tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20256999218393958722024-03-13T15:19:17.112-07:00Welcome to John Kreng's blogjoh krenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177224373613844548noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025699921839395872.post-75720406826901096852020-02-04T14:03:00.003-08:002020-02-04T14:27:32.701-08:00Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (1974)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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and armed with sub-machine guns hijack a New York City subway train.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are demanding $1 million dollars - which
must be delivered in 1 hour, in exchange for the train and the lives of the
passengers held hostage. Lt. Zachary Garber (Walter Matthau) of the New York
City Transit Police must contend with City Hall red tape, the unrelenting
demands of the hijackers, and the ever-ticking clock in an effort to save the
passengers and bring the hijackers to justice. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When Film Historians talk about movies in the
70’s that feature the urban decay and grittiness of New York City, they
typically mention- The French Connection, Taxi Driver, Death Wish, Shaft, The
Warriors, Midnight Cowboy, and Saturday Night Fever. A film that should be
included into that list is the original “The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3.” All the
characters in the movie reflect the angst and resilience of NYC at the
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To celebrate the
pre-gentrification of NYC and the Grindhouse theaters on 42<sup>nd</sup> St.
near Times Square (aka The Deuce), Kino-Lorber decided to release the 42<sup>nd</sup>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 1974 film is based off a novel (of the same
name) by John Godey, spawned 2 remakes in 1998 and 2009, and the original still
holds its own to this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The summary
of the story above does not do the film any justice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the cat and mouse play that goes back
and forth between Matthau and Shaw, accompanied by the gallows humor, and great
colorful performances by all the actors involved that makes this taut
action-thriller a classic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The film was
well-directed by Joseph Sargent, accompanied by great cinematography from Owen
Roizman (The French Connection), editing by Gerald Greenberg (Apocalypse Now) and
Robert Q. Lovett (A Bronx Tale), and a great score by David Shire (All the
President’s Men), to help add to the tension.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What makes this different than other
hijack/disaster movies of today are the heroes do not solve the crime in an
outrageous superhero comic-book like fashion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In this film, the characters are everyday people, forced into
insurmountable situations, where political correctness does not exist (with the
heroes nor the villains), while every character is colorful and unique and is not
wasted. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’m assuming a lot of Millenial/ Generation-Y
readers are thinking, “That frumpy old curmudgeon who starred in ‘Grumpy Old Men’…
starring in an action film…Really?” The early ’70s, was a time when “a harsher realism”
was brought more into American movies, so it wasn’t surprising to see ordinary
guys like Gene Hackman (French Connection), Robert Duvall (Badge 373), and
Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man, Straw Dogs) star in higher budgeted action
films at that time. And add Walter Matthau to that list with action films during
that time like “Charley Varrick,” “The Laughing Policeman,” and this gem I’m
reviewing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matthau adds his own unique
trademark acting skills and facial expressions, Lt. Garber, the everyday hero, very
compelling and believable.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Audio commentary by actor Pat Healy and film historian Jim Healy-</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"> these guys really know the history of this film and talk in
detail about the making of the film, the influence it has on future action
films like “Die Hard” and “Speed,” and the differences between the novel and
the film. No fill or fluff here. Just interesting facts throughout the whole
film with no gaps.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Interview with Hector Elizondo (12:01 HD)-</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"> Elizondo talks about the difference between NYC today and
the 70’s when the film was shot, how he auditioned and got the job, his
relationships with all the actors and the Director while shooting the film.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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soundtrack for the film.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence) talks about why he loves this
movie as the trailer plays.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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to David Shire’s theme song.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The folks at Kino-Lorber did a great job in
restoring this film and putting together the special features package that will
educate interested viewers about the film. There are no sound tics, film dirt,
or scratches, but here is some minor film grain, which is understandable for a
movie this old. This is probably the closest quality you will probably get to
see this film on its first screening on opening day. “The Taking of Pelham
1-2-3” is a suspense-filled thrill ride that takes viewers back to when NYC and
their citizens had a uniquely edgy personality. Highly recommended. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">TRAIN TO BUSAN </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #222222; font-family: "batang" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">부산행</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Distributor: Well Go USA Blu Ray (Region A)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Special Features: Behind the scenes (13:01 min. 1080p),
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Phantasm: Remastered, The Wailing, Train to Busan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Running time: 1 hr. 58 min<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Seok-Woo (</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #222222; font-family: "malgun gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">공유</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">
Gong Yoo) is a workaholic fund manager, separated from his wife and lives with
his Mother and daughter Soo-An (</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #222222; font-family: "malgun gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">김수안</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Kim
Soo-Ahn). Seok-Woo doesn't spend much time with his daughter and fails terribly
when tries to show any affection to her. On the night before Soo-An's birthday,
she insists on seeing her mother for her birthday. Seok-Woo has no other
choice. So, the next morning, they board the train for Busan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Before the train leaves the station, a girl jumps onto
the train who is infected with a horrific virus that, once bitten, turns you
into a flesh-eating Zombie. And the virus is rapidly spreading throughout the
train and the country. Seok-Woo, Soo-An and the other passengers on the train
must now fight for their lives. Hopefully, they can all make it safely to the
next station for help before any more of the passengers get infected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The two special features (18 minutes total run time) shows how certain scenes were done and the effective use of a green screen. I personally wished they included more behind the scenes footage and interviews about what went into the making of this feature. The DVD and Blu-ray are presented in its original Korean dialogue as well as an English dubbed track.</span></div>
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film becomes a non-stop thrill ride once the train leaves the station around
the 15-minute mark. There’s only minor blood and gore (no graphic displays of
zombies eating or ripping out of anyone’s brains, guts, or entrails here) so
gore hounds might be disappointed. But what you do get that is a solid story with
arcs for each character that keeps you emotionally invested in them as they are
all constantly steps away from being part of a zombie buffet. On a deeper
level, the film is about class struggle, the herd mentality, corporate
callousness, and the things people do when in life-threatening fear. We are
essentially seeing a morality play unfurl as the zombies push all the main
characters past their emotional and ethical limits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The performances by all the lead and supporting actors
are extremely well played. Each actor gives their character depth and pathos
(including the villain) in a short amount of screen time. Typically, when there
is a little kid as one of the main characters in a horror movie, they are
extremely obnoxious, whiney, and grate on your nerves and patience. So
much so, that by the end of the film you want to see the kid get caught by a
zombie and cheer as they get devoured. I’m happy to say this is not the case
this time. At 10 years old, Kim Soo-An gives a great performance and is the
force that drives this movie, as the daughter who is constantly trying to reach
out and connect to her emotionally unavailable Father. She is already a 5 year
veteran in the entertainment industry and I expect (and hope) to see great
things coming from Kim Soo-An throughout her career.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The cinematography and editing do not call any
unnecessary attention to themselves nor use any cheap tricks to disorient the
audience. They both do a masterful job of visually creating the claustrophobic
feel of being stuck on a train and the zombie chaos while hyper-kinetically
moving the story along, without sacrificing the character development and
melodrama between all the survivors/passengers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">This film marks the first live-action film for Director
Yeon Sang-Ho (he previously directed 2 animated films, with "Seoul
Station" a prequel to this film). Not only did he hit a home run at his
first at-bat with this movie, but rather a grand slam! The movie is currently
Korea’s highest-grossing film along with other regions in Asia. Of course,
the simple premise Director Yeon has crafted is nothing new. It's been done
countless times over and over for decades. But the difference is it's all
executed well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in Hollywood) recently bought the rights for the Hollywood remake of this film.
I can only hope the filmmakers take serious notes on what made this movie
successful with critics, audiences, and in the box office. I’m sure the
Hollywood remake will cost 10 times the amount of the original Korean version,
with a lot of name stars, and bigger special effects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Korean films have been getting a lot of notice on the
international market for about 25 years and in the past have spawned many
unsuccessful Western remakes (like Old Boy, My Sassy Girl, The Lake House/ Il
Mare, Mirrors/ Into The Mirror, The Uninvited/ A Tale of 2 Sisters, etc). But
history has shown us that Hollywood remakes of Korean films have been
systematically dumbed down and neutered of all the melodrama that binds all the
characters together. They do this in order to reach a wider audience.
Unfortunately, with that much of a shift, the remake usually ends up as an expensive
and formulaic looking imitation that pales at an emotional level that fails to
connect with the audience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Train to Busan” is everything “World War Z” should have
been. The film is full of action, suspense, thrills, pathos, effective
melodrama, and an unpredictable script that always keeps you guessing what will
happen next. Everything in this film from acting, cinematography, make
up, practical special effects, CGI, stunts, editing, music, and writing are all
top-notch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the edge of your seat, even after repeated viewings. I know I sure tried. This
is an instant classic that should be in any film connoisseur’s collection, even
if you are not a zombie/horror film fan. I F**KIN' LOVE THIS MOVIE!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Once upon a time in Jellystone!</div>
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We had only one take and Hans nailed it!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We like to thank the industry panel for taking time out of their busy schedule to talk at the seminar. And thanks for all the people that came out to take participate (one coming out from as far as Boston) in the seminar. Special thanks to </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1151526675&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/joy.yao?directed_target_id=0" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Joy Yao</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">(Photography and Admissions) and Gene Freeman Jr.(Photography) for all their help.</span><br />
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Sept. 7, 2013- I was inducted to the MARTIAL ARTS HISTORY
MUSEUM’S 2013 HALL OF HONOR in Burbank, Ca. alongside several other martial
artists. It was a true honor and a
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Art Camacho (L) expresses how he truly feels about me!</div>
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(w/ Melissa Tracy) Yeah, I'm a lucky guy!</div>
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Signing the special book that I am in at the awards ceremony.</div>
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Melissa with William Christopher Ford</div>
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Goofy shot!</div>
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Ewart Chin and his award</div>
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Accepting my award from Martial Arts History Museum curator, Michael Matsuda.</div>
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"My name is in the phone book! Things are gonna start happening now!"</div>
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With Melissa</div>
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(L-R) Me, Jon Brody, Ewart Chin, Dough Wong</div>
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Trying to discover the many different uses of the award.</div>
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(L-R) Gerry Blanck, Me, Cecil Peoples (UFC Ref)</div>
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Melissa Tracy and I put together a 2 1/2 hour seminar discussing what a filmmaker needs to know about action. The seminar also included a panel of distinguished and accomplished artists in the action genre- Angela Meryl, Carl Bartels, Alec Roberts, Jeff Imada, Ben Ramsey, Robert Legato, Derron Ross, and Gary Daniels.</div>
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We would like to send out gracious thanks to our stellar
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Thanks to all the participants who showed up to make the seminar a
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support and will let you know about upcoming seminars, book signings, and film
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A special thanks goes to Durand Garcia who made a special trip and drove
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husband Trung Ly who came out from Australia for the Action on Film Fest (and
won Breakout Female Action Star) and came to the seminar.</div>
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joh krenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177224373613844548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025699921839395872.post-30289427692449954262013-07-25T14:02:00.001-07:002013-08-30T22:44:42.664-07:00Stuntman Memories by Royden ClarkIn the stunt business, we sacrifice our bodies and lives for what we do for the entertainment of others. This was a beautifully written homage by Royden Clark I thought I would share with you.<br />
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joh krenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177224373613844548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025699921839395872.post-49407083755007990342013-07-16T18:25:00.001-07:002013-08-30T22:45:04.154-07:00THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (1996)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT<br />New Line Pictures (1996 USA)<br />Director: Renny Harlin<br />Stunt Coordinator: Steve M. Davison<br />Starring: Geena Davis,such a fast and furiousuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>"What I'm saying</em></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em> is, back when we first met, you were all like "Oh phooey, I burned the darn muffins." Now, you go into a bar, ten minutes later, sailors come runnin' out. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Samantha Cain (Geena Davis) is a homemaker and a school teacher in a small town enjoying her simple life. However, she has amnesia and cannot remember anything prior to giving birth to her 8 year old daughter, Caitlin (Yvonne Zima). She hires Mitch Henessy (Samuel L. Jackson), a cheap, low rent, private detective to help find clues about her life before having Caitlin. They soon find out Samantha’s real name is Charly Baltimore- a lethal and extremely dangerous top secret agent. Now that she has resurfaced, the people from her past led by the cold and ruthless Timothy (Criag Bierko) are now out to kill her.</span></div>
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I absolutely loved this movie! The screenplay written by Shane Black (writer of <em>Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout, Monster Squad</em>, and <em>The Last Action Hero</em>), was well written, smart, witty, and definitely ahead of its time. Mr. Black keeps the flow of funny and memorable one liners coming at such a steady pace from all the main characters, that I am surprised he never had his own HBO comedy special. By my estimations, he successfully overshadowed Die Hard's movie joke quotient. </span><br />
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What I especially liked about Samantha/Charly’s arc is with the help of Mitch (as her voice of reasoning) she is able to embrace both the yin (female/passive) and yang (male/aggressive) aspects of her life and live a happy life in the end where the character is finally one with herself. This was very rare for a lead female character to go through at that time in a Western produced film. This is a subject that has been touched in many Asian martial arts films where the lead character is too external in their training and needs to be more passive and internal with their training in order to defeat the bad guy in the end. A great example of this is with the movie <em>Executioners from Shaolin </em></span><br />
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I reviewed LKGN because I feel this movie has overlooked when it was first released in 1996 and (like I mentioned earlier) was definitely ahead of its time, because mainstream Hollywood was yet to embrace strong female leads in action films. This was the tail end of the era when Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, Seagal ruled the “Hollywood action machine,” and there were not many successful A list action films with strong and aggressive female leads, and it wasn’t because no one tried either. Films that tried and failed before and around that time included, <em>Supergirl</em> (1984), <em>Red Sonja</em> (1985), <em>Cherry 2000</em> (1987), V.I. Warshawski (1991), <em>The Real McCoy</em> (1993), <em>Bad Girls</em> (1994), <em>Tank Girl</em> (1995), <em>Quick & The Dead</em> (1995), <em>Barb Wire</em> (1996), and <em>GI Jane</em> (1997). Only a select very few films were successful at that time like <em>Aliens</em> (1986), <em>La Femme Nikita</em> (1990), and <em>The River Wild</em> (1994).<br />
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In addition to the male dominated uphill battle, this was Renny Harlin’s second effort in trying to make Geena Davis into an action star. Their previous effort was a huge box office failure <em>Cutthroat Island</em> (1995), a female pirate film, that cost $98 million to make, and as a result forced Carolco Productions to file for bankruptcy before the film was ever released. Unfortunately, Davis and Harlin suffered some serious media backlash when LKGN was released only after 10 months after the failure of <em>Cutthroat Island</em>. Also getting a lot of attention was writer Shane Black, grabbing headlines when he was paid a record $4 million (at the time) for writing the spec script of LKGN. However, because of the failure of LKGN ($65m budget, earning only $29m after 4 weeks) along with <em>The Last Boy Scout</em> and <em>The Last Action Hero</em>, made Black take a hiatus until 2005, when he resurfaced writing and directing <em>Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang!,</em> and just recently with <em>Iron Man 3</em> (2013).<br />
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In the last 15 or so years, it has been very hip and cool to have strong female leads in action films, and we see it all the time today with the <em>Resident Evil</em> franchise (2002-2012), <em>Salt</em> (2010),<em> Columbiana</em> (2012), the<em> Tomb Raider</em> films (2001-1003), <em>Kill Bill 1-2</em> (2003-2004), the <em>Underworld</em> series (2003-2012), etc. But none of these characters (except for Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill) has serious balls aka raw action hero chutzpah like Charly Baltimore, where her character and attitude conplimented her actions The action today has been very antiseptic, with no real strong repercussions (cause and effect) to the violence (again with the exception of <em>Kill Bill</em> which had an R rating), and visually looking like a comic-book or videogame in its mythology and action scenes, where the physical conflict loses its sense of reality, and as a result numbs the audience. Today’s action films are missing the feeling of the consequences of injury, death, and impending doom. This probably has to do with the film having an R rating, since most action films today are catered to kids with a PG-13 rating. <br />
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What was different at the time was when Samantha turns into Charly- the lethal spy, Mitch then becomes the damsel in distress, whom she constantly rescues throughout the rest of the film as he kvetches along the way. I think movie going audiences were not ready for that type of a drastic switch in roles when it first came out in 1996, but is much more widely accepted in today’s action films where women roles can be equal to or stronger than men in certain ways. <br />
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Thankfully, <em>LKGN</em> (and<em> The Last Boy Scout</em>) developed a cult following when it went to cable. For me, this is one of those films that I have no qualms of watching over repeatedly. If you are an action fan that likes dark and sarcastic one-liners with your cinematic violence, I urge you to see it if you have not already.<br />
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<strong><u>Note:</u></strong> A while back, Renny Harlin directed several episodes of the TV show, <em>Burn Notice</em> and hired the producer of the show to write the sequel where a 21 year old Caitlin avenges the death of her mother. Yvonne Zima (who played Caitlin) is now in her 20’s and still an active working actress. Let’s cross our fingers and hope it happens.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sam Jackson Puckers Up For 'Long Kiss Goodnight' Sequel</span><a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/06/12/sam-jackson-puckers-up-for-long-kiss-goodnight-sequel/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/06/12/sam-jackson-puckers-up-for-long-kiss-goodnight-sequel/</span></a></div>
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<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">My lifelong hero, Bruce Lee finally gets a statue dedicated to him in Los Angeles Chinatown. The ceremony also marked the 75th anniversary of Los Angeles Chinatown. I was also interviewed with <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=745680300&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/camachoart?directed_target_id=0">Art Camacho</a> for an article that was featured in the LA Times. Shannon Lee, Bruce's daughter was there to unveil the statue.</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number </span></em><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You are identifying, in one way or another, with the people on the screen."</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Most of us do not consciously look at movies."</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Growing up as an only child of a
single parent household during the 60’s and 70’s, my imagination and
aspirations were much bigger than the small town where I grew up in, just
outside of Washington, D.C.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were expected
to grow up, finish college, get a government job, get married, have 2.5 kids,
retire, and then die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I felt there was much more to life than that for me. </span>As an
Asian-American kid living in a predominately-Caucasian neighborhood at the tail
end of the Vietnam War, wasn’t exactly a serene experience for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, when you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“looked like the enemy” you are going to be
treated unkindly, even though you were born here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I escaped from all the bullying
and conventional expectations the adults made on me by watching TV shows,
movies and reading martial arts books, magazines, and comic books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the shows I watched
regularly was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sneek Previews</i> on PBS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The show starred film critics, Gene Siskel and
Roger Ebert, who would agree or disagree about the movies that were currently
out in theaters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I loved the show
because they passionately debated about each movie while explaining why they
liked or hated it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You understood there
was really was no “right or wrong,” but more about things we preferred in our cinema diet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They both never made the viewers feel brow beaten
if you disagreed with them, as so many other critics tend to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watching Kung fu and Blacksploitation
films were my weekly addiction as a kid growing up. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would take a bus to the Grindhouse theaters
in downtown Washington, D.C. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I watched
the heroes on the big screen that looked similar to me, I felt those movies
were subconsciously telling me I was an okay person, and gave me the courage to stand up
for myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every time I left the movie
theater, I felt like I had the strength to deflect all the racist taunts and
challenges I got on an almost daily basis from the Caucasian kids at school
during the week. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I quickly learned to appreciate and understand my Chinese heritage. </span>Those movies were a
personal savior to me, because it was much like watching a new “Rocky” movie each
week. Those movies reinforced the message of finding my own individual way in life and that it is okay to be different. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the time, these films were
considered cheap and not worth reviewing during their initial release by the
local TV stations or newspapers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
of the kids at school thought those movies were weird and never understood the
appeal, so I would not talk to many people about it and kept it as my little
secret. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the films I saw during
this time was a Chinese movie re-dubbed in English titled,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Inframan</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time, the movie was similar to what you
would see on the TV show <em>Ultraman</em>,
but the fight scenes were plentiful, much more visually dynamic, and violent.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They combined gymnastics, martial arts,
costumed superheroes, and suit creatures, with “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tokusatsu</i>”
(Japanese term for special effects filming- way before computer special effects
took over).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The U.S. poster was also visually
arresting for a kid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Legendary artist, Basil
Gogos, painted and designed the poster that leapt out at you, demanding you
to come into the theater to see the movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The posters from that era accessed your dreams and imagination as you
waited in line to get into the theater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, they do not make posters like that anymore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One day, while watching <em>Sneek Previews</em>, they aired a
special episode, where both Siskel and Ebert talked about their “guilty pleasures”-
movies they afraid to admit they liked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On that episode, Ebert <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>passionately preached about how much he loved
the movie <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inframan</i>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“He saw <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inframan</i>
and actually liked it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he’s an adult,
so how can he like that movie, when the adults in my life are telling me to
stop being a kid and grow up?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His praise of <em>Inframan </em>defied my tween logic at the
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, his unconventional
tastes made me anticipate each weeks show, to see what other types of films he
would expose me to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was through that
show I learned about unconventional filmmakers like John Cassavettes, David Lynch, Russ
Myers, and John Waters, to name a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He even reviewed Bruce Lee’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Game of Death </i>when it came out in 1978.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though the movie sucked, Ebert was
astute to recognize that the new scenes with Bruce Lee were still magical. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Flash forward to 2006, I was now
working as a Stunt Coordinator in Hollywood and about to write my first
textbook on the art of fight choreography.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Roger was at a bookstore in Pasadena, Ca. to talk and sign his new book,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Great Movies II</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I showed up and patiently waited for everyone
to get their books signed by him (unfortunately it was sold out and I was not able to get a copy),
then I finally introduced myself to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I told him about my book and asked if I could interview him on his
thoughts on what makes a good and bad action film to include in the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He agreed to the interview and gave me his
email address so we could talk about arranging a time to talk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Then, </span>I told him I had a gift for him, and took
out of my pocket a copy of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inframan</i>
on VCD (it was not available yet in the US on DVD at the time).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediately, his eyes got big as saucers and his jaw
dropped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was in complete shock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Where did you get this?” He
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I got it at a store from
Chinatown that imported it from Hong Kong,” I replied as I handed it to him.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The shock and excitement on his
face quickly turned into a huge smile as if he was a kid on Christmas morning
as the VCD was in his hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could
not believe the movie was there right before him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“You mean, is for me? Really?” he said as his face
still beamed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I can’t wait to go back
to my hotel so I can put this on my computer to see this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know what to say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you so much!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I have not seen this movie since it first came out in 1975! </span>You made my day!” He then showed the movie to his wife and told her about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He stared at the cover for the
longest time and thanked me again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
he started imitating the scientist who created Inframan and recited
his dialogue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still the child like smile
would not leave his face as he had a fixed gaze on the VCD cover. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I replied by thanking him for
being so passionate about film, even if it’s unconventional or something off
the beaten path and for introducing me to filmmakers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would’ve never been exposed to if it was
not for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We talked about how he
appreciated the action films of John Woo and Jackie Chan and how he hated a lot
of the senseless violence we have in Hollywood movies today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, we never got our
schedules to coincide for a time to do the interview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I walked away from the bookstore
knowing I made someone happy for a brief moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More importantly,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to give back some joy to a person
who helped me come into my own as a creative artist working in Hollywood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt truly blessed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What I have grown to appreciate
about Roger Ebert was that he was not a snob or a shill when it came to
movies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether you agree with him or
not with his reviews, he was extremely passionate about films and his work
always showed that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The talking about movies
was Roger Ebert’s true passion in life and he was unashamed of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is truly the prototype of the true movie
geek, who made a living with what he loved the most and passed his passion
of movies onto us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you, Roger Ebert for being
you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the link for Roger
Ebert’s review of Inframan</span><br />
<a href="http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/infra-man-1976"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/infra-man-1976</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is
a link that talks about how far Roger will fight for a filmmaker as he defends Director
Justin Lin’s creative choices on his film by fighting back a heckler at
Sundance during the Q&A of Better Luck Tomorrow.</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.movies.com/movie-news/about-that-time-roger-ebert-fought-heckler-over-justin-lin39s-39better-luck-tomorrow39/11338?wssac=164&wssaffid=news"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.movies.com/movie-news/about-that-time-roger-ebert-fought-heckler-over-justin-lin39s-39better-luck-tomorrow39/11338?wssac=164&wssaffid=news</span></a></div>
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the link to the video at Sundance</span></span><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/LSzP9YV3jbc"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://youtu.be/LSzP9YV3jbc</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
joh krenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177224373613844548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025699921839395872.post-54216084887111692552013-03-12T16:44:00.001-07:002013-03-24T20:48:51.181-07:00Auction Hunters (Season 4, Eps. 7) "Flying Ton, Creeping Alan"I recently made an appearance on SPIKE TV's #1 show AUCTION HUNTERS. On the show I was an on camera expert describing the history of the stunt equipment they found. I was also the Stunt Coordinator and 2nd Unit Director of that episode. <br />
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Thanks to all the guys who pulled wires all day long Jeff Mulvin, Bill Leamann, Billy R Smith, Mason Sharrow, Van Ayasit, Taj Cooper, and especially to Jayson Dumenigo and Joe Ross at The Action Factory for making this happen. It was a real miracle to get a 419 lb guy up on wires! And a special nod and thanks goes to Lane Leavitt for the push. <br />
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joh krenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177224373613844548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025699921839395872.post-70014981212873319942012-05-25T22:17:00.001-07:002013-07-08T11:02:56.750-07:00HAYWIRE (2011)<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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hired out by her handler to travel to Europe and perform jobs, which
governments cannot officially authorize and politicians in office would rather
not know about. After a
mission in Barcelona, she is betrayed and uses her skills to get revenge on the
people who set her up.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The movie is not your typical no brainer, fast moving,
typical “run-with-me-as-we-elude-the-bad-guys-as-I-deliver-the-nail-over-the-head-exposition-dialogue”
type film, with senseless wall-to-wall action every 10 seconds geared to
satisfy an ADHD adrenaline junkie.
It’s more of a thinking man’s action film or a human chess game with
action scenes sprinkled in-between.
The action scenes, which all feature Ms. Carano, showcasing her singlehandedly
kicking a poor guy’s ass. Lem
Dobbs’ script is a simple, non-linear plot, while Soderbergh’s smooth direction
glosses over the slow spots. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ms. Carano handles her fights with confidence and authority
on camera, with J.J. Perry behind the scenes as the fight coordinator. Each fight is different using the
environment to make them individual and different. </span></div>
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because she is able to make a successful jump from real MMA competition to
movie fighting, but also as an actress, she is “healthy looking.” I know that was odd to say, but I’m
really tired of seeing anorexic Barbie dolls, “cinematically fighting” off an
army of men 4 times their size, while straining at the audiences willing
suspension of disbelief. On
screen, Gina is comfortable in her body and it shows in how she handles herself
during each action sequence. When
Carano fights, you believe she is actually able to handle herself against her
opponent because of how she leverages her body weight against her opponents
when fighting.</span><br />
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are simply edited and shot so we can see what is happening at all times. For the most part, the action and
pacing is dictated by the performers, supported by camera angles and edits that
assist in the pacing that is not the usual senseless or overtly hyper-kinetic
to a point of inducing an epileptic seizure (like in the majority of Western
filmed action sequences we see today).
In comparison, it might appear understated and simple at first glance,
because the editing and camera angles do not call any unnecessary attention to
themselves. This is a welcome change because it shows a filmmaker who is not
afraid to let the action unfold right before the cameras eyes and letting his
audience experience the moment by working with the fight choreography- not
against it. You don’t see any
shaky hand held camera techniques here (a technique that is so often misused in
Hollywood today). </span><br />
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solid familiar base for her fight scenes, I feel incorporating a style like
Krav Maga or a more militaristic fighting style/approach could have been used in the fight sequences, giving it a more effective
and suitable style for what a Black ops agent would fight with. I also would have liked to have seen
Mallory handle herself against multiple opponent at the same time to change
things up a little and give her more of something to overcome. I say this because, I also never felt
Mallory was in any danger at any point, because she was able to quickly recover
once trumped, leaving little time for the audience to really get behind
her. As a result you never felt a
true threat from her opponents. However,
Mallory’s hotel room fight with Paul (Michael Fassbender) showed her at her
most vulnerable point for the longest time and was not completely one-sided
like her fight with Kenneth (Ewan McGregor) in the beach.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have heard critics and industry friends talk about how Ms.
Carano’s acting was somewhat shallow and one-dimensional. I will agree that it was somewhat
one-dimensional, but she never “broke character” in her non-action scenes,
which is something that happens to a lot of first time actors thrust in a lead
role. In her defense, I can name
an oil tanker full martial artists and world champions who preceded her that
were given their first shot on film and did much worse. Just pick the name out of the hat from
any straight to video from PM Entertainment or Cannon Films movie library. Carano was put up in scenes against very
strong acting talent, who delivered performances with depth and subtly,
creating a stark contrast with hers, making it much more obvious. With a little work, some time, and good scripts to work from,
I feel Ms. Carano has the potential to be the next big action female star.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Directed by Rob Cohen</b></span></span></div>
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<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>“I’m no bastard, I’m Bruce Lee!”</b></span></em></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bio-pic of the martial arts legend and film star, Bruce Lee mainly focuses on the inter-racial relationship between Bruce (Jason Scott Lee) and his girlfriend/wife Linda (Lauren Holly). The film starts with Bruce as a juvenile delinquent in Hong Kong fighting British Sailors, his coming to America to start a fresh new start, dealing with racism in the 60’s, teaching kung fu to Westerners and the resistance he gets from traditional Chinese martial artists who do not want “their secrets” taught to them, and his struggle to show the martial arts and his Chinese culture to mainstream Hollywood.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jason Scott Lee (no relation to Bruce) does a great job bringing to life Bruce Lee’s essence to the big screen. The filmmakers made a very wise decision to choose a well-trained actor who has the skill and experience to give Bruce’s character the much-needed depth and life. Because of this, the film gives the audience a much easier willing suspension of disbelief, rather than casting an incredible martial artist overcome the insurmountable obstacle of trying to act along with the pressure of being able to carry a movie. We’ve seen that happen countless times over the decades where films have failed because of rigid wooden acting skills from talented and gifted martial artists who don’t know what to do with themselves when they were not fighting. This is one of the main reasons (besides a good story) why movie critics and the general movie going audiences do not take the Western martial arts film genre seriously at all.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While watching this film, I have always felt torn because as a screenwriter, I understand that you have to condense storylines and combine characters to keep the story simple and not confuse the audience. Screenwriters Ed Khmara, John Raffo, and Rob Cohen did an admirable job in condensing Bruce’s dense, rich, and inspiring life into a briskly paced 120 minutes, which is not an easy task. The filmmakers were smart to focus on the romance aspect between Linda and Bruce to attract a wider audience. But as a Bruce Lee Historian, the film was somewhat of a glossed over fairy tale or Hollywood’s multi-million dollar version of a Bruce Lee exploitation film. Gladly, this film is leaps and bounds and nowhere near the cheesy Grindhouse classics from the 70’s such as <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bruce Li in New Guinea </em>or<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> The Clones of Bruce Lee.</em></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having listened to Director Rob Cohen’s audio commentary on the DVD, he says that he felt Bruce’s style of fight choreography was boring and much too straightforward. So he hired John Cheung (a former member of Jackie Chan’s stunt team) to choreograph the fights. His reasoning was “Jackie’s style of fight choreography” was the current trend at the time of filming the bio-pic. The problem with this theory is he mistook a film fighting style for a trend. The reasoning is, Jackie created his style of fight choreography in the late 70′s with “Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow” and “Drunken Master” because every Asian film production making a kung fu movie was still looking for “the next Bruce Lee,” recreating fight scenes the way Bruce would have done it- serious, intense, and to the point with varying degrees of success. In order to be different and separate himself from the pack, Jackie would do everything that was the opposite of what Bruce Lee would do. He came up with the reluctant/wise ass hero who gets into trouble but knows he cannot beat the villain by going toe-to-toe and is forced to find creative and funny ways to get out of the situation. This was a style that would create Jackie’s film career, redefine martial arts movie fights, and would also spawn countless imitators.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a result, I felt the fight scenes were disjointed from Bruce’s personality of meeting challenges head on and his philosophy towards the martial arts. What I feel would have been much more interesting is to show the physical and emotional differences between the real life street fights, skirmishes, and death duels he encountered and contrast them with his kinetic and dynamic style of fight choreography for film. However, you do see a little of the absurdity in the re-creation of the Green Hornet TV series but it was not exploited other than that small and brief fight scene.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a man that lived for only 32 years, it still amazes me as to how much Bruce Lee has achieved in such a short life. In order for the audience to fully appreciate the Little Dragon’s life and achievements, filmmakers will have to turn his life story into a mini-series. This has been already done several times in Asia, but with varying degrees of success and none of the productions could not get away from being cheesy and/or exploitative. The other reason is the unfortunate actors who portrayed Bruce had a huge task in portraying a real life person that is now larger than life and also made poor acting choices by mimicking his gestures and not delving any deeper, making their portrayal of the legend look very shallow and cliché. So far the only portrayal of Bruce that has not gone over the top and did not coming across as a shallow one dimensional caricature was Jason Scott Lee’s portrayal of Bruce in this film.</span><br />
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the things in the movie that were made up for various reasons…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1-The fight with Wong Jack Man was not that close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bruce dominated the fight, but knew he had to
change his ways of fighting when he was not in his best physical condition. THe fight happened at Bruce's school during the middle of his class. He told the class to sit down and he fought Wong. Wong ran away and Bruce chased him down the street punching Wong in the back of the head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He realized then he needed to come up with a
better way of fighting to make the fight end quicker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His back injury in real life happened when he
was weightlifting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2- Linda did not help him write “The Tao of Jeet Kune Do.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nor did she suggest Bruce open up a full time
school. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In real life, he was already
teaching. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3- “The Tao of Jeet Kune Do” was his notes on life and the martial
arts that were written to give to his son Brandon once he grew up and was never
published when he was alive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only
book that he wrote and was published while he was living was CHINESE GUNG FU:
THE PHILOSOPHICAL ART OF SELF DEFENSE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4-The fight at the Long Beach Internationals never
happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He performed martial arts
demos there and only free sparred with his students Dan Inosanto and Taky
Kimura, but never challenged anyone to a 60 second fight.</span></div>
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<br />joh krenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177224373613844548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025699921839395872.post-51523323518914447502012-04-07T00:49:00.000-07:002012-04-08T09:54:42.138-07:00BLOODSPORT (1988)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first saw JCVD as the villain in “No Retreat, No Surrender”, he proved himself to be very versatile, agile, had incredible form with his techniques, and was exciting to watch. His fights had great timing and rhythm that were very kinetic, and most importantly…he never repeated a technique or combination.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, in his Western films that followed, the fights got much simpler, nothing too complex, yet very repetitious. This is a common problem with many martial arts films made in the West, where they unconsciously follow the rules of the barroom brawls you see in John Wayne movies. The rules are the fighters never block anything and each exchange is very short and fairly simple.** Also how many times can we see him throw a spin kick and the drop into the splits (which he does 7 times in this movie)? The point I am making here is Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee never had a trademark technique that they carried from film to film and they were able to expand and push the limits of the action genre because they kept evolving and had the audience guessing what was going to happen next.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The film definitely has an exploitation aspect to it and Director Fukasaku is not at all ashamed about it. But on a deeper and subtler level, similar to John Woo’s <em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A Bullet In The Head </em>(喋血街頭 /1990 Golden Princess), this film is also an examination of violence on the human psyche. The exploitation aspect is obvious because of the gore and violence we see on screen. However, the gore is not as graphic as some of the extreme horror films that have come out here in the U.S. but visually and emotionally the film packs a walloping punch to the viewer’s gut. The examination of the violence is in the subtext where the audience has to feel the actor’s emotions and reactions as the students are “forced” to take deadly action on their friends or die. By doing this, the film asks the audience to feel and experience along with the unwilling participants,<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </span>which can be very unsettling for many viewers who may not want to go to that emotional place for their “entertainment.” This film can be viewed as a dark, modern day, cautionary fairy tale about the depths of where </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before Mr. Kang leaves on a business trip, he asks Sun Woo to look after his mistress, Hee Soo (Shin Mina), for three days to find out if she is cheating on him. If Sun Woo catches Hee Soo cheating, Mr. Kang gave him direct orders to kill her and her boyfriend on the spot. While following Hee Soo around, observing her daily life, Sun Woo develops an appreciation for her and the life she lives, realizing how empty and lonely his life really is. As a result, his icy cold exterior starts to thaw. When Sun Woo discovers Hee Soo is having an affair, he even surprises himself when he does not have the constitution to kill them, and lets them go on the promise they will never see each other again. However, Sun Woo’s decision unknowingly puts his own life in jeopardy and sets a series of events that results in an irreversible war with a rival gang.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Lee Byung Hun’s portrayal of Sun Woo completely carries this picture with style and grace with an incredible cast alongside him. Lee has an engaging screen presence and is pitch perfect in his performance, and is not afraid to be subtle and introspective at key times with his performance, which is exactly what draws you into his world. His performance is multi-layered, which makes it a compelling joy to watch. Lee’s performance also combines the ultra cool suaveness of an 80’s Chow Yun Fat along with more a reserved and subtle version of Tomisaburo Wakayama’s Ogami Itto (from the <em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Lone Wolf & Cub</em> series 子連れ狼1972-1974), where he is ready to physically and emotionally explode at any given moment.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Lee does not do this all alone. The rest of the cast all deliver solid and impressive performances throughout the film and prove to be an incredible ensemble by unselfishly supporting, taking, and giving back to each other with every scene.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then they will talk about the many months it took for them to practice and train to make the fight scenes look great. Sometimes we’ll get to see some behind the scenes footage of them rehearsing the fight scenes to tease us so we can get excited about it. I’ll often see some friends working on it in the footage doing the stunts. I’m already hooked! Mission accomplished!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By now, I’m excited, my hopes are really high, and I can’t wait to see it! Somehow, they accessed the little boy in me who wants to see buildings blow up, cars crash, and bad guys get their butts handed to them by the hero.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So when the film comes out, I go to the theater, eager to suspend my disbelief. However, when the fight scenes come on screen, we do not really get to witness the action unfold, because the camera was much too tight on the action for the audience to make any sense of it and/or the editing was so fast and choppy with no continuity flow that it could easily induce an epileptic seizure.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of my friends usually know what to expect when they go see a film with me when I see the action. They usually hear moans, groans, and mumblings of varying degrees of objection coming from me.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, this “style of action” is status quo about 95% of the time for any type of action that has come out of the US and Europe. Because of this, many film-goers I have discussed this issue with make a separation in their minds between the action and the rest of the movie. The only time we get a chance to see how the fight scene will unfold is when we see the behind-the-scenes rehearsals in the DVD’s special features.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because of the close-up camerawork and choppy editing, the audience has to work it out in their minds and figure out what happened instead of witnessing the action unfold right before their eyes. Often times the audience just tunes out.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why is it that we continue to see this artistic crime happen repeatedly (despite a movie critic’s rant every now and then)?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the usual response when asked why filmmakers are so addicted to getting in so tight on the action. Sorry, I’m not buying this propaganda. The problem is the camera lens does not have peripheral vision or depth of field like the human eye has.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not all filmmakers know how to shoot action. Filming action sequences is not a curriculum taught in film schools. So they try fall back on what they already know, which is the traditional angles they were taught to shoot dialogue (master shot, camera left, and camera right). Depending on the type of action, this often times is not adequate in capturing the essence of the scene. In addition, there are many traditional rules on how to shoot a non-action scene that often times does not apply to shooting an action scene that the filmmaker has to let go in order to make the action scene look effective.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What happens when you get too tight on the hero during an action scene is you cannot see the impact of what they have done to their opponent. The reaction from the opponent is an extension of the hero and the scene<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">, </strong>which says a lot about the characters when choreographed and performed effectively. With the close-up, they can only rely on the hero’s facial expressions to sell the scene, which is not the complete story. It’s much like filming only one person during an intense conversation–we are missing a bigger picture.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally, the reason why you get in tight close-ups with an actor during an action scene is because they aren’t skilled enough to perform the physical movements. So to make it look like they know what they are doing, they get in close and have the actors move around to fill up the camera space and not have much interaction with the stunt actors. This was very evident with the late David Carradine in the iconic TV series “Kung Fu.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s true, MTV has changed the face of how we visually see and process images we see on the screen. But that does not necessarily have to make everything look manic. A great editor can close up the dead gaps in a fight and make it feel more immediate. But when you edit an action scene that resembles a hyper kinetic highlight reel for A.D.D. patients, you lose the emotion of the scene created by the actors and fill it in with an artificial one created by all those cuts. This leaves the audience breathless but unemotional about what just happened because they are not emotionally connected.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An editor can easily change the way an action scene comes across on the screen. This can be good and bad. Unfortunately, in many instances, the editor is taking away from the performance by calling more attention to their editing techniques than to making the action more enthralling and connecting with the audience. Many fight choreographers have told me that their scenes have often been edited out of order or simply put together backwards.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A typical example is with “The Last Samurai.”<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </strong>According to IMDB, Tom Cruise trained almost two years to prepare for the film. Too bad, we do not get to see any of the fruits of his labor. I am referring particularly to the scene in which<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </strong>Cruise is attacked at night in the alley. You hardly get to see Cruise<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </strong>finish his sword strokes or and see<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </strong>a reaction from the stuntman, while the editing did not have a natural flow and continuity. The same thing can also be said for all the fight scenes in Sylvester Stallone’s recent film, “The Expendables.”</span></div>
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<br />joh krenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177224373613844548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025699921839395872.post-16671524355834917772012-04-05T18:23:00.001-07:002013-03-10T14:32:56.152-07:00People who I have interviewed for my book & kicked my ass!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a behind the scenes look at my first interview for <i>The Fight Choreographer's Handbook: A Guide for Filmmakers </i>with Director/ Screenwriter Ben Ramsey. A word of warning...if you ever meet him, never blame him for the end result of <i>Dragonball-Evolution</i>! LOL! Just kidding, Ben!</span><br />
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<br />joh krenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177224373613844548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025699921839395872.post-64573282887938422652012-04-05T14:29:00.001-07:002013-08-11T14:22:08.167-07:00Welcome to my blog<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to my blog. </span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This blog is for readers who are interested in fight choreography for film and TV as well as moviies in general. I will provide reviews of films and shows and other periphery things of interest, while keeping you up to date on my upcoming book without telling you too much to spoil things.</span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am currently writing my second book titled <i>The Fight Choreographer's Handbook</i><i>. </i> The book is tentatively set for a mid 2013 release date by Cengage Publishing in Boston, MA.</span><br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>My first book- FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY: THE ART OF NON-VERBAL DIALOGUE<br>Available now</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book will be different from my previous book, <i>Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue (</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">published in 2007 by Cengage), which was over 500 pages and delved more into the history and
theories behind fight choreography. <i>The Fight Choreographer’s Handbook</i> will be under 300 pages and
be much more of a practical no-nonsense approach for filmmakers who want to understand the process of having fight scenes in their projects. The handbook will be loaded with lots of advice for film students as well as producers, directors,
cinematographers, actors, stunt professionals, and fight choreographers to quickly
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book will also include advice from stunt professionals, producers, and directors who have worked in the action film genre.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the topics the book will cover are...</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What makes a great fight scene?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The difference between a "real fight" and "reel fight" </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why real fighters/martial artists usually do not make effective fighters on film </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tips for Western talent wanting to work in Asia.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to make an untrained actor look like a bad ass in only a couple hours.</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book will also include a DVD of a short film to be
written, directed, and stunt coordinated by me. It will also include a behind the scenes documentary of the
making of the film from pre-production to post-production that will include
training the actors and choreographing all the action sequences.</span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please come by this blog often to see updates and the progress on the book. </span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have any questions about the book or fight choreography for film in general, and want to be put on my mailing list so I can send you notices about my book, upcoming events, book signings, and other things related to fight choreography, please do not hesitate to email me at reelfights@gmail.com. </span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for reading my blogs!</span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Follow your bliss!</span><br>
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