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Episode 659: The mixer is safe this week! Andrew got a sippy-cup to drink from. Do you know Alt-Codes? Are we really #4 on a list of the best “comedy fiction” podcasts? 1959 Miami. Kennedy files, Signalgate, and DOGE. LOST and Severance make us mad. Get a pickle fork for endless pleasure! Crab press. Kurasawa would never enjoy AI Ghibli.

Kerry and Collin showed up late for their discussion of the 2001 rom-com starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, “Serendipity.” Does the movie take its concepts about fate and destiny to absurd heights? How many movies accurately depict the lives of obituary writers? Should the filmmakers have left in the twin towers when the film came out in the fall of 2001? Also, Kerry and Collin reveal their own Top 5 John Cusack movies. Plus, a 1995 classic, some Kurasawa, Tom & Jerry and Richard Pryor talked about for the Blu-ray Gift Exchange.  Blu-rays covered: Warner Bros: “Se7en” 4K (1995) Focus: "Conclave" (2024) Criterion: “Yojimbo” / “Sanjuro” - The Samurai Films of Akira Kurosawa - 4K “Jo-Jo Dancer: Your Life Is Calling” - 4K Warner Archive: Tom & Jerry - The CinemaScope Collection Sony: “The Lords of Flatbush” (1974) Severin: “Vixen” - 4K (1968) Magnolia: “Omni Loop” (2024)  

Filmmaker, Roger Corman, died peacefully at the ripe old age of 98, this May.  Known as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", or "The King of Schlock", he was a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Among the hundreds of features directed/produced by Corman, many were ultra-low budget films that later attracted a cult following, such as “The Little Shop of Horrors”  and “Death Race 2000”. Paradoxically, he simultaneously introduced prestige foreign “art” directors to US audiences like: Bergmann, Fellini, Kurasawa, Truffaut, and others. He gave many house hold name directors their first jobs: Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, John Sayles, and James Cameron. He also launched actors like: Jack Nicolson, Robert DeNiro, Sylvestor Stallone, Peter Fonda, and many more. We dive deep into a remarkable 54 year career that dramatically shaped the global movie industry more than any other single person. If you wish to reach our regular guest, multi-year NYC Super Lawyer - David Grover, for personal injury, including auto accidents and slip and fall, free consultations: 212-527-7575, DGrover@GroverFen.com. Mention this podcast for additional discounts. Regular guest, Dylan Cuellar, is a co-host of the popular podcast “Unburied Books” with Kassia Oset, which interviews authors and examines book selections from the New York Review of Books. A teaser to their recent episode on JRR Tolkien's (often forgotten) prequel to the iconic “Lord of The Rings” trilogy, “Silmarillion” is here https://bit.ly/3RGkkar . Published posthumously by JRR's son, “Silmarillion”, describes the origin of the entire Tolkien universe. It also sets the stage for “The Hobbit” and LOR. It provided material for the very popular Amazon LOR TV series, “Rings of Power” (2022). Season 2 of the series will premiere in August 2024. Check out the “Unburied Books” pod to get up to speed on Tolkien and LOR! Please reach out to us at contact@scandalsheetpod.com or find us on Facebook as 'Scandal Sheet' or on X (formerly twitter) at @scandal_sheet. We'd love to hear from you.

Filmmaker, Roger Corman, died peacefully at the ripe old age of 98, this May. Known as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", or "The King of Schlock", he was a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Among the hundreds of features directed/produced by Corman, many were ultra-low budget films that later attracted a cult following, such as “The Little Shop of Horrors” and “Death Race 2000”. Paradoxically, he simultaneously introduced prestige foreign “art” directors to US audiences like: Bergmann, Fellini, Kurasawa, Truffaut, and others. He gave many house hold name directors their first jobs: Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, John Sayles, and James Cameron. He also launched actors like: Jack Nicolson, Robert DeNiro, Sylvestor Stallone, Peter Fonda, and many more. We dive deep into a remarkable 54 year career that dramatically shaped the global movie industry more than any other single person. If you wish to reach multi-year NYC Super Lawyer - David Grover, for personal injury, including auto accidents and slip and fall, free consultations: 212-527-7575, DGrover@GroverFen.com. Mention this podcast for additional discounts. Regular guest, Dylan Cuellar, is a co-host of the popular podcast “Unburied Books” with Kassia Oset, which interviews authors and examines book selections from the New York Review of Books. A teaser to their recent episode on JRR Tolkien's (often forgotten) prequel to the iconic “Lord of The Rings” trilogy, “Silmarillion” is here https://bit.ly/3RGkkar . Published posthumously by JRR's son, “Silmarillion”, describes the origin of the entire Tolkien universe. It also sets the stage for “The Hobbit” and LOR. It provided material for the very popular Amazon LOR TV series, “Rings of Power” (2022). Season 2 of the series will premiere in August 2024. Check out the “Unburied Books” pod to get up to speed on Tolkien and LOR! Please reach out to us at contact@scandalsheetpod.com or find us on Facebook as 'Scandal Sheet' or on X (formerly twitter) at @scandal_sheet. We'd love to hear from you.

Akira Kurosawa, legendary filmmaker. Join Jason and Josh as they talk about Kurasawa's films and influence on a generation of auteurs. Discussed in depth: Seven Samarai, Rhapsody in August Ran, High & Low, Ikiru --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brickedpit/message

The latest Star Wars animated series concludes and the Geeks have their say! They also review an all time classic in Kurasawa's Seven Samurai! This week's Top 3 List features the comics the boys wished they could read again for the first time! Thanks for listening and Keep On Geekin' On! Timestamps 8:36 Top 3 Comics We Wished We Could Read for the First Time Again 37:51 The Bad Batch Episodes 13-15 1:00:25 Seven Samurai --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/3oldgeeks/message

2023's Rebel Moon - Part one: A child of fire When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by a tyrannical ruling force, a stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival. On our first episode of our month of Sta Wars Adjacent films.  This movie definatly has Kurasawa vibes and really tries to have the look and feel of a Star Wars film.  Does it land it? or does it explode like the Death Star? Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. 

Can you remember the tallest man you've ever seen?Do you love to go a-wanderin' beneath the clear blue sky?Does Rashomon also remind you of Jonathan Frakes' fact-or-fiction questions?Join us as we check out the reigning champ of conflicting narratives and discuss the meaning of life, morality, justice, and all that good stuff.CW: discussions around rape, sexual assault, gendered violenceYou can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Welcome to another episode of The Monday Night Warfare Podcast, where JR Judy and Wade Skaggs take a look back at and review the weekly television wars between the WWF, WCW, and ECW! On this week's podcast (12/4/1995): This Week  on Nitro: WCW World Tag Team Championship: Harlem Heat (c) w/Sister Sherri vs. The American Males (5:39) [Featuring an appearance by AC Green of the Phoenix Suns] Sting and Lex Luger are interviewed by Mean Gene Okerlund (9:25) Sting vs. Kurasawa (10:30) The Giant w/Jimmy Hart vs. Scott Norton (12:39) Mean Gene interviews The Nature Boy Ric Flair and Charles Barkley (14:29) WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Macho Man Randy Savage (c) vs. The Total Package Lex Luger (18:02) Mean Gene interviews Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Sting (23:14) WWF Superstars Recapfrom 12/2/1995 (29:26) This Week on RAW: Bob "Spark Plug" Holly vs. The British Bulldog w/Jim Cornette (32:11) Jerry The King Lawler interviews Mr. Bob Backlund (35:47) The Brooklyn Brawler vs. Fatu (39:18) The WWF Slam Jam featuring Dok Hendrix gets interrupted by Bob Backlund (40:28) WWF Intercontinental Championship: Razor Ramon (c) vs. Dean Douglas (42:19) The Brother Love Show featuring King Mabel (45:44) Marty Jannetty vs. Sid (50:54) Shawn Michaels Medical Update (53:59) WWF Superstars Recapfrom 12/9/1995 (56:25) This Week on ECW Hardcore TV (Highlights from November 2 Remember 1995): Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk vs. Raven & Cactus Jack (59:24) Terry Funk retires (1:02:20) Joey Styles previews the ECW World Title Match between The Sandman, Superstar Steve Austin, and Mikey Whipwreck (1:04:13) ECW Fan Cam footage of Bubba Ray Dudley & Dances With Dudley vs. The Public Enemy (1:07:19) [Featuring the debuts of The Heavenly Bodies (Gigolo Jimmy Del Ray and The Dr. of Desire Tom Prichard) from Smokey Mountain Wrestling] Listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify, OR watch on YouTube! Stay up to date with all things Monday Night Warfare Podcast: Facebook: @MondayNightWarfarePodcast Twitter/X: @MonNightWarfare Instagram: @MondayNightWarfarePodcast YouTube: The Monday Night Warfare Podcast This video is not produced or endorsed by WWE entertainment. This video is not intended to devalue or tarnish WWE's quality of work. This video does not represent WWE's corporate views. This video has been created with the purpose to educate, review, and critique on works within professional wrestling. Any images used in this video are to assist with these outlined purposes. Images are used with section 197 of the copyright act in mind. This section states that allowance is made for fair use purposes such as criticism, comment, reporting, teaching, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Any and all images used in the following video have been presented under faith that the images fall under fair use. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mondaynightwarfarepod/support

Two noble warrior classes face off in our silly movie podcast. Kurasawa vs some guy who maybe has made more movies since this one but honestly I don't care to look it up right now. You can google it. ThE oUtCoMe WiLl ShOcK yOu!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5070447/advertisement

Welcome to another episode of The Monday Night Warfare Podcast, where JR Judy and Wade Skaggs take a look back at and review the weekly television wars between the WWF, WCW, and ECW! On this week's podcast: WCW World War 3 1995! 6:32 Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Sting discuss Dave Meltzer and The Wrestling Observer Reports 10:33 WCW World Television Championship: Johnny B Badd (c) vs. DDP 19:20 Taped Fist Match: Big Bubba Rogers vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan 25:37 Ric Flair Promo 27:59 Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto w/ Sonny Onoo vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Cutie Suzuki 33:26 Lex Luger Promo 36:07 WCW United States Championship: Kensuke Sasaki (c) vs. Chris Benoit 44:57 Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage 52:34 Ric Flair vs. Sting 59:44 WORLD WAR 3 MATCH FOR THE WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Scott Armstrong, Steve Armstrong, Arn Anderson, Johnny B. Badd, Marcus Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Big Train Bart, Bunkhouse Buck, Cobra, Disco Inferno, Jim Duggan, Bobby Eaton, Ric Flair, The Giant, Eddie Guerrero, Hulk Hogan, Mr. JL, Chris Kanyon, Brian Knobbs, Kurasawa, Lex Luger, Joey Maggs, Meng, Hugh Morrus, Max Muscle, Scott Norton, One Man Gang, Paul Orndorff, Diamond Dallas Page, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Brian Pillman, Sgt. Craig Pittman, Lord Steven Regal, Scotty Riggs, Road Warrior Hawk, Big Bubba Rogers, Jerry Sags, Barrio Brother Ricky, Kensuke Sasaki, Randy Savage, Shark, Barrio Brother Fidel, Dick Slater, Mark Starr, Stevie Ray, Sting, Dave Sullivan, The Taskmaster, Super Assassin #1 (The Barbarian), Super Assassin #2 (The Warlord), Booker T, Squire David Taylor, Bobby Walker, VK Wallstreet, Pez Whatley, Mike Winner, Alex Wright, James Earl Wright, The Yeti and The Zodiac Listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify, OR watch on YouTube! Stay up to date with all things Monday Night Warfare Podcast: Facebook: @MondayNightWarfarePodcast Twitter: @MonNightWarfare Instagram: @MondayNightWarfarePodcast YouTube: The Monday Night Warfare Podcast This video is not produced or endorsed by WWE entertainment. This video is not intended to devalue or tarnish WWE's quality of work. This video does not represent WWE's corporate views. This video has been created with the purpose to educate, review, and critique on works within professional wrestling. Any images used in this video are to assist with these outlined purposes. Images are used with section 197 of the copyright act in mind. This section states that allowance is made for fair use purposes such as criticism, comment, reporting, teaching, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Any and all images used in the following video have been presented under faith that the images fall under fair use. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mondaynightwarfarepod/support

Monday Warfare Returns! We continue the Monday Night War with July 1, 1996 RAW vs. NITRO. On WWF Raw, The Rockers Explode... AGAIN, when Shawn Michaels battles Marty Jannetty. Sunny gets SLOPPED, Goldust vs. Marc Mero, Ultimate Warrior Drama, Jerry Lawler rips on Jake Roberts, and the WWF tries their hands at a potential lesbian angle between Marlena & Sable. Then on Nitro, it's the Go-Home show to the Bash at the Beach PPV! Harlem Heat vs. The Steiners, Disco Inferno scores a creative victory while Mongo gets creative with a Haliburton, the Horsemen in 8-Man Tag action, Hall & Nash buy ringside seats, DDP loses his ring, Greg Valentine arrives to take on The Macho Man, Blood... still Running Cold. All of that, and so much more! Plus, we'll take a look into those pesky TV Ratings! Full list with time stamps below! Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenadeFollow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenadePlease Subscribe to our Patreon to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed SHOW NOTES (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare & Regional Rasslin), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWLOANDS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!WWF NEWS  Christine Rosati Passes Away Barry Windham Returning / Ron Simmons Debuting Stone Cold's mangled lip An influx of WWF preliminary talent, featuring a plethora of ridiculous gimmicks as we talk Salvatore Sincere, Freddie Joy Floyd, TL Hopper, "The Pug" Alex Porteau, The Goon, and... WHO!?! Brian Pillman beats a Bushwhacker 45-Minute Battle between Duke "The Dumpster" Droese vs. Aldo Montoya!!! Brian Pillman suffers a setback with his ankle injury And you knew it was coming... ULTIMATE WARRIOR DRAMA begins (again), as the Warrior Man misses several house shows over the prior week of live events.  WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW 7/1/96 (00:22:23) THE ROCKERS EXPLODE... AGAIN!!! When WWF Champion Shawn Michaels takes on Marty Jannetty Jim Cornette shows up in the corner of Jannetty to further the HBK/Camp Cornette heat heading into In Your House: International Incident. Phineas Godwinn sees the light and SLOPS SUNNY!  SummerSlam coming to Cleveland, OH Mankind vs. Duke "The Dumpster" Droese (in Duke's final match on Raw) Jerry Lawler lays into Jake Roberts hard on commentary, leading to a physical altercation Mankind takes out The Snake "Wildman" Marc Mero battles Goldust The WWF begins their own version of a potential "Lesbian" storyline between Marlena & Sable. WCW MONDAY NITRO 7/1/96 (00:41:40) DDP says his Lord of the Ring... ring... has been STOLEN! Tag Champs Harlem Heat have a banger vs. The Steiner Brothers Col. Rob Parker aids the Harlem Heat, but WHY? Woman wants to tap Liz's assets...  Our World is STILL About to Change. GLACIER IS COMING! Blood STILL Running Cold, for now... Disco Inferno gets creative in his win over Kurasawa when he uses a DISCO BALL as a weapon! Scott Riggs feels the BANG of DDP and the Diamond Cutter. A WrestleMania Rematch from 1988 when Greg "The Hammer" Valentine arrives in WCW to take on The Macho Man! Eric Bischoff Returns from his injuries at the hands of the Outsiders See what happens when it's time for "Hour Two" of Nitro and we're in the middle of a match... Macho Man & Greg Valentine rush to finish their match in time.  WCW Champion The Giant vs. Big John Tenta Big Bubba shaves HALF the bears of Tenta to match his hair Rey Misterio Jr. Highlights Kevin Nash receives a name, as the Outsiders arrive with ringside seats! Hacksaw Duggan finds DDP's lost ring, and gives it back to him. (Boy does he give it to him!) 8-Man Tag - All Four Horsemen vs. Rock & Roll Express, The Renegade & Desperado Joe Gomez Hear what happens when Steve McMichael botches his interference in the finish and calls an audible... it's AIR HALIBURTON! The Landover Police Department escort the Outsiders from the arena as we head to Dayton for the Bash at the Beach and the big 6-Man Tag between Luger, Sting, & Macho vs. Hall, Nash, and a Mystery Man! I'll break down the realistic feel of parts of the invasion angle, while critiquing Bischoff & The Ousiders sell job during various segments throughout the night. Plus, Mean Gene Interviews The Horsemen, DDP, Dungeon of Doom, Hacksaw Duggan All of that, and I'll share the "REAL WINNER" here this week. Who had the better shoiw? I'll share my thoughts. AND OF COURSE, we take a look at the July 1, 1996 TV Ratings as Nitro has begun their reign of 83 Weeks on top!

A version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/shadow-warrior-three-exemplars-of-indian-cinema-in-2022-rrr-the-kashmir-files-and-kantara-11940742.html2022 was a watershed year for Indian cinema and cinephiles. At long last, the formulaic Hindi/Urdu cinema that has dominated both mindshare and box office took a beating, for it appears to no longer appeal to the consuming public. It has long been accused of lack of originality; its anti-Indian slant, and especially its overt anti-Hindu stance, have now begun to annoy large numbers of viewers. They voted with their wallets, as per BookMyShow.The yeoman efforts by @GemsofBollywood to demonstrate bad faith on the part of the industry have had an impact, as can be seen from the number of expensive flops: Lal Singh Chaddha, Shamshera, Raksha Bandhan, Cirkus, Dobaara, Liger. They should change course, though given the current crop of agenda-ridden poseurs and nepo-kids, it's not clear they can.As a direct consequence of the arrival a few years ago of high-bandwidth fiber-to-the-home, many cinema viewers have also become accustomed to a wide range of offerings on OTT like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. This has made them aware of cinema from around the world that frankly shows that Bollywood has always been inferior in content and form, except for the film music (at least in earlier days). I was at one time a cineaste, enjoying the 20th century works of Kurosawa, Ray, Eisenstein, the Italian and French masters, Bergman, and the Indian New Wave. It was easy to dismiss the cinematic quality of the Mumbai film industry; but it has always been influential, and has set the narrative about India both internally and in the developing world, as well as Russia and Japan. For a variety of reasons (including simple prejudice), the Mumbai film industry has not been able to make a mark on Western audiences, and RRR is the first Indian film to make waves in the US market. In a positive write-up about why RRR deserves an Oscar, perhaps for Best Picture (yes, not for Best International Feature), Douglas Laman suggests that Indian films have been unfairly ignored (h/t Hari G).Thank you for reading Shadow Warrior. This post is public so feel free to share it.The fact is that all three of the films that became visible successes in 2022 (along with other big box-office successes KGF 2, Ponniyin Selvan, Pushpa) have origins outside the formulaic Mumbai industry, and it may well be the beginning of a trend. The three are distinctive and different, and it is arguable that they are archetypes of three types or even three genres of cinema. Cinema as spectacleRRR is cinema as spectacle (harking back to the big Hollywood productions whose intent it was to awe); The Kashmir Files is realistic, almost documentary in tone; and Kantara, the most difficult to precisely pigeonhole, is impressionistic, a cultural phenomenon immersing you in a world that you must be an insider to fully appreciate. RRR is the easiest for audiences to appreciate, because it compels suspension of disbelief, and draws you into its make-believe world with its fantastic stunts and subtle theme of rebellion against authority and cruel white colonialism (which appeals to the newly woke sentiment of film fans especially in the US). It is cinema as entertainment; the dances and the swashbuckling take center stage with the buddy story while the freedom struggle is sort of in the background.In a sense this kind of cinema is the lineal descendant of the story-tellers and bards of old. In India we had the katha-kalakshepam artists and traveling theater troupes telling/performing stories from the Puranas. Similarly, in many places there were shadow-puppet shows, again with heroic stories from the epics (like the wayang kulit of Java). Children would sit breathless often in dim lamplight, entranced by tales of brave warriors and fair maidens. SS Rajamouli, the director of RRR, is in that tradition: he tells tall tales, and he does it well. In fact, his two Baahubali films were masterpieces of the art, and they were among the very best Indian films in decades. Gorgeous sets, glorious set-piece battles, beautiful princesses, treachery, stalwart warriors, noble companions, fearsome villains – the works. And they were entirely believable because they were epics set in the (distant) mythical past, fables. Hollywood used to specialize in these too: remember Ben Hur and the like? Or even Kurosawa's Ran, Seven Samurai and Kagemusha. Therein lies my small gripe about RRR: since it is set in the recent past, I found it hard to engage with the superhuman stunts and the dance sequences, which were quite appropriate in the Baahubali films. Okay, that's just me.This also probably means that Rajamouli will be snatched away by Hollywood's rich ecosystem, as has happened to talented Hong Kong and Australian directors, who moved on to bigger and better things and global fame after relocating. That would be good for him, but bad for Indian film. Realist cinema, including cinema verite I am a fan of the understated and realistic school, having always preferred the low-key off-Bollywood film, such as Charulata, Pather Panchali, Bhuvan Shome, Chomana Dudi and in particular in Malayalam Uttarayanam, Thampu, Elippathayam. There is a subset of this realism, the class of historical film that does not veer into propaganda, for instance the Soviet masterpiece Battleship Potemkin or the Jewish-holocaust epic Schindler's List.Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, who created The Kashmir Files, is known for his powerful and hard-hitting contemporary portrayals of Indian culture. His Buddha in a Traffic Jam was an indictment of the ‘Urban Naxal' phenomenon that seems to have infiltrated academia and media, and which, one could cogently argue, is a grave and existential threat to the nation. All of us who lived through the dark days of the 1990s and remember the newspaper headlines about Jammu and Kashmir then knew terrible things happened there to the minority population: a violent, religion-motivated ethnic cleansing. But much of this was swept under the carpet in the interest of some Nehruvian-Stalinist secularism. Unlike for other peoples who were targeted and exterminated, there has been no truth and reconciliation for Kashmiri Hindus.The Kashmir Files is almost entirely based on actual, well-documented atrocities against a defenseless civilian population, slightly fictionalized, and it is a damning indictment of the fecklessness of the Indian State, and in particular of the mindset that allowed the murders, rapes, and ethnic cleansing of Indian citizens by foreign-funded terrorists. [Note the Jammu attacks on Jan 2, 2023 as well: Hindus targeted and shot, and IEDs left in the house].That an Israeli leftist film-maker dared to deride TKF as ‘vulgar propaganda' as the head of the jury of the government-sponsored International Film Festival of India 2022 shows that the pusillanimity of the Indian State continues to this day. (I was also reminded of the powerful Malayalam Piravi, about one of the young men who ‘disappeared' during the Emergency.) But nothing takes away from the reality of the Kashmir holocaust; TKF is as chilling, and as accurate, a portrait as the Killing Fields was of Pol Pot's Cambodian holocaust of the 1970s. Thanks for reading Shadow Warrior! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Cultural and spiritual phenomenonKantara is a difficult-to-define film, because it doesn't fit into a neat category. I wish I could say it was like Kurasawa's works, for example Rashomon, which immerse you into medieval Japan without apology or explanation. But Kurosawa was deeply influenced not only by traditional Japanese literature and theater, but also by Western film and theater traditions, and therefore his work is pretty much immediately understandable to a Western audience. Not so with Kantara. It is hard enough for many Indians to relate to the film; I imagine it would be well-nigh impossible for those from a non-Hindu frame of mind to do so. Even among Hindus, quite a few were baffled and could not relate to it. I was induced to see it by a wonderful review by the photographer Gowri Subramanya, and my expectations were sky-high.I could immediately understand and relate to the idea that there are spirits all around, a typically Hindu view. Thinking about it later, I remembered O V Vijayan's Little Ones, about benign family spirits that appeared as little dancing points of light, always there in times of trouble. But many Hindus might find it hard to relate to.I too had a bit of a hard time relating to the protagonist Siva's (played by director Rishab Shetty himself) wayward life: all the drinking and boar-hunting and the ‘bro' life irritated me because I wanted him to be the bhoota kola spirit dancer that he avoided becoming. (Spoiler alert) But in the end, he cannot evade his destiny, and in a glorious apotheosis he does become the fearsome Guliga. I later realized he had to go through his Hero's Journey (as Nambi did in Rocketry): that was what the story was all about. Maybe I was primed to appreciate Kantara, as Malabar's theyyams are almost identical to the bhoota kola in neighboring Tulunadu. I have watched, at dusk, the awe-inspiring appearance of the thee-poti, or the Devi with fire; and the Gulikan, the fierce guardian deity. They appeal to me, for I believe in this land and its ancient autochthonic deities. And here's an interesting dance interpretation of varaharoopam by two Kerala women. Varaha Roopam|Dance choreography |Pooja and Mariya |KantaraBut a lot of Hindus have been gaslighted and taught in school to disdain the gods of their ancestors; they have picked up half-baked Western, Abrahamic prejudices, which in the final analysis are based on blind faith that is doctrinally defined to be unquestionable. They are apologetic, and may try to ‘explain' the Hindu world-view to those who are programmed to not comprehend. If you will pardon my introducing a personal note, this is very much like what happened when the late Varsha Bhosle and I started writing unapologetic Hindu nationalist columns on rediff.com around 1995. They resonated with many; but others, nurtured on standard leftie fare, fulminated against us as though we violated their deeply held beliefs. Well, actually, yes. I have seen innumerable films that either demonize Hinduism (almost the entire oeuvre of Urduwood) or try to present a sanitized face for Western consumption. Kantara is the first film I have seen that presents Hindu beliefs as itihasa (iti-hasa, thus it is and was). This is the way things are. Deal with it. The fact that these three films of three different genres were successful – and the intensely patriotic Rocketry: The Nambi Effect was a hit too – is a tremendous boost for India. It's time to move away from self-flagellating mediocrity to proudly present Indian cinema as part of a cultural renaissance, as Japan, Hong Kong and Korea have done in the past. 1750 words, 1 Jan 2023 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com

Welcome to another episode of The Monday Night Warfare Podcast, where JR Judy and Wade Skaggs take a look back at and review the weekly television wars between the WWF, WCW, and ECW! On this week's podcast: Monday Night RAW 11/20/1995: Hakushi vs. The 1-2-3 Kid w/Ted DiBiase Skip w/Sunny vs. Savio Vega Diesel Promo Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart WCW Monday Nitro 11/20/1995: Scott Norton vs. Shark Eddie Guerrero vs. Ric Flair w/Flyin Brian Pillman Big Bubba Rogers vs. Road Warrior Hawk Sting vs. Hulk Hogan w/Macho Man Randy Savage ECW Hardcore TV 11/21/1995 (November 2 Remember '95 Highlights): The Broadstreet Bully vs. Don E Allen (Special Guest Ring Announcer Bubba Ray Dudley) ECW World Tag Team Championships: The Sandman w/Woman & 2 Gold Scorpio vs. The Public Enemy ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Mikey Whipwreck vs. Superstar Steve Austin Next Week on the podcast: WCW World War 3 1995! WCW World Television Championship: Johnny B Badd (c) vs. DDP Taped Fist Match: Big Bubba Rogers vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto w/ Sonny Onoo vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Cutie Suzuki WCW United States Championship: Kensuke Sasaki (c) vs. Chris Benoit Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage Ric Flair vs. Sting WORLD WAR 3 MATCH FOR THE WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Scott Armstrong, Steve Armstrong, Arn Anderson, Johnny B. Badd, Marcus Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Big Train Bart, Bunkhouse Buck, Cobra, Disco Inferno, Jim Duggan, Bobby Eaton, Ric Flair, The Giant, Eddie Guerrero, Hulk Hogan, Mr. JL, Chris Kanyon, Brian Knobbs, Kurasawa, Lex Luger, Joey Maggs, Meng, Hugh Morrus, Max Muscle, Scott Norton, One Man Gang, Paul Orndorff, Diamond Dallas Page, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Brian Pillman, Sgt. Craig Pittman, Lord Steven Regal, Scotty Riggs, Road Warrior Hawk, Big Bubba Rogers, Jerry Sags, Barrio Brother Ricky, Kensuke Sasaki, Randy Savage, Shark, Barrio Brother Fidel, Dick Slater, Mark Starr, Stevie Ray, Sting, Dave Sullivan, The Taskmaster, Super Assassin #1 (The Barbarian), Super Assassin #2 (The Warlord), Booker T, Squire David Taylor, Bobby Walker, VK Wallstreet, Pez Whatley, Mike Winner, Alex Wright, James Earl Wright, The Yeti and The Zodiac Listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify, OR watch on YouTube! Stay up to date with all things Monday Night Warfare Podcast: Facebook: @MondayNightWarfarePodcast Twitter: @MonNightWarfare Instagram: @MondayNightWarfarePodcast YouTube: The Monday Night Warfare Podcast This video is not produced or endorsed by WWE entertainment. This video is not intended to devalue or tarnish WWE's quality of work. This video does not represent WWE's corporate views. This video has been created with the purpose to educate, review, and critique on works within professional wrestling. Any images used in this video are to assist with these outlined purposes. Images are used with section 197 of the copyright act in mind. This section states that allowance is made for fair use purposes such as criticism, comment, reporting, teaching, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Any and all images used in the following video have been presented under faith that the images fall under fair use. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mondaynightwarfarepod/support

We've got a slew of new Watch-Alongs and specials coming soon to http://Patreon.com/WrestleCopia and since Mother Nature hindered us from getting our next WWF 1987 Episode out last week, we're dropping multiple FREE BONUS Grenade Episodes TONIGHT from our Patreon series! Please continue to spread the word and we'll be back this week with an all-new episode of Grenade with MARCH 1987 IN THE WWF!But for now, WCW presents the inaugural World War 3 PPV featuring a 60-Man 3-Ring Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title featuring Hulk Hogan, The Giant, The Yeti, Ric Flair, The Macho Man, Sting, Lex Luger, AND SO MANY MORE!!!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenade Follow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE located at https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade Please Subscribe to our REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, a dozen Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring SIX GIFTS FOR $5! Including our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's insanely detailed show notes (for both the Grenade and Monday Warfare), unedited TR SHOCKS episodes, Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, now a sixth gift of monthly DIGITAL DOWLOANDS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WCW WORLD WAR 3 (1995)In another great complimentary piece to our Monday Warfare: The Battles Within Podcast, it's the inaugural WCW World War 3 PPV here in 1995 featuring a 60-Man 3-Ring Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship! TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. DDP (It's Badd's TV Title vs. DDP's Diamond Doll!) 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan vs. Big Bubba Rogers (Taped Fist Match) Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Cutie Suzuki U.S. Heavyweight Champion Kensuke Sasaki vs. Chris Benoit 'Macho Man' Randy Savage vs. Lex Luger Sting vs. Ric Flair 60-Man 3-Ring Battle Royal for the Vacant WCW Heavyweight Championship featuring..."Macho Man" Randy Savage, Scott Armstrong, Steve Armstrong, Arn Anderson, Johnny B. Badd, Marcus Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Big Train Bart, Bunkhouse Buck, Cobra, Disco Inferno, Jim Duggan, Bobby Eaton, Ric Flair, The Giant, Eddy Guerrero, Hulk Hogan, Mr. JL, Chris Kanyon, Brian Knobbs, Kurasawa, Lex Luger, Joey Maggs, Meng, Hugh Morrus, Max Muscle, Scott Norton, One Man Gang, Paul Orndorff, Diamond Dallas Page, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Brian Pillman, Sgt. Craig Pittman, Lord Steven Regal, Scotty Riggs, Road Warrior Hawk, Big Bubba Rogers, Jerry Sags, Ricky Santana, Kensuke Sasaki, Shark, Fidel Sierra, Dick Slater, Mark Starr, Stevie Ray, Sting, Dave Sullivan, The Taskmaster, Super Assassin #1, Super Assassin #2, Booker T, Squire David Taylor, Bobby Walker, VK Wallstreet, Pez Whatley, Mike Wenner, Alex Wright, James Earl Wright, The Yeti and The Zodiac ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Inspired by the recent “Five Star Classic” in 2022, Jonnie Sea is here to reevaluate the “worst of the worst” as he watches the list of WORST REVIEWED WRESTLING MATCHES using “that guys” STAR RATINGS!   Matches that received a -2 Star Ranking will be taken to court and found Guilty or Not Guilty of earning their stars! This episode bring us: A Mid 90s WCW TRILOGY! Featuring, Kurasawa! One Man Gang! Hawk (possibly drunk?) Plus: Folks, I don't mind telling ya, you cannot afford to miss the big main event! It's Chicago vs Green Bay as MONGO “battles” REGGIE WHITE!    

KURASAWA! plus Sting dresses like Harlem Heat, Sherri produces polaroids from her pants, Great wrestlers are good at wrestling, and there's some ice? and a Yetaaaay, or something?Find the show on FB & Twitter: @NITRO_NIGHTS

Introducing a brand new wrestling podcast! The Monday Night Warfare Podcast has brand new episodes every Monday in both Audio and Video forms! On the Monday Night Warfare Podcast, JR Judy & Wade Skaggs take a look back and review the weekly television wars between WWF, WCW, and ECW! On this week's podcast: After a chaotic WWF In Your House 4: Great White North, Wade and JR are back to the Monday Night War between WCW & WWF. ECW Hardcore TV Update (10/24/1995) WWF Monday Night RAW (10/23/1995): 20 Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royal (The Winner faces Razor Ramon next week for the WWF Intercontinental Championship) The Debut of Avatar vs. Brian Walsh WWF Women's Championship: Alundra Blayze vs. Bertha Faye (c) An Update on Shawn Michaels' Condition WCW Monday Nitro (10/23/1995): Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Kurasawa w/Col. Robert Parker The Dungeon of Doom Promos (The Master & The Giant/Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan) Hulk Hogan Promo Eddie Guerrero & Mr. JL w/Alex Wright vs. Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) w/Sister Sheri vs. Sting & Lex Luger The Yeti Debuts Who Won The War? Preview for Next Week: WCW Halloween Havoc '95 Listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify OR Watch on YouTube Stay up to date with all things Monday Night Warfare Podcast: Facebook: @MondayNightWarfarePodcast Twitter: @MonNightWarfare Instagram: @MondayNightWarfarePodcast YouTube: The Monday Night Warfare Podcast This video is not produced or endorsed by WWE entertainment. This video is not intended to devalue or tarnish WWE's quality of work. This video does not represent WWE's corporate views. This video has been created with the purpose to educate, review, and critique on works within professional wrestling. Any images used in this video are to assist with these outlined purposes. Images are used with section 197 of the copyright act in mind. This section states that allowance is made for fair use purposes such as criticism, comment, reporting, teaching, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Any and all images used in the following video have been presented under faith that the images fall under fair use. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mondaynightwarfarepod/support

Ep 169 – Halloween Havoc 1995 "There's Nowhere to Hide" Some of the most ridiculous but entertaining moments 0:28 - Welcome 11:57 - Havoc Opening 16:51 - Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll and Maxx Muscle) vs Johnny B Badd for the WCW Television Championship 24:49 - Zodiac vs Macho Man Randy Savage 30:57 - Kurasawa (w/ Col Robert Parker) vs Road Warrior Hawk 35:50 - Mr JL vs Sabu (w/ the Original Shiek) 47:15 - Meng (w/ the Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan) vs “The Total Package” Lex Luger 52:00 - “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson and Flyin Brian Pillman vs Sting and “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair 1:02:49 - Hulk Hogan vs the Giant in a Monster Truck Sumo match 1:07:41 - “The Total Package” Lex Luger vs Macho Man Randy Savage 1:11:33 - Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs the Giant (w/ the Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 1:22:10 - Overall Thoughts 1:27:16 - Smarking It Up 1:39:22 - Dusty Finish 1:42:43 - Goodbyes Music from this week's show is “Fire and Brimstone” by Chris Payne and “Dungeon of Doom” by Jimmy Hart Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, or wherever you find your podcasts Email – WrestlingHistoryX@gmail.com Twitter – WrestlingHistoX

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We're not ready to jump out of hyperspace just yet - we're continuing our journey towards "Obi-Wan Kenobi" on Disney+ by diving into some of Obi-Wan's greatest hits from The Clone Wars animated series! Today, we're looking at an episode that's more well known for it's dedication to legendary director and auteur Akira Kurosawa. That's right, it's Season 2, Episode 17 "Bounty Hunters". "Bounty Hunters" is a take on one of Kurasawa's most well-known and beloved films, "Seven Samurai," but it also gives us a much deeper look into Obi's dedication to the Jedi Order and Code. Not to mention, it features everyone's favorite Weequay Pirate - Hondo Ohnaka! Be sure to follow us on Twitter @DistantEchoesSW or send us questions to DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com. Follow Cassie on Twitter @Cassiethulu on Twitter and Tommy @AwkwardComma. Theme Music 失望した by EVA https://joshlis.bandcamp.com Promoted by @RoyaltyFreePlanet - https://royaltyfreeplanet.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5E4KvU... Vibe to EVA's entire "Rear View" album here: https://youtu.be/Gpm6YPwqJUA

Oct. 23rd, 1995: The Dungeon of Doom introduce their insurance policy for Halloween Havoc in the form of the frightening Yeti! Macho Man Randy Savage goes one on one with Kurasawa. Mean Gene Okerlund interviews World Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan. Plus, Sting and Lex Luger team up to take on Harlem Heat and much more.Sam Driver and Tom Campbell travel back in their Pastamania-Powered DeLoreon to watch every single episode of WCW Monday Nitro from the very beginning to the bitter end. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#TrueCrime is this weeks theme. Truman Capote's book "In Cold Blood", caused quite a stir back in the 60's and the movie (1967) is a really good adaptation. Robert Blake is great as Perry, as he somehow makes us feel sympathy for killer who actually pulled the trigger. Nick Cassavete's "Alpha Dog" (2006) is the horrendous true story about bad parenting, stupid people and the needless death of a fifteen year old young man. Matt didn't like it very much, but Adam thought it is worth a view.Next, Actually, it's a western, with Kurasawa's "Yojimbo", (1961) and our first Indian film, "Sholay" (1975).Thanks for listening!Did we get something wrong? Have your own recommendations? Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/24theRoadShow

WCW Nitro #42 hits Maryland, and the boys are back to cover this go-home edition before Bash at the Beach hits Daytona, Florida this Sunday. WCW World Tag Team Title's are on the line with the champions Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) giving The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) a shot, Disco Inferno takes on Kurasawa, Diamond Dallas Page, on the hunt for his missing Lord of the Ring ring, faces Scotty Riggs, 'Macho Man' Randy Savage takes on Greg Valentine, the WCW World Heavyweight Title is put up as The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) (c) takes on John Tenta, and the Eight Man Tag Team Main Event is The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson, Chris Benoit, Ric Flair & Steve McMichael) taking on Joe Gomez, The Renegade & The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson). We also discuss the fantastic news that Nora Greenwald, AKA Molly Holly / Mona / Miss Madness 1999 will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, the Sting and Darby Allin Cinematic Street Fight and the Jon Moxley / Kenny Omega Exploding Ring match from AEW Revolution, and lots, lots more. This is a jam-packed episode of the NITROGEN PODCAST you do NOT want to miss. Fire us your feedback and follow us on the social media channels here; http://www.facebook.com/NitroGenCast http://www.instagram.com/NitroGenCast http://www.reddit.com/user/NitroGenCast http://www.twitter.com/NitroGenCast

Great artists steal. So why not steal from the greatest playwright in  the english language, William Shakespeare? Too old fashioned? Too hard to understand? Too dull/misogynist/racist? Combo platter? Shakespeare is possibly all those things but great movies from wildly disparate cultures and times have been made from his plays because the film-makers knew the secret to bringing his stories to life for a modern audience. What is that filmmaking secret? Louis Fantasia, international Shakespeare Guru, and Michael Patrick Jann discuss it as they get deep about Three Great Shakespeare Movies. If you dig movies and directing, you'll love this.

Brent and Adam are back talking Kurasawa and his timeless masterpiece 'Seven Samurai'!

Oh, boy howdy, you guys, have we got a heavy episode for you today. We're talking about the background of 'Belladonna of Sadness' an animated film out of Japan from 1973. It sounds like it's gonna be an intense ride so make sure you're of a mature age and that you're at least this tall before you strap in. Craig will tell you all about the cast and crew, which at the very least has some connection to Astro-Boy and Kurasawa, and Shawn will tell you all about the behind-the-scenes stories like the fact that this movie didn't make its US premiere until 2009, when all the rest of you were out watching Avatar, for the fifth time. Come on and hear all about it and then go check out the movie!

Oh baby! It's finally time for one of the most memorable, most iconic moments in wrestling history. When wrestling fans are asked to name the greatest matches of all time, certain names are guaranteed to come up. Flair, Hart, Michaels, and of course Sumo Monster Trucks. Taking place on October 29, 1995 (with the Monster Truck angle taped the night before) from the Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan in front of 13,000 fans. The night builds up for Machine vs Machine and Man vs Man. Hulk Hogan and the Giant will face off in their own monster trucks on the roof of Cobo Hall. Then these two titans will collide over the WCW World heavyweight title. The ending to this match is one of the most absurd moments in pro wrestling history and we have been waiting to discuss this event. In other action, we debate the overall story lines for the other members of the Dungeon of Doom. The IV Horsemen ride again. Plus some wrestlers make their one and only appearances in this series. All of this and your co hosts usual tangents about their lives. Hear all about Matty Treats's horrifying FaceTime call. Experience the terror of Kevin's week long sickness. Join our debate over WCW's young talent. Tonight's matches include:Diamond Dallas Page (TV champion) (with Kimberly and Max Muscle) vs Johnny B Badd.Randy Savage vs the Zodiac.Kurasawa (with Col. Robert Parker) vs Road Warrior Hawk.Sabu (with the Sheik) vs Mr JL.Lex Luger vs Meng.Sting and Ric Flair vs Arn Anderson and Flyin Brian Pillman.Hulk Hogan vs the Giant in a Sumo Monster Truck match.Lex Luger vs Randy Savage. Hulk Hogan (WCW World champion) (with Jimmy Hart) vs the Giant (with the Taskmaster).If you like the Hot Tag of the show, you can now read all of Kevin's show notes by becoming a Patron at the $5 level over at pateron.com/maskedlibrary. Stay tuned for an update on our merchandise.This week, The House Show is sponsored by Fun.com! Click the links here in the show notes or any banner on the site and add some savings directly to your cart. Fun.com has a vast selection of gift ideas, clothing, collectables, and decor in which you can save 15% off one item until Dec 31, 2020. TRN fans can redeem the offer now!The Retro Network's own Kevin Decent (@MaskedLibrary) along with his two best friends “Sweet” Matty Treats (@MattyTreats) and Matt “the Educator of Excellence” are revisiting the WWF's In Your House pay per view events over the course of the worldwide quarantine. This trios team has been watching wrestling all their lives and debating the outcomes since high school. Join them each week for a new podcast and invite them in your house.Contact The House Show across social media! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Follow along with each podcast by signing up for a 30-day free trial of the WWE Network. Watch all the In Your House pay-per-views plus so much more from the '80s and '90s eras including Wrestlemanias, Summerslams, and events from other leagues like WCW and NWA. Click the link here in the show notes and you'll also be supporting The House Show and The Retro Network as an official WWE affiliate.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Finally a giant block of ice arrives on Nitro housing the YET TAY! Raw has an awful main event and even worse battle royal.  Can Macho Man against Kurasawa save the day, well no it doesn't! It's still worth a listen as Sam gives us some mid 90's rapping to make up for it! 

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You know, maybe there is such a concept as too much of a good thing. Scratch that. There are definitely times when you can have way too much of a good thing and Manyuu Hikenchou is definitely out to prove it by giving us as Brad calls it "double Q sized anime tiddies". Enter the wild world of alternate time line Japan during the Edo period where EVERYONE is a boob guy and they all want their girls to have actual metal rods placed in their backs just to support themselves and having a breast reduction surgery is apparently the greatest dishonor a person can have. It's kind of like if someone watched a Kurasawa film and was just kind of super duper horny the entire time, you know? Well, hornier than normal when you see samurai fighting cause I mean I don't know about you but there's nothing sexier than a good top knot! Join us as we journey through this ANIMISERABLE show and attempt to be the "breast" in the land! Don't be a "boob" and miss out! Additional anime tiddy pun! Visit our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation!

WCW World Tag Team Title Match: Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) (c) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) (10:49) Singles Match: Disco Inferno defeated Kurasawa (3:45) Singles Match: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scotty Riggs (5:42) Singles Match: Randy Savage defeated Greg Valentine (5:19) WCW World Heavyweight Title Match: The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) (c) defeated John Tenta (6:37) Eight Man Tag Team Match: The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson, Chris Benoit, Ric Flair & Steve McMichael) defeated Joe Gomez, The Renegade & The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) (11:51) Dark Match (Special Referee: Bruno Sammartino): Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/markoutradio/message

It's Episode 5 of the Monday Night Rewind as Nathan Fisher and Chris Murray look back on a huge night of wrestling from September 25th, 1995. For WCW, Kurasawa and the Disco Inferno make their Nitro debuts. Plus, "The Macho Man" Randy Savage goes up against "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan, and Lex Luger takes on Meng in our main event. On RAW, we're fresh off a big night at In Your House 3: Triple Header, when all the belts were on the line! Who will hold the straps 24 hours removed?

Hello ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to week four of the Monday Night Wars! This week we watched the September 25th 1995 WWE Raw and WCW Nitro. If you enjoy our show be sure to subscribe and you can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheMondayNightWars and you can @ us at @TheMondayNightWars. WWE RAW Marty Jannetty Vs. Skip (w/ Sunny) (7:39) The Smoking Gunns Vs. Owen Hart & Yokozuna (c) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (10:09) The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) Vs. The British Bulldog (w/ Jim Cornette) by DQ (7:29) WCW NITRO Alex Wright Vs. Disco Inferno (4:00) Kurasawa (w/ Col. Robert Parker) Vs. Sgt Craig Pittman (4:26) The Task Master (w/ Zodiac) Vs. Randy Savage by DQ (2:58) Meng Vs. Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) (6:46)

This week on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, Eric and Conrad are ready for Halloween, as they travel back in time to Halloween Havoc '95....and the Yeti! How in the heck did a 7 foot tall man dressed as a Mummy but named after the Abominable Snowman make air in the main event of a WCW PPV? Whose idea was it to push The Giant off the top of a building? We answer those questions, plus we hear all about how Nitro was performing, Sting/Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson/Brian Pillman, The Four Horsemen, Lex Luger, Meng, The Powers Of Pain in WCW, Sabu in WCW, Kurasawa vs. Hawk, Randy Savage, Johnny B. Badd vs. DDP, Dean Malenko teaming with Chris Benoit, and so much more from this wild time period in WCW history! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com  Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com

This week on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, Eric and Conrad are ready for Halloween, as they travel back in time to Halloween Havoc '95....and the Yeti! How in the heck did a 7 foot tall man dressed as a Mummy but named after the Abominable Snowman make air in the main event of a WCW PPV? Whose idea was it to push The Giant off the top of a building? We answer those questions, plus we hear all about how Nitro was performing, Sting/Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson/Brian Pillman, The Four Horsemen, Lex Luger, Meng, The Powers Of Pain in WCW, Sabu in WCW, Kurasawa vs. Hawk, Randy Savage, Johnny B. Badd vs. DDP, Dean Malenko teaming with Chris Benoit, and so much more from this wild time period in WCW history! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com  Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com

Its Monday Nitro Episode 4! From Florence, SC with the Nitro debut of Disco Inferno, Kurasawa, Savage vs Sullivan and Luger vs Meng! Oh and some talk about Monster Trucks. For Discounts from our sponsors: Quads at heroeshideoutny.com saves 10% HEELSANDQUADS at all of the following: collarandelbowbrand.com saves 10% Zubaz.com saves 15% and mancanwine.com saves 25% plus FREE Shipping!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heelsandquads/support

Marco Agnolucci is an actor and comedian, a film critic, and screenwriter, and a soulful friend. I met Marco in Paris in 2000. On this episode of Medusa City Inc. we discuss hip-hop, film, success, discipline, books, being kind, NYC over the ages, Paris over the ages, 10,000 hours, Visconti & Tarkovsky, Paul Newman, Martin Scorsese, Movie Pass, Metrograph, Tarantino, Kurasawa, Biggie & Tupac, RZA & GZA, Ben & Josh Safdie, Kurasawa, Donald Trump, Italy, pasta, parents, Mobb Deep, buying records on the release date, and spirituality. It's our longest podcast to date, and the most laughter-filled.

The 1970's were a rough period for the cinematic stars of Toho's stable of giant monsters - budgets were being cut, plots were being recycled, wardrobe was becoming shabby and craft services was even cutting back on the amount of gin in the drinks! What's a crew of oversized reptiles, dragons and other assorted creatures to do? Bear down and just run with that crazy script, that's what. I feel the Big G held out hope for years that Kurasawa would eventually return his calls, but it was not to be. So, 1972 saw the Japanese release of GODZILLA VS GIGAN but the film didn't appear in the US until five years later under the title of GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND. If this is an indicator of the film's quality or just that the series was no longer seen as a sure money maker it certainly shows that interest in the giant monster stomps was on the wane. Your intrepid hosts dive into this one trying to determine whether the film holds real allure for any but the diehard fans. Since Troy falls into that category you can bet he has some kind words but what about that other guy? As with most kaiju films many joys can found and this one does have its share. We talk about the movie's genesis as a reaction to the dark tone of the previous film in the series and the multiple scripts that were merged together to build the final story. Much complaining about certain acting choices are chewed over and Troy drops an odd theory or two about the film. The 'phallic food' discussion may be a make or break moment for our podcasting future! The film's recycled 'Aliens Attempting To Take Over the World' plotline lurches and stumbles into view to much eye rolling from both hosts but there is interest in the various stages of the mad scheme to destroy and replace the various monsters. It all has something to do with very difficult math but eventually becomes a case of Bumbling Heroes vs. Ineffectual Villains. And that's before the new monster Gigan shows up with his buddy Ghidorah to kick the crap out of Tokyo, so there are some good things here! We end the show with a lengthy email from a listener just like you! This email does its level best to goad Troy and myself into a rage fueled fanboy rant but we just don't have it in us. But, when is a rant NOT a rant? That os the question! If you'd like to let us know what you think about this film or anything else in the world write us at thebloodypit@gmail.com and we'll be happy to hear from you. 

Savage, Guerrero, Kurasawa, Benoit, Malenko, Luger, Sting, and a surprise from the Dungeon of Doom!   The final Nitro before Halloween Havoc...so no more of that damn promo!  Its another action packed episode of Late to the Nitro Party!!

This episode of the Late to the Nitro Party podcast from 12/04/95 comes at you with action packed segments including....Charles Barkley in very high riding jeans...and a wedding proposal.  Lots of action folks!  As for the wrestling we have Sting and Kurasawa, Harlem Heat and the American Males, The Giant and Scott Norton as well as so much more.  That being Luger vs. Macho Man with a little Hogan thrown in for...you know... reasons.  Enjoy!

You've heard the term never judge a book by it's cover... well, in this case we'd say don't completely prejudge this manga based off it's premise, as it's actually a pretty well written and mature story that deserves more attention on a whole. Trust us!

This week sees the Nitro Debut of the Disco Inferno, the poor negotiation skills of Lex Luger, Randy Savage takes on the Taskmaster, Kurasawa fights Sgt. Craig Pittman and much more!

Episode 37 We return to the ghost haunted streets of Shin-Edo following Detectives Tanaki and Kurasawa, and their Occultist “friend” Liger Usagi, who is only slightly dodgy. This Episode they are also joined by Chiyo Matsuki who is an overclocker, a computer hacker from the back streets who fiddles with all sorts of technology, but […]

Episode 17 - The guys slash through Kurasawa films. - For more info, go to http://www.stormfrontpros.com

Manabu Nakanishi wrestled his final match for New Japan Pro Wrestling at Korakuen Hall on February 22, 2020. He had a career that lasted over 27 years. Today in Part 2 of our series we are looking at Nakanishi's WCW days. Welcome to Wrestling Stable where you don't join, you're chosen. Welcome to the Wrestling Stable Podcast, where you don’t join, you’re chosen. I am your host Will Williams. Please follow us on Twitter @WrestlingStable or visit us at WrestlingStable.com for the latest News, Updates and Reviews.Wrestling Stable's Wrestling Stories describe the history of Wrestling's Best Stories. We do match backgrounds, history and wrestling bios.