Before Kull and Bran Mak Morn and Conan, there was Solomon Kane. I was fortunate enough to see Solomon Kane projected on the big screen and it is an unlikely action spectacle with an unlikely hero–Robert E. Howard‘s first adventuring swordsman, a Puritan. A Puritan swordsman–I loved that when I read the stories. It’s [...]
Dragon Eyes stunt coordinator (and ActionFest 2010 award winner) Larnell Stovall recently gave our friends over at Budomate.com a pretty kickass interview covering all sorts of ActionFest related topics. On ActionFest 2010 title Undisputed 3 and star Scott Adkins: UD3 was a passion project for me … Scott was awesome… he always pushed for more and [...]
The recipient of ActionFest’s 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award is veteran stuntman, stunt coordinator and director, Mickey Gilbert. Gilbert has worked performing stunts, designing action and inventing new ways of shooting action in countless films, including: Ben-Hur, Junior Bonner, Rooster Cogburn, Silver Streak, The Fury, The Last of the Mohicans , City Slickers, and Apollo 13 . [...]
Printing Genius and friend of ActionFest, James Rheem Davis has two new cool poster designs! First up: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET- UK poster design: ”This poster was approached as a sequel poster to the first ANOES poster I did for Mondo. It is one of the most requested posters from fans. Hopefully, this new [...]
Last year our friends at Chai Pani rocked the VIP lounge with kick-ass Sloppy Jai’s & Vada Pav. As the blog’s resident Indian I can assure you this is the best Indian street food on this side of the Ganges. Thankfully, they’re back again this year catering our opening night party! But if you want [...]
Get ready for righteous, rowdy, full-on face-kicking action with two downloadable tracklists that have everyone at ActionFest punch-dancing. Whether you’re in the dance battle of your life, training for the ultimate showdown or driving your convertible Ferrari through a post-apocalyptic dystopia with streets of fire reflected in your Ray-Bans, just click and go! “Blood Brothers: [...]
All of us love our violence as long as it’s confined to a screen or a sporting event. When it crosses the line and enters our daily lives that’s when it’s time to take action. Thankfully ActionFest supporter and Asheville karaoke superstar White Lightnin’ (AKA Jonathan Rich) is doing just that by promoting Walk A [...]
Gina Carano is the first recipient of ActionFest’s inaugural “Chick” Norris Best Female Action Star Award! Carano is a Muay Thai and mixed martial arts champion with a kickboxing record of 12 wins 1 draw 1 loss and a 7 – 1 MMA record. Aside from her amazing record, Carano fought and defeated Leiticia Pestova [...]
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 [...]
Manborg is coming to ActionFest 2012, which is good, because only Manborg can save humanity from the hordes of Hell. Aside from being our only hope, Manborg is also a film by Steven Kostanski, produced by the Winnipeg-based filmmaking collective, Astron-6. 1. How did the mighty force that is Astron-6 come to be? We [...]
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 [...]
You already know about Solomon Kane, Bad Ass, The Aggression Scale, The Lost Bladesman, The Day, Headhunters, Goon, God Bless America, The Raid, and Wu Xia right? Well, here are the rest of them! Buckle up, ActionFest 2012 is almost here!!! First off, here are the available trailers for the new films: DRAGON [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We’re less than a week away and Team ActionFest is on the ground in Asheville and shaking things up! Our friends over at Asheville Network have details on all things ActionFest like : Monday April 9: Head down to Broadways at 9 p.m. for an ActionFest edition of Kipper’s Totally Rad Trivia. Tuesday April 10: [...]
Last year, the run-up to ActionFest coincided with the campaign to bring a statue of RoboCop home to the Motor City. Now The Detroit News is reporting that RoboCop will be coming to Detroit. The statue will be cast by Detroit’s Venus Bronze Works and might find a home near the iconic Michigan Central Depot. [...]
Happy Birthday to Roger Corman, director and producer of countless films! He created a model of indie filmmaking that’s still used today. Born in Detroit, educated at Stanford and Oxford, Corman brought all his knowledge and creativity to bear in making and producing amazing movies: the Edgar Allan Poe films with Vincent Price; the original [...]
Still on the fence about getting an ActionFest VIP Badge? Check out some of the benefits: Apart from entrance to all the flicks screening at ActionFest you’ll get access to the VIP lounge/Powder Keg where you can hang with festival guests, fellow action fans, and ActionFest staff. While you’re in the Powder Keg don’t forget [...]
