Showing posts with label mario bava. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mario bava. Show all posts
Monday, October 3, 2011

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1974-1976)

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20. Rabid Dogs “Rabid Dogs” is Bava at his most trimmed down and gritty. It’s an intense, vulgar crime thriller. A trio of criminals commi...
Sunday, October 2, 2011

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1972-1974)

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19. Lisa and the Devil “Lisa and the Devil” is rift with visual symbolism, more so then any of the director’s previous films. Cross paths, ...

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1972)

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17. Four Times That Night Oh, Il Maestro, what couldn’t you do? Yes, Bava took a break from horror to make, of all things, a sex comedy ver...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1970-1971)

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15. Roy Colt and Winchester Jack Oh, the spaghetti western. Any Italian filmmaker worth his salt made at least one. But the Spaghetti Weste...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1970)

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13. Five Dolls for an August Moon “Five Dolls for an August Moon” plays like a test run for “Twitch of the Death Nerve.” It lacks the poli...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1966-1968)

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11. Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs A paring of Vincent Price and Mario Bava, two of the biggest names ever in horror? I know what you’re t...
Sunday, September 25, 2011

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1965-1966)

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8. Planet of the Vampires He’s best known for his gothic horror and brightly colored thrillers, but Bava was willing to work in just about...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1964)

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7. Blood and Black Lace Beautiful women filmed beautifully while being murdered in stylish way. What more could a horror fan ask for? “Bloo...

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1963)

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5. Black Sabbath (with Salvatore Billitteri) Right from the opening minutes, Bava lets us know he isn’t messing around. As “Black Sabbath...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Director Report Card: Mario Bava (1961-1963)

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3. Erik the Conqueror How many Italian Viking movies are there and how many of them starred Cameron Mitchell? Sword-and-sandals and spaghet...