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Tko Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, disclosed that it will pay $335 million to settle two class-action lawsuits filed by former UFC fighters alleging the Mma promoter violated antitrust laws.
Zuffa, the predecessor entity that owned and operated UFC, was the defendant in five related class-action lawsuits filed between December 2014 and March 2015, which were consolidated into a single action in June 2015 (Le et al. v. Zuffa). An additional lawsuit, Johnson et al. v. Zuffa, was filed in 2021.
On March 13, 2024, Tko reached an agreement to settle all claims asserted in both class action lawsuits for a total of $335 million payable in installments over a period of time, the company disclosed in an SEC filing Wednesday. “The terms will be memorialized in a long-form agreement and then submitted to the court for approval,” Tko said, adding that it anticipates the settlement amount will be deductible for tax purposes.
The lawsuits alleged...
Zuffa, the predecessor entity that owned and operated UFC, was the defendant in five related class-action lawsuits filed between December 2014 and March 2015, which were consolidated into a single action in June 2015 (Le et al. v. Zuffa). An additional lawsuit, Johnson et al. v. Zuffa, was filed in 2021.
On March 13, 2024, Tko reached an agreement to settle all claims asserted in both class action lawsuits for a total of $335 million payable in installments over a period of time, the company disclosed in an SEC filing Wednesday. “The terms will be memorialized in a long-form agreement and then submitted to the court for approval,” Tko said, adding that it anticipates the settlement amount will be deductible for tax purposes.
The lawsuits alleged...
- 3/20/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
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Stars: Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald, Jonathan Rosenthal | Written by Mattias Olsson | Directed by John Hyams
An English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller Gone, with a screenplay by from that films director Mattias Olsson, Alone is most-noticeable as being helmed by John Hyams. The son of director Peter Hyams, John Hyams burst on to the action movie scene with a trio of movies between 2009 and 2012 featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme – with whom his father had worked in 1994/5 – all of which were fan-favourites and which, at the time, were seemingly Hyams’ calling card into bigger budget action fare. Only that didn’t happen.
Despite the warm reception afforded Universal Soldier: Regeneration and its follow-up Day of Reckoning And the great reviews Dragon Eyes, a film that sought to launch the leading-man action career of Cung Le, received from critics and fans alike; Hyams has spent the intervening years in television, producing and...
An English-language adaptation of Swedish thriller Gone, with a screenplay by from that films director Mattias Olsson, Alone is most-noticeable as being helmed by John Hyams. The son of director Peter Hyams, John Hyams burst on to the action movie scene with a trio of movies between 2009 and 2012 featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme – with whom his father had worked in 1994/5 – all of which were fan-favourites and which, at the time, were seemingly Hyams’ calling card into bigger budget action fare. Only that didn’t happen.
Despite the warm reception afforded Universal Soldier: Regeneration and its follow-up Day of Reckoning And the great reviews Dragon Eyes, a film that sought to launch the leading-man action career of Cung Le, received from critics and fans alike; Hyams has spent the intervening years in television, producing and...
- 7/14/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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From director RZA and writer P.G. Cuschieri, comes the explosive Cut Throat City, the story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, with no jobs, and no help from Fema. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around – by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city. When the job goes bad, the friends find themselves on the run, hunted by two relentless detectives and a neighborhood warlord who thinks they stole the heist money.
Starring Shameik Moore, Tip T.I. Harris, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kat Graham, Keean Johnson, Denzel Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, with Wesley Snipes, and Terrence Howard, and Eiza González, and Ethan Hawke, the film is from director RZA and written by P.G. Cuschieri.
Cut Throat City is scheduled...
Starring Shameik Moore, Tip T.I. Harris, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kat Graham, Keean Johnson, Denzel Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, with Wesley Snipes, and Terrence Howard, and Eiza González, and Ethan Hawke, the film is from director RZA and written by P.G. Cuschieri.
Cut Throat City is scheduled...
- 8/5/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When a film opens with Scott Adkins rising from the mud with a scream in Indochina circa 1959, you begin cultivating expectations. You forgive the ham-fisted voiceover narration and the quick slow motion cuts disorienting place and time. You forgive the lack of context as to why this man (and a woman too) was trapped under mud in the first place because you’re re-situating yourself in your seat to brace for the impact of the actor’s fists against the flesh of whomever put him there. Maybe the woman is a love interest. Maybe she won’t survive. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I hoped she wouldn’t so the bloodlust could increase further towards revenge. Sadly, vengeance — why I sat down at all — is still an hour away.
Ex-stuntman Jesse V. Johnson’s Savage Dog rewinds six months to show us how Martin (Adkins) got trapped there after all,...
Ex-stuntman Jesse V. Johnson’s Savage Dog rewinds six months to show us how Martin (Adkins) got trapped there after all,...
- 7/31/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Stars: Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, Juju Chan, Cung Le, Keith David, Vladimir Kulich, Matthew Marsden, Charles Fathy | Written and Directed by Jesse V. Johnson
Ok, let’s all just say it together. Scott Adkins is the saviour of Dtv action movies. Charismatic, skilled and just a downright badass (and likeable) actor, whatever Adkins seemingly touches turns to gold – the Universal Soldier franchise was improved by his addition, as was the Undisputed series: in fact he made that particular fighting franchise Better with each and every sequel. Even the football-themed series Green Street was made watchable by the appearance of Adkins in the third installment, and that coming from someone who, typically, refuses to watch movies based on idiotic football hooligans.
Hold on… Turns out I may have a man-crush on Scott Adkins! And that’s not a bad thing.
Adkins has single-handedly kept the direct to market action genre alive,...
Ok, let’s all just say it together. Scott Adkins is the saviour of Dtv action movies. Charismatic, skilled and just a downright badass (and likeable) actor, whatever Adkins seemingly touches turns to gold – the Universal Soldier franchise was improved by his addition, as was the Undisputed series: in fact he made that particular fighting franchise Better with each and every sequel. Even the football-themed series Green Street was made watchable by the appearance of Adkins in the third installment, and that coming from someone who, typically, refuses to watch movies based on idiotic football hooligans.
Hold on… Turns out I may have a man-crush on Scott Adkins! And that’s not a bad thing.
Adkins has single-handedly kept the direct to market action genre alive,...
- 7/17/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Ben Kingsley, Liam McIntyre, Chad Lindberg, Gabriella Wright, Cung Le, Mark Rhino Smith, Jiro Wang, Katherine de la Rocha, Lillian Blankenship, Velimir Velev | Written by Tony Mosher, John Sullivan | Directed by Alain Desrochers
Down on his luck and desperate for work, ex-special services veteran Eddie (Banderas) takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job he opens the doors up to a distraught and desperate young girl who has escaped and fled from a hijacking of the Police motorcade that was transporting her to testify as a trial witness in a briefcase. Hot on her heels is psychopathic hijacker (Ben Kingsley), alongside his resourceful henchmen, who will stop at nothing to extract and eliminate their witness.
The Die Hard template of movie-making (trapped in a locale as invaders take it over) is...
Down on his luck and desperate for work, ex-special services veteran Eddie (Banderas) takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job he opens the doors up to a distraught and desperate young girl who has escaped and fled from a hijacking of the Police motorcade that was transporting her to testify as a trial witness in a briefcase. Hot on her heels is psychopathic hijacker (Ben Kingsley), alongside his resourceful henchmen, who will stop at nothing to extract and eliminate their witness.
The Die Hard template of movie-making (trapped in a locale as invaders take it over) is...
- 7/11/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
You've gotta watch this trailer for the upcoming action thriller Savage Dog, which features Scott Adkins (Doctor Strange, The Expendables II) kicking ass as he embarks on a mission for revenge.
The movie looks like it came straight out of the early 1990s, which is why I'm kind of looking forward to watching it. I've seen a few trailers for upcoming action films recently that reminded me of movies from the 90s. Are 90s-style action movies making a comeback!? Yeah, it looks like a very low-budget flick, but sometimes it's just fun to sit back, relax, and watch a fun movie like this. Here's the synopsis:
Indochina, 1959. A Wild West town controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. The worst prison in the land, it is here that a European, former-champion boxer Martin Tilman (Scott Adkins) has made a name for himself fighting tournaments. When Tilman is due for release,...
The movie looks like it came straight out of the early 1990s, which is why I'm kind of looking forward to watching it. I've seen a few trailers for upcoming action films recently that reminded me of movies from the 90s. Are 90s-style action movies making a comeback!? Yeah, it looks like a very low-budget flick, but sometimes it's just fun to sit back, relax, and watch a fun movie like this. Here's the synopsis:
Indochina, 1959. A Wild West town controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. The worst prison in the land, it is here that a European, former-champion boxer Martin Tilman (Scott Adkins) has made a name for himself fighting tournaments. When Tilman is due for release,...
- 7/11/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"There's a tale told somewhere south of Burma. The tale tells of a man..." XLrator Media has debuted an official trailer for an action movie titled Savage Dog, which looks like it's straight out of the 90s as an action movie mixing guns and martial arts and a ridiculous revenge plot and so much more. Scott Adkins stars as a former champion boxer stuck in a prison in Indochina in the late 1950s. When he is released, the people running the jail don't want him to leave and so he must figure out a way to get home. The full cast includes Marko Zaror, Juju Chan, Cung Le, Vladimir Kulich, Charles Fathy, Matthew Marsden, Sheena Chou, and the incomparable Keith David. I really don't know how to describe this, it has some cool action but it seriously looks like this was made 30 years ago and kept in a vault until now.
- 7/10/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Take as many of them out as you can." Arrow Films from the UK has debuted the first official trailer for an action thriller titled Security, which seems like a movie straight out of the 90s. Antonio Banderas stars as a special services veteran who is hired to work as a security guard at a shopping mall. Ben Kingsley also co-stars as a "psychopathic hijacker" who goes after a young girl who was going to testify as a witness in a trial. This sounds like another one of those formulaic action movies where they plug in all the usual tropes, including a young girl being chased by criminals, a former military man forced to do regular security work, and a crazy evil guy after all of them. Also starring Liam McIntyre, Chad Lindberg, Gabriella Wright, and Cung Le. This kind of looks like Die Hard in a shopping mall, but nowhere near as good.
- 6/7/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: XLrator Media has taken Us rights to the action thriller.
Bleiberg Entertainment has virtually sold out worldwide rights here to the Scott Adkins action thriller Savage Dog led by a Us deal with XLrator Media.
The La-based production and sales company has licensed Germany to Spirit/Koch Media, Latin America to California Filmes, Canada to Vvs Films, the Middle East to Eagle Films and Turkey to Sinema, among others.
Only China and Hong Kong remain available on Savage Dog, which recently wrapped production and centres on a disgraced soldier-turned-prizefighter seeking vengeance in a lawless town in 1950s Indochina.
Joining Adkins on the cast are Marko Zaror, Cung Le and Juju Chan. Jesse V. Johnson directs from his own original screenplay.
Ehud Bleiberg, who produced Adkins’ Close Range, produced alongside Johnson and Charles Arthur Berg, while Adkins and Bleiberg’s Nicholas Donnermeyer are executive producers with Blacklist Digital’s Tims Johnson, Narbeh Tatoussian and [link...
Bleiberg Entertainment has virtually sold out worldwide rights here to the Scott Adkins action thriller Savage Dog led by a Us deal with XLrator Media.
The La-based production and sales company has licensed Germany to Spirit/Koch Media, Latin America to California Filmes, Canada to Vvs Films, the Middle East to Eagle Films and Turkey to Sinema, among others.
Only China and Hong Kong remain available on Savage Dog, which recently wrapped production and centres on a disgraced soldier-turned-prizefighter seeking vengeance in a lawless town in 1950s Indochina.
Joining Adkins on the cast are Marko Zaror, Cung Le and Juju Chan. Jesse V. Johnson directs from his own original screenplay.
Ehud Bleiberg, who produced Adkins’ Close Range, produced alongside Johnson and Charles Arthur Berg, while Adkins and Bleiberg’s Nicholas Donnermeyer are executive producers with Blacklist Digital’s Tims Johnson, Narbeh Tatoussian and [link...
- 11/5/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
[[tmz:video id="0_4xxunpjq"]] Heads up, guys ... yet another Jonas brother is proving he could kick the hell out of you ... 'cause TMZ Sports has video of Joe Jonas getting some hardcore Mma training with a legend in the sport. Joe posted a video of him training with Cung Le (the aforementioned legend) at Jay Glazer's Unbreakable gym in Hollywood and we gotta say ... the JoBro looks kinda legit. You might remember his little brother, Nick, got Deep...
- 7/28/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
As if director Jesse Johnson's latest, Savage Dog, didn't have enough action star power, it appears he's left room for another in the line-up with the addition of retired Ufc fighter Cung Le. Zaror posted the pic you see beneath less than a day ago, signaling Le's arrival which now totals it to four with pound-for-pound star Scott Adkins and actress and martial artist JuJu Chan also starring. Plot details are certainly nil while all we have is what Bleiberg Entertainment's Cannes poster hints at: A story set in Indochina in 1959, a land beyond rule and a time without mercy, and the birth of a legend.... ...And that's it. That's all we get so far while everything else is a big mystery, except we...
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- 6/29/2016
- Screen Anarchy
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The planned remake of Maniac Cop is now pressing ahead, it's being reported.
The project is the result of a multi-studio deal that will see Hollywood’s Vendian Entertainment and France-based Wild Brunch team up with Space Rocket Nation (the company of director Nicolas Winding Refn). While this multi-year alliance of firms will facilitate first-look deals to produce commercials for up and coming talent, feature films are on the menu, the first of which will be this Maniac Cop remake which has been gestating for the past few years.
The film will update the 1988-1993 Maniac Cop horror trilogy directed by William Lustig featuring the signature lantern-jawed visage of the late Robert Z’Dar as the titular killer constabulary Matt Cordell, who escaped from prison to wantonly murder innocent people in uniform. The...
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Nicholas Winding Refn and William Lustig are to produce the remake of Maniac Cop...
The planned remake of Maniac Cop is now pressing ahead, it's being reported.
The project is the result of a multi-studio deal that will see Hollywood’s Vendian Entertainment and France-based Wild Brunch team up with Space Rocket Nation (the company of director Nicolas Winding Refn). While this multi-year alliance of firms will facilitate first-look deals to produce commercials for up and coming talent, feature films are on the menu, the first of which will be this Maniac Cop remake which has been gestating for the past few years.
The film will update the 1988-1993 Maniac Cop horror trilogy directed by William Lustig featuring the signature lantern-jawed visage of the late Robert Z’Dar as the titular killer constabulary Matt Cordell, who escaped from prison to wantonly murder innocent people in uniform. The...
- 5/16/2016
- Den of Geek
Stars: Kane Kosugi, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Rade Serbedzija, Gary Daniels, Kelly Wenham, Paige Lindquist, Charlotte Kirk, Biljana Misic, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Ron Smoorenburg, Eoin O’Brien | Written by Nicole Jones-Dion, Steven Paul | Directed by Wych Kaos
Videogames… They’ve not had the best of luck when it comes to translating themselves from game to movie. Especially when adapted into live-action movies. You end up with films like Alone in the Dark, House of the Dead, Bloodrayne, Doom and 2007′s Hitman. But they’re not all bad… Mortal Kombat kicked plenty of on-screen arse and garnered many a film fan’s love thanks to a plot that didn’t mes around with the source material or with inconsequential new storylines and characters. The Resident Evil franchise has at least managed to find a fanbase and continuing budgets to keep going even in the face of derision from non-gamers and gamers alike. And the...
Videogames… They’ve not had the best of luck when it comes to translating themselves from game to movie. Especially when adapted into live-action movies. You end up with films like Alone in the Dark, House of the Dead, Bloodrayne, Doom and 2007′s Hitman. But they’re not all bad… Mortal Kombat kicked plenty of on-screen arse and garnered many a film fan’s love thanks to a plot that didn’t mes around with the source material or with inconsequential new storylines and characters. The Resident Evil franchise has at least managed to find a fanbase and continuing budgets to keep going even in the face of derision from non-gamers and gamers alike. And the...
- 10/12/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White | Written by | Directed by
Since his role in the blockbusting ensemble piece The Expendables, Dolph Lundgren has been somewhat of a tour-de-force in the world of direct-to-market action flicks. From straight forward action movies like Hard Rush and A Certain Justice, to more fantastical films such Battle of the Damned and Legendary, Lundgren has been tolling away in the genre starring in films that, whilst not all are entirely successful, are ways apart from his pre-Expendables career.
The reason for his recent success, in this reviewers opinion, seems to be his willingness to share the limelight. Where once he may have demanded the mot screen time, a headline on the poster etc., these days his films are more about the ensembles within them. He’s starred alongside the likes of Vinnie Jones, Randy Couture, Cung Le (an underrated action star...
Since his role in the blockbusting ensemble piece The Expendables, Dolph Lundgren has been somewhat of a tour-de-force in the world of direct-to-market action flicks. From straight forward action movies like Hard Rush and A Certain Justice, to more fantastical films such Battle of the Damned and Legendary, Lundgren has been tolling away in the genre starring in films that, whilst not all are entirely successful, are ways apart from his pre-Expendables career.
The reason for his recent success, in this reviewers opinion, seems to be his willingness to share the limelight. Where once he may have demanded the mot screen time, a headline on the poster etc., these days his films are more about the ensembles within them. He’s starred alongside the likes of Vinnie Jones, Randy Couture, Cung Le (an underrated action star...
- 6/30/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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The Brock Lesnar lottery talk continues to swirl as we approach 2015, and now Scott Coker has confirmed that Bellator Mma have reached out to the WWE champion, who remains under contract with the pro wrestling giant until after Wrestlemania 31. According to Coker, who spoke to Mma Fighting about pursuing Lesnar, there have been no serious talks, but Bellator have gone about “saying hello” to the former Ufc heavyweight champion. As a result;
There hasn’t been any serious dialogue, but when the time comes to have serious dialogue, we’ll be right there.
He went on to add that;
I think that he’s a big needle mover. There have been several years that have passed and I think that he still has the WWE limelight.
More interestingly, Coker had the following to say about signing Lesnar and other high-profile free agents;
There’s not going...
The Brock Lesnar lottery talk continues to swirl as we approach 2015, and now Scott Coker has confirmed that Bellator Mma have reached out to the WWE champion, who remains under contract with the pro wrestling giant until after Wrestlemania 31. According to Coker, who spoke to Mma Fighting about pursuing Lesnar, there have been no serious talks, but Bellator have gone about “saying hello” to the former Ufc heavyweight champion. As a result;
There hasn’t been any serious dialogue, but when the time comes to have serious dialogue, we’ll be right there.
He went on to add that;
I think that he’s a big needle mover. There have been several years that have passed and I think that he still has the WWE limelight.
More interestingly, Coker had the following to say about signing Lesnar and other high-profile free agents;
There’s not going...
- 12/28/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
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When Quinton “Rampage” Jackson signed with Bellator in 2013, it was huge news. Sure, Rampage was on an 0-3 skid in the Ufc and looked like he had lost his will to fight, coming in overweight and laying a goose egg in his beloved second home of Japan, and complaining about everything from money to having to face wrestlers who wouldn’t stand and trade punches with him (this from a guy who relied on solid wrestling early in his career), but he was still a big name that drew eyeballs. A guy who could headline fight cards.
So his defection to Bellator was huge, and huge for Bellator Mma. It also gave his career in the cage a boost: upon joining Bellator, Jackson quickly piled up three wins, knocking out Joey Beltran and former Bellator light heavyweight champion Christian M’Pumbu before winning a close decision over...
When Quinton “Rampage” Jackson signed with Bellator in 2013, it was huge news. Sure, Rampage was on an 0-3 skid in the Ufc and looked like he had lost his will to fight, coming in overweight and laying a goose egg in his beloved second home of Japan, and complaining about everything from money to having to face wrestlers who wouldn’t stand and trade punches with him (this from a guy who relied on solid wrestling early in his career), but he was still a big name that drew eyeballs. A guy who could headline fight cards.
So his defection to Bellator was huge, and huge for Bellator Mma. It also gave his career in the cage a boost: upon joining Bellator, Jackson quickly piled up three wins, knocking out Joey Beltran and former Bellator light heavyweight champion Christian M’Pumbu before winning a close decision over...
- 12/20/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
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A while back, an article took a look at ten Mma fighters who tried their hand at acting. You can take a look at that article here. We can’t say all of the examples in that article had stellar careers, but they mostly found limited amounts of success. In fact, some – Cung Le, Gina Carano, Randy Couture, and Ronda Rousey, for example – have actually made careers for themselves on the big screen. And if you count Dave Batista, who did have a single professional Mma fight, you’ve got a breakout star in the Marvel Universe.
It’s amazing to see who else has tried their hand at acting, however, from the world of Mma – with far less successful results. It wouldn’t be untrue to say that all the fighters on this list today have bombed as actors – but really, most have absolutely bombed as actors.
A while back, an article took a look at ten Mma fighters who tried their hand at acting. You can take a look at that article here. We can’t say all of the examples in that article had stellar careers, but they mostly found limited amounts of success. In fact, some – Cung Le, Gina Carano, Randy Couture, and Ronda Rousey, for example – have actually made careers for themselves on the big screen. And if you count Dave Batista, who did have a single professional Mma fight, you’ve got a breakout star in the Marvel Universe.
It’s amazing to see who else has tried their hand at acting, however, from the world of Mma – with far less successful results. It wouldn’t be untrue to say that all the fighters on this list today have bombed as actors – but really, most have absolutely bombed as actors.
- 11/10/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Nick wades into another stack of DVD releases, including 80s action epic Remo: Unarmed And Dangerous, and lots more besides...
"Whatever happened to Fred Ward?" is a line surely on the tip of most people’s tongues. Apparently, the star of Tremors and The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult has mostly been doing TV work over the last few years, though you’ll almost certainly remember him as the charismatic star of 1985’s Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. No? Well, shame on you, because Remo, making a welcome Blu-Ray debut, leads this month’s action-packed, erm, action special.
If you weren’t one of the lucky few that grew up with the preposterous movie otherwise known as Remo: Unarmed And Dangerous punctuating their childhood, we’ll fill you in. Riding on the success of the Rambo films (essentially, the only tenuous link being the vaguely similar name), Bond director...
"Whatever happened to Fred Ward?" is a line surely on the tip of most people’s tongues. Apparently, the star of Tremors and The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult has mostly been doing TV work over the last few years, though you’ll almost certainly remember him as the charismatic star of 1985’s Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. No? Well, shame on you, because Remo, making a welcome Blu-Ray debut, leads this month’s action-packed, erm, action special.
If you weren’t one of the lucky few that grew up with the preposterous movie otherwise known as Remo: Unarmed And Dangerous punctuating their childhood, we’ll fill you in. Riding on the success of the Rambo films (essentially, the only tenuous link being the vaguely similar name), Bond director...
- 9/9/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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What went down at Ufc Fight Night 48, and what did we learn?
The Ufc returned to Macau, China today for Ufc Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le, otherwise known as Ufc Fight Night 48. It wasn’t a huge event on paper, but it featured two compelling fights in Michael Bisping vs. Cung Le (a fun fight for the fans) and Tyron Woodley vs. Dong Hyun Kim (a chance to Kim to emerge as a contender, and Woodley to get back into the title picture after a tough loss earlier this Summer to Rory MacDonald).
The rest of the card was underwhelming at best on paper, but as we’ve learned in the past, cards that look weak on paper can often deliver a lot of surprisingly good action.
A pair of fights went to a (split) decision to open the card, with Elizabeth Phillips dropping her fight to the debuting Russian Milana Dudieva,...
What went down at Ufc Fight Night 48, and what did we learn?
The Ufc returned to Macau, China today for Ufc Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le, otherwise known as Ufc Fight Night 48. It wasn’t a huge event on paper, but it featured two compelling fights in Michael Bisping vs. Cung Le (a fun fight for the fans) and Tyron Woodley vs. Dong Hyun Kim (a chance to Kim to emerge as a contender, and Woodley to get back into the title picture after a tough loss earlier this Summer to Rory MacDonald).
The rest of the card was underwhelming at best on paper, but as we’ve learned in the past, cards that look weak on paper can often deliver a lot of surprisingly good action.
A pair of fights went to a (split) decision to open the card, with Elizabeth Phillips dropping her fight to the debuting Russian Milana Dudieva,...
- 8/23/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
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Michael Bisping returns to the octagon this weekend to face Cung Le at Ufc Fight Night 48. Le vs. Bisping headlines the card, which will be shown on Ufc Fight Pass. To mark the return of “The Count” to the octagon, we decided to go back and look at some of his matches over the years – mainly the five greatest wins he has had in the octagon to date.
It’s easy to overlook Bisping’s successes and focus on just the failures – the number of times he has blown it in title eliminators, his posterizing at the hands of Dan Henderson, or his controversies – but we shouldn’t forget that he’s a talented fighter who has consistently been in the top 15 of the middleweight division for several years now. In fact, should he be victorious over Le at Ufc Fight Night 48 in Macau,...
Michael Bisping returns to the octagon this weekend to face Cung Le at Ufc Fight Night 48. Le vs. Bisping headlines the card, which will be shown on Ufc Fight Pass. To mark the return of “The Count” to the octagon, we decided to go back and look at some of his matches over the years – mainly the five greatest wins he has had in the octagon to date.
It’s easy to overlook Bisping’s successes and focus on just the failures – the number of times he has blown it in title eliminators, his posterizing at the hands of Dan Henderson, or his controversies – but we shouldn’t forget that he’s a talented fighter who has consistently been in the top 15 of the middleweight division for several years now. In fact, should he be victorious over Le at Ufc Fight Night 48 in Macau,...
- 8/19/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
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England’s Michael Bisping returns to the octagon next Saturday in a bout against action film star and former Strikeforce champion Cung Le.
It’s the headlining bout of Ufc Fight Night 48 in Macau, China, and gives Bisping a chance to reclaim his place in the division, as he’s coming off a one-sided loss to Tim Kennedy that saw him controlled for the majority of the fight.
Interestingly enough, Bisping has been relatively quiet in the build-up to this bout. Generally an outspoken, brash fighter well known for trash talking, he seems to be taking the quiet, respectful route this time around. Speaking to the Global Times just a few days back to promote the upcoming fight, he said “”I respect Cung Le, I have nothing against him personally, but my job is to come to China and beat Cung Le.”
In fact,...
England’s Michael Bisping returns to the octagon next Saturday in a bout against action film star and former Strikeforce champion Cung Le.
It’s the headlining bout of Ufc Fight Night 48 in Macau, China, and gives Bisping a chance to reclaim his place in the division, as he’s coming off a one-sided loss to Tim Kennedy that saw him controlled for the majority of the fight.
Interestingly enough, Bisping has been relatively quiet in the build-up to this bout. Generally an outspoken, brash fighter well known for trash talking, he seems to be taking the quiet, respectful route this time around. Speaking to the Global Times just a few days back to promote the upcoming fight, he said “”I respect Cung Le, I have nothing against him personally, but my job is to come to China and beat Cung Le.”
In fact,...
- 8/18/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
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Michael “The Count” Bisping returns to action against fighter/actor Cung Le August 23rd in Macau, China!
Once again, the Ufc is bringing you two events in a single weekend, and first up is Ufc Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le, otherwise known as Ufc Fight Night 48. Taking place one again in Macau, China, the Ufc is returning to the Asian market with an exciting main event that has little relevancy on paper – but a lot of relevancy to the careers of both Michael Bisping and Cung Le.
If Bisping vs. Le is something of a spectacle fight, then the co-main event of the evening does promise to have an impact on its division, as fourth ranked welterweight Tyron Woodley, coming off a definitive loss to Rory MacDonald, looks to right the course against ninth ranked Dong Hyung “Stun Gun” Kim. Kim is on a solid four-fight win streak, and...
Michael “The Count” Bisping returns to action against fighter/actor Cung Le August 23rd in Macau, China!
Once again, the Ufc is bringing you two events in a single weekend, and first up is Ufc Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le, otherwise known as Ufc Fight Night 48. Taking place one again in Macau, China, the Ufc is returning to the Asian market with an exciting main event that has little relevancy on paper – but a lot of relevancy to the careers of both Michael Bisping and Cung Le.
If Bisping vs. Le is something of a spectacle fight, then the co-main event of the evening does promise to have an impact on its division, as fourth ranked welterweight Tyron Woodley, coming off a definitive loss to Rory MacDonald, looks to right the course against ninth ranked Dong Hyung “Stun Gun” Kim. Kim is on a solid four-fight win streak, and...
- 8/18/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Stars: Cung Le, Dolph Lundgren, Vinnie Jones, Gianni Capaldi, Briana Evigan, James C. Burns, Robert Lasardo, Sean O’Bryan | Written by James Coyne | Directed by Giorgio Serafini, James Coyne
A Certain Justice, aka Puncture Wounds, is the latest film from the foursome of Giorgio Serafini, Dolph Lundgren, Vinnie Jones and Gianni Capaldi, who previously worked together on Hard Rush (aka Ambushed) and Blood of Redemption. This time round the group is joined by Ufc Fighter-turned action star Cung Le (from the awesome Dragon Eyes) and one of my favourite female stars working in Hollywood today, Briana Evigan.
The film tells the story of soldier John Nguyen, who returns home from a traumatic tour of duty in Iraq struggling with Ptsd. What little peace he had managed to build around him is shattered one fateful day when he rescues a local call girl from a group of violent pimps, killing one and severely injuring the other.
A Certain Justice, aka Puncture Wounds, is the latest film from the foursome of Giorgio Serafini, Dolph Lundgren, Vinnie Jones and Gianni Capaldi, who previously worked together on Hard Rush (aka Ambushed) and Blood of Redemption. This time round the group is joined by Ufc Fighter-turned action star Cung Le (from the awesome Dragon Eyes) and one of my favourite female stars working in Hollywood today, Briana Evigan.
The film tells the story of soldier John Nguyen, who returns home from a traumatic tour of duty in Iraq struggling with Ptsd. What little peace he had managed to build around him is shattered one fateful day when he rescues a local call girl from a group of violent pimps, killing one and severely injuring the other.
- 8/3/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
ufc.com
Very few athletes in the world can brag about making it big in two different careers. While there are the Rondas and Franklins, one other fighter made it possible for Mma fighters to transcend the sport, when he opened the gates to enter Hollywood. Cung Le is one of the biggest names in the world of Mma, and has graced the silver screen quite a few times.
I had the pleasure of meeting the icon back in February during Ufc Fight Night – Macao, and we talked about his Mma career and when he would return to active competition. Cung Le informed me that he will be stepping inside the Octagon this year, and sure enough, he is set to face Michael Bisping at Ufc Fight Night 48 on August 23rd in Macao. But before that, I had yet another opportunity to catch up with the legend himself along with my colleague,...
Very few athletes in the world can brag about making it big in two different careers. While there are the Rondas and Franklins, one other fighter made it possible for Mma fighters to transcend the sport, when he opened the gates to enter Hollywood. Cung Le is one of the biggest names in the world of Mma, and has graced the silver screen quite a few times.
I had the pleasure of meeting the icon back in February during Ufc Fight Night – Macao, and we talked about his Mma career and when he would return to active competition. Cung Le informed me that he will be stepping inside the Octagon this year, and sure enough, he is set to face Michael Bisping at Ufc Fight Night 48 on August 23rd in Macao. But before that, I had yet another opportunity to catch up with the legend himself along with my colleague,...
- 7/3/2014
- by Akhilesh Gannavarapu
- Obsessed with Film
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Chris Weidman had a phenomenal 2013, defeating Anderson Silva first at Ufc 162, capturing the Ufc Middleweight title in the process, and then beating ‘The Spider’ once again at Ufc 168 in December, retaining his title via technical knockout when Anderson Silva suffered a horrific injury, breaking his left fibula and tibia when Weidman checked one of Anderson’s low kicks. Weidman will now face Lyoto Machida in the main event of Ufc 175 on July 5th, with the Ufc Middleweight title on the line.
Although Weidman defeated the legendary Anderson Silva twice, he still isn’t considered as a legitimate champion by some of his critics. Come Saturday, Weidman will have the perfect opportunity to silence his critics once and for all with a victory over the former Ufc Lightweight champion Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida, who is also one of the most respected fighters in the history of Mma.
Chris Weidman had a phenomenal 2013, defeating Anderson Silva first at Ufc 162, capturing the Ufc Middleweight title in the process, and then beating ‘The Spider’ once again at Ufc 168 in December, retaining his title via technical knockout when Anderson Silva suffered a horrific injury, breaking his left fibula and tibia when Weidman checked one of Anderson’s low kicks. Weidman will now face Lyoto Machida in the main event of Ufc 175 on July 5th, with the Ufc Middleweight title on the line.
Although Weidman defeated the legendary Anderson Silva twice, he still isn’t considered as a legitimate champion by some of his critics. Come Saturday, Weidman will have the perfect opportunity to silence his critics once and for all with a victory over the former Ufc Lightweight champion Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida, who is also one of the most respected fighters in the history of Mma.
- 6/30/2014
- by Akhilesh Gannavarapu
- Obsessed with Film
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Rich Franklin is one of the biggest names in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. He fought Ken Shamrock on the The Ultimate Fighter – 1 finale, and was involved in numerous legendary battles against the likes of Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson and Anderson Silva.
Recently, my colleague, Ratish Menon and I had the pleasure of talking to the former Ufc Middleweight champion of the world, and the current VP of One Fc. During the course of the interview, we asked Rich numerous questions regarding his personal life, his Mma career and his current status as a fighter.
Here’s an excerpt from the interview.
Ag: With your recent move to One Fc in a business capacity, would you be interested in doing the remaining fight on your Ufc contract?
Rich: When I signed with One Fc, Ufc told me that I didn’t have to retire from my fight contract,...
Rich Franklin is one of the biggest names in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. He fought Ken Shamrock on the The Ultimate Fighter – 1 finale, and was involved in numerous legendary battles against the likes of Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson and Anderson Silva.
Recently, my colleague, Ratish Menon and I had the pleasure of talking to the former Ufc Middleweight champion of the world, and the current VP of One Fc. During the course of the interview, we asked Rich numerous questions regarding his personal life, his Mma career and his current status as a fighter.
Here’s an excerpt from the interview.
Ag: With your recent move to One Fc in a business capacity, would you be interested in doing the remaining fight on your Ufc contract?
Rich: When I signed with One Fc, Ufc told me that I didn’t have to retire from my fight contract,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Akhilesh Gannavarapu
- Obsessed with Film
According to the Ufc’s official website, number six ranked welterweight and former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard has fallen to injury, and will be replaced by Tyron Woodley at the upcoming Ufc Fight Night: Le vs. Bisping in Macao, China. The event takes place August 23rd at the Cotai Arena.
Woodley most recently fought at Ufc 174 in Vancouver, losing a unanimous decision to Canadian Rory MacDonald in which he was badly outworked. The match resulted in Ufc president Dana White publicly criticizing Woodley’s performance, saying that he “chokes in big fights.” Woodley now has the chance to quickly right the ship against number nine ranked Dong Hyun Kim, a.k.a. Stun Gun, who enters the fight on a four fight win streak, with wins over John Hathaway, Erik Silva, Siyar Bahadurzada, and Paulo Thiago dating back to 2012. His last two wins, over Silva and Hathaway, came by way of knockout.
Woodley most recently fought at Ufc 174 in Vancouver, losing a unanimous decision to Canadian Rory MacDonald in which he was badly outworked. The match resulted in Ufc president Dana White publicly criticizing Woodley’s performance, saying that he “chokes in big fights.” Woodley now has the chance to quickly right the ship against number nine ranked Dong Hyun Kim, a.k.a. Stun Gun, who enters the fight on a four fight win streak, with wins over John Hathaway, Erik Silva, Siyar Bahadurzada, and Paulo Thiago dating back to 2012. His last two wins, over Silva and Hathaway, came by way of knockout.
- 6/24/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Jason Priestly has still got it!The "Beverly Hills, 90201" alum clearly has been hitting the gym, and now he's showing off his buff bod.Trainer Eric Fleishman shared a new TwitPic of the 44-year-old actor, who was posing for a photo with Ufc fighter Cung Le."Massive Tuesday workout with @CungLe185 and @Jason_Priestley #kabooom @GoldsGym @MusclePharm @QuestApparel @Homage," he wrote.The father-of-two is still as handsome as ever!In other "90210" news, there was a mini-reunion on the set of Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth's new show, "Mystery Girls."Garth posted a shot moments ago with one cast member we haven't seen in forever: Nat!Joe E. Tata played the Peach Pit owner on the original series and will apparently be making an appearance on the duo's new ABC Family show, which debuts next week.And then there's Ian Ziering ... here's what he's up to now: Read more...
- 6/17/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
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Nick Diaz has told ‘Ufc Tonight’ that he would like to comeback for a fight against Anderson Silva next year if the money is right.
With Anderson Silva’s return to the Ufc marching forward steadily, his leg healing up nicely and training intensifying, talk has shifted from if and when he will return (the current outlook is early 2015, though Dana White would no doubt love to have him as part of the Ufc’s annual year-end show) to who he will face upon his return.
Earlier this week, Silva’s long-time manager Ed Soares threw a couple of names into the hat while speaking with Ariel Helwani on the Mma hour: Cung Le, Michael Bisping, and Nick Diaz. Le and Bisping have a date booked, facing off against one another this August in China in what will be Le’s first fight in the octagon since his highlight-reel...
Nick Diaz has told ‘Ufc Tonight’ that he would like to comeback for a fight against Anderson Silva next year if the money is right.
With Anderson Silva’s return to the Ufc marching forward steadily, his leg healing up nicely and training intensifying, talk has shifted from if and when he will return (the current outlook is early 2015, though Dana White would no doubt love to have him as part of the Ufc’s annual year-end show) to who he will face upon his return.
Earlier this week, Silva’s long-time manager Ed Soares threw a couple of names into the hat while speaking with Ariel Helwani on the Mma hour: Cung Le, Michael Bisping, and Nick Diaz. Le and Bisping have a date booked, facing off against one another this August in China in what will be Le’s first fight in the octagon since his highlight-reel...
- 6/5/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Even if you were to search the whole of American film, you might not find a use of voice-over less successful than appears in Puncture Wounds. Both in text (in James Coyne’s screenplay) and in performance (by lead Cung Le), the voice-over so voids all other qualities that to discuss anything else would be akin to discussing anything at a sweet 16 party other than the ox carcass rotting on the front lawn. You can try all you want, but it just doesn’t take.
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- 5/9/2014
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
Plot76% Acting79% Directing73% Music71%Some very interesting segments, both action-wise and story-wise.Never quite reaches its full potential. 75%Overall Score Reader Rating: (4 Votes)91%Horizontal Vs Vertical
“The Grandmaster” ( or “The Grandmasters” depending on your location ) is director Kar Wai Wong‘s first attempt at the kung-fu genre. His most notable successes have mostly been about the pain of lost romance ( “My Blueberry Nights“, “2046” and “In The Mood For Love” instantly come to mind ) so it’s no surprise that “Yi Dai Zong Shi” is a mixed bag of good and bad.
The story spans a few decades, starting in the early 1930′s. The premise of the movie is simple enough:Gong Yutian ( Qingxiang Wang ), a renowned master of China’s Southern and Northern styles of martial arts, comes to town to celebrate his eventual retirement. It’s at the Golden Pavilion, the number one brothel in the region, that he decides to make the big announcement.
“The Grandmaster” ( or “The Grandmasters” depending on your location ) is director Kar Wai Wong‘s first attempt at the kung-fu genre. His most notable successes have mostly been about the pain of lost romance ( “My Blueberry Nights“, “2046” and “In The Mood For Love” instantly come to mind ) so it’s no surprise that “Yi Dai Zong Shi” is a mixed bag of good and bad.
The story spans a few decades, starting in the early 1930′s. The premise of the movie is simple enough:Gong Yutian ( Qingxiang Wang ), a renowned master of China’s Southern and Northern styles of martial arts, comes to town to celebrate his eventual retirement. It’s at the Golden Pavilion, the number one brothel in the region, that he decides to make the big announcement.
- 11/5/2013
- by The0racle
- AsianMoviePulse
Chicago – Highly anticipated! In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to “The Grandmaster,” which is inspired by the true story of Bruce Lee’s master!
“The Grandmaster,” which is rated “PG-13” and opens on Aug. 23, 2013, stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Hye-kyo Song, Cung Le and Chen Chang from writer and director Kar Wai Wong.
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“The Grandmaster,” which is rated “PG-13” and opens on Aug. 23, 2013, stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Hye-kyo Song, Cung Le and Chen Chang from writer and director Kar Wai Wong.
To win your free “The Grandmaster” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition or lower your odds!
Preferably, use your computer to enter rather than your smartphone.
- 8/18/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Grandmaster Trailer 2. Kar Wai Wong‘s The Grandmaster / Yi dai zong shi (2013) movie trailer 2 stars Ziyi Zhang, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Chen Chang, Hye-kyo Song, and Cung Le. The Grandmaster‘s plot synopsis: “Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, The Grandmaster is an epic action feature inspired [...]
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- 7/14/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Octavia Spencer in Fruitvale Station
The summer season has, over the past few decades, become synonymous with movie blockbuster season, as studios have found the months of May to August to contain the most profitable release dates for big-budget tentpole features, leading to the summer of recent years being filled with superhero films, big budget CGI features, and other tentpole movies that draw in huge crowds. This year is no different, as Marvel’s Iron Man 3 is set to kick off the summer movie season as May rolls around. However, this doesn’t mean non-blockbuster features don’t make their way to theatres during this time, and for those looking for smaller features, there are plenty of viewing options. Here are ten of our most anticipated non-blockbuster features set to be released over the next few months.
Author’s note: All films were selected based on their release date in American theatres.
The summer season has, over the past few decades, become synonymous with movie blockbuster season, as studios have found the months of May to August to contain the most profitable release dates for big-budget tentpole features, leading to the summer of recent years being filled with superhero films, big budget CGI features, and other tentpole movies that draw in huge crowds. This year is no different, as Marvel’s Iron Man 3 is set to kick off the summer movie season as May rolls around. However, this doesn’t mean non-blockbuster features don’t make their way to theatres during this time, and for those looking for smaller features, there are plenty of viewing options. Here are ten of our most anticipated non-blockbuster features set to be released over the next few months.
Author’s note: All films were selected based on their release date in American theatres.
- 4/29/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Watch the trailer for The Grandmaster, starring Zhang Ziyi, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Cung Le, Son Hye-kyo, Chen Chang and Leun Siu-Lung. Directed and written by Wong Kar Wai, this is the story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the trainer of legendary Bruce Lee. Gu Guoqing, Han Sanping, Ren Zhong-lun, Jacky Pang Yee Wah, Yu Dong, Yan Xiaomong and Wong Kar Wai produce the film which opens in theaters from August 23rd via The Weinstein Company.
- 4/23/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The blokes who flex their muscles in Ultimate Fighting Championship and mixed martial arts events are mostly a larger-than-life blend of showmanship and brawn – which explains why they’re increasingly being snapped up by Hollywood. With more and more Mma fighters moving into the movies, I thought I’d take a look at some of the biggest names to have made the crossover.
Tony Schiena
Winner of numerous Mma trophies around the globe, Schiena flexed his acting chops in Locked Down as a framed cop who winds up in jail and is forced into cage fighting by none other than Brit hardman turned thesp Vinnie Jones. Schiena retired from sport after breaking both his ankles (ouch!) but has since found his feet on the big screen working with everyone from Pacino to Van Damme.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
Famed for fierce body slams that won him the Ufc light heavyweight title...
Tony Schiena
Winner of numerous Mma trophies around the globe, Schiena flexed his acting chops in Locked Down as a framed cop who winds up in jail and is forced into cage fighting by none other than Brit hardman turned thesp Vinnie Jones. Schiena retired from sport after breaking both his ankles (ouch!) but has since found his feet on the big screen working with everyone from Pacino to Van Damme.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
Famed for fierce body slams that won him the Ufc light heavyweight title...
- 4/8/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: RZA, Lucy Liu, Dave Bautista, Russell Crowe, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le | Written and Directed by RZA
Presented by Quentin Tarantino and produced in collaboration with filmmaker Eli Roth, The Man With the Iron Fists is the big-screen directorial debut of Wu-Tang Clan member and huge kung-fu movie fan RZA, and is a throwback to the types of wildly over the top kung-fu films that flooded flea-pit cinemas and video store shelves in the late 70s and early 80s; and tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in 19th-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all.
Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to...
Presented by Quentin Tarantino and produced in collaboration with filmmaker Eli Roth, The Man With the Iron Fists is the big-screen directorial debut of Wu-Tang Clan member and huge kung-fu movie fan RZA, and is a throwback to the types of wildly over the top kung-fu films that flooded flea-pit cinemas and video store shelves in the late 70s and early 80s; and tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in 19th-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all.
Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to...
- 3/31/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Chicago – “The Man with the Iron Fists” is the most tedious picture in many a moon. How, you may ask, can wall-to-wall action possibly by tedious? Two reasons: 1.) The action is nonstop, and 2.) The characters are impossible to care about. The single take of Uma Thurman’s devastated outburst upon awakening from her coma is the emotional hook that keeps the audience engaged as she wreaks her path of vengeance through both volumes of “Kill Bill.”
RZA’s unfortunate directorial debut lacks that crucial moment designed to spur an audience’s emotional involvement. Instead, it hurls the viewer headfirst through an assortment of blood-spattered plot threads so needlessly complicated and breathlessly detailed that they are rendered quickly incoherent. The plot doesn’t matter anyway, since it serves solely as a clothesline for gratuitous action sequences recycled from older, vastly superior kung fu blockbusters—the kind that RZA and his pal...
RZA’s unfortunate directorial debut lacks that crucial moment designed to spur an audience’s emotional involvement. Instead, it hurls the viewer headfirst through an assortment of blood-spattered plot threads so needlessly complicated and breathlessly detailed that they are rendered quickly incoherent. The plot doesn’t matter anyway, since it serves solely as a clothesline for gratuitous action sequences recycled from older, vastly superior kung fu blockbusters—the kind that RZA and his pal...
- 2/22/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This week: Daniel Craig returns as 007 in arguably the best Bond film ever (or at least in decades), "Skyfall," co-starring Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw.
Also new this week is the coming-of-age drama "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" with Emma Watson, RZA trying to do Quentin Tarantino proud in "The Man with the Iron Fists" and the sexually frank drama "The Sessions" starring Helen Hunt.
'Skyfall'
Box Office: $303 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Fresh
Storyline: Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in this 23rd installment of the longest-running film franchise in history. This time Bond's loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested when a mysterious man from her past, Silva (Javier Bardem), threatens to destroy her. With security compromised, M is forced to relocate MI6 as her position is challenged by the new chairman of the intelligence and security committee (Ralph Fiennes). M...
Also new this week is the coming-of-age drama "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" with Emma Watson, RZA trying to do Quentin Tarantino proud in "The Man with the Iron Fists" and the sexually frank drama "The Sessions" starring Helen Hunt.
'Skyfall'
Box Office: $303 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Fresh
Storyline: Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in this 23rd installment of the longest-running film franchise in history. This time Bond's loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested when a mysterious man from her past, Silva (Javier Bardem), threatens to destroy her. With security compromised, M is forced to relocate MI6 as her position is challenged by the new chairman of the intelligence and security committee (Ralph Fiennes). M...
- 2/11/2013
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
There are several great Blu-Ray releases this week to help fend off those winter blues. In this week’s edition, Skyfall finally gets an explosive home release, The Man with the Iron Fists will give you a martial arts nerdgasm, and one of my favorite guilty pleasures arrives on deliciously-gory Blu-Ray.
Ready for this week’s Blu-Ray releases? Then read on.
Skyfall
Starring: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Helen McCrory, Judi Dench, and Ben Whishaw.
Director: Sam Mendes
Daniel Craig returns to the role of James Bond for the intrepid super-spy’s twenty-third adventure. Critically acclaimed by critics and very positively received by viewers across two continents, the film has been nominated for five Academy Awards, eight British Academy Film Awards, and has won a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Plot: James Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack,...
Ready for this week’s Blu-Ray releases? Then read on.
Skyfall
Starring: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Helen McCrory, Judi Dench, and Ben Whishaw.
Director: Sam Mendes
Daniel Craig returns to the role of James Bond for the intrepid super-spy’s twenty-third adventure. Critically acclaimed by critics and very positively received by viewers across two continents, the film has been nominated for five Academy Awards, eight British Academy Film Awards, and has won a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Plot: James Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack,...
- 2/8/2013
- by C.P. Howells
- We Got This Covered
Despite my lifelong affinity for the action genre, I'd never encountered the Universal Soldier franchise. Somewhere in the back of my head I knew of its reputation as a Terminator rip-off, but it wasn't until I read Vern's “Action Movies Don't Have to Suck” piece for the Village Voice that I was intrigued enough to seek out John Hyams'& Universal Soldier: Regeneration and Day of Reckoning. Hyams' elegant staging and disarming sincerity offer a refreshing alternative to the action adventure comic book slop dished out to teenagers and poked at by indifferent adult audiences that an entire generation of studio execs have chosen to ignore. Despite their relatively tiny budgets, Hyams' Universal Soldier movies, along with his other fictional feature, Dragon Eyes, are exquisite examples of digital cinema and personal storytelling. Rightfully, these movies should be dime store thrill rides, and in the best possible sense they are. They're also equal parts melodrama,...
- 1/23/2013
- by Sara Freeman
- MUBI
Theatrical Trailer: the official theatrical piece, usually cut from the first (very long) cut of the picture or sometimes (if there is no first cut yet) from dailies (all the shot footage, including all the different takes and angles), maximum length of a trailer is two and a half minutes.
Teaser Trailer: A first, short theatrical preview piece (usually not longer than a minute and a half), cut from a few selected takes and scenes while the picture is still being shot.
For those of you who think it’s okay to show up to a film after the coming attractions – move along. No self-respecting movie geek would dare miss the previews. And don’t get us started on the individuals who arrive during the trailer you’ve been dying to see only to move through your line of sight during the all-important money shot.
In most cases, trailers are...
Teaser Trailer: A first, short theatrical preview piece (usually not longer than a minute and a half), cut from a few selected takes and scenes while the picture is still being shot.
For those of you who think it’s okay to show up to a film after the coming attractions – move along. No self-respecting movie geek would dare miss the previews. And don’t get us started on the individuals who arrive during the trailer you’ve been dying to see only to move through your line of sight during the all-important money shot.
In most cases, trailers are...
- 12/31/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Well here it is. After hinting at some of the films on Twitter and promising that this will be unlike any top ten you see this year, I’ve finally compiled my Top 10 films of 2012. However, I originally compiled my list before seeing Pitch Perfect, which I felt Had to be included in this list; therefore my choices for ninth and tenth film on the list now share tenth place.
I’ve also included a hell of a lot of honorable mentions (enough to take this up to a Top 25 if I had included them all), three of which are short films. Three short films which happen to be the best I’ve seen in years and give some of the feature-length films released this year a run for their money. Consider everything on this list a recommendation of the highest order…
The Top 10 in full:
10) =Big Miracle / Dragon Eyes...
I’ve also included a hell of a lot of honorable mentions (enough to take this up to a Top 25 if I had included them all), three of which are short films. Three short films which happen to be the best I’ve seen in years and give some of the feature-length films released this year a run for their money. Consider everything on this list a recommendation of the highest order…
The Top 10 in full:
10) =Big Miracle / Dragon Eyes...
- 12/29/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Hi, we’re a couple of dedicated fans talking about about Mma, “Lucky” Robert Curtis and Derek Langhorn with an irreverent and honest take on the octagon. This is our debut for WhatCulture.com. We’ll release a new podcast each week and more during show weeks (a preview and a review show).
In this episode, we’ll review all of the action on the Ufc on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le card as well as the news and notes in the Mma world, including the end date of Strikeforce, the Ufc entering into women’s mixed martial arts, and more.
Here is a brief summary of the episode (Spoilers):
00:45 – Strikeforce Finished 06:45 – Women’s Mma in the Ufc 11:45 – Riki Fukuda def. Tom DeBlass (Ud) 13:30 – John Lineker def. Yasuhiro Urushitani (Ud) 15:40 – Alex Caceres def. Motonobu Tezuka (Sd) 18:45 – Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Hougland (Ud) 22:55 – Jon Tuck def.
In this episode, we’ll review all of the action on the Ufc on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le card as well as the news and notes in the Mma world, including the end date of Strikeforce, the Ufc entering into women’s mixed martial arts, and more.
Here is a brief summary of the episode (Spoilers):
00:45 – Strikeforce Finished 06:45 – Women’s Mma in the Ufc 11:45 – Riki Fukuda def. Tom DeBlass (Ud) 13:30 – John Lineker def. Yasuhiro Urushitani (Ud) 15:40 – Alex Caceres def. Motonobu Tezuka (Sd) 18:45 – Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Hougland (Ud) 22:55 – Jon Tuck def.
- 11/12/2012
- by Robert Curtis
- Obsessed with Film
A full-length international trailer for Wong Kar-Wai’s upcoming film The Grandmasters has been released. After five years in the making, and almost a year and a half since we got a teaser trailer, the martial arts project about Ip Man looks stunning.
Though the trailer is in Chinese the film looks like it has visuals as impressive as the kung-fu fighting within. An outstanding foreign film that deserves some attention starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Zhang Ziyi, tells the story of Ip Man (Tony Leung), who is best known as the trainer of legendary star Bruce Lee.
Kar-Wai’s first action movie since his 1994 film Ashes of Time will be released in his native Hong Kong and will get a December 18th release in China, but has no American release date. Its international distribution rights are held by Annapurna Pictures, so it wouldn’t be unrealistic to expect a late fall release.
Though the trailer is in Chinese the film looks like it has visuals as impressive as the kung-fu fighting within. An outstanding foreign film that deserves some attention starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Zhang Ziyi, tells the story of Ip Man (Tony Leung), who is best known as the trainer of legendary star Bruce Lee.
Kar-Wai’s first action movie since his 1994 film Ashes of Time will be released in his native Hong Kong and will get a December 18th release in China, but has no American release date. Its international distribution rights are held by Annapurna Pictures, so it wouldn’t be unrealistic to expect a late fall release.
- 11/6/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai is known more for mood pieces and touchy-feely art house films than for kung fu action flicks, but that is precisely why there is so much anticipation surrounding The Grandmasters, his upcoming biopic about Bruce Lee's legendary martial arts teacher Ip Man. The movie has been in development for five years now, and it stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai (In the Mood for Love, 2046) in the lead role along with Zhang Zi Yi, Chang Chen, and Cung Le. I know at least one person who probably can't contain himself right now and his name rhymes with Creed Carrington. Ip Man's story has already been covered quite well by Wilson Yip with his own film Ip Man starring Donnie Yen, so it says something about Wong Kar Wai's reputation that people are still very excited about his take on the material. The first...
- 11/5/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
It may have taken close to five years to make it to the screen, but Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmasters has finally finished shooting and appears to be committed to its 18 December release date. The film stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai as legendary wing chun practitioner Ip Man, with fight choreography from the legendary Yuen Wo Ping, and a supporting cast that boasts Zhang Zi Yi, Chang Chen, Cung Le, Bruce Leung Siu Lung and Wang Qingxiang.Yes, we've already seen this story told a number of times in recent years, most successfully by Donnie Yen and Wilson Yip, but when Wong Kar Wai brings something to the big screen, you know that it's going to be worth waiting for. Five years might have been...
- 11/5/2012
- Screen Anarchy
New 'Man With The Iron Fist' movie delivered great action,drama & more. Universal Pictures released their new action flick "Man With The Iron Fists" in to theaters this weekend. I just watched it,and thought it was excellent as it served up a ton of great fighting action,major drama,and more. It stars: Russell Crowe, RZA, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Daniel Wu,and Pam Grier. In the new flick, the town's blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. Eventually, the Lion clan attacks character Zen Yi,The X-Blade with a seemingly unstoppable foe Brass Body( Dave Bautista). The blacksmith saves Zen just before Bras Body was able to kill Zen. From there, the Lion clan kidnapped the blacksmith ,and tried to force him to give up Zen Yi's whereabouts. When he refused,they chopped off the his arms.
- 11/4/2012
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
RZA’s directorial debut, The Man With The Iron Fists, shows a lot of love for the kung fu classics and martial arts movies which inspired it, but it doesn’t quite have that feel of exhilaration that they have.
In addition to the directing the movie, RZA also stars as Thaddeus, who is known to the inhabitants of Jungle Village as The Blacksmith. He spends his days making weapons for those who wish to fight one another to death. The Blacksmith isn’t proud of what he does, but it allows him to save money for him and the love of his life, Lady Silk (Jamie Chung), so that they can escape their hellish existence in this small village and start a new life together.
However, into this village soon arrives a band of warriors, a number of assassins and a British soldier addicted to opium that are all...
In addition to the directing the movie, RZA also stars as Thaddeus, who is known to the inhabitants of Jungle Village as The Blacksmith. He spends his days making weapons for those who wish to fight one another to death. The Blacksmith isn’t proud of what he does, but it allows him to save money for him and the love of his life, Lady Silk (Jamie Chung), so that they can escape their hellish existence in this small village and start a new life together.
However, into this village soon arrives a band of warriors, a number of assassins and a British soldier addicted to opium that are all...
- 11/2/2012
- by Ben Kenber
- We Got This Covered
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