#Chris Hauty

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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) Movie Review

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco – Movie Review Director: David R Ellis Writer: Chris Hauty, Julie Hickson (Screenplay) Writer: Sheila Burnford (Novel) Cast (Voice Talents) Michael J Fox (Back to the Future) Sally Field (Forrest Gump) Ralph White (The Waltons) Al Michaels (Jerry Maguire) Tommy Lasorda (Everybody Loves Raymond) Plot: When adventurous pets Chance, Shadow, and…

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 5 / 10

Título Original: Sniper: Ultimate Kill

Año: 2017

Duración: 90 min

País: Estados Unidos

Dirección: Claudio Fäh

Guion: Chris Hauty Personaje: Michael Frost Beckner; Crash Leyland

Música: Frederik Wiedmann

Fotografía: Ross W. Clarkson

Reparto: Tom Berenger, Chad Michael Collins, Felipe Calero, Billy Zane, Danay Garcia, Juan Sebastián Calero, Joe Lando, Juan Pablo Gamboa, Lucho Velasco

Productora: Destination Films, Mandalay Pictures. Distribuidora: Destination Films, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Género: Action; Thriller; Drama

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Deep State by Chris Hauty

EXCLUSIVE: Never Back Down screenwriter Chris Hauty’s debut novel Deep State has been sold to Simon & Schuster’s Emily Bestler Books and is being shopped for film and TV rights by literary agency Original Artists.

The agency describes the book as a contemporary Three Days of the Condor-style thriller with a strong female lead as it focuses on a young woman who leaves the Army to become a White House intern. Haunted by her own demons, she  becomes aware of an assassination plot against a very polarizing president.

Hauty’s book – the writer’s first novel – was sold by Ann Rittenberg at Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency to Emily Bestler Books in what is said to be a mid-six figure deal that includes a sequel titled Counter Measure.

“I wanted to explore the unlikeliest of heroes,” Hauty tells Deadline. “A true fish out of water in Washington, D.C.’s hothouse environment who perseveres against impossible odds. And writing a novel gave me unlimited freedom to do so, which I had not experienced before as a screenwriter. That said, I think my film career helped me create a cinematic novel.”

Among the author’s screenwriting credits are 2008’s Never Back Down starring Djimon Honsou, Amber Heard and Sean Faris, and 2017’s Sniper: Ultimate Kill starring Tom Berenger.

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Never Back Down (2008)

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Deep State by Chris Hauty (Pre-Order)

Deep State by Chris Hauty (Pre-Order)

I received an E-ARC of this book a few days ago and already, I’m deeply engrossed in the story. If you haven’t heard of this one already, I suspect you’ll be hearing a lot about it very soon. Deep State by Chris Hauty doesn’t release until January 7th 2020, but if you’re anything like me, you’ll want to keep this one on your radar and add it to your list of pre-order books! 

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Here's the link to Chris Ship's tweet. The embedded versions are stale.I can't stand the supercilious tone in her voice. So mocking. So snide. So hauty.

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#BlogTour The Deep State by Chris Hauty

#BlogTour The Deep State by Chris Hauty

Today it’s a pleasure to take a part in the BlogTour Deep State by Chris Hauty. It’s a cracking read.About the Author

Chris Hauty is a screenwriter who has worked at all the major movie studios, in nearly every genre of film. He currently lives in Venice, California, in the company of a classic Triumph motorcycle and a feral cat. Deep State is his first novel.

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3 Awesome Thriller Novels to Read in 2020

There’s nothing like an edge-of-your-seat thriller to get you eager to return to your book. Whether you love to read on your daily commute, you can’t nod off without a good book in the evening, or your ideal Sunday is spent curled up on the couch with a gripping novel, there are lots of fantastic books on the horizon in 2020 to look forward to.

Here are three killer thrillers to read when 2020 comes around.

Hunter Killer by Brad Taylor

Set to be released in January 2020, Brad Taylor brings yet another incredible military thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Pike Logan and his loyal task force must tackle their biggest opponent yet: pro assassins from Russia, as they track them across South America in a desperate attempt to protect from West from terrorism.

Deep State by Chris Hauty

Hayley Chill, a seasoned war veteran and now White House official, uncovers a dire plot to assassinate the president, and must use all her courage and military experience to protect him. A breathtaking and ever-twisting plot that will have you gripped until the very last page. Pick it up in January 2020.

A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni

Released February 2020, this is the latest offering from bestselling novelist Robert Dugoni. The seventh gripping installment in the Tracy Crosswhite saga, here our fierce heroine must deal with haunting memories of the past when she returns to her hometown of Cedar Grove to solve a murder.

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Never back down

While Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are releasing the film on home video, they didn’t go for the Blu-ray format here. This is a bare bones release all the way. And the fact that White himself is a total package of on screen charisma, incredible martial arts talent, and a competent and capable director and writer, make him an indispensable presence in the modern action movie landscape. This kind of talent and ethic should be rewarded on any budget scale. What White is able to do is take all those limits and restrictions into account and then cast them aside and make the best and most entertaining movie possible with the resources he has. But if you’re a fan of fight films and low budget action movies, these are elements you’ve learned to live with and may even have come to expect. There’s some janky editing going on here, plenty of flat performances, and lots of the shortcomings that mini-budget films frequently suffer from. This is a hard working Hollywood talent whose budgets may be low, but who gives this film everything he’s got and succeeds on every level. The fact that White himself has proven to be much like his on screen character is equally potent. When living by his code backs Walker into a corner, watching him fight his way out provides an enormously satisfying conclusion. Helping train James for a title fight with Caesar Braga (fight film giant Nathan Jones aka Mad Max: Fury Road’s Rictus Erectus) brings them around the globe to Thailand, which adds a production value to the film and also likely helped keep the budget low as well. A good and loyal friend to his co-lead Brody James (Josh Barnett), a famous fighter who is in the Rocky IV excess stage of his fighting career, Case brings the discipline and loyalty James desperately needs. Walker is the kind of hero Bruce Lee would have been proud to see on screen. He’s the archetypal wandering hero brought to life by a proudly Black man, which is not something to take lightly in today’s cinematic landscape where talent of color work so hard to get the roles they so rightly deserve and which so often go to white males.

While I’m at it, I’d just like to add that it’s wonderful to see an onscreen hero like Case Walker, an African American man who is the best at what he does, who teaches others, who is humble and honest. The film follows all the conventions of a typical fight film, but those very elements become convention because of how satisfying they can be when done right. A cinematic fantasy that is equal parts wholesome and brutal, captured on a minimal budget, but with the eye of a talented fight choreographer and cinematographer. By abandoning a lot of the structure of the previous films and simply tacking on the Never Back Down franchise name, White is given an opportunity to display some of the themes and philosophies that really make him tick as a person. That may sound like hyperbole when talking about a DTV martial arts film, but I’m prone to shining a light on this underappreciated niche of cinema. As writer/director/star/unbelievable physical specimen, Michael Jai White further cements his bona fides and really treads a path very few get to walk. With Never Back Down 3, White not only returns to the director’s chair, but also serves as a writer alongside Chris Hauty, who also penned the previous two. There also seems to have been an adherence to the structure of the original film which held it back quite a bit. I don’t remember a lot of the specifics of that film, but the addition of real world MMA fighters to the cast was probably the sales pitch for the film, and it hamstrung the acting. He’s a noble warrior type who trains and coaches another cast beefy whiper snappers to victory. Miyagi, and the legal troubles are not his fault. Even so, his Case Walker character took a bit of a backseat as a trainer with a troubled legal history. With the second film, White took over directing duties and starred in the film. The mall metal accompanying the trailer kind of says it all.

Sold as an EXTREME version of The Karate Kid set in some kind of high school underground MMA ring, Djimon Honsou and Amber Heard support a cast of douchey looking white kids duking it out. White’s presence was my inroad to the franchise, and based on the trailer for the first film I stand by my disinterest in it. Never Back Down: No Surrender: Never Stop Never Stoppingīut in all seriousness, I love Michael Jai White and this third entry in the redundantly titled fight film franchise is the best that I’ve seen (meaning the better of the two White entries).

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 5 / 10

Título Original: Sniper: Ghost Shooter

Año: 2016

Duración: 99 min

País: Estados Unidos

Dirección: Don Michael Paul

Guion: Chris Hauty; Crash Leyland; Personaje: Michael Frost Beckner

Música: Frederik Wiedmann

Fotografía: Martin Chichov

Reparto: Billy Zane, Chad Michael Collins, Dennis Haysbert, Stephanie Vogt, Nick Gomez, Presciliana Esparolini, Enoch Frost, Ravil Isyanov, Nigel Barber, Velislav Pavlov

Productora: Destination Films, UFO International Productions

Género: Action; Thriller; Drama

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Review: Never Back Down - No Surrender (2016)

“Believe me, they will know about this fight on Mars"

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For reasons I can’t explain, I hadn’t thought to look into the Never Back Down series before now and thereby completely overlooked that Michael Jai White had expanded from martial arts star to filmmaker. This movie actually gives me some hope for the future, as it’s virtually the only one I’ve seen show an interest in actually carrying on the legacy of martial arts videos’ glory days. Don’t give me another boring Dolph Lundgren production if White’s making films. Of course, Never Back Down: No Surrender’s not perfect – it’s actually one of the few movies of this sort where the problematic screenplay bothers me more than any technical shortcomings. As is, this one works best as a blueprint to improve on, but in the meantime, it’s a very watchable blueprint.

The story: Legendary fighter Case Walker (Michael Jai White) travels to Thailand to train his comrade Brody James (Josh Barnett) for a high-stakes title match, but soon realizes that the promoter (Esai Morales) has shady intentions.

NBD3 has so many real-life influences that it’s practically meta. There are numerous connections between Josh Barnett’s character and the actor’s real-life competitive career, many of them unflattering. Additionally, the movie tackles the ever-relevant issue of steroids in sports with surprising zeal. Ironically, this approach makes the film’s frequent idealistic stances feel haphazard and naive, as it presents simplistic solutions to complex problems. Also, I didn’t like that the story is full of unresolved issues: aside from the loose thread of Casey taking on a couple of young proteges, it’s uncomfortable that the feature allows things like Brody’s blatant infidelity and the racism of some supporting characters to fade into the background. I also didn’t like how a side-story regarding sexism towards a character played by Jeeja Yanin is “resolved” via sexism. Despite all of this, the screenplay isn’t weak: Case Walker is likable enough, and the story eschews typical life-and-death setups in favor of a political approach that feels more suitable to modern sports promotion. Not every idea it has pans out, but I can appreciate a film for showing me that it at least had thought behind it.

How much you enjoy the action content depends on your tolerance of unnecessary slow motion. Fight choreographer Larnel Stovall delivers good stuff, but the fact that only a couple of the eight fights aren’t mucked about with this editing technique is disappointing. Nevertheless, Michael Jai White remains one of the best performers in modern martial arts films, and this is apparent throughout the feature. Though he achieves Hector Echavarria levels of self-glorification by including a scene that puts him over a genuine MMA star like Josh Barnett, he looks fantastic in whatever he does and whoever he fights. He’s got a great cast of supporting kickers, including Nathan Jones as the rival champion and genre staples Brahim Achabbakhe, Eoin O’Brien, and Ron Smoorenburg as various brawlers. More impressive on paper but less so onscreen are the Thai stars: the aforementioned Jeeja Yanin has a single fight and is barely a character, while Tony Jaa only shows up to make a fool of himself in a comedy cameo. Seriously, if the poor quality and infrequency of Jaa’s most recent output hasn’t caused you to lose esteem for him, his buffoonish scenes here will do the trick.

Despite these disappointments, NBD3 is an enjoyable watch. Again, I’m pleased that MJW chose to be a filmmaker: it’s good knowing that the legacy of U.S. martial arts videos has a competent torchbearer, and it’s important that the subgenre contains perspectives other than those of white men. The main problem remains the movie’s screenplay, but I’m hopeful that White will improve in that regard in time. Even so, this one is worth a look.

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Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)

Directed by Michael Jai White

Written by Chris Hauty (Never Back Down 1 & 2), Michael Jai White

Starring Michael Jai White, Josh Barnett (Absolution), Gillian White (Bamboozled), Esai Morales (NYPD Blue)

Cool costars: Stephen Quadros (Sworn to Justice), Nathan Jones (Tom Yum Goong), Jeeja Yanin (Raging Phoenix), Brahim Achabbakhe (Dragonwolf), Ron Smoorenburg (Who Am I), Damian Mavis (Kung Fu Yoga), Amarin Cholvibul (Hard Target 2), Eoin O’Brien (Kill ‘Em All), and Creighton Mark Johnson (Risk for Honor) all appear in martial roles. Pro fighter Quinton Jackson cameos in a little scene. Tony Jaa also cameos, but…I just can’t.

Content warning: Sexist and racist dialogue, racially-motivated violence, police brutality. There’s also a scene where a transsexual prostitute is “humorously” outed against her will.

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#amreading 5/16/20: Deep State, by Chris Hauty

#amreading 5/16/20: Deep State, by Chris Hauty

I got a copy of Deep State as an ebook through a special weekly offer from Simon & Schuster as a reward for subscribing to one of their weekly newsletters. I finally finished the last physical book that I had on loan from the library and began reading from my supply of free ebooks that I have on my phone and my Kindle.

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Deep State

Deep State by Chris Hauty

Recently elected President Richard Monroe—populist, controversial, and divisive—is at the center of an increasingly polarized Washington, DC. Never has the partisan drama been so tense or the paranoia so rampant. In the midst of contentious political turf wars, the White House chief of staff is found dead in his house. A tenacious intern discovers a single, ominous clue that suggests he died from something other than natural causes, and that a wide-ranging conspiracy is running beneath the surface of everyday events: powerful government figures are scheming to undermine the rule of law—and democracy itself. Allies are exposed as enemies, once-dependable authorities fall under suspicion, and no one seems to be who they say they are. The unthinkable is happening. The Deep State is real. Who will die to keep its secrets and who will kill to uncover the truth?

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