{"product_id":"not-coming-to-a-theater-bryan-kristopowitz-9798887718255","title":"Not Coming to a Theater Near You!: 50 Great Direct-to-Video Action Flicks of the Early 2000s","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlobetrotting mercenaries! Ruthless assassins! Sci-fi apocalypses! Cyborg ninjas! Ex- Special Forces Operators! Real badass scumbum cops! Down-and-dirty hand-to-hand martial arts brawls! Car chases! Gun battles galore! Knife fights! Explosions! All of that (and more!) is what makes up the direct-to-video action movie genre, especially early 2000s DTV action flicks. But what early 2000s DTV action flicks are worth your time? Let author and B-movie enthusiast Bryan Kristopowitz and his book \u003cem\u003eNot Coming to a Theater Near You!: 50 Great Direct-to-Video Action Flicks of the Early 2000s\u003c\/em\u003e fill you in. Showcasing \u003cem\u003efifty\u003c\/em\u003e full reviews of early 2000s DTV action flicks featuring such badass action stars as Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Wesley Snipes, Mark Dacascos, Don \"The Dragon\" Wilson, \"Stone Cold\" Steve Austin, Scott Adkins, Olivier Gruner, and even Oscar winner Cuba Gooding, Jr., \u003cem\u003eNot Coming to a Theater Near You! \u003c\/em\u003ewill help you discover, rediscover, and celebrate the sort of movie that used to fill the shelves of video stores and now can be found on myriad streaming services. So what the heck are you waiting for? Some of the best of the direct-to-video action movie genre awaits you. They're just not coming to a theater near you!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBryan Kristopowitz has been a regular writer for the movies section of 411mania.com since 2005, focusing on new and old B-movies, indie genre movies, and the people that make them. He is probably best known for The Gratuitous B-Movie Column, which he started in 2008. A graduate of Long Island University: Southampton College, he also wants everyone to know that \"B-movie\" is not a slur and that the world would be better off if everyone watched more B-movies. It just would be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Kristopowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887718255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Bryan Kristopowitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460252741887,"sku":"9798887718255","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40241ec1-4117-481a-acdd-7682218b70a5.jpg?v=1777413540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-coming-to-a-theater-bryan-kristopowitz-9798887718255","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}