The Way into the Dragon Podcast

Celestial Tiger Entertainment

5.0 (4)
TV & FILM
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Join Italian Chinese movie lover Matias Lorieri and his Chinese-American friend Edwin Lo as they explore different aspects of Chinese cinematography in each episode. From discussions on hopping vampires, to martial arts and spaghetti westerns, the duo will set out on a cross cultural journey to discover how their own personal identities have been shaped by Asian cinema.

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Tales from the Golden Age of Hong Kong Cinema

Matias and Edwin are joined by Albert Lee, current Executive Director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival and former CEO of Emperor Motion Pictures & Executive at Golden Harvest Studios. In this last episode they want to give a feel to the listeners about how it was like during the golden age of Hong Kong cinema and the way Hong Kong films influenced Hollywood and global culture.

57 min
12/25/2023

Michelle Yeoh and the Female Heroines of Hong Kong Cinema

Damsel in distress? Step aside, women can handle their own! Matias and Edwin are joined by film & gender scholar Prof. Gina Marchetti, as they explore the role of gender & the golden period of women empowerment in Chinese cinema as well as the female heroines of Hong Kong cinema from Cheng Pei-Pei to Michelle Yeoh.

57 min
12/19/2023

Jiangshi: Asian Vampires or Zombies?

Meet hopping vampires, Taoist priests and explore their uniquely Hong Kong-style features! Together with Angus Chan, MD & Founder of Entertaining Power Co Ltd and Producer of Vampire Cleanup Department, Matias and Edwin venture into the Chinese otherworld, full of supernatural peculiarities rarely seen in the West!

41 min
12/12/2023

Genesis of Two Legendary Film Fights

Matias and Edwin explore what it was like creating some of the best fight scenes ever in Hong Kong film history. They are joined by Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, the legendary martial-arts champion, who played the final opponent facing off against Jackie Chan in the climactic finales of the two classics "Wheels on Meals" & "Dragons Forever".

1h 1m
12/04/2023

Crouching Tiger Hidden Shaw Brothers

Matias and Edwin deep dive into the cinematic legacy of the Shaw Brothers, one of Asia's biggest film studios - exploring the inspirations taken from Hollywood, and the influences it has until today!

41 min
11/28/2023

Wuxia 101: Flying Heroes, Swords and Bamboo Forests

Flying swordsmen, beautiful warriors, enchanting mountains & Bamboo forests - Enter the mystical world of Wuxia films, as Matias and Edwin discuss this genre, what characterizes it and how it draws parallels in the West with Wuxia World Founder & CEO Lai Jinping!

59 min
11/20/2023

Triads, Guns & Brotherhood

Dive into the world of organized crime & brotherhood, as Matias and Edwin recount their favourite Triad movies and discuss the evolution of the genre with John Chong, the co-founder of legendary Media Asia Group and producer of the Infernal Affairs trilogy.

57 min
11/10/2023

Bruce Lee and the Beginnings

Journey into the world of Hong Kong and Chinese cinema as Matias and Edwin discuss how Bruce Lee shook their world and turned them into superfans! They were joined by Bruce Lee Memorabilia collector & expert Jeff Chinn.

53 min

8 Episodes

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Join Italian Chinese movie lover Matias Lorieri and his Chinese-American friend Edwin Lo as they explore different aspects of Chinese cinematography in each episode. From discussions on hopping vampires, to martial arts and spaghetti westerns, the duo will set out on a cross cultural journey to discover how their own personal identities have been shaped by Asian cinema.

Creator

Celestial Tiger Entertainment
Years Active

2023 - 2024
Episodes

8
Rating

Explicit
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The Way into the Dragon Podcast

The Way into the Dragon Podcast

Episodes

Tales from the Golden Age of Hong Kong Cinema

Michelle Yeoh and the Female Heroines of Hong Kong Cinema

Jiangshi: Asian Vampires or Zombies?

Genesis of Two Legendary Film Fights

Crouching Tiger Hidden Shaw Brothers

Wuxia 101: Flying Heroes, Swords and Bamboo Forests

Triads, Guns & Brotherhood

Bruce Lee and the Beginnings

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