Farewell, Sonny.

Today comes the news that the great Sonny Chiba will be retiring from movies at the end of the year. (Of course, he is 67 years old, which makes harder to administer righteous ass-kickings anymore.) He was the butt-whuppin' master, and will be missed.

Here he is in action in "Return of the Street Fighter":

The Many Deaths of Wilhelm.

For you movie buffs out there, here's a compilation of just some of the many films featuring the famed Wilhelm Scream:



And here's a bonus featurette on the history of the scream: