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Ara Paiaya
initially turned a few heads on the martial arts movie scene
when his first independent feature film, 'Dubbed And Dangerous' went down a storm with the critics.
With the release of his latest movie, 'Death List' on
DVD we decided to catch up with Ara to find out a little
more about the project and the man himself. |
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'The
Witches Hammer' Cast & Crew
(16/03/07)
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'The
Witches Hammer' is a new British film that is a mix of
both horror and action. This combination of high kicking
martial arts and blood sucking vampire antics intrigued
us so we decided to track down members of the cast and
crew to get the details on the production. |
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Scott
Adkins is a rising British martial arts star who has
been lucky enough to appear in several Hong Kong
productions alongside the likes of Jet Li and Jackie
Chan. With his latest film ('Undisputed II: Last Man
Standing') gathering great word of mouth, we caught up
with Scott to get the low-down. |
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Park
Chan-Wook
(16/02/06)
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During
the UK theatrical release of 'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance',
DDUK's Rob Daniel was lucky enough to meet up with director
Park Chan-Wook. He discusses his past and present works as
well as what drives the man himself. |
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Debbie
Rowland (Contender Ent.)
(15/06/05)
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DDUK's
Rob Daniel attended the UK premiere of the high octane
action flick 'Ong Bak' and whilst there managed to catch a
few words with Contender Entertainment's Debbie Rowland. She
gave us a quick glimpse into their reasoning behind
selecting 'Ong Bak' and much more. |
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Michael
Hui, star of such classics as 'The Private Eyes' and
'Security Unlimited', is a legend in the halls of Hong Kong
comedies. His absence from the industry has been a
real disappointment but we caught up with the man himself to
get a little insight into his exciting career. |
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'Left
For Dead' is a new British Martial Arts film featuring the cream
of talent from around the UK. Phil Hobden is the producer
of this exciting new film and took time out of his busy schedule
to give DDUK a little info on the movie. |
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Kata
Hajime Productions
(27/02/02)
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One
of England's newest production teams are hard at work
creating the very first British traditional kung fu movie.
They took time out of their busy schedules to fill us in on
all the details with an insight into their production
process. |
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Hailing
from the 'Left For Dead' team, this comical interview goes
behind the scenes with The Shemp - an all important part of
the filmmaking process that is often overlooked. |
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Richard
Cooper
(29/01/07)
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Richard
Cooper was the founder of the very first official UK
Jackie Chan fan club before going on to create two
popular publications dedicated to various aspects of
Asian cinema - Screen Power and Jade Screen. In our
interview, we discussed with Richard how he got
started and how things are progressing. |
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Jet
Li is a firm fan favourite in the Hong Kong film community
who really needs no introduction. Having recently completed
work on what is reportedly his last martial arts based film
'Fearless', Jet Li took part in a short Q & A to discuss
the movie and his philosophies behind it. |
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Chris
Jones - The Revenge
(08/10/05)
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It's
been 3 years since we last caught up with Brit kicker Chris
Jones and since our last conversation, he has gone from
strength to strength. DDUK were lucky enough to catch up
with one our favourite stars to find out about his current
projects and what the future holds. |
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Actor,
producer, writer and DVD audio commentator - Bey Logan has
done it all throughout his illustrious career. However, his
biggest challenge was facing DDUK's Rob Daniel for a few
questions. |
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At
this point in time, Silvio Simac is probably best known for
his role in 'Black Mask 2' but this is only the tip of the
iceberg for the rising star. With roles in movies such
as 'Danny The Dog' and 'The Purifiers' still to come, it was
great that we were able to grab a few words with him. |
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There
have been few real action heroes that have hailed from the UK
but Chris Jones is one of the upcoming actors and stuntmen
that originates from England. He spoke with DDUK about his
forthcoming projects and gave his thoughts on the state of the
English film industry. |
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Steve
Lawson & Simon Wyndham
(05/11/04)
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Steve
and Simon are the two men behind 'Insiders', the UK's first
professionally produced independent martial arts action
feature. This exclusive interview sees them discuss 'Insiders'
along with the formation of their new production company,
Phoenix-i. |
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John
Foster is an up and coming American director who has been
gathering acclaim for his first short film entitled 'Kyoto
Nocturnes, Part 1: Elegant Slaughter '. Rob Daniel met up
with John to talk about making a low budget short in Japan,
what Eastern flicks float his boat and more. |
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