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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

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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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01:14:03

A.C. Film Club #6 - Death Note

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

With the Netflix remake of “Death Note” on the horizon, Elwood and Stephen check out the original which along with it’s anime / manga has spawned an incredible cult following since its release. They also share their favourite live action adaptions, the influence of anime on western animation aswell as looking at the films of Hitoshi Matsumoto

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00:59:57

A.C. Film Club #5 - Peking Opera Blues

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Elwood and Stephen check out Tsui Hark’s “Peking Opera Blues”an amazing piñata of a movie that combines more genres and Hong Kong-specific themes than one could possibly imagine. A historical and political intrigue, acrobatic action, screwball comedy, and heroic gunplay elements are thrown together in an intoxicating mix. They also look at the key leading ladies of Asian cinema, Viceland’s new Anime block and Takashi Miike’s “Dead of Alive” trilogy plus much more!!

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01:02:38

A.C. Film Club #4 - Chungking Express

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Elwood and Stephen take a look at Wong Kai-War’s Chungking Express, a film comprised of two rather untraditional love stories as Takeshi Kaneshiro plays a cop who finds himself caught up Brigitte Lin’s mysterious drug smuggler. At the same time Tony Leung (also playing a cop) who in attempting to get over the loss of his girlfriend (Valerie Chow) attracts the interest of the quirky snack bar worker Faye (Faye Wong) who has become determined to improve his situation They also share thier Asian cinema

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00:53:22

A.C Film Club #3 - Tears of the Black Tiger

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Elwood and Stephen head to Thailand for the latest instalment of their introduction to Asian cinema as they look at possibly the most fabulous western ever “Tears of the Black Tiger”. An Eastern Western which combines elements of romantic melodrama with John Woo style heroic gunplay and a Sam Peckinpah western to create something truly original

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01:11:17

A.C. Film Club # 2 - King Kong Escapes

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Elwood and Stephen set sail for Mondo island in this second attempt by Toho studios at a King Kong movie as they team up with Rankin / Bass for this follow up to “King Kong Vs. Godzilla”. So get prepared for giant ape madness as Kong battles his robot clone “Mechani-Kong” in a battle for ape supremacy!! We also look at the the legacy of Gundam Wing, Stephen also shares his thoughts on the live action “Ghost In The Shell”, the use of blackface in cinema and why Attack on Titan is so essential plus

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01:06:07

A.C. Film Club #1 - Ghost In The Shell

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/01

Elwood Jones and Stephen Palmer (Eastern Kicks / Gweilo Ramblings) set out to provide an introduction to Asian cinema by on each episode highlighting a title worth seeking out. On this first episode we kick things off with "Ghost In The Shell" as with the live action remake fast approaching what better time to go back an revisit the 1995 original anime, widely considered to be one of the best anime of all time after "Akira". Directed by Mamoru Oshii The film's follows the hunt by Section 9 for a

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