Official Blvd. Warriors Featurette
Muay Thai photography exhibit coming to Martial Arts History Museum
The Martial Arts History Museum salutes the Thailand community with a special Muay Thai photography gallery exhibit at the Museum on Friday, November 16th, 2012. Jacob Klensin, whose work has appeared in solo gallery shows on the East Coast, for the first time will be showcasing his work on the West Coast. This is a ….
#RZA reveals how O.D.B. inspired Russell Crowe’s character in The Man with the Iron Fists
RZA reveals how his cousin O.D.B. of the Wu Tang clan provided inspiration for Russell Crowe’s character of Jack Knife in The Man with the Iron Fists. This even manifested itself in the music that plays when Crowe’s character is on screen.
#tonyjaa #rza #marresecrump Exclusive: Musician and filmmaker the RZA to appear in Tony Jaa’s upcoming 3D martial arts thrill ride The Protector 2
World-renowned martial artist Marrese Crump recently wrapped shooting The Protector 2 (aka Tom Yum Goong 2, Warrior King 2), where he collaborated with Tony Jaa. After nearly a year of workshops and training, The Protector 2 has been crafted with specially designed fight sequences that take advantage of the 3D effects and the extreme athleticism ….
Joe Carnahan nods to Bruce Lee in this Daredevil reboot sizzle reel
Filmmaker Joe Carnahan, who until recently was attached to direct a Daredevil reboot movie, posted a sizzle reel he put together to describe his vision for the never-to-happen dark take on the Marvel character. In it, he gives a shout out to Bruce Lee, Taxi Driver, Superfly and 1970’s urban culture. Check it out, below. ….
The groundbreaking and backbreaking Men of the Dragon
I was speaking to my friend Aaron Kai on the phone yesterday, and he reminded me about a little-known but groundbreaking 1974 television movie called Men of the Dragon. The film was shot in Hong Kong as a modern-day kung fu drama. The leading characters are three crimefighting martial arts experts. Americans Jan Kimbro (Jared ….
#nycc #comiccon Tai Chi Zero to screen at New York Comic-Con 2012
The New York Asian Film Festival, Variance Films, and Well Go USA will present a special sneak preview screening of the off-the-wall steampunk kung fu movie Tai Chi Zero. Plus, if you show up in your best steampunk or kung fu flick-inspired costume, you might win what screening sponsors are calling, an awesome prize. The ….
Danai Gurira explains how sword training prepared her for The Walking Dead character Michonne
Thai martial arts movie Fireball to be part of ongoing Museum of the Moving Image screening series
Warrington Hudlin’s Fist and Sword series at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY, will screen Thai martial arts movie Fireball this Saturday, Sept. 22nd, at 5PM. Fist and Sword is the Museum’s series of contemporary and classic martial arts and related action movies. Directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan, the 2009 martial arts action ….
Details, a trailer and an image from Jackie Chan-produced remake of cult classic The 14 Amazons
Based on the epic 1972 martial arts cult classic The 14 Amazons, renowned action star & producer Jackie Chan and director Frankie Chan’s (A Warrior’s Tragedy 2) remake, Legendary Amazons, debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD on October 16th from Well Go USA. Cecilia Cheung (Shaolin Soccer), Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) and Liu ….
The great photo I didn’t take
I’m currently sorting through my still photos from Grandmaster Ronald Duncan’s 21st Cross-Training Seminar, which took place a few weeks ago. During the seminar, we also took more than 3 hours of video. But this photo of O’Sensei Felix Vazquez stood out to me. Why? First, because I thought it was a nice portrait. But ….
Documentary on super-kicker Hwang Jang Lee coming in December
I was on a kung fu film forum earlier and read about a documentary coming out about cult martial arts cinema actor Hwang Jang Lee. Apparently, the filmmakers are currently editing the project, which is expected to be released on December 15, 2012. The project, titled The Good Bad Boy, tells the story of Hwang ….
Bloody art work and action trailer for Chen Kaige epic Sacrifice
Written and directed by Chen Kaige and set during the opulent Yuan Dynasty in the 5th century B.C., Sacrifice is the story of a newborn prince whose entire family, the Zhao clan, is wiped out by a rival general who ruthlessly seizes the throne. An ordinary man, the doctor who delivers the baby, gives up ….
John Avildsen’s lost footage from the cult classic The Karate Kid
Karate Kid director John Avildsen posted more than 90 mins of rehearsal footage that he and the cast worked on before principal photography started on 1983. I’ve posted all of the youtube clips below, which give a glimpse into the development of a Hollywood cult classic feature film. Notable among the footage clips are the ….
#SDCC San Diego Comic-Con knows kung fu?
A few months ago I wrote a blog post about an article by the Wall Street Journal that discussed the current Hollywood interest in the martial arts genre. The WSJ article, titled Hollywood’s New Kick, talked about how martial arts films are going mainstream (and not just by integrating kung fu into Western story lines), ….