Tag Archives: Dario Argento
The Meaningless Obligatory Midnight Only End of the Year Award List of Blu-rays Released in 2018
Happiest Retro Film Discoveries of 2018 Dragon Inn (King Hu, 1967) – Criterion Collection King Hu, who would later direct A Touch of Zen (1971), delivers a wuxia with physics-defying swordplay and virtually nonstop action, dispensing with any necessary exposition … Continue reading
Posted in The Lobby
Tagged 20's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, Arabian Nights, Dario Argento, George Romero, Hammer, Jamil Dehlavi, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, John Goodman, John Landis, King Hu, Linda Blair, Michele Soavi, monkey, Slasher, Tom Hanks, William Castle, wuxia, Zombie
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24 Hours of Halloween – 2018 Edition
It’s become my annual tradition to recommend 24 hours’ worth of horror films for your Halloween viewing – understanding, of course, that you can just pick what seems interesting to you and not actually indulge in the full 24 hours … Continue reading
Posted in Marathon
Tagged 30's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, Amicus, Carnival, Dana Andrews, Dario Argento, David Cronenberg, demons, Freaks, Halloween Marathon, Haunted House, horror, Jacques Tourneur, Japan, Jessica Harper, Joe Dante, Linda Blair, Oliver Reed, Paul Naschy, Paul Williams, Peter Cushing, Slasher, Tod Browning, Vampire, Werewolf, William Cameron Menzies, witches
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Suspiria (1977)
My memory of first watching Suspiria (1977) is as vivid as the film’s famous colors. It was in a theater in Salt Lake City, proudly subverting the city’s conservative culture with regular midnight movie screenings, The Rocky Horror Picture Show … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Alida Valli, ballet, Dario Argento, giallo, Goblin, horror, Jessica Harper, Joan Bennett, Psychedelic, Surreal, Three Mothers, Udo Kier, witches
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