I love Lenzi's gialli offerings, or at least the one's I have experiences! I still need to see KNIFE OF ICE and A QUIET PLACE TO KILL. SPASMO and EYEBALL are some of my more favorite gialli viewings. Two very stylish yet, odd in nature but still very effective in the payoff!
It's been a long time since I first seen his SO SWEET... SO PERVERSE (1969), was that not just recently issued on DVD again??
I absolutely loved Freda's brilliant I VAMPRI! Now, what was the deal with Bava being uncredited for with this again? I know he had something to do with the overall direction, but what's the full story on that again?
Any opinions about this more recent giallo? I've heard some bad things but when I found it dirt cheap on eBay, I couldn't resist the temptation of picking it up. Figured I need to give some of the more recent horrer/thriller stuff a chance too. Still waiting for it to arrive and I'm not quite sure what to expect of it but at least it has a pretty good cast that includes famous transsexual Eva Robins from TENEBRAE (1982) and the good-looking Elisabetta Rocchietti, who has been cropping up in a lot of horror stuff like THE THREE FACES OF TERROR (2004), DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? (2005) and THE LAST HOUSE IN THE WOODS (2006). Not to mention supporting roles by Florinda Bolkan and Franco Nero! Anyone here seen it?
Interesting looking film out of Italy with Irish/Spanish co-financiers. Directed by Italian SFX man Stefano Bessoni.
In the 1600s, long before the invention of photography, a scientist named Girolamo Fumagalli was obsessed with the idea of reproducing images. He discovered that by killing a victim and removing the victim's eyeballs, it was possible to reproduce on paper the last image imprinted on that person's retinas. He named this technique 'thanatography'. Today, the same kind of gruesome ritual and abominable crime recurs within the walls of an international school of cinema. -imdb.com
Also stars the daughter of Charlie Chapman, Geraldine Chaplin as well as her daughter Oona.
Well, it seems this is yet another Argento flick that is taking a beating in the review department. Even die hard fans are not too pleased with this outing. Anyhow, the PAL R2 DVD is now out via a Polish company that found it important to force the Polish subs!
Looks like this will be getting a UK release first via Arrow Films! I still haven't seen this, it was on my radar during last year's Midnight Madness during the Toronto Film Fest. The disc will be released March 15th..
I'd love to grab this, but for now I'm holding off on the Blu-Ray player for now, too unstable industry right now. Plus, the multi-region player are way too expensive!
Since 2002, Cinema Nocturna has been covering various aspects of cinema that never really get that much needed light. Everything from the Italian giallo, to Japanese Yakuza cinema and of course the ever so important independent film world. We dive into interviewing those important people involved with bringing this films to our players, to our cinema's and most of all to our experiences. Now 2010, after a year long hiatus, The Underbelly of Film returns to it's monthly issued updates. Over the next few months we will also be changing the overall look at feel to bring Cinema Nocturna more into the modern internet experience. Of course with keeping that ever so important identity we have kept over the past 8 years.
THE EURO-EYE!
The Euro Eye is back by popular demand!
A fresh regular feature offered by Devin Kelly and Cinema Nocturna as a source for CN readers to get an opportunity to put faces to the many names of European fringe cinema. Each edition of Cinema Nocturna will cover and highlight 2 European film personalities through this new Splatter Mafioso located article. The goal of this monthly piece is to help fans clearly identify those fascinating personalities we've all become accustomed to seeing, and to get these many actors and actresses some sometimes rarely received recognition. And now to kick it all off, this month...
NEW!!!!THE EURO-EYE #4 - The Revenge of The Euro Eye's look at the careers of Marc Lawrence and Jean Seberg!
Here's the last batch of reviews for you all to enjoy! Some great choices to discover if you haven't already dove into viewing any of these! So, enjoy until our next monthly update in early March!!!
It's with great honor to share with you two brand new exclusives to The Underbelly of Film! Our first is a very indepth and very informative Q&A with actor/model Daniel Stephen entitled SUNBURNS, SPANDEX AND A SCHOOL BUS BUILT FOR WAR:
Our second exclusive is the latest installment of Cinema Nocturna's popular series written by Devin Kelly, THE EURO-EYE #4 - THE REVENGE OF THE EURO-EYE!
That's not all, we continue to celebrate our return after a year off with more to come!! Stay Tuned!!!!!!
After a year long hiatus, we're back with our monthly updates! Enjoy the first part of our update! In celebration we will be bringing more Friday morning as well! Then you can expect Devin's latest installment of EURO EYE 4-THE REVENGE OF THE EURO EYE'S look into the career of Marc Lawrence and Jean Seberg. Also, Devin's long awaited exclusive interview with actor Daniel Stephen! Plus more reviews as well! Until then, enjoy the first round of in your face reviews setting the pace for our long overdue return!! Also, visit our forums to discuss the latest reviews as well as other interesting flicks that you might have caught of late!
After almost a full year hiatus due to several reasons, Cinema Nocturna will finally return Monday Feb 1st with new monthly updates! Myself, Devin Kelly, Kit Nygaard-Gavin, Paul Cooke and Johan Melle will be covering all those wonderful films that continue to fly under the Hollywood radar. From the Italian Giallo, to Japanese Yakuza cinema and the indie film world. Interviews with people involved with making these films, to Devin Kelly's in focus spot EURO-EYE, we will be bringing a much improved offering for all of you out there who have supported our little venture since it started back in 2002!
We are also looking for guest contributors or those who might be interested in being a permanent fixture to the team. For those who maybe interested, contact us.
Well folks we have finally unveiled the new holiday reads for yet another year! Let's end 2008 with a bang and bring in 2009 with a look into a very exciting year here at the Underbelly of Film!!! Not only do we have some brand new reviews, Devin has also brought you his latest Euro Eye#3 which can be found just above here. He takes a look at both Van Johnson as well as Paola Montnero. That is not all...Devin also sits back with SCARCE actor Steve Warren for a chat into his career as well as SCARCE!! So sitback, and enjoy the new reads to tide you over the holiday season! From us here at Cinema Nocturna to you! Thanks again for yet another year of support! Look for more promsing things to come in 2009!
Folks, a mini update for you to feast before our annual double sized update coming to the Underbelly in the next couple of weeks! To tide everyone through the festive season! We hope to have a few surprises for you, including a very special exclusive here for you all to enjoy! In the meantime, feast on 3 brand new reviews!
Well, here we are back from the dead..or I mean the short retirement! After a huge demand from devote readers of The Underbelly of Film! we have decided to put things back in motion! Starting off with some brand spanking new material from some of our regular contributors. Also, we would like to thank all of our supporters over the years, those of you who continue to read our pages and of course those who are new to them as well. We wil be following a monthly update schedule, of course there will be times when we may have two updates in a month depending on the amount of material that has been submitted. In the meantime, please enjoy the fresh material!
Ok, as much thought and time that was giving to end a 6 year run of the Underbelly of Film, to put it into retirement. That same energy along with kind words from many people in the industry not to mention the guys who sweat blood for the zine, I have decided to bring back Cinema Nocturna. Yes, I know, a short retirement indeed, but the itch seems to still be there to get those films out to you guys! Though I had originally had planned to wait until the new year, I have decided to put the gears back into motion come the first of November!
For now, the site is now back online as is the old shell of the site or what I like to call our achieves, which can be viewed HERE! So, keep your eyes out for us on the comeback trail!
We're back with some new material to look over! Once again, time restrictions have seen things a tad bit crazy here at the Underbelly, so sorry for the lack of new reads. Hopefully we should be able to pump out more material throughout the fall months. So, in the meantime enjoy the latest crop of reviews. More on their way!
