A.C. Film Club #156 - From Beijing With Love

Elwood and Stephen look at the Stephen Chow spoof of James Bond From Beijing With Love as Chow plays a former spy turned butcher who is called back into action to find a missing dinosaur skull. Review: 00:32:44---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠⁠

Elwood and Stephen look at the highly unique animated war movie Unicorn Wars as the Teddy Bears wage war against the Unicorns believing the one who drinks the blood of the last unicorn will rise up as the chosen one. Directed by Alberto Vázquez who draws inspiration from Apocalypse Now, Bambi and The Bible to create a war movie that is somehow both familiar and unlike anything else you've seen.

Elwood and Stephen look at the Hong Kong wuxia comedy Eagle Shooting Heroes as a madcap quest for a mystical tome of kung fu brings together a stellar cast which includes Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Karina Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Jacky CheungReview: 00:38:10---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

Elwood and Stephen look at Masaaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby) one crazy night anime The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl as a night out on the town for two university students leads to a string of encounters with the town's more unusual residents. Review: 00:30:29---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

Originally planned to mark #25 but now appearing at #28 because we apparently can't count this cult British comedy about two out of work actors going to the countryside and maybe having a drink or two along the way in what would also prove to the breakout role for Richard E. Grant.We look at the films legacy, drinking game and how it avoided a questionable ending.

Elwood and Stephen look at the CAT III answer to Robocop....Robotrix!When a mad scientist transfers his mind into the body of a powerful cyborg it falls to police officer Selina Lam to stop him after she is killed in the line of duty and resurrected as a cyborg super cop.Review: 00:30:50---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

Elwood and Stephen look at the Indonesian ghost story "The Corpse Washer" as Lela is tasked with picking up her families mortuary duties when her mother mysteriously dies. But when other women in the village suffer a similar fate she begins to investigate who or what is behind their deaths. ---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

Elwood and Stephen venture into Pan's Labyrinth to look at the film which many consider to Guillermo Del Toro's breakout film as set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War a young girl Ofelia meets a mysterious Faun who informs her that she is actually the princess of the underworld and now requires her to complete three tasks to be able to return to her kingdom.

Elwood and Stephen look at the crime comedy Her Fatal Ways in which Carol Cheng plays a mainland Chinese MPS officer forced to team up with Tony Leung's Hong Kong Police Inspector to track down a drug dealer on the run while dealing with their own conflicting ideals. Review: 00:29:18---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

Elwood and Stephen celebrate another podcasting milestone with a Wong Kar-Wai double feature looking at both In The Mood For Love and it's unique sequel 2046 Review: In The Mood For Love - 00:11:532046 - 00:56:34---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠