(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q6cW1iXRfEc?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q6cW1iXRfEc?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)No, it's not a typo. The new martial arts documentary is actually an adaptation of Ric Meyers' book of the nearly identical title: (i)"Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Book"(/i). In both his book and movie script, Meyers brings a sharp, humorously insightful look at one of films most prolific sub-genres, the Kung Fu movie. The result is what appears to be a uniquely entertaining portrait of martial arts movies and the people that make them shine.(br /)(br /)We'll be trying to make some time to squeeze this one into our schedules, but as soon as we do, we'll let you know how it fares in a review.

(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QcMFf02qVXc?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QcMFf02qVXc?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)For those of who are gigantic fans of extra cheesy martial arts action, the much anticipated Kung Fu film/commercial "Kung Fu Vettel: Drive of the Dragon" has finally landed on Internet shores. And it's about what you'd expect.(br /)(br /)It's entertaining as far as light-hearted martial arts 'films' centered around a paper-thin premise with a luxury car tie-in starring race car champions go. But that's about it. Honestly, I know it's a glorified commercial that can only fit so much story/action in approximately 5 minutes, but I've seen some pretty darn good 5-minute short films that managed to be more interesting with half the budget.(br /)(br /)I hate to be a total downer about it, so watch the film for yourself and let us know what you think in a comment.

(center)(img src="http://www.karatemart.com/images/blog/NinjaTurtle_FirstPageAuction.jpg")(/center)(br /)(br /)Remember when we told you last week how (a href="http://www.karatemart.com/blog/ninja-turtles-artwork-auction-final-update")all ONLINE bidding had ceased(/a) on that precious first-drawing of Kevin Eastman's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Well our friends at CBR.com (Comic Book Resources) came up with the final numbers on that much coveted piece of Ninja Turtle history. Guesses?(br /)(br /)The first ever drawing of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles officially sold for $71,700 to an anonymous (presumably pizza loving) bidder. So it did see a bit of a jump from that steady (measly?) $50,000 that the online bidding had it parked at. (br /)(br /)(via (a href-"http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/05/first-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-sketch-sells-for-71700/")CBR(/a)

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