Action Flick Chick

Action Flick Chick | April 24, 2012

This year ActionFest shined the light on women in action by first honoring Gina Carano with the Chick Norris Award, and then by screening Wonder Women! The Untold Story of the American Superheroines. This documentary follows the path from the beginning of the first superheroine to the strong action women of today. Scholars, authors, and [...]

Category: * all movie reviews *, Independent, convention, superhero | 3 Comments »
Tags: action chicks, Action Flick Chick, Actionfest, Chick Norris Award, documentary, Gina Carano, heroines, Jane Espenson, Jennifer K. Stuller, Kathleen Hanna, Lindsay Wagner, Lynda Carter, superheroes, Trina Robbins, Wonder Women! The Untold Story of the American Superheroines

Editorial Chick | April 18, 2012

ActionFest 2012 bestowed the first Chick Norris Award upon Haywire star Gina Carano. Gina started as an MMA fighter and moved onto the big screen to kick more ass in films like Haywire and the upcoming In the Blood. You know the Action Flick Chick had to talk to this awesome woman. Check out the [...]

Category: MTV.com, interviews | 3 Comments »
Tags: action chick, action movies, Actionfest, award, Chick Norris, Chuck Norris, Gina Carano, heroines, interview, MMA, Movies, MTV.com

Action Flick Chick | February 29, 2012

Action Flick Chick: Which ACTRESS is THE best at playing ass kicking heroines?
There’s no “right” answer, but there are answers that don’t fit the question (like the fact that the question says “heroines” plural). One random respondent received a cool Haywire prize pack. More information on that will follow.
Answers on Facebook
Evan Young: Angelina Jolie
Helen Gynell: [...]

Category: Facebook, social networks, twitter | 4 Comments »
Tags: action chicks, action flicks, action heroine, action movies, actress, ass kicking, Haywire, heroines

Action Flick Chick | January 7, 2011

special by Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill for Newsarama:
Twenty-five years ago, action movies were filled with extremely muscled good guys fighting extremely muscled bad guys in order to save their helpless wives, girlfriends, or daughters…and in some cases to save the world (which everyone appreciates, by the way.) While those films are awesome, there has been [...]

Category: Facebook, Newsarama, external link, movie, twitter | 4 Comments »
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Action Flick Chick | September 4, 2010

Continued from”Comic-Con Panel: Best Superheroine Movie? No, the ONLY Theatrical Superheroine Movie.”
In a San Diego Comic-Con International panel, some friends and I discussed the shortage of superheroines and other action heroines in leading roles in movies and comic books.
The Panel:
* Katrina Hill, Action Flick Chick (@ActionChick), G4TV’s Next Woman of the Web, PoP’s current Fangirl of [...]

Category: Action Chick TV, Video Channels, YouTube, action, convention | 5 Comments »
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Llama Mama | August 23, 2010

 Action Flick Chick: What courses would the Action Chicks Training Academy offer? 
Answers came from Facebook and twitter. 
Cristina Bogdan: Feathers for anihilation 101.
Tanner Gibson: Kicking Cell Spammers Ass?
Charissa Gilmore Duff: Shotgun speed reloading, group recon tactics, and the appropriate use of sweatproof/waterproof/smudgeproof makeup.
Armita Pebdani: High Speeds in High Heels 500
Wendy Harrington: Stiletto Stance 101
Stiletto Stunning 102
Stiletto [...]

Category: Facebook, comedy, twitter | 3 Comments »
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Action Flick Chick | August 13, 2010

actionchick: Who’s your hero?
twitter answers
AbouMarwan: Tyler Durden
JBieberLust: @justinbieber allllllll the way
ayunirazak: jimmy <3
kc0eks: @actionchick you?
CatchMe0nMars: Goku .
KZOMRadio: Indiana Jones – always and forever.
carlwatkins: I would have to say @warrenellis is one of my greatest heroes. Not sure if that speaks more about him or me though.
sucahsays: My parents…
rohera: Alfredo Pacino
sunrunner75: Right now, my [...]

Category: Facebook, social networks, twitter | 5 Comments »
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Action Flick Chick | July 21, 2010

Hugh Hart of Wired.com interviews Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill’s about Wired’s choices for the “26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers.” It’s just a quote from her today, but the full interview continues over the next couple of days. Please note that it’s Hugh who calls Angelina Jolie the most compelling ass-kicking heroine. While she ranks [...]

Category: convention, interviews | 3 Comments »
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