SHAWGUST: Demon of the Lute (1983)
The first film by Lung Yi-sheng, this is the tale of Yuan Fei the Flying Monkey (Chin Siu-ho), who takes on the challenge of finding a weapon that can defeat the Demon Lute, which has been made from the muscles of dinosaurs. In his journey, he meets swordswoman Feng Ling the Rainbow Sword (Kara Wai), […]
Talking The Farmer on Making Tarantino: The Podcast
I was on Making Tarantino again to discuss The Farmer. You can listen here or anywhere you find podcasts. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makingtarantinothepodcast/episodes/The-Farmer-1977-e2nhl56/a-abgam4v
Tales from the Crypt S4 E9: King of the Road (1992)
Directed by Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child’s Play) and written by Randall Jahnson (Dudes), this was originally part of the Two-Fisted Tales pilot, just like the episodes “Yellow” and “Showdown.” “Oh! Hello, plague-goers. I was just re-hearse-ing with my little theater group. I just love the slime-light. For tonight’s dreary drama, I thought we’d try an ex-scare-imental […]
B&S About Movies podcast episode 44: The Fan
Sally Ross (Lauren Bacall) is a Broadway star who is about to star in a new musical and is working on reconciling with her ex-husband Jake Berman (James Garner). What she doesn’t know is that the biggest problem in her life are the letters from obsessive fan Douglas Breen (Michael Biehn). Soon, Sally and Douglas […]
SHAWGUST: Flying Guillotine 2 (1978)
If there’s a weapon to be considered the strangest in the films of Shaw Brothers, the flying guillotine would be it. From 1975’s Flying Guillotine to the 1976 sequel Master of the Flying Guillotine (which is also a sequel to One-Armed Boxer), 1977’s Taiwan-made entry Fatal Flying Guillotine and this movie, 1978’s Flying Guillotine 2: Palace Carnage and Vengeful Courage, also made […]
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