February 18, 2009
SXSW Releases Fantastic Fest Midnight Lineup
This year's SXSW Midnight Fantastic Fest lineup has been announced, and the schedule definitely includes some stuff worth staying up for, including "Ong Bak 2." More...

April 17, 2008
Total Recall: The 20 Greatest Fights Scenes Ever
The long-awaited showdown between Jackie Chan and Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom got us thinking; what are the greatest fights ever filmed? We sifted through quite a few battles, and came up with a list that celebrates the finest in hand-to-hand... More...

September 06, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Crowe vs. Bale in Box Office Shootout
Batman takes on Cinderella Man at the box office as the Russell Crowe-Christian Bale Western remake 3:10 to Yuma heads into the multiplexes over what is traditionally a tumbleweed weekend in the marketplace. More action comes in the form of Shoot... More...

September 21, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Jackass Crashes into Theaters
Four new films open wide, but they may not be enough to stop the North American box office from suffering its third consecutive down weekend. More...

September 18, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Gridiron Gang #1, but Box Office Still Fumbles
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock suffered the worst opening of his career with the football drama Gridiron Gang, but thanks to weak competition, it was still enough to capture the number one position at the North American box office. More...

September 10, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: "Covenant" Leads Pathetic B.O. Frame
Tumbleweeds blew through North American theaters this weekend as movie fans forgot that there were films playing at their local cinemas. For the first time in three years, no film managed to generate at least $10M in weekend ticket sales. More...

September 07, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Hollywoodland" Not Invulnerable; "Protector" Dramatically Lacking; "Covenant" Hidden From Critics
This week at the movies, we have Ben Affleck playing an actor who plays Superman on TV ("Hollywoodland"), Tony Jaa doing what he does best ("The Protector"), and four young men toying with witchcraft ("The Covenant").... More...

September 07, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Covenant Brings Evil to Theaters
After welcoming in four new wide releases per week for seven straight weekends, the North American box office slows it down a bit on Friday with only one saturation release and a pair of moderate national bows. More...

August 16, 2006
Tony Jaa Says No to "Rush Hour 3," "Yes! Yes!" to Indy 4, and Reveals "Ong Bak 2" Tidbits
On the day I was planning to leave for vacation, I was given the task to interview Tony Jaa at the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco in the early morning. He was in the area promoting "The Protector" (aka "Tom Yum Goong"),... More...

May 22, 2006
Cannes: Promo Reels for Tony Jaa's "Ong Bak 2" and Donnie Yen’s "Dragon Tiger Gate" Showcase Hard-Hitting Martial Arts Mayhem
"SPL," starring martial arts star Donnie Yen and directed by Wilson Yip, was one of the most talked about martial arts films of 2005. Their follow-up, "Dragon Tiger Gate" is one of the films shown at the Marche du Film or Film... More...