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18 Songs About Star Wars Characters

Weird Al has done a Star Wars song

Weird Al has done a Star Wars song

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theatres on December 18 and with it, hopefully, so will a cleansing flood that will wipe away the mind-boggling stench that was the last three movies in the franchise.

To celebrate this occasion I took a Coruscant taxi to the darkest corners of YouTube and found 18 songs based on Star Wars characters.

For the full list, including songs about Boba Fett, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and Yoda, head over to AUX by clicking here.

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How Michael B. Jordan Trained For Creed

Creed

Creed

One of the pleasant surprises from the world of film this year was the entirely credible reboot of the Rocky franchise with the film Creed.

Led by Michael B. Jordan as the son of Rocky’s greatest adversary Apollo Creed, one of the film’s great successes was the quality of the fight sequences.

Sarah looked into what kind of training Jordan did to prepare for his role in Creed.

To read all about it head over to Asian World Of Martial Arts by clicking here.

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Kickboxer Vengeance Teaser Footage Exists

Kickboxer Vengeance trailer

Kickboxer Vengeance trailer

Back in 1989 the movie Kickboxer made Jean-Claude Van Damme an action hero.

Now the movie is getting a reboot with the next edition Kickboxer Vengeance.

Sarah has been monitoring all the deets about the new film for Fightland so when the first teaser footage appeared it was legit news.

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Samaritan News 10 Pack: Charlie Sheen, Ryan Reynolds, Carey Price, More

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff  over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag so I decided to collect some of my latest pieces all in one place.

Here are 10 of these stories…

Charlie Sheen Says He’s Going To ‘Deliver A Cure’ For HIV

6 Truths About Muslims Reza Aslan Explained To CNN That Are Still True

Buy A Little Flag and See What Operation Raise A Flag Does To Help Veterans

Ryan Reynolds Asks For Parkinson’s Donations After Father’s Death

Montreal Canadiens Carey Price Gives Goal Gear To Hometown Minor Hockey Groups

The Good Reason Why Ken Rosenthal Wears Those Bow Ties

Free Movies At Cineplex Theatres This Saturday To Support Free The Children

Vote In Canadian Federal Election, Get Phone Call From July Talk

Prince William Talks Princess Diana At Child Bereavement Charity Event

Handmade By Heroes Toronto Blue Jays Bracelet Helps Veterans

 

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Rocky Training Montages: How Legit Were They?

Rocky with log

Rocky with log

Anyone who has watched a Rocky movie remembers the training montages.

There was Rocky running up those steps, Rocky jogging through the snow carrying a log, Rocky doing pullups… he trained a lot.

Sarah talked to some real fight trainers about whether or not the exercises he did in the film are actually legit useful in fighting.

To read the full truthin’ head over to Fightland by clicking here.

 

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