Where is the American dream bred? In the heart or in the head? Director-Writer Ziyu Luo’s “American Daydream” is a classic ode to the idea of the American dream and our pursuit of it. Is the “American Dream” an unreachable goal, or something that we each have within us, personally? Recently having its world premiere at the HollyShorts Film Festival, “American Daydream” is a brilliant beautiful short drama comedy that explores ideas about immigration, assimilation and Americanization.
A Man Called Tiger (aka Leng mian hu) (1973) [Eureka Entertainment]
Available from Eureka Entertainment
Following the death of his father, a man uses his martial arts skills and a hired gang to find out the truth.
The Double Crossers (aka Gui ji shuang xiong) (1976) [Eureka Entertainment]
Available from Eureka Entertainment
Following the death of his father, a detective goes looking for answers and soon finds out that not everyone one his father was associated with wanted the best for him.
The Miracle Fighters (aka Kei moon duen gap) (1982) [Eureka Entertainment]
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A condemned man takes the emperor’s son hostage to escape. Years later, the emperor’s wizard finds him because of a necklace the boy wears.
Five Favorite Channing Tatum Cameos
Channing Tatum originally began his career being pegged as the dreamy bad boy who was mostly in romance movies. Over the course of his career, he’s also garnered an admirable sense of self-awareness never being afraid to poke fun at himself thus setting himself up as one of the big-time actors who love to make cameos in random movies. Tatum has popped up in many movies over the last ten years, including “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
Whether you like him or not, Tatum has offered up some surprising cameos over the years, here are my favorites.
There’s A Zombie Outside (2024) [Popcorn Frights 2024]
It should go without saying that I really wanted to love Michael Varrati’s “There’s a Zombie Outside”; somewhere deep down there’s a great film thar doesn’t pitch itself as one thing and is really something else. What I initially assumed was some kind of supernatural descent in to horror transforms in to what is basically “Adaptation” but for the horror sect. It’s an eighty minute horror themed drama about impostor syndrome, and trying to complete a product of love before it begins consuming our lives.
Beast Fighter: Karate Bearfighter (aka Kenka karate kyokushin burai ken) (1975) [Eureka Entertainment]
Available from Eureka Entertainment as a 2-disc set with Beast Fighter: Karate Bullfighter.
In this follow-up of Beast Fighter: Karate Bullfighter, we get to see a bit more of the life and exploits of Sensei Masutatsu Oyama.