The Important Cinema Club

We discuss the career of the incredibly prolific writer/director Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his films The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, and In a Year with 13 Moons. On this week’s Patreon episode, we discuss HOW TO START YOUR OWN FILM CLUB. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpo...

We discuss the career of cinematographer/director Gary Graver: The work he did with Orson Welles (The Other Side of the Wind), the films Graver shot for B-Movie masters (Fred Olen Ray, Al Adamson, Ed Wood), and Graver's prolific filmography as a director of pornography (3AM). The man had one hell of an awe-inspiring career. On this week’s Patreon episode, we finally watched THE OTHER SIDE OF THE W...

It's the end of Shocktober! We wrap up our favorite month of the year with a discussion about some of the leading women of horror cinema: Barbara Steele, Jamie Lee Curtis and Linnea Quigley. What is a Scream Queen? Is it good? Bad? Awesome? We watched BLACK SUNDAY, TERROR TRAIN and NIGHTMARE SISTERS to find the answers. On this week’s Patreon episode, we watched the infamous I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (...

We discuss the career of Paul Naschy, the Spanish actor/writer/director that played a werewolf, a vampire, a mummy, satan, and every other monster in such movies as FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR (1968), THE WEREWOLF AND THE VAMPIRE WOMEN (1971) and HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB (1973). On this week's Patreon episode, we watched the hilarious SCARY MOVIE 2 (2001) WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB...

We discuss the career of Wes Craven, the writer/director of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, SCREAM, and VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN. On this week's Patreon episode, we watch William Lustig's MANIAC (1980) WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

We discuss writer/director/producer Charles Band and FULL MOON ENTERTAINMENT. The production company responsible for such video store classics as PUPPET MASTER, CASTLE FREAK, DOLLMAN, SUBSPECIES, DEMONIC TOYS, and GINGERDEAD MAN 2: PASSION OF THE CRUST. On this week's Patreon episode, we tackle Japan's infamous GUINEA PIG films. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or c...

Shocktober '18 begins! We discuss the career of Tod Browning, the director of such horror classics as the original DRACULA, FREAKS and Lon Chaney Sr.'s THE UNKNOWN. Was Browning a monstrous director? A sympathetic one? Can we ever really know? On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss Mr. Vampire films and the Hong Kong Horror Movie. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any question...

We discuss the films of Writer/Director Lina Wertmüller with a focus on LOVE AND ANARCHY, SWEPT AWAY, and SEVEN BEAUTIES. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss the Dan Aykroyd/Chevy Chase joint NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

We discuss the director of ANIMAL HOUSE, COMING TO AMERICA, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and INNOCENT BLOOD. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss our favorite films of 1977. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

We discuss zero budget action picture with a focus on the feature films THE DEADLY ART OF SURVIVAL, Ara Paiaya's DEATH LIST and Eric Jacobus' CONTOUR. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episode, we ask ourselves "What's the point of film festivals?" If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

We discuss the career of the writer/director of 400 BLOWS, DAY FOR NIGHT, and CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss two classic films we watched for the first time. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

We discuss the career of the Iranian writer/director of CLOSE UP, TASTE OF CHERRY and CERTIFIED COPY. On this week's Patreon episode, we dove into the cinematic universe of THE SHADOW. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

We discuss the filmography of Spike Lee, the writer/director/producer of DO THE RIGHT THING, MALCOLM X, GET ON THE BUS, BAMBOOZLED, and SHE HATE ME. On this week's Patreon episode, we talk the first film to take on the title THE BLACK KLANSMAN (1966) WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

We discuss the filmography of THE ASYLUM, the production company that brought us the Sharknado series, and shamelessly release 'mockbusters' like TRANSMORPHERS, ANTANTIC RIM, and EXPENDABELLES 3.0 to an unsuspecting public. Plus, a special guest drops by to discuss TIFF's Midnight Madness line-up. On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss a rediscovered MAC AND ME, A NIGHT TO DISMEMBER and lost f...

We discuss the extremely prolific career of the Japanese writer/director of the J-Horror classic SUICIDE CLUB, the insane 4-HOUR roller coaster LOVE EXPOSURE, and the conflicted ANTIPORNO. BREAKING NEWS: The feature film Justin wrote and directed, IMPOSSIBLE HORROR, will be playing as part of the SCARY MOVIES festival on August 19th in NEW YORK CITY at the Film Society of Lincoln Centre. Get your...

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For the first time on record, Writer/Director Lizzie Borden (Born in Flames, Working Girls) discusses her nightmarish experience making the erotic thriller LOVE CRIMES (1992) for Harvey Weinstein's Miramax Films.

We discuss everyone's favorite drunken funnyman and his films IT'S A GIFT(1934) and THE BANK DICK (1940). Is W.C Fields still funny? Do people still watch his movies? Plus, we get a letter sent in from a past ICC episode subject and discuss movie burnout. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we tackle the career of Sacha Baron Cohen. If you have any questions or...

We discuss the career of the man that starred in MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, JERRY MAGUIRE, and TOP GUN. Plus, we talk about The Hamilton Trash Cinema. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we discuss our obsession and addiction when it comes to used bookstores. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

We discuss the career of comedian/actor/renaissance man Rudy Ray Moore and his films DOLEMITE, THE HUMAN TORNADO, PETEY WHEATSTRAW and DISCO GODFATHER. Plus, we talk about the new screening series MEGA FUN MOVIE EXPLOSION. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we discuss William 'One Shot' Beaudine. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a lin...

We discuss Lizzie Boden's work as a writer/director on the fantastic BORN IN FLAMES, the under seen WORKING GIRLS and the much maligned erotic thriller LOVE CRIMES. Plus, we talk about the amazing LUNCHMEAT magazine. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we discuss our obsession and addiction when it comes to used bookstores. If you have any questions or comments,...

We discuss the career of Western director Budd Boetticher and his films RIDE LONESOME, THE TALL T and DECISION AT SUNDOWN. Plus, a discussion of Canada's CINESPHERE and a very special screening of SPEED RACER. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we discuss Roger Corman's Filmgroup. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantci...

We discuss the career of the filmmaker behind SCREAM OF STONE, INVINCIBLE and SALT AND FIRE. Also, some films called FITZCARRALDO, AGUIRRE: THE WRATH OF GOD, and GRIZZLY MAN. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we discuss Liquid Sky and a handful of movie o...

We discuss the career of cut-n-paste artist Godfrey Ho and his work on such films as Ninja Terminator, Undefeatable, and Catman in the Lethal Track. Also, the other 50+ movies he made that have NINJA in the title. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB On this week's Patreon episodes, we disc...

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