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Now here’s a little something we prepared earlier… from the archive at POFN Kenny B and Hong Kong Dave put the finishing touches on the “Banana Ripening” series of. It started in episode 127 with their review of Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday, continued during episode 131 with Over The Rainbow, Under The Skirt and the chapter of Bo is closed off with Yesterday You, Yesterday Me in this episode. Click image or link below to hear the show.
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The Director’s Series 6: Nam Nai-choi – Peacock King & Saga Of The Phoenix
Japanese money, manga adaptation merged with Nam Nai-choi… find out how these Yuen Biao vehicles fare under the watchful eye of the profile chosen for this Director’s Series. Anime exposure, Yuen Biao, Gloria Yip and Genie-discussion guaranteed. Click link or image to access the show!
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Review: Devil Returns (1982)
The Omen, Rosemary’s Baby and Halloween all in one creepy package from Taiwan.Full, written review available at sogoodreviews.com.
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Podcast On Fire 131: Over The Rainbow, Under The Skirt
From the backlog of backup shows as we’re all doing something else this week, Kenny B and Hong Kong Dave continue their coverage of the “Banana Ripening” series started in episode 127 with their review of Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday. This episode the sequel Over The Rainbow, Under The Skirt (1994) gets its due as Bo grows, possibly will get laid, learns lessons thanks to being a prick and tragedy strikes. Click image or link below to access the show!
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Taiwan Noir 2 + Podcast On Fire 128!
Kenny B along with special guest and hopefully future co-host John Charles hit a key movie in the wave of Taiwanese social realism: Wang Chu-chin’s On The Society File Of Shanghai (1981). The movie that also gave Taiwanese cinema Liu Hsiao-fen (depicted above). Also featuring a Last Taiwanese Movies Watched-segment that gives you heroic goreshed and Long Wolf And Cub…Taiwanese style!
Taiwan Noir 2: On The Society File Of ShanghaiAfter a well received trial run, Tom On Fire returns with Kenny B and Tom K-W discussing Hong Kong cinema post-Handover and validness of home video format such as Blu Ray, dvd and laserdisc. Also included are network updates recapping this past week that included THREE podcasts including this one, fan mail, Tom’s views on Little Big Soldier, A Better Tomorrow 3 and more.
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This Week In Sleaze 8: Raped By An Angel
Two men, a striking English tite and a view from both the Hong Kong and Taiwan side, for this episode Sleazy K and The Great Lord Joshua Regal absorb all that is Andrew Lau’s Raped By An Angel. Click image or link below to hear the show.
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Podcast on Fire 127: Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday
With life, rock fesitvals and Hong Kong trips out of the way, Kenny B and Hong Kong Dave sits town for a Hong Kong trip recap, take a trip down giallo memory lane before taking in the full nostalgia reviewing Samson Chiu’s Hong Kong The Wonder Years, aka Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday. Click image or link below to hear the show!
Ken’s note: I id’d the show as episode 126, it’s in fact as stated in the show post 127.
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Two Fisted Podcast 1: Hong Kong Godfather (SHOW DEBUT)
Ideal females The Ninjasquid and achillesgirl discuss Wang Lung Wei’s 1985 bloody triad film Hong Kong Godfather in the debut episode of Two Fisted Podcast! Highlights include Ninjasquid’s special recipe for the “Hong Kong Godfather” cocktail, a short pre-Shaw biography of Wang Lung Wei, his career, an hommage à Shum Wai, an email interview with Wayne Archer, and a “Learn Movie Cantonese!” segment with Frank Djeng (frankdjeng at yahoo.com) ! Sex, violence and hilarity ensues. Also see the Hong Kong Godfather companion blogpost. Click image or link below to hear the show!