Musical Montage: Chesney Hawkes “The One and Only”
Hailing from the UK, singer/songwriter Chesney Hawkes started his career at age 19 and had his biggest hit, “The One and Only”, from a movie he co-starred in alongside the legendary Roger Daltrey, Buddy’s Song, and it also later appeared in films like Doc Hollywood, Moon and Source Code.
New Release Round Up 5/8
Saving Private Ryan gets a 4K release this week along with the anime inspired animated Batman movie, Batman Ninja and more.
Duncan Jones Tries to Outdo Blade Runner with Netflix’s Mute (Trailer)
Duncan Jones is back with a “spiritual successor” to his debut film, Moon, the Blade Runneresque Mute, where Alexander Skarsgard plays a bartender in 2052 Berlin who goes on a hunt for his missing girlfriend and runs afoul of the local criminal gang.
Action Hero of the Week: Colter Stevens
Captain Colter Stevens awakes from a helicopter crash in Afghanistan to find that he’s been unwittingly put into a top secret project where he’s tasked to relive the same 8 minutes on a train in Chicago to discover the identity of a terrorist bomber.
The 6th Annual Kick Ass Awards
It’s time again to honor the best and worst of the past year with the awards you actually care about. Who will win Ass Kicker of the Year and what is the Kick Ass Movie of the Year? Read on to find out.
Know Your “That Guy”: Jeffrey Wright
“Listen, I’m bleeding chips. I’m not going to last much longer. You have a better chance. I’ll stake you. I’m saying I’ll give you the money to keep going. Just one thing: you pull it off, the CIA brings him in”
Adjustment Bureau/Universal Soldier Coming to TV
Following in the heels of Source Code, another recent movie, The Adjustment Bureau is heading to the small screen as well as an action “classic”, Universal Soldier.
Everything Actioncast Ep 76 “The Netflix Debacle”
This week on the show, Zach, Chris and Joe talk about the on going Netflix troubles, Drive, The Lion King, obscure horror movies, deep cuts from Jason Statham, Liam Neeson punching a wolf, the latest from Clint Eastwood and so much more.