The Important Cinema Club

Get ready to dance! Love! Sing! Weep! Punch! We dive into the world of Indian Cinema (as best we can we can) with a little history, our personal experiences with the country's output, and a list of the Indian cinema we've loved. For a full list of the movies discussed, please visit FILM TRAP The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You can join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusiv...

We talk Ridley Scott and his films THE DUELISTS, BLACK HAWK DOWN, and GLADIATOR. Plus a few stops along everything from BLADE RUNNER to THE COUNSELOR The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You can join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB

We discuss the career of director Seijun Suzuki, discuss his films TOKYO DRIFTER and BRANDED TO KILL, and run down the films we're excited to see this summer. SPOILER: Will is not excited for anything. The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You can join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB

We discuss the career of the comedy legends THE THREE STOOGES through their shorts, features and big budget Hollywood retelling. Here's the list Stooges shorts that were watched for the episode, curated by Co-Host Will Sloan: Curly era: Punch Drunks An Ache in Every Stake Higher Than a Kite (for the scene where Moe gets his head stuck in a tube) A Plumbing We Will Go You Nazty Spy Violent is the W...

We discuss the big hits, the minor fumbles and the deep cuts of Jonathan Demme's career. The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You can join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB

Justin and Will discuss the varied career of pioneer black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux through his films WITHIN OUR GATES (1920) and GOD'S STEP CHILDREN (1938) The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You can join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB

In honor of April 19th's CANADIAN FILM DAY, we give a brief history lesson on the National Film Board of Canada and discuss Don Owen's classic NOBODY WAVED GOODBYE (1964), BUSTER KEATON RIDES AGAIN (1965) and KANEHSATAKE: 270 YEARS OF RESISTANCE (1990). The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You can join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! WWW.PATREON.COM/T...

Justin and Will are joined by special guest Alex Ross to discuss the work of Mr. "Oh Golly" - David Lynch. Because they are masochists, the trio decides to focus on DUNE and INLAND EMPIRE. The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You can join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB

We discuss the career of actress Ingrid Bergman with a focus on JOURNEY TO ITALY (1954)and GASLIGHT (1944). Plus, the Euro Action films of Luc Besson, Jackie Chan Vs Jet Li, and the Beauty and the Beast Remake. Want more Important Cinema Club? Join our Patreon for 5$ a month and get a new exclusive episode every week! https://www.patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub

Justin and Will talk about the best film books ever: Criticism, histories, studies and novels about the 'magic of the movies'. Get your notepad out. There will be a quiz. The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. You join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB

Justin and Will talk the cinema of British director Mike Leigh with a focus on his films SECRETS AND LIES (1996) and NAKED (1993). The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. For five dollars a month you can get a brand new exclusive episode every week: WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB

BRUCESPLOITATION refers to the practice on the part of filmmakers hiring Bruce Lee look-alike actors ("Lee-alikes") to star in many imitation martial arts films in order to cash in on Lee's success after his death. Justin and Will discuss Bruce Lee, Bruce Le, Bruce Li, Dragon Lee, Bruce Thai, Bruce Lai, Bruce Leung and all the other great Bruce rip-offs that have graced the silver screen. The Impo...

Will and Justin discuss the career of Robert Altman with a focus on M.A.S.H, NASHVILLE and POPEYE. The Important Cinema Club has launched a PATREON. You can join online for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode every week! JOIN THE PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub This week's episode is a discussion of David Fincher's ZODIAC. ALSO, the contest annou...

Will and Justin are joined by the Alexandra West (co-host of the FACULTY OF HORROR) to discuss British Comedies - specifically, A FISH CALLED WANDA and WITHNAIL & I. Check out Alexandra's podcast at: www.facultyofhorror.com/ Buy her book "Films of New French Extremity: Visceral Horror and National Identity" here: www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id…1-4766-6348-7

Will and Justin discuss the career of the Important Canadian Director - Atom Egoyan. They talk his breakthrough hit Exotica, his last film Remember, PLUS, A CONTEST: Advertise the podcast in the most creative way you can, send us evidence of this at importantcinemaclubpodcast at gmail dot com and you can pick a topic for a future episode. No matter what the film related topic is Will and Justin wi...

Will and Justin discuss the big screen debuts of four funnymen that were never meant to be stars. They sing the praises of FREDDY GOT FINGERED and the Bob Saget-directed masterpiece DIRTY WORK, and are more measured towards CORKY ROMANO and IT'S IN THE BAG.

On this week's episode, Justin and Will dive into the work of everyone's favorite violence loving comedian Takeshi Kitano. They talk about the funniest film of all time, the difficult in contextualizing the work of famous person from another country, and Johnny Mnemonic. Plus, they try to figure out how the world will survive without the existence of HMV.

Justin and Will talk RAMBO, ROCKY, THE ITALIAN STALLION and every other film they can think of in this super sized episode of THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB. Plus, a bonus mini-episode on Kevin Smith.

Justin and Will discuss the Queen of Sexploitation, her prolific career in a man's world, and her most shocking film of all. Questions? Comments? Drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com If you like the show, please rate and review us on iTunes.

The Important Cinema Club discuss the king of dictatorial director's Fritz Lang - from his super productions in Germany to his studio assignments in America.

Justin and Will each pick ten* of their favorite films, talk about why some didn't make their lists, and discuss the underdog of the cinematic year. *Or do they!?

Justin and Will discuss the King of Poverty Row Cinema.

Will and Justin go through hell and watch all three Tim Allen 'The Santa Clause' films in one sitting. They almost die.

Justin and Will talk all things Beatty - his surprisingly small filmography, his status as one of the men that kick off the Hollywood New Wave and the legendary Dick Tracy.

We discuss the work of Kelly Reichardt and pick our favorite film biographies. We apologize or the audio quality on this episode. Justin's voice is far away to recreate the feeling of isolation present in Reichardt's cinema. FULL APOLOGY: http://www.theonion.com/article/podcaster-makes-solemn-promise-improve-sound-quali-51660