The Important Cinema Club

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#142 - Gary Graver Never Gave Up On Orson Welles Nov 06, 2018

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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 WIND. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

#141 - We All Scream For Scream Queens Oct 30, 2018

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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 (1978) WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

#140 - All The Monsters of Paul Naschy Oct 25, 2018

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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 If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

#139 - How Many Times Must Wes Craven Prove Himself? Oct 18, 2018

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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

#138 - The Full Moon Fever of Charles Band Oct 09, 2018

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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 comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

#137 - Tod Browning's Lost in the Shadows Oct 02, 2018

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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 questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

#136 - Whatever Happened to Lina Wertmüller? Sep 28, 2018

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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

#135 - The Difficulty of John Landis Sep 19, 2018

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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

#134 - Zero Budget Action Films That Deserve Your Love Sep 12, 2018

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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

#133 - Did François Truffaut Become What He Despised? Sep 06, 2018

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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

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