Roger Corman was a seasoned interviewee. He had a dozen or so well-polished anecdotes that he could deploy with charming ease anytime he took the spotlight, but that meant, if you read one of his talks, you’d read them all. So, I was fascinated to stumble onto this...
*ALL THE SPOILERS FOLLOW* I disliked CLERKS III for being uninspired, unfunny, and a visually miserable experience, but walking out of the cinema, I didn’t expect to be followed by a deep existential funk. What was the point of it all? It’s a...
One of my favourite film resources is Bertrand Tavernier et Jean-Pierre Coursodon’s 50 YEARS OF AMERICA CINEMA (50 ans de cinéma américain) a critical two-volume encyclopedia that is mainly composed of lengthy essays on big, and very forgotten, directors....
Steve Wang is a legendary special effects artist who worked on PREDATOR, HELLBOY, GREMLINS 2 and dozens of other stone-cold classics. He's also a great director. No one in North America has done a better job of marrying complex practical special effects and high...
Justin reviews the Blu-ray of the only Sword-N-Sandal film ever to be shot in 70mm.
We discuss comedians who took on purely dramatic roles: Patton Oswalt in Big Fan, Richard Pryor in Blue Collar, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People....
https://soundcloud.com/the-important-cinema-club/200-the-godzilla-mega-monster-special We discuss every Godzilla film. End song by Emily Milling and Justin Decloux. On this week's patreon, we talk about, guess what? Godzilla! Become a Patreon subscriber for $5 a month...
We discuss Uganda's energetic and groundbreaking Wakaliwood movie scene and their films WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX? and BAD BLACK. Become a Patreon subscriber for $5 a month and get an exclusive episode every week! This week we watched MR. ARKADIN by Orson Welles....
We discuss the career of director and film noir master Joseph H. Lewis and his films Gun Crazy, The Big Combo and Terror in Texas Town. https://soundcloud.com/the-important-cinema-club/joseph-h-lewis-the-perfectionist-of-poverty-row We have a NEW BOOK called THE...
We discuss the career of early cinematic pioneer Mabel Normand and her work as an actor, director, and producer for the likes of Max Sennet and D.W Griffith. She was a fearless performer, helped mould Charlie Chaplin for the screen, and she starred and produced (with...
