Archive for June, 2008

  • I’ll confess that I was a bit skeptical when I began watching The Birds. I was thinking to myself, “this is a two hour movie about a woman being pecked...0June 29, 2008

    The Birds (1963)

    I’ll confess that I was a bit skeptical when I began watching The Birds. I was thinking to myself, “this is a two hour movie about a woman being pecked…

  • All the good moments in this one belong to a bunch of noisy birds. And the birds, with their ear-rending squawking, are some of the most obnoxious members of the...0June 29, 2008

    Opera (1987)

    All the good moments in this one belong to a bunch of noisy birds. And the birds, with their ear-rending squawking, are some of the most obnoxious members of the…

  • I originally figured that since “tenebre” sounded a little like “tentacle” that maybe this movie was going to be about a giant squid. Then I discovered that it was an...0June 29, 2008

    Tenebre (1982)

    I originally figured that since “tenebre” sounded a little like “tentacle” that maybe this movie was going to be about a giant squid. Then I discovered that it was an…

  • After watching this movie I came to a couple of conclusions. The first is that despite this being directed by their idol, Lucio Fulci, the gorehounds will be somewhat disappointed...0June 29, 2008

    Don’t Torture A Duckling (1972)

    After watching this movie I came to a couple of conclusions. The first is that despite this being directed by their idol, Lucio Fulci, the gorehounds will be somewhat disappointed…

  • Do not be fooled by the bold visuals and the spectacular murder set pieces that Dario Argento uses in this, the first of a trilogy of films which also includes...0June 29, 2008

    Suspiria (1977)

    Do not be fooled by the bold visuals and the spectacular murder set pieces that Dario Argento uses in this, the first of a trilogy of films which also includes…

  • There’s some pretty poor decision making going on in Dario Argento’s Inferno. The dumb broad who tries to steal the most evil book this side of the Necronomicon? Be glad...0June 29, 2008

    Inferno (1980)

    There’s some pretty poor decision making going on in Dario Argento’s Inferno. The dumb broad who tries to steal the most evil book this side of the Necronomicon? Be glad…

  • Deep Red echoes Daro Argento’s earlier (and not as good) The Bird With The Crystal Plumage with its tale of a foreigner in Rome witnessing and getting himself mixed up...0June 29, 2008

    Deep Red (1975)

    Deep Red echoes Daro Argento’s earlier (and not as good) The Bird With The Crystal Plumage with its tale of a foreigner in Rome witnessing and getting himself mixed up…

  • In Dario Argento’s first film, Tony Musante plays Sam, an American writer who is in Rome trying to find inspiration for a new work. Apparently all the inspiration he was...0June 29, 2008

    The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1969)

    In Dario Argento’s first film, Tony Musante plays Sam, an American writer who is in Rome trying to find inspiration for a new work. Apparently all the inspiration he was…

  • The Deep is a movie long on scenes of Nick Nolte and Robert Shaw vacuuming up the ocean floor in search of Spanish treasure and short on anything resembling excitement....0June 29, 2008

    The Deep (1977)

    The Deep is a movie long on scenes of Nick Nolte and Robert Shaw vacuuming up the ocean floor in search of Spanish treasure and short on anything resembling excitement….

  • This movie teaches us the hard way that the only thing worse than a film ending with a big cello concerto is a film that drones on with lots of...0June 29, 2008

    Deception (1946)

    This movie teaches us the hard way that the only thing worse than a film ending with a big cello concerto is a film that drones on with lots of…

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