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Normally, when an actor decides to get behind a camera and direct for once, that forst flick is a drama. Because nothing spell credibility in Hollywood like snot ‘en trane. Keanu Reeves though, is taking a different approach. The man is going to go down in cinematic history as an ass-kicker of note thanks to films like the Matrix trilogy …
After a production schedule so disastrous that even World War Z looked over and went “DAYYYUUUUUMMMM!”, it looks like Carl Rinsch’s 47 Ronin is finally ready to be shown off to the world. And if Neo sword fighting with evil kimonos and that troll from the first Harry Potter movie (great to see he got work again) are what you’re …
Welcome to Trailer Thursday. Oh you didn’t know it’s Trailer Thursday? Don’t worry, neither did we, but since we woke up in a heap of trailers up to our double chins, it’s quite clear that that’s exactly what day it is. And what better way to kick off Trailer Thursday, than with an actual bit of kicking? Followed by some …
Keanu Reeves knows Kung Fu. He apparently also knows how to direct Kung Fu, as the actor will showing off his skills both in front and behind the camera for his directorial debut, Man of Tai Chi, which if the name and this entire sentence isn’t a dead giveaway will be a martial arts movie. Reeves is over in Cannes with …
It’s been barely a week since we got our first look Keanu Reeve’s, Man of Tai Chi, the ass-kicking martial arts flick in which Reeves tries to convince us that only does he know kung fu, he can apparently now direct it as well. He’s promised that the film will revolutionize kung fu movies, but judging by this trailer it might …
Twenty years ago, Keanu Reeves’ name would certainly not be one that comes up in a conversation about kung fu, certainly not unless drugs was involved. But after proving how badass pasty-faced American programmers could be in the Matrix trilogy, he helped kick off a trend of Western actors suddenly learning some Eastern skills. He’ll soon be seen locking swords with samurai in …
While Hollywood loves to draw on other media for their film ideas, they often times have this habit of then taking said source material and going out of their way to change whatever it was that made it popular in the first place. Did I say “change”? I meant “take a violent crap all over”. But occasionally, even after throwing …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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