We visit the magical time of Poverty Row studios with a discussion of Hitler's Madman, The Scar, Macbeth, The Golden Stallion and The Ghost Chasers. For more information on the retrospective visit: newsite.theroyal.to/movies We have a PATREON! Join for five dollars a...
Why The Hell Don’t We Watch Canadian Cinema?
I set out to make a list of important Canadian films that have never been properly released (which you can read below after this preamble), but there was one question that kept popping up in mind as I did it, one that I couldn't help but obsess over every time...
The Ultimate List of Canadian Film Books
You ready to experience the wild world of Canadian Cinema in the most exciting form of all?! Book form?! I don’t simply mean tomes about Cronenberg and Egoyan. I’m talking about stuff like the memoir by the director of Alien Thunder, the history of STUDIO D: the...
ICC #95 – This Filthy John Waters
We talk writer/director John Waters with Richelle Charkot - The Programming Director at The Royal Cinema and the curator of the upcoming This Filthy John Waters Retrospective. For more information on the retrospective check out: newsite.theroyal.to/movies We have a...
Humongous (1982) – A Canadian Slasher Staple
Humongous isn’t that big. He's more on the large side, a little misshapen, but to call him humongous would be plain insensitive. He was brought up to believe that humanity was evil, so it's only logical that he brutally murders everyone that stumbles onto his island...
ICC #94 – Buñuel for Beginners (With a Goat)
We talk about the films of master surrealist, dramatist and cineaste Louis Buñuel. We have a PATREON! Join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode of The Important Cinema Club every week. This week's Patreon subscribers get an entire episode on...
ICC #93 – Exploding Lights by James Wong Howe and Christopher Doyle
We walk cinematographers. Specifically, the men behind THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (Christopher Doyle) and CHUNKING EXPRESS (James Wong Howe). We have a PATREON! Join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode of The Important Cinema Club every...
ICC #92 – Roberta Findlay Thinks You’re Stupid For Liking Her Films
The Important Cinema Club Episode #92 - Roberta Findlay Thinks You're Stupid For Liking Her Films Listen to more episodes of The Important Cinema Club >> We discuss the only woman that wrote/directed/acted/edited/shot and produced roughies, exploitation,...
ICC #91 – Halloween is Michael Myers’ Second Favorite Holiday
The Important Cinema Club Episode #91 - Halloween is Michael Myers' Second Favourite Holiday Listen to more episodes of The Important Cinema Club>> We talk the Halloween series. What is this Michael Myers guy all about anyway? And what is it about Halloween that...
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....