MRC INTERVIEWS BLACK SALT PRODUCER

Q. MRCPROMO: Peace Mr. Owen Radliff, how are you and where are you from?
A. OWENRAD: I’m fine and I live in Las Vegas but born and raised in L.A.

Q. MRCPROMO: Can you explain to us what is Black Salt? Who came up with that concept?
A. OWENRAD: I created the Black Salt franchise. Black Salt is an action film project based on the critically acclaimed comic book franchise. The story is an epic thriller merging the world of modern-day espionage and political intrigue with the ancient world of martial arts. The franchise includes integrated branding opportunities for the following: Black Salt collectible items, Apparel Line, Comic Books, Trading Cards, Toys, Animated Series, Video Game, Soundtrack/Music Tour, TV series and Feature Film Trilogy. The short film is a precursor to the Black Salt feature film and TV series that are fully developed.

Q. MRCPROMO: How will this film be distributed?
A. OWENRAD: We’re working on distribution for the 30-minute mini-feature through distribution companies also you will be able go to the Black Salt website (www.blacksaltfilm.com) and download for it for $2.99.

Q. MRCPROMO: Will there be a soundtrack? Can an independant artist submit music for this project and How?
A. OWENRAD: Yes there will be a soundtrack. We’ll have a contest and the winner’s song will go on the website and they will perform a few dates on the tour. All the information is on the Black Salt websites.

Q. MRCPROMO: Describe a typical day in the office or on location for you?
A. OWENRAD: Get up at 5:30 am and answer all emails, develop the project and try to make connection to keep pushing the project forward.

Q. MRCPROMO: What are some of the obstacles you’ve had to overcome on your journey to releasing this project?
A. OWENRAD: The biggest obstacles has been funding. I’ve put up my own money and had successful crowd funding campaigns.

Q. MRCPROMO: Is there a fund raising campaign? Info?
A. OWENRAD: Yes I am doing a second crowd funding campaign to raise more funding for marketing and promotions. We have already shot the film and we are presently doing all the special effects and editing. The info for our crowd funding campaign is here.

Q. MRCPROMO: What does the next 12 months hold for you production wise?
A. OWENRAD: The next 12 months will be finishing the mini-feature and release, put the soundtrack and tour together, finish the Black Salt mobile video game and trying to get investors for the Black Salt feature film project.

Q. MRCPROMO: What advice would you give to anybody wanting to make an indie film?
A. OWENRAD: It’s a lot of hard work and cost a lot of money. If you are going to do a film you must have a team. Try and put a team together were you have different people that can do different things inside the movie business. Because the more your team can do, the less money you will have to spend.

Q. MRCPROMO: Last words or shouts?
A. OWENRAD: The reason I created this film was because I wanted to see more minority role models on the big screen with roles that had real social values behind them.

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MRC INTERVIEWS BANG’EM SMURF

Q. MRCPROMO: Peace Bang’em Smurf, how you doing fam?
A.BANGEM: Peace, everything smooth my g can’t complain God is great just thankful to be here.

Q. MRCPROMO: Where are you originally from? Where is home now?
A. BANGEM: I’m from Queens NY. 134th Guy R. Brewer south side to be exact, I now reside in Trinidad my place of birth.. I got deported six years ago.

Q. MRCPROMO: For those who aren’t familiar with your music history or background, can you tell us how you got started in the rap game?
A. BANGEM: I actually been in this game since 15 I used to run with the late great Freaky Tah from the legendary rap group Lost Boyz R.I.P.. He was the first one to school me to this music biz learned a lot from being around them at a tender age & I’m one of the former co-founders of G-unit. I’m that g that kept them old heads off of 50 u know what I’m talking bout? Lol..

Q. MRCPROMO: How did you get the role in The Movie You Ain’t No Killer?
A. BANGEM: I been putting a lot of work in the streets for years my work ethic crazy I grind. The director Kama from Toronto Canada reached out to me like I got a official role for you & wanted to shoot the conclusion of the movie in my city (Trinidad) he sent the script and I loved it.. and it was on from there history!

Q. MRCPROMO: Where was the movie filmed?
A. BANGEM: The movie You Ain’t No Killer (Yank) was shot in Toronto, Jamaica & Trinidad.

Q. MRCPROMO: Can you give us a brief description about the movie and the role you play?
A. BANGEM: The movie is based on a drug ring ran by OX that started in Toronto shift to Jamaica & ended in Trinidad can’t really say to much on it, & my role is me just being me Trinidad top dog heavy gunplay straight classic.

Q. MRCPROMO: Who are some of your co-stars?
A. BANGEM: Teddy Brukshot from Shottaz also known as Ox from Belly, Kama, Bandy Rip, Orlando Octave,and Krime Rip & the Dance Hall Queen Lady Star from Jamaica.

Q. MRCPROMO: Is the independent film business or Hollywood in your future?
A. BANGEM: We did it all on our own on some independent shit but Hollywood trying to get a piece of the pie will see how it play out but Hollywood or not this movie going to be huge.

Q. MRCPROMO: Any other projects you working on or releases you have out now? Where can we buy?
A. BANGEM: Yeah I’m working on my new Ep Blacklisted 2 & the could pick up Blacklisted on iTunes & You Ain’t Know Killer Yank dropping in spring 2015.

Q. MRCPROMO: Last words or shouts?
A. BANGEM: Shout out to y’all for the interview, & shout out to everyone on my label Feed Da Wolves Entertainment & free Domination & AG..

You Aint No Killa YANK The Reality Movie 1st Trailer

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The teaser trailer for Donnie Yen’s upcoming remake to the 1989 action film THE ICEMAN COMETH has been unleashed. Yen plays the role originated by Yuen Biao in the 1989 original, a former Ming Dynasty official who has been frozen for four hundred years and awakens in modern-day Hong Kong. There, he is forced to continue the fight against his arch-nemesis from the past, played by Wang Baoqiang (BLIND SHAFT). Simon Yam, Daniel Wu, and Eva Huang are among the co-stars of the film, which was directed by former Johnnie To collaborator Law Wing-Cheong (RUNNING OUT OF TIME). Yen also served as the film’s action choreographer. ICEMAN 3D will be released in Hong Kong in Spring 2014.

DONNIE YEN ICEMAN 3D – TRAILER FIGHT TRIBUTE

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The trailer to the remake of DISTRICT B13 has finally been unleashed and it’s gotten a lot of positive buzz.

Entitled BRICK MANSIONS, the film was the last completed film from actor Paul Walker, who passed away on November 30 in a car crash. The actor was working on FAST AND FURIOUS 7 at the time of his passing. In BRICK MANSIONS, Walker plays undercover cop Damien Collier, who is assigned to go to the titular area, one of the worst ghettos in Detroit to find a weapon of mass destruction. There, he partners up with one of the locals, Lino, whose girlfriend is kidnapped by crime lord Tremaine, who (surprise!) has said weapon. Walker’s role was originally played by Cyril Raffaelli in the original 2004 film.

David Belle, the founder of parkour, reprises his role from the original film. The film is Belle’s English-language debut. The RZA plays Tremaine and model Catalina Denis plays Lino’s kidnapped girlfriend. The film was directed by Camille Delamarre, a protege of Luc Besson, who co-wrote the original film and serves as producer here.

To prepare for the film, Walker trained with Belle in parkour. From the trailer, it looks like Walker is going to shine here in what is his final completed film. Fans can check out BRICK MANSIONS in theaters on April 25 from Relativity Media and Europa Corp.

Brick Mansions Trailer Official – Paul Walker

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In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years – and it’s meant billions for OmniCorp’s bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine pursuing justice.

Robocop 2014 ~ Movie Official Trailer

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WHAT IS FIST OF LEDGEND:

The title may seem similar to a famous Jet Li film, but this is not a remake. This is a really great mixed martial arts drama from Korea courtesy of director Kang Woo-Suk (PUBLIC ENEMY).

Noodle shop owner Lim Deok-Kyu (Hwang Jeong-Min) lives a quiet and unexciting life. This is a major difference from his high school days, when he was an amateur boxer. He is constantly berated by his mother-in-law and is ignored constantly by his daughter Soo-Bin (Ji Woo). When unscrupulous television producer Hong Gyu-Min (Lee Yo-Won) creates a show that shows former high school fighters taking each other on, she invites Deok-Kyu, who at first refuses. However, when financial strife hits him hard, he joins the show and soon becomes a star.

However, with his newfound fame comes a price. Two of his former friends, Lee Sang-Hoon (Yoo Jun-Sang) and Shin Jae-Seok (Yoon Je-Moon) have also joined the show for their own reasons. Sang-Hoon has lost his self-respect as the manager of a PR company when he is constantly harassed by his boss and former friend Son Jin-Ho (Jeong Woong-In). Jae-Seok has become a low level gangster who is constantly seen as a mere henchman and wants to become somebody. When the three former friends learn of a tournament that Ms. Hong has created called the “Match of Legends”, the prize is $200,000, they come face-to-face with what could be their destinies.

THE REVIEW:

Mixed martial arts films have been a dime a dozen. Most of the time, they have simplistic plots and rely only on the action. There have been some exceptions, notably Gavin O’Connor’s WARRIOR (2011). This film, based on an internet comic by Lee Jong-Gyu, is also one of those exceptions. Clocked in at 153 minutes, the film’s narrative is the driving force of the film.

The cast of the film give out great performances, notably Hwang Jeong-Min as Deok-Kyu. Deok-Kyu was an amateur boxer and Olympic hopeful who loses to a rigged contest and goes a downward spiral that nearly cost him everything. At first, he is seen as a loser to everyone, including himself. However, he soon makes a transition from zero to hero and back to zero only to eventually find what is right and does what he can not only to prednisone gain the respect of his daughter, but to seek redemption in himself. In fact, an emotional scene midway through the film made this reviewer shed a tear.

While it seems Lim’s story may be somewhat the focus of the story, we learn more about his former friends Sang-Hoon and Jae-Seok, two men who like their fallen friend, lack self-respect and are seen as losers to everyone. Through the use of flashbacks does the viewer fully understand what caused the three friends’ lives to change forever and the road to redemption for all three.

While there are a few antagonists in the film, none tend to come more reviled at times than Lee Yo-Won’s Ms. Hong. Lee plays the role as someone who cares only about the ratings of her creation. She constantly nags and even goes to some threatening to get what she wants when it comes to the talent of the show. At times, she is no better than a gangster who demands money especially when she poses a threat against one of the three guys if he doesn’t accept to go on the show. At least she doesn’t go as far as trying to rig the fights. She just wants a good show to earn the ratings.

Action director Jung Doo-Hong once again dazzles the screen with his choreography. Using mixed martial arts as the central force behind the action, he tends to use distinct styles for most of the film in terms of the characters. For instance, Deok-Kyu is a skilled Western boxer while Sang-Hoon is a skilled tae kwon do kicker. In a twist that may remind viewers of NEVER BACK DOWN 2 (2011), the three men, along with the other five competing in the big tournament that takes up the third act, train in mixed martial arts under Jason Kim, a MMA champion who is the technical advisor of the show. The editing of the tournament fights is nice for the most, amid a few extreme close ups, but for the most part, overhead and wide nizagara shots are nicely used as well as long shots to showcase MMA techniques. They really make the cast, who trained under Jung for the film, look quite nice in the action.

The film had four nominations at the 50th Grand Bell Awards in Korea. Hwang Jeong-Min was up for Best Actor. Yoo Jung-Sang was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Newcomers Park Jung-Min and Park Doo-Shik were nominated both for Best New Actor for their portrayals of the young Deok-Kyu and Jae-Seok.

If you liked the mixed martial arts film WARRIOR, then FISTS OF LEGEND is definitely Korea’s answer to WARRIOR. Note that the word “answer” and not “version” is used. FISTS OF LEGEND brings a good narrative that drives the action as well as some great performances by Hwang Jeong-Min, Yoo Jung-Sang, and Yoon Je-Moon as the three middle aged men who despite being past their prime seek redemption in themselves in the world of mixed martial arts. Definitely worth viewing.

STARRING: Jeong-min Hwang, Woong-in Jung ,Yu-won Lee, Jun-Sang Yoo, Je-mun Yun

Fists Of Legend – Trailer – Korean Action, 2013.

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About The Project: Originally released in 2001, Disposable Arts is a thematic / concept album by Masta Ace. The concept follows that Masta Ace is being released from prison, his return to home and joining ‘The Institute of Disposable Arts’. The album is one complete story with the skits and songs together. The album contain many guest artists like Masta Ace’s own group eMC (Stricklin, Punchline & Wordsworth), Apocalypse, Greg Nice, Rah Digga, J-Ro, King T, Jean Grae and more. Also a bunch of different producers, this album is seen as a classic album by most Hip Hop heads.

This reissue by Below System, contains almost a 2 hour aking of DVD where you will see most of the contributors to the Disposable Arts album. Interviews, stories behind the tracks and more content about the making of Disposable Arts. The physical copy of this special CD+DVD package will available in the stores, early October 2013! Format: CD + DVD (Digipack) Cat. No: BS-010
Label: Below System Release Date: Early October!

Masta Ace “The Making Of Disposable Arts (Trailer #1)” – Official Music Video

The Making Of Disposable Arts presented by D. Aurelius, Mac Mil Media, Below System and M3 Hip Hop.

TRACKLISTING:
01. The Release [Skit]
02. Too Long (Feat. Apocalypse) Produced by Masta Ace
03. Block Episode (Feat. Punch & Words) Produced by Sabor
04. IDA Commercial [Skit]
05. Don’t Understand (Feat. Greg Nice) Produced by Paul Nice
06. Goodbye Lisa [Skit]
07. Hold U (Feat. Jean Grae) Produced by Ayatollah
08. Every Other Day Produced by Xplicit
09. Roommates Meet [Skit]
10. Take A Walk (Feat. Apocalypse) Produced by Gerrard C. Baker
11. Something’s Wrong (Feat. Strick & Young Zee) Produced by Koolade
12. The Classes [Skit]
13. Acknowledge Produced by Xplicit
14. Enuff (Feat. Mr. Lee Gee) Produced by Rodney Hunter
15. Watching The Game [Skit]
16. Unfriendly Game (Feat. Strick) Produced by Sabor
17. Alphabet Soup Produced by Domingo
18. Dear Yvette (Feat. Jane Doe) Produced by DJ Rob
19. I Like Dat (Feat. Punch & Words) Produced by DJ 3D & DJ A. Vee
20. P.T.A. (Feat. King T & J-Ro) Produced by Deacon Da Villain
21. Type I Hate (Feat. Rah Digga & Leschea) Produced by Domingo
22. Dear Diary Produced by Domingo
23. Last Rights [Skit]
24. No Regrets Produced by Dom

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