Tag: dominicpurcell

We were big fans of Allan Ungar's Gridlocked - a deliberate throwback to the pulpy DTV action films of the 90s starring Dominic Purcell, Stephen Lang, Trish Stratus, Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones and Saul Rubinek - back when it premiered...

Dominic Purcell anchors the cast of Allan Ungar's indie action film Gridlocked and with the film set to have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest later today the first clip is freshly arrived online.David Hendrix (Dominic Purcell) has got it...

It was back in May of 2013 that we first wrote about Toronto based indie director Allan Ungar. He was wrapping up Tapped at the time, a gritty fight drama starring former karate world champ Cody Hackman opposite Michael Biehn...

The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced a wide swathe of their programming - though not all titles are currently available on the festival website you can find a quick overview here - and included in the Night Shift section...

If there is one thing that Vikings have absolutely no tolerance for, it has to be men in tunics, as this clip from Vikingdom clearly demonstrates. If you are wearing a tunic, then sadly you are a dead man. The equation...

Right off the hop I have to say that Vikingdom is a real slog to get through. It is almost a staggering two hours long! Just as a common-sense rule, no action film should be two hours long. Period. And the...

So. You say you are a fan of pillaging villages and wearing hats with horns? Then we have a giveaway for you! We have 3 DVDs and posters for Vikingdom, starring Dominic Purcell, Craig Fairbass, and Conan Stevens. Based on Viking...

What kind of action picture would you conjure up if you had Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro at your disposal? Killer Elite features routine action that's enlivened by the performances of its three headliners. Yet the...

For the first ten minutes or so of its running time Gary McKendry's Killer Elite plays like the greatest film John McTiernan never made. The picture kicks off strong with a slick, tightly choreographed action sequence with just the right...

You know what pleases me about Gary McKendry's Killer Elite? All signs are that he understands what people want from an action film and - more importantly - doesn't confuse those desires for stupidity. He also, evidently, understands that people...

You know what's even better than an Expendables style round up of old action guys whose movies we used to love? Someone actually going out and making the type of movie that made us fall in love with all those...

Robert DeNiro throwing punches to the accompaniment of The Scorpions? Clive Owen rocking a bad mustache? Jason Statham being Jason Statham? It can only be the trailer - a ridiculous and ridiculously fun trailer, I might add - for Gary...