ICC #145 – Punk as Penelope Spheeris
We discuss the career of writer/director Penelope Spheeris, her amazing trilogy of music documentaries THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1-3, and her mainstream comedy work like WAYNE’S WORLD and THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES….
ICC #145 – The Problems of Bill Gunn
We discuss the work of writer/director Bill Gunn, his screenwriting work on THE LANDLORD and his two major directorial projects GANJA AND HESS and PERSONAL PROBLEMS. If you have any questions or…
ICC #144 – Amitabh Bachchan: The Biggest Superstar in the Universe
We discuss the career of the super mega amazing Ultrastar Amitabh Bachchan and his films Zanjeer, Amar Akbar Anthony, Coolie and Mohabbatein. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB If you have any questions or comments, feel free to…
ICC #143 – The Monstrous Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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…
#142 – Gary Graver Never Gave Up On Orson Welles
We discuss the career of cinematographer/director Gary Graver: The work he did with Orson Welles (The Other Side of the Wind), the films he shot for B-Movie masters (Fred Olen Ray, Al…
ICC #141 – We All Scream for Scream Queens
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…
ICC #140 – All The Monsters of Paul Naschy
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…
ICC #139 – How Many Times Must Wes Craven Prove Himself?
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…
#138 – The Full Moon Fever of Charles Band
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…
ICC #137 – Tod Browning’s Lost in the Shadows
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?…
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