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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.

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01:02:09

A.C. Film Club #26 - The Eye

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

Elwood and Stephen look at the Pang Brothers Horror “The Eye” in which a blind woman finds that her newly returned sight also enables her to see the dead. Stephen has another tale from the dark side of asian cinema, plus what we’ve been watching and a rather spontanious discussion about “Carrie” plus more!!

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01:24:43

A.C. Film Club #25 - Battle Royale

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

We are joined by Emily Intravia (The Deadly Doll’s House of Horror Nonsense / The Feminine Critique ) to talk about all things “Battle Royale”. A film which alongside “Ringu” and “Audition” helped usher in a new intrest in Asian cinema while going on to become both a cult favourite in it’s own right. We compare the film to the source novel aswell as revealing the films which have been holding our intrest, Elwood’s “Dragonball Z” recap and Stephen has another tale from the dark side of Asian cinema

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00:54:06

A.C. Film Club #24 - The Bullet Vanishes

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

On this episode are joined by Kim ( Tranquil Dreams / Movies and Tea ) for a Sherlock Holmes style mystery as a pair of Detectives team up to solve a series of unusual murders at a Bullet factory in 1930s Tiancheng County, China. We also look at the many talents of Nicolas Tse, Elwood takes on Dragonball Z and we talk celebrity scandals plus much more!!

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01:21:49

A.C. Film Club #23 - The Twins Effect

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

Elwood and Stephen kick off 2019 looking at “The Twins Effect” a wonderfully random mash up of vampires, romantic comedy and special friendly appeareances? On this episode they dive into this star studded movie vehicle for Cantopop duo “Twins” while also looking at the many scandels which rocked the various cast members. Stephen has another tale from the dark side of Asian cinema this time looking at the actress Bai Jing, plus podcast recommendations, 2019 releases much more!!

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01:10:49

A.C. Film Club #22 - Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

It’s the happiest time of the year which of course means that it’s time to once more celebrate a Kaiju Christmas as this year we check out the final part of the 90’s Gamera trilogy. We also reveal our top episodes aswell as the lows for 2018, while Stephen also discusses the films which made the easternkicks.com yearly best of

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01:01:29

A.C. Film Club #21 - The Night Comes For Us

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

On this episode we knuckle up for one of the most brutal martial arts movies of the year we check out Timo Tjahjanto’s “The Night Comes For Us” which recently got picked up by Netflix and is already being heralded as the spiritual sucessor to “The Raid”. We also question if violence in action cinema has gone too far, what happened to the Thai cinema boom aswell as reveal the anime eqivilant of “Game of Thrones” plus much more!!

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00:49:19

A.C. Film Club #20 - The Wailing

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

Elwood and Stephen are joined once more by the Dutchess of Dark Cinema Zoe (Zobo With A Shotgun) to discuss the winner of the Halloween listener vote “The Wailing”. A film acclaimed by both audiences and critics alike, aswell as EasternKicks film of the year but does it really live up to the hype? Join us for this suitably spooky Halloween special for a film quite unlike anything that we have seen before.

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00:56:40

A.C. Film Club #19 - Perfect Number

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

This episode it’s all in the numbers on this episode as Elwood and Stephen look at the South Korean adaptation of The Devotion of Suspect X as the brilliant mathematician Kim Seok-go helps his neighbour Baek Hwa-sun cover up the murder of her abusive ex-husband. Also Stephen shares his thoughts on the original series plus we look at the upcoming Lone Wolf and Cub book from Tom Mes, listener mail and much more!!

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01:18:41

A.C. Film Club #18 - Pefect Blue

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

On this episode we revisit a true Anime classic from the legendary Satoshi Kon “Perfect Blue”. A tense psychological thriller as Mima a former Pop idol decides to quite music to pursue a career as an actress only to soon find herself being targeted and an alternative life for her being played out on the internet. The film would prove a major influence for Darren Aronosky’s “Black Swan”. Stephen also brings us a tale from the Asian Cinema darkside as he looks at the life and career of Anita Mui plus

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01:28:40

A.C. Film Club #17 - The Classic

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

On this episode we are joined by That Moment In.com‘s very own Dutchess of Dark Cinema Zoe (Zobo With A Shotgun) so of course it made perfect sense that we would be looking at a Korean Romantic Melodrama. Stephen provides also provides an introduction guide to the genre while Elwood opens the anime vault to look back at “Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend“. We also talk cursed jewellry, impressing women with your blood type aswell as asking if toothpaste is a good way to counter tear gas plus

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00:57:53

A.C. Film Club #16 - The Killer

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

Elwood and Stephen take thier first jaunt into the world of Heroic Gunplay as they look at the John Woo classic “The Killer” which along with its director has been cited as an influence for the Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Johnny To. So grab your best white suit and join us for a bullet riddled romp through this exciting area of Hong Kong cinema.

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00:43:55

A.C. Film Club #15 - The Place Promised In Our Early...

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/02

It’s May so what better time to look at some Anime.This time we look at possibly the most divisive film pick to date with Makoto Shinkai‘s The Place Promised In Our Early Days, especially with Shinkai currently responsible for knocking Spirited Away off the top spot for highest-grossing animated film with his latest film Your Name. We also look at the designs for Mecha-Godzilla in the upcoming second Godzilla Anime, Sion Sono making his English language debut with Nicholas Cage and much more.

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01:10:30

A.C. Film Club #14 - Turtles Are Suprisingly Fast...

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Elwood and Stephen check out “Turtles Are Suprisingly Fast Swimmers” a rather unique Japanese comedy (of sorts) as a mild mannered housewife finds herself being recruited to be spy. Stephen gives us an overview of the career of the films leading lady Juri Ueno, while we also name our favourite titles from the “Third Window Films” catalogue. All this plus our favourite Asian authors, Elwood finally watches “Shin Godzilla” and much more!!

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00:54:59

A.C. Film Club #13 - Come Drink With Me

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

This time Elwood and Stephen look at the influencial Shaw Brothers favourite “Come Drink With Me” and the influence it would have on martial arts cinema as Pei-pei Cheng stars as the Golden Swallow. We also look at the “My Wife Is A Gangster” trilogy, Elwood reveals why Game of Thrones fans should watch “Attack on Titan and Stephen discusses the career of Brigitte Lin plus much more!! Sorry about the audio issues for this episode due to us having some problems with the recorder which hopfully will

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01:18:07

A.C. Film Club #12 Pedicab Driver

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Celebrating year one of the podcast Elwood and Stephen check out the Sammo Hung classic “Pedicab Driver” which despite starting out as a light hearted kung-fu comedy hides a darker second half while also showcasing some truly memorable martial artistry from the legendry Sammo Hung. All this plus Godzilla (Anime) and Devilman Crybaby landing on Netflix, Stephen delves into the much over looked sub-genre of romantic Asian cinema and Elwood names his alternative top couples in Asian cinema plus much

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01:15:58

A.C. Film Club #11 - The God of Cookery

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Elwood and Stephen are joined by Kim Lo (Tranquil Dreams / Game Warp) to kick off another year of Asian cinema obsession starting with Stephen Chow’s madcap comedy “The God of Cookery” while taking a look at his filmography. Plus the future of Legendary’s Monsterverse, Journey to the West Adaptations, Sion Sono’s diversive “Antiporno” and much more

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01:10:23

A.C. Film Club #10 - Destroy All Monsters

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Elwood and Stephen celebrate the festive season with thier first ever “Kaiju Christmas” as they watch “Destroy All Monsters” as voted for by you the listeners. We also look back at the top releases of 2017, Takashi Miike’s “Dead of Alive” Trilogy and much more!!

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01:09:22

A.C. Film Club #9 - The Man From Nowhere

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Nine episodes in and Elwood and Stephen finally take thier first look at Korean cinema with the critically praised “The Man From Nowhere” but does it live up to the hype. Elwood reveal the new option online disc rentals, hidden gems and Stephen gives his thoughts on “The Villianess” plus much more!

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01:44:31

A.C. Film Club #8 – Horror Draft

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

It’s Halloween so what better way to celebrate than sharing our favourite Asian Horror movies as we pit our selections against special guest Zoe (Zobo With A Shotgun)!! We also look at the origin of the long haired ghosts, diffrences between Asian and Western horror and genre hopping plus much more!! You can find a full list of all the films covered on this episode on Letterboxd

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01:10:01

A.C. Film Club #7 - Exte: Hair Extensions

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

On this episode Stephen and Elwood look at the killer hair extensions movie “Exte” aswell the weird yet fantastic cinema of Sion Sono a director who many see as picking up were Takashi Miike’s outlaw period ended. We look at Sono’s career, Takashi Miike’s 100th film aswell as discussing the death of physical media rentals plus much more

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