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A birthday message for Foxtrot Six director Randy Korompis
2026-02-28Foxtrot Six
Mario Kassar shares a personal birthday message for Foxtrot Six director Randy Korompis
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The making of First Blood
2026-02-26First Blood
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The First Blood poncho
2026-02-11First Blood
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Terminator 2 Special Edition trailer
2026-01-30Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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What happened to Rambo FIRST BLOOD Part II Cast 1985 to Now
2026-01-13Rambo: First Blood Part II
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Jude Jean on Terminator 2
2025-11-17Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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Cliffhanger intro in Ukrainian
2025-10-10Cliffhanger
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Tarantino on Narrow Margin and more
2025-10-03Narrow Margin
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Why First Blood Can't Be Recreated by Hollywood
2025-09-08First Blood
Why First Blood still hits harder than modern blockbusters. Youtuber wolfcrow breaks down Kotcheff's restraint, Stallone's rewrite, real locations and weather, analog stunts, Laszlo's grounded camera, and Goldsmith's mournful score - and why Hollywood can't fake it.
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13 Indonesian Action Movies That Put Hollywood to Shame
2025-09-08
Modern martial arts films are surging in popularity thanks to their breathtaking fight choreography, easy global access through streaming, and vibrant new stars.
By blending traditional techniques with modern flair, these movies offer high-octane action and culturally diverse storytelling that captivates audiences around the world.
In this video NetxBinge discusses 13 marshall arts movies of 2024. Before we get started subscribe and like the videos and mention your favourite from the list. -
Terminator 2 Judgement Day
2025-09-01Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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James Cameron fought with Mario Kassar over the ending of Terminator 2
2025-07-11Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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Carolco shoutout (Arnold Schwarzenegger & Patrick Schwarzenegger | Actors on Actors)
2025-06-23
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Cambodian visit with ministry of information re shooting movies in Cambodia April may 2025
2025-06-12
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Famous Hollywood producer Mario Kassar visits CBS to explore investment opportunities in Cambodia's film industry.
On Wednesday, April 30, Mario Kassar, a renowned Hollywood producer behind some of the most iconic films in history, including Terminator 2, Judgment Day, Rambo, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, visited CBS to explore new investment opportunities in Cambodia's rapidly growing film and television industry.
Kassar, whose films have won global acclaim and grossed billions of dollars, visited CBS's Camwood Studios in Phnom Penh. Established in 2023, Camwood Studios has become a major hub for local and international productions, pushing Cambodia to become a prominent player in Southeast Asia's entertainment industry.
During his visit, Kassar met with CBS CEO David E. Ulmer to discuss potential co-productions. The two will discuss strategies to leverage Cambodia's unique cultural heritage, including diverse landscapes and affordable production costs, to help attract international film projects.
The two were also welcomed by His Excellency Netra Phektra, Minister of Information of the Kingdom of Cambodia, in a key dialogue to discuss strategies to make Cambodia a more attractive location for international film investment.
The discussions focused on ideas for changing policy measures and incentives to attract foreign film producers to Cambodia, including tax breaks, streamlining the permitting process, and establishing local talent training programs. These initiatives could lead to significant economic benefits, including job creation and greater international recognition for the Cambodian entertainment industry.
Meanwhile, Kassar expressed his admiration for Cambodia's great potential, not only due to its natural beauty and rich traditions, but also due to the energy and enthusiasm of its people. He is excited about the opportunities for future collaboration in Cambodia.
CBS, a leading media company, has already gained international attention in recent years with its digital success and other great programs, especially the excellent cooking competition show MasterChef Cambodia, which was recently nominated for the International Emmy Awards, helping to raise Cambodia's profile on the international stage, especially in the world of media and entertainment.
Mario Kassar's visit is an important moment in CBS's efforts to help foster and build international partnerships and contribute to promoting Cambodia as a competitive center for film and television production.
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L'INCREDIBILE STORIA DELLA CAROLCO PICTURES
2025-04-30
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How Arnold Schwarzenegger's Love for ROBOCOP Led to TOTAL RECALL
2025-04-30Total Recall
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Carolco: A Cautionary Tale for Swaggering Hollywood Indie Studios
2025-04-30
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Mario Kassar: How Ted Kotcheff Got '80s Juggernaut Carolco Going & How Close Tom Cruise Came To Play
2025-04-30The Doors
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Mario Kassar (Best of, Part 1 of 2)
2024-06-17
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Mario Kassar (Best of, Part 2 of 2)
2024-06-17
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Industry Standard 40: Mario Kassar
2024-06-17
From Barry Katz's podcast.
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John Lithgow Funny Cliffhanger story
2024-03-21Cliffhanger
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Her Controversial Scene in Basic Instinct Gave the Crew a Little Extra
2024-03-07Basic Instinct
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Rambo mania hits town of Hope, B.C.
2024-02-13First Blood
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Greeting from Oliver Ojeil
2023-10-09
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Analysis | How AI comes to life through movies - Washington Post
2023-10-04Terminator 2: Judgement Day
"Stories about artificial intelligence have been with us for decades, even centuries. In some, the robots serve humanity as cheerful helpers or soulful lovers. In others, the machines eclipse their human makers and try to wipe us out."
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Birthday wishes from Hélène Lénoir
2023-10-04
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Automat Pictures "RAMBO" Interview with Mario Kassar
2023-09-03First Blood
The following paragraph is an excerpt of a transcript from an interview Automat Pictures did with Mario Kassar on January 27, 2002.
How did you meet Andy Vajna?
MK : I met Andy Vajna about, God, 25 years ago, maybe? He
start a company in, um, in Hong Kong, uh, called PanAsia, where he
was releasing, um, fore-- uh, foreign, uh, films like from the --
from Europe or for -- from the States in the Far East, and I was
at that time based in Europe. And then I was working, uh, for,
um, another person in the Far East called Arthur -- the Arthur
Davis Organization, something like this. And then I met Andy
Vajna and I was not very happy where I was -- uh, with the person
I was working with, so Andy asked me, he said, "To -- do you wanna
do something together? Do you want me -- you -- can you find me
movies for, um, the Far East, Hong Kong, Thailand," you know, all
those places. I said, "Sure, why not?" And then, you know, from
that day on, then I introduce him to everybody in Europe and got
him the movies for Hong Kong, and that's how I met him.
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Mario Kassar visits Egyptian Media Production City
2023-08-22PROJECT EGYPT
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James Cameron fought with Mario Kassar over the ending of Terminator 2
2023-08-09Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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The best sci-fi action movie ever made celebrates its birthday today
2023-07-04Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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Milton Mendes » Film Retrospect; remembers the good old days
2023-06-20
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RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD (1982) What Happened To The Cast After 40 Years?! (Then And Now 2023)
2023-04-03First Blood
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Tribute to Movie Producer Mario Kassar - VHS Tape Collection
2023-03-21
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Arnold Schwarzenegger on Total Recall (GQ)
2023-02-28Total Recall
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Arnold Schwarzenegger on Terminator 2: Judgement Day (GQ)
2023-02-28Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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The troubling legacy of the Lolita story, 60 years on
2022-06-29Lolita
"The dubious aesthetic of Kubrick's film has endured in pop culture. But is it the film or the original book that is to blame for this perplexing phenomenon, asks Steph Green?"
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Rambo First Blood 40th anniversary website
2022-06-29First Blood
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Cinema's Next Quantum Leap
2022-05-27
An interesting article about the industry and its potential next quantum leap, read it at Alpha1Media
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Universal Soldier - publicity stunt @ Cannes '92
2022-05-24Universal Soldier
This took place at the screening of Robert Altmans The Player after Jean-Claude Van Damme had an idea to generate publicity for Universal Soldier a few months before the release.
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Mario featured in a video about the 100 most famous lebanese people
2022-05-16
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StudioCanal: The special effects of Total Recall
2022-05-11Total Recall
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Adrian Lyne on the ending of Jacobs Ladder
2022-04-15Jacob's Ladder
Collider Adrian Lyne interview Jacobs Ladder
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"What you see is unique in the world"
2022-04-12PROJECT EGYPT
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Alan Parker's website for Angel Heart
2022-04-10Angel Heart
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Mario Kassar Visits the Egyptian Media Production City
2022-03-24PROJECT EGYPT
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Interview
2022-03-11PROJECT EGYPT
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Egypt trip
2022-03-07PROJECT EGYPT
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Why JACOB'S LADDER Nearly Broke Me
2021-12-17Jacob's Ladder
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Carolco (1995)
2021-10-06
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Top 8 Underrated Gems from Carolco Pictures
2021-09-27
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PERSPEKTIF - Produser Foxtrot Six Bongkar Rahasia!
2021-08-26Foxtrot Six
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Justis Greene on Mario Kassar's picture First Blood (1982)
2021-08-25First Blood
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Total Excess: How CAROLCO Pictures changed Hollywood
2021-08-24
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Analyzing Evil: Asami Yamazaki From Audition
2021-07-18Audition
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@movieweb: Terminator 2: Judgment Day Was Released in Theaters 30 Years Ago Today
2021-07-03Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Was Released in Theaters 30 Years Ago Today
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The Tin Man Gets His Heart: An Oral History of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
2021-07-01Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Michael Pohorly sent a greeting and a link:
Reading about how you changed the future of Cinema:
The Tin Man Gets His Heart: An Oral History of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' -
#1675 - Quentin Tarantino (The Joe Rogan Experience)
2021-06-29
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The Billionaires Secret: Fantastic article about Mario Kassar's Cutthroat Island
2020-12-26Cutthroat Island
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From a friend and a great italian director.
2020-08-04
Thank you for the kind words my friend. -
Terminator 2 hype trailer mentioned
2020-08-04Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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Great article (and artwork) in the latest @empiremagazine on @MKassarOfficial and Carolco Pictures!
2020-07-12
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Arnold Schwarzenegger says original Total Recall producer didn't want him in lead role
2020-06-14Total Recall
Verhoeven: "We shook hands, Arnold and I, and said, 'We're going to do this.' And that was it.
"No talk about money or anything. It was just looking at each other and believing that Mario could finance it and that Arnold and I were a good team."
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American trailer for Foxtrot Six released
2020-03-06Foxtrot Six
Read and comment on Wanyi Pratiknyo's tweet here
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Mario interviewed on American Badass - A Michael Madsen retrospective
2020-03-05The Doors
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Foxtrot Six (USA Trailer)
2020-02-13Foxtrot Six
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When MAVO meets Mario Kassar - the interview
2019-05-20
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TEN Hollywood: Mico Saad Mario Kassar episode
2019-04-18
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Teaser: GODDESS - The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
2019-04-16Showgirls
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LIFE Beyond Borders 2019
2019-03-18
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Hasta la vista, Andyska
2019-01-30
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Mario Kassar Interview Teaser - In Search of The Last Action Heroes
2018-12-12
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In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2018-11-20
Mario's work is featured in a new crowdfunded documentary, read more on Rediscover the 80s.
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Mario Kassar to exec produce english language adaptation of Audition
2018-06-26Audition
Terminator, Rambo, and Basic Instinct exec producer Mario Kassar is assembling an English-language adaptation of Audition, the infamous 1997 novel by Japanese author Ryu Murakami about a lonely widower who gets more than he bargains for when he puts out a fake casting call to find a new girlfriend. Audition was, of course, adapted in 1999 into a cringe-inducing cult film in its own right by Japanese helmer Takashi Miike. The new Kassar-produced version is based on the original Murakami novel and will transplant the story to an American setting.
In this version, Audition's unlucky protagonist is Sam Davis, who lives alone with his son following the death of his wife seven years prior and is convinced by a filmmaker friend to stage the fake auditions. The former ballerina with a mysterious past he falls for is now named Evie Lawrence, but otherwise details fall closely in line with Murakami's best-seller.
They adapted the script and will tackle a fall shoot for Audition after filming wraps on his current project, thriller Sugar Mountain starring Jason Momoa. He also helmed and produced the Justin Long crime thriller The Lookalike, which Well Go USA is releasing this summer.
Audition (2000, Japan) on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198
Original article on Deadline: https://deadline.com/2014/06/audition-remake-mario-kassar-murakami-miike-797419/ -
T2:Judgement Day 3D
2017-08-25Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The updated blockbuster super hit Terminator 2 3D is set for worldwide theatrical release august 24-25 2017!
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Under preparation: Nocturne In Black
2017-05-26Nocturne In Black
Nocturne in Black tells the story of a young man who rebuilds his piano after it is destroyed by Jihadists while showing his community the strength and uplifting power of music in times of hopelessness.
The feature-length version is based on the Award-winning short film Nocturne in Black winner of the Gold Medal in the 2016 Student Academy Awards and the D.G.A. student film awards.
Nocturne in Black was also shortlisted for the 2017 Oscars in the Live Action Shorts category as well as the 2017 BAFTA Awards. -
Work in progress: Foxtrot Six
2016-06-28Foxtrot Six
The first ever Southeast Asian Hollywood-style franchise, developed with Rapid Eye Pictures and East-West Synergy.
Production to take place in Indonesia and the US. -
Work in progress: Audition
2016-03-28Audition
A remake of the 1999 horror by Takashi Miike, Director TBA.
When the 1999 film was screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival 2000 it had a record number of walkouts. At the Swiss premiere a member of the audience passed out and needed emergency room attention. -
Work in progress: The Wall
2016-03-28
The story is set in the middle kingdom, China and takes off when a roman legion reaches the Great Wall.
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Work in progress: Ataturk
2012-07-09
A beautiful story about the father of modern day Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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