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Podcast On Fire 326: The Iron Fisted Monk & Carry On Pickpocket

After setting a tone for martial arts choreography in the 70s, Sammo Hung continued to do so as a director and it starts with 1977’s The Iron Fisted Monk.  We then jump forward to 1982’s Carry On Pickpocket and into the modern age where Sammo’s stamp on action finds its place. With Kenny B and one half of The Lager Logs, our dear friend and creator of the Podcast On Fire Network, Stewart Sutherland. Read More

Podcast On Fire 325: The Head Hunter

Chow Yun-fat as an assassin with a conscience falls in love with a girl, is hunted by another assassin… this does sound familiar but this is from 1982 and it’s called The Head Hunter. With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast. Read More

Podcast On Fire 324: The Story Of Woo Viet

Chow Yun-fat appears in one of his first dramatic roles, for emerging director Ann Hui. With Kenny B and Kevin Ma of the East Screen West Screen podcast. Read More

This Week In Sleaze 66: Tightie Whitie Theatre – Hong Kong Gigolo & The Sleep Curse

The glamorous and punishing world of gigolos. From the director of P Storm.  Also,  the last gory hurrah for the team of Herman Yau and Anthony Wong. With Sleazy K and The Great Lord Johsua Regal. Read More

What’s Korean Cinema? 59 – Tell Me Something

Dressed up as Silence Of The Lambs and Se7en through grim findings of body parts and constant rain, Korean cinema of 1999 heads into the serial killer film with Tell Me Something. With Kenny B and Paul Quinn of Hangul Celluloid.

Running Times: 
00m 00s – Intro/reception.
25m 30s – Director Chang Hoon-yun’s films.
28m 18s – Han Suk-kyu biography and discussion.
49m 45s – Tell me Something review.

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Podcast On Fire 323: Final Justice & Dragon Fight

Stephen Chow enters the big boy film industry and promptly wins an award. And he’s not even funny, in 1988’s Final Justice alongside the man who plays cops: Danny Lee. Also, Stephen Chow goes to America with Jet Li, Dick Wei, and future Mrs. Jet Li to make Hong Kong action cinema noise on the streets of San Francisco. That film is 1989’s Dragon Fight. With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast.

Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or Twitter (@podcastonfire@sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed.

Music courtesy of Brian Kirby.

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Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/Stephen Chow’s early career/box office.
17m 10s – Final Justice review.
51m 57s – Stephen Chow’s early career/box office/director Billy Tang
67m 02s – Dragon Fight review.

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The Director’s Series 36: Johnny Wang – The Innocent Interloper & Fury

After two bloody outings in 1985 at Shaw Brothers, including a shaky mixture of comedy combined with grave violence, Johnny Wang attempts to address the balance by keeping matters light, hard but not brutally gory. Flash forward to the movie after where he starts hurting people again using the heroic bloodshed template. With Kenny B & Tom K-W.

Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or Twitter (@podcastonfire@sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed.

Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/The Innocent Interloper cast notes and box office.
13m 50s – The Innocent Interloper review.
38m 58s – Fury box office.
41m 58s – Fury review.

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