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Bloodsport screenwriter Sheldon Lettich chats about his action movie classics. Best known as the writer of Bloodsport, he’s collaborated with Jean-Claude Van Damme on a raft of stone-cold classics starring the Muscles from Brussels. Those Van Damme credits include Lionheart (AWOL), Double Impact and Legionnaire, while Sheldon Lettich has also worked with Sylvester Stallone on…

It’s Van Damme on ice in Sudden Death (1995). Yes, we all love Die Hard. While it might technically owe its roots to other disaster films like Towering Inferno, when it was released in 1988 it was a huge sensation and almost immediately created its own genre of action spin-offs which is still going strong…

The story behind Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ultimate classic Commando (1985). On October 4th, 1985, Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced US moviegoers to John Matrix. A retired Special Forces colonel, he was on a one-man mission to rescue his daughter from a band of mercenaries led by former subordinate and Freddie Mercury lookalike Bennett. The film was Commando and…

Arnold Schwarzenegger opens up about how he “tricked” Sylvester Stallone in making Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) – one of Stallone’s worst movies…

Arnold back as “King Conan”? Yes ultimately please! Arnold Schwarzenegger is an action movie star of many franchises; Terminator, Predator and The Expendables to name but a few. But one franchise that’s been sorely overlooked in recent times is Conan the Barbarian. John Milius’ inspired 1982 effort based on the comic book character created by…

A surprisingly solid Saturday night actioner! Before streaming channels like Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix and scores of others popped up, Blockbuster Video ruled supreme. But before Blockbuster opened its doors, those of us of a certain age can vividly remember the anxiety we felt in locally owned stores with fewer rental selections. We were anxious…