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Rare footage of martial artist Jim Kelly in tournament action

I found this rare footage of Jim Kelly in point or semi-contact action from his tournament days. Although best known from his performance as Williams in the 1973 Bruce Lee martial arts epic Enter the Dragon, Grandmaster Jim Kelly was a serious martial artist, beginning his training in Shorin-ryu karate. Additionally, he trained in Okinawa-te ….

Tromaville’s latest to screen at Sitges fantasy and horror fest

Troma Entertainment’s latest film, Travis Campbell’s Mr. Bricks, will screen at the 44th annual Sitges Film Festival in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain on October 10th, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. at the Brigadoon. (Edifici Miramar, Carrer Davallada, 12-08870 Sitges, BCN.) Mr. Bricks is described as a heavy metal murder musical. Sitges is the world’s most prestigious film ….

Gaming on the big screen and screening of action thriller Act of Valor

Relativity Media has revealed the official poster for their upcoming film Act of Valor, a feature film starring active duty Navy SEALs. The studio also announced a first ever promotion with Electronic Arts and Eventful. EA and Eventful are giving gamers/film fans a chance to play Battlefield 3 on the big screen before it’s released ….

Intel landing at Comic-Con with the future, the past, Steampunk visionaries, and swag

New York Comic-Con is right around the corner and Intel is hosting some interesting fanboy sci-fi activities this year. Among them, “Intel Futuris” Brian David Johnson will preview the world of tomorrow. What will movies, comics and games look like 5 years from how? How will our experiences with technology change when more than 15 ….

Win one of 3 copies of the entire Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer series 12-DVD set

Mickey Spillane’s long sought-after, hard-boiled television series Mike Hammer, starring Darren McGavin and Bart Burns, made its debut on any format in September. To celebrate the release of the cult classic TV series, FilmFetish is giving away 3 copies of the entire Mike Hammer 12-Disc DVD set to readers. In order to be entered the ….

Win A Walking Dead Prize Pack including Season One on Blu-ray and Companion Book!

There’s so much Walking Dead goodness happening next month, that I’ve decided to make October 2011, “The Month of The Walking Dead.” Why you ask? October will see the release of The Walking Dead: Season One – Special Edition Blu-ray (October 4th), the return of the cast and crew of The Walking Dead to New ….

Walking Dead prequel series launching next week

Leading up to the highly anticipated season two premiere of AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead, the network is launching a six-episode Walking Dead webisode series at amctv.com. The webisodes will give fans the opportunity to explore the back story of Hannah (Lilli Birdsell), better known as “Bicycle Girl,” the infamous zombie from season one, ….

Marrese Crump completes work on RZA’s ‘Iron Fist’ and ready to face Tony Jaa next

The collaboration between the prominent American martial artist Marrese Crump and legendary action director Panna Rittikrai is much sooner than previously arranged. The Protector sequel, locally titled Tom Yum Goong 2, is to now set the stage for the much anticipated appearance of Crump facing the series’ star, Tony Jaa. Marrese Crump’s film project Formless, ….

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Capoeira Angola in action

I found this teaser trailer for Capoeira Angola “Come Play With Me My Brother” on the crumpdojo website. The DVD was released in October of 2007 by helicomusic, and includes a soundtrack CD of this very special event. Some the finest angola capoeirists came together for a roda filmed in Paris. Grupo Capoeira Angola Ypiranga ….