Saturday, 20 January 2007

Some thoughts on the first two sequences of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

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The impact of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 's gallery sequence is such that commentators often begin their discussion of the film a...

Narrative / Spectacle

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In most film theory, based as it is on the example of Hollywood cinema, the assumption is that there is a narrative which is periodically in...

The Black Belly of the Tarantula / La Tarantola dal ventre nero

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Watching this 1971 giallo from Paolo Cavara hot on the heels of Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion makes for an interesting contras...
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Thursday, 18 January 2007

Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion / Foto proibite di una signora per bene

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Minou is beautiful and devoted to her husband Peter. Yet her tendency to drink too much and a tranquilliser habit suggest some underlying ma...
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Tuesday, 16 January 2007

The Bloodstained Butterfly / Una Farfalla con le ali insanguinate

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Following a seemingly insignificant credits sequence that it is worth paying attention to in its own right – I shall say no more, on this, h...
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Squadra Gialli / Krimi Corner

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Although the internet has been a great boon for fans of cult cinema everywhere, putting us in near instantaneous contact with one another an...
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Sunday, 14 January 2007

A little public service announcement

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An English-language dub of Giuseppe Vari's 1977 Black Emanuelle film Suor Emanuelle / Sister Emanuelle has been uploaded to Rapidshare ...
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