Ah, the 1970′s! The Kung Fu movie genre in America was still young and fresh. Bruce Lee had just kicked off the franchise, and it would not take long for the emigration of more Chinese superstars and one-off films from other foreign actors. It was only a matter of time before American martial-artists wanted their [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Fight Nerd Cinema! This time, we take a look at a documentary from 1999 called “Southpaw”, with no relation to the upcoming film starring Eminem of the same name. Since this is a documentary and not a three-act structured movie, I will bypass the typical format of reviews as [...]
The roots of Chinese martial arts began in the Shaolin Temples, where Bodhidharma created the tomes and practices of the earliest form of Gung Fu. Centuries later, the style thrives on in new and different ways, adapting to the times, and eventually taking center-stage in film. Where would martial arts films be without this discovery? [...]
Welcome back to the long-anticipated return of Fight Nerd Cinema, where this nerd takes a look at movies related to combat sports and butt-kicking. Took me long enough, but we are back for good now! Jackie Chan is one of my favorite martial artists of the silver screen of all time. To be quite honest, [...]
Earlier this year, a groundbreaking film introduced MMA to an all new audience that had never seen the sport before, or if they had, taken it seriously. Directed by Gavin O’Connor, “Warrior” was the story of two brothers, Tommy and Brendan (played by Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) and their father (Nick Nolte) looking for [...]
Fightville is a documentary produced and directed by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker that follows the Louisiana professional MMA through the lens of prospects coming out of UFC veteran Tim Credeur’s Gladiators gym. The documentary gives particular focus on the rise of young star Dustin Porier to the ranks of the world’s largest MMA promotion, [...]
Lionsgate’s MMA film, “Warrior”, directed by Gavin O’Connor, was just released this past Friday and has been doing pretty well at the box office, especially when you consider the competition around it. We all know MMA fans will see it no matter what, but the true question is will mainstream movie goers check it out? [...]
Welcome to another edition of Fight Nerd Cinema! This time, we take a look at a Korean film from 2002 called “Champion”. Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, this movie dramatizes the true story of professional boxer Duk Koo Kim, who cemented himself as a legend in the sport in Asia, and literally changed the rules of [...]
Today on Fight Nerd Cinema, we continue down the path of Donnie Yen’s most recent notable body of work, and review one of his latest movies. Hot on the heels of his success with “Ip Man” and “Ip Man 2″, Yen took on another historic role in “Legend of The Fist: Return of Chen Zhen”. [...]
Welcome back to another edition of “Fight Nerd Cinema”, the new weekly movie review feature! Last week, we took a look at Donnie Yen’s 2008 film “Ip Man”, which chronicled (and fictionalized) a critical part of real-life Wing Chun master Ip Man. Even before the movie had premiered, Yen and the cast was signed to [...]
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