222: Ping Pong Playa + The Paper Tigers

2022-05-27

Hey film buds, We all love a good laugh. We always have. Comedy is one of the oldest genres that humans have ever understood in our plays and stories. To celebrate AAPI Heritage this week, we decided to look at Comedies made by AAPI Filmmakers, and some of the history of AAPI people in film. Introduction - 00:00Opening ChatThoughts on ComedyAAPI History: Sessue Hayawaka - 10:46To begin our AAPI discussion, we start with some history on Japanese film star Sessue Hayakawa. Our first film is Slacker-Sports Comedy Ping Pong Playa. Co...

Hey film buds,

We all love a good laugh. We always have. Comedy is one of the oldest genres that humans have ever understood in our plays and stories. To celebrate AAPI Heritage this week, we decided to look at Comedies made by AAPI Filmmakers, and some of the history of AAPI people in film.

Introduction - 00:00

Opening Chat
Thoughts on Comedy

AAPI History: Sessue Hayawaka - 10:46

To begin our AAPI discussion, we start with some history on Japanese film star Sessue Hayakawa. Our first film is Slacker-Sports Comedy Ping Pong Playa. Co-Written by its star, it often bucks most media portrayals of AAPI people. We’ll discuss Slacker characters, what we like about Comedy, and how it also reflects the time in which it was made.

Ping Pong Playa - 23:43

Review and Discussion

Second, we’ll review and discuss the Martial Arts Comedy The Paper Tigers. The film is a labor of love, that took years to realize. We’ll talk about the production history, compare it with other Martial Arts films, and discuss the similarities between Ping Pong Playa and The Paper Tigers.

The Paper Tigers - 35:55

Production History/Background
Review and Discussion

Our final discussion will focus on three segments. First, we’ll dive into What We’re Watching. Second, we’ll get all caught up on recent media news, including the new Thor: Love and Thunder and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part 1trailers and a new study on critic demographics. And lastly, we’ll get Lauren to be our tester of the new Film Buds Questionnaire.

End of Show - 54:53

What We’re Watching
Men
Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
New Gender in Media Study
New Trailers
Thor: Love and Thunder
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1
DEBUT: Friend of the Show Questionnaire

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The Buds

Total Runtime - 01:25:09

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