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Chad McQueen, who played Dutch in the first two Karate Kid films, appeared in about two dozen other movies and was the son of screen legend Steve McQueen, has died at 63. He died Wednesday morning at his home in Palm Desert, according to his mother Neile Adams McQueen.

“His remarkable journey as a loving father to us, along with his unwavering commitment to our mother, truly exemplified a life filled with love and dedication,” his children Jeanie, Chase and Madison posted on Instagram. “His passion for racing not only highlighted his exceptional talent, but also served as a way to honor his father’s legacy, a testament to the values instilled in him.”

McQueen was best known for playing Dutch, in The Karate Kid (1984) and The Karate Kid II (1986), part of the original Cobra Kai dojo alongside Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and the sensei John Kreese (Martin Kove). McQueen was...

For those of you not familiar with documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown, he is the man who brought us the legendary surfing film The Endless Summer (1966) and it's sequel The Endless Summer 2 (1994). He made a few other documentaries as well, like On Any Sunday (1971), which was nominated for an Oscar. I loved those movies and I'm sad to report that Bruce Brown passed away this past Sunday. He was 80-years-old. These are his best known films and just a small part of the legacy that he left behind. According to his official website he died of natural causes.

Prior to 1964, the media saw surfers as rebellious thugs, and Hollywood made them out to be a bunch of idiots. Filmmaker Bruce Brown single- handedly changed that with The Endless Summer. It portrayed the wave as a kind of Holy Grail and surfers as knights on a quest. In one stroke, he...

Sneak Peek footage from director Dana Brown's PG-rated motorcycle documentary "On Any Sunday", with Mickey Rourke, Scott Caan and Travis Pastrana, now available from Anchor Bay Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray:

"...following up his father's Academy Award-nominated classic 'On Any Sunday', Dana Brown shows that the passion for riding motorcycles is as strong as ever, capturing the heart and soul of motorcycle culture and the fearless riders who take riding to brave new heights all over the world.

"Go inside customized bike shops with Hollywood stars like Mickey Rourke. Soar through the air with phenomenal athlete and professional daredevil Robbie Maddison. Even ride alongside visionaries in Africa, who use motorcycles to save lives. 

"'The Next Chapter' shows that all riders, whether they're a motocross champion like Ashley Fiolek or a 'Grand Prix' champ like Marc Marquez, share the passion for the race, the love of family and friends,...

Five years after director Bruce Brown made the seminal surfing movie “The Endless Summer,” he made what many considered the definitive motorcycle movie “On Any Sunday” (1971), which included some of the world’s leading bike-race enthusiasts, including movie star Steve McQueen (whose jump over Nazi barbed wire in “The Great Escape” had been feeding adolescent fantasies since the Kennedy administration). Thirty-three years later, Dana Brown -- who helped his father turn out “Endless Summer II” in 1994 -- has directed “On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter” which includes some of the more hair-raising riders in the motocross world and some of their more spine-tingling stunts. (The film is currently in limited release.) “‘On Any Sunday’ was the film I saw when I was 11 or 12, and made me want to become a filmmaker,” Dana Brown said in New York this week. “I thought it was amazing. And then I had this apprenticeship...

On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter, a new motorcycle documentary, will be released by Red Bull Media House in association with Freeride Entertainment in theaters nationwide on Nov. 7. Directed by Dana Brown (Step Into Liquid), the film is a follow-up to the 1971 Academy Award-nominated documentary On Any Sunday, directed by his father, Bruce Brown, who also directed the classic surfing documentary The Endless Summer. The 90-minute documentary film features MotoGP riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, action sports superstar Travis Pastrana, freestyle motocross pioneer Robbie Maddison, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb motorcycle champ Carlin Dunne,

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Red Bull Media House in association with Freeride Entertainment will release motorcycle documentary On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter theatrically on November 7. Separately, Gravitas Ventures has taken VOD rights to As Night Comes.

Dana Brown of Step Into Liquid and Dust To Glory fame directed the follow-up to the 1971 Oscar-nominated On Any Sunday, directed by his father Bruce Brown.

The film profiles the top riders in the powered two-wheel space and receives its world premiere in San Sebastian.

“This is the first time a feature film from Red Bull Media House will have national theatrical distribution in the United States,” said Werner Brell, managing director of Red Bull Media House North America. “Releasing the film nationally gives us the opportunity to reach new audiences and excite those who ride, where they ride.”

Gravitas Ventures has picked up VOD rights to Illuminate Pictures’ first completed feature, the thriller As Night Comes, formerly [link=tt...

I'll be more curious to see the MPAA rating for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 once things in that story get really bloody, but today we have the PG-13 rating for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and it doesn't seem all that our of the ordinary, "intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images and thematic material". Today's bulletin also gives us a PG-rating for Rob Marshall's Into the Woods while Addicted, Dear White People and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby all score an "R" rating. Also getting an "R" rating is what may be the first MPAA rating for a 2015 release, unless I'm forgetting something as Michael Mann's cyber thriller Blackhat, starring Chris Hemsworth gets a rather soft R-rating. Check out the complete bulletin below. Addicted Rated R For strong sexual content, nudity, language and brief drug use. Release Date: October 10, 2014 Blackhat Rated...

Second edition of San Sebastian Film Festival strand to feature six action sports films including the long-awaited sequel to motorcycle racing classic On Any Sunday.

The San Sebastian Film Festival (Sept 19-27) has revealed the line-up for the second edition of its Savage Cinema strand, comprising six action sports films.

These include the European premiere of Dana Brown’s motorcycle racing documentary, On Any Sunday - The Next Chapter. It is the long-awaited follow-up to 1971’s On Any Sunday, an insider look a motorcycle racing directed by Bruce Brown that was Oscar nominated for Best Documentary Feature.

Bruce’s son Dana has directed this modern take on the original, capturing what it means to race motorcycles in the Us and globally, produced by Red Bull Media House in association with Freeride Entertainment.

The strand also includes a collaboration with the Bilbao Mendi Film Festival in a bid to present mountaineering’s best films, and will see...

This week, Christie’s, the world’s largest fine arts auction house, is hosting an inaugural online-only sale of what are billed as Vintage Film Posters, though it is an eclectic collection of old and new. There are plenty of familiar faces, like Reynold Brown’s Attack of the 50Ft. Woman, Saul Bass’s The Man With the Golden Arm, Giorgio Olivetti’s La Dolce Vita, Bob Peak’s My Fair Lady, and Philip Castle’s Clockwork Orange, but what is interesting in terms of the auction market is the inclusion of a number of recent Mondo posters by Tyler Stout, Todd Slater and Laurent Durieux. The auction also includes La Boca’s already-classic, four-year-old set of silkscreen teasers for Black Swan.

The poster that really caught my eye, however, and one I’d never seen before, is this stunning Deco design by one Ram Richman for Jean Grémillon’s...

Long before live sports coverage and countless reality shows saturated every corner of the television market, Bruce Brown's pioneering motorcycle racing documentary On Any Sunday blazed a trail across movie screens back in 1971. Brown, who had made his name with the equally stunning surfing doc The Endless Summer, captured a wonderful variety of motorcycle racers and fans, including actor Steve McQueen, competing fiercely (and treated like every other rider) at the height of his stardom. The film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. Now, 43 years later, Brown's son Dana Brown has made a follow-up documentary, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter. As might be expected, the younger Brown follows in his father's footsteps by focusing on racing, but he...

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The European premiere of Dana Brown’s motorcycle documentary On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter will open the action strand Savage Cinema at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, set to run in the Basque region from September 19-27.

Brown’s film is the follow-up to his father Bruce Brown’s acclaimed On Any Sunday, the iconic 1971 documentary about motorcycle racing that featured Steve McQueen.

On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter documents the passion for motorcycles around the world and features the participation of famous names from the world of two-wheels such as Robbie Madison, Dani Pedrosa, Marc Márquez and Mickey Rourke.

The film is produced by RedBull and is the first to be announced in the second iteration of Savage Cinema, the section that caters to adventure and sport cinema, a genre that according to festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos has become a rising force.

“After a period in which these were almost entirely films for the...

To celebrate Father's Day this weekend, we have a special clip from the new moto-centric documentary On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter, a heartwarming look at the film which features famous athletes sharing stories about the unique bond they have with their parents and children through the art of racing. In theaters this fall from Red Bull Media and Freeride Entertainment, check out this follow-up to the original 1971 classic On Any Sunday.

When On Any Sunday premiered in 1971, it wasn't just any movie.

Directed by Bruce Brown , who also helmed surfing classic The Endless Summer, this insider look at motorcycle racing reached a wide audience that was fascinated by the heartfelt stories of real-life riders, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature.

Four decades later, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter shows that the passion for riding motorcycles is as strong as ever.

Bruce Brown's son, acclaimed filmmaker Dana Brown,...

Think of Steve McQueen and you most likely think of him astride a Triumph motorcycle in The Great Escape or racing through the streets of San Francisco in a green Ford Mustang in hot pursuit of a black Dodge Charger in the film Bullitt or dressed head to toe in white racing overalls with his Porsche racing car in Le Mans. McQueen has always been synonymous with motor vehicles and it is common knowledge that his main interest outside of movies was motor sport, in particular a passion for off road motorcycle racing.

When Bruce Brown, director of the seminal 1966 surf documentary Endless Summer, decided to turn his hand to documenting the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts with his 1971 film On Any Sunday, it is no surprise that he turned to Steve McQueen to not only appear in the film but to produce it as well through his own Solar Productions company.

We’ve teamed up with Go Entertain to give you the chance to win a DVD copy of Bruce Brown’s legendary documentary On Any Sunday, widely regarded as the most important motorbike movie ever made.

Nominated for Best Documentary Feature Oscar, On Any Sunday features the great Steve McQueen along with Mert Lawwill, Malcolm Smith and many other stars of ’60s and ’70s motorsport… not to mention a roll-call of iconic bikes, from Yamaha and Suzuki to Husqvarna and Harley Davidson.

Available from amazon.co.uk, quintessential motorbike movie On Any Sunday provides a fascinating insight into the riders who risk their lives racing every weekend, whether on tarmac or dirt track, ice or desert sands – making it a must for motorsport fans and Bruce Brown aficionados alike.

In addition, the special On Any Sunday: Collector’S Edition also comes with On Any Sunday Revisited, an all new...

Bonhams The 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross was a groundbreaking

Riders who like motocross, enduro and other types of off-road motorcycling will recognize the Husqvarna name. And truly rabid fans of Steve McQueen know the late actor favored the Swedish bike brand.

In the seminal motorcycle documentary “On Any Sunday” McQueen, racer Malcolm Smith and other motorcycling heavyweights ride Husqvarnas. They were exotic bikes for people serious about winning, and the film put them on the radar screens of U.S. riders.

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- - - Underrated versus Overrated: If you've watched Jumper, then you'll notice the difference between Jamie Bell and Hayden Christensen - Bell has undeniable screen presence, I can't say the same with Hayden. It could have been different if Tom Sturridge was retained to play Hayden's part. Anyway, who am I to argue? Christensen has more box office appeal than the relatively unknown Sturridge, but acting-wise?

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Cinema is filled with multi-talented young actors who bring to life all types of characters. Sometimes, a role is given to the wrong guy - just because he has the looks (pin-up pretty, looks awesome wearing trunks) and the connection (a powerful talent agent at his side). But when the role is given to the right guy - moviegoers get to witness something unique, memorable and powerful, even magical. Anyway, even the 'right guy' needs an agent, of course...

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- - - Underrated versus Overrated: If you've watched Jumper, then you'll notice the difference between Jamie Bell and Hayden Christensen - Bell has undeniable screen presence, I can't say the same with Hayden. It could have been different if Tom Sturridge was retained to play Hayden's part. Anyway, who am I to argue? Christensen has more box office appeal than the relatively unknown Sturridge, but acting-wise?

So,...

Cinema is filled with multi-talented young actors who bring to life all types of characters. Sometimes, a role is given to the wrong guy - just because he has the looks (pin-up pretty, looks awesome wearing trunks) and the connection (a powerful talent agent at his side). But when the role is given to the right guy - moviegoers get to witness something unique, memorable and powerful, even magical. Anyway, even the 'right guy' needs an agent, of course...

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- - - Underrated versus Overrated: If you've watched Jumper, then you'll notice the difference between Jamie Bell and Hayden Christensen - Bell has undeniable screen presence, I can't say the same with Hayden. It could have been different if Tom Sturridge was retained to play Hayden's part. Anyway, who am I to argue? Christensen has more box office appeal than the relatively unknown Sturridge, but acting-wise?

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Cinema is filled with multi-talented young actors who bring to life all types of characters. Sometimes, a role is given to the wrong guy - just because he has the looks (pin-up pretty, looks awesome wearing trunks) and the connection (a powerful talent agent at his side). But when the role is given to the right guy - moviegoers get to witness something unique, memorable and powerful, even magical. Anyway, even the 'right guy' needs an agent, of course...

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- - - Underrated versus Overrated: If you've watched Jumper, then you'll notice the difference between Jamie Bell and Hayden Christensen - Bell has undeniable screen presence, I can't say the same with Hayden. It could have been different if Tom Sturridge was retained to play Hayden's part. Anyway, who am I to argue? Christensen has more box office appeal than the relatively unknown Sturridge, but acting-wise?

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