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May 9, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam
Here Comes the Boom
Kevin James plays a biology teacher who moonlights as a mixed martial-arts fighter; Salma Hayek is his love interest.
"...the picture) – he dives into the world of mixed martial arts to help save the music. If that..."
Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Brothers: Blood Against Blood
Bollywood remake of 2011's underrated boxing saga Warrior
"...remake of 2011's Warrior about two estranged brothers and mixed martial arts...."
Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Warrior
Knockout performances by the three central characters and powerfully effective fight sequences are the key ingredients that spur this male weepie.
"...hatred of their father and their exceptional skills in mixed-martial-arts fighting. Knockout performances by these three central characters and..."
Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Bone-pulverizing kickassery trumps plot in this Donnie Yen martial-arts film directed by Andrew Lau.
"...Can there ever be too much wirework and hand-to-hand mixed martial arts in a Donnie Yen action smashathon? Probably..."
April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Never Back Down
Never Back Down is like The Karate Kid meets Fight Club by way of Abercrombie & Fitch.
"...Gigandet, Amber Heard, Evan Peters and Leslie Hope. The mixed martial arts flick Never Back Down borrows from other..."
March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Art of War 2 Invades Convention Center
"...True face-punching connoisseurs got a taste of the old mixed martial-arts combat in January when Chuck Norris brought his..."
May 10, 2007 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin
True Legend
The great martial-arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping directs this saga about the inventor of Drunken Fist fighting.
"...itself but rather its maker Yuen Woo-ping, the brilliant martial arts choreographer who is best known stateside for lending..."
May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Shanghai Knights
"...casual anachronisms and historical/geographical inaccuracies in Shanghai Knights, the martial arts buddy comedy set in Victorian England, are either..."
Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Quest
"...the way to the Far East, where he gets mixed up with pirates and gun smugglers, and gets to..."
May 3, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Savior of the Soul 'ninety-Two
"...Yuen's original, this updated version/sequel/whatnot forsakes the gore and martial arts set pieces in favor of some of the..."
Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
So Much Beginning Where Sixth Street Ends
The arts-heavy complex at 507 Calles defines creative synergy
"...are proudly stocked – or maybe during the next mixed-martial-arts bout at the Eastside Austin Elite training center that..."
July 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Energy Forward
Sofia Resnick gets her kee-op! on at Master Yi Martial Arts Academy
"...a stop at the side entrance of Master Yi Martial Arts Academy on North Burnet Road, I could see..."
Jan. 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Sofia Resnick
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Texas-made luchadores-meets-wire fu playful adventure
"...There’s enough mixed martial arts stunt work and fight choreography going on..."
April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Redbelt
Although David Mamet's new film, which is set in the mixed-martial arts fight world, contains all the storyteller's familiar motifs, Redbelt may also represent his most commercial venture yet.
"...to his capitulation to a deal to enter a mixed-martial arts bout for the $50,000 purse, but he finds..."
May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Self-Defense in the Trump Era
Targeted groups take safety into their own hands
"...the proprietors and teachers at some fighting gyms and martial arts training halls in Austin are reporting business as..."
Jan. 7, 2017 Sports Post by Tucker Whatley
Return to a Better Tomorrow
"...Ching Wan and Chingmay Yau. With the Hong Kong martial arts epics of the last two years going out..."
Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Keanu Reeves Is in Fighting Trim
Actor takes over the director's chair for 'Man of Tai Chi'
"...between mainland China and semiautonomous Hong Kong, the film charts Chen's struggle between Tai Chi's meditative philosophical underpinnings and..."
Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
American Assassin
The bestselling series hits the screen
"...and is perfecting his skills with guns, knife-throwing, and mixed martial arts, as well as infiltrating jihadist chat rooms..."
Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Logan Lucky
A different kind of heist film from the Ocean's 11 director
"...head case Schizopolis; a hypochondriac’s anxious-sneeze confirmed in Contagion; mixed martial arts adrenaline shot Haywire; new-millennium Norma Rae Erin..."
Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Guillen Defeats Sims in Art of War 2’s No. 1 Stunner (Wh-What, Wh-What, What?)
"...this stuff at home, maybe for some sort of mixed-martial-arts fantasy league. (I bet the phrase “mixed-martial-arts fantasy league”..."
May 13, 2007 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin
Blood, Sweat & Teeth: The Gauntlet Trials
"...for the fight. Banned in most states, “full contact mixed martial arts” allows fighters to pummel each other until..."
June 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Headlines
"...Michael Dell has entered the world of mixed martial arts: The Austin tech billionaire's investment firm is..."
July 15, 2016 News Feature
Willie Nelson to Deliver SXSW Online Conference Keynote
Shotgun Willie brings a few hundred friends to the virtual stage
"...Who's a bestselling author, weed entrepreneur, martial arts black belt, and now a SXSW Online 2021..."
Jan. 13, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Council: Can You Uber to Your Short-Term Rental?
Ride-for-hire regulations reach the dais
"...fundraiser performance of The Vagina Monologues at the Dougherty Arts Center. It shouldn't raise much opposition, but it may..."
Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Playback
Emo's stays indie. For now.
"...March Festival to make way for Project Infest, an arts and music collective new to town. At the same..."
Feb. 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 4-10
"...to 56-year-old actor Tom Cruise, challenging him to a mixed martial arts cage fight. "If you don't take this..."
Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny
What'cha Watchin'?
Editor Kim Jones programs hifalutin Shakespeare and the highly gross mortifications of the pubescent body
"...transposes the action to vaguely modern-day (military tanks, a mixed-martial arts duel). The whole cast – top-notch – takes Anthony..."
Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Column by Kimberley Jones
UFC Fight Night Comes to Austin
Texas brawlers and strikers fill out the card
"...The world's leading mixed martial arts promotion swings through Austin about once every..."
Jan. 3, 2018 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
SXsports Announces Second Squad
Second-year track brings Charles Barkley, Deion Sanders into town
"...they’ll talk about the recent emergence of women in mixed martial arts competition...."
