Category: Events
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San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Announcement
I’ll be presenting on the Anthropology of Kung Fu Cinema at San Diego Comic-Con 2025. You can view the schedule page here: https://sched.co/26x1A Saturday July 26, 2025 2:00pm – 3:00pm PDT Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Eric Jacobus (stuntman from the God of War and Mortal Kombat series, founder of the independent action…
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Rope A Dope at LA Film Fest – Aug 21 @ 8pm – Tix Available
Our latest short film Rope A Dope will be premiering at the LA Indie Film Fest, come check it out! I’ll be there along with the producers and potentially the other cast and crew to answer questions afterward. I’ll throw in a live back flip for free if you show up. When: Wednesday August 21 @ 8:00pm…
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The Stunt People @ Comic-Con 2013 – Info and Schedule
The Stunt People and Action Pact Entertainment will be present at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International. Wednesday July 17th – Sunday July 21st Booth #4015 We’ll also be showing our latest (and as of yet unreleased) short film Rope-A-Dope at the Superhero Ric Meyers’ Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza. R-a-D is currently running the festival circuit…
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Death Grip at the American Film Market – Interview with Film Specific
Filmmakers always want to know what goes down at the American Film Market. As I probably mentioned a few times, Death Grip attended AFM in 2011, and while the price of admission was steep, the learning experience more than paid for it. Stacey Parks of Film Specific recently interviewed us for her latest case study…
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Death Grip Kills It with James Lew at Ric Meyers’ Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza Panel
Ric Meyers showed Death Grip at his kung fu movie panel, and I had the opportunity to meet James Lew before the panel. It was awesome. Though the crowd was an entirely different demographic than the one that attended our premiere, they laughed at all the same jokes. Afterward Ric had us all stand in…
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Comic Con 2012 Adventures – Darren Shahlavi “Twister” of Ip Man 2 Talks Stunts
On day two of our Comic-Con 2012 visit, Darren Shahlavi stopped by the booth and remembered me from contact him on Facebook. I gave him a copy of Death Grip, and he spent an hour giving me the low-down on what it’s like being a “gwailo” (foreigner) in Hong Kong films. From his big debut as…
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First Impressions of an Indie Action Exhibitor at Comic-Con 2012 – Bigger and Better than Ever
When we walked into the exhibit hall today to begin our Comic-Con 2012 adventure, the initial impression was: holy sh*t. Not only is Comic-Con bigger, but it’s louder, thicker, longer, and faster. Legendary is two hundred yards from us with a Dolby Surround system and a 130-inch LED TV near the ceiling playing every trailer…
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Donnie Yen visits New York
Donnie Yen took a flight to New York very recently because he was invited to attend the yearly New York Asian Film Festival as a special guest for special showings of the 1993 kung fu action classic Iron Monkey as well as his recent hits SPL (aka Kill Zone), The Lost Bladesman and Wu Xia…
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Death Grip Theatrical Premiere Wrap-Up and a Thank You
The premiere for Death Grip on June 30th, 2012 was a night I’ll never forget. Two years of solid labor suddenly morphed into something real and alive. The audience reaction was incredible. They got every joke (and a bunch of others, which I didn’t expect), screamed at the gore, and cheered after every fight scene.…