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Encapsulated Cinema: Arena, Freerunner, and Tekken

Encapsulated Cinema: Arena, Freerunner, and Tekken

Todd Rigney October 8, 2011

Arena (2011)Without the presence of Samuel L. Jackson, director Jonah Loop’s “Arena” probably would have gotten completely lost in the direct-to-video shuffle. It’s something you’d expect a bunch of professional mixed martial artists to...

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Trailer: Samuel L. Jackson Earns a Paycheck in Tourney Fighting Movie Arena

Trailer: Samuel L. Jackson Earns a Paycheck in Tourney Fighting Movie Arena

Nix August 3, 2011

Here’s your first look at the trailer for “Arena” (formerly “Deathgames” before it was changed to “The Killing Game”), a new tournament fighting movie starring Samuel L. Jackson as the evil mastermind pitting the...

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Vampire Bait, Jason, and Dexter’s Dad Join Deathgames

Vampire Bait, Jason, and Dexter’s Dad Join Deathgames

Nix May 25, 2010

“Deathgames” still sounds incredibly generic to me, another moderately budgeted direct-to-DVD action movie that might, possibly, get a theatrical release based on its cast — Samuel L. Jackson, Kellen Lutz, and now, Nina Dobrev...

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Samuel L. Jackson and Twilight Guy in Generic Deathgames

Samuel L. Jackson and Twilight Guy in Generic Deathgames

Nix April 19, 2010

“Deathgames” sounds like the kind of movie you’d see on the shelves of your local mom and pop video store in the late ’80s or early ’90s, but in 2010? We’re probably looking at...

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