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The Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza panel is on at the virtual San Diego Comic Con right now and Well Go USA wanted to share their all-new trailer for Fruit Chan’s 2019 feature “Invincible Dragon,” an exclusive debut as a part of the panel presentation.

When a brilliant but trigger-happy detective is outsmarted by a serial killer, he pays a high price for his momentary lapse in judgment. Robbed of both his fiancée and his job, he soon spirals out of control and goes back to what he knows best: fighting. Unbeknownst to him, a serendipitous reunion with an old rival (Brazilian mixed martial artist Anderson Silva) may be the key to unlocking the truth about his fiancée’s disappearance—and to apprehending the killer.

Well Go USA will debut “Invincible Dragon” in North America on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital on October 6.

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"Round 3, fight!" It's Pizza Time! Order yourself a pie and enjoy this action comedy short film. Pizza Time is the latest short made by filmmaking collective Maker Table, based out of Dallas, TX - we also featured their horror short Monitor last year. This incredibly fun 80s throwback is about a legendary pizza delivery driver, who upon arriving at his destination, stumbles into the scene of a hitman's contract killing. Will he make it out alive or not? Starring Eric Jacobus and Ben Worley (who also made the music for the short). Director Ryan Polly explains: "I made the film as an homage to Jackie Chan and great action-comedy films of the 80's." I dig the fight choreography in this, and the arcade machines, good times. Watch in full below. Thanks to Ryan for the tip on this one. Original description via YouTube: "A legendary pizza delivery driver goes...

Festival favourites tend to have a reputation for not doing well at the Indian box-office, as they come with a preconceived notion of being artsy and catering to a niche audience. “Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota”, however, has a lot going for it that could entice a larger, mainstream audience. For starters, its promos make it seem like a superhero or a martial arts film, unlike any Bollywood has seen thus far. Secondly, it features a fresh, young cast in film that’s infused with nostalgic retro sounds and look. Finally, it is the sophomore directorial feature from writer/director Vasan Bala, who, along with Anurag Kashyap, wrote the excellent character study that was the serial killer film “Raman Raghav 2.0”. The film had its premiere in the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto International Film Festival 2018, winning the People’s Choice Award.

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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota movie review is here. Released today, the comic action movie is written and directed by Vasan Bala. Introducing Abhimanyu Dassani and co starring Radhika Madan, the movie also features Gulshan Devaiah and Mahesh Manjrekar in pivotal roles. Premiered in the Midnight Madness section of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota went on to win the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness and won a standing ovation at 2018 Mami Film Festival. Let?s find out what makes this touted comic action adventure stand out in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota movie review.

(Also read:?Abhimanyu Dassani turned into man with no pain in real life)

Immediate reaction after watching Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

Eureka!!, paar hui rekha.. finally, Bollywood has a ?kick ass? Deadpool that pulls the nostalgia of martial arts action dramas with a hustle that bustles with all enjoyably unimaginable surprise that is whacky,...

Japanese action star, actor Tak Sakaguchi will share the floor as a guest panelist among other headliners for this year’s sophomore entry of the Iron DragonTV ActionFest. Submissions are now underway for the upcoming event which will be held at the Galaxy Highland 10 Theater in Austin, Texas from August 10 through 12.

The humble Ishikawa native is a naturally well-known fan favorite credited for such films as “Battlefield Baseball”, “Versus”, “Alive”, “Samurai School”, “Yakuza Weapon” and Sono Sion’s “Why Don’t You Play In Hell?” to name a few. His latest action-packed starring role now sees him carving and beating armies of villains to a pulp for longtime friend and film partner Shimomura Yuji’s second directing effort, Re:Born, which has since been subject to a raft of critical praise from the festival circuit since last year.

Obligatory rules for Idtv Action Fest submissions and entries therein are listed in...

Eric Jacobus likely needs no introduction to martial arts fans at this point. Though he has yet to make the cross over into the big budget action vehicles that he clearly deserves, Jacobus has been carving out a name for himself in the indie world for years now with a string of high end short films and ultra low budget features. Jacobus' work consistently delivers at the very highest levels with inventive fight choreography and a playful approach to his material that sets him apart and he delivers on all fronts again with latest effort, Blindsided. Blind man and apple pie connoisseur Walter Cooke (Eric Jacobus) ventures to his neighborhood corner store to buy milk and apples. When mafia thugs try to shake down the...

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Hollywood, CA (February 20th, 2017) YouTube sensation Eric Jacobus (Rope A Dope, Tekken In Real Life) is back in the new martial arts action short "Blindsided"! Blind man and apple pie connoisseur Walter Cooke (Eric Jacobus) ventures to his neighborhood corner store to buy milk and apples. When mafia thugs try to shake down the storeowner (played by action film veteran Roger Yuan, "Jason Bourne"), Walter shows them what a blind martial artist is capable of! After producing Rope-a-Dope, producer Clayton Barber (fight coordinator on Creed and the upcoming Marvel actioner Black Panther), returns to collaborate with Jacobus, this time as director. Another action filmmaker and producer of Korean content, David William No (Matrix Reloaded, Jackie Chan’s Mr. Nice Guy) steps in to produce. Using...

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Accidents, Blunders and Calamities, a short film from Auckland.s Media Design School, has taken out the prize for Best Animated Film at the 2016 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (Cci-iff).

Comic-Con International is held over four days in San Diego, California, and the film festival has been an integral part of the Con for the past 17 years.

Accidents, Blunders and Calamities, a reimagining of Edward Gorey.s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, features 30 CGI animals, meticulously crafted and then killed off by 44 third year Bachelor of Art and Design students.

The film was given the Best Animation prize by a panel of internationally recognised judges including Rotten Tomatoes. editor-in-chief Matt Atchity; Eric Jacobus, the 2015 Cci-iff winner for Best Action/Adventure film; and Spoon Pictures. Nick Murphy.

Bachelor of Art and Design senior lecturer and director James Cunningham said the win offered an invaluable opportunity for his student's work to garner recognition overseas.

It's Groundhog Day, and we've got a couple of action-packed martial arts infused short films called Rope A Dope - Groundhog Day Battle - Wake, Fight, Repeat. The films were created by Eric Jacobus, and there are two parts to the short film series that he describes as being Groundhog Day meets Jackie Chan. I do have to say that the fight choreography is incredible, fun, and inventive. If you enjoy watching martial arts movies, then you're gonna love these. ...

About two years ago we shared a must watch short film called "Rope a Dope" by Eric Jacobus (A Good Day to Die Hard) and The Stunt People. If you haven't already seen or need a refresher, you can watch it here.

Part two of the saga is just as crazy and fun as the first. While this was released a year ago, somehow we missed writing it up on GeekTyrant. Recently, we shared Jacobus recreating fighting styles of video game characters and doing over 200 different types of kicks. I hope to see more of Jacobus' action comedy stylings in a third part, which he's heavily hinted at in the comments on YouTube.

NerdApproved points us to this series of videos by professional stuntman Eric Jacobus (A Good Day to Die Hard), in which he mimics the fighting styles of video game characters from the Tekken series. I couldn't get all the way through a lot of these — at a certain point, the moves all blend together for me and it looks like he's just flopping around doing random things — but the last video, in which he shows off over 200 different moves, has a great soundtrack and is pretty mesmerizing.

It seems reductive to say that Rope A Dope 2 is the best thing to emerge from The Stunt People community to date. It's true, I think, and given that The Stunt People have been very good at what they do for a very long time that's certainly saying something. But this is more than that. A bunch more. It's one of the best martial arts comedies ever to emerge from North America on any level - whether big budget or indie - and judged on any basis. Direction, performance, choreography ... everything is simply fantastic.For those unfamiliar, the original Rope A Dope was essentially a martial arts Groundhog Day with leading man Eric Jacobus living the same sequence of events over and over until...

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Watch Mortal Kombat Legacy Season 2 Episodes 1-10. Kevin Tancharoen‘s Mortal Kombat: Legacy: Season 2, Episode 1-10 stars Mark Dacascos, Ian Anthony Dale, Eric Jacobus, Sam Looc, and Mark Musashi. Mortal Kombat: Legacy‘s plot synopsis: “The Mortal Kombat Legacy continues in Season 2 as Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kenshi, and Ermac join [...]

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Related Content: Brian Tee Talks Liu Kang In Mortal Kombat: Legacy Season Two The Mortal Kombat: Legacy continues in Season 2 as Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kenshi, and Ermac join the ranks. The rivalries and histories of these fierce warriors will unfold as Raiden and his recruits clash against the dark forces of Outworld. The epic battle for Earthrealm has finally begun. Mortal Kombat: Legacy season 2 will consist of 10 episodes written by director Kevin Tancharoen, Josh Baizer and Marshall Johnson. Episodes will premiere exclusively on Machinima’s YouTube channel via Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. The Bandito Brothers have replaced Goldtooth Creative as the primary vfx provider. Characters confirmed to appear include Liu Kang (Brian Tee), Kung Lao (Mark Dacascos), Scorpion (Ian Anthony Dale), Sub-Zero ( Harry Shum, Jr), Stryker (Eric Jacobus), Kitana (Samantha Jo), Mileena (Michelle Lee), Raiden (David Lee McInnis), Ermac (Kim Do Nguyen), Kenshi (Dan Southworth), Johnny Cage (Casper...

The 5th annual Oakland Underground Film Festival, which runs this year on Sept. 25-29, features their usual mix of socially and politically relevant films, challenging genre fare and loads of short films.

The fest opens on the 25th with two provocative documentaries. First up is Tia Lessin and Carl Deal’s Citizen Koch, which shines a spotlight on the behind-the-scenes machinations of the billionaire Koch brothers who have greatly influenced modern politics. (Citizen Koch is also screening for free, which you can RSVP for on the Oakuff website.) Also on the 25th is a profile of Riot Grrrl icon Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer, directed by Sini Anderson.

Other films in the fest include the martial arts action romp Death Grip by Eric Jacobius; the anti-bullying drama The Dirties by Matt Johnson; the quirky family shenanigans of Toastmaster by Eric Boadella; and the Closing Night lyrical documentary about life on the U.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Season 2 Trailer 2. Kevin Tancharoen‘s Mortal Kombat: Legacy Season 2 TV show trailer 2, a web series, stars Mark Dacascos, Ian Anthony Dale, Eric Jacobus, Sam Looc, and Mark Musashi. Mortal Kombat: Legacy‘s plot synopsis: “The Mortal Kombat Legacy continues in Season 2 as Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kenshi, [...]

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As we continue the Star Wars celebration weekend, the team over at Stunt People have made a sequel to their Darth Vader point of view Lightsaber battle called Vader Strikes Back. It was shot using those GoPro cameras, and it stars Eric Jacobus (Stryker, Mortal Kombat Legacy), Alain Bloch, and Gary Ripper. If you liked the first film, I'm sure you'll enjoy this sequel. The fight sequences are pretty cool. ...

[Cue May The Fourth joke here ...]Darth Vader gets up close and personal with the second in a series of videos from Eric Jacobus and The Stunt People titled quite simply First Person Darth Vader. It's exactly what it says on the tin: A couple guys done up as Jedi warriors, one guy done up as Darth Vader, lightsabers and a couple GoPro cameras. Ready? Go!...

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Early on in the pre-production phase of A Good Day to Die Hard, the team at Fox approached The Stunt People about putting together a roof top knife fight between John McClane and a baddie with a brutal knowledge of Krav Maga. Eric Jacobus, Alvin Hsing and coordinator J.J. Perry were happy to oblige, and although the scene was ultimately cut, it’s still a fantastic example of fight choreography and of the action filmmaking process. Things have gotten ridiculously out of hand since the success of first John McClane outing. It’s clear to some that the franchise itself is a meta exercise in exploring McClane’s super powers, and while throwing a car at a helicopter is crazy, so is the idea that McClane is now an expert-level fighter who can take on a martial artist like this. It’s tempting to assume that they cut it because of how much more cartoonish McClane would...

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Check out this really cool fan made lightsaber battle that was shot from the point of view of Darth Vader and a Jedi. We've seen a ton of lightsaber fan movies over the years, but nothing really quite like this, and I love how it turned out! The short is called Vader Strikes, and it was shot by The Stunt People using a GoPro. It stars Eric Jacobus (Mortal Kombat Legacy) as the Jedi that Vader is fighting. Check this Star Wars awesomeness out! 

Thanks to /Film!

Mortal Kombat Legacy Season 2 Trailer. Kevin Tancharoen‘s Mortal Kombat: Legacy Season 2 TV show trailer, a web series, stars Mark Dacascos, Ian Anthony Dale, Eric Jacobus, Sam Looc, and Mark Musashi. Mortal Kombat: Legacy‘s plot synopsis: “The Mortal Kombat Legacy continues in Season 2 as Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kenshi, and Ermac [...]

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Continuing our coverage of the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con comes the programming for Thursday. For the full run down, go to the con’s website. Thursday is the first full day of the Comic-Con and is filled with awesome panels about zombies, monsters, The Walking Dead, Dexter, The Hobbit and others. Including our very own panel at 7:30 Pm in 24Abc in Hall H. We hope to see you there.

For the events that cater more to the sensibilities of FM, check the highlights below:

10:00-11:00 The Witty Women of Steampunk— The Victorian era was one marked by constraints on behavior, morals and bosoms. When you add a bit of sci-fi to the mix, however, those corset laces begin to loosen. The steampunk genre has allowed a new wave of female creators and personalities to explore how liberating, sexy, and adventurous the age of steam can be. Robin Blackburn...

Cinema Retro has received the following press release:

Bay Area Film Events would like to extend a Huge Thank You to everyone who came out and helped make our Godzilla Night a rousing success! People there had a Godzilla-sized blast with our host Balrok from Creepy Kofy Movietime, King Kong and Godzilla in person, Kimono My House selling Godzilla goods and our guests Cleve Hall from SyFy’s Monsterman and Kyle Yount of the Kaijucast podcast, plus Ed Godziszewski and Steve Ryfle on the big screen! And the biggest news of all is that we will do it all again next year with different movies and more surprises! Bafe and the Bal will be making this a yearly Godzilla event! In the meantime we are working on some new shows that we will announce soon. But if you just can’t wait, there are two shows coming up in the...

I have a secret love for goofy, direct-to-video action flicks, much like the “secret” love Criminal Complex editor Jimmy Callaway has for me (thanks for the crocheted love heart, buddy – I know it was you). As a juvenile delinquent, I whittled away days going through the racks of terrible videos at the local movie shoppe, picking out anything that had the word “death,” “ninja,” or “starring Christopher Lambert” on the cover.

Luckily, with the advent of DVDs and cheaper production costs, the stream of bullshit Dtv movies has only increased. One of the more promising of these is Death Grip, the punch-baby of Eric Jacobus (Eric Jacobus presents an Eric Jacobus joint, written and directed by Eric Jacobus, starring Eric Jacobus). Jacobus has thrown a clip online of one of the fight scenes, and it’s stab-ariffic! Martial arts and knife fights go hand-in-hand like me and Chuck Liddell in...

With the theatrical premiere for the indie martial arts action flick Death Grip just a few weeks away, director/writer/lead actor Eric Jacobus has posted a knife fight scene on his youtube channel.  No Bs shaky cam, rapid editing or close-up shots.  Its just two deadly guys going at it in full speed, fighting continuously through a long complex series of steps while being shot in a single take. This is an exciting piece of ass-kicking.In an effort to set his life straight, lowly caterer Kenny Zemacus regains custody of his autistic brother Mark after 15 years estrangement since their mother's death. When Kenny reluctantly brings Mark on a museum catering gig, Mark unwittingly entangles them in a dangerous heist involving the museum's mysterious showpiece --...

The new trailer for Eric Jacobus' Death Grip dispenses with the story in about 10 seconds and then gets on to its real attraction: close-action martial-arts kicking and punching, mostly by a single man against a bunch of guys in hooded robes. And what fighting it is! Jacobus wrote, directed, and edited the film, his second effort; he made his directorial debut with Contour in 2006. Jacobus also plays the lead role. Here's the official synopsis: Death Grip tells the story of ex-thief turned lowly caterer Kenny Zemacus, who checks his autistic brother out of a care home where he's spent the past 15 years since their mother's death. When Kenny reluctantly brings Mark on a last minute museum catering gig that night, Mark unwittingly...

Although I loved Eric Jacobus’ 2006 martial arts flick “Contour”, I’d completely forgotten about the flick until I stumbled across a trailer for the filmmaker’s latest endeavor “Death Grip”. For a low-budget kung fu movie, “Contour” was severely badass, and I suspect that “Death Grip” will be no different. Judging from the trailer nestled below, Jacobus and company have improved their skills tenfold, and the fights look nothing short of spectacular. Keep your eyes locked on this one, as I suspect you’ll be hearing more about it in the future. Before checking out the trailer, peruse this synopsis: Death Grip tells the story of ex-thief turned lowly caterer Kenny Zemacus, who checks his autistic brother out of a care home where he’s spent the past 15 years since their mother’s death. When Kenny reluctantly brings Mark on a last minute museum catering gig that night, Mark unwittingly...

Dogs of Chinatown which I called "great, fast-paced gangster flick which leaves no time to dwell on any philosophical or moral ramifications, it just gets right to the ass-kicking point" in my review is getting a limited theatrical run in San Francisco with a limit of 200 seats per screenings which will be followed by a Q&A session hosted by the film’s stars, Eric Jacobus and Ray Carbonel. Now if only I could get these guys to send me their post apocalyptic and zombie flicks which have been in limbo for a while (hint hint). Here's the details folks:

Location:

Four Star Theatre

2200 Clement St.

(Cross street is 23rd Ave.)

San Francisco, CA 94121

Date/Time:

Friday, March 20 @ 9:00pm

Friday, April 3 @ 9:00pm

Tickets may be purchased at The Stunt People Store here:

http://contour.strongvon.com

or at the Four Star Theater box office on the nights of the screenings.

Year: 2008

Release date: Unknown

Director: Micah Moore

Writer: Micah Moore

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: quietearth

Rating: 6.5 out of 10

To be bluntly honest, I was dreading watching this. While visually lush, the acting looked sub par and I wondered how they could pull off a storyline that way. Was this going to be some cheap Joe Mantegna gangster film? Well I'm happy to report it isn't. It does have that sub par acting and the sound needs to be fixed at points, but in the end this is a great, fast-paced gangster flick which leaves no time to dwell on any philosophical or moral ramifications, it just gets right to the ass-kicking point. Done in a sin-cityish film noir style, the characters backgrounds are not flushed out, but fully complete in their roles, and more than adequate for the story. This is a gangster flick and an action film.