Jim Laczkowski

Episode 149: Martin & John Michael McDonagh0:00/2001× The Directors Club tries to live up to the first part of its name, as in this episode we take a look at two seperate directors at once: English filmmaking brothers Martin ("In Bruges") and John Michael ("

Bonus Episode: Ryan Oestreich (Manager Of The Music Box Theatre)0:00/2001× Jim here again, sneaking in with a short bonus episode cross-posted with V+V.  One of the greatest joys to experience in the fine city of Chicago is sitting down to watch a screening of a

Episode 148: Akira Kurosawa Part 20:00/2001× The Director's Club pays a return journey to the world of Akira Kurosawa!  Focusing this time on the second half of his career, we take a loo k at his biggest box office success, his iconic lone samurai warrior Sanjuro,

Bonus Episode: Take Shelter! Jim Turns 400:00/2001× Jim here again!  Well, I can't believe, This is 40?  One day in and I can already say that it's nothing like that overlong Judd Apatow movie.  While waiting for my midlife crisis to commence, I invited

Bonus Episode: Melanie Lynskey & Vincent Grashaw0:00/2001× Hello there everyone!  Jim here.  Former co-host of this here show. More is explained in the intro(s) but I decided to offer up a special bonus treat here for both Director's Club + Voices and Visions alike.

Episode 147: Edgar Wright0:00/2001× We are pleased to welcome back Chicago Film Discussion Group Organizer Peter Richards as we look at the comic and kinetic career of the U.K.’s own Edgar Wright.  Best known for his trilogy of genre parodies with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost,