Casey Chong presents ten must-see Chuck Norris movies… Chuck Norris has become the subject of memes in today’s era, attributed to his larger-than-life, tough-guy persona that defined his action movies back in the day. A world champion in Karate, Norris made his big-screen breakthrough when he fought against Bruce Lee in The Way of the […]
The Essential Action Movies From Cannon Films
Casey Chong on the essential action movies from Cannon Films… If you lived through the 80s and 90s era, you’d likely have been familiar with Cannon Films, an indie production company synonymous with low-budget, B-movies that focused on certain niches such as action, martial arts and sci-fi & fantasy. Cannon initially got off to a […]
Chuck Norris is back in action in Agent Recon trailer
Quiver Distribution has released a poster and trailer for Agent Recon, the sci-fi thriller from writer-director Derek Ting. Starring the iconic Chuck Norris alongside Marc Singer, Derek Ting, Sylvia Kwan, Jason Scott Jenkins and Nikki Leigh, the film follows follows a military task force as they must take on a powerful being with ability to […]
Cannon’s Avengers: What If… Cannon Films Did the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Here in the Flickering Myth multiverse, we look at how a Cannon-produced Avengers epic may have been cast… The Marvel Cinematic Universe enjoyed an unprecedented run of success after Robert Downey Jr kicked off a major era in movies back with 2008’s Iron Man. Some might not have enjoyed the all-powerful grip that the MCU […]
Chuck Norris’ Colonel James Braddock comes to sixth scale with Missing in Action deluxe figure
Infinite Statue and Kaustic Plastik have revealed the sixth scale deluxe Colonel James Braddock figure which is based on the likeness of Chuck Norris from the classic 1984 action film Missing in Action. Limited to 1000 pieces, the collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $350; check it out here… Prepare to step into […]
Chuck Norris and Vanilla Ice to star in Zombie Plane
Cinema has a new trio that no one knew they needed as THR reports Chuck Norris, Vanilla Ice, and Sophie Monk have boarded a new independent action-comedy called Zombie Plane. Zombie Plane follows a secret government organization that recruits celebrities to be undercover agents, who together must save humanity from an imminent zombie attack. Norris, […]
Blu-ray Review – The Way of the Dragon (1972)
The Way of the Dragon, 1972. Directed by Bruce Lee. Starring Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Paul Wei, Huang Chung-hsin, Tony Liu, Unicorn Chan, Chuck Norris, Malisa Longo, Robert Wall, Hwang In-shik, and Jon T. Benn. SYNOPSIS: Bruce Lee’s classic The Way of the Dragon gets Umbrella Entertainment’s “Films of Fury” treatment on all-region Blu-ray with […]
Chuck Norris to star in Blood Brothers
Botswana had better brace itself, as according to Weekend Post (via The Action Elite), Chuck Norris is heading to town to shoot the new action movie Blood Brothers from director Isaac Florentine (Undisputed II: Last Man Standing, Ninja). The film is said to revolve around the war between the Botswana Defence Force and poachers and follows […]
An Ode to Chuck Norris
Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to movie legend turned internet meme God Chuck Norris, who recently turned 80… Earlier this month, a cinematic icon turned 80. Likewise, after something of a lull in recent years with Chuck Norris themed ‘facts’ and memes, his internet meme-worthiness has gone through the roof once more in the face of […]
Flagrant Misuse of a Bazooka, the Cannon Films Way
Tom Jolliffe looks back at two action films from Cannon which perfectly encapsulated the company… Those with a working knowledge of Cannon Films, the independent studio cranking out low budget genre fare through the 80’s, before over-extending themselves, will have a pretty good idea of their raison d’etre. After getting footing in the early part […]
