We discuss the career of Tim Burton and focus on his films Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Mars Attacks, Beetlejuice, Big Eyes and Ed Wood....
The ICC Super Show #2: High Flying Bird and The Image Book
Justin and Will tackle the new films by Stephen Soderbergh and Jean-Luc Godard. Subscribe on Youtube now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvEJ_ALy5IE&feature=youtu.be The Films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iL1K_l8Jyo In the midst of a pro basketball lockout,...
Laser Blast: An Interview with Jalal Merhi (Expect No Mercy)
After a screening of Zale Dalen's EXPECT NO MERCY by The Laser Blast Film Society, Producer/Co-Star Jalal Merhi was gracious enough to come on stage and answer a few questions. For more information on upcoming (or past) screenings please visit us at official site...
ICC #153 – Don’t Be Afraid To Dream With Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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...
ICC #152 – Mabel Normand Never Got The Credit She Deserved
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...
ICC #151 – The Impossible Filmography of Jess Franco (Part 1)
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....
The ICC Super Show #1: Glass, Stan & Ollie, and Fyre
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...
ICC #150 – Numéro Un Au Box-Office Québécois! (The Popular Cinema of Quebec)
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...
ICC #149 – Ringo Lam Doesn’t Believe in Heroes
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...
ICC #148 – The Best Films of 2018
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...