One of my all-time favourite films, from 1967.
Superbly directed by Arthur Penn, and starring a smooth Warren Beatty; a drop-dead gorgeous Faye Dunaway; an always-excellent Gene Hackman; a wacky Michael J. Pollard - and Gene Wilder in his first-ever screen role…
"We rob banks…"
Another instant classic from 1967, starring Paul Newman in one of his most iconic roles…
Supporting actor, George Kennedy won an oscar for his performance as ‘Dragline’; Lalo Schifrin composed one of his greatest soundtracks; Eating boiled eggs became fashionable; Harry Dean Stanton proved that he could sing; and character actor, Strother Martin, gave a crash course in communication skills…
"What we got here, is failure to communicate…"
Just watched Hail Caesar last night with one of my best friends before his wedding today. As expected from a Coen Brothers movie, it’s an excellent film focusing on a bunch of strange characters.
Battle Royale is awesome. I’ve really got to get around to reading the book someday
I just watched Lucio Fulci’s Perversion Story aka One on Top of the Other a few days ago so I thought I would comment on it as I really enjoyed it. It was his first giallo and a bit different from what was to come as there is very little blood or gore. I would almost describe it as Hitchcockian sleaze so if one enjoys both Lucio Fulci and Alfred Hitchcock, they should really enjoy this movie.
I loved the ending to this one, offered the right amount of twists and red herrings.
Black Widow (2021). Total garbage!..1/10
Wrath of Man (2021). More garbage!..2/10
To celebrate its 30th Anniversary this year, the extended cut of Arnie’s 1991 epic master-piece.
Superb in all departments, and the absolute pinnacle of the ‘Terminator’ franchise.
Followed by a John Carpenter classic…
Went with a giallo double feature today.
Lamberto Bava and Serena Grandi when she was still near the top of her game. George Eastman is under utilized to the point that virtually anyone could have fulfilled his purpose in the film. The ending will most likely stick with you though. 
Barbara Bouchet and a young Sybil Danning in a decent sized role that didn’t require a whole lot of time in wardrobe. This is an enjoyable film that throws just the right amount of gothic horror into the mix but has left with me one burning question: What is it with director Emilio Miraglia and dead women named Evelyn?
A beautiful film, made with dedication and love that shines through in every scene. Without doubt, a fitting, heart-felt tribute to the greatest comedy team ever.
I have been on a serious giallo kick as of late and finally got the time to watch What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) which I found to be one of the more interesting entries in the genre that I have seen thus far. In case anyone is unfamiliar with this film, this is the first of what is referred to as the “Schoolgirls in Peril” trilogy. Directed by Massimo Dallamano, the film features a very solid cast including Fabio Testi, Christine Galbo (who I became enamored with when she played the Juliet character to Peter Lee Lawrence’s Romeo in Ultimate Gunfighter), and Camille Keaton who rose to infamy for her role in the original I Spit on Your Grave (1978).
What made this movie so interesting to me is that it begins with feigned innocence then dishes out its fair share of both twisted perversity and eye-fetching sleaze (little more than “porn” in the eyes of star Karin Baal in an interview from the Arrow release) before attempting to re-establish some sense of morality. It definitely delves into both ends of the spectrum.
Star Pilot, a master piece.
Of cinema or crap? 
Of campy cinema of the late 60s ;))
I can live with that! 
A couple of more from the Giallo family for today.
The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970) is supposed to be a regarded entry in the genre but I was disappointed with this one. The beginning and the end were interesting but it was if director Luciano Ercoli was just stretching things out in the middle, doing very little to further the story. Dagmar Lassander’s Minou character was not one that I could sympathize with as I thought she was shallow, spoiled, and immature. Nieves Navarro, on the other hand, turned in a very nice performance as the sex crazed Dominique.
I have seen Amuck! before but it was heavily edited so it was really nice to finally see it with it’s “controversial” scenes intact. Though causing quite a stir at the time, the scene with Rosabla Neri and Barbara Bouchet is quite tame by modern standards. As for the plot, this is actually a very solid giallo that kept me engaged from start to finish though part of that could have been the presence of Rosalba Neri and Barbara Bouchet. The one negative would be the performance of Farley Granger, who in my opinion peaked with Stangers on a Train, as he seemed to be sleep walking through the entire movie. It was as if he thought he was too good to be part of such a lowbrow production or maybe he was just smart enough to realize that with the presence of Neri and Bouchet he as an actor was destined to be relegated to irrelevance in this particular film.
I remember seeing both Robocop and Total Recall in the theater when they came out and how I was in awe (for the time of course).
