqua Bynum, Marvin Ross, Jessi Fisher, Chuck Johnson, Tien Hoang, Annette Van Moorsel, Alberto Rama, Unleashed 360 Stunt Team, Benjamin Redic II, Nicholas Marinos, and Team VellusTa hailing from their recent nine-day stint in Japan. Enjoy the playlist! Off to a quartet […]

THE HIT LIST – October 24, 2016

Lee B. Golden III

This week’s Hit List was another down-the-wire bit with a few late entries. On another note I’m currently saving my evening energy for a thing I’m doing in the next few weeks and with any luck I’ll even get to write about it, so keep an eye on my Facebook page for more content. In the meantime, we’re back with another installment of The Hit List and it’s got all the action, stunt work and thrills you crave! Actor and filmmaker Eric Jacobus lends his gameface to viewers once more as a fighting game character, here and now as Bayman from Dead Or Alive in a new movelist performance compilation. The playlist finishes things up from there with an arsenal of thrilling stuntwork by Amy Sturdivant, Lin He Rong, Johan Lindqvist, Jared Losano, Marissa Labog, Jason Mello, Jason Durham, Bayland Kippenkroeger, Chad Crumley, bicycle traceur Tim Knoll courtesy of filmmaker […]