Hi, this is Steve. So when John and I started this podcast, our goal was to talk about great films. But what exactly constitutes a great film? Yes, of course there are masterpieces created by cinematic geniuses like Kubrick, Wells, and

Curaawa, and we're definitely going to talk about those.

But the Cinephiles isn't just about worshiping at the altar of great cinema.

It's about the movies we love, the ones we watch over and over again,

the ones we like to quote when we're out with our friends, the ones that scare us or make us laugh,

thrill us, surprise us, or challenge us.

They might not have great cinematography, groundbreaking direction, or award-winning performances,

but that doesn't mean they're not important.

Sometimes, it's those movies we love that define us in ways the masterpieces never could.

So, this week on the Cinnophiles, we enter a genre that is particularly important to me, and that's the Kung Fu film.

And there's no better place to start than 1972's Enter the Dragon starring Bruce Lee.

That's coming up this week on the Synophiles

Hello and welcome once again to the cinnophiles where each week we enter the world of a great film

explore its themes the history of filmmaking and how it's influenced us today.

My name is Steve Morris, I'm a filmmaker and directing instructor in Los Angeles, California.

Hi, I'm John Roca. I'm a voice over actor, actor and host of a bunch of shows here in Los Angeles.

And today we're doing a film that's a really big one for me and I'm gonna I'm gonna get deep into that in a minute but but I want to see you the film is Enter the Dragon Bruce Lee. Yeah and I want to ask you John where did you first see this movie? I think I went through, like every kid does, they go through that kind of phase when they're growing up,

at least when I grew up in the 80s, you went through that phase where you get into

martial arts movies, right?

And you enjoy watching them on Saturday afternoons, what have you and then you hear this word you hear this name Bruce Lee and then you go like oh what and everyone reveres Bruce Lee and you check out the Tao of jicundo at the library and then you realize, oh what is all this?

And then you watch his movies. And I think the first time I watched the movie was on, probably randomly,

on some TV station growing up but when I remember really watching the movie is back in the

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