We discuss the career of Director/Writer Apichatpong Weerasethakul and his films Syndromes and A Century, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Cemetery of Splendour. This episode's letter topics include The Hamilton Trash Cinema's Up All Night Festival, the...
We discuss the career of early cinematic pioneer Mabel Normand and her work as an actor, director, and producer for the likes of Max Sennet and D.W Griffith. She was a fearless performer, helped mould Charlie Chaplin for the screen, and she starred and produced (with...
This is a big one! We jump into the hypnotic work of Writer/Director Jess Franco with a look at his first horror film The Awful Dr. Orloff, his biggest budget production Marquis de Sade's Justine, and two of his early triumphs Venus and Furs and Vampyros Lesbos....
In a desperate attempt for more fans, Justin and Will have ventured into the WORLD OF VIDEO with a new bi-weekly series they have called THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB SUPERSHOW. In an attempt to stay relevant as age ravages their body, every episode will be a discussion...
We all know French-Canadien filmmakers like Denis Arcand (The Barbarian Invasions) and Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y), but what about the films that are big box office hit in Quebec but never cross into the English speaking world? On this episode, we discuss films A...
We discuss the career of director Ringo Lam and his films City on Fire, School on Fire, and Maximum Risk. On this week’s Patreon episode, we picked our Top Five Favorite films of 1989 with No Batman Allowed. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any...
https://soundcloud.com/the-important-cinema-club/149-the-best-films-of-2018 The title says it all: We pick the best films of 2018. You can check out our lists HERE. On this week’s Patreon episode, we discuss the documentary CINEMANIA and talk about our other favorite...
We discuss the career of writer/director Penelope Spheeris, her amazing trilogy of music documentaries THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1-3, and her mainstream comedy work like WAYNE'S WORLD and THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you...
We discuss the work of writer/director Bill Gunn, his screenwriting work on THE LANDLORD and his two major directorial projects GANJA AND HESS and PERSONAL PROBLEMS. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line...
We discuss the career of the super mega amazing Ultrastar Amitabh Bachchan and his films Zanjeer, Amar Akbar Anthony, Coolie and Mohabbatein. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line...
