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Derek and Kieran offer a deep bow to the most excellent Roger Yuan.  Roger Yuan is a much sought-after talent who has worn many hats over the course of a film career that spans three decades. As an actor, Roger has gone toe-to-toe with Jackie Chan in SHANGHAI NOON, and with Michael Jai White in BLACK DYNAMITE.  His first major role was opposite Richard Gere in RED CORNER, and he also played the role of the “Master Monk” in BULLETPROOF MONK, starring Chow Yun Fat.  In addition, Roger has made cameos in international blockbusters like SKYFALL, SYRIANA and BATMAN BEGINS and alongside Keanu Reeves (JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3). Roger Yuan also has global appeal outside of “Hollywood” having starred in ONCE UPON A TIME IN VIETNAM (with Dustin Nguyen) and CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA (with Akshay Kumar), not to mention having also worked with Jet Li, and Sammo Hung in ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA AND AMERICA earlier in his career.  With such an acting resume, it's no surprise that legendary director Yuen Wo Ping personally selected Roger to play the role of “Iron Crow” in CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON 2: THE GREEN LEGEND. As a fight choreographer/action director, Roger has drawn from a lifetime of martial arts training in Chung Kuk Do, Kyokushinkai, Tai Chi, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Muay-Thai Kickboxing, Western Boxing, and Shaolin Chi Gung, as well as yoga and gymnastics while demonstrating an uncommon gift for creating realistic action sequences with flair and grace.  Recent credits include the upcoming DUNE (2020), JASON BOURNE, WARCRAFT, EAT LOCAL, and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, as Fight Coordinator, 47 RONIN, SKYFALL, as Fight Trainer/Choreographer. In recent years, Roger has garnered a reputation due to his unique approach to physical training.  This one-of-a-kind philosophy has cast him as a bit of philosophical fitness guru, and has added a new facet to his already busy career.  It started when in preparation for THE IMMORTALS, actor Henry Cavill came to Roger for help.  Henry wanted to enhance his aesthetic physical look and his martial arts abilities.  In short, Henry wanted to be able to move like Roger.  So, Roger took Henry on a physical journey that prepared him for his role as the Greek Hero, Theseus, which led to stints training Jason Flemyng and Jennifer Lawrence (X MEN: FIRST CLASS), and Daniel Craig (SKYFALL), and most recently, Travis Fimmel and Paula Patton (WARCRAFT)

This week the Nerds welcome Dev-i-boy to the group. Dev-i-boy is also known as Brad, a Brisbane game developer, who we interviewed around a year ago. Check that one out too, it's a good one and it'll be in the show notes below.Professor and Dev-i-boy are gushing over Half Life: Alyx, despite a massive lack of Valve Index availability in Australia. Why, Valve, why?. HL:Alyx also doubles as an online lecture platform, a Cover your Cough training simulator and apparently, a generally good game.DJ wants to see the Dragons Lair movie. Ryan Reynolds has been cast in a live action remake of a classic animated Laserdisc game from 1983. Don Bluth is on board, so it should be something interesting to watch.Once again, the Nerds take on the topic of dinosaur chickens. Professor rants about the software design skills of Dennis Nedry and Dev-i-boy thinks there's no point in bringing back dinosaur chickens. But imagine the drumsticks on those chooks.As usual, we cover the games of the week and remember some famous figures who passed away this week.Half Life & Valve news- https://uploadvr.com/new-valve-vr-games/- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271440/Next_Gen_HP_VR_Headset/- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKsSsEmfjoE&feature=emb_titleDragon’s Lair Movie remake-https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ryan-reynolds-talks-tackle-live-action-film-80s-game-dragons-lair-1279270Recreating living dinosaurs now a reality-https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247402?fbclid=IwAR2oerRwD5V1i3wiT_uBZglAOB5pbAazIK5GYFTxWFwlYbV4KrClpkFsRzkGames PlayedProfessor– Half-Life 2: Update - https://store.steampowered.com/app/290930/HalfLife_2_Update/Rating – 4/5DJ– Call of Duty : Warzone - https://www.callofduty.com/warzoneRating – 4/5Dev-i-Boy- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_WakerRating – 4/5- Colin McRae Rally 2005 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_McRae_Rally_2005Rating – 5/5Other topics discussedA Nerds Special - An Interview with An Aspie Life developer : Bradley Hennessey - https://thatsnotcanon.com/topshelfnerdspodcast/episode87Valve to pay AU$3 million fine for misleading Australian gamers- https://www.cnet.com/news/valve-to-pay-3-million-fine-for-misleading-australian-gamers/F-Stop or 'Directed Design Experiments'- https://vcc.wiki/wiki/F-StopMath Teacher’s class in Virtual Reality- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3g9jrqjOZsOculus Headset- https://www.oculus.com/?locale=en_USOculus Rift Store- https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/?locale=en_USSullivan Bluth Studios (Irish-American animation studio established in 1979 by animator Don Bluth.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_Bluth_StudiosDetective Pikachu (2019 urban fantasymystery film directed by Rob Letterman.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Pikachu_(film)Free Guy (upcoming 2020 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, a story by Matt Lieberman, and a screenplay by Lieberman and Zak Penn.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_GuyCastlevania (an action-adventure gothic horrorvideo game series about vampire hunters created and developed by Konami.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CastlevaniaBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018 interactive film in the science fiction anthology series Black Mirror.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror:_BandersnatchGreen Lantern (2011 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lantern_(film)R.I.P.D. (R.I.P.D.: Rest in Peace Department, or simply R.I.P.D., is a 2013 American science fiction action comedy film starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.I.P.D.Clive Palmer's dinosaur Jeff destroyed by fire at Palmer Coolum Resort- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-03/fire-guts-jeff-the-dinosaur-at-clive-palmer-resort/6276188Dennis Nedry (a computer programmer at Jurassic Park and the secondary antagonist of the orginal Jurassic Park Film.)- https://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis_NedryFakeFactory Cinematic Mod for Half-Life 2- https://www.moddb.com/mods/fakefactory-cinematic-modNo Man’s Land (2001 Bosnian war film that is set in the midst of the Bosnian War.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man%27s_Land_(2001_film)Black Beauty (1994 American film adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel by the same name directed by Caroline Thompson in her directorial debut.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Beauty_(1994_film)The Matrix 4 (upcoming American science fiction action film and the fourth installment in The Matrix franchise. The film is co-written and directed by Lana Wachowski, one of the two Wachowskis who directed the previous three films.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_4That’s Not COVID (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/thatsnotcovidpodcastShout Outs29 March 2020 - Alan Merrill, ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll’ Songwriter dies at 69 - https://deadline.com/2020/03/alan-merrill-dead-coronavirus-i-love-rock-n-roll-songwriter-joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-obituary-1202895407/Merrill was a member of the band The Arrows along with drummer Paul Varley and guitarist Jake Hooker. While in the band, he wrote the song “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” which the band released in 1975. The song would later become a chart topper for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts in 1982. In an interview with Songfacts, Merrill said he wrote the song as "a knee-jerk response to the Rolling Stones' 'It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)'." This version was first released as a B-side, but was soon re-recorded and flipped to A-side status on a subsequent pressing of the record. Arrows performed the song in 1975 on the Muriel Young-produced show 45, after which Young offered Arrows a weekly UK television series, Arrows, which was broadcast on ITV starting in March 1976. Joan Jett saw the Arrows perform "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" on their weekly UK television series Arrows while she was touring England with the Runaways in 1976. She first recorded the song in 1979 with two of the Sex Pistols,Steve Jones and Paul Cook. He died from complications arising from COVID-19 at the age of 69 in Manhattan, New York City.29 March 2020 - Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86 - https://deadline.com/2020/03/krzysztof-penderecki-dies-composers-work-used-in-the-exorcist-and-the-shining-was-86-1202895207/Krzysztof Penderecki, a Polish composer and conductor whose modernist works were on soundtracks for The Exorcist and The Shining. Penderecki was an avant-garde composer and prolific in his output. His resume includes eight symphonies, four operas, a requiem, and several concertos. Film directors often used Penderecki music to capture their moods. His music was used in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, Peter Weir’s Fearless, David Lynch’s Wild at Heart and Inland Empire in addition to The Exorcist and The Shining. Pop music also revered Penderecki. Artists ranging from Kele Okereke of Bloc Party and Robbie Robertson of the Band to Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead were fans. He died from a long illness at the age of 86 in Kraków.31 March 2020 – MDK2 turns 20 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDK2MDK2 is a 2000 third-person shooter, action-adventure video game developed by BioWare and published by Interplay Entertainment for the Dreamcast,Windows and PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 1997 game MDK. First released for the Dreamcast in March 2000, it was later released for Windows in May, with newly selectable difficulty levels and the ability to manually save. The game begins moments after the end of the original MDK. MDK2 received generally positive reviews across all systems, with critics praising the graphics, variety of gameplay styles, level design, boss fights, the game's sense of humor, and its fidelity to the original MDK. The most commonly criticized aspects of the game were the difficulty level, which was felt to be too high, and the platforming sections, which many critics found frustrating and too exacting.Remembrances30 March 1962 - Philip Showalter Hench - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Showalter_HenchAmerican physician. Hench, along with his Mayo Clinic co-worker Edward Calvin Kendall and Swiss chemist Tadeus Reichstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for the discovery of the hormone cortisone, and its application for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The Nobel Committee bestowed the award for the trio's "discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects." His speech at the banquet during the award ceremony acknowledged the connections between the study of medicine and chemistry, saying of his co-winners "Perhaps the ratio of one physician to two chemists is symbolic, since medicine is so firmly linked to chemistry by a double bond." In addition to the Nobel Prize, Hench received many other awards and honors throughout his career. He also had a lifelong interest in the history and discovery of yellow fever. He died from pneumonia at the age of 69 in Ocho Rios.30 March 2004 – Michael King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_KingNew Zealand popular historian, author, and biographer. He wrote or edited over 30 books on New Zealand topics, including the best-sellingPenguin History of New Zealand, which was the most popular New Zealand book of 2004. King was well known for his knowledge of Māori culture and history. New Zealand Listener, one of New Zealand's most popular weekly magazines, dubbed King "the people's historian" for his efforts to write about and for the local populace. He died from a traffic collision at the age of 58 in near Maramarua,Waikato.30 March 2008 - Dith Pran - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dith_PranCambodian photojournalist, he was a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian genocide and the subject of the film The Killing Fields. In 1975, Dith and The New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg stayed behind in Cambodia to cover the fall of the capital Phnom Penh to the Communist Khmer Rouge. Schanberg and other foreign reporters were allowed to leave the country, but Pran was not. Due to persecution of intellectuals during the genocide, he hid the fact that he was educated or that he knew Americans, and he pretended that he had been a taxi driver. When Cambodians were forced to work in labour camps, Dith had to endure four years of starvation and torture before Vietnam overthrew the Khmer Rouge in December 1978. He coined the phrase "killing fields" to refer to the clusters of corpses and skeletal remains of victims he encountered during his 40-mile (60 km) escape. He gained worldwide recognition after the 1984 release of the film The Killing Fields about his experiences under the Khmer Rouge. He was portrayed in the film by first-time actor Haing S. Ngor (1940–1996), who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. He died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 65 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.Famous Birthdays30 March 1820 – Anna Sewell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_SewellEnglish novelist. She is well known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, which is now considered one of the top ten bestselling novels for children ever written, although it was intended at the time for an adult audience. During this time her health was declining; she was often so weak that she was confined to her bed. Writing was a challenge. She dictated the text to her mother and from 1876 began to write on slips of paper which her mother then transcribed. The book is the first English novel to be written from the perspective of a non-human animal, in this case a horse. Although it is now considered a children's classic, Sewell originally wrote it for those who worked with horses. She said, "a special aim was to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses". In many respects the book can be read as a guide to horse husbandry, stable management and humane training practices for colts. It is considered to have had an effect on reducing cruelty to horses; for example, the use of bearing reins, which are particularly painful for a horse, was one of the practices highlighted in the novel, and in the years after the book's release the reins became less popular and fell out of favour. She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.30 March 1853 – Vincent Van Gogh - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_GoghVincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes,portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His reputation began to grow in the early 20th century as elements of his painting style came to be incorporated by the Fauves and German Expressionists. He attained widespread critical, commercial and popular success over the ensuing decades, and is remembered as an important but tragic painter, whose troubled personality typifies the romantic ideal of the tortured artist. Today, Van Gogh's works are among the world's most expensive paintings to have ever sold, and his legacy is honoured by a museum in his name, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which holds the world's largest collection of his paintings and drawings. On 30th March 2020, his painting titled The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring, was stolen from the Singer Laren museum in Laren, North Holland. It was stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab raid on a museum that was closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. He was born in Zundert.30 March 1930 - John Astin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_AstinAmerican actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as a television director and voice artist. He is best known for starring as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, reprising the role in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family and the animated series The Addams Family. Notable film projects include West Side Story, Freaky Friday, National Lampoon's European Vacation and Teen Wolf Too. His second wife was actress Patty Duke and he is the adoptive father of Duke's son, actor Sean Astin. Astin is director of the Theater Arts and Studies Department and Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, his alma mater, which offers an undergraduate minor program. He was born in Baltimore,Maryland.Events of Interest29 March 1979 – Another Brick in the Wall, Part II hits number one - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1980"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" was released as a single, Pink Floyd's first in the UK since "Point Me at the Sky". It was Pink Floyd's only number-one hit in the United Kingdom, the United States, West Germany and several other countries. The single sold over 4 million copies worldwide. "Part 2" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Rock Duo or Group. The lyrics attracted controversy. The Inner London Education Authority described the song as "scandalous", and according to Renshaw, prime minister Margaret Thatcher "hated it". Renshaw said: "There was a political knee-jerk reaction to a song that had nothing to do with the education system. It was [Waters'] reflections on his life and how his schooling was part of that." The single, as well as the album The Wall, were banned in South Africa in 1980 after it was adopted by supporters of a nationwide school boycott protesting racial inequities in education under apartheid.30 March 1814 - Napoleon's forces defeated in Paris- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-capture-paris- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Paris_(1814)European forces allied against Napoleonic France march triumphantly into Paris, formally ending a decade of French domination on the Continent. After a day of fighting in the suburbs of Paris, the French surrendered on March 31, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition and forcing Emperor Napoleon to abdicate and go into exile.31 March 1999 - "The Matrix" released in theaters - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-matrix-releasedOn March 31, 1999, the writing and directing sibling team of Lana and Lilly Wachowski release their second film, the mind-blowing science-fiction blockbuster The Matrix. Filmed for $70 million, The Matrix was a stylish, innovative and visually spectacular take on a familiar premise–that humans are unknowing inhabitants of a world controlled by machines–central to films such as Alien and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Matrix starred Keanu Reeves as a computer hacker who learns that human-like computers have created a fake world, the Matrix, to enslave the remaining humans while keeping them in the dark about their dire fate. Packed with slow-motion camera tricks and references from a myriad of sources–including comic books, the Bible, Lewis Carroll, Eastern philosophy and film noir—The Matrix also stunned viewers with its Hong Kong-style fight scenes, choreographed by the martial-arts master Yuen Wo Ping and performed with the help of invisible wires allowing the characters to fly through the air. Greeted with enthusiasm by computer-gaming fanatics and mainstream audiences alike, The Matrix earned a staggering $470 million worldwide and won four Academy Awards, for Best Editing, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.Follow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

Once described by director Ang Lee as "Sense and Sensibility with martial arts," this all time classic of the wuxia genre packs a heck of a punch. Featuring the formidable talents of Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, legendary fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping, and composer Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is still the most successful international film, critically and commercially, to ever hit the states -- and rightly so.  Tune in for our full review! Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (15:09)

Once described by director Ang Lee as "Sense and Sensibility with martial arts," this all time classic of the wuxia genre packs a heck of a punch. Featuring the formidable talents of Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, legendary fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping, and composer Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is still the most successful international film, critically and commercially, to ever hit the states -- and rightly so.  Tune in for our full review! Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (15:09)

This week, we break bread (and boards) with returning guest Derek Jarvis as we check out Stephen Chow's cult kung-fu comedy Kung Fu Hustle! A wacky homage to everything from 40s jazz movies to Westerns to classic kung fu cinema of the 70s, Chow's blitzkrieg of high-flying antics, goofy CGI gags and incredible fight choreography from Yuen Wo Ping is something you simply have to see to believe. Along the way, we gab about the cross-pollination of Eastern and Western films, Stephen Chow's crazy sideplots, and a far-too-involved discussion of Animorphs. Check it out along with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! Related Links: The Loose Canon Podcast (recommended on the show!) (Thanks to our sponsor Field Notes as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

Llegamos al final de nuestro recorrido por el mundo de las artes marciales con quien ha ascendido a primera estrella del género en los últimos años, Donnie Yen Ji-Dan. Descubierto por Yuen Wo-Ping en los 80, ha trabajado y vivido tanto en China como en Estados Unidos, labrándose una prolífica carrera en cine y televisión. Fue a partir de los dosmiles cuando acabó convirtiéndose en uno de los nombres más importantes del cine asiático,sobre todo tras interpretar al maestro Ip Man en una exitosa serie de películas cuya tercera parte está en producción para 2016. Víctor nos habla hoy de Kung Fu Jungle, una curiosa síntesis de thriller policial de asesino en serie y kung fu clásico que ha sido uno de sus últimos éxitos.

Tras haberse "hecho las américas", Yuen Wo-Ping volvió a Asia con los deberes bien aprendidos sobre el cine internacional. Y usó todo ese conocimiento adquirido para revisitar montones de lugares clásicos del cine de artes marciales. True Legend usa la historia del origen del maestro borracho clásico de la historia china, el general Su, para pegarse un titánico recorrido de dos horas por elementos del cine de los 70, 80 y 90; desde las técnicas esotéricas del cine clásico al wuxia con deidades histriónicas, pasando por el wire-fu de los noventa y acabando con elementos similares a los de Ip Man 2. Víctor nos habla de este completo y épico film de una de las leyendas del cine de Hong Kong. Hasta mañana!

Seguimos con la comedia de artes marciales de los 90, que también vio el regreso triunfal a las pantallas de Michelle Yeoh, tras estar alejada del medio de 1987 a 1993. Tras coprotagonizar Supercop junto a Jackie Chan, Yeoh estuvo presente en montones de cintas de acción durante los años siguientes hasta llegar a ser chica Bond en El mañana nunca muere en 1997. Víctor nos habla hoy de esta divertida síntesis entre comedia romántica de enredos y artes marciales superlativas con un joven y alelado Donnie Yen de absurdo partenaire de la protagonista. Hasta mañana!

El subgénero de la Bruceploitation (las películas con imitadores más o menos acertados de Bruce Lee) daba ya sus últimos estertores con la llegada de los años 80. Es por ello que esta El último combate es la mar de curiosa.Conocida en otros mercados como Game of Death 2, esta película de la productora Seasonal (famosa por sus películas de comedia con Jackie Chan y Yuen Wo-Ping) es una agradable curiosidad, ya que aunque se mantiene en algunos momentos dentro de los parámetros del subgénero (escenas de Lee intercaladas a lo bruto con dobles) a partir de la mitad de su metraje se convierte en un curioso y divertido thriller de espionaje chorra con peleas coreografiadas de manera excelente. Víctor nos habla hoy de este "Frankenstein" fílmico. Hasta mañana!

Es el final de la década de los 70 y tras los éxitos de Jackie Chan (El mono borracho en el ojo del tigre y La serpiente a la sombra del águila) la comedia de kung fu es la reina de la taquilla asiática. El artífice de las anteriores, Yuen Wo-Ping, no tardó nada en seguir exprimiendo la gallina de los huevos de oro realizando muchas más comedias de ese estilo. El luchador magnifico es una conjunción de talentos difícil de superar en este género; como protagonista tenemos a un ya emergente Sammo Hung Kam-Bo , las consabidas coreografías marca de la casa del director y al actor que más interpretó al personaje de Wong Fei-Hung, Kwan Tak Hin, retomando el papel que le hizo famoso. Víctor nos habla hoy de esta loca comedia como solo se podían hacer en el Hong Kong de la época. Hasta mañana!

Silvio Simac is and Action Movie Star, a World Gold Medallist, Personal Trainer and an Actor with the physique of an Adonis and a degree in Economics to boot!  He has achieved the pinnacle in his chosen sport of Taekwon-do by becoming World Gold Medallist, British Champion 14 times and European Champion 4 times.  His dedication and discipline are great assets in addition to his charm and personality.  Silvio exploded on to our TV screens as one of the Stars of “Masters of Combat”, a revolutionary game show based around the martial arts. His credits extend to Eastern as well as Western cinema.  “Black Mask 2: City of Masks”, “Lexx”, “The Purifiers”, “Unleashed”, “Dead or Alive” and Transporter 3  are just a few of the more distinguished ones. His acclaim reaches out further to stage. Silvio put on a spectacular martial arts display in Dominion Theatre for “Royal Variety Performance” and a “Martial Arts Spectacular” in “Royal Albert Hall” and “Euro Disney”. His work has taken him to all corners of the globe and given him the opportunity to work and interact with the World’s greatest. People like Tsui Hark, Cory Yuen, Luc Besson, Yuen Wo Ping, Lennox Lewis, Bob Hoskins, Jet Li, Shannon Lee (Bruce Lee's daughter), Rob Van Damme, Jason Statham and Keanu Reeves.  

Casey and Burt are back to deliver kung fu vengeance with their fists. It's one of the greatest kung fu pictures ever, Fist of Legend, and the guys are more than happy to tell you why.

  With over a dozen motion pictures and many TV shows under his belt, Andrew Bryniarski is well on his way to becoming a household name in the upcoming New Line movie,The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), premiering October 17th, 2003. Playing the killer who would forever be known as 'Leatherface", Andrew stars in this chilling story about 5 young people fighting for their lives. Born in Philadelphia, this 6' 5" handsome young man came to Hollywood for a summer vacation, screen tested for Joel Silver and was suddenly acting alongside Bruce Willis in "Hudson Hawk". It really did happen that way! On a short holiday to visit a friend, Andrew was spotted by a talent scout, who set up a meeting and before he knew it, Andrew was traveling around Europe filming his first movie, with the likes of Willis and the late James Coburn. Since then, Andrew has worked alongside Al Pacino, James Woods, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry and Cuba Gooding Jr. to mention just a few, as well as Hong Kong's best including Tsui Hark and Yuen Wo Ping. His film work includes "Pearl Harbor", Tim Burtons," Batman Returns", Oliver Stone's," Any Given Sunday", "Rollerball", "Scooby Doo", "Streetfighter", "The Program" and John Singleton's "Higher Learning". He most recently appeared on TV in FX'S _ 44 Minutes: Shootout in North Hollywood (2003) (TV) _, which received enormous ratings and broke several records, and has guest starred in many TV shows. Andrew has been included by Entertainment Weekly Magazine in this year's "IT" list of the top 100 creative people in Hollywood. 

  With over a dozen motion pictures and many TV shows under his belt, Andrew Bryniarski is well on his way to becoming a household name in the upcoming New Line movie,The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), premiering October 17th, 2003. Playing the killer who would forever be known as 'Leatherface", Andrew stars in this chilling story about 5 young people fighting for their lives. Born in Philadelphia, this 6' 5" handsome young man came to Hollywood for a summer vacation, screen tested for Joel Silver and was suddenly acting alongside Bruce Willis in "Hudson Hawk". It really did happen that way! On a short holiday to visit a friend, Andrew was spotted by a talent scout, who set up a meeting and before he knew it, Andrew was traveling around Europe filming his first movie, with the likes of Willis and the late James Coburn. Since then, Andrew has worked alongside Al Pacino, James Woods, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry and Cuba Gooding Jr. to mention just a few, as well as Hong Kong's best including Tsui Hark and Yuen Wo Ping. His film work includes "Pearl Harbor", Tim Burtons," Batman Returns", Oliver Stone's," Any Given Sunday", "Rollerball", "Scooby Doo", "Streetfighter", "The Program" and John Singleton's "Higher Learning". He most recently appeared on TV in FX'S _ 44 Minutes: Shootout in North Hollywood (2003) (TV) _, which received enormous ratings and broke several records, and has guest starred in many TV shows. Andrew has been included by Entertainment Weekly Magazine in this year's "IT" list of the top 100 creative people in Hollywood. 

On EMA episode 10 we start off talking about Yuen Wo-Ping and his movies. We discuss episodes on Human Weapon and talk about the IFL. We then discuss the upcoming boxing fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton. We close off on an argument about a gun and a sword.