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This article contains spoilers for "Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3.

"Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3 doesn't hesitate to give its main characters their just desserts. While the show sweeps several members of its extensive cast to the sidelines out of necessity, Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) inner circles get perfectly satisfactory happy endings, each tailor made for the character in question. Likewise, the franchise's two biggest overarching antagonists get a thematically appropriate send-off, as 1980s uber-villains John Kreese (Martin Kove) and Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) die in an explosive and extremely 1980s-coded yacht punch-up.

However, not everyone gets what they deserve. In fact, by the time the credits roll for the series finale, titled "Ex-Degenerate," two major characters quite literally get away with murder.

Desiring to gain control of the Korean branch of Cobra Kai, Kim Da-Eun (Alicia Hannah-Kim) kills her own grandfather Kim Sun-Yung (C. S. Lee...

This article contains spoilers for "Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3.

Hey, remember how "Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 2 used AI to bring back a dead "Karate Kid" actor? The show's revelation of Mr. Miyagi's (Pat Morita) big, dark secret in the episode "Blood in Blood Out" leads to a nightmare sequence in the part 2 finale "Eunjangdo," where Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) has to fight against a young Miyagi (Brian Takahashi), who eventually morphs into the Morita version.

Bringing back Morita's Miyagi -- even for just a short moment -- proved divisive among the fandom, with many viewers condemning the decision on social media. This, however, has done little to curb the show's enthusiasm. In the "Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3 episode "Skeletons," Daniel has yet another prolonged dream sequence as he ponders his dearly departed sensei's seemingly villainous past deeds. This dream comes in the shape of countless masked men who are...

This article contains spoilers for "Cobra Kai" season 6 part 2.

For a show that has spent years establishing the martial arts prowess of its central cast, "Cobra Kai" season 6 part 2 is not kind to a number of established karate masters. Most younger characters spend their time in complex and often embarrassing Sekai Taikai tag battles that require heavy teamwork, which locks champion fighters like Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) out of chances to shine individually.

The adults don't have it any easier. Favorites like Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) lack their customary conclusive fight scenes, and instead spend their time brawling with kidnappers and struggling against fearsome foes. Meanwhile, noted powerhouses Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto) and Kim Da-Eun (Alicia Hannah-Kim) are distracted by an unexpected but entertaining martial arts-themed courtship ritual. Even the potentially amazing confrontation between major villains Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) and John Kreese (Martin Kove...

This article contains spoilers for "Cobra Kai" season 6 part 2.

"Cobra Kai" season 6 part 2 confirms that Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) is the "Karate Kid" franchise's biggest villain. After avoiding jail time for his previous misdemeanors, Silver's out to get revenge against Miyagi-Do and John Kreese (Martin Kove) for their role in his downfall -- and he's brought back some blasts from the past. Still, don't expect Snake (Jonathan Avildsen), one of Silver's henchmen in "The Karate Kid Part III," to participate in his reign of terror. The season 6 episode "Blood In Blood Out" quietly confirms that Snake's dead, and Silver ought to learn a lesson from his passing.

The episode in question features a flashback scene with Silver and his attorney. Fearing that his client will continue to go down a dark path, the legal representative says, "I just don't want to see you go on a downward spiral...

Warning: Spoilers For Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2All Elite Wrestling superstar Britt Baker appears in Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, and her joining the hit Netflix show is three years in the making. Professional wrestling is an obvious influence on Cobra Kai, and Aew has already made an impact on the karate opera starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. Paul Walter Hauser. a Cobra Kai cast member who plays Stingray, is also a part-time pro wrestler who has appeared on Aew Dynamite.

Dr. Britt Baker Dmd maintains dual full-time careers as a professional wrestler and a dentist. Baker fuses her dentistry into her popular pro wrestling persona. The first woman signed to All Elite Wrestling, Baker is one of the promotion's signature stars. Britt was the Aew Women's World Champion for 290 days in 2021-2022, and Dmd has had memorable matches with Saraya, Toni Storm, and Thunder Rosa. Baker wrestled Mercedes Mone...

This article contains spoilers for the "Cobra Kai" season 6 part 2 finale, "Eunjangdo."

Netflix's "Cobra Kai" has done a commendable job at expanding and updating the story told by "The Karate Kid" movies, but it has always dealt with one key issue. The central figure of the franchise, Mr. Miyagi from "The Karate Kid," has only been present in spirit since Pat Morita passed away in 2005.

"Cobra Kai" has gotten around this by having Miyagi's student and successor Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) put his old teacher and friend on a pedestal ... but with "Cobra Kai" season 6 part 2 finally revealing Miyagi's big, dark secret, that pedestal is quite thoroughly broken now. Daniel learns in the episode "Blood in Blood Out" that the venerable karate master once killed a man during a match. In the very next episode, "Eunjangdo," we actually see Miyagi on the screen once again, courtesy of AI. In an interview with TV Line,...

[This story contains major spoilers from Part 2 of Cobra Kai‘s final season.]

When Cobra Kai released the first part of its sixth and final season in July, viewers of Netflix’s hit karate series were left with their favorite new team, Miyagi-Do, getting ready to face off with one of their greatest foes at the international Sekai Taikai Tournament in Barcelona, Spain: the revamped Cobra Kai, led by their nemesis and former brutal sensei John Kreese (played by Martin Kove). And to add insult to injury, one of Miyagi-Do’s star teammates, Tory Nichols (Peyton List), defected from the Danny Larusso and Johnny Lawrence (Ralph Macchio and William Zabka) joint martial arts school to join Kreese’s no-mercy team of fighters.

But if these two rival karate schools thought they could take their aggressions out on each other in an international tournament, surely they don’t know this series. A bigger and more sinister martial arts team would prove to be even...

Spoilers: The following story reveals major plot points from Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 2.

Hayden Schlossberg (Cobra Kai) is making his acting debut in Netflix’s Cobra Kai in Season 6, Part 2.

He portrays the character of Ezra, Terry Silver’s (Thomas Ian Griffith) flashy lawyer. Yes, Terry Silver is back! Ezra and Terry first appear in episode 9 titled, “Blood In Blood Out.”

Schlossberg and his two best friends and collaborators Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald co-created Cobra Kai as a love letter to their favorite movie franchise, The Karate Kid. While the trio is already deeply embedded in the legacy of the Miyagi-verse, Schlossberg can also tout his contributions extend to the screen.

Hayden Schlossberg as Ezra in Cobra Kai

“I didn’t necessarily [always want to be] in the series, but I’ve always liked the idea of acting,” Schlossberg shared with Deadline during a recent Zoom with the Counterbalance Entertainment trio.

“But...

The final season of Cobra Kai is airing now on Netflix, promising an action-packed ending for karate rivals Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and their students. Cobra Kai has been a fun, awesome expansion on the Karate Kid universe, but soon it'll all be over. How will things shake out for all our favorite fighters as they head to Barcelona, Spain for the lauded Sekai Taikai tournament?

Fortunately, you don't need to wait longer to find out! The first batch of episodes for Cobra Kai season 6 premiered back in July, and ended with Larusso, Lawrence, and their team arriving at the tournament. The second batch of episodes is out now, so we can see how they fare in the most intense karate tournament in the world!

Netflix has been doing something a bit different with Cobra Kai's sixth and final season, breaking it into three...

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The following contains spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 2, now streaming on Netflix.

One of the main draws of The Karate Kid franchise has been how altruistic and pure Pat Morita's Nariyoshi Miyagi was. He taught Daniel Larusso the art of peace and how karate can help center him. Unfortunately, Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 1 shattered that notion.

It revealed Miyagi had a hidden past with dark secrets. Now, Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 2 has revealed the truth. As horrible as it is, it does tie perfectly into why Miyagi was so kind to Daniel.

Cobra Kai Season 6 Reveals Miyagi Killed Someone Mr. Miyagi Killed an Opponent in the Sekai Taikai Tournament

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With the time that's passed between the last Karate Kid film and the Cobra Kai series,...

Everything we know about Andor Season 2 (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Andor is one of the few Star Wars shows on Disney+ getting a second season. The sci-fi series serves as a prequel to the 2016 film Rogue One and follows Cassian Andor’s journey from thief to rebel spy. Audiences have had to endure a long wait to see the show’s return, as the first season aired in the fall of 2022. Disney+ has finally revealed the release date for Andor Season 2 at the D23 Expo in Brazil.

Andor Season 2: Cast

The upcoming season will mark the return of Diego Luna as Cassian Andor. The actor first played the character in Rogue One. Other cast members reprising their roles include Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen, Kyle Soller as Syril Karn, Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael, and Fiona Shaw as Maarva Andor.

The rest of the cast includes Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon...

The Joe and Anthony Russo-backed production company Agbo has announced the return of the fourth consecutive “No Sleep ‘Till Film Fest.”

The two-day festival challenges participants to make films that are three minutes or less for a chance to win prizes and receive ongoing mentorship from the independent studio.

The top three winners receive a filmmaking prize package with essential resources and “best-in-class” equipment for future filmmaking opportunities. They will also join the Agbo Storytellers Collective, an alumni network of winners from other Agbo-sponsored festivals and fellowship programs such as the Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum and the Slamdance Film Festival Fellowship — the same festival the Russos received their start at in 1997 as emerging filmmakers.

In the past three years of the festival, “No Sleep ’til Film Fest” received over 2000 submissions from over 60 countries. 2023 winners included “Time of Your Life” directed by Darren Hinchy (Canada), “Just a Sec!

Exclusive: Daughters, the award-winning Netflix documentary set behind the walls of a Washington DC prison, will serve as the closing night selection of a new film festival taking place at California’s San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.

The film, winner of the Festival Favorite Award as well as the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary at Sundance, centers on a special “Daddy-Daughter Dance” where incarcerated men and their daughters participate in a unique and emotional bonding experience. It will screen October 11 at the San Quentin Film Festival, a two-day event on the grounds of the prison that houses upwards of 4,000 men.

‘Daughters’

“We are honored to have Daughters screen as the Closing Night film in San Quentin!” said Natalie Rae, who directed the documentary with Angela Patton. “To connect incarcerated fathers...

The San Quentin Film Festival — the first-ever film festival held inside a prison — has named its inaugural industry jury, which includes Jeffrey Wright, Billy Crudup, Mary-Louise Parker and more.

The festival, taking place Oct. 10 and 11 at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in northern California, will highlight short films and pitches from current and formerly incarcerated filmmakers in front of a jury made up of entertainment industry artists and executives. Separately, an “inside jury” made up of currently incarcerated people will judge narrative and documentary feature films about the prison experience made by filmmakers who have never served prison time.

Actors on the industry jury include Wright, Crudup, Parker and Kathy Najimy.

Directors on the jury include Elegance Bratton, Taylor Hackford, Lynn Novick, Greg Kwedar, Jeff Stanzler and Joe Talbot.

Writer-producers on the jury include Sam Catlin, Lawrence O’Donnell, Piper Kerman (“Orange Is the New Black”) and J.T. Rogers.

The jury also includes Len Amato,...

Blood In Blood Out 2 was teased with a fake movie poster, sparking speculation and excitement among fans of the original film. The fake poster hinted at a potential sequel starring the original trio of Damian Chapa, Benjamin Bratt, and Jesse Borrego. While Blood In Blood Out 2 is not confirmed, the idea of the original cast returning offers potential for exploring new narratives and themes.

Blood In Blood Out is a seminal crime drama that dives deep into the lives of three Chicano cousins from East Los Angeles, and Blood In Blood Out 2 was teased at the beginning of 2024. The '90s movie explores themes of identity, family, and loyalty within the context of gang and prison culture. The epic intricately portrays the divergent paths of Paco (Benjamin Bratt), a military man turned police officer, Miklo (Damian Chapa), who delves deep into the life of crime and ends up in prison,...

After a fake poster for a Blood In Blood Out sequel titled Money In Money Out spread like wildfire on social media, many believe the movie will be released in 2024. 

Blood In Blood Out is considered by many as one of the best crime movies of all time. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the movie tells the story of how the lives and friendships of three Chicano cousins are changed forever from 1972 to 1984. 

Despite receiving mixed reviews (it only earned a 62% critic approval from Rotten Tomatoes), the Damian Chapa-led film garnered widespread acclaim from audiences, with some claiming it as a cult classic. 

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The list of Oscar-winning directors for short films who have gone on to major careers in the feature-length realm is shorter than you might imagine. Andrea Arnold, Martin McDonagh and Claude Berri achieved arthouse success; David Frankel made multiplex hits like “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Marley & Me.” But perhaps only Taylor Hackford, a winner in 1979 for an affecting little mockumentary titled “Teenage Father,” became a full-scale Hollywood brand — a name associated with a certain temperature of sleek studio gloss and versatile genre smarts.

In an industry increasingly given over to auteur reverence, Hackford has instead consistently proven the essential value of the distinguished craftsman — the kind that keeps the industry running, even if the status doesn’t earn you as many glittering prizes or prestigious festival berths. Consider the Festival Lumière’s tribute to Hackford a welcome exception. The four films selected by the festival to represent the...

Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro has nominated 27 Latino-driven films for inclusion in the National Film Registry. Among the suggestions are films that brought Oscar nominations to Latino actors and artists, including Salma Hayek, as Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in “Frida” (2002); Catalina Sandino Moreno, who portrayed a desperate undocumented pregnant immigrant in “Maria Full of Grace” (2004) and Demián Bichir, who played an undocumented worker in Los Angeles in “A Better Life” (2011). All were nominated for lead acting Oscars.

Other notable titles nominated by the congressman are Peter Sollett’s coming-of-age indie “Raising Victor Vargas,” Alfonso Arau’s romantic drama “Like Water for Chocolate (1992) and Darnell Martin’s “I Like It Like That” (1994), a story of a Puerto Rican family in the Bronx.

“Given the film industry’s continued exclusion of Latinos, we must make a special effort to ensure that Latino Americans’ contributions to American filmmaking are appropriately celebrated and included in the National Film Registry,...

From Colors to American Me, there are plenty of powerful crime movies like Blood In Blood Out for fans to watch next. Blood In Blood Out, also known as Bound by Honor, revolves around the intertwining lives of a Mexican-American family between 1972 and 1984. During their tenure in a Los Angeles street gang, this family’s lives are changed forever. The cast is led by Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, and Benjamin Bratt, and the film was directed by An Officer and a Gentleman’s Taylor Hackford, who received two Oscar nominations for Ray.

There are other movies about friendships being tested in the criminal underworld, like Once Upon a Time in America, and other movies about the mental toll of a life of crime, like City of God. There are other gritty crime films set in Los Angeles, like Training Day and Jackie Brown, as well as similar movies about the effect of rehabilitation on prisoners,...

Directed by Taylor Hackford and released in 1993, Blood In Blood Out follows three young Chicano boys, Miklo, Pato, and Cruz, as they grow up in East Los Angeles. Through their intertwining tales, Hackford demonstrates how the violence and inequality in which all three grow up impact the trajectory of each of their lives.

Blood In Blood Out is not a rosy look at life, and there is no happy ending. And yet, for all the violence and strife it presents, it also embodies the vibrancy and powerful of Chicano communities in East Los Angeles. Through music, art, culture, and language, Miklo, Paco, and Cruz all garner strength and courage even in the midst of their ideological struggles.

This is why Blood In Blood Out is a cult classic for the Mexican community in America; it is a representation of the Mexican experience here in the United States wrapped up in an action movie.

“All I want to do is rule the world, is that so much to ask?“

Enjoy Street Fighter like never before with this limited edition SteelBook. This collectible Blu-Ray will be

available online and in-store December 7, 2021 for $34.99 Msrp.

Based on the massively popular video game franchise, this adrenaline-pumping adventure stars martial arts

superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme as Colonel Guile, who leads an international

strike force against the mad General M. Bison. Bison, who

has hatched an evil plan for world domination, takes dozens of relief workers hostage and gives the world only

72 hours to respond to his twisted demands. In that time, Guile must find the captives and confront Bison in an

electrifying battle for the fate of the free world. Along the way Guile recruits intelligence officer Cammy,

reporter and martial arts expert Chun-Li, two young con men Ken and Ryu, and a sumo wrestler E. Honda.

This action-packed film also stars Ming-Na Wen,...

Tagline: "Una Historia Panamena de Supersticiones. Brujeria y Diez Toneladas de Puro Diablo." Diablo Rojo Pty is the latest film to be distributed by the Horror Collective. A Panamanian film in Spanish, this feature focuses on a cast of characters on a bus trip. Along their trip, they are attacked by a band of creatures and forced to take refuge in their broken down bus. From filmmakers Sol Moreno and J. Oskura Najera, this title is slated to show in May, through Amazon. As well, the film stars: Carlos Carrasco, Leo Wiznitzer (Hands of Stone) and Alejandra Araúz. The film's mysterious trailer is below. The official poster for Diablo Rojo Pty is also available. The graphic shows blood red flames and something unholy. The tagline mentions "a Panamanian story of superstitions...brutal and tonnes of evil." A bit retro', the film poster also appears as a portal to something sinister.

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Akon has some funny lookin’ hair. I’ve got the TalkTech going so I can write while eating chili-cheese fries at the park. Go away ya f—— birds! These are mine! We’ve got some good matches from Bound By Honor, so don’t go any-where. Hey…f——- birds! Ugh! Look at that guys ugly-ass coat. (to pedestrian) Hey, ass-hole…nice coat! Where’d you get th…oh s—! He’s got a flame-thrower! (sound of fire soaring) Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! My chili-cheese fries…they’re ruined! Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Match #1: The Briscoes def. Jeff Cobb and Dan Maff The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com:

This match was every bit as hard-hitting as one would expect given who the four competitors were. At one point, Cobb and Maff teamed up to hit a...

Vanessa Marquez, a series regular actress on NBC’s hit drama “ER” from 1994-1997, was shot and killed by a South Pasadena Pd officer during a welfare check early Thursday afternoon. She was 49.

During the welfare check at the 1100 Block of Fremont Avenue, Marquez was having seizures and possibly suffering from mental health issues, Lieutenant Joe Mendoza of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau told TheWrap. After more than 90 minutes of officers trying to convince an uncooperative Marquez to seek care, Mendoza says the actress and South Pasadena resident pulled out a weapon and pointed it at police officers. Though it was later identified to be a Bb gun, Mendoza said it was a replica of a semi-automatic handgun, and police believed the weapon to be a real firearm.

An officer or officers shot Mendoza, who was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Yesterday afternoon, the ranks of Oscar voters grew substantially, with some welcome diversity added in for good measure. Yes, the Academy sent out invitations for new membership about 24 hours ago, with 683 names getting the coveted tap on the proverbial shoulder. Again, what made it so interesting to note is that AMPAS seemed to actively seek out women, minorities, and younger artists, hoping to make the demographics of the Academy slightly less centered on older white males. It won’t suddenly change the makeup of the Oscar nominations or upend how the Academy Awards go down next year, but it’s a slow step in the right direction, and that’s worth applauding for sure. As you can see below, in addition to basically all of last year’s Oscar winners, the new members are a diverse slate. Among the names you’ll see in the acting branch now are John Boyega,...

"They only understand one thing — that's blood. If that's what they want, then we communicate in blood."

Movie audiences are no doubt familiar with Don Vito Corleone, the mafia patriarch played by Marlon Brando in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, but may not be as aware of the Bonanno Family, one of "Five Families" of organized crime in New York, which served as the inspiration by the book on which the movie was based. Don Corleone is an amalgam of influences, but his origins are not too far from Joseph Bonanno, aka Joe Bananas, the boss of the Bonanno Family until he retired to Arizona in 1968. Bonanno was born in Sicily before permanently immigrating to America, where he joined the mafia and eventually took over for mob boss Salvatore Maranzano, making him one of the youngest bosses ever in the mafia. Bonanno's son, Bill Bonanno, later joined the "family...