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PODCAST

Asian Cinema Film Club

Brainstew Productions

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 different film worth discovering as well as discussing a wide variety of topics relating from actor / director profiles through to exploring the more random aspects of this fascinating field.

tv & film film reviews

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01:12:21

A.C. Film Club #135 - Summer Time Machine Blues

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/12/14

Elwood and Stephen look at the quirky time travel comedy Summer Time Machine Blues as the members of a university science fiction club see an opportunity to repair their broken air conditioner remote when they discover a time machine.

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00:42:09

World Cinema Film Club #18 - Saloum

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/11/24

Elwood and Stephen look at the genre hopping Thriller Saloum as a trio of mercenaries attempting to escape a coup to Dakar, Senegal find themselves stranded at a remote holiday camp whose secrets are slowly revealed.

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01:14:02

A.C. Film Club #134 - Uzumaki

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/10/30

Halloween is here and Elwood and Stephen have a suitably spooky pick to discuss as they look at the live action adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki as a small town descends into madness and chaos when the residents start becoming obsessed with the spirals they see in everyday life. Timestamps 0:0:00 - Introductions 0:1:20 - What Have You Been Watching? 0:27:32 - Uzumaki Review ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor:

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01:24:58

World Cinema Film Club #17 - It Couldn't Happen Here

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/10/17

Elwood and Stephen might be at their most geekiest for this episode which allows them to talk at length about their love for the electro-pop of the Pet Shop Boys as they look at "It Couldn't Happen Here". A film which much like Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker" is equal parts an extended music video as it is an arthouse nightmare of a film while 100% an excuse for the band to not go on tour that year.

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01:28:10

A.C. Film Club #133 - Visible Secret

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/09/26

Elwood and Stephen look at Ann Hui's horror comedy Visible Secret in which Peter an unemployed hair dresser, meets nurse June only for eerie events begin to begin to take place as June reveals to Peter that she is able to see ghosts.⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage

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01:33:45

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

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/09/12

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.

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01:23:59

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

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/08/31

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 -

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01:01:27

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

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/08/20

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.

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01:35:53

Cheng Pei-pei Tribute + Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/08/01

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.

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01:01:10

A.C. Film Club #131 - Gushing Prayer

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/07/23

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

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01:23:11

A.C. Film Club #130 - Memories

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/07/15

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

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00:55:46

World Cinema Film Club #14 - Razorback

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/07/02

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/asian-cinema-film-club/message

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01:26:45

A.C. Film Club #129 - Tokyo Tribe

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/06/18

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

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00:52:29

World Cinema Film Club #13 - Alphaville

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/06/09

Elwood and Stephen look at Jean-Luc Godard's sci-fi neo noir "Alphaville" as secret agent Lemmy Caution ventures from the outlands to Alphaville to find missing agent Henri Dickson aswell to capture or kill the creator of Alphaville, Professor von Braun.We also look at the legacy of "Moviedrome", The French New Wave movement and the joy of learning how to read a movie. --- Send in a voice message:

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01:04:38

A.C. Film Club #128 - How To Use Guys With Secret...

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/06/02

Stephen and Elwood learn "How To Use Guys With Secret Tips" as Lee Si-young stars as Choi Bo-na a director with an advertising company tired of constantly being overlooked by her male co-workers who finds a surprising solution though a self help tape. We also look at "After Life" (chosen by listener Marcus) were the recently deceased have to decide which memory from their life they are going to carry over into the afterlife ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ -

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01:07:26

World Cinema Film Club #12 - Enter The Void

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/05/23

Elwood and Stephen take a trip into the warped world of Gasper Noe looking at "Enter of the Void" as Oscar an American drug dealer living in Tokyo is killed by the police in a drugs bust gone wrong with the film following his spirit as he journeys through the past, present and into the afterlife. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/asian-cinema-film-club/message

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01:12:38

A.C. Film Club #127 - Warm Water Under A Red Bridge

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/05/14

Having been fired and with his marriage falling apart, business man travels to a fishing village in search of treasure hidden by his recently deceased friend Taro during the war. Its here though that he meets the mysterious Saeko who not only lives in the house were Taro hid his treasure but suffers from a rather unique condition. ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage --- Send in a voice message:

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01:43:12

A.C. Film Club #126 - Hidden Blade

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/05/03

Elwood and Stephen look at the 2023 Espionage thriller Hidden Blade set during China's war of Resistance during World War 2 as Tony Leung stars as He the director of Shanghai's Political Security Department who is also feeding information to the Chinese Communist party as he struggles to maintain his cover ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠Yes Please Vintage --- Send in a voice message:

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00:46:46

World Cinema Film Club #12 - Spirit of the Beehive

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/04/25

Elwood and Stephen look at the critically acclaimed "Spirit of the Beehive" widely regarded as the greatest Spanish film of the 1970's while also a key influence on Guillermo Del Toro's "The Devil's Backbone". Taking place in the wake of the Spanish civil war in a small village were a viewing of "Frankenstein" which will forever change how six year old Ana views the world around her. --- Send in a voice message:

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03:15:07

Top Asian Cinema - 200 - 250

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/03/26

Elwood and Stephen celebrate another 25 episodes by adding another 50 picks to their ever growing list of essential Asian Cinema Check out the full list - ‎Asian Cinema Film Club - Top 250 ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠Yes Please Vintage

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