Matt Farley should be famous. Listen to this In that one song, you can hear that Matt Farley crafts raw musical gems that reflect his place as a struggling artist, hopeless romantic, and lovable weirdo. And he's always introduced like this: Matt Farley has written...
ICC #120 – The Most Popular Films Ever: Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year! We talk about Gone with the Wind and Wizard of Oz. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected] WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we...
ICC #118 – Wow! They Did That In One Long Take?
We discuss the long take and what it means to cinematic style through the films I AM CUBA, HARD BOILED, TOUCH OF EVIL, GOODFELLAS and all of our other favorites. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]...
#118 – There Are So Many Looney Tunes Masterpieces
We discuss the work of Warner Bros animation and its most famous directors: Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones and Frank Tashlin. All your favorite characters are brought up: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Gorilla Gruesome If you have any questions or...
ICC #117 – Robert Bresson Wants To Move You
We discuss the career of the writer/director of Pickpocket, The Diary of a Country Priest and Lancelot du Lac. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we discuss Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer. Join for five dollars a month and get a brand...
Book Meet: B-Movies in the 90’s and Beyond by J.R Bookwalter (Video Review)
J.R Bookwalter's book that chronicles his first decade of filmmaking is finally back in print! Now you too can learn about the trials and tribulations of making THE DEAD NEXT DOOR, ROBOT NINJA and ZOMBIE COP. Watch the video below for my review Spoiler: It wasn't...
ICC #116 – No Dumb Jokes: The Art of the Spoof Movie
We discuss the Spoof Movie genre, with an emphasis on ZAZ (David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams), the people who brought us the MOVIE movies (Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg) and everything in between - Fatal Instinct, Plump Fiction and Stan Helsing. Top Secret,...
ICC #115 – Paul Schrader’s Moment of Grace
We discuss the career of Taxi Driver's screenwriter and the director of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, The Canyons and Hardcore. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected] On this week's Patreon...
Book Meet: Niketown (A Novel) by Vern
On his site, Vern Reviews on the Films of Cinema, the man known only as Vern writes about one of my great loves: DTV (direct to video) action movies. He tackles late period Jean-Claude Van Damme outings, Scott Adkins epics, and Dolph Lundgren opuses. He clearly...
ICC #114 – The Passions of Todd Haynes
We discuss the work of writer/director Todd Haynes and his films POISON, SUPERSTAR, VELVET GODLDMINE, and FAR FROM HEAVEN. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected] On this week's Patreon episodes, we...