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Podcast On Fire 289: 2019 Christmas Special

We close out the year with a chat between the gang of Kenny B, Todd Stadtman, Paul Quinn and Tom K-W! Christmas related or not, they bring you a lookback on writing books, the success of South Korea’s Parasite, the tale of making audio commentary for the blu ray release of Woman Chasing The Butterfly Of Death and Ken READS a book. Paul Fox and Kevin Ma of the East Screen West Screen podcast also sent in a Christmas postcard.

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What’s Korean Cinema? 47 – The Outlaws

Possibly your favourite actor out of Train To Busan takes on awfully stabby gangs in The Outlaws from 2017. With Kenny B and Paul Quinn of Hangul Celluloid.

Running Times: 
00m 00s – The Outlaws true life background, release, director Kang Yoon-Sung and actor Ma Dong-Seok discussion.
32m 17s – The Outlaws review.

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What’s Korean Cinema? 46 – Attack The Gas Station

Let’s review Attack The Gas Station. Why? Just because. With Kenny B and Paul Quinn of Hangul Cellulouid.

Running Times: 
00m 00s – Attack The Gas Station background, production, cast and crew, release.
29m 08s – Attack The Gas Station review.

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What’s Korean Cinema? 45 – Alice In Earnestland

The unluckiest but most effecient woman in the world enters debt and when the world screws her over, she enters revenge-mode. It’s very funny but you should feel a bit ashamed if you do. This all takes place in the 2015 black comedy Alice In Earnestland from 2015. With Kenny B and Hangul Celluloid’s Paul Quinn.

Running Times: 
00m 00s – Intro/Ahn Gooc-jin biography & discussion
33m 15s – Alice In Earnestland review.

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Podcast On Fire Network Bonus Episode 48: The Happiness Of The Katakuris

Kim Jee-woon’s The Quiet Family was so impactful it got a remake. Not an American one but Japan’s Takashi Miike handled it, with a musical and stop motion animated touch.

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What’s Korean Cinema? 44 – The Quiet Family

Kim Jee-woon bursts onto Korean cinema screens and leaves a funny trail of dead people behind him. We watch Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik and company trying to run a lodge and dispose of bodies effectively in the black comedy The Quiet Family from 1998. With Kenny B and Paul Quinn of Hangul Cellulouid.

Running Times: 
00m 00s – Intro/Kim Jee-woon’s career and discussion.
43m 37s – The Quiet Family review.

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Podcast On Fire Network Bonus Episode 44: Three more Korean shorts!

Extending the short movie-coverage in What’s Korean Cinema? 43, Kenny B and Paul Quinn review Kim Ji-woon’s Memories, Park Chan-wook’s Cut and Bong Joon-ho’s Shaking Tokyo. Only some of the biggest Korean directors ever.

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