Jija set the place on fire! MM Scorecard: Screenings Attended: 42/47 Screenings Missed: 5 Average Hours Slept Per Night: 4.5 It's a good thing there was a firetruck nearby after the midnight screening of Chocolate because the crowd was on fire! Prachya Pinkaew's triumphant return to midnight madness once again brought the crowd to its feet and introduced us all to another Thai whirlwind: Jija Yanin. The icing on the cake was the brutal outtake sequence that showed the audience what our beloved action heroes go through to keep us on the edge of our seats. And...

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September 11, 2021

Two Girls, One Movie

Posted By Sachin Hingoo At 3:22 PM

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What we have with Martyrs is what I'm going to call the '2 Girls 1 Cup Effect'. If you don't know what I'm talking about when I say that, I'm not going to explain what 2g1c actually is because that would probably assure me not being allowed to post here anymore. I'll let you figure it out on your own (bring a barf bag). But the gist of it is a viral video that's essentally a game you can play with your friends or on your own. A game called 'how long can you last'....

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CITYNews Does Midnight Madness

Posted By Sachin Hingoo At 8:15 AM

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We've hit the local news, and not just for that unfortunate corpse incident of which we are not allowed to speak. Thanks to Suzanne Ellis and Brian McKechnie for making it out to this year's Madness! Check out the article (more...)
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September 7, 2021

J.T. Petty Holding A Large Dog!

Posted By Robert Mitchell At 3:54 PM

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This is J.T. Petty, Director of The Burrowers holding a large dog. Not only has he made one great film that landed in Midnight Madness and we are highly anticipating his next film The Burrowers but he is also a friend to all animals great and small!Check out his official website here link to official website. Not only is J.T. a director but he has written for video games such as Splinter Cell and Batman Begins, written books, graphic novels and on and on. Truly an artist I cannot wait to see...

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August 20, 2021

Before the Bargin Bin There Was BloodSport

Posted By Robert Mitchell At 7:54 PM

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I am sure that there may be some folks sitting in Ryerson Theater in early September that may not have seen or even remember one of JCVD's greatest films, BloodSport. (Spolier Alert By clicking here you will see the final fight in Bloodsport)Well this film has it all. Forrest Witaker, exotic locales, intrigue, Bolo Yeung, a cool martial arts tournament named "The Kumite", that big guy from Revenge of the Nerds and it was directed by a guy by the name of Newt. Van Damme plays Frank Dux, who is based...

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