Asian Cinema Film Club

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Asian Cinema Film Club Podcast

A bi-weekly podcast which aims to provide an introduction to the exciting world of Asian cinema. Each episode sees Elwood and Stephen highlighting a diffrent film worth discovering aswell as discussing a wide variety of topics relating from Actor / director profiles through to exploring the more random aspects of this facinating field.

12 SEPT

World Cinema Film Club #16 - The Wages of Fear + 8 1/2

Elwood and Stephen take on a double feature with Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" as film director Guido battles with his creative block while working on his latest film while also having to deal with a boring mistress and pandering producers. They also look at "The Wages of Fear" as picked by Marcus as four men looking for a way out of the South African town they find themselves stuck in agree to drive highly volatile nitro-glycerine to put out an oil fire.

1h 34m
31 AUG

A.C. Film Club #132 - The Calamari Wrestler

Michelle Kisner (The Movie Sluth / @Robotcookie) joins us to look at "The Calamari Wrestler" as a former champion turns himself into a humanoid squid as he plans to win back both his title and his girl but not before facing some rather unique competition. We look at the unique world of director Minoru Kawasaki, reveal some of the strangest wrestling moments and the allure of the collector bug plus more!! ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage

1h 24m
20 AUG

World Cinema Film Club #15 - La Belle et la Bete

Elwood and Stephen look at Jean Cocteau's 1946 adaptation of the classic fairytale and especially how greatly it differs especially to the Disney version.

1h 1m
1 AUG

Cheng Pei-pei Tribute + Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

With the recent passing the iconic Cheng Pei-pei Elwood and Stephen are joined by Rashmi Menon (YBR Present: Kowai) to look back her legacy as well as her place in the history of female action stars. We also take a look at Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were she appeared as the dangerous and cunning Jade Fox and how the role the film played in reviving the interest in Asian cinema.

1h 36m
23 JUL

A.C. Film Club #131 - Gushing Prayer

Elwood and Stephen take another look at the weird world of Pink Cinema with Masao Adachi's Gushing Prayer. Here four high school friends attempt to "Beat Sex" as they set out an odyssey of self-exploration where sex is reduced to a mere economic transaction especially when they pressure one group member into becoming a prostitute. ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage

1h 1m
15 JUL

A.C. Film Club #130 - Memories

Elwood and Stephen look at the Anime anthology "Memories" based on three Manga short stories of Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira / Steamboy). In "Magnetic Rose" a group of salvage engineers discover a mysterious and seemingly abandoned space station only for strange things to soon start happening once they step aboard. "Stink Bomb" sees an office worker accidently turning himself into a bio-weapon when he takes the wrong flu relief "Cannon Fodder" introduces a city built to maintain and operate the giant cannons they believe are defending the city....but who from? We also question the importance of screen size, the surprising career path of Dev Patel as well as running down our recent discoveries. ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage

1h 23m
2 JUL

World Cinema Film Club #14 - Razorback

Elwood and Stephen head down under in search of the elusive "Razorback" which has been terrorising an outback town while also a source of obsession for the revenge seeking hunter Jack. Directed by noted music video director Russell Mulcahy his attempt at creating the Australian Jaws is a highly unique and often surreal entry in the creature feature genre.

56 min
18 JUN

A.C. Film Club #129 - Tokyo Tribe

Elwood and Stephen look at Sion Sono's Rap Musical "Tokyo Tribe" which came out a year before "Hamilton" while presenting a futuristic vision of Tokyo were the street gangs have become tribes who now control the city. However the delicate balance looks set to upset when Mera, the head of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with the violent and sadistic gangster Buppa. ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage

1h 27m

A bi-weekly podcast which aims to provide an introduction to the exciting world of Asian cinema. Each episode sees Elwood and Stephen highlighting a diffrent film worth discovering aswell as discussing a wide variety of topics relating from Actor / director profiles through to exploring the more random aspects of this facinating field.

Creator

Brainstew Productions
Years Active

2017 - 2024
Episodes

200
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Brainstew Productions