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Prepare to Enter the Underground with the Definitive Director’s Cut for Sam Firstenberg’s AMERICAN SAMURAI!

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Prepare to Enter the Underground with the Definitive Director’s Cut for Sam Firstenberg’s AMERICAN SAMURAI!

John M Jerva March 7, 2025

Indie filmmaker Lyle Goodwin has been diligently reconstructing a definitive and final version of director Sam Firstenberg’s...

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Kino Lorber Set to Unleash Michael Dudikoff’s AVENGING FORCE on Special Edition Blu-Ray!

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Kino Lorber Set to Unleash Michael Dudikoff’s AVENGING FORCE on Special Edition Blu-Ray!

John M Jerva July 10, 2024

After picking up my action cinema bible (also known as Jeff Speakman’s The Perfect Weapon) on special...

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Shout!Factory Tacks Up for a 4K Ultra HD Release of Chuck Norris’ Epic 1986 Actioner THE DELTA FORCE!

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Shout!Factory Tacks Up for a 4K Ultra HD Release of Chuck Norris’ Epic 1986 Actioner THE DELTA FORCE!

John M Jerva June 4, 2024

I’ve been rather busy lately and because of said life getting in the way like it always...

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Kino Lorber Ready to Unleash AMERICAN NINJA 1 & 2 on Special Edition Blu-Ray this October!

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Kino Lorber Ready to Unleash AMERICAN NINJA 1 & 2 on Special Edition Blu-Ray this October!

John M Jerva August 12, 2023

My childhood like so many of yours was filled with watching endless hours of Ninja movies as...

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Kino Lorber Ready to Unleash a Brand New 3D Restoration of Cannon Films’ Guilty Pleasure Adventure Flick TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS!

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Kino Lorber Ready to Unleash a Brand New 3D Restoration of Cannon Films’ Guilty Pleasure Adventure Flick TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS!

John M Jerva February 24, 2022

By: John M Jerva Have I mentioned lately how much I miss the 80’s. Things were simpler,...

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ACTION REWIND/ESSENTIAL ACTION: Chuck Norris is a One Man War in BRADDOCK: MISSING IN ACTION 3!

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ACTION REWIND/ESSENTIAL ACTION: Chuck Norris is a One Man War in BRADDOCK: MISSING IN ACTION 3!

John M Jerva January 22, 2022

By: John M Jerva I’ve been watching a lot of old school action films lately for my...

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The Action Elite Live: The War Room- TAE Live: Cannon Films Does RAIDERS! It’s King Solomon’s Mines vs. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold!

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The Action Elite Live: The War Room- TAE Live: Cannon Films Does RAIDERS! It’s King Solomon’s Mines vs. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold!

John M Jerva December 4, 2021

By: John M Jerva Hey all you action aficionados out there! Happy Holidays and to celebrate Eoin...

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Tubi Top Pick: “Everyone Goes Home” in Cannon Films’ Flag Waving 1986 Vietnam Actioner P.O.W. THE ESCAPE with David Carradine!

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Tubi Top Pick: “Everyone Goes Home” in Cannon Films’ Flag Waving 1986 Vietnam Actioner P.O.W. THE ESCAPE with David Carradine!

John M Jerva October 10, 2021

By: John M Jerva I don’t know how many times I’ve said growing up in the 80’s...

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Action Rewind: MERCENARY FIGHTERS with Reb Brown, Ron O’Neal & Peter Fonda is One of the Finest Cannon Films Productions from the Ever so Explosive 80’s!

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Action Rewind: MERCENARY FIGHTERS with Reb Brown, Ron O’Neal & Peter Fonda is One of the Finest Cannon Films Productions from the Ever so Explosive 80’s!

John M Jerva July 21, 2021

By: Anthony Francis “You are committing a genocide on a people you don’t know, for somebody you...

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Watch the Full Length Documentary to the 80’s Action Classic AVENGING FORCE!

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Watch the Full Length Documentary to the 80’s Action Classic AVENGING FORCE!

John M Jerva February 2, 2021

By: John M Jerva A few weeks back, I helped promote the live streaming event for the...

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THE MAKING OF AVENGING FORCE Streaming Event Premieres on January 29th with Live Q&A Featuring Director Sam Firstenberg!

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THE MAKING OF AVENGING FORCE Streaming Event Premieres on January 29th with Live Q&A Featuring Director Sam Firstenberg!

John M Jerva January 16, 2021

By: John M Jerva Well if you’re like me and you grew up during the action boom...

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When Action Movies Had Balls! 10 TO MIDNIGHT- 1983

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When Action Movies Had Balls! 10 TO MIDNIGHT- 1983

John M Jerva October 11, 2020

By: Anthony Francis When Action Movies Had Balls! 10 to Midnight- 1983 Written by William Roberts/ Directed...

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AVENGING FORCE Unleashes On UK Blu-Ray in August from 88 Films!

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AVENGING FORCE Unleashes On UK Blu-Ray in August from 88 Films!

John M Jerva June 30, 2020

By: John M Jerva Considered one of the best collaborations between 80’s action star Michael Dudikoff and...

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Book Review: Take a Stroll Down 80’s and 90’s Action Memory Lane with the Essential STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES!

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Book Review: Take a Stroll Down 80’s and 90’s Action Memory Lane with the Essential STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES!

John M Jerva May 2, 2020

By: John M Jerva Book Review: Stories From The Trenches: Adventures In Making High-Octane Hollywood Movies With...

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STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES: The Must Have Book of the Glory Days of Action with Director Sam Firstenberg is Now Available!

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STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES: The Must Have Book of the Glory Days of Action with Director Sam Firstenberg is Now Available!

John M Jerva March 4, 2020

By: John M Jerva If you’re a product of 80’s and 90’s action cinema and most preferably...

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