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THE HIT LIST: April 20, 2020

Indeed, much of the country is still shut down, and will be for the foreseeable future provided people know how to follow procedure and stay indoors. That’s all there is to it, really. Stay in, grab a snack, and hit up our homepage for the latest installment of The Hit List and enjoy some action-packed indie shorts and stunt gems from around the world. Natalie Padilla is here to help get the party started with her latest reel to begin the playlist below, followed by Luke Tumber, Angela Kosteska, Dean Gould, Sofian Francis, Myroslava Hybets, Conor Hegarty, Jennifer Mitchell, Park Sung-ho, Ben Sanchez, Ashley Becciani, Kamy Bruder, Anya Vlasova, Kevin Ku, Cameron Tubbs, Emily Wilson and Patrick Millin, and a quartet of stellar reels by Hitz International, Nomad Stunts, Rick Avery and a nostaligic medley of new and old beats by EMC Revolution. Without any particular promotional bits to watch, […]

THE HIT LIST: September 30, 2019

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I’m eager for a night out later this week if I can make it happen. It would be my fourth night out with friends this year too so, it’s sorely needed. For now, time for another pitch of some awesome stunt reels and action performance content from around the web. There’s more than a load of gems here to start with and that especislly goes for action star favorite, choreographer and performer Tim Man. Following that are reels featuring the explosive talents of Lauren Mary Kim, Patrick Chu, Niahlah Hope, Luciano Arnieri, Jen Bennett, Jeff Karr, Angela Sippel, Jarmin Runes, Milena Brewster, Caleb Cole, Brandy Lewis, Zac Andianas, Anna Puig, Donald Brooks Jr., Kat Redner, Jacob Pattison, Nikki Tomlinson, Oscar Casellas, Karina Beverly Ho, Alejandro Gil, Jacqueline Rosenthal, Tristan McConnell and Chole Bruce, with a fight choreography medley by Robert Dill, and a team reel by Legionarius Stunts. Folks attending […]

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Screener Review: CONCRETE: GANGS OF UNION CITY (2014)

Lee B. Golden III

SYNOPSIS: One Night. 11 Blocks. One Way Home. John ‘Concrete’ Hong has one night to fight his way across a violent city and rescue the one he loves. John and Bethany Hong live on the streets of Union – a violent city where street gangs control the lower blocks. When John journeys to the bottom of the city to find work, the WCC gang corners him. After fighting his way out, he becomes the target of the corrupt Police Chief and his hired assassin, Finger. Finger locates and holds Bethany hostage. John is now forced to do the impossible – travel 11 gang-controlled blocks at night to rescue the only one he loves. REVIEW: It’s been a month of firsts for me, having had the privilege of reviewing some exclusive projects this year. This week, however, I got the chance to view a film that has already seen a few […]

Three Angry Canadians And Only One Machine Gun! What Do You Do? Watch RIFLE FIGHT PRACTICE And Find Out!

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Just after showcasing his most recent action directorial feats with Jonny Caines in The Monkey Vault, independent filmmaker Leo Kei Angelos is back once more with the release of his newest short gem in the form of Rifle Fight Practice. Filmed in the course of two Saturdays, the concept was brought as the team, made up of Eclipse Stunts members, actors DL MacDonald and Alex Chung, and Riot A.C.T.’s own Tyler Williams were coordinating, and Angelos decided to inch up the stakes a little bit. “Leo enjoys having props in his scenes.”, says MacDonald. “We were choreographing a fight and decided that we should be fighting over something… So we placed [the rifle] into the fight.”. During Angelos‘s current stay in Toronto, fans can expect a few more of these gems along the way as he joins fellow performers like MacDonald and the team to continue creating on a day-to-day […]

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Watch Fernando Jay Huerto Battle Internal Conflict, And Canadians In DO THE DAMN THING: IN CANADA

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Award-winning independent filmmaker and actor Fernando Jay Huerto has returned to the internet once more with a brand new short film titled Do The Damn Thing: In Canada. Based on an original concept from friend and fellow filmmaker from Virgina, Lester Nguyen of Rising Tiger Films, Huerto‘s latest installation is a continuation of a self-titled expanded series of the same name that began in 2009, bearing different themes and classic inside jokes, and featuring a versatile selection of independent film actors from around the country and the world, best known for performing high quality fight sequences attributed to the stylings of the beloved Hong Kong action comedy genre. Do The Damn Thing: In Canada features an amalgam of independent film actors which also include Jabronie Pictures regular, Sunny Smith, and performers DL MacDonald, Alex Chung, Dennis Lafond and Fist Plus Face star Jonny Caines, all ranging from various teams throughout Canada, […]

Darren Bailey To Make His Directorial Debut In The Upcoming Shortfilm, SURGE

Lee B. Golden III

It seems Canadian independent action star Tyler Williams is making pretty good use of his time out in California this year with actor and up-and-coming filmmaker Darren Bailey (pictured left). On top of collaborating with actors Gui DaSilva and independent filmmaker Emmanuel Manzanares on Extraction, in addition to the long-awaited release of Right-Handed, Williams also spent his time with Bailey, who is currently directing and starring in their upcoming short film release, Surge. The work is entirely original, and conceived out of Bailey’s partnership with VFX artist Marcus Silvera, who currently shares employ with Bailey at Stereo D, an award-winning visual effects movie lab in Burbank, California that was co-created by actor Giovanni Ribisi during the production of Avatar (2009). As it turns out, Silvera also happens to be a fan of Thousand Pounds Action Company, the illustrious indie action studio in Los Angeles Bailey co-founded with filmmaker Chris Cowan […]

Loads Of Fisticuffs And Pistol Whipping In The Latest Independent Action Throwdown, EXTRACTION

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Kicking off your Tuesday is a brand new action short piece from LBP Stunts Chicago independent action filmmaker Emmanuel Manzanares titled Extraction. Not to be confused with writer/director Tony Giglio’s latest work, Extraction is an original mini-project that focuses its plot on a rogue agent on the run from his pursuer. Extraction reunites Manzanares with Canadian independent action film star Tyler Williams since their 2010 comedic action short, Manny Invades Toronto. Together, they are joined by actor and Thousand Pounds Action Company familiar Gui DaSilva, who lit up the internet quite a bit this summer performing with an ensemble cast for producer Travis Wong’s webseries, The Hunt. Once more, Manzanares shows his incredible elevating potential once more in constructing innovative action sequences that continually look well-suited for much bigger films. And not for nothing either, being a multifaceted actor and filmmaker since 2007, with credits ranging from television and indie […]