American Expendables Interview

Tom Seymour, the director of the VHS Massacre documentary series, asked me to sit down and talk about his newest project in which I appear. This was my third documentary collaboration with Tom, having previously appeared in VHS Massacre and VHS Massacre Too. The film is called American Expendables and is a deep dive into the impact that B-movie action stars like Bolo Yeung, Bill Blanks, and Cynthia Rothrock had on the martial arts genre.

Tom interviewed me because of my martial arts background and love of Kung Fu movies from the 70s and 80s. This is a project that he worked on for several years. The documentary has won many major film festivals, including becoming a Gold winner at the 2024 Telly Awards.

American Expendables film is currently streaming on the Amazon Prime and Fandango platforms!

July 19, 2024September 24, 2024

Guess who won their first Telly Award?

Since I returned from vacation in Norway I have been feeling a bit down. Thankfully, I received some good news in the mail yesterday. A documentary in which I played a part, American Expendables, was a Gold Winner at the 2024 Telly Awards in the Long Form Documentary category. In addition to appearing on camera, I also served as a producer on the project.

American Expendables is the brainchild of Thomas Seymour, director of the award-winning VHS Massacre film series. The documentary explores the martial arts video craze in the U.S. during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The film celebrates the unsung action stars Cynthia Rothrock, Bolo Yeung, and Billy Blanks. Tom asked me if I would be interested in being a part of his new documentary because of my background in martial arts and love of B-rated action films.

May 16, 2021May 20, 2021

The Mid May Massacre panel video

Here is the video from the VHS Massacre Too Q&A at the Mid May Massacre Comic Con! We pop up about an hour into the recording.

May 11, 2021May 20, 2021

VHS Massacre Too Panel Discussion

I was very honored to be featured in this award-winning documentary, and even more appreciative to be asked to participate in a panel discussion on the film. So if you are available, please watch VHS Massacre Too and the Q&A on May 15th at 4:00 p.m. EST during the Mid May Massacre (http://www.midmaymassacre.com). Did I mention that the event is free?

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March 25, 2021March 28, 2021

After 400 episodes, maybe we should put the band back together

Last week the podcast crew got back together after a three year sabbatical to celebrate the 400th episode of VHS Massacre/ New York Cine Radio! We reviewed Steven Seagal’s 2009 vampire flick, Against the Dark!

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

Blaxploitation films and Me

This is a short clip from an upcoming documentary in which I was interviewed on the topics of Kung Fu and Blaxploitation films from the 70’s.

August 1, 2015December 4, 2018

VHS Massacre is coming

Some of you might not know but I am appearing in an upcoming documentary on the rise of digital media and the fall of physical formats like DVDs and VHS tapes. The clip above is a small excerpt from the VHS Massacre Documentary in which I appear.

May 29, 2013September 29, 2013

VHS Massacre Interview

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Today I was interviewed by the producers of the upcoming documentary, VHS Massacre, which chronicles the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era and into digital media. The filmmakers wanted to question me on my take about how digital distribution, the proliferation of high speed data connections, and online piracy has hastened the demise of physical media like vhs tapes and CD-Roms. Much of the documentary focuses in the impact of the changes on B-movie and cult films.

The documentary is directed by indie filmmakers Thomas Edward Seymour and Ken Powell, two of the same gentlemen that produce the NewYorkCine Radio podcast on pop culture and film. VHS Massacre is scheduled to be released sometime in 2014.