Dirk’s Bogarde’s nephew has just launched the Official Dirk Bogarde Website @ http://www.dirkbogarde.co.uk/ and I’ve spent all morning there exploring the site. It’s one of the most impressive websites I’ve ever come across and it does a terrific job of celebrating one of Britain’s greatest actors. Dirk Bogarde has long been one of my favorite … Continue reading »
Posted in March 2007 …
Perversion Story
I don’t know if I’ll get around to writing about all the Lucio Fulci films that have recently been released and re-released on DVD anytime soon, but I recently wrote about Fulci’s Perversion Story (Una sull’altra, 1969) for Cinedelica which was released by Severin Films late last month. Perversion Story is a great erotic thriller … Continue reading »
Cinema Blog-A-Thons
There’s lots of interesting Blog-A-Thons coming up in the next few weeks & months which I hope to participate in and I thought I’d mention them here and encourage other cinema junkies who like to write about their habit to join in the fun. Trashy film enthusiasts should consider joining other trash loving fans for … Continue reading »
Happy Birthday Steve McQueen!
Today would have been Steve McQueen‘s 77th birthday and I’m using it as an excuse to post some photos of him since he’s one of my favorite actors and I’ve got a lot of photos of him stashed away on my computer for a day like today. Steve was very photogenic and he took a … Continue reading »
The Eurotrash Pinnacle Project
David Zuzelo who runs the terrific blog Tomb it May Concern started what he refers to as The Eurotrash Pinnacle Project. It’s an effort to bring together a list of favorite Eurotrash films from every genre imaginable including eurohorror, giallo, eurospy and spaghetti westerns. I recently contributed my own list of Top 10 Eurotrash films … Continue reading »
R.I.P. Freddie Francis 1917-2007
I had planned on finishing up the Lucio Fulci tribute I started last week, which was slowed down by unexpected computer troubles, but I was deeply saddened to learn that the great British filmmaker & cinematographer Freddie Francis had passed away on March 17th due to complications following a stroke and I decided to spend … Continue reading »
Cinedelica News
Espionage in Tangier (1965) & Cool, It Carol! (1970) Just wanted to remind any readers who might visit this blog that I’m also a regular contributor to Cinedelica, which is a great international site with lots of information about cult films. My most recent contributions were DVD reviews for the new eurospy Drive-In Double Feature: … Continue reading »
Lucio Fulci – A Look Back
Lucio Fulci b. June 17, 1927 – d. March 13, 1996 Today is the 11th Anniversary of Italian director Lucio Fulci’s death. To celebrate the life of one of my favorite filmmakers I thought I would share a brief overview of Fulci’s early career in cinema, which is often overshadowed by his later years as … Continue reading »
Favorite DVD Releases of 2006 – Part III.
This is the final part of my 30 Favorite DVD Releases of 2006 list that I’ve been slowly putting together. You can find Parts I. and II. HERE. Please keep in mind that these are all official NTSC Region 1 DVDs of films originally released between 1960 and 1979 and the numerical order means absolutely … Continue reading »
Shirley MacLaine on Shooting The Apartment (1960)
Billy Wilder & Shirley MacLaine on the set of The Apartment (1960) “We started filming The Apartment with twenty-nine pages of script and Jack Lemmon and I had no idea how the film would end and neither did Billy Wilder, the director. So he just watched our relationship to see how the chemistry would evolve. … Continue reading »
Horror Roundtable @ The Horror Blog
I just participated in my first Horror Roundtable which is hosted over at The Horror Blog. The Horror Blog is a great place to visit if you happen to love horror films as much as I do. It has lots of great tidbits about various horror related topics, including info about new films, etc. This … Continue reading »
