The first(as far as I know) film festival for action films starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday in Asheville, North Carolina. Some of the movies that will be shown include the awesome looking Harry Brown, Centurion, Raging Phoenix, Mandrill, District 13: Ultimatum, 14 Blades, and The Good, The Bad, The Weird. Also, on Sunday Chuck Norris will be there to receive a lifetime achievement award. If I could afford to send my father to this I definitely would. Check below the cut for the official press statement, ActionFest trailer, and trailers for the movies I mentioned above.
Press Statement:
Action cinema finally has a home at Actionfest, the world’s only film festival devoted exclusively to action films. Actionfest celebrates the genre by showcasing the latest and the best in action cinema from all over the world for four wild days at the Carolina Asheville in beautiful, Asheville, NC. We’re out to show that action films can not only be art, but they’re one of the best forms of pure cinema there is. From crazy martial arts films from Thailand to British crime thrillers and to the latest in Hong Kong action, action films are a universal language, and we’re out to prove that they can excite any audience in any place in any language. Actionfest will bring to Asheville some of the most exciting, original, even daring action films being made today, in addition to screening new Hollywood blockbusters and fresh indies. For more details please visit: http://actionfest.com
ActionFest Trailer
Mandrill Trailer – The Star Marko Zaror will be at ActionFest. The trailer starts off slowly, but wait for it…
District 13:Ultimatum Trailer
Centurion Trailer
Harry Brown Trailer
The Good, The Bad, The Weird Trailer
Raging Phoenix Trailer
14 Blades Trailer – Donnie Yen is awesome.
