Chris Poggiali's guest appearances

Chris Poggiali

Supporting Characters

Punches and Popcorn

Kim Newman

Patrick Ripoll

Tim Lucas

Grady Hendrix

Peter Biskind

Brad Stevens

Nick Pinkerton

Eric Allen

Mike White

Kent Jones

Alan Jones

Violet Lucca

Molly Haskell

Josh Olson

Jonathan Rosenbaum

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Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, the authors of These Fists Break Bricks, the definitive book about kung fu movies in the United States, join us to discuss the films of producer Serefim Karalexis, and actor/martial artists Ron Van Clief and Charles Bonet. Chris and Grady tell an incredible story about the heyday of 1970s-1980s independent film distribution, the rise of martial arts in New York City, and the huge impact kung fu movies had on Black cinema and vice versa. This is an unmissable episode for fans of v, independent film, and anyone who loves a great story.We discuss Black Dragon, Black Dragon's Revenge, Superweapons, and many more! You can find These Fists Break Bricks at https://www.thesefistsbreakbricks.com! If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for?

Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, the authors of These Fists Break Bricks, the definitive book about kung fu movies in the United States, join us to discuss the films of producer Serefim Karalexis, and actor/martial artists Ron Van Clief and Charles Bonet. Chris and Grady tell an incredible story about the heyday of 1970s-1980s independent film distribution, the rise of martial arts in New York City, and the huge impact kung fu movies had on Black cinema and vice versa. This is an unmissable episode for fans of v, independent film, and anyone who loves a great story.We discuss Black Dragon, Black Dragon's Revenge, Superweapons, and many more! You can find These Fists Break Bricks at <a href="https://www.thesefistsbreakbricks.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thesefistsbreakbricks.com</a>! If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for?

These Fists Break Bricks Special (Feat. Grady Hendrix & Chris Poggiali)

Bill talks to writer and film historian Chris Poggiali about his many endeavors in film culture, from co-creating the Temple Of Schlock fanzine and founding the long-running blog of the same name, to contributing to various magazines and video releases, distributing BLACK SAMURAI and working on books with Grady Hendrix, Michael Gingold and Sam Sherman. Topics include: Jack Starrett, the impact of crack on 42nd Street theatres, Steve Puchalski’s SLIMETIME and horror fanzines, The Journal of Interstitial Cinema, William Smith, blogathons, Paul Talbot, lost and endangered films, the link between THE GREEN HORNET and WANDA, bootlegs, THAT’S HOLLYWOOD, screenwriting for William Grefé, identifying PETS with Vinegar Syndrome and how interviews can become derailed by criminal confessions.       Read Temple Of Schlock:   https://templeofschlock.blogspot.com  Read “A Seagull Film”, Chris Poggiali’s essay on CHARLEY VARRICK:   http://www.journalofic.com/a-seagull-movie.php  Read “The American Dreamer and the Heyday of Campus Film Programming”:    https://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-american-dreamer-and-heyday-of.html   Read “Zodiac Hunter: An Interview with Tom Hanson”:   http://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2012/12/zodiac-hunter-interview-with-tom-hanson.html    Visit The Paperback Film Projector:   http://paperbackfilmprojector.blogspot.com   Read The Journal of Interstitial Cinema:   http://www.journalofic.com   Buy Xerox Ferox: The Wild World of the Horror Film Fanzine: https://headpress.com/product/xeroxferox-2/   Buy He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection: https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/he-came-from-the-swamp-the-william-grefe-collection-arrow-us-blu-ray/   Visit Chris Poggiali’s IMDB page:   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3073144/

Bill talks to writer and film historian Chris Poggiali about his many endeavors in film culture, from co-creating the Temple Of Schlock fanzine and founding the long-running blog of the same name, to contributing to various magazines and video releases, distributing BLACK SAMURAI and working on books with Grady Hendrix, Michael Gingold and Sam Sherman. Topics include: Jack Starrett, the impact of crack on 42nd Street theatres, Steve Puchalski’s SLIMETIME and horror fanzines, The Journal of Interstitial Cinema, William Smith, blogathons, Paul Talbot, lost and endangered films, the link between THE GREEN HORNET and WANDA, bootlegs, THAT’S HOLLYWOOD, screenwriting for William Grefé, identifying PETS with Vinegar Syndrome and how interviews can become derailed by criminal confessions.    Read Temple Of Schlock: <a href="https://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> https://templeofschlock.blogspot.com </a>Read “A Seagull Film”, Chris Poggiali’s essay on CHARLEY VARRICK: <a href="http://www.journalofic.com/a-seagull-movie.php" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.journalofic.com/a-seagull-movie.php</a> Read “The American Dreamer and the Heyday of Campus Film Programming”:  <a href="https://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-american-dreamer-and-heyday-of.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> https://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-american-dreamer-and-heyday-of.html</a> Read “Zodiac Hunter: An Interview with Tom Hanson”: <a href="http://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2012/12/zodiac-hunter-interview-with-tom-hanson.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> http://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2012/12/zodiac-hunter-interview-with-tom-hanson.html</a> Visit The Paperback Film Projector: <a href="http://paperbackfilmprojector.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> http://paperbackfilmprojector.blogspot.com</a> Read The Journal of Interstitial Cinema: <a href="http://www.journalofic.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> http://www.journalofic.com</a> Buy Xerox Ferox: The Wild World of the Horror Film Fanzine: <a href="https://headpress.com/product/xeroxferox-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://headpress.com/product/xeroxferox-2/</a> Buy He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection: <a href="https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/he-came-from-the-swamp-the-william-grefe-collection-arrow-us-blu-ray/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/he-came-from-the-swamp-the-william-grefe-collection-arrow-us-blu-ray/</a> Visit Chris Poggiali’s IMDB page: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3073144/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3073144/</a>

Episode 61: Chris Poggiali