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REVIEW: ‘Spirited Killer’ (1994)

REVIEW: ‘Spirited Killer’ (1994)

Stuntmaster Panna Rittikrai (ONG BAK, BORN TO FIGHT) started out as the star in a low of lower-budgeted Thai films before gaining the reputation as the…

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The Death Games (1997)

The Death Games (1997)

Hong Kong has always been known to churn out some frenetic kickboxing style action in their films. This action packed film from Golden Sun Films, a…

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The Foot Fist Way (2006)

The Foot Fist Way (2006)

Comic actor Danny McBride (LAND OF THE LOST) makes his leading debut in this cult comedy hit that irreverently takes aim at the martial arts culture…

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Beyond the Ring (2008)

Beyond the Ring (2008)

Brazilian-American Taekwondo Master Andre Lima stars with his wife Christianny Lima and daughter Aycha in this low-budget, mixed martial arts drama directed by Gerson Sanginitto (MAXIMUM…

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Chocolate (2008)

Chocolate (2008)

Thai action filmmaker Prachya Pinkaew directs newcomer “Jeeja” Yanin Vismistananda in a unique martial arts actioner about a young autistic woman’s efforts to raise money for…

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Video: Il Lim’s ‘Acts of Violence’

Video: Il Lim’s ‘Acts of Violence’

In 2006, news came out that Leelee Sobieski and Ron Perlman were set to star along with newcomer Il Lim in a horror/comedy about a man…

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Willie Nelson is ‘Fighting with Anger’

Willie Nelson is ‘Fighting with Anger’

Country music icon Willie Nelson is executive producing and starring in a new indie martial arts and gunplay flick as a hitman who mentors a young…

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Kiltro (2006)

Kiltro (2006)

Marko Zaror, best known previously for his Taurus Award winning performance as stuntman in THE RUNDOWN (2003), stars in his first martial arts movie as a…

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‘Foot Fist Way’ hits below the belt

‘Foot Fist Way’ hits below the belt

Just when I though martial arts was finally reaching a higher level of dramatic expression in American cinema with David Mamet’s REDBELT, here comes THE FOOT…

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PARK Hyun-Jin

PARK Hyun-Jin

Starting out as a stuntman in his native Korea, Park Hyun-Jin is one of the elite members of the world famous Jackie Chan Stuntman Association. A…

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HWANG Jang-Lee

HWANG Jang-Lee

When it comes to the word “superkicker”, one may think of Ken Low Houi-Kang (DRUNKEN MASTER II) or even by today’s standards, Scott Adkins (SPECIAL FORCES,…

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Trailer: ‘Chocolate’ rain of Muay Thai strikes

Trailer: ‘Chocolate’ rain of Muay Thai strikes

I have a new first love and I don’t even know how to pronounce her name. It’s no contest. Nicharee Vismistananda is this year’s “it” girl,…

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