Ass-Kicking Action Flick Chicks of 2010! Plus YOUR 2010 Faves and 2011 Picks!

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 [...]

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Comic-Con Panel Video: Where Are the Action Chicks?

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 [...]

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Action Chicks Training Academy! Enroll Now for Fall Classes

Llama Mama | August 23, 2010

Professor Leeloo Dallas Multipass.

 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 [...]

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Who’s Your Hero?

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 [...]

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Wired Interviews the Action Flick Chick: Geek Culture’s 26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers

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 [...]

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Geek Girls Conquer San Diego Comic-Con 2010 – Do We Ever!

Action Flick Chick | July 12, 2010

This year, geek girls are conquering San Diego Comic-Con International. Look at all the awesome things we’re up to.
THURSDAY, JULY 22
5:30-6:30 Geek Girls Exist— Really? Kristin Rielly (Geek Girls Network) leads a discussion about growing up geek, turning passions into careers, and who shot first. Representing the many awesome aspects of the geek culture, panelists [...]

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Caddyshack and TRON – But What About TRON Legacy? Interview: Actress Cindy Morgan

Action Flick Chick | September 20, 2009

Cindy Morgan as Yori in TRON (Buenta Vista Pictures, 1982).

In 1982 the Walt Disney Company’s special effects masterpiece TRON, changed filmmaking and spawned books, comics, arcade games, video games, and finally a sequel, TRON Legacy, currently scheduled for release in December, 2010. Of the original film’s three lead performers, both of the male heroes are returning, but the heroine played by Cindy Morgan, thus [...]

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SDCC: Women Who Kick Ass!

Action Flick Chick | July 31, 2009

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Sigourney Weaver, Eliza Dushku, Zoe Saldana, and Elizabeth Mitchell. What do all these names have in common? They’re all women who kick a lot of ass! And I was super pumped to be at this panel during Comic-Con 2009. All of these women have set good examples for women everywhere by playing strong female roles in movies or TV shows, and done quite nicely showing Hollywood that women have what it takes to “run with the big dogs” and basically kick a lot ass along the way.

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