When one thinks about martial arts films, names such as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li immediately spring (or leap) to mind. Many U.S. Baby Boomers got their first exposure to karate and kung fu from seeing…
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For this week’s Flashback Friday, guest blogger Rick 29 writes about one of the 1970s most interesting films: The popularity of Blaxploitation films had already begun to wane by 1974, just three brief years after Shaft made a box office splash….
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The 1980s were a golden age for action movies, thanks to films like Die Hard, Predator, Cobra, Lethal Weapon, and on and on and on. For this week’s poll, we are asking you to pick a favorite star from this…
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Jackie Chan has called “Police Story” his favorite of the many action-packed movies he’s made. See why Chan’s 1985 cop saga remains a jaw-dropping classic today…we bet it’ll be one of your favorites, too!
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This time Six Pix focuses on movie posters prominently featuring zeppelins. You pick the best one or otherwise rank them according to which ones you feel are visually the most artistic or best sum up the film.
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Can you name an action movie in the last 30 years that did not have a machine gun in it? Just one?
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MovieFanFare joins Forgotten Films’ 1984-Blog-a-thon fun with this appreciation of the crazy Cannon Film Group release about a telephone repairwoman who loves aerobics and gets possessed by the spirit of a dead ninja.
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Grab your toga and best pair of sandals, because MovieFanFare is taking a big, brawny look at the many big- and small-screen depictions of the mighty Hercules, from silent films and Steve Reeves sagas to Disney cartoons and the new Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson actioner.
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During the videocassette’s boom years, Israeli producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus kept the output from Cannon Films coming, from prestige projects to pure exploitation. We’re looking back at a one-of-a-kind industry legacy.
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Polish off that mead and polish up the broadsword, because we’re casting off with a long ship full of our favorite Norse adventure sagas for your consideration.
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