Sergio Corbuchis’ Django (1966) became the quintessential film in the myriad of Spaghetti Western movies which were produced by the Italian film industry from 1961
Death Laid An Egg (1968) (La Morte Ha Fatto L’Uovo)
… I was very impressed at how it was not a true Giallo but a hybrid mix of social satire, political mechanics, relationship inadequacies and a few murders along the way…
Cult of the Cinema’s Favourite Picture Palaces Part 1
Places where I like to spend my time watching films… at the Cinema… When I am asked where the best place to watch any movie I always… Read more “Cult of the Cinema’s Favourite Picture Palaces Part 1”
A Better Tomorrow (1986) (Ying Hung Boon Sik)
Director John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow (1986) began his trademark series of action films in Hong Kong cinema’s sub-culture of ‘Heroic Bloodshed’ movies. These films tended to… Read more “A Better Tomorrow (1986) (Ying Hung Boon Sik)”
Cult of the Cinema’s Favourite Films of 2020
during these times trying to keep their audience expectations alive with a mix of blockbusters, independent films and foreign feature films and whole slew of re-release films from varying decades
Massacre Gun (1967) (Minagoroshi No Kenjū)
Massacre Gun (1967) directed by Yasuharu Hasebe produced by Nikkatsu, the Japanese studio whose output during the 1960s was dominated by similarly violent action films and thrillers,… Read more “Massacre Gun (1967) (Minagoroshi No Kenjū)”
Hard Boiled (1992)
Director John Woo’s Hard Boiled (1992) became the most creative and full-on action thriller ever committed to celluloid….
Trancers (1984)
Trancers (1984) directed by Charles Band, was released after the initial run of Blade Runner (1982) which ushered in a whole lineage of near future Sci Fi… Read more “Trancers (1984)”
The Mummy (1959)
Hammer Studio’s The Mummy was made in 1959 by director Terence Fisher and starred Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee as an archeologist John Banning and Kharis, the… Read more “The Mummy (1959)”
Keep Mum (2019)
….Keep Mum takes the audience into a post shocking event which slowly unwinds in the mind of a mum as she tries to piece together the events of the previous night…
