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15 June 2009 2:10 AM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »

The government of Thailand hires a squad of immigrant Chinese mercenaries to infiltrate the notorious golden triangle and capture a drug baron. If they can achieve this mission the squad will receive a nice fat pay check and green cards to emigrate to the Us. How ever the Drug lord in question General Samton has a tight grip on the area and a large force of armed troops to back him up. Can a five man team really get in, capture the general and make it back alive to claim the reward?

After trying his hand at several genres’ including comedy, drama and classic Martial arts director John Woo hit open the sub-genre that would make him famous in 1986. The year would see the release of Heroes Shed no tears (maybe a reissue from '83 I'm not sure) and A better tomorrow. It was these two films that would set »

- Leigh

30 April 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

It was Saturday evening, April 18th and several events were the buzz of the Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors. There was of course Fango's own "vampire ball", a replacement to the usual ice cream social they throw every year. Or the Laid To Rest premiere at the Laemmmle's Grande. But your faithful Icons staffers Robg., John Torrani and Adam Barnick already had their night's plans covered. Dolph Lundgren Fest at the New Beverly! 5 Dolph Lundgren films, back to back on the big screen! Including I Come In Peace at midnight! There was no way in hell we were missing this!

Torrani and I had sadly missed the first feature Red Scorpion, but we got there half way through Universal Soldier. While fun, nothing compared to the sheer audience excitement for the evening's next feature Rocky IV! We cheered for Rocky, boo-ed for Drago and did shots of vodka (with B-d's Brian Collins) when Apollo died. »

24 April 2009 10:30 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

According to Deadline Hollywood, Kevin Spacey is currently in Washington D.C., paying a visit to Federal Prison so he can meet with ex-lobbyist and scandal magnet Jack Abramoff. Is Spacey somehow involved in one of Jack's frauds? Nope, it's research for a role in his latest film, with his director George Hickenlooper also tagging along.

The two of them are shooting a script by Dead Ringers writer Norman Snider called Casino Jack (which was Abramoff's nickname). They've been negotiating for weeks to get face time with the imprisoned Abramoff, who is apparently a Kevin Spacey fan. That's cute.

The film is likely to cause a bit of a stir if marketed right: it's a Goodfellas-style thriller about Abramoff's corrupt stint in Washington, wheeling and dealing with members of the Bush administration. The film supposedly even involves figures such as Karl Rove, and most likely Tom DeLay as well.

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- Arya Ponto

3 articles from 2009