I have been obsessed with the musical HAMILTON for the last month. Composer/Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda's story of the rise and fall of one the United State's founding fathers is so good that I had delete the album from my computer to force myself to listen to something...
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) – Foolish Fridays
I'm going on the record now. I think AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS is Jackie Chan's best American movie. I'll wait for a moment to let everyone finish gasping. Lets break it down for a moment. What has Jackie Chan actually done in America? The Rush Hour films? They're...
Absolute Beginners (1983) – Musical Mondays
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS has all the elements of my favorite musicals: It’s super artificial, the musical numbers happen in real time (as opposed to the imagination or on stage) and the story is simple and direct – a young man (Eddie O’ Connel) loses love, and out of spite,...
ICC #1 – Jerry Lewis is a Genius?
Is Jerry Lewis a Genius? In the first episode of the IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB (A.K.A CLUB DU CINEMA IMPORTANT) hosts Justin Decloux (Laser Blast Film Society) and Will Sloan (Jerry Lewis Expert) dive into the work of an American legend through the prism of two of his...