Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on January 9, 2018

Black Sabbath (I tre volti della paura) Directed by Mario Bava Written by Marcello Fondato, Alberto Bevilacqua and Mario Bava 1963/Italy Emmepi Cinematografica, Galatea Film, etc. First viewing/Netflix rental This is OK horror, stylishly presented by Mario Bava. There are a trio of stories here,   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 15, 2015

Mario Bava's 1963 Italian-French horror anthology, Black Sabbath, is both lurid and literary, much like Roger Corman's Poe films from the same era, but without the cheeky black humor that pervades the Corman canon. Even more so than in Corman's loosest adaptations, the literary pedigrees of Bava's t   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 15, 2015

Mario Bava's 1963 Italian-French horror anthology, Black Sabbath, is both lurid and literary, much like Roger Corman's Poe films from the same era, but without the cheeky black humor that pervades the Corman canon. Even more so than in Corman's loosest adaptations, the literary pedigrees of Bava's t   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on August 17, 2013

This isn’t necessarily a reprint of my original review.  While the content of the film remains the same, Kino has released a restored Blu-ray edition.  I will include new information in italics regarding the placement of segments and bonus content. Today’s terrifying film is the 1963 Ma   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on June 22, 2013

This week we came back with a selection of two albums. One that may have been on the forefront of the releases and another lesser known band that should have had a wider spread. Let’s do this alright? Black Sabbath – 13 – 2013 When I first heard that Sabbath...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 19, 2013

This is something I’d usually put in a link roundup, but I really did enjoy reading it and wanted to give it a bit more prominence. Over at The Hooded Utilitarian, Betsy Phillips has written a great article comparing and contrasting the movie and comic character Iron Man, aka Tony...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 19, 2013

This is something I’d usually put in a link roundup, but I really did enjoy reading it and wanted to give it a bit more prominence. Over at The Hooded Utilitarian, Betsy Phillips has written a great article comparing and contrasting the movie and comic character Iron Man, aka Tony...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on October 2, 2012

Day two of the 31 Days of Halloween and the first original review of the holiday (I do recommend reading Village of the Damned again even if you read it the first time I posted as I’ll be reviewing the remake in a week or so).  With all subsequent reviews...   read more