Director: Joe Eckardt Featuring: Danny Trejo, Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper, Steve Buscemi, Robert Rodriguez Music: Jared Lipof, Mark Migdal Champion is a candid documentary about the life of actor Danny Trejo. You would recognise Trejo instantly, since the late 1980′s he has been appearing in movies, usually as the fearsome bad guy. He has appeared [...]
18May12
Champion: Danny Trejo (2011)
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Tagged Boxing, Danny Trejo, Dennis Hopper, Documentary, Fight Card, King of the Outback Launch, Val Kilmer
Tagged Boxing, Danny Trejo, Dennis Hopper, Documentary, Fight Card, King of the Outback Launch, Val Kilmer
16May12
Gentleman Jim: Image Gallery
May sees the launch of King of the Outback, the sixth book in the popular Fightcard series – and my literary debut (writing as Jack Tunney). Accordingly, in a month long celebration, Permission to Kill will be looking back and some of the highlights – and lowlights – of boxing in film and literature – [...]
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Tagged Boxing, Errol Flynn, Fight Card, Gentleman Jim, Jim Corbett, King of the Outback Launch
Tagged Boxing, Errol Flynn, Fight Card, Gentleman Jim, Jim Corbett, King of the Outback Launch
14May12
Fat City: Poster Gallery
May sees the launch of King of the Outback, the sixth book in the popular Fightcard series – and my literary debut (writing as Jack Tunney). Accordingly, in a month long celebration, Permission to Kill will be looking back and some of the highlights – and lowlights – of boxing in film and literature – [...]
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Tagged Boxing, Fight Card, Jeff Bridges, John Huston, King of the Outback Launch, Stacy Keach
Tagged Boxing, Fight Card, Jeff Bridges, John Huston, King of the Outback Launch, Stacy Keach
10May12
The Power of One (1992)
Director: John G. Avildsen Starring: Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Morgan Freeman, John Gielgud, Fay Masterson, Marius Weyers, Tracy Brooks Swope, John Osborne, Daniel Craig, Dominic Walker, Alois Mayo, Ian Roberts, Maria Marais Music: Hans Zimmer Based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay Since I began writing King of the Outback, my entry in the Fight [...]
1Mar12
Circus of Fear (1966)
Director: John Moxley Starring: Christopher Lee, Margaret Lee, Leo Genn, Anthony Newlands, Heinz Drache, Eddi Arent, Klaus Kinski, Suzy Kendall, Cecil Parker, Victor Maddern, Maurice Kaufmann Screenplay: Peter Welbeck Producer: Harry Alan Towers Music: Johnny Douglas AKA: Psycho Circus What we have in Circus Of Fear is a British (rather than German) Edgar Wallace Krimi, [...]
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Tagged Christopher Lee, Crime, Edgar Wallace, EuroCrime, Harry Alan Towers, Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee
Tagged Christopher Lee, Crime, Edgar Wallace, EuroCrime, Harry Alan Towers, Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee
28Feb12
Berlin Express (1948)
Country: United States Director: Jacques Tourneur Starring: Robert Ryan, Merle Oberon, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas, Robert Coote, Reinhold Schunzel, Roman Toporow Music: Friedrich Hollaender Berlin Express is a great little film, set primarily in post-war Germany. I have always been a sucker for those stories set on a train, with a multitude of mysterious characters, [...]
Country: Italy Director: Piero Regnoli Starring: Reg Park, Wandisa Guida, Eleonora Bianchi, Bruno Piergentili, Elio Jotta, and ‘Little’ Loris Loddi Music: Francesco De Masi Original Title: Maciste nelle miniere di re Salomone Welcome to the ‘Big Muscle Tussle’. During February, the members of the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit are celebrating musclemen – and [...]
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Tagged Hercules, Italy, Maciste, Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, Peplum, Reg Park
Tagged Hercules, Italy, Maciste, Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, Peplum, Reg Park
Country: Germany Director: Uwe Boll Starring: Henry Maske, Susanne Wuest, Heino Ferch, Vladimir Weigl, Yoan Pablo Hernández Music: Jessica de Rooij Director Uwe Boll has a pretty poor reputation as a film director – especially amongst the gaming community, as several of his films have been disrespectful adaptations of popular games. But, I must say [...]
31Jan12
Super7even on DVD
Over the past few months, my friend Bob Griffith has been producing a web series called The Adventures of Super7even, which is an enthusiastic homage to those masked super hero and spy films of the 1960s, and will bring a smile to the face of those who grew up watching Diabolik, Argoman, The Three Fantastic [...]
Country: United States Director: Sam Firstenberg Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Michelle Botes, Larry Poindexter, Gary Conway, Jeff Celentano, Jonathan Pienaar, Bill Curry, Dennis Folbigge, Ralph Draper Music: Michael Bishop & George S. Clinton American Ninja 2 is a huge improvement over the first film in the series. It is fast, furious and funny. Yes, [...]
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Tagged American Ninja, Martial Arts, Michael Dudikoff, Ninjas, Steve James
Tagged American Ninja, Martial Arts, Michael Dudikoff, Ninjas, Steve James
