Mon, 28 November 2011
Welcome to our second annual podcast episode covering the Zipangu Festival in London. This year's festival ran from November 18th - 24th, 2011 in London and, much like last year's, featured films both contemporary and classic and from a wide spectrum of genres. In this episode, we interview the following filmmakers and people involved with the festival:
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Wed, 23 November 2011
Happy Holidays from The VCinema Show gang! This is our last episode before 2012 so we want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, Noel, New Year, Hanukkah, Discovery Day, Kwanzaa, Haiti Discover Day, Boxing Day, St. Stephens Day, Solidarity Day, and everything in between until our next episode! In this episode, we review the Korean blockbuster Moss (2010), a live-action adaptation of a web manga of the same name. We also gather for the VCinema Book Club to talk about Ryu Murakami's Audition (1997), a book recently translated into English and adapted into a film in 1999 by Takashi Miike. | |
Thu, 27 October 2011
Are we feelin' it? Yes, indeed, we are necrophilin' it! Join our final episode celebrating the month of horror as we check out one of the few films that dares do the deed with the dead, the obscure 1981 Shaw Brothers film Corpse Mania directed by Kuei Chih-hung (The Boxer's Omen, The Killer Snakes). Also, in this episode, we ask the question "What are your favorite Asian horror films?" to the listeners, Stan tells us about his meeting of two special people, as well as the U.S. premiere of Takashi Miike's Harakiri remake. Email: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net | |
Sun, 2 October 2011
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Thu, 25 August 2011
In this first of a two-part series of episodes, we look at the Art Theatre Guild (ATG), a Japanese independent film production company that was at the forefront of independent and experimental film in '60s and '70s. As an entity, the ATG assisted in the production of films by Shuji Terayama, Akio Jissoji, Juzo Itami, Koji Wakamatsu, Nagisa Oshima, Shohei Imamura, and other "New Wave" directors of the era. Julian Ross, Program Coordinator at the BFI Southbank in London, joins us to talk about the ATG as well as the retrospective, Shinjuku Diaries: Films from The Art Theatre Guild of Japan, which he helped program for the theater. Email: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net | |
Mon, 1 August 2011
BOOM BOOM ROBO DA ROBO DA. In this episode, probably our last of the summer, we look at the 2010 Kollywood film Enthiran starring the Tamilnator himself, Superstar Rajini. Enthiran is one of the highest budget/highest grossing Indian films of all time, so we see if worht your three hours or whether it should be left on the scrap heap. Also in this episode, we talk about buffed superheroes, and even more buffed super heroines, a low budget filmmaking legend, and more! Email: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net Formspring: http://www.formspring.me/vcinema | |
Sun, 17 July 2011
The VCinema gang went on a journey to physical and spiritual enlightenment and all they brought back was this lousy podcast. Actually, this episode is elevated from lousy to decent status by the presence of guest host James from the Criterion Cast and cineAWESOME! who joins us in a feature discussion of the 2009 martial arts extravaganza from Indonesia, Merantau. Also in this episode, we have an interview with Teru Takayama, president of Japan Flix, a streaming-only film distributor who talk about their how they got started, their current business space, and plans moving ahead in the online world. All this, more talk about the New York Asian Film Festival and Japan Cuts in New York, Doctor Who spin-offs, why your butt is going to be landing in Pyongyang soon, why Mr. T doesn't approve of downloading, and a whole lot more! Email: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net Formspring: http://www.formspring.me/vcinema | |
Wed, 13 July 2011
This episode is a super special one! VCinema friend and NYAFF coverage partner Dr. Stan Glick of Asian Cinefest was able to sit down for a short interview with Tsui Hark...that's right TSUI FREAKIN' HARK, director of the Once Upon a Time in China series (1991-1996), Peking Opera Blues (1986), Dragon Inn (1992), The Blade (1995), Zu Warriors (2001), and his most recent, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) as well as countless other Hong Kong classics. Mr. Tsui attended the NYAFF for a mini-retrospective and also to receive the second annual Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award and in this interview, he talks about his feelings about receiving the award, his latest film, The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011), filming in 3D space, and more. Email: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net Formspring: http://www.formspring.me/vcinema | |
Sun, 3 July 2011
In this episode, we revive our DocuAsia segment with a look at an early work by Toshiaki Toyoda (Blue Spring, 9 Souls), his 2000 boxing documentary Unchain. Next, our feature discussion is based around Champion, a 2002 biopic based on the life of Kim Deuk-koo, a boxers whose passing forever changed the sport. And, of course, we have our usual banter, banter, banter, updates on the New York Asian Film Festival and Japan Cuts, and a whole lot more. OOOOHH YEEEEEAH!!! Email: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net Formspring: http://www.formspring.me/vcinema | |
Mon, 20 June 2011
This is the second in a three part series of podcasts looking at the "Big Three" of the Taiwanese New Wave (the first on Edward Yang is episode 26). In this episode, Marc Saint-Cyr of the Toronto JFilm Pow-wow again joins us for a look at the introspective cinema of Hou Hsiao-Hsien whose Cafe Lumiere (2003) is the subject of our feature film discussion. Also included is talk about Gaspar Noe, the Romanian New Wave, Ozu, and more on our coverage plans for the New York Asian Film Festival, Japan Cuts, and Shinsedai Cinema Festival. Email: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net Formspring: http://www.formspring.me/vcinema | |
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