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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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All Episodes

01:06:42

A.C. Film Club #33 - The Castle of Cagliostro

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/09/20

It's an episode packed with legends from a legendary animator to a legendary manga artist and his equally legendary creation Lupin The 3rd whose second feature length adventure "The Castle of Cagliostro" see's the master thief attempting to rescue a princess from an evil count who plans to use her to unlock the legendary treasure of Cagliostro. We also look into the legacy of Lupin, Hong Kong Censorship and so truly random kung fu plus much more!!

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01:06:44

A.C. Film Club #31 - Eastern Condors

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/08/21

Elwood and Stephen look at "Eastern Condors" as Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao team up with the an all-star cast as a squad of convicts are sent to Vietnam to destroy a secret ammo dump, while Sammo gets to tap into his inner Rambo! Also on this episode Batman Ninja, The story behind the Korean Godzilla and Yuen Biao's boy band hair and more!!

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01:20:09

A.C. Film Club #30 - Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of...

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/08/09

Elwood and Stephen are joined by Author / Podcaster (The Bonus Material Podcast) aswell as three-time International Horror Guild Award Nominee Thom Carnell to discuss the first film in the long running Lone Wolf and Cub series as Ogami Ittō, a disgraced executioner turned wandering assassin for hire and his young son, Daigoro journey through the land they call hell. A key inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" aswell as John Carpenter's "Big Trouble In Little China) we look at the series

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01:25:27

A.C. Film Club #29 - Dead or Alive

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/14

Elwood and Stephen revisit Takashi Miike's outlaw period aswell as the uttlerly bonkers "Dead or Alive" which not only feature one of the most shocking openings ever but an equally bonkers finale as Riki Takeuchi's crime boss and Show Aikawa's dirty cop face off in the first film of the trilogy which many have refered to a the asian version of "Heat". We also look at Miike's outlaw period and highlight some of our favourites, discuss our favourite genre critics and much more!!

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01:21:15

A.C. Film Club #28 - Thirst

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/03

Elwood and Stephen look at Park Chan-Wook's take on the vampire mythos when a priest finds himself inheriting vampire abilities aswell as cravings from a blood transfusion. Plus: Old school anime collecting, Detective Pikachu, Neon Genesis Evangelion and the changing face of fandom plus much more

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01:29:47

Top 50 Asian Cinema - Part 2

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/03

Elwood and Stephen countdown thier top 50 Asian Cinema in this bonus episode they reveal the films which have had the biggest impact on them. Stephen wraps up the list revealing his top picks for the list.

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01:35:07

Top 50 Asian Cinema - Part 1

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/03

Elwood and Stephen countdown thier top 50 Asian Cinema in this bonus episode they reveal the films which have had the biggest impact on them. In part 1 Elwood reveals his 25 picks for the list

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01:20:00

A.C. Film Club #27 - The Bride With White Hair

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/03

Elwood and Stephen check out Ronny Yu’s Wuxia take on “Romeo and Juliet” in The Bride With White Hair as Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung star as swordsman and star crossed lovers from rival clans who are threaten to be torn apart by the war waging between thier respective clans. Elwood also provides the further watching ideas for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Stephen has another tale from the Dark Side of Asian Cinema, plus we reveal what we’ve been watching including Snowpiercer and The Wandering

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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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