Minute with the Master interview with John Kreng #4
Article by: Tom MeigsPart 1 1) Do you rehearse moves differently for motion capture than for live action? Yes, the emphasis on the moves are much different. When you perform live it’s one take and it has to be effective so that the person in the bleachers will react as strongly as the one in the front row. [...]
Minute with the Master Interview with John Kreng #3
Article by: Tom MeigsPart 2 Now settle deeply for our next visit with the Master… Tom: In general, which Asian sci fi films (or sci fi influenced) are we (Western audiences) missing out on? Probably the most controversial is BATTLE ROYALE, (at the time of it’s release) one of the highest grossing films in Japan. This is not your safe [...]
Minute with the Master Interview with John Kreng #2
Article by: Tom MeigsIt’s time again Master Kreng! Stop reading that Gold Key issue of The Funky Phantom! Part 1 Master Kreng: Are you talking to me, Tom? I was never into The Funky Phantom. I felt the show was a weak re-hashing of Scooby Doo. When I was growing up I was more into Batfink, Speed Racer, Gigantor, Ultraman, Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp (where’s PETA when you [...]
Minute with the Master Interview with John Kreng #1
Article by: Tom MeigsI recently did a “Minute with the Master” interview with my buddy, John Kreng. Here’s a quick summary of John’s bio followed by the interview: Martial arts expert and aficionado John Kreng has been training since he was a child, earning him black belts in Tang Soo Do and Te-katana Ju-Jitsu, These skills, along with [...]
Champions Close Up: Bob Ozman
Article by: Gordon RichiusaSome call him a master, a title he humbly refuses to accept. However, it’s indisputable that Bob Ozman has gained a respect and recognition in his more than three decades of martial arts involvement as one of the true pioneers of traditional instruction in the U.S. His uncompromising methods of teaching Isshin-ryu (on Okinawan system), [...]
Cung Le Stars in FIGHTING
Article by: Gene ChingThis year, Cung Le is about to explode on the big screen. America’s leading Sanshou fighter and Strikeforce Middleweight Champion has four major films lined up for 2009: FIGHTING (opening 4/24/2009), PANDORUM (opening 9/4/2009), TEKKEN (tba) and TRUE LEGEND (tba). On top of this, Cung has a major MMA belt to defend. We caught up [...]
The Hollywood Dream: An Interview with Jean Claude Van Damme
Article by: Don WarrenerAlmost as elusive as the fountain of youth is the “Hollywood Dream” of becoming the next Jean Claude Van Damme. Sitting here in my studio in Hollywood, California I have just finished talking to another young man who has moved from Edinborough, Scotland to Hollywood where he is in pursuit of his lifetime goal of [...]
Jackie Chan’s Disciple Jack Tu
Article by: Gene ChingOn July 27, 2008, just prior to the Beijing Olympics, Jackie Chan took his first disciple. Jack Tu bowed before Jackie on top of the Great Wall of China in the finale episode of Jackie Chan’s DISCIPLE, a popular reality T.V. show based on Jackie’s worldwide search for a successor. We first met Jack Tu [...]
Talking With Jackie Chan
Article by: John KrengUp close and personal with Jackie The internationally famous Jackie Chan is a real life “Rocky” story. He was born into such poverty that his parents wanted to sell him to the doctor who delivered him because they could not afford to feed him, and at age seven his parents had to leave for Australia [...]
Rain on Ninja Assassin
Article by: Gene ChingNINJA ASSASSIN is the first major R-rated martial arts film to open on a pivotal premiere date in America in a very long time. For Thanksgiving weekend 2009, NINJA ASSASSIN revitalizes the ninja genre with bloody action-packed vengeance, redeeming the ninja from their post-’80s fate as comic relief or heroes in a half shell. NINJA [...]
