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Exclusives || BY Jen Yamato || 10 26 2012 12:00 PM

For Your Consideration: Go Against The Ninja With '80s Martial Arts Discovery 'Miami Connection'

Friends, let me tell you about a little movie called Miami Connection: One part '80s rock 'n' roll musical, another part martial arts extravaganza, this forgotten gem made in 1987 by future Tae Kwon Do Grandmaster Y.K. Kim is the cult pic of the year.

When else will you ever see a team of multicultural orphan BFF rock musicians-slash-college students take on biker ninjas and economically frustrated rival bands in totally '80s suburban Florida, complete with insanely catchy original tunes AND a throwaway plot involving "stupid cocaine?" I'll tell you when: Never.
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Newswire || BY || 11 30 2011 8:00 PM

Considering the 'Consider' Campaign: Warrior

Throw on your fur and gaze sinisterly by a swimming pool, because those collectible toys of Oscar season, the "Consider" campaigns posters, are busting out. The first one up for inspection is the campaign for Warrior, the gritty MMA drama starring Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, and Nick Nolte. Let's take a look at the wordy one-sheet and see if it makes us feel any differently about its positioning in the Oscar index.