EP26 - Enter The Dragon

EP26 - Enter The Dragon

Author: Dylan Davis September 11, 2021 Duration: 1:44:48
Martial artist and Hollywood actor Bruce Lee passed away a mere month before the release of his breakthrough Gung Fu film Enter the Dragon. Easily dismissed as a remake of Doctor No that rehashed a famous scene from Orson Welles’ The Lady From Shanghai, Enter the Dragon has several puzzling loopholes neither the screenwriter, editor, or director could fix. However, this Hong Kong production cashed in on Lee’s California Connections, his personalized style of Jeet Kune Do, and Lee’s absolute determination to finally make a 'western' film his way. Join Mike White of the Projection Booth Podcast as we go scene by scene and discuss how a forgone tragedy turned into not only the film Bruce Lee is most remembered for, but the seminal martial arts movie for an entire generation. If you live on the moon and have never heard of the Projection Booth Podcast, you can find it here or wherever you listen to podcasts. All music by Roziland MacPhail. You can find her here and on iTunes. WORKS CITED Works Cited Clouse, Robert. The Making of Enter the Dragon. UP 1983. Clouse, Robert. Bruce Lee: the Biography. UP 1983. Astarate, Richard John. About Chinese Cinema. Film Quarterly Vol. 62. No. 02. Winter 2008. P72-76. University of California Press. Flanagan, B. P. Kung Fu Krazy: or The Invasion of the Chop Suey Easterns’ Cineaste Vol. 6 No. 3 (1974) p8-11. Logan, Bey. Hong Kong Action Cinema. The Overlook Press. Woodstock, New York. 1995 Tiana (Thi Thanh Nga). From Wong to Woo: Asians in Hollywood. Cineaste: Race in Contemporary American Cinema. P38-39. Thomas, Bruce. Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit. Frog, Ltd. Berkeley.1994.

Dylan Davis hosts The Super 70 Podcast, a unique audio experience built for film lovers. Each episode is designed as a scene-by-scene commentary track meant to be played in sync with a specific movie, offering deep-dive analysis, behind-the-scenes trivia, and thoughtful observations you might miss on a solo viewing. Of course, you can also just enjoy the conversation on its own during a commute or while doing chores-the insights stand alone. Dylan brings the perspective of a creator himself, having written works like "FLYNN!", "Dating Virginia," "Buffalo Seine," and "Threshold." This background as a writer and a dedicated consumer of culture informs the discussions, which are less about simple review and more about engaging with film as a vital, layered art form. Tune in to this podcast for a guided tour through the details of cinema, where the focus is on understanding the craft and the choices that shape the stories on screen. It’s like having a well-informed friend in the room, pointing out the clever edits, the symbolic set design, or the narrative turns that define a film’s impact. The goal is to enrich your viewing experience and foster a deeper appreciation for the movies, one scene at a time.
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EP09 - To Be Or Not To Be 1983 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47:06
Mel Brooks took on a huge challenge when he decided to Produce and star in a remake of the classic Ernst Lubitsch black comedy To Be or Not To Be from 1941. Critical opinion was mixed at the time with most saying it woul…
EP08 - Gallipoli [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:12:44
Our second foreign film is Peter Weir’s Gallipoli. Released in 1981 and starring a very young Mel Gibson, Gallipoli is a First World War Saga that traces the facts and fallacies of Australia’s involvement in a horrible b…
EP07 - They Live [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:16
Starring wrestling superstar “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and the amazing veteran David Keith, we watch John Carpenter’s master commentary on capitalism: 1988’s THEY LIVE. Released the Friday before the federal election, THEY LIV…
EP06 - Ghostbusters 1984 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:46:37
This month we will be digging deep into Ghostbusters 1984. In fact, most of the time I will be paraphrasing or directly quoting Adam Bertocci and his online essay Overthinking Ghostbusters posted on his website www.runle…
EP05 - Back To The Future [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:56:39
This month we look at the eternal cross-genre classic Back to the Future. Seemingly about a time-traveling teenager, this blockbuster from 1985 showcased Robert Zemeckis as a Hollywood directing powerhouse capable of com…
EP04 - Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:04:09
This month we take a look at Hiyao Miyazaki's Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind. This Manga from 1984 gives us a peak into what Japan was thinking of in the '80's: environmentalism, violence, and pacifism. Layered over…
EP03 - Looker [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:13
This month we take a look at Looker, the 1981 science fiction thriller by author-director Michael Crichton. Starring Albert Finney, James Coburn and Susan Dey, Looker peers into the uncomfortable and uninviting industry…
EP02 - Head Office [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:38:56
The cultural gem we will be watching this month is Writer-Director Ken Finkleman's 1985 comedy Head Office. With a star studded cast and endless delivery of jokes it is easy to dismiss this very important commentary on c…
EP01 - Blade Runner Final Cut [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:00:12
I know this is rather ambitious of me to choose such a complicated film for my first podcast, but I couldn't help it. Blade Runner is multi-layered, endlessly fascinating, but not perfect. Join me by turning the podcast…