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Category: The Director’s Series

The Director’s Series helps you put a name ot some of those favourite movies of yours like Story Of Ricky, Crime Story and The Seventh Curse. Tracking progress (or possibly not) in a continuing series of discussions on various directors!

The Director’s Series 25: Ringo Lam – Full Alert

27 July 2018 knetan PODCASTS, The Director's Series, Ringo Lam 01:09:41 0 Comments

Ringo Lam returns to Hong Kong after his Hollywood adventure in multi-nominated, cops and robbers style. Lau Ching-wan vs Francis Ng, the stage is set. This is The Director’s 25 on Ringo Lam’s Full Alert. With Kenny B and Tom K-W.

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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/Quick-Takes: Replicant & Looking For Mr. Perfect
18m 00s – Ringo Lam interview excerpts and notes on Full Alert
25m 25s – Lau Ching-wan biography
35m 03s – Full Alert review

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The Director’s Series 24: Ringo Lam – Burning Paradise

20 July 2018 knetan PODCASTS, The Director's Series, Ringo Lam 01:06:28 0 Comments

It’s the Red Lotus Clan burning down the Shaolin monastery and trapping the monks in the underground Red Lotus Temple. Fong Sai Yuk takes center stage and fights back. All done under the watchful eye of producer Tsui Hark while Ringo flexes his creative muscles trying to make a dent in the 90s wave of kung fu and swordplay. This is The Director’s Series 24 on Ringo Lam’s Burning Paradise. With Kenny B and Tom K-W.

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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/Quick-Takes: Maximum Risk & The Suspect
22m 15s – Look-back: Victim
27m 26s – Notes on the character of Fong Sai Yuk and production background of Burning Paradise
39m 23s – Burning Paradise review

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The Director’s Series 23: Ringo Lam – Full Contact

2 February 2018 knetan PODCASTS, The Director's Series, Ringo Lam 01:31:37 0 Comments

Ringo drops social and realistic content for heroic bloodshed his particular violent way. But he’s not resorting to making a melodramatic time with brotherhood and revenge at the forefront. No, this is a battleground for bad characters wanting to hurt (and have sex) with each other. This is The Director’s Series 23 on Ringo Lam’s Full Contact. With Kenny B and Tom K-W.

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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/Quick-Takes: Twin Dragons and The Adventurers
18m 47s – Simon Yam biography & discussion
37m 34s – Full Contact review

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The Director’s Series 22: Ringo Lam – School On Fire

26 January 2018 knetan PODCASTS, The Director's Series, Ringo Lam 01:24:00 0 Comments

Ringo Lam truly earns the dark in the nickname Dark Faced God as he and brother Nam Yin take aim at the Hong Kong school system in a 1988 shocker that’s earned a bit of a reputation over the years. This is The Director’s Series 22 Ringo Lam’s School On Fire. With Kenny B and Tom K-W.

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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/Quick-Takes: Prison On Fire 1 & 2.
21m 46s – School On Fire background
28m 30s – Roy Cheung biography & discussion
45m 22s – School On Fire review

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The Director’s Series 21: Ringo Lam – Aces Go Places IV

30 June 2017 knetan PODCASTS, The Director's Series, Aces Go Places, Ringo Lam 01:34:20 0 Comments

The Aces Go Places series headed into its 4th part with profit as winds in their sails. Assigning Ringo Lam for the big budget, big scope production shot on international locations, for this series… things turn real and violent all of a sudden. This is The Director’s Series on Ringo Lam’s Aces Go Places IV. With Kenny and Tom K-W.

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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/City On Fire & Wild Search lookbacks.
14m 08s – Quick-Takes: Undeclared War & Point Of No Return
31m 21s – Karl Maka biography & discussion
43m 59s – Aces Go Places IV review

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The Director’s Series 20: Ringo Lam – Esprit D’amour

23 June 2017 knetan PODCASTS, The Director's Series, Ringo Lam 01:09:24 0 Comments

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Before there was the On Fire’s, the master in training would start shaping his voice in genres he’d rarely if ever was associated with. It’s the tale of Ringo Lam and this is The Director’s Series on his debut Esprit D’Amour.

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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/Ringo Lam biography/discussion
32m 00s – Quick-Takes: The Other Side Of Gentleman & Cupid One
41m 30s – Esprit D’amour review

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The Director’s Series 19: David Chiang FINALE – Mother Of A Different Kind

8 April 2016 knetan PODCASTS, The Director's Series, David Chiang 00:48:42 0 Comments

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For the final episode examining the career of martial arts superstar turned director David Chiang, revenge and slasher movie tactics are elements representing the last movie he made: Mother Of A Different Kind.

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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/Petrina Fung biography/discussion
15m 10s – Mother Of A Different Kind review

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