For SetTheTape.com: “Kickboxer – Throwback 30”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi 30 years ago, Jean-Claude Van Damme was yet to ride his prime on a motorbike in Hard Target, and live in the world of direct-to-video, where he has mostly resided for over twenty years. In 1989, fresh from the now-cult Bloodsport, JCVD … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Kickboxer – Throwback 30”

Shot at 60 part XV: Another Nine Shots Taken at Hour One.

Welcome to the latest addition of Shot at 60, an addition featuring a few cult favourites (I guess?) and perhaps an average film or two. Enjoy… Shaft (1971) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Dir: GordonParks / Prod: Freeman   Magnum Force (1973) Warner Bros. / Dir: Ted Post / Prod: Daley   Blazing Saddles (1974) Warner Bros. / Dir: Mel Brooks / Prod: Hertzberg   Above the Law (1988) Warner Bros. / Dir: … Continue reading Shot at 60 part XV: Another Nine Shots Taken at Hour One.

Thoughts on 2015’s ‘Kickboxer’ Remake/Reboot and the 1989 Original. 

So, via Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Facebook page, I came across a post regarding JCVD starring in a new Kickboxer movie. Wow. Talk of the original Kickboxer movie If you’re not knowledgeable of the original Kickboxer (dir. DiSalle & Worth, 1989), it is THE cult classic martial arts film of the 80s – it even co-stars Dennis Alexio, a former world kickboxing champion. To quickly sum up the story: Eric Sloane … Continue reading Thoughts on 2015’s ‘Kickboxer’ Remake/Reboot and the 1989 Original.