There is a new martial arts movie coming out in select theaters this Friday, and on DVD February 10th, called Chocolate, from the director of Ong Bak. It features the trademark flying elbows and roundhouse knees of any Muay Thai... CONTINUE READING THERE IS A MOVIE ABOUT A SPECIAL NEEDS MARTIAL ARTIST, AND IT LOOKS GREAT»
Posted on February 2, 2009 in
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Tags: Chocolate | JeeJa Yanin | Muay Thai | Ong Bak | Tony Jaa | Yo La Tengo
Hey, are you an actor with some training in the martial arts, or a history of barroom brawling? Have you always dreamed of being in an action movie, slugging it out on the deck of an aircraft carrier or wherever... CONTINUE READING YOU COULD BE THE POOREST MAN'S TONY JAA»
Posted on August 18, 2008 in
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Tags: Acting! | Coachella | Fights | Tony Jaa | Work
Tony Jaa has been found. On television. From Variety: BANGKOK -- Tony Jaa appeared on a TV talk show Monday night to counter the allegations by Sahamongkol Film Int'l over his disappearance from the set and alleged overspending of Baht250... CONTINUE READING TONY JAA IS NO LONGER MISSING»
Posted on July 29, 2008 in
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Tags: Ong Bak 2 | Tony Jaa
Tony Jaa has been missing since June? Don't play games. On Friday, Sahamongkol prexy Somsak Techaratanaprasert [holy god, how many syllables is that?] held a press conference to confirm that Tony Jaa has been missing since June. "But I love... CONTINUE READING WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TONY JAANDIEGO?»
Posted on July 28, 2008 in
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Tags: Ong Bak 2 | Tony Jaa
As Lindsay pointed out in last week's Friday Fight, I love any movie with fighting in it. This is mostly true. Movie fights are great, and it's surprising how few good ones there are. Hollywood, more fights please. They make... CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE TOP 6 FIGHT SCENES OF THE PAST 6 YEARS»
Posted on July 22, 2008 in
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Tags: Batman | Eminem | Jason Bourne | Stephen Chow | Tony Jaa
Real fight is back, you guys. Ong Bak 2 trailer (via AICN). You're welcome. I'm not quite sure why this is called Ong Bak 2 since it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the first Ong Bak, and... CONTINUE READING TONY JAA IS MY BOYFRIEND (NULLUS)»
Posted on June 17, 2008 in
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Tags: Ong Bak 2 | Tony Jaa
OK, this one is going to be a hard sell, but stay with me here. I know that this trailer is in Thai, not English, with no subtitles. I know that the audio is edited together kind of badly, with... CONTINUE READING I LOVES ME SOM TAM»
Posted on April 30, 2008
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Tags: Awesome | Muay Thai | Som Tam | Tony Jaa
