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durée : 00:58:08 - Plan large - par : Antoine Guillot - Plan Large sur les cinémas de James Gray et Kiyoshi Kurosawa, avec Gabriela Trujillo et Kiyoshi Kurosawa lui-même, et aussi Sophie-Catherine Gallet. - réalisation : Anne-Laure Chanel - invités : Kiyoshi Kurosawa; Gabriela Trujillo Historienne du cinéma, spécialiste des cinémas d'Amérique latine, essayiste et romancière, ancienne directrice de la Cinémathèque de Grenoble; Sophie-Catherine Gallet Collaboratrice à France Culture, critique de cinéma à Revus et corrigés, cinéaste
We refuse to accept that our Andor era is over. Fortunately, we have one of our Akira Kurosawa masters, MikeyP joining us to talk Kurosawa's 1963 kidnapping caper masterpiece, High and Low!Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:08:52) High and Low Roundtable (00:14:48) Your Letters (01:12:58) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we've watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Escape Hatch's Breaking Dune News Twitter list Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok. Music by Scott Fritz and Who'z the Boss Music. Cover art by ctcher. Edited and produced by Haitch. Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
The boys head to Japan this week to discuss Akira Kurosawa's “Yojimbo”. Starring Toshiro Mifune, the film is considered one of the most influential movies of all time. It's so influential that an entire series of westerns ripped it off so good they couldn't be released in the US for years due to threats of lawsuits. Anyway, this film is awesome, but did the boys think it stands up to the other Kurosawa greats? Grab a beer and tune in! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 8:56 “Sinners” follow-up; 14:30 Gripes; 21:31 1961 Year in Review; 45:26 Films of 1961: “Yojimbo”; 1:30:53 What You Been Watching?; 1:38:58 Next Week's Movie Announcement Additional Cast/Crew: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Fukuzo Koizumi, Takao Saito, Daisuke Katō, Masaru Sato, Kazuo Miyagawa, Akira Kurosawa. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Additional Tags: France, The War of 1812, Napoleon, Russia, Russian History, Aristocracy, Dueling, Swans, Ducks, Chickens, Generals, Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Black Mirror, Slow Horses, The First Look, Ben Mendelsohn, French Accents, The Monuments Men, George Clooney, The Stock Market Crash, Bear Market, Trains, Locomotions, Museums, Fuhrermuseum, Nazis, WWII movies, WWI Shows, Plastic ExplosivesThe Crusades, Swedish Art, Knights, Death, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Wicked, All Quiet on the Western Front, Wicked, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Holiday, Sunset Boulevard, Napoleon, Ferrari, Beer, Scotch, Travis Scott, U2, Apple, Apple Podcasts, Switzerland, West Side Story, Wikipedia, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, Indonesia, Java, Jakarta, Bali, Guinea, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike, Peter Weir, Jidaigeki, chambara movies, sword fight, samurai, ronin, Meiji Restoration, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellen Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.
I år utmärker sig filmstjärnorna Kristen Stewart och Scarlett Johansson i Cannes, inte som skådespelare, utan som regidebutanter! Hur bra är filmerna? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Kulturredaktionens Emma Engström på plats i Cannes har sett Scarlett Johanssons "Eleanor the great" och Kristen Stewarts ”The Chronology of Water”, två regidebuter i ett Cannes som börjar räkna ner mot lördagens avslutning. Nykomlingarna samsas förstås med de allra mest erfarna och bland annat filmskaparen Spike Lee är där med thrillern och Kurosawa-tolkningen "Highest 2 Lowest" tillsammans med skådespelaren Denzel Washington – ett mångårigt samarbete med till exempel filmer som "Malcolm X". Och som ett eko från förr, 30 år efter att den danska filmrörelsen "Dogma 95" slog världen med häpnad, försöker nu dansk film ta sig in i matchen igen. I Cannes har de presenterat ett nytt film-kollektiv där bland annat den svenska filmskaparen Isabella Eklöf är med för att göra en film om ett sadomasochistiskt Svensson-par...DET POLSKA PRESIDENTVALET OCH KULTURKRIGET2023 förlorade Lag och Rättvisa (PIS) regeringsmakten till Medborgarplattformen (PO) med Donald Tusk i spetsen. De åtta åren med Lag och Rättvisa innebar ett allt snävare kulturliv, där t ex chefer på olika kulturinstitutioner byttes ut till mer regeringstrogna personer, och public service blev en propagandakanal för makthavarna. Premiärminister Tusk utlovade förändringar, men eftersom president Andrzej Duda står nära Lag och Rättvisa, har det ändå gått trögt. I söndags hölls första omgången av presidentvalet i Polen och om några veckor är det dags för den avgörande omgången – vilken betydelse kan det få för Polens kulturliv? Stefan Ingvarsson, analytiker vid Centrum för Östeuropastudier medverkar i P1 Kultur.DET PORTUGISISKA KULTURLIVET, POLITIKEN OCH MASSTURISMENFör tredje gången på tre år gick även portugiserna till valurnorna i helgen och regeringspartiet Demokratiska Alliansen fick behålla makten. Vilken betydelse har den politiska turbulensen för det portugisiska kulturlivet och är det egentligen massturismen som påverkat den mest de senaste åren? Sveriges Radios Sydeuropa-korrespondent har träffat Catarina Carvalho, kulturjournalist och redaktör, som bland annat grundat tidningen Mensagem de Lisboa som rapporterar om kultur i den portugisiska huvudstaden.RADIOESSÄN: OM ATOMBOMBENDen här veckan är det författaren och kulturskribenten Dan Jönsson som varje dag, måndag till torsdag, publicerar ett avsnitt i en långessä om atombomben, i dag handlar det om atomhösten...Programledare Maria GötseliusProducent Gunnar Bolin
Notre critique du film "Highest 2 Lowest" réalisé par Spike Lee avec Denzel Washginton, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera et A$AP Rocky. Le film est présenté hors compétition au Festival de Cannes 2025Abonnez-vous au podcast CINECAST sur la plateforme de votre choix : https://smartlink.ausha.co/cinecast --- Titre : Highest 2 LowestSortie : 5 septembre 2025 sur AppleTV+Réalisé par Spike LeeAvec : Denzel Washginton, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera et A$AP RockySynopsis : Un magnat de la musique, réputé pour avoir "les meilleures oreilles de la profession", est la cible d'une demande de rançon qui l'accule à un dilemme moral, entre vie et mort.#Highest2Lowest #Cannes2025 #CINECASTHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
On today's Arts24 from Cannes with Eve Jackson, we're front row for the red carpet return of Spike Lee and Denzel Washington, back together for "Highest 2 Lowest" – a bold reimagining of Kurosawa's "High and Low". It's Lee's fifth collaboration with Washington, who stars as a troubled New York music mogul opposite A$AP Rocky in his first major film role. Denzel Washington was even surprised with an honorary Palme d'Or ahead of the premiere.
The Frankenstein Brothers are ready to rumble! In this sorta-kinda sequel to Frankenstein vs. Baragon and the final Japanese/American collab with UPA, gargantuan bros Sanda and Gaira -- one friendly and peace-loving, one violent and hungry -- have a battle to the death, but not before extensive sequences of military fights, people-eating, and a big musical number. We get into this film's underlying darkness, the troubles with lead Russ Tamblyn (of Twin Peaks!), and a strangely empty story for the human characters.Cover Art by: DougPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveCover Art Gallery | Patreon | DiscordEmail: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer KaijuSources include: A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David KalatIshirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed GodziszewskiGodzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian SolomonYouTube Compilation of UPA Version DifferencesWikizilla
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Transformers One, Thunderbolts* (no spoilers), has the MCU become like Homework?, Chris Hemsworth is looking for a familiar director to possibly helm Thor 5, Disney's Bob Iger starts talking more about what Marvel Studios new rollout plan is and how it differs from the last few middling years, Trump announces tariffs on films made outside the U.S. and no one with a functioning brain knows what the hell he is even talking about, trailers for: "Highest 2 Lowest," "The Long Walk," and "Honey, Don't"CHECKED OUTTransformers OneThunderbolts*TOPICS - Section 1Has the MCU become more like Homework than Entertainment?Talk about Thor 5 and its possible directorTNP STUDIOS PREMIUM (www.TheNerdpocalypse.com/premium)$5 a month Access to premium slate of podcasts incl. The Airing of Grievances, No Time to Bleed, The Men with the Golden Tongues, Upstage Conversation, and full episodes of the Look Forward political podcastTOPICS - Section 2British Harry Potter actors push back against Rowling and others on Trans rights‘First and Best' Example of Marvel's New Movie StrategyTrump Film Tariffs: Industry BaffledJon Voight has a planWTF? by JayTeeDee from the “Edit That Out” PodcastMicah: https://tinyurl.com/AwkafinaTerrence: https://tinyurl.com/datherpJay: https://tinyurl.com/dickcosTRAILERSHighest 2 LowestThe Long WalkHoney Don't
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Once the most derided type of film adaptation, video game movies have been seeing a renaissance as of late. So what better time to borrow the conventions of a once-derided medium to tell a story all your own? In this Mini-BOP, Mike and Jamie gush about the new film by genre filmmaker Jason Trost, The Waves of Madness, the world's first side-scrolling motion picture. With a premise that could have outstayed its welcome in minutes, Waves draws you in with its loving pastiche of PS1-era survival horror, and keeps you with a sincere Lovecraftian mystery at sea, with the best monster design we've seen all year. You'll never look at load screen monologues the same way again!https://www.boxofficepulp.com/Listen on Apple: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/appleListen on Spotify: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/spotifyListen on Amazon: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/amazonAll The OTHER Ways to Listen: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/listenFollow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoxOfficePulpPodcast/Follow on Twiter/X: https://x.com/BoxOfficePulp
Vi gräver lite i den japanska filmskatten och letar särskilt efter Kiyoshi Kurosawa - mästaren som blandar ren skräck med existentiell terror.
At Star Wars Celebration Japan, Bryan Young gave a presentation about Akira Kurosawa's influence on Star Wars to a standing room only crowd. Fortunately, we have the audio from the presentation and are able to share it with all of you.
Fans often sleep on the late films of Hiroshi Teshigahara, the man who directed Woman in the Dunes and The Face of Another. But, as guest Eric reminds us, Teshigahara's late films are equally as powerful. Rikyu and Basara: The Princess Goh represent a magnificent and unexpected late career peak from the master filmmaker. They are the kinds of masterful films one would expect from a Kurosawa and are startling to watch as delivered by a formalist like Teshigahara. Jason also especially liked the pseudo-documentary Summer Soldiers, a morally ambiguous story about Americans stationed in Japan during the Vietnam War. This obscure film crystallizes everything likes about this director: a constant quest for innovation, a drive for deep moral truths, and an exploration of the transience of ego and identity.Great films and a great discussion -- as always.
durée : 00:58:31 - Mauvais genres - par : François Angelier, Philippe Rouyer - A l'occasion du festival Reims polar 2025 et de la sortie de son film "Cloud", Mauvais Genres s'entretient avec un des maîtres japonais de l'angoisse : le cinéaste japonais Kiyoshi Kurosawa. - réalisation : Laurent Paulré - invités : Kiyoshi Kurosawa
durée : 00:58:31 - Mauvais genres - par : François Angelier, Philippe Rouyer - A l'occasion du festival Reims polar 2025 et de la sortie de son film "Cloud", Mauvais Genres s'entretient avec un des maîtres japonais de l'angoisse : le cinéaste japonais Kiyoshi Kurosawa. - réalisation : Laurent Paulré - invités : Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Aż trudno uwierzyć, że dopiero w 72 odcinku podkastu opowiadamy o Akirze Kurosawie, jednym z największych reżyserów w historii kina. To on rozsławił na cały świat kinematografię japońską filmami, które do dzisiaj zachwycając pięknem, czystością narracji i innowacyjnością w realizacji scen akcji. Dzięki swojemu wyjątkowemu kunsztowi i zrozumieniu tego, jak działa kino, Kurosawa stał się jednym z najbardziej wpływowych i inspirujących twórców w historii. Bez jego filmów światowa popkultura wyglądałaby dzisiaj znacznie ubożej. Np. "Gwiezdne wojny" Lucasa, "Za garść dolarów" Leone czy "Rzut na matę" Johnniego To - każde z tych dzieł swój początek znalazło w fascynacji filmami twórcy zwanego Beethovenem wśród reżyserów. Zapraszamy do wysłuchania odcinka, w którym opowiadamy jak mocny wpływ na innych twórców, zarówno zachodnich jak i azjatyckich, miał Akira Kurosawa.
In this episode of the WCW Nitro Podcast, hosts Notorious DOM and BDC discuss the highlights of Episode 14, including the tag team title rematch between the American Males and Harlem Heat, the dynamics of Sting and Lex Luger's friendship, and Sting's strong performance against Kurosawa. They also preview Starrcade 1995, analyze the power struggle between Scott Norton and the Giant, and recap the main event featuring Lex Luger and Macho Man Randy Savage. The episode concludes with reflections on the show and a look ahead to future matches.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Show Overview03:10 Tag Team Title Match: American Males vs. Harlem Heat06:10 Sting and Lex Luger's Friendship Dynamics09:12 Sting vs. Kurosawa: Match Breakdown12:19 Starcade 1995 Preview and Discussion15:23 Scott Norton vs. The Giant: A Power Struggle18:15 Main Event: Lex Luger vs. Macho Man Randy Savage21:12 Post-Match Fallout and Future Matches24:10 Final Thoughts on Nitro Episode 14
Ditch the TARDIS for Tokyo Tower! Hamish Steele returns for Toho's second attempt at King Kong, which includes a supervillain named Dr. Who (!!!) creating Mechani-Kong, a giant robot ape version of the lonely and horny real deal. We get into this movie's origins as a Rankin-Bass cartoon -- and the on-set conflicts caused by those American co-producers -- along with all the James Bond DNA (including a literal Bond girl), iconic English dubbing, and how this is a better sequel to classic King Kong than you'd expect.Pre-order Go-Man: Champion of Earth!Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectivePatreon | DiscordEmail: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer KaijuSources include: Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed GodziszewskiA Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David KalatWikizillaLost Media Wiki
Foreign Film Month is officially underway at The WatchTower Film Podcast! And what better way to start than with Akira Kurosawa's legendary Seven Samurai? In this episode, we dive into the film's groundbreaking storytelling, unforgettable characters, and why it still slaps 70 years later. We talk samurai code, rain-soaked battles, and how this epic set the stage for modern cinema—all while having way too much fun with it. Grab your subtitles and swords—it's gonna be a good one.
Aujourd'hui, on s'immerge dans le Japon féodal avec "Le Joueur de Go", le dernier film de Kazuya Shiraishi. Ce drame historique nous raconte l'histoire de Kakunoshin Yanagida, un ancien samouraï interprété par Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, qui mène une vie modeste avec sa fille à Edo.Consacrant ses journées au jeu de go, il voit son honneur mis à mal par des accusations infondées et décide d'utiliser sa maîtrise du jeu pour rétablir sa réputation. Dans cet épisode, on va explorer ensemble les avantages/inconvénients du film, la profondeur des personnages et la manière dont le jeu de go devient une métaphore de la stratégie et de l'honneur. Préparez-vous à un voyage au cœur du Japon du XIXᵉ siècle, entre traditions ancestrales et quête de rédemption. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
"Some say life is hard, but that is just talk. It is good to be alive, it is exciting!" For Episode 352, Brandon and David are joined by Marcus Patterson to discuss Akira Kurosawa's Dreams. Marcus is a talented director of photography who worked on the recent Sundance film, SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE), which was also an anthology film. David and Brandon talk with Marcus about his work on the anthology film, and he brings some context to the month on the elements of creating one. The trio also dives into Kurosawa's Dreams and his early upbringing in Japan. Listen as they discuss how Kurosawa's traumas affected the film, which Hollywood A-listers stepped in to help make the film, and how the creative team was able to mix practical and visual effects to create Kurosawa's fantasy world. Also, don't forget to join our Patreon for more exclusive content: Opening Banter - Watching Movies with Family - (00:00:10) Introducing Marcus Patterson (00:04:38) Recap of the Anthology Genre (00:07:48) Talking “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)” -(00:08:57) Intro to Dreams (00:25:02) How Dreams Got to Production (00:29:20) Favorite Scenes (00:42:56) On Set Life - (01:22:14) Aftermath: Release and Legacy (01:32:12) What Worked and What Didn't (01:34:12) Film Facts (01:39:47) Awards (01:40:03) Final Questions on the Movie (01:45:14) Final Questions on the Genre (01:50:33) Wrapping Up the Episode (01:57:41) Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter/X: @CineNationPod TikTok: @cinenation Letterboxd: CineNation Podcast
In episode seven of our Visionary Remakes season, we traverse two classic westerns. First, Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961) and its nearly immediate Italian reaction, Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964).The western has always been seen as a distinctly American film genre. The "west" in the word is the American West, a grand nearly ungovernable stretch of land filled with plains, deserts, mountains, rivers, and precarious cliffs, both literal and moral. It is a rich canvas that can tell a thousand different stories. Ironically, here we have two non-American voices calling out to the vast wilderness of the West. Perhaps it is a wild and mysterious place that exists in all cultures. Kurosawa's Yojimbo is not necessarily a textbook Western, but of course, it is deeply indebted to Shane (1953), High Noon (1952), The Gunfighter (1950), and John Ford's Stagecoach (1939) and My Darling Clementine (1946). At the same time, the source material was a hardboiled detective American novel from the 1930s, and we can not discount its place in the lineage of the chanbara films. Yojimbo is an amalgamation and many different styles and genres, but it still feels like a Western at its core.A Fistful of Dollars is resolutely a Western, but it came from somewhere left of the dial. Sergio Leone did not speak English nor had he ever been to America, let alone the American West. But Leone was able to spark something new and powerful in the waning genre. Westerns had been around since the beginning of film, but by the 1950s and 1960s, the genre had oversaturated culture mostly through dime-store tv shows: Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, Bonanza, and Rawhide. Westerns had become trite and tired. Along came Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, and Ennio Morricone to reinvent and rekindle that flickering flame.
Today we look at 5 fantastic kurosawa inspirations that play a big part into star wars. Revenge of the Sith turns 20 years old and is blasting back onto the big screen later in April! And finally the celebration guest list has grown and completed, let's take a look who will be there in Japan! Try Star Wars Launch Pad! https://www.youtube.com/@SWLaunchPad https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0naAAJZMW0nig3OkFToJ?si=8014aef1647f4da5 Found on any platform in the galaxy! ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod
Godzilla is in his tired dad era, because he's got a new ugly baby to take care of! Zakzilla joins us to meet Godzilla's firstborn son in this chill and mellow island adventure, even amongst all the GIANT BUGS created by stellar marionette effects. We talk about the strangely sinister science experiment story in an otherwise comedic movie, along with Minilla/Minya as queer representation, Butterface Godzilla, Kumonga's uncomfortable mouth, and more!Cover Art by: UltraMellowArtInstagram | Twitter | Bluesky Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveCover Art Gallery | Patreon | DiscordEmail: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer KaijuSources include: "Coming Out" - a stop motion short about a trans kid by Cressa Maeve ÁineJapan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" by Steve RyfleA Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David KalatIshirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed GodziszewskiGodzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian SolomonThe Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films by John LeMay and Ted JohnsonThe Complete Godzilla Chronology 1954-2004 by August Ragone and Bob EggletonWikizilla
Raconteur, herpetologist, and Cormac McCarthy scholar Rick Wallach joins Special Agent Sarah and Candy to discuss his forthcoming book IN SEARCH OF GODZILLA: MYTH, STAGECRAFT AND POLITICS IN ISHIRO HONDA'S MASTERPIECE. Everything monster in this episode folks. Did you know the connections between Kurosawa and Honda? Did you know women were liberated to equality in Japan before the USA...by the USA? What was the migration feeding path of Godzilla? Thank you for listening! Write us at: the agency.podcast@gmail.com Find supplementary content on our social media pages too.
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Notorious Dom and BDC dissect the October 23, 1995, episode of WCW Nitro, covering Savage's unexpected showing against Kurosawa, the cryptic Dungeon of Doom promo, and Hogan's fiery challenge. They also explore the rise of cruiserweights, Pillman's attack, and the Harlem Heat main event, culminating in a discussion on Sting's career evolution and the anticipation for Halloween Havoc.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview03:06 Macho Man vs. Kurosawa: A Surprising Match05:53 The Mysterious Promo and the Dungeon of Doom09:00 Hogan's Promo: The Immortal Challenge12:00 Cruiserweight Showcase: D'Malenko and Guerrero14:52 The Birth of Cruiserweight Wrestling17:57 Brian Pillman's Surprise Attack19:59 Main Event: Harlem Heat vs. Sting and Lex Luger24:04 Sting's Evolution: A Deep Dive26:18 The Evolution of Wrestling Characters29:58 Sting's Legacy and Impact33:00 Main Event Dynamics and Storylines38:55 Comparing Nitro and Raw42:01 Halloween Havoc Preview
It's a privilege and a shame that we can cover a Kiyoshi Kurosawa title on the podcast. How is Lionsgate burying a Kurosawa movie that gets 0 Rotten Tomatoes reviews upon release and only 2 more over the last decade and a half? That's the conversation O.G. horror podcaster and filmmaker Elric Kane starts on this week's podcast. We talk about Kane's new haunting release The Dead Thing (now on Shudder), and how Kurosawa's Retribution is a strange cousin (as well as Kurosawa's legacy). Dating apps, ghosts, and bones y'all!
Discover a profound meditation on life, purpose, and legacy with Movie Mistrial as we explore Akira Kurosawa's timeless masterpiece, Ikiru.Ikiru is a deeply moving exploration of mortality and the human spirit, anchored by Takashi Shimura's heartbreaking and nuanced performance. Kurosawa's direction masterfully conveys the transformation of a man searching for meaning in his final days, creating a film that inspires reflection and resonates across generations.While Ikiru is celebrated for its profound themes and emotional depth, some viewers may find its deliberate pacing and introspective nature demanding, requiring patience to fully appreciate its layered storytelling.Join us for an inspiring discussion as we delve into the enduring legacy of Ikiru and its powerful message about finding purpose in the face of mortality.Connect with us and share your thoughts:Facebook: http://tiny.cc/MistrialFBInstagram: http://tiny.cc/MistrialInstaVisit our website, www.moviemistrial.com, for more captivating episodes and to stay up-to-date with all things movies.
The one where Godzilla goes to space, the one where Godzilla dances, the one where Godzilla and Rodan are mind-controlled by a race of leather-clad aliens from Planet X and, along with King Ghidorah, are sent to destroy humanity. Whoa. It's a sci-fi romp with Ishiro Honda doing his best to keep the wheels on track. Does he succeed? Put on your Xilien visors, hitch up your pants, and climb aboard this little model rocket ship to find out! Plus, we honor the late David Lynch, pay tribute to Nick Adams, and salute our Scandinavian listeners. Then, Peter Lorre reviews The Ape (1940) with Boris Karloff on the Poverty Row Picture Show.We'll see you next week for something completely different - Tusk (2014) directed by Kevin Smith, starring Justin Long as a podcaster-turned-walrus? We'll find out together!If you enjoy Camp Kaiju, please leave a rating and review. Subscribe to campkaijupodcast.com or leave a comment at campkaiju@gmail.com, Letterboxd, or Instagram (@camp_kaiju); or call the Kaiju Hotline at (612) 470-2612.Visit Patreon.com/campkaiju and campkaiju.threadless.com for perks and merchandise.TRAILERSGodzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965); The War of the Gargantuas (1966); King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962); Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965); Die, Monster, Die! (1967); Planet of the Vampires (1965)SHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSSubstack Film Criticism by Matthew Cole LevinePlays by Vincent S. HannamZack Linder & the Zack Pack Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle, Ed GodziszewskiSteve Ryfle Interview with Allyson Adams and Pat SapersteinCamp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) movie review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine. Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast, produced by Vincent S. Hannam; © 2025 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.
With their bachelor-party nightmare Birdeater in theaters and on demand in the US and en route to Canada, Australian filmmakers Jack Clark and Jim Weir drop by to share their love for Akira Kurosawa's relentless 1963 crime drama High and Low, starring Toshiro Mifune as an executive whose scheme to take over his own company is derailed when a kidnapper mistakenly abducts his chauffeur's son. Your genial host Norm Wilner has been waiting so long for someone to pick a Kurosawa movie, you have no idea.
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Now that Father Time has allowed one more year to pass, and Santa has been banished to his ice prison until next solstice, it's time to visit our favorite memory from this holiday season: Nosferatu, AKK Robert Eggers Presents "This Ain't Dracula: A XXX Symphony of Horror." Stalk the stone paths of turn-of-the-century Germany alongside The BOP Suitors as Lilly Rose-Depp's star-making performance ties together an all-star cast, including Bill Skarsgaard at his most uncanny, Willem Dafoe at his most grave, Nicolas Hoult at his most dandy, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson at his most obsessed with his wife. Along their stroll they'll discuss the appeal of the Nosferatu iteration of familiar vampire lore and how Eggers plays with those expectations, rank the stars of Dracula Cinema by their fashion and sex appeal, and scour forgotten lore to determine how exactly Orlok traveled by boat to a landlocked country.https://www.boxofficepulp.com/Listen on Apple: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/appleListen on Spotify: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/spotifyListen on Amazon: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/amazonAll The OTHER Ways to Listen: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/listenFollow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoxOfficePulpPodcast/Follow on Twiter/X: https://x.com/BoxOfficePulp
Realizing we've all ready done several podcasts on Akira Kurosawa, we're treating this like an addendum to a revised edition. Today, we work to fill in some of the gaps by focusing on some of Kurosawa's amazing but lesser seen works like his 1943 debut feature Sanshiro Sugata, his incredible I Live in Fear (1954)where actor Toshiro Mifune plays an aging industrialist who loses his mind thinking about nuclear war, and Kurosawa's 1993 final feature Madadayo which features some of Kurosawa's best ever editing. We also look at Kurosawa's 1930's apprenticeship as assistant director to Kajiro Yamamoto (Yamamoto-san) and some of the best books to read if you're a Kurosawa-phile.
The Obsessive Viewer - Weekly Movie/TV Review & Discussion Podcast
This week, I welcome my friends and IFJA colleagues Andy Carr and Joe Shearer back to the show to help me close out the year with a breakdown of the Indiana Film Journalists Association's Ten Best Films of 2024. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing the Guests - 02:42 Spotlight on Our Work in 2024 - 08:09 Movies We'd Add to the List - 18:35 Best Film Finalists - 28:50 Civil War - 29:15 Conclave - 37:06 A Different Man - 45:43 I Saw the TV Glow - 53:51 Exit Joe - 1:01:16 Mars Express - 1:02:16 News Break: Nolan's Odyssey - 1:08:20 Nickel Boys - 1:13:07 A Real Pain - 1:19:50 Sing Sing - 1:25:20 Runner-Up: The Brutalist - 1:29:48 Winner: The Substance - 1:35:15 IFJA Thoughts - 1:43:36 Closing the Ep - 1:47:24 Patreon Clip - 1:51:28 Related Links Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey' Revealed: Next Film Is ‘Mythic Action Epic' Shot With New Imax Technology Andy's Letterboxd Odd Trilogies Cinema Komorebi: Grand Prix (1966) – Part 1 Odd Trilogies - Episode 91: Kurosawa's Shakespeare Trilogy (with Matt Hurt) Joe's Letterboxd Joe's Writing on Midwest Film Journal The Marvelous Ms. Meryl: The River Wild (1994) Denzelmber: Ricochet Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Obsessive Viewer - Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis Preview Kan-Kan Living Room Theaters Keystone Art Flix Brewhouse My 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive One Year of Criterion Channel - Dec 24, 2023 - Dec 23, 2024 Movies I Own But Haven't Watched/Rated Yet Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.4.4) Andy: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet Joe: Tonor USB Microphone via Google Meet Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV459 Next Week on the Podcast OV460 - Nosferatu (2024) & Babygirl (2024)
This episode has many guests. We start with Jennifer and Sensei Ed (Thanks to both of you). Neither of them have been on the show, although I thank Jennifer for a great idea for a show back in 2022. It's on Home Safety and here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11142251These notes are full of links. Want to hear the first episode of stories about Master Kelljchian? Here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2384333I also want to thank Sensei Melissa, Sensei Jerri and Sensei Baier. They've all been on the show and here are links to their appearances in chronological order:Sensei Jerri and Fans:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/13396539Sensei Baier and a Kurosawa movie:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14477612And Sensei Melissa about Nutrition (this is part 1 of 2:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15677054Sensei Tracey and books arise a couple of times. We've done a number of book episodes. Here's one in case you missed it:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9993207Please get in touch with your stories, ideas and feedback.Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.
The Obsessive Viewer - Weekly Movie/TV Review & Discussion Podcast
This week, Tiny and I review Barry Jenkins' new film, Mufasa: The Lion King in a non-spoiler and spoiler feature review. Then, in this week's secondary review, I'm joined by Sam Watermeier for a review of Clint Eastwood's Juror #2. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Lola's First Movie - 04:05 News - 08:50 Feature Review Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) - 17:15 Spoiler - 36:05 Secondary Review Introducing Sam - 53:47 Juror #2 (2024) - 1:00:33 Spoiler - 1:28:50 Closing the Ep - 1:53:38 Patreon Clip - 1:55:08 Related Links Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Support Allie's Fight Against Leukemia Odd Trilogies - Episode 91: Kurosawa's Shakespeare Trilogy (with Matt Hurt) ‘The Substance' dominates Indiana critic awards The Waiting Game – Watch Digitally Sam's Letterboxd Sam's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Sam's Essay on Fallen (1998) Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Obsessive Viewer - Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis Preview Kan-Kan Living Room Theaters Keystone Art Flix Brewhouse My 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive One Year of Criterion Channel - Dec 24, 2023 - Dec 23, 2024 Movies I Own But Haven't Watched/Rated Yet Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.4.4) Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV458 Next Week on the Podcast OV459 - IFJA Ten Best Films of 2024
Stanley Kubrick may be one of the key patron saints of all cinema (even if he himself was an ardent athiest). Born in the Bronx, New York, a mediocre student, Kubrick followed a monofocused drive to make movies. From making low budget features to cut his teeth in the mid 1950's to becoming one of the only true Auteur American moviemakers to work in the studio system yet be on a level with moviemakers like Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick created a cinema of ideas and iconography. And he never settled until he got it right. Secret Movie Club founder.programmer Craig Hammill takes a look at Kubrick's career and the rules he developed to make his wildly ambitious films. These rules allowed Kubrick to make masterpieces in almost every genre: sci-fi 2001, period drama BARRY LYNDON, horror THE SHINING, war PATHS OF GLORY, psychological interrogations of marriage EYES WIDE SHUT, and more.
The Obsessive Viewer - Weekly Movie/TV Review & Discussion Podcast
This week, I finally review Wicked: Part 1. Then, in this week's secondary review, I'm joined by Sam Watermeier for a review of The Order. I also talk about news regarding Harry Potter casting, movie news, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Playing in Indianapolis - 03:25 News - 04:57 Feature Review Wicked: Part 1 (2024) - 14:54 Spoiler - 44:20 Secondary Review Introducing Sam - 55:11 The Order (2024) - 1:01:39 Closing the Ep - 1:44:02 Patreon Clip - 1:45:21 Related Links Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Support Allie's Fight Against Leukemia Odd Trilogies - Episode 91: Kurosawa's Shakespeare Trilogy (with Matt Hurt) HBO Circling Paapa Essiedu For Severus Snape Role In ‘Harry Potter' TV Show Jorma Taccone To Direct Searchlight Comedy ‘DNA' Starring Ben Schwartz & Sam Rockwell Sam's Letterboxd Sam's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Obsessive Viewer - Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis Preview Kan-Kan Living Room Theaters Keystone Art Flix Brewhouse My 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive One Year of Criterion Channel - Dec 24, 2023 - Dec 23, 2024 Movies I Own But Haven't Watched/Rated Yet Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.4.4) Sam: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV455 Next Week on the Podcast OV456 - Bonus Ep - FYC Potpourri OV457 - Y2K (2024) & A Complete Unknown (2024)
The Obsessive Viewer - Weekly Movie/TV Review & Discussion Podcast
This week, I review Ridley Scott's Gladiator II. Then, in this week's secondary review, I share my thoughts on Moana 2. I also talk about Deja Vu (2006), The Ten (2007), news regarding Michael Showalter's adaptation of Colleen Hoover's Verity, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Playing in Indianapolis - 05:50 News - 06:33 Feature Review Gladiator II (2024) - 22:35 Spoiler - 53:13 Secondary Review Moana 2 (2024) - 1:12:21 Potpourri Deja Vu (2006) - 1:33:39 The Ten (2007) - 1:42:18 Closing the Ep - 1:52:45 Patreon Clip - 1:53:48 Related Links Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Support Allie's Fight Against Leukemia Odd Trilogies - Episode 91: Kurosawa's Shakespeare Trilogy (with Matt Hurt) Dwayne Johnson Says Sing in the Movie Theater If ‘You've Gone to a Musical and You're Into It': ‘Sing! You've Paid Your Hard Earned Money for a Ticket' Anne Hathaway To Star In Adaptation Of Colleen Hoover's ‘Verity' For Amazon MGM Studios And Michael Showalter The Gladiator II Line That Broke My Brain Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Obsessive Viewer - Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis Preview Kan-Kan Living Room Theaters A Very WICKED Drag Brunch Keystone Art Flix Brewhouse My 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive One Year of Criterion Channel - Dec 24, 2023 - Dec 23, 2024 Movies I Own But Haven't Watched/Rated Yet Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.4.4) Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV454 Next Week on the Podcast OV455 - Bonus Ep - FYC Potpourri OV456 - Wicked (2024) & The Order (2024)
The Pacific Northwest Insurance Corporation Moviefilm Podcast
Listen to Corbin and, lesser degree, Matt, get all swoony over STRAY DOG, a police procedural by THE MASTER Akira Kurosawa. Topics include: soup, noir-and-not-noir elements at work, Kurosawa's enduring influence, and the heroic impulse vs. the rational impulse. Corbin reccomends a movie currently in theaters. Matt reccomends "Tokyo Vice" on HBOMAX. Next week's episode is about Le Jour Se Leve/Daybreak, which you will have to rent. Matt: "Song at end: Himiko Kikuchi- Don't Be Stupid. Famous Japanese Jazz album apparently"
Sensei Baier returns and we laugh and discuss another Kurosawa film. Thanks Sensei Baier. This movie is fun to talk about. Is it fun to watch? Listen and find out. I'm attaching our first Kurosawa episode below, in case you missed that. https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14477612I'm going to pin one more episode. We talk about what era the movie is set in and it was a a time of reconstruction after the samurai had lost their status in society. Well, we did a couple of episodes on the last stand of the samurai. Here's one:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15494331We appreciate all our listeners and hope you tell your friends. Here's a way to support the show by clicking this link and donating a buck or 2: Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.
In this episode- recorded back in late 2022- Kieran and I return to the 1950s with a discussion on 'Ikiru' from director Akira Kurosawa. And if you've never seen this film, it's a masterpiece. A solid gold classic. This episode was recorded as a Patreon exclusive episode (over at https://www.patreon.com/ErrP) but now it's free to listen to, for your audio entertainment. Enjoy!
Theatre, opera and film director Julie Taymor is regarded as one of the most imaginative directors and designers working today. Her stage version of the Lion King is the highest grossing show in Broadway history, having made nearly $2 billion, and it recently marked its 25th year in London. The Lion King Julie two Tony Awards, including for best director of a musical in 1997, making her the first woman to do so. Julie Taymor has told Shakespearean stories on stage and the big screen including Titus, starring Anthony Hopkins and The Tempest with Helen Mirren. Her film credits also include Frida, a biopic of painter Frida Kahlo, and the Beatles jukebox musical movie Across The Universe. She tells John Wilson how seeing Rashomon, Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film, as a teenager, was a formative cultural experience. Kurosawa's ingenious approach to narrative opened her eyes for the first time about the possibilities of innovative storytelling. She also recalls how her travels around Indonesia and Bali after graduation, and in particular, witnessing a ceremony in the isolated Balinese village of Trunyan have had a profound impact on her work as a designer and director. Julie reveals how she came up with the ground-breaking concept and some of the designs for the stage version of Disney's The Lion King. She also gives her opinion on some of the difficulties faced by the ill-fated Broadway musical Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark, on which she was co-writer and director until being replaced during its previews. The production, which featured music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2, was ridden with technical and financial problems, and resulted in several legal disputes.Producer: Edwina Pitman
We return with a true standalone episode which we were surprised to learn came directly from a George Lucas pitch. Not our favorite, but a fun little reference to Stray Dogs, a 1949 Kurosawa film about a police officer who loses his revolver. Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf
Box Office Pulp | Film Analysis, Movie Retrospectives, Commentary Tracks, Comedy, and More
Scoop out the guts, carve out the eyes, scoop out the guts... oh, hello there! Dont mind me, just preparing the family's plus-sized gourd for Big-Ass Pumpkin Day, the only remaining holiday Hallmark hasn't gotten its grubby fingers on! This year's attraction is a slasher movie so you better believe we found it on Tubi, 2011's Beg. Its the provocative story of a small-town cop and his favorite clone batch tracking down a serial killer with a pumpkin on his head, murder on his mind, and... a shifting ethnicity? What? Join the crew for a commentary as murky as the woods this was filmed in, where Tony Todd finds himself entangled in middle-American domestic drama and also a stab man, they spend a bold amount of time discussing sexual awakenings via the Slenderverse, and Cody once again makes an ungodly mess on his desk in the name of spookiness. BUY A ROUND FOR DET. SHOTGUN CIGAR. https://www.boxofficepulp.com/Listen on Apple: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/appleListen on Spotify: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/spotifyListen on Amazon: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/amazonAll The OTHER Ways to Listen: https://www.boxofficepulp.com/listenFollow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoxOfficePulpPodcast/Follow on Twiter/X: https://x.com/BoxOfficePulp
Well, we certainly didn't mean to take that much time off between episodes! We're finally back with our promised Kurosawa classic, and a bunch of other movies besides as we get back to the cinema (metaphorically) to watch some damn films!Check out our letterboxd list if you'd like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! Also, we're a patreon supported show, please go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to see our many shows and support us.Next Time on Repertory Screenings: The Verdict
For our last rebroadcast, lets go back to the origins of Star Wars! What is The Hidden Fortress, and how did it influence George Lucas as he came up with Star Wars? Paul Hoppe joins me to talk about this Kurosawa classic about peasants and samurai in feudal Japan.Paul Christopher Hoppe AKA ZenMadman is a writer, teacher, and student of poker, chess, language, and life. Find out more here:http://zenmadman.com/ZenMadman.comhttps://patreon.com/zenmadmanZenMadman on PatreonZenMadman on Twitch.TVhttps://twitter.com/zenmadmanZenMadman on XWe've started the conversation. Now we want to hear from you!Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or add your own thoughts? We've got options for you!Discord: Join in the conversation about this podcast, my other podcast Superhero Ethics, as well as the rest of the TruStory.FM PodcastEmail: ✉️ swg@theethicalpanda.com
Ikiru, Akira Kurosawa ‘gem' from 1952, follows a dying bureaucrat searching for something of value in his life before succumbing to cancer. At times both tremendously sad and undeniably life-affirming, Ikiru is critical of the system of meaningless admin work and the people who populate it. Clint, Cal and Alex sift through mountains of paperwork to discuss subtle camera moves in emotional megamontages, the intricate and invisible blocking that sets Kurosawa apart and the best Frank Capra movie that he never made. Meanwhile, Dan's algorithm is absolutely WRECKING the vibe in this bar with its rendition of Gondola No Uta. CineFix Top 100 was created by Clint Gage and Dan Parkhurst and is produced by Tayo Oyekan, with Director of Photography, Jamie Parslow and Technical Producers, Marhyan Franzen and Amir Rakib. Our Executive Producers are Clint Gage and Corrado Caretto. Logo and graphic design by Eric Sapp and title animations by Casey Redmon. CineFix Top 100 is available on all your podcast networks including: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/02lznfKZ2gCnBwFoTgKlYr Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinefix-top-100/id1693413490 Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80256cff-2174-4d69-a9c7-8b565e96e39b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ben and Zach return to Kurosawa and explore his sequel to Yojimbo. They also explore ideas related to filmmaking, the importance of film and the importance of honor. Check it out! Episode Notes (Made with Riverside) 00:00-03:01 - Intro and Exploring Kurosawa's Influence 03:02-05:47 - The Legacy of Sanjuro and Yojimbo 05:48-11:50 - Character Development and Moral Themes 11:51-15:11 - Cultural Reflections and Social Commentary 15:12-18:03 - The Role of Honor in Kurosawa's Films 18:04-20:49 - The Evolution of Samurai 20:50-24:04 - Comparative Analysis of Film Pairings 24:05-01:12:54 - Kurosawa's Legacy and Other Deliberations Instagram-@TheMovieVaultPod Email us- themovievaultpod@gmail.com This episode is brought to you by Hedman Anglin Agency. Contact them at 614-486-7300 for your home and auto insurance needs. If you do contact them, make sure to tell them that Ben and Zach sent you! Visit their website for more information at www.HedmanAnglinAgency.com
*Sorry for the audio desync issue with the original release of this show. We're using a new recording software and it's given us some hiccups. Enjoy this new, tighter, synced show! Gino, Pete, and Em discuss the samurai epic Trek to Yomi! We discuss the game's excellent look, repetitive combat, and archetypal story. If you want an action game that looks like a Kurosawa film and plays like many action other action games, Trek to Yomi is here for you! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler at tylerorbin.net
Brian is joined by film historian guests and husband wife duo Jim Hemphill and Kelly Goodner for this episode to talk about all the fun programming at the New Beverly for the Month of September - including Leonard Maltin presenting a series of rarities from the Universal vaults, Plus, the acclaimed new release His Three Daughters, films by Varda, De Palma, Kurosawa, Scorsese and much more – all on 35mm! Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ If You Enjoy the show, You can help support us at Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts