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Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz?

Episode 52 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – Bloodfist (1989)

January 25, 2021
Tagged as: Billy Blanks, Bloodfist, bloodsport, Cinema Smorgasbord, Doug Tilley, kung fu, Liam O'Donnell, martial arts, murder, Phillipines, podcast, The Dragon, van damme, Vic Diaz, Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz?

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On this limb-shattering episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we’re heading to 1989 and a film that was in EVERY video store in the early 90s: BLOODFIST! Starring Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Billy Blanks and – of course – Vic Diaz, the film has Wilson’s character infiltrate an underground martial arts tournament to find out the mysterious circumstances behind his brother’s death. Sound familiar? It should! Let’s check it out!

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On this episode of WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS we’re taking a step back from Lo Wei’s attempts to launch Jackie Chan into superstardom and instead looking at the film that caught his attention in the first place: John Woo’s THE HAND OF DEATH! Not only does the film bring Jackie Chan together with the legendary director of THE KILLER and HARD BOILED, but it also features fellow Seven Little Fortunes alumni Sammo Hung (who was also the stunt co-ordinator), Yuen Baio and Yuen Wah! Check it out!

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Episode 50 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – The Cobbler (2014)

January 11, 2021
Tagged as: 2014, Adam Sandler, Cinema Smorgasbord, Dan Stevens, Doug Tilley, Dustin Hoffman, How Do You Do Fellow Kids, Liam O'Donnell, New York, offensive, podcast, Steve Buscemi, The Cobbler, trans

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On this episode of HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? we’re discussing the 2014 abomination THE COBBLER, where Adam Sandler uses a magical sewing machine to literally allow him to walk a mile in someone’s shoes. It doesn’t go well. Featuring one of the most out there endings we’ve ever encountered, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Come check it out!

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Forgotten Gems?

Episode 49 – Forgotten Gems? – Head-On (2004)

January 4, 2021
Tagged as: 2004, Berlin International Film Festival, Birol Ünel, Cinema Smorgasbord, Doug Tilley, Fatih Akin, Forgotten Gems?, German, Golden Bear, Head-On, Liam O'Donnell, podcast, Sibel Kekili, Turkish

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! On our first episode of 2021 we’re heading to the 54th Berlin International Film Festival to look at the Golden Bear-winning Turkish-German drama HEAD-ON from 2004. An intense, disturbing, film about two self-destructive Turkish immigrants in Germany who enter a marriage of convenience but end of falling in love makes for often challenging viewing, but is it a FORGOTTEN GEM? Let’s find out!

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