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Sooryvanshi has finally unloaded itself into theatres and our good friend and cinephile Devin Bruce has dropped by to discuss Rohit Shetty's ethically questionable Cop Universe. Show notes: Heads up, one of these films deals with sexual violence. • Devin's in the three-timers club • Singham is the most important being that has ever existed • Rohit Shetty's Cop Universe (we haven't seen Sooryavanshi yet) • Singham • When Indian action movies get memeified • Buford T. Justice is actually in Smokey and the Bandit, I apologize to everyone this offended. Walking Tall is about Sheriff Buford Pusser • Backpfeifengesicht, a "face that should be slapped" • Pervasive police corruption and brutality in Hindi film • Singham Returns (INTERVAL "Singham" from Singham) • Singham's relationship with '80s American action flicks • "Copaganda" • Matt's "Bad Cop, Bad Cop" list on letterboxd • Singham vs. Dabangg, which is more fascist? • "Ranveer Ching Returns" • Simmba • "Aankh Marey" • The real-life case that inspired Simmba and Delhi Crime (cw, sexual assault) • Adam Curtis: "There is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads; He Must Be Destroyed" NEXT TIME: Noirvember Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to Kyle and Dave vs. The Machine! Check out ATB Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Singham, #simmba, #ajaydevgn, #kajalaggarwal, #prakashraj, #singhamreturns, #kareenakapoor, #anupamkher, #pankajtripathi, #amolegupte, #ranveersingh, #sonusood, #saraalikhan, #bollywood, #hindicinema
Matt is joined by Andrew Shaw and Devin Bruce to discuss the newly released horror film Archons, the second film from the director of Black Mountain Side (2016), which Matt became a big fan of after seeing it at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. Archons is the story of falling-from-grace rock group half a decade after the release of their hit single, as they travel deep into the Canadian wilderness on a spirit journey.
For our 100th episode we intended to devote a small segment of the show to answering listener questions, but we received so many questions we instead put together an entire supplemental episode devoted to answering them. This took some time, it’s long, but we did our best to answer each and every one. 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We wanted to participate in the Vincent Price Blogathon this year, so we picked a pulpy sci-fi horror movie from Amicus that was new to us and talked about it with guests Rob Hafferman and Devin Bruce. Vincent is joined by Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, sort of, to tell an odd little tale about body-part farming and composite people in the highest levels of government. Devin sings! https://apocalypsekow.com/moo/ Rob paints! https://roberthafferman.com/
Matt is joined by Devin Bruce and Andrew Shaw to discuss TALES FROM THE QUADEAD ZONE, a shot-on-video horror anthology from 1987. This flick plays like a Tales from the Dark Side episode that was locked in a hot car during a heatwave: loopy Casio themes, cam-mounted spotlights, and non-professional actors make for a one-of-a-kind viewing experience. Devin does Scotch and Comics: https://scotchandcomics.wordpress.com/ Andrew writes Cul-de-Sac: https://www.comixology.com/Culdesac/digital-comic/701881?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9BbnRob2xvZ2llcw
A month into 2019 and finally, So You Think You Can Danica has returned! That’s right, your intrepid hosts Danica LeBlanc and Devin Bruce are back & they have brought with them a cornucopia of delightful dance in the form of 2013’s ABCD: Any Body Can Dance. Not only is it India’s first 3D dance … Continue reading Episode 12: We Are Beary Sorry →
A month into 2019 and finally, So You Think You Can Danica has returned! That’s right, your intrepid hosts Danica LeBlanc and Devin Bruce are back & they have brought with them a cornucopia of delightful dance in the form of 2013’s ABCD: Any Body Can Dance. Not only is it India’s first 3D dance … Continue reading Episode 12: We Are Beary Sorry →
Guests Jason Farrell and Devin Bruce join the show to discuss a shot-on-video obscurity from 1989. Ginger Lynn Allen takes on Beelzebub himself via his wife/her sister. Ol' Scratch is so worried, he needs his jester to distract him with 2 stories about awesome sinners. Argento & Bava's light palettes are stolen and incompetently aped...voices are demonically incomprehensible...sad clowns kick the bucket...and holy warriors are white ninjas? Hoo-boy. Devin Bruce: http://apocalypsekow.com/moo/ Jason Farrell: https://douglasanddragons.wordpress.com/
In this episode we welcome Danica LeBlanc (https://twitter.com/DanicaHere), co-owner of Edmonton’s best comic book store Variant Edition (https://variantedmonton.com), and Devin Bruce (https://twitter.com/Doctor_Teeth), of the infrequently produced Scotch & Comics (https://scotchandcomics.wordpress.com) podcast, to discuss Bollywood on America’s So You Think You Can Dance and two films about international dance competitions. Show notes: Episode 11 – Two Tragedies by Vishal Bhardwaj, with Devin Bruce (https://audioboom.com/posts/4467741-episode-11-two-tragedies-by-vishal-bhardwaj-with-devin-bruce?t=0) Variant Edition (https://variantedmonton.com), Yegs and Bacon (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/yegs-and-bacon/id994654957?mt=2), and Doctor Whooch (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/doctor-whooch/id665504944?mt=2) Seen and Heard in Edmonton with Karen Unland (https://seenandheardyeg.com) So You Think You Can Dance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(U.S._TV_series)) Promos (http://prowrestling.wikia.com/wiki/Promo) and kayfabe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe) Rory Gilmore tap-dancing (http://hellogiggles.com/gilmore-girls-tap-dancing-therapy/) Bollywood Star (http://www.omnitv.ca/on/pa/shows/bollywood-star/) Canadians are sexier than Americans Choreographer Nakul Deb Mahajan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakul_Dev_Mahajan) People Both Love And Hate This American “So You Think You Can Dance” Bollywood Performance (https://www.buzzfeed.com/soniathomas/so-you-think-you-can-bollywood?utm_term=.jigGQEqbB#.io5Na7MRD) Cultural literacy and exposure Testing dancers’ skill (INTERVAL (“Lovely (https://youtu.be/HT7g_9eNnYk)” from Happy New Year) Happy New Year (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_New_Year_(2014_film)) Watching movies with the right people Regrettably offensive character traits and homophobia “Manwa Laage (https://youtu.be/52jQMfVAEEU),” “Dance like a Chammiya (https://youtu.be/jVa4JQs--w0 ),” “India Waale (https://youtu.be/X-DDknSzELI), “Nonsense Ki Night (https://youtu.be/llZasorsis8),” “Satakli (https://youtu.be/tsN9vouq-nk),” “World Dance Medley (https://youtu.be/G_mCIeEb6cM),” What are SRK’s two things? North Korea’s dance troupe ABCD 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCD_2) The ABCD universe The Fictitious dance crew (http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/abcd-2-varun-dhawan-shraddha-kapoor-remo-ddouza-dance-group/1/444833.html) “Chunar (https://youtu.be/3W0f6mlPOKE ),” “Happy Hour (https://youtu.be/mBgdiGkMT4c ),” Auditions (https://youtu.be/kfXkaof_OdM), “Sun Saathiya (https://youtu.be/TGpG56pg3UU?list=RDQMGmsYts1p94E),” “Tattoo (https://youtu.be/jDp_QVw4xJs),” Charlie Chaplin dance (https://youtu.be/PqSwJlJYt8o), “Bezubaan Phir Se (https://youtu.be/xutBFUf3LoU?list=RDQMGmsYts1p94E ),” “If You Hold My Hand (https://youtu.be/OU7_n4nAb0Q),” “Hey Ganaraya (https://youtu.be/v10jDT7SJsw ),” “Vande Mataram (https://youtu.be/Ki4_Fc3XoSk?list=RDQMGmsYts1p94E)” Repetitive dance numbers A dance competition is major global news Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! Follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/bollywoodpod) Like us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/) #Bollywood #BollywoodIsForLovers #BollywoodPodcast #SoYouThinkYouCanDance #HappyNewYear #DeepikaPadukone #ShahRukhKhan #BomanIrani #AbhishekBachchan #JackieShroff #SonuSood #VivaanShah #ABCD2 #PrabhuDeva #VarunDhawan #ShraddhaKapoor #FarahKhan #RemoD'Souza #LaurenGottlieb
In this episode we welcome Devin Bruce to discuss two adaptations of Shakespeare’s tragedies, Omkara and Haider, as well scotch and Bollywood’s profile, or lack there of, with western filmgoers. Show Notes: The first half of this episode is long and free-wheeling, if you’d like to head straight to the reviews jump to 43:35 Devin Bruce of Scotch and Comics, The Listmakers Podcast, and Variant Edition’s Blog Amrut’s Single Malt Whisky Vikram Vij’s Bolly Water (Matt is right, Vij’s full name is Vikram Vij; Erin was mixing up his first name and surname) Thanks to Shash-D for his review Our appreciation of musicals Cinema as a cultural gateway Dhoom 3 and reviewing popular cinema Bollywood in Edmonton and its profile Ranveer Singh’s Durex ad INTERVAL ("Bismil” from Haider) Vishal Bhardwaj Unfortunately we couldn’t find Maqbool anywhere Omkara Ajay Devgan and Saif Ali Khan Hierarchal structures in Shakespeare Konkona Sen Sharma and the big change from the play “O Saathi Re,” the shot of them moving around the house Our experience with Eros Now Haider 1995 Kashmir conflict setting Surprising references to Salman Khan The lack of Horatio and the disappointing Ophelia Tabu’s Gertrude “So Jao”; The gravediggers NEXT TIME: We look at three rom-coms with Alia Bhatt, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, 2 States, and Shaandaar Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
Matt & Scott are joined by raconteur & wit Devin Bruce to discuss this story of a "hard rock" band who are trapped & killed by a macabre family of freaks. Thankfully they rise again to rock & get revenge.