Podcasts about King Hu

In this episode of Heroic Purgatory we put on our wuxia hats and EastmanColor glasses for King Hu's 1967 iconic piece, Dragon Inn. It is a film of many influences coalesced into a Ming dynasty tale of brave warriors standing up to an evil eunuch's army, with beautiful action pieces and big emotional swings. We discuss how the film holds up today and how it compares with the more recent Tsui Hark produce New Dragon Gate Inn (1992). We hope you enjoy our discussion. Website link: https://www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/05/s5e5-dragon-inn.html Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeroicPurgatory Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/filmnohito

King Hu is one of China's most influential filmmakers, famous for his historical martial arts films which helped to popularise the wuxia (‘martial chivalry') genre in the 1960s and 70s with classic films like 'Come Drink with Me' (1966), 'Dragon Inn' (1967), and 'A Touch of Zen' (1971) - the latter of which he received the Technical Grand Prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. His work has inspired directors ranging from Tsui Hark to Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou to Quentin Tarantino, and since his death in 1997 at the age of 64, organisations like the King Hu Foundation have continued to promote and champion his work. As a result, much of his exquisite output is now readily available around the world in lovingly restored digital formats. To discuss the life and work of this extraordinary filmmaker, we welcome two King Hu Foundation board members: Michael Berry, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA, who is also a Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies; and the filmmaker, Céline Zen, a Chinese-born, France-based producer and director. We discuss the early life of the Beijing-born auteur who was forced into exile in Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Revolution, and his journey from artist to actor, writer, and director, becoming one of the biggest talents at new Shaw Brothers production company before his relocation to Taiwan. We discuss the meaning of 'wuxia'; his influences - from his love of calligraphy to Ming dynasty history and the Chinese Opera - and how, despite his critical praise, his films were not always successful in their day, and the toll this took on his work in later life. A huge thank you to Audrey Edwards at the King Hu Foundation for her help in organising this episode.LINKSKing Hu Foundation website: https://kinghufoundationusa.org/King Hu Foundation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinghufoundation/ Michael Berry's website: https://michael-berry.com/ Michael Berry on the UCLA website: https://www.alc.ucla.edu/person/michael-berry/ Michael Berry on Douban: http://site.douban.com/108600/Michael Berry on Weibo: https://weibo.com/bairuiwenMichael Berry on X: https://x.com/BairuiwenMichael Berry on ClubHouse: http://clubhousedb.com/user/bairuiwen Buy Michael Berry's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Michael-Berry/author/B001HCVQQWCéline Zen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celine-zen-7a6570195/Céline Zen on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4508435/Trailer for Céline Zen's 'Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux' (2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vIOOeqph08A tribute to King Hu: https://youtu.be/rGueQmyN_kMKung Fu Movie Guide Podcast - 'Dragon Inn' special - Live in Lewes with Katrina Durden: https://bit.ly/KFMGPodKatrinaDurdenLiveBuy King Hu films on Blu-ray in the UK from 88 Films and Eureka Entertainment: 'Come Drink with Me' (https://88-films.myshopify.com/products/come-drink-with-me-88-asia-24), 'Dragon Inn' (https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/dragon-inn/), 'A Touch of Zen' (https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/a-touch-of-zen/), 'The Fate of Lee Khan' (https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/the-fate-of-lee-khan/), 'The Valiant Ones' (https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/the-valiant-ones/), 'Raining in the Mountain' (https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/raining-in-the-mountain-kong-shan-ling-yu/), 'Legend of the Mountain' (https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/legend-of-the-mountain/).King Hu profile on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/KingHuProfile 'Dragon Inn' review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/DragonGateInn'A Touch of Zen' review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/ATouchOfZen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the King Hu film The Fate of Lee Khan 

For our first live episode - recorded at the wonderful Depot Cinema in Lewes, UK - we welcome back the actor and martial artist Katrina Durden, who first appeared on Episode 12 of the podcast back in 2017. From her work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 'Doctor Strange' (2016) and Joey Ansah's fantastic 'Street Fighter' web series, to roles in TV's 'Strike Back', 'Heads of State' starring Idris Elba and John Cena, and the upcoming 'Red Sonja' reboot, Katrina has been kicking-ass in action movies for over a decade. In this special live episode, podcast host Ben Johnson is joined by friend of the show and author of 'Life of Action', Mike Fury, to discuss Katrina's journey from London to Hollywood, her inspirations both on-screen and off, and her experiences working in action movies.This conversation took place after a rare screening of the 1967 Taiwanese wuxia classic, 'Dragon Inn', directed by Chinese auteur King Hu, showing as part of the BFI's Art of Action season. Ben, Katrina and Mike discuss why the film is so important in the history of martial arts and 'wuxia' cinema, and how it continues to inspire generations of filmmakers. This conversation took place on 7 November 2024 and is the first of four live shows recorded as part of the BFI's Art of Action season, organised in association with the Independent Cinema Office and Film Hub South East. A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the show and the wonderful staff at the Depot Cinema in Lewes.LINKSKatrina Durden on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katrinadurden/Katrina Durden on Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast, Episode 12: http://kungfumovieguide.com/kfmg-podcast-s02-episode-12-yolanda-lynes-david-cheung-katrina-durden/Katrina Durden profile on Kung Fu Movie Guide: http://kungfumovieguide.com/profile-katrina-durden/Mike Fury on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themikefury/Mike Fury's website: https://www.mikefury.net/'Dragon Inn' review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: http://kungfumovieguide.com/dragon-gate-inn/King Hu profile on Kung Fu Movie Guide: http://kungfumovieguide.com/profile-king-hu/'Dragon Inn' trailer, courtesy of Eureka Entertainment: https://youtu.be/ySSUsV_qGS8Buy 'Dragon Inn' on Blu-ray: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/dragon-inn/Visit the Depot Cinema in Lewes: https://lewesdepot.org/Learn more about the BFI's Art of Action season: https://www.bfi.org.uk/art-actionA huge thank you to Independent Cinema Office (https://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/) and Film Hub South East (https://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/film-hub-south-east/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vasárnap véget ért az idei, hetedik Budapesti Klasszikus Film Maraton, amelyet az NFI, illetve az NFI-hez tartozó Filmarchívum szervezett. Mind a ketten több filmet is megtekintettünk a több mint száz előadás közül, különkiadásunkban ezekről a vetítésekről számolunk be.  Az alábbi filmekről és a vetítésekkel kapcsolatos élményeinkről hallhattok: A zenedoboz (Music Box, Costa-Gavras, 1989) - 00:05:30 Lisszaboni történet (Lisbon Story, 1994, Wim Wenders) - 00:14:14 Alice a városokban (Alice in den Städten, 1974, Wim Wenders - 00:24:30 Made in England - Powell és Pressburger filmjei (Made in England - The Films of Powell and Pressburger, 2024, David Hinton) - 00:32:45 A zen érintése, Sárkány fogadó (1971, 1967, King Hu) - 00:44:55 Rám csaj még nem volt ilyen hatással (1994, Reich Péter) - 01:18:45 Sci-fi a századelőn – Filmkoncert a Jérôme Seydoux–Pathé Alapítvány némafilmjeiből - élőzenés némafilmvetítés a BMC-ben - 01:32:00 Adásunk az NFI-vel együttműködésben jött létre, ebből következően termékelhelyezést hallhattok benne.  Ha böngészni akarjátok az általunk említett filmeket, a BKFM weboldalán megtehetitek. Ha tetszett az adásunk, támogass bennünket a Vakfolt Extrával! Csatlakozz a Facebook-csoportunkhoz is! Mostantól Vakfolt logós pólót és egyéb kellékeket is szerezhetsz magadnak a webshopunkból! További linkek A Vakfolt podcast Facebook oldala A Vakfolt podcast az Instagramon A Vakfolt podcast a Twitteren Vakfolt címke a Letterboxdon A Vakfolt podcast a YouTube-on A Vakfolt podcast a YouTube Music-on A Vakfolt podcast a Spotify-on A Vakfolt podcast a Google podcasts oldalán A Vakfolt az Apple podcasts oldalán A főcímzenéért köszönet az Artur zenekarnak András az X-en: @gaines_ Péter az X-en: @freevo Emailen is elértek bennünket: ezitt@vakfoltpodcast.hu  

We review King Hu's Dragon Inn (1967), a period tale about a cohort of heroic warriors fighting to protect the innocent from the shadowy forces of an evil Eunuch, that showcases a graceful interplay between characters, landscape, editing and compositional form that elevate it above other works in the wuxia genre.  Tune in the for the full review! Timestamps: [00:00] Intro + City Hunter, Mononoke, Jade Trilogy book series, and G-Fest 2024 report [33:35] Review - Dragon Inn

Zero and Wiz RECOMMEND A Touch of Zen Technically, A Touch of Zen is a surprisingly ageless, gorgeous film. Both Zero and Wiz were impressed by the visuals of the film, from the cinematography featuring the natural landscapes and the towns all the way to the editing of the fight scenes. The film feels surprisingly modern: maybe it was the remastering of the film we watched on Criterion Channel, but the film feels more like something that could have been made in the 80s/90s that an early 70s. They also both enjoyed the story, but for different reasons: Zero liked the political machinations that were on display as well as the references to Buddhism that pepper the film. Wiz just thought it was a fun, enjoyable epic action film that reminded him more of The Hidden Fortress in some ways. What they both feel is that the film isn't that deep, but it's still a highly enjoyable film with great fight choreography and visuals.

Special guest Ali joins us to discuss a couple of Hong Kong tales of legendary proportions. We check out Legend of the Mountain (1979), directed by King Hu, and The Legend of Wisely (1987), directed by Teddy Robin. A period supernatural epic and a rollicking Indiana Jones-esque adventure story. This is some trip to the East. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films this week. For Legend of the Mountain, you can then skip ahead to the 1:17:42 mark to avoid spoilers, and spoiler territory ends around 1:50:34 for The Legend of Wisely. Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Our closing music this week comes courtesy of The Briefest Echo of Lemon and their track "First Night" (K. Darke, T. Morton, J. Ramsden, A. McKinnon) © 2024

This movie whips so hard. Listen to me and Matt try to say something aside from "this whips." Watch it here. Check out Matt's reccomendation here. Corbin's reccomendation is currently in theaters. Next week's episode is about "Mephisto," which you can watch here.   

Marquee Week | 122:Backlog RouletteOn this week's show, we begin our Backlog Roulette series with a wuxia classic and criterion collection film from the master King Hu, A TOUCH OF ZEN. Stay tuned for our Reel Week episode next week.Next episode: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Backlog RouletteTimestamps:00:00:00 - Show Start00:01:48 - Current Theme00:17:41 - Topic of the Show01:06:57 - Theme Ranking01:07:29 - Next Episode01:12:08 - OutroSocials:Cristian on Twitter: @_isoCristianCristian on Letterboxd: isoCristianHugo on twitter: @Hugo_PinaiHugo on Letterboxd: Hugo_PHelpful Links Large Popcorn linktree Large Popcorn on Twitter: @ LargePopcornPod Dial-in to the show via SpeakPipe! Keep up with all the films we watch on every show at my letterboxd profile Check out our merch on bonfire!

Da will Sergej Bjakow vom Podcast "Nachtprogramm" sich endlich mal der Geburtsstunde des Wuxia-Genres widmen, weil er gelesen hat, das Jackie Chan da wohl irgendwo im Hintergrund rumsteht. Er ist schließlich "Jackie" - Fan, müsst ihr wissen! Ob seine Neugier befriedigt wurde, das allerdings muss man schon nachhören. Was aber auch aus anderen Gründen lohnt. Erleuchtung garantiert!

Off we go to China and wuxia films this week as we discuss a seminal film that helped define this genre: King Hu's “A Touch of Zen”. Join the 1001 by 1 crew as we discuss all things wuxia, the convolutedly simple plot, the idea of actors also being part of the crew, and the (unfortunate) Gu of the story. Also, this week Britt recommends “Kung Fu Hustle” (available to rent on AppleTV+), Joey recommends “Crazy Stupid Love” (available on AppleTV+),  and Adam recommends “Heist” (available to rend on most major platforms).   You can listen to us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, & Google Play. You can find us on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/1001by1/ You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook at facebook.com/1001by1. You can send us an email at 1001by1@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music is “Bouncy Gypsy Beats” by John Bartmann.

Émission traditions, révolutions et combattre le temps. Les arbres dressent branches nues, vers les cieux gris silencieux, tendent leurs branches nues vers les nues, tandis que des loups orgueilleux hurlent partout sur le pays. Mon beau pays par l'hiver soumis, quand reverrons-nous l'hirondelle ?Dispo itou on da tube :Au programme cette semaine :* King Hu, à nouveau à l'honneur chez Spectrum Films avec un GROS coffret permettant de revoir un classique et d'explorer les films méconnus du cinéaste. Résolument fabuleux.On avait causé du premier coffret => ici* Désordres, de Cyril Schäublin, édité par Shellac.______PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Le Film du Dimanche Soir, célébrons le bowling avec le Dude. ______Coups de cœurs:THOMAS: Venus Wars (Yoshikazu Yasuhiko)THIBAUT: Infernal Affairs II (Andrew Lau et Alan Mak)DOC ERWAN: Aquarius (Kleber Mendonça Filho)SIMON D. "L'ANCIEN": La Zone d'intérêt (Glazer) et Au cœur de minuit (Matthew Chapman)PLAYLISTPrégénérique / Extrait L'Hirondelle d'OrJohn Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies / My Name is DeathN/N - Es anarquista

Em Dragon Inn: A Estalagem do Dragão, King Hu usa da criatividade e engenhosidade do cinema para meter porrada em quem aparecer pelo caminho! Bem-vindos à Locadora do Nicolas, a investigação ordenada e sazonal sobre o audiovisual internacional! Com PJ Brandão, Rudy e Jotapê. COLABORE COM NOSSO APOIA.SE! Indicações do episódio: Os Oito Odiados (Quentin Tarantino, 2015) New Dragon Inn (Lee Hui Min, 1992) O Mestre das Armas (Ronny Yu. 2006) Kung-Fusão (Stephen Chow, 2004) Kung-Fu Futebol Clube (Stephen Chow, 2001) E no próximo episódio... A Criada, 2016. Nos encontre por aí: Grupo de ouvintes do Nicolas no Telegram Twitter: @hqsemroteiro / @rudylonia / @jumbopaulo / @podcastnicolas Instagram: @hqsemroteiro / @roberto_rudiney / @jumbopaulo / @podcastnicolas / @trasheiraviolenta Letterboxd: @rudylonia / @jp_martins Créditos: Edição: Roberto Rudiney e JP Martins Arte: JP Martins Voz de veludo do início: Bruna Soares

https://notesonfilm1.com/2024/01/28/thinking-aloud-about-film-four-moods-taiwan-1970/ We continue our discussion of the GOLDEN DECADES: CINEMATIC MASTERS OF THE GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS, with a chat on Four Moods, a portmanteau film, originally conceived as a project to raise funds for Li Han-hsiang's ailing film company, Grand Motion Picture Company in Taiwan, The four short films that together compose FOUR MOODS are: First, Joy, is directed by Pai Ching-Jui, a bold beginning, shot as a silent film, with diegetic music but no dialogue The second is King Hu's Anger, which no doubt King Hu's fans will rejoice at. Sadness, the third, is directed by “godfather of Taiwanese cinema” Li Hsing, is perhaps misnamed as it's perhaps more about self-destructive anger and vengefulness than anything else. Happiness, the last, and our favourite, is directed by Li Han-Hsiang himself All involve ghosts, hauntings, and desires. A historically and culturally significant film, featuring four of the most popular and significant directors of the time. Fabulistic and allegorical, yet, the length of the podcast testifies to the limits of our understanding. The frustration of watching these films is the bounds of one's knowledge, and we would encourage listeners who want to know more to read these excellent articles by Andrew Heskins and Hayley Scallion. The copy kindly made available for viewing is brown and a bit murky colour-wise and does not deserve to be publicised as a restoration. The sub-titling, particularly of text within the narrative, could be improved. That said, w're very glad to see it.

King Hu - geniusz, perfekcjonista, mistrz kina światowego. Urodzony w Pekinie, wyjechał do Hongkongu, gdzie debiutował jako reżyser w wytwórni braci Shaw. Wkrótce odniósł wielki sukces filmem "Napij się ze mną", mając odwagę zaangażować do głównej roli dziewiętnastoletnią aktorkę, Cheng Pei-pei. Szukając artystycznej wolności przeniósł się na Tajwan, gdzie powstały jego najważniejsze filmy - "Dragon Inn" i powstający parę lat potężny fresk wuxia "Dotyk zen". Był to koniec jego dobrych relacji z publicznością, a początek niezwykle wizjonerskich poszukiwań nowych środków filmowego wyrazu. Z okazji pierwszej w Polsce retrospektywy twórczości Kinga Hu, spotkaliśmy się z Wojtkiem Tutajem, filmoznawcą i krytykiem. Rozmawiamy o artystycznych losach mistrza, o tym, co go inspirowało do realizacji ponadczasowych filmów, i wreszcie o tym, jaki wpływ te filmy miały na światowe kino.

We discuss the work of filmmaker King Hu and focus on COME DRINK WITH ME, DRAGON INN and A TOUCH OF ZEN. Join the Patreon now for an exclusive episode every week, access to our entire Patreon Episode back catalog, your name read out on the next episode, and the friendly Discord chat: patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast), THE VERY FINE COMIC BOOK PODCAST (www.theveryfinecomicbookpodcast.com) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us).

In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we visit Taiwan to discuss of King Hu's most notable films, A Touch of Zen (1971). A seminal piece of the wuxia genre, the film features impressive acting, stunning cinematography, and nail-biting martial arts sequences. Does the film stand the test of time. Listen and find out. We hope you enjoy our discussion! Website link: https://www.heroic-purgatory.com/2023/10/s4e7-touch-of-zen-1971.html Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeroicPurgatory Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/filmnohito

Acclaimed martial arts director King Hu's tale of court intrigue, assassination, loyalty and betrayal is long-lauded as the seminal wuxia film.  As the English-speaking internet is oddly silent about this film other than by offering just such unsubstantiated platitudes, we decide to evaluate it on (gasp!) its internal merits alone.  Our unasked-for conclusion: it's pretty damn good. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store.  T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like. To watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Paul Morrissey's Blood for Dracula (1974).

And with the coming of another Rando Awards, so too passes another season of Random Acts of Cinema.  Join us as we look back and reflect on all the bests and the worsts of a solid year of Criterion films. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store.  T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing King Hu's Dragon Inn (1967).

When kicking ass on screen, the old ways are the best....On this episode we dive into the glorious glorious past of some kick ass cinema as the 10th Old School Kung Fest is in full swing down at the Metrograph in downtown New York presented by our friends at Subway Cinema.Focusing on Taiwanese wuxia (swordfighting heroes) movies, this festival which is continuing this weekend is a deep dive into a deep and often misunderstood genre of cinema.We had the unique pleasure of sitting down and talking with programmer Goran Topalovic about the origins of the festival, how even he is still learning about wuxia cinema and so very much more....

This episode we discuss the unusual combination of Come Drink With Me by King Hu and Golden Swallow by Chang Cheh, films made by two different masters of the early Wuxia. Sorry we had a few technical difficulties with the audio that we could only partly iron out. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059079/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063105/ Send us an email at zafilm2film@gmail.com or tweet us at https://twitter.com/zafilm2film !

This episode we review King Hu's groundbreaking 1967 classic, Dragon Inn. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060635/

EPISODE #355-- Back in the day there used to be pictures! THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONG (2022) is one of those. It's the new film from visionary director George Miller, staring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. It's a good one. We also talk about DRUNKEN MASTER (1978), King Hu's A TOUCH OF ZEN (1971), Jim Jarmusch's NIGHT ON EARTH (1991), and a little bit of that new Game of Thrones show about the dragons. Like I said, it's a great episode. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag (http://www.juliustanag.com) and Sef Joosten (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!

This week we're celebrating a pillar of Taiwanese cinema: King Hu's foundational art-house wuxia A Touch of Zen from 197-mumble-mumble. If you're a fan of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, this is where it all started!We're discussing the lengths King Hu went to portray history in cinema, how this movie plays with scope and storytelling expectations, and our struggle with what little we know about Buddhism (it does not, in real life, grant you superpowers).Next week we're wrapping up our birthday month with Larry Blamire's indie-parody b-movie comedy, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)!

This week we're talking about Bong Joon-ho's Parasite from 2019, which means we hit our patented discussions on societal collapse in record time!We're reliving our first-watch experience, diving deep into the political and societal themes to rant about billionaires, and rehashing 2019 Internet Discourse. Plus, we talk about the juicy non-fiction inspirations for the story.Next week we're traveling to Taiwan for King Hu's foundational art-house martial arts epic, A Touch of Zen!

Today we are joined by returning guest Chris Mello to talk about the classic double feature pairing of King Hu's 1967 wuxia classic DRAGON INN and Tsai Ming-liang's 2003 Venice Competition film GOODBYE, DRAGON INN! We get to the bottom of how arrows work on this one! Read Chris' recent writing on King Hu here! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi. Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcpglickwebber

This week the gang is lost in ancient China, caught between a violent gang of bandits and a skilled general known as Golden Swallow. We ask you to come drink with us while we discuss King Hu's 1966 Hong Kong Wuxia classic, Come Drink With Me (大醉俠 ). Intro & Outro are musical numbers from the film where Drunken Cat sings in the tavern — performed by Lan-Ping Chow and Yuè Huá.

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest JT White discuss Tom Cruise and Tony Scott macho romance melodramas between boys and their toys (and each other?) in TOP GUN (1986) and DAYS OF THUNDER (1990). Next week's bonus episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on King Hu's DRAGON INN (1967) + A TOUCH OF ZEN (1971), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast Intro // 00:00-10:10 DOC SAVAGE // 10:10-1:07:44 DR. ALIEN // 1:07:44-2:12:17 Outro // 2:12:17-2:17:22 MERCH: www.teepublic.com/stores/sleazoids?ref_id=17667 WEBSITE: www.sleazoidspodcast.com/ Pod Twitter: twitter.com/sleazoidspod Pod Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/SLEAZOIDS/ Josh's Twitter: twitter.com/thejoshl Josh's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/thejoshl/ Jamie's Twitter: twitter.com/jamiemilleracas Jamie's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jamiemiller/

In this episode, we discuss COME DRINK WITH ME (1966; King Hu).

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Elwood and Stephen check out Tsai Ming-liang's "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" a film which is as much a tribute to King Hu's 1967 wuxia epic "Dragon Inn" as it is a slice of life drama set on the cinema's final night before its closure.

We give Joe Carnahan's Boss Level a spin this week and follow it up with King Hu's A Touch of Zen and CNN's Dinosaur 13, which taken altogether seems about right for us!

https://notesonfilm1.com/2021/06/05/hou-hsiao-hsien-11-contexts-b-kind-hu-dragon-inn-1967-a-touch-of-zen-1971/ In this podcast we discuss the recent MUBI showings of Dragon Inn and A Touch of Zen, its relationship to the Wuxia genre and its influence on films such Crouching Tiger/ Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000), Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002) and House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou, 2004, its later influence on more recent Taiwanese cinema, so obvious in Tsai Ming Liang's Goodbye, Dragon Inn and Hou's own The Assassin (2015).

Cette semaine, émission traditions, bagarre et gastronomie. Repartons en extrême-orient, vers les anciens et les modernes. Si vous rêvez de beauté et de jours sans fin, de torrents glissant au cœur des forêts, venez avec nous venez, on y voit plein de méchants, mais nos seuls amis sont les dieux, les fleurs et le vent, venez avec nous venez, Là-haut il fait si bon.Émission également disponible sur le tube.Au programme cette semaine:- Le Cinéma de King Hu à l'occasion de la sortie chez Spectrum Films du coffret Raining in the Mountain contenant ledit film, All the King's Men et un livre dirigé par Roger Garcia. Belle occasion pour revenir sur la carrière de ce grand cinéaste chinois et son rapport à l'Histoire de son pays.- Héritier du cinéma de Hu, Tsui Hark se voit aussi réédité chez Spectrum avec son Festin Chinois. Nous avions parlé de THRTW ici et là. Et on avait évoqué Le Festin Chinois lors de notre émission anniversaire. Signalons en bonus, le cataclysmique Tristar, qui nous montre que Tsui Hark ne fait jamais rien à moitié, y compris quand il fait une bouse.Coups de cœur:THOMAS: Le Bureau des Légendes (Eric Rochant) + Sitting Target (Douglas Hickox - 1972)THIBAUT: revoir Body Snatchers (Don Siegel)DOC ERWAN: The Escape Artist (David Wolstencroft - mini-série BBC)JUSTEEN: Ivre de Soule (Skander Mestiri)PLAYLISTPREGENERIQUE / Extrait L'Hirondelle d'OrEXTRAIT / Le Festin ChinoisI AM / Le Dragon sommeille

The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode delving into the Wuxia cinema of King Hu and Zhang Yimou. In this episode we discuss their films and how they've shaped modern Chinese Cinema, Dragon Inn (1967) and Shadow (2018) . Hosted by Elliot Herman and Trevor Newlin.

Today on KIOS at the Movies, Joshua LaBure sits down with, Patrick Kinney and Diana Martinez, of Film Streams in Omaha to talk about the 1979 Wuxia Martian Arts film from Writer and Director, King Hu, RAINING IN THE MOUTAIN.

Our returning guest this week is David Bordwell, Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies right here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Bordwell has written about King Hu in his books Poetics of Cinema and Planet Hong Kong, both of which you can find at his website, davidbordwell.net, along with numerous blog posts about King Hu, and a wealth of scholarship covering every corner of cinema. In 2007, he received a special award for excellence in Asian film scholarship from the Hong Kong Film Festival.

Propos généraux sur le wu xia pian 00:03:18 --- LE FILM D'ACTUALITÉ (00:05:21) MULAN, de Niki Caro --- LA THÉMATIQUE APPROFONDIE (00:52:20) Degrés d'appropriation et de mutation culturelles du wu xia pian TIGRE ET DRAGON, Ang Lee, 2000 (00:37:30) ENTER THE WARRIOR'S GATE, Matthias Hoene, 2016 (01:05:17) THE BLADE, Tsui Hark, 1995 (01:30:05) --- LES CONSEILS (02:09:10) Alex : MATCHLESS MULAN (Chen Cheng, 2020) disponible sur YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFmFWM8HrEo et KUNG FU MULAN (Leo Liao, 2020) Thomas : SEKIRO SHADOWS DIE TWICE, jeu de FromSoftware et le whisky taïwanais Kavalan Séb : LA MAISON DE BAMBOU (Samuel Fuller, 1955), réédité en Blu-ray par Eureka! Video en décembre --- Autres films évoqués : LADY GENERAL HUA-MULAN (Yueh Feng, 1964), MULAN (Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook, 1998), THE GREAT CONQUEROR'S CONCUBINE (Stephen Shin, 1994), MATRIX (les Wachowski, 1999), LE SECRET DES POIGNARDS VOLANTS (Zhang Yimou, 2004), HERO (Zhang Yimou, 2002), IRON MONKEY (Yuen Woo-ping, 1993), L'HIRONDELLE D'OR (King Hu, 1966), SEX AND ZEN 2 (Man Kei Chin, 1996), GHOST DOG : LA VOIE DU SAMOURAÏ (Jim Jarmusch, 1999), LE ROYAUME INTERDIT (Rob Minkoff, 2008), LEE'S ADVENTURE (Frant Gwo, Yang Lim 2011), COW BOYS ET ENVAHISSEURS (Jon Fabreau, 2011), KILL BILL : VOLUME 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003), L'AUBERGE DU DRAGON (Raymond Lee et Tsui Hark, 1992), UN SEUL BRAS LES TUA TOUS (Chang Cheh, 1967), SWORDSMAN (Tsui Hark, Ching Siu-tung, King Hu, Raymond Lee, 1990) SWORDSMAN 3 (Ching Siu-tung, Raymond Lee, 1993), IMPITOYABLE (Clint Eastwood, 1992), TIME AND TIDE (Tsui Hark, 2000), IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS EN CHINE (Tsui Hark, 1991), THE LOVERS (Tsui Hark, 1994), CONAN LE BARBARE (John Milius, 1982), ASHES OF TIME (Wong Kar-wai, 1994) La série INTO THE BADLANDS (Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, 2015-2019) Exposed est un podcast animé par l'équipe de www.filmexposure.ch : Sébastien Gerber, Thomas Gerber, Alexandre Rallo. Article d'Alex sur la musique dans THE BLADE : https://filmexposure.ch/2016/08/24/the-blade-ruptures-et-cosmogonie-musicales/

David is accompanied by his guardian protectors Robert Taylor and Michael Worth as they embark upon a perilous, transcendent exploration of this magnificent wuxia classic.

David is accompanied by his guardian protectors Robert Taylor and Michael Worth as they embark upon a perilous, transcendent exploration of this magnificent wuxia classic.

La plateforme dont on va parler aujourd'hui a causé bien des déboires. Quand Carlotta édite un DVD, c'est l'assurance qu'on va encore se ruiner pour l'acquérir, tant il fait saliver. Comment résister à ces merveilleuses rééditions d'Ozu, de Wilder, pour ne citer qu'eux ? Ces films dépoussiérés, offerts à nos yeux dans des coffrets emplis de bonus passionnants, sont un bien précieux. Alors quand la boîte de distribution Carlotta annonce qu'elle lance son vidéo club, résister n'est plus le mot d'ordre, on se lance dans l'aventure ! Et qui parle d'aventure se doit d'être accompagné par des warriors de renom, des acolytes de choix, et cette semaine, la team de PMT, Pod Monstres Trésors, est de la partie ! Gaewen, Winston et Fonz ont ramené leur énergie à toute épreuve et, enjaillés par la sélection, il sera difficile de les contenir ! En même temps, tout film du Vidéo Club Carlotta donne envie, et le choix fut compliqué. On part dans les contrées taïwannaises, où King Hu, avec son Touch Of Zen, balance le film matriciel d'un pan du cinéma asiatique des décennies suivantes, l'ultra-talentueux Milos Forman nous envoie dans un bal des pompiers peu banal, et pour terminer, un polar pulp, Solo Pour Une Blonde, qui s'évertue à cocher les cases du genre en nous amusant.  Bonne écoute ! Invités :  Gaewen, Winston et Fonz du podcast Pod Monstres Trésors & Backlog Temporalité de l’épisode : 12:07 A Touch Of Zen (1971), de King Hu. Avec Xu Feng, Shih Chun, Ying Bai.... 33:10 Au Feu Les Pompiers (1967) de Milos Forman, avec Josef Sebanek, Jan Vostrcil, Josef Kolb... 47:33 Solo Pour Une Blonde (The Girl Hunters) (1963) de Roy Rowland, avec Mickey Spillane, Shirley Eaton, Lloyd Nolan... 1:07:56 Verdict: on garde l’abonnement au Vidéo Club Carlotta? 1:17:23 les recos : Livres du Disque-Monde (1983), univers littéraire en 41 volumes créé par Terry Pratchett Bonjour (1959), de Yasujiro Ozu Les Aventures du Prince Ahmed (1926) de Lotte Reiniger Franck Sinatra Dans Un Mixeur  (2012), livre de Matthew McBride  The Dirties (2013) de Matthew Johnson Alice In Wonderland : A Musical Porno (1976), de Bud Townsend Sympathy For The Devil (1968) de Jean-Luc Godard Fondation (1951), livre d'Isaac Asimov Donnie Darko (2001) de Richard Kelly 1:35:53 Bonus Épisodes cités :  CLAAC Outbuster Crédits :  Émission animée par Thomas Bondon, Thierry de Pinsun, et Elie Bartin. Générique original : Kostia R. Yordanoff (tous droits réservés)  Retrouvez aussi Certains l’aiment à chaud sur :  Facebook : @claacpodcast Instagram : @claacpodcast Twitter: @CLAACpodcast Ausha  Itunes / Apple Podcast  Spotify  Deezer  Stitcher  Podmust  Podcloud  Podinstall Youtube

Today film critic Ryan Swen joins us for a double header discussion of King Hu's Dragon Inn and Legend of the Mountain and how they reflect the evolution of Hu's editing style, an aesthetic marked by an extraordinary evocation and emphasis of motion.

Stephen joins us for an in-depth discussion about all things King Hu, while the Director of Culture Division at the Taipei Representative Office's Dr Chen Pin-Chuan puts his legacy in context and Niina tells us why you should watch Raining In The Mountain. Japan Times film critic Mark Schilling tells us How he got into easternFlicks. James reports back about Berlinale 2020, and Ant has a pick for us. What is it? Listen to find out!

4k calls in the muscle with Hellboy and Shazam, DC raises the stakes with TV’s Titans, plus King Hu’s The Fate of Lee Khan on Blu-ray and what the &%$@ is a Bojack Horseman? DigiGods Podcast, 07/30/19 (MP3) — 32.84 MB right click to save Subscribe to the DigiGods Podcast In this episode, the Gods discuss: Alita: Battle Angel (Blu-ray/DVD) Arthur: Arthur Celebrates Community (DVD) Ash is Purest White (Blu-ray) Body at Brighton Rock (Blu-ray) Bojack Horseman: Seasons One and Two (Blu-ray) Breakthrough (4k UHD Blu-ray) Butterbean's Cafe (DVD) Call the Midwife: Season Eight (DVD) CMA Awards Live: Greatest Moments 1968-2015 (DVD) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Won't You Be Our Neighbor? (DVD) Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (DVD) Doctor Who: The Krotons (DVD) Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (DVD) Doctor Who: The Time Meddler (DVD) The Fate of Lee Khan (Blu-ray) Forever Knight - Complete (DVD) Forgotten Heroes - The Robert Hartsock Story (DVD) Godin: La Fresque (Blu-ray) Hellboy (4k UHD Blu-ray) Hot Doug the Movie (DVD) IMAX Space Station (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Island (Blu-ray) Levinas: La Passion selon Marc (Blu-ray) Little (Blu-ray) Lonesome Dove Steelbook (Blu-ray) Long Shot (Blu-ray/DVD) Manifest: The Complete Third Season (DVD) Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (Blu-ray) Missing Link (Blu-ray) Mountain Rest (Blu-ray) Murdoch Mysteries - Season 12 (Blu-ray) NASA - Journey Through Space (Blu-ray) The Outsider (Blu-ray) PAW Patrol: Jungle Rescues (DVD) Penguin Highway (Blu-ray) Project Ithaca (Blu-ray) Ready Jet Go!: One Small Step (DVD) Run (DVD) Serenity (Blu-ray) Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection (DVD) Sesame Street: Dance Party (DVD) Shazam! (4k UHD Blu-ray) Splash and Bubbles: The Kelp Forest (DVD) The Swindlers (Blu-ray) Titans: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray/DVD) Uglydolls (Blu-ray) Unforgotten: A Hero’s Story of War (DVD) Vaccaj: Giulietta e Romeo (Blu-ray) Wild Faith (DVD) Please also visit CineGods.com. 

Episode 83 (Chang Cheh: Grandmaster) Alec and Derek begin a journey through the career of one of the undisputed masters of action films and one of the greatest directors of the famous Shaw Brothers Studio, Chang Cheh. Beginning with the film that started it all 1967s The One-Armed Swordsman. Following the success of King Hu’s Wuxia classic Come Drink with Me, and taking influence from Rebel Without A Cause, Cheh and star (Jimmy) Wang Yu present a brooding teenaged swordfighter who’s coming of age is complicated by the need to kill a horde of trained killers while defending the very people who cut off his arm. With its vivid color palate and displays of graphic violence, The Shaw Brothers had their first million dollar smash hit, lighting the fuse for the Kung Fu craze of the 1970’s, ensuring Hong Kong cinemas would never be the same. Only four years later Cheh would reboot the idea with The New One-Armed Swordsman this time with stars David Chiang and Ti Lung (more about them later) and would amplify the melodrama and violence to dizzying heights creating a film even more memorable (and homoerotic) than its beloved predecessor. All of the films we will be discussing in this series are currently streaming on Amazon Prime and we encourage our listeners to watch along and share their thoughts!Three ways to support this podcast:1. Shout us out on your social media account2. Rate us on the podcast platform you listen to PsychotroniCast on.3. Subscribe to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/psychotronicast

We recorded this on 04-08-2019 and this our commemorative episode to Nipsey Hussle or as the episode alludes to King Hussle.

I talk with Joel about the classic King Hu movie Come Drink with Me, starring Cheng Pei-pei.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction. 

Goffredo Fofi racconta "Un tocco di Zen" (1971) di King Hu, dal titolo originale "La fanciulla cavaliere errante", storia di una ragazza appartenente a una famiglia perseguitata da un eunuco imperiale che, per salvare sé stessa e ripristinare la g...

Les découvertes 2018 Hale County this Morning, this Evening - par Bruno Dequen Paadmavati - par Justine Smith Chained for Life - par Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau Les injustices 2018 Support the Girls - par Bruno Dequen Can You Ever Forgive Me? - par Justine Smith Au poste! - par Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau Les redécouvertes de l'année Eight Hours Don't Make a Day - par Bruno Dequen Édouard et Caroline - par Justine Smith Legend of the Mountain - par Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau Table ronde : Roma (Alfonso Cuarón) Animateur : Benoit Mercier

We dive deep into one of Hollywood's best and most interesting modern franchises this week with the Mission: Impossible series. The latest in the Tom Cruise action series, Christopher McQuarrie's Fallout, is out this week, and we gush enthusiastically over its greatness at length. But as Sean recently went through the first five films for the first time, we also talk about those as well, setting the context for a series that has been around for over two decades and still has enough gas in the tank to deliver its best film on its sixth time out. Jonathan also talks about discovering the incredible work of Chinese director King Hu, Sean tells us about a Spider-Man concept album, and we lament over corporate consolidation in discussing the Disney/Fox merger that was approved earlier this week. Time Chart Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:04:58 Stuff: 0:04:58 – 0:40:55 Disney & Fox Merger News: 0:40:55 – 0:56:04 Mission: Impossible Retrospective: 0:56:04 – 1:51:23 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Review: 1:51:23 – 2:56:53 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in iTunes! Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter! Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!

All Dogs Gere to Heaven Somewhere in the British archipelago, no years into the future (but some time in the year 2018 for those of you who are actually in the future). Four strays gather to discuss Wes Anderson's new and strange stop-motion animated movie "Isle of Dogs" - a Film of the Week that splits the pack of Tim, Sarah, Rob and Graham.  Are they, in a very real sense, good dogs? Meanwhile, Off the Shelf has the kind of hairpin turn only Eclectica can provide as one minute Graham's marvelling at Richard Gere's fashion choices in Second Sight's Blu-Ray release of Jim McBride's "Breathless", then Rob is lost in a world of ghosts and weirdness with King Hu's "Legend of the Mountain", which is out now from Eureka. But does he enjoy it? No, seriously, does he, he's not sure ... If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please give us on a follow on social media or head over to https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow and give whatever you can. Alternatively, we have a shop up and running so head over http://thegeekshow.co.uk/thegeekshop and partake in some of our lovely wares. #Podcast #Eclectica #CinemaEclectica #TheGeekShow #WesAnderson #IsleOfDogs #Breathless #JeanLucGodard #SecondSight #MastersOfCinema #China #Ghosts #KingHu #LegendOfTheMountain #Movies #Reviews #Films #Eureka #RicharGere #Japan #Mythology #Legends

I talk with Kenny, Adam and Lady Cao Feng about New Dragon Inn (1992). Produced by Tsui Hark and directed by Raymond Lee, this is a remake of the original Dragon Gate film by King Hu. It stars Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Donnie Yen.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

I talk about the 2010 wuxia film, Reign of Assassins. Directed by Su Chao-pin an co-directed by John Woo, it stars Michelle Yeoh as an assassin who leaves the martial world to live a normal life.  Next week we will be doing the classic King Hu film Dragon Inn.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

Fareeha Khan stops by to chill and be awed by King Hu's three hour wuixa epic A Touch of Zen.

An der Kinokasse ein Flop, in Cannes eine Entdeckung, für das Hong Kong New Wave Kino einige Jahre später einer der wichtigsten Orientierungsfilme: A Touch of Zen von King Hu ist ein Kernfilm der Kinogeschichte und macht dazu trotz massiver Überlänge noch mächtig Spaß. Wir versuchen mit unserem europäischen Auge die Besonderheiten zu verstehen und zu erklären.

Cinefuzz fait sa rentrée avec le roi "KING HU" à l'occasion de la sortie de ses deux films cultes chez Carlotta A Touch of Zen et Dragon In. On revient sur la mise en scène du maîtres et sur son rapport avec ses disciples comme Tsui Hark.

Cinefuzz fait sa rentrée avec le roi "KING HU" à l'occasion de la sortie de ses deux films cultes chez Carlotta A Touch of Zen et Dragon In. On revient sur la mise en scène du maîtres et sur son rapport avec ses disciples comme Tsui Hark.

Cinefuzz fait sa rentrée avec le roi "KING HU" à l'occasion de la sortie de ses deux films cultes chez Carlotta A Touch of Zen et Dragon In. On revient sur la mise en scène du maîtres et sur son rapport avec ses disciples comme Tsui Hark.

This week is an exciting podcast. Not only do Christopher Cross and Dylan Schwan get to talk about the return of Matt Damon to the Bourne franchise, but we also are giving away digital copies of the entire Bourne collection to one lucky listener. Check below for information on how to enter. But before that, Dylan and Chris discuss Jason Bourne, the new film from Paul Greengrass starring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, and Julia Stiles. After a long break and an attempt to pass the franchise off to Jeremy Renner, Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass are back to the series that made shakey-cam into a staple of action filmmaking and turned Matt Damon into a badass. Dylan also saw Nerve, the new film starring Dave Franco and Emma Roberts that critics have been clamoring over, and Dragon Inn from director King Hu. There's some news regarding whitewashing in The Great Wall, and the blu-ray releases of the week (find Dylan's recap of them here). But more importantly, we've got a Bourne Collection to giveaway. Open to residents of North America only, if you answer the following skill-testing question regarding the Bourne franchise, you'll be entered for digital copies of The Bourne Identity, Supremacy, Ultimatum and Legacy. These are iTunes/UltraViolet copies. Question: What is Jason Bourne's real name? Email your answer to christopher.cross@bagogames.com before August 8th, Noon (12 PM) EST. And join us next week when we review the highly anticipated Suicide Squad.

Serien om klassisk Hong Kong-film fortsätter! A Touch of Zen är den tredje klassiska wuxia-filmen från maestro King Hu vi ser. Vi var inte lika förtjusta i den här, som vi var i Come Drink with Me och Dragon Gate Inn. Den har ordentliga kvalitéer, men outvecklade karaktärer, och ett temaskifte som inte riktigt funkade, gav oss en del att gnälla om i filmen.  

For once, we're talking AVAILABLE Taiwanese cinema. It can be prolific, important aaaaand promptly lost. But since it has been part of the discussion, somewhat available before but now to the masses via a shiny new restoration, Taiwan Noir tackles a high profile Taiwanese movie for once: King Hu's Dragon Inn from 1967. Contact the show […]

For once, we’re talking AVAILABLE Taiwanese cinema. It can be prolific, important aaaaand promptly lost. But since it has been part of the discussion, somewhat available before but now to the masses via a shiny new restoration, Taiwan Noir tackles a high profile Taiwanese movie for once: King Hu’s Dragon Inn from 1967. Contact the show […]

Carlos Rojas‘s new book is a wonderfully transdisciplinary exploration of discourses of sickness and disease in Chinese literature and cinema in the long twentieth century. As its title indicates, Homesickness: Culture, Contagion, and National Transformation in Modern China (Harvard University Press, 2015) focuses particularly on what Rojas calls “homesickness,” a condition wherein “a node of alterity is structurally expelled from an individual or collective body in order to symbolically reaffirm the perceived coherence of that same body.” (vii) Sickness and disease, here, are not just signs of weakness and instability, but are also potential sources of dynamic transformation. In three major parts of the book set in three years – 1906, 1967, and 2006 – Rojas places immunology, biomedicine, literature, and film into a conversation that spans the work of Richard Dawkins; writers Liu E, Ng Kim Chew, Zeng Pu, Jin Tianhe, Lu Xun, Hu Fayun, Yan Lianke, and Yu Ha; immunologist Élie Metchnikoff; and directors King Hu, Tsai Ming-liang, and Jia Zhangke (among many others). In each case, Homesickness contextualizes literary work within a broader historical context that allows readers to understand the relationships between contemporary tropes – or memes – of Self and Other as they manifest in concerns about healthy and sick bodies at many different scales. It’s well worth reading for those interested in Chinese literature or film, the history and literature of biomedicine, and/or the ways that discourses of immunology and modernity have mutually shaped one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlos Rojas‘s new book is a wonderfully transdisciplinary exploration of discourses of sickness and disease in Chinese literature and cinema in the long twentieth century. As its title indicates, Homesickness: Culture, Contagion, and National Transformation in Modern China (Harvard University Press, 2015) focuses particularly on what Rojas calls “homesickness,” a condition wherein “a node of alterity is structurally expelled from an individual or collective body in order to symbolically reaffirm the perceived coherence of that same body.” (vii) Sickness and disease, here, are not just signs of weakness and instability, but are also potential sources of dynamic transformation. In three major parts of the book set in three years – 1906, 1967, and 2006 – Rojas places immunology, biomedicine, literature, and film into a conversation that spans the work of Richard Dawkins; writers Liu E, Ng Kim Chew, Zeng Pu, Jin Tianhe, Lu Xun, Hu Fayun, Yan Lianke, and Yu Ha; immunologist Élie Metchnikoff; and directors King Hu, Tsai Ming-liang, and Jia Zhangke (among many others). In each case, Homesickness contextualizes literary work within a broader historical context that allows readers to understand the relationships between contemporary tropes – or memes – of Self and Other as they manifest in concerns about healthy and sick bodies at many different scales. It’s well worth reading for those interested in Chinese literature or film, the history and literature of biomedicine, and/or the ways that discourses of immunology and modernity have mutually shaped one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damos inicio a un nuevo mes de micropodcasts diarios sobre un género cinematográfico. Víctor Castillo dedicará este mes a uno de los más populares pero también más denostados entre la "alta cultura"; el cine de artes marciales, del que lleva años hablando en su podcast Ninja Vs Commando Centrándose principalmente en Asia y en Hong Kong, y con excursiones puntuales a los Estados Unidos, Taiwan y Tailandia entre otros, Víctor nos traerá cada día una reseña sobre una película empezando por los años 60. Y de esa década es Bebe conmigo, un clásico del director King Hu, lo más parecido a un Kurosawa chino y que triunfaba en festivales europeos de la época. Una historia de aguerridos guerreros del mundo marcial y venganzas al más puro estilo wuxia y que demuestra que mucho antes de Tigre y dragón (donde la protagonista de esta, Cheng Pei-Pei regresaría como villana) ya había espadachines que se guiaban por sus intensas emociones. Les dejamos con el podcast, hasta mañana!

This week Mike and Sean discuss a pair of martial arts films, Wong Kar-wai's latest The Grandmaster, starring Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi and King Hu's 1971 masterpiece A Touch of Zen. They also take a look at the career of Wong Kar-wai and make their picks for the Essential Fight Scene of all-time.

KING HU et son chef d'oeuvre A TOUCH OF ZEN, le 7 samouraïs des wu xia pians.Connaissez-vous Guro Guri? Non? Étrange...Eh bien, c'est sa fête aujourd'hui et comme c'est un peu notre mentor, l'émission de cette semaine traitera d'un genre qu'il aime beaucoup, le Wu xia pian (film de capes et d'épée chinois) et de deux films du grand maître du genre, le Grand King Hu, COME DRINK WITH ME (68) et A TOUCH OF ZEN (69)Dois-je le dire...Tai ha leee!