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EXCLUSIVE: Director Chris Chung Talks SOHO JIMBO Release, Present And Future Plans

Photo: Dan Donovan It’s not too far into the year but it didn’t take long for me to connect with a director whose previous work on the shorfilm, Handuken, came on my radar once upon a time. Meeting filmmaker Chris Chung last week, I had the honor of almost immediately engaging an interview ahead of the release of his latest shortfilm, Soho Jimbo. The project has been a major highlight of Chung’s work for a few years now as he has also mingled with the prospects of turning this project into a feature film. It would he his debut if that were to be the case, and not exactly being a stranger to martial arts cinema is certainly a helpful factor here with talents like Into The Badlands series co-star Alan Wai taking center stage. I credit Soho Jimbo co-star, actor and martial artist David Cheung who shared the initial […]

Screener Review: THE LIBERATOR (2016)

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A small string of shortfilms into his young movie career, actor and director Ben Lettieri is on track to arrive this summer with his latest feature length debut, The Liberator. Boasting a martial arts-infused adventure, the film does have a little bit going for itself with its low-budget status and an adherence to a specific niche. Alas, it deserves a curve of sorts, but a small one. Lettieri stars as Ben Silver, a former soldier and uniquely young, decorated war hero, now a private investigator who operates by his own morals and principles, paid or not, thus earning him his eponymous title through word of mouth. His is a reputation that has earned him infamy in the criminal underworld, specifically for London crimeboss Harry Miller, eager to make a profit off of a priceless Ming Dynasty vase he successfully steals from its owner, ex-con and museum curator Melinda Page. She […]

SACRILEGE: Grant Stevens To Star In Phillip Ray Tommy’s Fantasy Action Debut!

Lee B. Golden III

The independent scene strikes once again this week, and all at the behest of actor, stuntman and debut director, Phillip Ray Tommy. His newest labor of martial arts, horror and sci-fi fanfare from Phrato Entertainment, Sacrilege, just filmed a concept trailer starring with debut lead actor and martial artist, Grant Stevens in the role of Ash, who gets caught between the forces of good and evil after being gifted with an otherworldly power to avenge the death of his beloved. SYNOPSIS: The emergence of an ancient power source leads a young man on a journey of self discovery and into a confrontation that will scar the Earth and shake the very heavens above. Ash (Grant Steven) is a young man whose life is torn apart after the woman he loves is murdered. He is approached by a mysterious figure, The Trickster (David Ajala) who offers Ash the abilities to punish those […]

British Action Returns With The New Trailer For AGE OF KILL!

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Whether you love action movies or love great music, chances are you’ll enjoy what comes next from Martin Kemp, an actor whose career also comes with an audience keen to his time as the bassist for 1980’s new wave band, Spandau Ballet. Next month, he returns back to the field of action in a role clearly representative of the slate of gritty and grounded British action movies from UK-based Richwater Films. I speak of Age Of Kill, the name of the new thriller written by Simon Cluett and director Neil Jones, centered on a black ops sniper and the mystery that unfolds when he is blackmailed by a hidden terrorist into killing six seemingly random targets in six hours, lest the enemy increase the body count himself. Among the cast are April Pearson, Philip Davis, Dexter Fletcher, Patrick Bergin, Bruce Payne and Nick Moran for the film’s UK arrival on […]

It's Ben Lettieri To The Rescue In The New Trailer For THE LIBERATOR

Lee B. Golden III

There’s no denying the impression left here that actor and martial artist Ben Lettieri is all about keeping it simple and entertaining for his latest upcoming U.K. martial arts flick, The Liberator. You may know what I mean if you managed to get a glimpse of last year’s mid-production trailer, brimming with its fair share of mild silliness, comedic cheese and watchable action. However, if you didn’t, then you’re in luck, because a new trailer is out and guarantees exactly what it presents with no apologies. SYNOPSIS: Have you ever felt like life was pushing you aside? As if your purpose was fulfilled? Ben Silver did. Once a British Special Forces soldier, he became the youngest man ever to receive the Victoria Cross for acts of gallantry on the front line. Ben was honourably discharged, received his 15 minutes and then left to ponder a career in politics. Sounds like […]

Greg Burridge Fights A Tower Full Of Thugs And Gangs In The New Teaser For LONDON RAMPAGE

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Cinematic fight fans in the U.K. can expect to feast their eyes on another feature film that caters directly to the martial arts niche. The man responsible? None other than actor, stuntman and wrestler Greg Burridge whose latest acting and directorial offering, London Rampage bares a title that pretty much speaks for itself! SYNOPSIS: One mans fight to provide a way out and a better life for his brother, turns into a bloody gritty tournament to decide the future of Londons roughest and notorious estate. Will it forever be in the control of turf war gangsters, or will it be saved and cleansed of all evil. One things for sure, its all about to kick off in…….. LONDON RAMPAGE. Starring international wrestling superstar Greg Burridge, not only making his directorial debut, but also unleashing his unique fight choreography, a blend of pro wrestling from all around the globe, mixed with […]

Watch The New Assassin Crime Thriller Short, FREEMAN: NEW WORLD ORDER

Lee B. Golden III

If you’re an anime and manga junkie, you’ll probably recognize the root of inspiration for former-wrestler-turned actor/director Leroy Kincaide‘s new shortfilm concept, Freeman: New World Order. The title itself is a giveaway, and the trailer, which went viral earlier this summer, offered a few more hints that probably made it seem all the more obvious, and maybe a little bit pretentious if you’re a total purist. Nonetheless, it’s a only a conceptual piece which could lead to a better, bigger and more original project. Opinions may vary, of course, but it still serves the interest of entertaining fans who love hard-hitting action and gritty storytelling to boot. Besides, word is that the project was received pretty well when it made its way to observers at Cannes earlier this summer, bringing Kincaide just one step closer to delivering a full-fledged feature beginning next Spring. So, yes, it appears this is happening. […]

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Screener Review: WARRIORESS (2014)

Lee B. Golden III

SYNOPSIS: Two powerful female warriors must journey across a post-apocalyptic land to fight a ritual duel, and fulfill an ancient prophecy. In the tradition of “Xena, Warrior Princess”, and influenced by seminal fantasy films such as “Excalibur” and “Flesh & Blood”, Warrioress combines a unique, mystically-infused atmosphere with blistering action scenes. The story features a wide array of vibrantly attractive and powerful female characters pitted against each other in mortal combat. In this world of mysticism and philosophy, ruled by dominant highly trained female warriors, the world is held in the grasp of the dark and malevolent Falonex Empire, and two distinctly different villages hold a deeply-held sworn belief in a powerful prophecy that will bring them salvation. Once in every generation one chosen fighter from each village must travel on a quest across treacherous terrain to a sacred circle formed of ancient stones, to fight a ritual sword duel, […]

An Assassin Fights For What Counts Most In The New Shortfilm Trailer For FREEMAN: NEW WORLD ORDER

Lee B. Golden III

France was just the place to be earlier this year, especially if your name happens to be Leroy Kincaide. The wrestler-turned-actor, producer and filmmaker has been well on the way toward a hopefully lucrative film career, and now has a new trailer as of just a few months ago for the new shortfilm, Freeman: New World Order. The project generated a good share of buzz back in May when he and his team introduced it to the Court Métrage at the Cannes Film Festival. Kincaide spoke to Film Combat Syndicate to share a summary of the overall tone of how it was received, as well as the current status of the project. “…We had some very positive feedback from buyers and distributors which made us very pleased.” he said. “So at the moment, I’m writing the script and we are looking to formulate business relationships with other industry professionals in […]

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PREDATOR: DARK AGES Kicks Off Crowdfunding On Kickstarter

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Hollywood director Shane Black may be on the way with a feature-length Predator sequel, but that isn’t stopping a small group over in the U.K. from pushing forward with an independent take of their own with the new shortfilm project, Predator: Dark Ages. The official Facebook page for the project has since long been launched to help gather as much of a readership as possible, with concept art and posters, and a teaser unveiled not too long ago. That teaser is now accompanied by the brand new crowdfunding video which you can now view at the official Kickstarter page which just launched today. SYNOPSIS: Our Predator fan film is set in the Dark Ages, it is a period in history where mankind was plagued by disease and famine, as well as having to live and die by the sword. Our film follows a group of war-torn Templar knights who have […]

It's All Action In The New Trailer For THE LIBERATOR

Lee B. Golden III

The new trailer is out for the upcoming action thriller, The Liberator, featuing actor, seasoned martial artist, writer and independent filmmaker Ben Lettieri in his feature debut. It’s an indie project and has a bit of cheese to it, but it looks fun to watch so far based on the new action packed footage below, which also happens to feature several key members of the UK-based stunt team, SG Action with team member and co-star Martin Wan. The film also stars Daniel Jordan, Jessica Bayly and Keith Chanter and is currently still filming with pick-up shots to follow this summer with a release likely for late 2014 or early next year. Keep your eyes peeled and stick around for more updates! SYNOPSIS: Have you ever felt like life was pushing you aside? As if your purpose was fulfilled? Ben Silver did. Once a British Special Forces soldier, he became the […]

Espionage, Betrayal And Fatal Dichotomy Unfold In The New Short, BOUND

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As always with the state of independent movies, unfortunately some projects take a few years before they are allowed an audience. Such was the case for U.K. filmmaker, martial artist and actor Beau Fowler over at Ki Films who has a nice little handful of short films available on his YouTube channel, including a brand new shortfilm titled Bound, an intriguing character study of a special forces Captain and his reluctant, unyielding hostage. The new action short is more character driven than anything, and provides a nice little dramatic scope into actors Amed Hashimi and Christian Howard, both who appeared in the recent release of the UK action brawler flick, Green Street 3. Fowler also does a terrific job directing this neat gem, as well as offering a neat performance of his own as the seedy agent lurking in the background. Fowler was recently featured with martial artist and actress […]

THE FIGHT ROOM Goes Online With New Webseries Pilot Trailer

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British action comes knocking at your door once again with the latest in staunchly brutal underground female-dominant fight action with the upcoming UK-produced webseries, The Fight Room. And this week, we have a new trailer for the upcoming pilot now available in the Vimeo embed at the bottom of the page. Directed by Niall Johnson, The Fight Room is co-produced by Kristyna Sellnerova, and co-written by actresses Gillian MacGregor & producer Emily Corcoran, both who star alongside Zara Phythian and Siu-See Hung. The series is executive produced by Graeme Fry and features fight choreography by Christian Howard (Warrioress, Green Street 3, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist). DESCRIPTION: THE FIGHT ROOM – a place where women enter a tournament to fight for their lives, for their freedom. Women that have been taken from their homes, from their families; to fight for the gratification and enjoyment of the faceless many who pay to […]

Go Behind The Action In A New Crowdfunding Featurette For UK Indie Thriller, RAT CATCHER

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Dr. Ian Stapleton (left) coordinates the action ahead of the production of RAT CATCHER. The indiegogo campaign for UK-based Lightfilms’s latest independent feature production of survival thriller, Rat Catcher, is still underway, and now the production has released a new action featurette to help further promote funding. The featurette is hosted by the film’s fight trainer and choreographer, Dr. Ian Stapleton, where he offers a little bit more on his background, as well as his an intricate interpretation of what fans can expect from the upcoming film, granted that funding is successful. With the direction from our very own Universal Studios trained Tom Wadlow and top fight and stunt choreographer Dr Ian Stapleton, RAT CATCHER promises superbly effective action, violence and with award winning scriptwriter Gavin Harrison to compliment the team, the twist in the tale promises to surprise even the most keen film fan. We are an eager team […]

Survival Action Thriller RAT CATCHER Needs Your Support!

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U.K. based film production company Lightfilms have been heavily active in their campaign to promote funding for their latest ambitious new action thriller, Rat Catcher. The project comes off the heels of having earned major cult success with their previous hit zombie flick, Wasteland, and with just thirteen days left in their Indiegogo crowdfunding movement, director Tom Wadlow and producer Chrissa Wadlow are proposing major perks for anyone willing to invest in their new labor of love, particularly with a film that aims to entertain with riveting storytelling tweaked with glorious, epic, brutal action. And judging by the tagline and synopsis, I’m certain this could be good! Think Rambo. Think Deer Hunter. Think Bourne. Three brothers have a close bond, which has broken in recent years because of their ill-made decisions. Now, after the death of their Dad, they’ve reunited and are making a conscious effort to bond by going […]

One Woman Holds The Key To Our Salvation in The New Trailer For OYA: RISE OF THE ORISHA

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The superhero genre has generated massive fanfare with the largely popular, commercial successes of Marvel and DC movies for decades now, especially with both entites gaining ground in their respective properties. But the one thing that does stand out for some people in a specific niche is the lack of prominent African lead actors and actresses in such films. Sure, we can highlight films like Spawn and, the Blade trilogy, and even several notable TV, film and online efforts over the last twenty years, although there still would not be a matching numerical comparison. As such, the trend of developing lead African superhero characters in one form or another has seen a small spike in growth, in part, as previously reported on this site and several others. And this week, adding to that list is the latest crowdfunded shortfilm production for Oya: Rise Of The Orisha, which looks to blend […]

Crowdfunding Begins For Martial Arts Action Webseries, STREETS OF MYTH

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Following the unveiling of an action packed shortfilm promo last November with new concept art earlier this year (seen above), the new Kickstarter has officially begun to fund independent filmmaker Brandon Kahn‘s ambitious online martial arts webseries, Streets Of Myth. Featuring a prominent cast of talented actors and performers led by UK martial arts stalwart, actress Zara Phythian, the set up takes place in England, where society shaped itself into warring factions co-existing in social toxicity where any and all matters are settled in a hail of hand-to-hand combat and martial arts weaponry. Kahn is looking toward raising £30,000 to fund the production costs prior to the hopeful pre-production and filming of the first episode titled “The King’s Arms” this summer for a September airing, off-setting a ten-to-twelve episode season with each episode lasting thirty minutes. That’s right! Not six or ten or fifteen, but whole half-hour episodes replete with […]

Courage Begins In Battle In The New Trailer For I AM SOLDIER

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Backed by previous producer work on powerhouse action flicks like James Nunn’s latest Scott Adkins headliner, Green Street 3, and their earlier shared producer/director credits for the 2012 thriller, Tower Block, we now have a new trailer for UK filmmaker Ronnie Thompson‘s solo debut, I Am Soldier. The new trailer sets the stage for a story featuring actor Tom Hughes in what is expected to offer a piercing, edgy look into the gritty, brutalizing world of British military training for one recruit whose participation will test his mettle in a life or death trial that may push him to his breaking point. I Am Soldier is produced by James Harris, Mark Lane and Nicola Pearcey, and also stars Noel Clarke, Miranda Raison, Alex Reid, Josh Myers, with fight choreography by Nick Maison (The Debt, Vendetta) and co-star/choreographer Lee Charles. The film is scheduled to premiere at the Colchester Film Festival […]

301 TROOP: ARAWN RISING: Hitting The Reset Button For British Action Cinema

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Actor Lee Bennett is ready to make 2014 his banner this year with the forthcoming production of his action horror directorial debut, 301 Troop: Arawn Rising. The project marks the first film for Bennett’s new production banner, Only The New Breed, since its launch a year ago led by Bennett, a three year veteran actor and action performer with a proven intense love for film and a passion to reinvigorate the current state of the U.K. action cinema with a fresh vision that harkens back to the glory days of hardcore action cinema for today’s audiences. 301 Troop: Arawn Rising introduces an original tale of two longtime friends – soldiers rejected after failing their commando selection examination, who find themselves in their biggest fight for survival the U.K. Northern wilderness against a clan of possessed Druids performing blood sacrifices in the name of an ancient Celtic underworld god. The film, […]

VENDETTA Film Campaign Promotes Anti-Theft

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The folks over at UK-based Richwater films issued a press release several days ago ahead of the upcoming UK home release of the new revenge action thriller, Vendetta, starring Danny Dyer. The press release mainly focuses on anti-piracy and the networked stealing of films, a common and growing problem over many years which highly affected many areas of film industry, especially studios who produce smaller budgeted pictures. Producer Jonathan Sothcott addressed the issue in the following press release, as well as his recent interview with WhatDVD.net‘s own Darren Jamieson published on Friday.To put it plainly, the message is quite simple: Piracy hurts the industry and other fans who enjoy movies. And if you truly support them, then don’t steal. Vendetta is written and directed by Stephen Renyolds and stars Dyer with Vincent Regan, Nick Nevern, Bruce Payne, Josef Altin and Tony Denham, with action sequences by Nick Maison. View the […]