Martial arts legend and quintessential action movie villain Mel Novak has the distinction of battling a who's who of legendary Hollywood heroes and martial arts icons in some of the greatest films in that genre. He is best known as the iconic Stick the Assassin in Bruce Lee's Game of … [Read Full Article]
Resources
Action Movie Maker’s Handbook
Action Movie Maker's Handbook: The Art of Movie Action Action Movie Maker's Handbook is Movie Action Director and Stunt Coordinator Andy Armstrong's instruction manual for anyone making action movies. Information gained from his over forty year career designing, coordinating and directing action on some of the largest and most … [Read Full Article]
In The News
Operation: Jericho Film
On July 21, 2017 Jody Hart announced that he will be Producing and Directing a feature film based off of the book Operation: Jericho written by Former US Marine Sergeant Jonathan Ball, who also wrote the screenplay. The book Operation Jericho goes on sale … [Read Full Article]
New Exorcist Movie ‘Holy Terror’ Trailer Debuts
Los Angeles, CA, January 30, 2017 (Newswire.com) - The riveting first official teaser trailer for the new supernatural horror film HOLY TERROR was just released today. This film is in post production via Cineridge Entertainment from the … [Read Full Article]
Kickboxer: Retaliation (2017)
Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand, but a year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and in a prison back in Thailand. He has been kidnapped and is being forced to fight a 6'8" … [Read Full Article]
Extreme Tag MMA Action Film
Extreme Tag MMA action film from Cellar 13 Films, was written by Thomas Lee Howell, a feature film screenplay student of Emmy Award winner Lee Levinson. The film is similar to films like Blood Sport, Wushu Warrior, and The One. Extreme Tag MMA action film is … [Read Full Article]
Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix
Great News, on December 14, 2016, Marvel's Luke Cage was nominated for a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series. Congratulations to James Lew and his stunt team! Winners will be announced at the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 29, 2017. … [Read Full Article]
Articles and Interviews
Man At Arms: Art Of War Explores the Spanish Sword
On July 20, 2017, EL REY Network will air Episode 7 of Season 1 of MAN AT ARMS: ART OF WAR – Stuff That Legends Are Made Of. This was one of my favorite episodes. Not only did I get to demonstrate the featured weapon for camera, it explored a field of study … [Read Full Article]
Man at Arms: The Right “WoMan” for the Job
Fellas, sometimes the right man for the job might be a woman . . . says Danny Trejo on the second episode of Man at Arms: Art of War, "Weapons of the Gods" referring to Crystal Santos' use of a Haladie, a triple bladed daggar. The Haladie is an ancient weapon … [Read Full Article]
FEARLESS: If YU Build It, The JET Will Come
As I was watching FEARLESS, it suddenly struck me what the film was really about. Certainly the movie contains all the virtues of a classic martial arts film - the training of mind, body and soul, overcoming adversity by realizing that, ultimately, we are … [Read Full Article]
Man At Arms: Art Of War – Gene Ching and His Love of Swords
When I was young, I loved swords. I started down the arguably obsolete swordsman path in middle school by studying fencing and Kung Fu – I was attracted to Kung Fu specifically for the monumental Chinese arsenal of weapons. When I went to college, I went to … [Read Full Article]
The Secret Power of Hercules and Zena
Hercules: The Legendary Journey (1995) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) have become the second-most popular action series in the history of syndicated television (second only to "Star Trek"). Now, Douglas Wong, trainer of series stars Kevin Sorbo and Lucy … [Read Full Article]
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