We discuss the career of director/painter/performance artist Carolee Schneemann and her short film work FUSES. https://soundcloud.com/the-important-cinema-club/159-carolee-schneemanns-box-office-smash Become a Patreon subscriber for $5 a month and get an exclusive...
The Brief and Glorious Existence of Canada’s First Rites Video Label
Back in ye olden days of the Video Store, Rogers Video was the place to be. Sure, Blockbuster often edged them out selection wise, but Rogers Video was CANADIAN. The big rental chains had obliterated all the great mom and pop stores, so a loyal canuck might as well...
ICC #90 – The Rich and Famous Bela Lugosi
Justin and Will talk about the man that defined Dracula, gave birth to the Devil Bat and fought a Brooklyn Gorilla - Bela Lugosi. If you have seen the movie Ed Wood by Tim Burton, you will know that Bela Lugosi was definitely not rich near the end of his life....
ICC #87 – This is Roger Ebert’s Happening and It Freaks Him Out
We discuss Mr. Thumbs Up himself Roger Ebert. We have a PATREON! Join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode of The Important Cinema Club every week. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB...
ICC #62 – The Best Film Books Ever (According to Us)
Justin and Will talk about the best film books ever. Get your notepad out. There will be a quiz. Plus, The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You can join online for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! JOIN THE PATREON HERE:...
The Rezort: Spelling Mistakes of The Walking Dead
I don't know what it is about random horror and zombie movies that make me want to watch them. Especially nowadays with the zombie genre. Right now you would be hard-pressed to find a genre that is more played out than the Z. The market has been completely saturated...
Weird on the Road with MOTORAMA – Review
Motorama is pure fever dream cinema and the kind of film that just doesn't get made anymore: A medium budget David Lynchian road adventure that is equally cock-eyed dark comedy and R rated metaphorical journey that happens to star a kid. It could only exist at a time...
Three Oscar Contenders – One glorious afternoon
Until I met Justin Decloux I only ever really watched one movie in a day. And then I wanted to impress him so much that I started watching six movies a day. Finally I realized that he liked me enough that I could ease back to maybe three or four a day. And that brings...
Blood Beat (1983) – Weird Wednesday
BLOOD BEAT must have been made made by people who have never seen a film in their lives. It's directed/written/shot/composed by a Frenchman in the snowy land of Wisconsin, populated by non-actors stiffly delivering lines, and it stars a glowing killer samurai. It...
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) – Terror Tuesdays
SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT is a nice Christmas surprise. A Gothic tinged holiday horror that's a precursor to all the season's classics (BLACK CHRISTMAS, SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT) and to the slasher trend as well. The plot deals with a young woman (played by...