Articles By: Basil Murad

Top 10 Patrick Swayze Movies

As you all should by now know, Patrick Swayze succumbed to cancer yesterday after a lengthy battle which was revealed to the press only just last year. Upon hearing the news I was shocked and saddened, and my condolences go out to his family during this painful time. Hence, in honor of the late and...
September 15th, 2009 | Read More

Ninja Flicks: A Retrospective

With the recent surge of Ninjas on celluloid marked by the upcoming releases of Ninja, Ninja Assassin and G.I. Joe (because of Snake Eyes of course…) I felt it was time to take a look back and pick out some of what I deem the best movies featuring the mysterious deadly assassin archetype. Following...
September 12th, 2009 | Read More

Bruce Lee Trilogee!!

Apparently there is a 3 part biographical feature project in the works about the one and only Bruce Lee, kung fu master extraordinaire. Bruce Lee’s family will be working with J.A Media which is based in China to bring the master’s story to celluloid, and the first installment of the trilogy...
July 29th, 2009 | Read More

Watchmen Saturday Morning Cartoon Spoof

Glad you decided to dress up today Dr. Manhattan...   Watchmen fans might get a kick out of this little spoof video depicting the characters of the graphic novel as starring in their own hypothetical cartoon show. Done in a style reminiscent of the late 80’s and early 90’s Saturday morning...
May 28th, 2009 | Read More

14 Blades Leaked Footage

  Jet who? The upcoming period martial arts epic 14 Blades which is being directed by Daniel Lee (Black Mask) looks mighty cool, based on this leaked footage. Certified Kung Fu badass Donnie Yen has a starring role in the film so that makes it a must see in my book. Set during the Ming Dynasty the movie...
May 23rd, 2009 | Read More

Takashi Miike’s Next Manga Adaptation

Everyone’s favorite whacked out Japanese director is doing the Manga shuffle again, this time with a live action version of Buichi Terasawa’s Takeru. As in the Manga the film would follow the exploits of Takeru Ichimonji, a ninja with blond, curiously styled hair who lives in a sort of hybrid...
May 21st, 2009 | Read More

Top 5 Eighties Cartoons That May Never Get the Hollywood Treatment

If you grew up watching cartoons during the eighties then you’ve no doubt noticed how some of that period’s most beloved shows are now being turned into Hollywood blockbusters. What with the sequel to the Transformers movie and GI Joe coming to theaters soon, and Thundercats and Voltron...
May 15th, 2009 | Read More

‘One Armed Swordsman’ Remake

South Korea has been turning out some crazy movies lately (I can’t wait for North Korea to develop a film industry and see what the heck they come up with*), and most of the ones I’ve seen have been pretty darn awesome. That said, I’m anticipating this next project with some skepticism....
May 14th, 2009 | Read More

Scorsese Does Sinatra

Here’s some interesting news. Martin Scorsese is going to be directing a biopic based on the life and times of ol’ blue eyes himself, Frank Sinatra. Now the only thing I’m wondering is, will Scorsese give this film the ‘Aviator’ treatment, or take it back to ‘Goodfellas’...
May 13th, 2009 | Read More

Kamui Trailer

Ah, ninjas. Who doesn’t love ‘em? Well, except those pesky pirate lovers of course. For those that can’t get enough of ‘em, here’s a new trailer for an upcoming Ninja flick called ‘Kamui’, based on the ‘Legend of Kamui’ mangas which began in the...
May 13th, 2009 | Read More

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