Episode #265: Velvet War

Welcome to another charming and enlightening episode of the GGtMC!!!

This week Sammy was once again detained by resposibility but Large William, Red Waffle Paul and Manchester James carried on the good deed and put together this nearly 3 hour episode for you guys and gals!!! The Gents covered Blue Velvet (1986) directed by David Lynch and Drug War (2012) directed by Johnnie To!!!

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Episode #250: Election Double Deuce

Welcome to the 250th episode of the GGtMC!!!

This week we brought along special guests, Dr. Zom and Pickleloaf from the Silva and Gold podcast to talk about Johnnie To's Election series of films!!! We cover Election (2005) and Election 2 (2006). Great cast and great conversation was had with many derailments into tomfoolery!!!

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Johnnie To's Top 10 Criterion Films (from Criterion.com)

Johnnie To’s Top 10

Prolific Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To has directed more than forty films, including Election, Exiled, and Mad Detective. His latest, Vengeance, is currently in some North American theaters, from IFC Films. (Source: Criterion.com)

#1 Seven SamuraiAkira Kurosawa

1. The opening scene, with the horses, is one of the best ever. It always mesmerizes me.

#2 High and LowAkira Kurosawa

2. It has a great setup, great characters, and a great theme. Kurosawa’s vision raised the film to another level.

#3 Straw DogsSam Peckinpah

3. Sam Peckinpah and Dustin Hoffman at their best. The rape scene is horrific and haunting.

#4 HarakiriMasaki Kobayashi

4. The first view of the sword sent chills through my spine.

#5 Le SamouraïJean-Pierre Melville

5. This film gave birth to the cool hit man archetype.

#6 Le cercle rougeJean-Pierre Melville

6. It contains a Buddhist concept that is echoed in some of my own works. Here we see three heroes caught in a unique situation where their friendship matters more than anything else.

#7 In the Mood for LoveWong Kar-wai

7. It’s a film with great flavors. I wish it would just play on and on.

#8 BrazilTerry Gilliam

8. An abstract and strange world. A view of what we all may become one day.

#9 The Last EmperorBernardo Bertolucci

9. It’s almost surreal to see Chinese costume drama performed with English dialogue!

#10 YojimboAkira Kurosawa

10. A film that combines the sitcom and the samurai film.

Episode #91: The Throne of Throwdown

Sammy is back!!! The Gents discuss two more films this week and even Little William gets involved a bit in this episode.
This week the Gents cover THRONE OF BLOOD (1957) from director Akira Kurosawa and THROWDOWN (2004) from director Johnnie To.

GGtMC at TIFF #3: Vengeance

Another TIFF episode brings our coverage of Johnnie To's VENGEANCE.... more to come gang!!!

Episode #6: Brotherhood In Exile

In Episode #6 we jump into the Johnnie To classic EXILED and we go over Christophe Gans BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF. We go over a small amount of feedback and beg for more attention.