Friday 24 June 2011

Monday 20 June 2011

GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 1 (8/10)

USA: Various Directors, 2011 (Created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss)

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Saturday 18 June 2011

PLOT OF FEAR ***½

Original Title: ...e tanta paura
Italy: Paolo Cavara, 1976

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(*) DEATH WALKS ON HIGH HEELS ****

Original Title: La morte cammina con i tacchi alti
Italy/Spain: Luciano Ercoli, 1971

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Thursday 16 June 2011

ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER ****

aka Perversion Story
Italy/France/Spain: Lucio Fulci, 1969

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Sunday 12 June 2011

(*) THE PSYCHIC ****½

Original Title: Sette bote in nero
aka Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes, Seven Notes in Black
Italy: Lucio Fulci, 1977

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(*) A LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN ****½

Original Title: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna
Italy/Spain/France: Lucio Fulci, 1971

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Saturday 11 June 2011

Tuesday 7 June 2011

MOVIE MATTERS PODCAST - EP8 'GIALLO SPECIAL - BLOOD AND BLACK LACE, DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING AND DEEP RED'

In this special giallo-themed episode of the Movie Matters podcast, regular hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie welcome special guest and giallo enthusiast Sandy "The Gialli Fan" Richardson of the Dark Dreams web site to discuss that unique brand of Italian murder-mystery thrillers from the 70s. In addition to delving into three films by the "big three" giallo directors - Mario Bava's BLOOD AND BLACK LACE, Lucio Fulci's DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING and Dario Argento's DEEP RED - Lee, Michael and Sandy also count down the top 10 giallo films as submitted by the listeners, reveal their own personal favourites and suggest some must-have giallo DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases.

Please note that this podcast contains spoilers for the films featured.

The music sampled in this episode is from DEEP RED (Giorgio Gaslini and Goblin), OPERA (Claudio Simonetti), BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (Carlo Rustichelli), THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH (Nora Orlandi), DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING (Riz Ortolani), WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE? (Ennio Morricone), STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER (Berto Pisano), THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS (Bruno Nicolai) and THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (Ennio Morricone). Special thanks to David Mackenzie for audio support.

http://moviematterspodcast.blogspot.com

Sunday 5 June 2011

(*) WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE? ****½

Original Title: Cosa avete fatto a Solange?
Italy/West Germany: Massimo Dallamano, 1972

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THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS ***

Original Title: La casa dalle finestre che ridono
Italy: Pupi Avati, 1976

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Wednesday 1 June 2011

(*) DEEP RED *****

Original Title: Profondo Rosso
Italy: Dario Argento, 1975

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