Streaming Sleepers: In THE SMOKE MASTER, A Bold, Comedic Experiment In Fighting As High Art
This was another fun one to discover a few years back.
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THE SMOKE MASTER Trailer: Freestyle Digital Blazes Up January U.S. Release For Hit Martial Arts Stoner Comedy
Brazilian kung fu stoner comedy, The Smoke Master, is finally on track to start the new year with a U.S. release from Freestyle Digital Media. VOD rights were announced by the company earlier this month will plans to release the film on DVD, and all stateside digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms from January 2. THE SMOKE MASTER follows the journey of Gabriel and Daniel, two brothers cursed by the Chinese mafia with its feared Three Generations Revenge, who has already reaped the life of their grandfather and their father. To survive, one of the brothers must learn the Smoke Style secrets, a little-known controversial martial art, based on cannabis usage and taught by a single master, high in the mountains of the far reaches of China. In other words, THE SMOKE MASTER is a stoned Kung-Fu movie. Starring Daniel Rocha, Thiago Stechinni and Tony Lee, The Smoke Master […]
THE SMOKE MASTER: Buzzy Brazilian Kung Fu Stoner Comedy Gets A Buzzy Trailer!
“…Uma comédia com artes marciais altamente palatável e divertida…” I thoroughly appreciate that I get a place here in the campaign for The Smoke Master, a more-than-deserving festival favorite kung fu comedy from directors Augusto Soares and Andre Sigwalt. You can read the rest of my thoughts here if you’re interested, and keep this movie on your radar as the film stays the course for a local release in Brazil. In the meantime, the newest trailer is here, and you can read me in Portuguese now. Sweet! The journey of Gabriel and Daniel, two brothers cursed by the Chinese mafia with its feared Three Generations Revenge, who has already reaped the life of their grandfather and their father. To survive, one of the brothers must learn the Smoke Style secrets, a little-known controversial martial art, based on cannabis usage and taught by a single master, high in the mountains of […]
THE SMOKE MASTER Teaser And Trailer Revealed Ahead Of May Release In Brazil
Pun intended or not, it’s high time that the kung fu cinema crowd had another stake in the game and for this, we turn to actor Daniel Rocha who leads the way in The Smoke Master, from directors Augusto Soares and Andre Sigwalt. The Brazilian production has finally run its course at festivals and will soon see a domestic release beginning May 18, a long-awaited milestone for the directing duo who toiled away at creating something subversive, bold and new, and for all intents and purposes, an enjoyable martial arts comedy for all. My thoughts on the film can be found here for good measure. The journey of Gabriel and Daniel, two brothers cursed by the Chinese mafia with its feared Three Generations Revenge, who has already reaped the life of their grandfather and their father. To survive, one of the brothers must learn the Smoke Style secrets, a little-known […]
THE SMOKE MASTER Review: A Bold, Comedic Experiment In Fighting As ‘High’ Art
Eight years of development and cultural edification, instilled enough to produce an independent kung fu feature that transcends the boundaries of comedy for a market not usually keen on controversy, now brings us to the forefront of the latest directing effort by debut film duo Augusto Soares and Andre Sigwalt with stoner martial arts romp, The Smoke Master. For this, we are invited to watch as an age-old vendetta begins to take shape for Daniel, (Thiago Stechinni) and his younger brother, Gabriel (Daniel Rocha) – prospective students of their surrogate father, Abel (Cleber Colombo) who is a Bagua Zhang master. The two routinely train together with other students at their local park where they are soon accosted by two thugs, and the harrassment only escalates further, until one day they brutally attack a classmate. The incident resulted in a near-fatal confrontation with the gang’s muscle bound leader, Caine (Tristan Aronovich), […]
THE SMOKE MASTER: Raven Banner Debuts Official Trailer For New Brazilian Stoner Martial Arts Comedy
The journey has been long and hard fought for directing duo Augusto Soares and Andre Sigwalt for Brazilian kung fu stoner comedy, The Smoke Master, which had its closing night premiere for the 18th edition of Fantaspoa earlier this month. The film is now making the Cannes sales rounds under Raven Banner Entertainment and has new trailer and poster assets to do the grunt work. The journey of Gabriel and Daniel, two brothers cursed by the Chinese mafia with its feared Three Generations Revenge, who has already reaped the life of their grandfather and their father. To survive, one of the brothers must learn the Smoke Style secrets, a little-known controversial martial art, based on cannabis usage and taught by a single master, high in the mountains of the far reaches of China. A Stoned Kung-Fu movie. The film stars Daniel Rocha, Tony Lee, Thiago Stechinni, Ravel Andrade and Yasmin […]
News Briefs: Grillo In THE DAGON, HARD MATTER and SKYLINE RADIAL; Cercamon Takes UN VARON; Raven Banner Picks Up THE SMOKE MASTER
• Not too far off from making headway with prison drama Branded, and with Isaac Florentine’s Hounds Of War, actor Frank Grillo has more film news in the pipeline of late with Independent Entertaiment launching sales for the Fall shoot of Brad Anderson’s The Dagon – about a family who must confront terrifying, deadly creatures that surround them every night when the daughter comes of age. Independent and CAA are co-repping North American rights. The actor is also in tow with writer/director Justin Price’s Hard Matter with Tyrese Gibson and Harvey Keitel for The Exchange. The film is set in a version of America divided by quadrants, where a power-hungry corporation takes control of the prison system and criminals as the new law enforcers inflict capital punishment to reclaim their place in society. (Variety, Screendaily) • Speaking of Grillo and following our December 2020 report, director Liam O’Donnell is expected […]
THE SMOKE MASTER Teaser: A Look At The New Indie Stoner Kung Fu Comedy Out Of Brazil
Freshman filmmaker Augusto Soares has teamed up on his first filmmaking venture with noted cinematographer André Sigwalt sharing the helm to bring us their newest independent outing, The Smoke Master, starring Daniel Rocha (The Fall, There’s Something About Mario) and Thiago Stechinni (Skull: The Mask). Penned by Soares and Sigwalt, the film focuses on a tri-generational vendetta by the Chinese mafia, one that now stares down on the fates of brothers Daniel (Stechinni) and Gabriel (Rocha). Upon Daniel’s 27th birthday, the two must journey to the far reaches of China in search of a kung fu master who can teach one of the brothers the ancient secrets of Tao Lu da Fumaça, a cannibis-based fighting style, in order to defend himself against their assassins on equal terms. Fusing kung fu cinema with stoner comedy tropes of the early 2000s, the film is partly billed as a humble nod to Jackie […]
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