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Earlier today (Aug 19th) one of my all-time favourite directors, Albert Pyun, announced via his Facebook and Twitter pages that he would be stepping away from movie-making and all that it ensues, due to health reasons… He’s since expanded on the problems with his health in a further post on his Facebook page, that I urge everyone whose ever enjoyed an Albert Pyun movie to read.

Hi Everyone – sadly I’m going to have to shutdown my facebook and other movie related efforts including Director’s cuts attending film festivals and screenings due to my health issue. I have to take the time to address this condition as its a long term but not life threatening. I’ve had some heart issues but through Cynthia, that was being stabilized and in control. But this new one is not as dangerous but far more widespread across my entire body and...

Once touted as “the next Mary Lou Retton”, world-class gymnast Kristie Phillips may not have ever achieved that level of Olympic fame, but can Mary Lou Retton claim to have ever starred in a spy flick from the director of Cyborg and Brain Smasher… A Love Story?

Kristie Phillips' one and only acting role was as the heroine of Albert Pyun’s 1995 direct-to-video homage to classic spy movies of the 1960’s: Spitfire. Why Spitfire? Because she had fiery red hair, I suppose. Phillips’ character was that of – What else? – a world championship gymnast, the daughter of the world’s greatest spy, recruited into his world of international espionage after being targeted by a diabolical arch-criminal looking to get her hands on some Russian nuclear codes.

Phillips defeated bad guys with her own special brand of gymkata. Lance Henriksen got to ham it up wearing a tuxedo and a jet...

This past weekend saw Marvel reveal “Phase 2″ of their film line-up at the San Diego Comic Con so I thought what better film to pick for today’s Movie of the Day than a movie based on a Marvel character. Only this film is one of the most vilified, yet at the same time celebrated, of the early Marvel movies, Captain America.

I know what you’re thinking “Hang on, Captain America only came out last year”. Well yes, That Captain America movie came out last year, but there have been numerous other Captain America films released over the years – a Republic serial, two TV movies in the 70s starring Reb Brown and the movie that is my pick for Movie of the Day, 1990′s Captain America.

Directed by prolific talent Albert Pyun, who in the late 80s and early 90s was an unstoppable force in low-budget movie making – Cyborg,...

The action movie. It’s my bread and butter. Give me 90 minutes of arse-kicking over the latest critically acclaimed drama any day. But between the constant stream of new action flicks coming out of Hollywood via for your attention alongside a barrage of straight to DVD releases it can be hard to find the really Good action movies these days – you can’t even rely on the big name action stars to provide solid action entertainment these days!

So with that in mind I thought I’d complied my Top 30 underrated action movies – those that may have slipped under the radar of all but those that scour Impact Magazine cover to cover, but definitely deserve hunting down. So here we are, down to the final Top 10, the creme-de-la-creme of action movies.

Unlike the previous two installments these Are in order and very much are essential purchases… Ten films that every...