We talk about Tsui Hark’s adaptation of a Cultural Revolutionary model play, The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014), with five-time guest, reigning champ, last King of Scotland, conqueror of all the mountains, poet Yi Wu. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/0/items/bonus-the-taking-of-tiger-mountain/Bonus%20The%20Taking%20of%20Tiger%20Mountain.mp3__ATA.cmd.push(function() {					__ATA.initDynamicSlot({						id: 'atatags-26942-60f109db45f90',						location: 120,						formFactor: '001',						label: {							text: 'Advertisements',						},						creative: {							reportAd: {								text: 'Report this ad',							},							privacySettings: {								text: 'Privacy',															}						}					});				});

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Bonus: The Taking of Tiger Mountain

We review Jackie Chan’s mid-pandemic release, Vanguard, and talk with the film’s antagonist, returning guest Brahim Chab. https://ia601403.us.archive.org/1/items/vanguard-episode/Vanguard%20episode.mp3

We review Jackie Chan’s mid-pandemic release, Vanguard, and talk with the film’s antagonist, returning guest Brahim Chab. <a href="https://ia601403.us.archive.org/1/items/vanguard-episode/Vanguard%20episode.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601403.us.archive.org/1/items/vanguard-episode/Vanguard%20episode.mp3</a>

Bonus: Vanguard

This month, we talked with Professor Liang Luo of the University of Kentucky about the 2020 hit Leap, which tells the storied history of the Olympic champion Chinese women’s national volleyball team led by the legendary Lang Ping. https://ia801502.us.archive.org/3/items/bonus-leap/Bonus%20Leap.mp3

This month, we talked with Professor Liang Luo of the University of Kentucky about the 2020 hit Leap, which tells the storied history of the Olympic champion Chinese women’s national volleyball team led by the legendary Lang Ping. <a href="https://ia801502.us.archive.org/3/items/bonus-leap/Bonus%20Leap.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia801502.us.archive.org/3/items/bonus-leap/Bonus%20Leap.mp3</a>

Bonus: Leap

This month we’re talking about My People, My Country, a 2019 anthology film capturing moments of spectacle and national pride from the founding of the People’s Republic to the present. We’re joined by Michael Berry, Director of the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/29/items/bonus-my-people-my-country/Bonus%20My%20People%2C%20My%20Country.mp3

This month we’re talking about My People, My Country, a 2019 anthology film capturing moments of spectacle and national pride from the founding of the People’s Republic to the present. We’re joined by Michael Berry, Director of the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies. <a href="https://ia601509.us.archive.org/29/items/bonus-my-people-my-country/Bonus%20My%20People%2C%20My%20Country.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601509.us.archive.org/29/items/bonus-my-people-my-country/Bonus%20My%20People%2C%20My%20Country.mp3</a>

Bonus: My People, My Country

The first episode of Hitchhike, a new podcast by Andrew Fedorov, one of Uproar’s co-hosts, featuring interviews with hitchhiking artists. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and follow on twitter @HitchhikePod.  https://ia801409.us.archive.org/11/items/1.-setting-out-sebastian-junger/1.%20Setting%20Out%20%28Sebastian%20Junger%29.mp3

The first episode of Hitchhike, a new podcast by Andrew Fedorov, one of Uproar’s co-hosts, featuring interviews with hitchhiking artists. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and follow on twitter @HitchhikePod. <a href="https://ia801409.us.archive.org/11/items/1.-setting-out-sebastian-junger/1.%20Setting%20Out%20%28Sebastian%20Junger%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia801409.us.archive.org/11/items/1.-setting-out-sebastian-junger/1.%20Setting%20Out%20%28Sebastian%20Junger%29.mp3</a>

Hitchhike: Setting Out

We’re back with a bonus episode on Wu Jing’s 2019 should-be blockbuster, The Climbers. We’re joined by Wufei Yu, a writer for Outside and the New York Times, to talk about the movie, growing excitement for adventure sports in China, and the significance of doing an AMA on Everest. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/26/items/bonus-the-climbers/Bonus%20the%20climbers.mp3

We’re back with a bonus episode on Wu Jing’s 2019 should-be blockbuster, The Climbers. We’re joined by Wufei Yu, a writer for Outside and the New York Times, to talk about the movie, growing excitement for adventure sports in China, and the significance of doing an AMA on Everest. <a href="https://ia601502.us.archive.org/26/items/bonus-the-climbers/Bonus%20the%20climbers.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601502.us.archive.org/26/items/bonus-the-climbers/Bonus%20the%20climbers.mp3</a>

Bonus: The Climbers

We close season two with 2019’s Russian-Chinese, Jackie Chan-Arnold Schwarzenegger co-production, The Iron Mask. Lead actress Anna Churina remembers Arnold getting punched so hard he bled. Stuntman Mathieu Jaquet says Jackie’s stunt double got plastic surgery to look more like him. And stuntman and actor Paul Allica compares working on Wolf Warrior 2 to working with Jackie Chan. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/17/items/mask-on-the-iron-mask/Mask%20On%20%28The%20Iron%20Mask%29.mp3

We close season two with 2019’s Russian-Chinese, Jackie Chan-Arnold Schwarzenegger co-production, The Iron Mask. Lead actress Anna Churina remembers Arnold getting punched so hard he bled. Stuntman Mathieu Jaquet says Jackie’s stunt double got plastic surgery to look more like him. And stuntman and actor Paul Allica compares working on Wolf Warrior 2 to working with Jackie Chan. <a href="https://ia601506.us.archive.org/17/items/mask-on-the-iron-mask/Mask%20On%20%28The%20Iron%20Mask%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601506.us.archive.org/17/items/mask-on-the-iron-mask/Mask%20On%20%28The%20Iron%20Mask%29.mp3</a>

Mask On (The Iron Mask)

This week we talk about Jackie Chan’s 2019 monster hunter fantasy The Knight of Shadows with Larson DiFiori, Visiting Assistant Professor at Brown University’s Religious Studies department. He helps us decipher the magical reality of this loose adaptation of Pu Songling’s Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. https://ia601408.us.archive.org/7/items/ps-2-deja-vu-knight-of-shadows/PS2%20Deja%20Vu%20%28Knight%20of%20Shadows%29.mp3

This week we talk about Jackie Chan’s 2019 monster hunter fantasy The Knight of Shadows with Larson DiFiori, Visiting Assistant Professor at Brown University’s Religious Studies department. He helps us decipher the magical reality of this loose adaptation of Pu Songling’s Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. <a href="https://ia601408.us.archive.org/7/items/ps-2-deja-vu-knight-of-shadows/PS2%20Deja%20Vu%20%28Knight%20of%20Shadows%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601408.us.archive.org/7/items/ps-2-deja-vu-knight-of-shadows/PS2%20Deja%20Vu%20%28Knight%20of%20Shadows%29.mp3</a>

PS2 Deja Vu (Knight of Shadows)

We’ve got a packed lineup: Three-time guest Lauren Teixeira picks apart the mystery of Roger Rick. The film’s composer Peng Fei tells us about how scoring for new genres in the Chinese film industry compares to playing the Royal Albert Hall. Keir Beck, stunt coordinator and second unit director, shares his insights on the making of the Sydney Opera House fight. And Sammy the Dwarf describes what it was like to play the witch’s helper. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/9/items/ferric-andre-bleeding-steel/Ferric%20Andre%20%28Bleeding%20Steel%29.mp3

We’ve got a packed lineup: Three-time guest Lauren Teixeira picks apart the mystery of Roger Rick. The film’s composer Peng Fei tells us about how scoring for new genres in the Chinese film industry compares to playing the Royal Albert Hall. Keir Beck, stunt coordinator and second unit director, shares his insights on the making of the Sydney Opera House fight. And Sammy the Dwarf describes what it was like to play the witch’s helper. <a href="https://ia601509.us.archive.org/9/items/ferric-andre-bleeding-steel/Ferric%20Andre%20%28Bleeding%20Steel%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601509.us.archive.org/9/items/ferric-andre-bleeding-steel/Ferric%20Andre%20%28Bleeding%20Steel%29.mp3</a>

Ferric Andre (Bleeding Steel)

This week we talk about 2017’s The Foreigner with returning guest director Sam Hargrave, whose movie Extraction is Netflix’s biggest ever. After that is our conversation with screenwriter of the film David Marconi. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/35/items/ira-glass-the-foreigner/IRA%20Glass%20%28The%20Foreigner%29.mp3

This week we talk about 2017’s The Foreigner with returning guest director Sam Hargrave, whose movie Extraction is Netflix’s biggest ever. After that is our conversation with screenwriter of the film David Marconi. <a href="https://ia601508.us.archive.org/35/items/ira-glass-the-foreigner/IRA%20Glass%20%28The%20Foreigner%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601508.us.archive.org/35/items/ira-glass-the-foreigner/IRA%20Glass%20%28The%20Foreigner%29.mp3</a>

IRA Glass (The Foreigner)

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Uproar in the Studio: A Chinese Blockbuster Podcast

The 2010 Karate Kid is the inevitable clash of the Jackie and Jaden universes. We’re joined by the film’s production designer, François Séguin, Jaden’s Beijing nerf buddy, Luke Carberry, and young filmmaker Jason Chiang, who passionately vouches for this karate-less remake. https://ia601401.us.archive.org/30/items/ask-mr.-han-the-karate-kid_20200522_0536/Ask%20Mr.%20Han%20%28The%20Karate%20Kid%29.mp3

The 2010 Karate Kid is the inevitable clash of the Jackie and Jaden universes. We’re joined by the film’s production designer, François Séguin, Jaden’s Beijing nerf buddy, Luke Carberry, and young filmmaker Jason Chiang, who passionately vouches for this karate-less remake. <a href="https://ia601401.us.archive.org/30/items/ask-mr.-han-the-karate-kid_20200522_0536/Ask%20Mr.%20Han%20%28The%20Karate%20Kid%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601401.us.archive.org/30/items/ask-mr.-han-the-karate-kid_20200522_0536/Ask%20Mr.%20Han%20%28The%20Karate%20Kid%29.mp3</a>

Ask Mr. Han (The Karate Kid)

Jackie Chan plays a spy who has no trouble overthrowing dictators, but struggles with suburban children. We’re joined by director Brian Levant and Oscar-nominated composer David Newman to discuss their work on 2010’s The Spy Next Door. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/25/items/ticket-to-coolsville-the-spy-next-door/Ticket%20to%20Coolsville%20%28The%20Spy%20Next%20Door%29.mp3

Jackie Chan plays a spy who has no trouble overthrowing dictators, but struggles with suburban children. We’re joined by director Brian Levant and Oscar-nominated composer David Newman to discuss their work on 2010’s The Spy Next Door. <a href="https://ia601503.us.archive.org/25/items/ticket-to-coolsville-the-spy-next-door/Ticket%20to%20Coolsville%20%28The%20Spy%20Next%20Door%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601503.us.archive.org/25/items/ticket-to-coolsville-the-spy-next-door/Ticket%20to%20Coolsville%20%28The%20Spy%20Next%20Door%29.mp3</a>

Ticket to Coolsville (The Spy Next Door)

We’re joined by Street Fighter star Kenya Sawada, who walks us through his cinematic rematch with Jackie Chan as Nakajima in Shinjuku Incident, as well as returning guest journalist Lauren Teixeira who helps us break down Jackie’s model immigrant-turned-yakuza boss story in 2009’s Shinjuku Incident. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/20/items/chestnut-tycoon-shinjuku-incident/Chestnut%20Tycoon%20%28Shinjuku%20Incident%29.mp3

We’re joined by Street Fighter star Kenya Sawada, who walks us through his cinematic rematch with Jackie Chan as Nakajima in Shinjuku Incident, as well as returning guest journalist Lauren Teixeira who helps us break down Jackie’s model immigrant-turned-yakuza boss story in 2009’s Shinjuku Incident. <a href="https://ia601502.us.archive.org/20/items/chestnut-tycoon-shinjuku-incident/Chestnut%20Tycoon%20%28Shinjuku%20Incident%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601502.us.archive.org/20/items/chestnut-tycoon-shinjuku-incident/Chestnut%20Tycoon%20%28Shinjuku%20Incident%29.mp3</a>

Chestnut Tycoon (Shinjuku Incident)

We kick off The Jackie Chan: Post-Rush Hour 3 season with 2008’s The Forbidden Kingdom. To start, we have former Jackie Chan stunt team member Allen Keng, followed by a discussion of the religious and historical iconography in the movie with ‪returning guest and Assistant Professor at Brown University’s Department of Religious Studies, Larson DiFiori. Finally, we talk with one of the movie’s bad guys (who almost takes out Jackie’s Miyagi-in-Southie character) Morgan Benoit. ‬ https://ia601408.us.archive.org/30/items/the-monkey-king-and-i-the-forbidden-kingdom_202004/The%20Monkey%20King%20and%20I%20%28The%20Forbidden%20Kingdom%29.mp3

We kick off The Jackie Chan: Post-Rush Hour 3 season with 2008’s The Forbidden Kingdom. To start, we have former Jackie Chan stunt team member Allen Keng, followed by a discussion of the religious and historical iconography in the movie with ‪returning guest and Assistant Professor at Brown University’s Department of Religious Studies, Larson DiFiori. Finally, we talk with one of the movie’s bad guys (who almost takes out Jackie’s Miyagi-in-Southie character) Morgan Benoit. ‬ <a href="https://ia601408.us.archive.org/30/items/the-monkey-king-and-i-the-forbidden-kingdom_202004/The%20Monkey%20King%20and%20I%20%28The%20Forbidden%20Kingdom%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601408.us.archive.org/30/items/the-monkey-king-and-i-the-forbidden-kingdom_202004/The%20Monkey%20King%20and%20I%20%28The%20Forbidden%20Kingdom%29.mp3</a>

The Monkey King and I (The Forbidden Kingdom)

Jackie Chan

Uproar in the Studio Season 2: Jackie Chan Post-Rush Hour 3. https://ia801409.us.archive.org/15/items/thejackiechanseasonteaser/The%20Jackie%20Chan%20Season%20Teaser.mp3

Uproar in the Studio Season 2: Jackie Chan Post-Rush Hour 3. <a href="https://ia801409.us.archive.org/15/items/thejackiechanseasonteaser/The%20Jackie%20Chan%20Season%20Teaser.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia801409.us.archive.org/15/items/thejackiechanseasonteaser/The%20Jackie%20Chan%20Season%20Teaser.mp3</a>

The Jackie Chan Season Teaser

On the season finale, we talk with Carl Zha, host of the podcast Silk and Steel, about the joys and wonders of Wolf Warrior 2. Then, we have two interviews that probably constitute the most comprehensive source in English on the making of the film. First, we talk about the making of the film’s score with composer, Joseph Trapanese, whose work has previously appeared in Tron: Legacy, Oblivion, and The Greatest Showman. After, we talk with action director Sam Hargrave, whose stunt coordinating can also be seen in the Avengers films and Atomic Blonde, about working with Wu Jing and flipping a tank. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/13/items/silkbrutewolfwarrior2/Silk%20Brute%20%28Wolf%20Warrior%202%29.mp3

On the season finale, we talk with Carl Zha, host of the podcast Silk and Steel, about the joys and wonders of Wolf Warrior 2. Then, we have two interviews that probably constitute the most comprehensive source in English on the making of the film. First, we talk about the making of the film’s score with composer, Joseph Trapanese, whose work has previously appeared in Tron: Legacy, Oblivion, and The Greatest Showman. After, we talk with action director Sam Hargrave, whose stunt coordinating can also be seen in the Avengers films and Atomic Blonde, about working with Wu Jing and flipping a tank. <a href="https://ia601509.us.archive.org/13/items/silkbrutewolfwarrior2/Silk%20Brute%20%28Wolf%20Warrior%202%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601509.us.archive.org/13/items/silkbrutewolfwarrior2/Silk%20Brute%20%28Wolf%20Warrior%202%29.mp3</a>

Silk Brute (Wolf Warrior 2)

First, we talk about the state of Chinese Sci-fi before Wandering Earth with writer Anna Wu, whose work has appeared in English translation in the Chinese sci-fi anthology Broken Stars. Then, Lauren Teixeira, a Chengdu based journalist whose work has appeared in Vice, Foreign Policy and the Economist, joins our conversation about the variety of Wandering Earth viewing experiences. Finally, we’re joined by Mike Sui, one of the stars of The Wandering Earth. He told us more than we ever imagined there was to know about the mechanics of celebrity in China and about the massive machine that director Frant Gwo mobilized to get the movie made. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/11/items/lightingupjupiterwanderingearth/Lighting%20Up%20Jupiter%20%28Wandering%20Earth%29.mp3

First, we talk about the state of Chinese Sci-fi before Wandering Earth with writer Anna Wu, whose work has appeared in English translation in the Chinese sci-fi anthology Broken Stars. Then, Lauren Teixeira, a Chengdu based journalist whose work has appeared in Vice, Foreign Policy and the Economist, joins our conversation about the variety of Wandering Earth viewing experiences. Finally, we’re joined by Mike Sui, one of the stars of The Wandering Earth. He told us more than we ever imagined there was to know about the mechanics of celebrity in China and about the massive machine that director Frant Gwo mobilized to get the movie made. <a href="https://ia601508.us.archive.org/11/items/lightingupjupiterwanderingearth/Lighting%20Up%20Jupiter%20%28Wandering%20Earth%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601508.us.archive.org/11/items/lightingupjupiterwanderingearth/Lighting%20Up%20Jupiter%20%28Wandering%20Earth%29.mp3</a>

Lighting up Jupiter (Wandering Earth)

We talk about Operation Red Sea and learn about China’s foreign policy in the Middle East from James Dorsey, senior fellow at Singapore’s Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Middle East Institute.  https://ia601506.us.archive.org/0/items/cakeandcandyoperationredsea/Cake%20and%20Candy%20%28Operation%20Red%20Sea%29.mp3

We talk about Operation Red Sea and learn about China’s foreign policy in the Middle East from James Dorsey, senior fellow at Singapore’s Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Middle East Institute. <a href="https://ia601506.us.archive.org/0/items/cakeandcandyoperationredsea/Cake%20and%20Candy%20%28Operation%20Red%20Sea%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601506.us.archive.org/0/items/cakeandcandyoperationredsea/Cake%20and%20Candy%20%28Operation%20Red%20Sea%29.mp3</a>

Cake and Candy (Operation Red Sea)

We talk about Detective Chinatown 2 with our first returning guest, poet Yi Wu, and speak with Larson Di Fiori, a visiting assistant professor in the religious studies department at Brown University, about the philosophical, religious, and folk traditions that play into the plot of the film. https://ia601406.us.archive.org/21/items/thechinatownvotedetectivechinatown2/The%20Chinatown%20Vote%20%28Detective%20Chinatown%202%29.mp3

We talk about Detective Chinatown 2 with our first returning guest, poet Yi Wu, and speak with Larson Di Fiori, a visiting assistant professor in the religious studies department at Brown University, about the philosophical, religious, and folk traditions that play into the plot of the film. <a href="https://ia601406.us.archive.org/21/items/thechinatownvotedetectivechinatown2/The%20Chinatown%20Vote%20%28Detective%20Chinatown%202%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601406.us.archive.org/21/items/thechinatownvotedetectivechinatown2/The%20Chinatown%20Vote%20%28Detective%20Chinatown%202%29.mp3</a>

The Chinatown Vote (Detective Chinatown 2)

We talk about Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid and interview Bill Borden, a producer on The Mermaid, and a long time Chow collaborator, going back to their work on Kung Fu Hustle. He’s also the producer of the High School Musical series.  https://ia601408.us.archive.org/21/items/FishingWithChowTheMermaid/Fishing%20with%20Chow%20%28The%20Mermaid%29.mp3

We talk about Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid and interview Bill Borden, a producer on The Mermaid, and a long time Chow collaborator, going back to their work on Kung Fu Hustle. He’s also the producer of the High School Musical series. <a href="https://ia601408.us.archive.org/21/items/FishingWithChowTheMermaid/Fishing%20with%20Chow%20%28The%20Mermaid%29.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ia601408.us.archive.org/21/items/FishingWithChowTheMermaid/Fishing%20with%20Chow%20%28The%20Mermaid%29.mp3</a>

Fishing with Chow (The Mermaid)

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