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Tag Archives: Mario Bava
Around the World in 24 Hours of Film
Check for the latest updates on my journey at the bottom of this post. Here’s the idea for Around the World in 24 Hours of Film. Like Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days, on this … Continue reading
Posted in Marathon
Tagged 20's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, Aleksandr Ptushko, Alice in Wonderland, Blind Dead, Brigitte Lahaie, Bunuel, Claudine Auger, Comedy, Conrad Veidt, Czech, Dennis Hopper, Drama, fairy tale, Fantasy, Godzilla, horror, Jack Nicholson, Jacques Tati, Jan Svankmajer, Jean Rollin, Kaiju, Karen Black, Ken Loach, Kung Fu, lovable animals, M. Hulot, Mario Bava, Mexico, motorcycle, Peter Fonda, piranha, Robert Wiene, Russian, Silent, Slasher, Stop Motion, Surreal, Train, Zombie
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Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)
The signature haunted image of Mario Bava’s Gothic classic Kill, Baby, Kill (Operazione paura, 1966) is that of a child’s hands pressing the outside of a window. That, and the moonlight shimmering from behind the fingers, contrasting with the darkness … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, Creepy Dolls, Ghosts, Haunted House, horror, Italy, Mario Bava, Surreal, Witch
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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (51-75)
Part 3 of the 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic. See Part 1 for an introduction. To view all 100, visit the list’s contents page. #51 Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) D: Mario Bava Renowned horror stylist Bava submits this … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 60's, 70's, 80's, Aleksandr Ptushko, Andrei Tarkovsky, Animation, Arthur C. Clarke, Beatles, black cat, Christopher Lee, Dragon, fairy tale, Fantasy, George Lucas, Greek Mythology, Hammer, Haunted House, Jacques Rivette, Japan, Jean Rollin, Jodorowsky, John Boorman, Mario Bava, Medusa, Merlin, Planet of the Apes, Ralph Bakshi, Ray Harryhausen, Russian, Satanism, Science Fiction, Stanley Kubrick, Sword and Sorcery, The Devil, Vampire, Werewolf, Witch
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