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TRAILERS: Crazy Awesome Action Trailer Round Up!

Hey Actionites – The web is blowing up with awesome new trailers and we can’t help but share some of them with you! THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS Freshly dropped today, we have The RZA’s The Man With The Iron Fists featuring an all star cast that includes ActionFest Award Winner Cung Le! This [...]

TRAILER: DJANGO UNCHAINED Kills It

What Up Actionites? We all know the works of Quentin Tarantino. The man is a peace maker who brings together the worlds of the genre geek and the art film connoisseur. His new film just got a brand spanking new trailer and day-um. My favorite moments would have to be: – James Remar (The Warriors’ [...]

TRAILER: Latest EXPENDABLES 2 TV Spot

Hey There Actionites – I don’t know how most of you felt about the first Expendables, but I had a blast with it. I still felt it was a little more restrained than I would have expected, however. There was a ton of testosterone, but slightly more posturing and banter, with maybe too few balls [...]

AFTER DARK ACTION: See DRAGON EYES, TRANSIT, and More In Theaters And On VOD Today!

Hey Actionites – At ActionFest 2012 we featured two of the films in the very first line up of After Dark Action films. Both Dragon Eyes and Transit picked up jury awards at the festival, and today, you can see all five of the After Dark Action films in theaters and on VOD! Want [...]

VIDEO: Reelz Channel Interviews Jeff and Trevor Habberstad, as Well as Cung Le!

Actionites Of The World! This is the second video from ReelzChannel’s visit to ActionFest. Check out this highlight reel with a heavy focus on interview time with Best Young Stunt Man of the Year Award Winner Trevor Habberstad and his father Jeff Habberstad. The video features some interesting glimpses at both Habberstads’ bodies of [...]

VIDEO: Reelz Channel Came To ActionFest!

Hey There Actionites – I was really excited to catch the video that ReelzChannel TV came up with upon their visit to ActionFest. Reelz’ Jeremy Parsons came down to Asheville to experience ActionFest and this video is the first report from their visit! Here you’ll see their introduction to the festival itself, along with [...]

TRAILER: NEW Trailer For The Dark Knight Rises Is Online!

Hey Actionites – I think it is fair to say that this summer has some AMAZING looking action titles in the line up. Sure, one has to approach super hero films with a more broad definition than merely “an action film”, but as you can see from our own line ups here at ActionFest, [...]

VIDEO: The Best Car Stunt Of The Decade Award Goes To Tom Elliott!

Hey There Actionites – Ever since the Awards Ceremony at ActionFest 2012, there has been buzz about Tom Elliott’s award for Best Car Stunt of the Decade. And with good cause. Tom is the President of Stunts Unlimited and he always brings an added flare to his work (the exploding water barrels came [...]

PODCAST: Man Of Action Jack Gill Makes His Case For an Academy Award For Stunt Coordinators!

Hey There Actionites – If you have been following ActionFest for any amount of time, you know that we are big fans of the stunt community. We’ve done interviews with Stunt Legends like Tom Elliott and Jack Gill. And we’ve promoted their causes. In fact, one of the main purposes for the existence of [...]

VIDEOS: The ActionFest 2012 Awards Ceremony! AMAZING Stunt Reels, Behind The Scenes Footage, And Chuck Norris

Photos: Scott Varn (Mickey Gilbert, Colin Geddes, Dennis Berman, Bill Banowsky, Aaron Norris, Tom Quinn) To All The Actionites Out There! One of the clear highlights of ActionFest 2012 was the amazing collection of talent who came to Asheville, NC to be honored and celebrated. ActionFest gave out some fun awards to a very [...]

BREAKING: ActionFest Award Winner Gina Carano In Talks For FAST SIX!

Hey Actionites – Looks like the cat is out of the bag! Chick Norris Award Recipient (And upcoming action super star) Gina Carano is in talks to have a major role in Justin Lin’s Fast Six! This information is coming directly from ActionFest Jury Panel member Borys Kit, no less! So Gina’s next major [...]

TOP 5: Funniest Moments of ActionFest 2012 With PHOTOS

What’s Up, Actionites? ActionFest 2012 had a number of amazing highlights, from the films to the panels to the live stunt show. But you can probably tell that we don’t take ourselves ALL that seriously, right? So why not shine a light on some of the funniest moments of the festival, whether intentional or [...]

Tales From The ActionFest Chauffeur

Cung Le, Gina Carano, JJ Perry at The Grove Park Inn

The Beautiful Grove Park Inn Hey There Actionites – While I had an amazing experience at ActionFest 2012, it was a little different than most peoples’. Rather than checking out a dozen or so great action films while consuming massive quantities of Zaxby’s fried chicken, I was tasked with shuttling the special guests to [...]

THE RAID Director and Stars Offer An EXCLUSIVE ActionFest Greeting Over At Twitch!

Hey Actionites – We have a ton of post-ActionFest 2012 coverage to send out to the interwebs in the coming days and weeks. But one of the coolest things we can share with you is the ultra-exclusive video that The Raid: Redemption director Gareth Evans recorded just for ActionFest! You’ll have to head [...]

ActionFest Review: MANBORG Is Both Man And Borg. And Awesome.

To All The Rabid Actionites – If you aren’t familiar with the Canadian filmmaking collective Astron-6 (which I wasn’t until very recently), then check out our piece here which introduces you to them. From what I can gather, they are a group of craven geniuses intent on basking in the glories of shot-on-video [...]

VIDEO: Highlights From TRAILER WAR Presented By The Alamo Drafthouse

Hey There, Actionites! Amidst all the flurry of ActionFest-y goodness, I have actually only caught a couple of screenings so far. But I had an absolute blast with both. First up for me was Trailer War, a collection of roughly 90 minutes of vintage trailers from cult films ranging from Stunt Rock all [...]

Why COMIN’ AT YA! Is What 3-D is REALLY All About!

Photo From Rotten Tomatoes What’s Up Actionites? Look, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of 3-D. I don’t hate it by any stretch, but the thing is… it is mostly a gimmick. And herein lies the exact reason why you NEED to see Comin’ At Ya! on the big screen in 3-D! Producer and [...]

VIDEO: Watch This Awesome ACTIONFEST 2012 Video Preview From MAMO and SUBSTREAM!

Hey Actionites – With ActionFest 2012 just a few days away, now is a great time to catch this video preview / podcast of what Festival Director Colin Geddes has planned for you at the Festival. Thanks to Matt Price and Matt Brown of MAMO and The Substream.com for putting this together. And I’m Out.

TRANSIT and DRAGON EYES: Part of The After Dark Action Series! But What Is ADA?

Hey There Actionites – As the final wave of films have been announced, interest in the ActionFest 2012 slate has gone through the roof! We are so thankful to everyone who is supporting this year’s line up. And now that everyone has had a chance to check out the titles a little bit, [...]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SINNERS AND SAINTS Director William Kaufman Confirms Sequel, Plot Details and More!

Hey There, Rabid Actionites! ActionFest 2012 is THIS WEEKEND! I can’t wait, myself. But between now and then we still have some really awesome content here on the ActionFest Blog to get you prepared for the festivities. Check out this fun interview with Sinners and Saints director William Kaufman. (The film is playing at [...]

BEHIND THE ACTION: A Look At The Fight Choreography Behind SINNERS AND SAINTS

Women and Men of Action, Behold! You have probably already heard that we’ll be screening resourceful independent director William Kaufman’s latest film, Sinners and Saints, at ActionFest 2012. The movie is a call back to the thrilling and R-rated dark action films of the 1970s on some levels. But it also pays tribute [...]

INTERVIEW: Stuntman John Cann Talks the ActionFest 2012 Stunt Show, Innovations In Stunt Technology, and More!

The Fuse Is Lit, Actionites! We are less than a week out from ActionFest 2012 and many of you are curious about what to expect at the live Stunt Show, Saturday, April 14th at 2pm at The Carolina Asheville! Don’t forget that this event is FREE to the public, so the details that John [...]

FOLLOW FRIDAY: Which ActionFest Talent Should You Be Following On TWITTER? Please RT!

Hey Hey Actionites! Although Twitter (@ActionFest) isn’t quiet as omnipresent as Facebook just yet, I personally think it is a lot more fun. But regardless of what you think about social media, Twitter is clearly the victor when it comes to celebrity interaction. Many talented people in the action movie business keep active twitter [...]

VIDEO: GOD BLESS AMERICA’S Bobcat Goldthwait on His Film, His Daughter’s Sex Life, and Sam Kinison

What’s Up, Actionites? Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait has come a long way since the Police Academy films of the 1980s. He is the Writer and Director of God Bless America, which is screening at ActionFest 2012! And he also directed the black comedies World’s Greatest Dad, and Shakes the Clown! God Bless America tells the [...]

PREVIEW: The Bleak, Post-Apocalyptic Action of THE DAY

What’s up, Actionites? As the year’s have gone by, I’ve become a fairly confident film critic. I know when to defend a film and when to let it go. I know what I love, and I know not everyone agrees with me. Well, I know I really loved The Day when I saw it [...]