A History of Disrespect
In “honor” of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, I have been re-linking to my now somewhat (in)famous editorial for Daily Grindhouse about The Weinstein Company’s campaign to marginalize...
View ArticleCrouching Tiger Two, Hidden Dragon Zero
I have not been looking forward to this for quite some time. The Weinstein Company’s inexplicable campaign to marginalize Asian action films, and minimize its effect on American cinema, has been going...
View ArticleMartial Arts in Media Winter 2016
American author Thomas Wolfe once wrote a book called You Can’t Go Home Again – a phrase that, over the years, has come to signify that attempting to recapture the joys of one’s youth is folly. In...
View ArticleFrom Russia with Love…
Or … To Russia with Comics, Books, & DVDs … Or … Don’t Turn Around, the Commissar’s in Town … Or … Moscow from the Hudson … Or … How many Eastern European clichés/stereotypes can I come up with?...
View ArticleMartial Arts in Media Spring 2016
Busy season. Finally! After months of inactivity, kung fu cinema makes a rush toward summer, with a fistful (and kickful) of films making their moves on the American cinema (and DVD) circuit. Some...
View ArticleSanDie-GO ComicCon KungFu Extravaganza!
It’s that time of year again, when 1000+ rabid martial art movie fans converge on Room 6A of the San Diego Convention Center for 150 minutes of the most eye-popping, mind-blowing, stomach-jumping...
View Article2016 SDCC Kung Fu Extravaganza Playlist!
Well, this was one for the record books – perhaps the most balanced, consistent, exciting Extravaganza, with an exceptional ratio of gasps, laughs, and cheers. It started with the introductions,...
View ArticleSummerFall (& Final!) Martial Arts in Media 2016
This may, or may not, be a momentous bang and/or whimper occasion. I can’t remember exactly when I started writing this column for the gone-and-might-be-forgotten (albeit, in some quarters, fondly...
View ArticleXtina Marks the Spot!
I have been honored to work with great artists my entire career. It started with Atlas Comics back in 1973, continued through my work with science-fiction book cover luminaries, and extended to my...
View ArticleAction Film Autopsy 10 Supple Mental Xtra: Donnie Yen!
DONNIE YEN: HERO AT LARGE By Ric Meyers If all goes as planned, the second half of 2003 is going to be the half-year of Donnie Yen. With at least three exceptional films that benefit by his...
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