Italy Challenge (Official, December 2019)

[sol]

The Italian Job

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
2. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
3. Brother Sun Sister Moon (1972)
4. Death Laid an Egg (1968)
5. The Psychic (1977)
6. Bodycount (1986)
7. Suspiria (1977) REVISION
8. Suspiria (2018)
9. Maciste in Hell (1925)

10. Profondo Rosso (1975) REVISION



The pulsating Goblin score is superb here and Argento's camera nicely always seems to creep around. David Hemmings and Daria Nicolodi lack chemistry though as the witness and female reporter who pair up to solve things and Argento bloats his running time to over two hours by having the pair sit around and arm wrestle etc. There are several well done moments of tension throughout, but these moments are heavily diluted by all the yapping.

[jeroeno]

32. Il ferroviere (1956)
33. Le meraviglie (2014)

[peeptoad]

update and then I may be offline for a few days...

Firstly, welcome to albajos and jdidaco! Thanks for joining in...
Psychotronicbeatnik continues to widen his lead, but Traveller is very game and not giving up easily. Those two have pretty much separated themselves from the rest, but jeroeno has firmly taken over the third spot and could still be threat to the top two. Meanwhile, Tarris1 has overtaken blueboybob, who is backpedaling out of a tight spot on the rail and is approached again on the outside by peeptoad. There has also been some gradual movement from others (perhaps reacting to the late entrance of jdidaco who has debuted into the top half of the field). All others are hanging in there...

Rank	Participant	Count
1	psychotronicbeatnik	55
2	Traveller	43
3	jeroeno	33
4	Tarris1	16
5	blueboybob	14
6	peeptoad	12
7	AB537	11
8	jdidaco	10
8	sol	10
9	morrison-dylan-fan	9
10	hurluberlu	7
10	ororama	7
11	cinephage	6
11	Lonewolf2003	6
11	RogertheMovieManiac88	6
12	albajos	5
13	shugs	2
14	blocho	1
14	Cinepolis	1
14	Coryn	1
14	maxwelldeux	1
14	weirdboy	1
14	zzzorf	1

[Traveller]

44. Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - 4/10
45. Cannibal Ferox (1981) - 3/10

[Lonewolf2003]

7. Svegliati e uccidi [Wake Up and Kill/Too Soon to Die] (1966, Carlo Lizzani): 5.5
8. La ciociara [Two Women] (1960, Vittorio De Sica): 7.8
9. La frusta e il corpo [The Whip and the Body] (1963, Mario Bava): 6.0
10. Boccaccio '70 (1962, Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti & Mario Monicelli): 7.2 - Sica < Fellini < Visconti < Monicelli, all parts are good, but over stay there welcome.
11. A doppia faccia [Double Face] (1969, Riccardo Freda): 6.8
12. Le foto proibite di una signora per bene [Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion] (1970, Luciano Ercoli): 7.0
13. I clowns (1971, Federico Fellini): 7.2
14. Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh [The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh] (1971, Sergio Martino): 7.0
15. L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco [The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire] (1971, Riccardo Freda): 5.8
16. Il colosso di Rodi [The Colossus of Rhodes] (1961, Sergio Leone): 6.5
17. La proprietà non è più un furto [Property Is No Longer a Theft] (1973, Elio Petri): 4.8
18. Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga [Baron Blood] (1972, Mario Bava): 7.8
19. La grande bouffe (1973, Marco Ferreri): 7.5
20. L'ambizioso [The Climber] (1975, Pasquale Squitieri): 7.2
21. Gruppo di famiglia in un interno [Conversation Piece] (1974, Luchino Visconti): 7.8
22. Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore [Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man] (1976, Ruggero Deodato): 7.2
23. Autostop rosso sangue [Hitch-Hike] (1977, Pasquale Festa Campanile): 6.8

Visto prima

1. La signora senza camelie [The Lady Without Camelias] (1953, Michelangelo Antonioni): 8.2
2. La Notte (1961, Michelangelo Antonioni) (rewatch): 6.8 > 8.8
3. L'assassino [The Assassin] (1961, Elio Petri): 7.2
4. Prima della rivoluzione [Before the Revolution] (1964, Bernardo Bertolucci): 7.5
5. Ercole al centro della terra [Hercules in the Haunted World] (1961, Mario Bava): 6.8 .
6. Viva l'Italia [Garibaldi] (1961, Roberto Rossellini): 5.5 -

[AB537]

12. Io la conoscevo bene - I Knew Her Well (Antonio Pietrangeli, 1965) 7/10

[sol]

The Italian Job

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
2. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
3. Brother Sun Sister Moon (1972)
4. Death Laid an Egg (1968)
5. The Psychic (1977)
6. Bodycount (1986)
7. Suspiria (1977) REVISION
8. Suspiria (2018)
9. Maciste in Hell (1925)
10. Profondo Rosso (1975) REVISION

11. Il Boss (1973)



As a group of mobsters are killed from the projection booth of a private cinema by a rocket launcher (!), this Italian crime drama gets off to a fantastic start that it seldom lives up to. Henry Silva is not especially effective in the lead role, exhibiting very few emotions, and none of his subsequent hits having anything on his initial one. A drugged up, kidnapped don's daughter who Silva rescues offers some bright moments in the second half though.

[Tarris1]

Spoiler

1. Il Posto (1961) 8/10
2. La stanza del figlio (2001) 7.5/10
3. Respiro (2002) 7/10
4. Il Postino (1994) 6/10
5. I fidanzati (1963) 8/10
6. Una giornata particolare (1977) 8.5/10
7. Bianca (1984) 6/10
8. La meglio gioventù (2003) 7/10
9. A ciascuno il suo (1967) 6/10
10. Francesco, giullare di Dio (1950) 7/10
11. La notte (1961) 8.5/10
12. Caro diario (1993) 7/10
13. Uccellacci e uccellini (1966) 6/10
14. Divorzio all'italiana (1961) 8/10
15. La grande guerra (1959) 7/10
16. La donna scimmia (1964) 6/10

17. Gli uomini, che mascalzoni... (1932) 7.5/10
18. Le mani sulla città (1963) 7/10
19. Una vita difficile (1961) 7/10
20. La messa è finita (1985) 7/10

[Traveller]

46. Zombie (1979) - 5/10

[Lonewolf2003]

24. La belva col mitra [Mad Dog Killer/Beast with a Gun] (1977, Sergio Grieco): 6.5 - Helmut Berger steals the show as the titular psycho criminal on the run. Richard Harrison does the tough good cop, hunting him down, very well. The way Berger somehow is able to escape from the police constantly takes some serious suspension of disbelief.
25. Il cinico, l'infame, il violento [The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist] (1977, Umberto Lenzi): 6.8
26. Milano rovente [Gang War in Milan] (1973, Umberto Lenzi): 6.0

Visto prima

1. La signora senza camelie [The Lady Without Camelias] (1953, Michelangelo Antonioni): 8.2
2. La Notte (1961, Michelangelo Antonioni) (rewatch): 6.8 > 8.8
3. L'assassino [The Assassin] (1961, Elio Petri): 7.2
4. Prima della rivoluzione [Before the Revolution] (1964, Bernardo Bertolucci): 7.5
5. Ercole al centro della terra [Hercules in the Haunted World] (1961, Mario Bava): 6.8
6. Viva l'Italia [Garibaldi] (1961, Roberto Rossellini): 5.5
7. Svegliati e uccidi [Wake Up and Kill/Too Soon to Die] (1966, Carlo Lizzani): 5.5
8. La ciociara [Two Women] (1960, Vittorio De Sica): 7.8
9. La frusta e il corpo [The Whip and the Body] (1963, Mario Bava): 6.0
10. Boccaccio '70 (1962, Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti & Mario Monicelli): 7.2 - Sica < Fellini < Visconti < Monicelli, all parts are good, but over stay there welcome.
11. A doppia faccia [Double Face] (1969, Riccardo Freda): 6.8
12. Le foto proibite di una signora per bene [Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion] (1970, Luciano Ercoli): 7.0
13. I clowns (1971, Federico Fellini): 7.2
14. Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh [The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh] (1971, Sergio Martino): 7.0
15. L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco [The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire] (1971, Riccardo Freda): 5.8
16. Il colosso di Rodi [The Colossus of Rhodes] (1961, Sergio Leone): 6.5
17. La proprietà non è più un furto [Property Is No Longer a Theft] (1973, Elio Petri): 4.8
18. Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga [Baron Blood] (1972, Mario Bava): 7.8
19. La grande bouffe (1973, Marco Ferreri): 7.5
20. L'ambizioso [The Climber] (1975, Pasquale Squitieri): 7.2
21. Gruppo di famiglia in un interno [Conversation Piece] (1974, Luchino Visconti): 7.8
22. Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore [Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man] (1976, Ruggero Deodato): 7.2
23. Autostop rosso sangue [Hitch-Hike] (1977, Pasquale Festa Campanile): 6.8

[sol]

The Italian Job

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
2. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
3. Brother Sun Sister Moon (1972)
4. Death Laid an Egg (1968)
5. The Psychic (1977)
6. Bodycount (1986)
7. Suspiria (1977) REVISION
8. Suspiria (2018)
9. Maciste in Hell (1925)
10. Profondo Rosso (1975) REVISION
11. Il Boss (1973)

12. Orca (1977)



Misleadingly marketed as Jaws with a whale, this plays out more like Moby Dick. While detestable at first, the protagonist here becomes sympathetic by the end of the film as he comes to genuinely regret murdering the mate of a male orca who keeps coming back to attack him. The film is very much about him forced to face up to his "sin", while we are positioned equally to root for the orca. Great underwater shots and Ennio Morricone music too.

[peeptoad]

13. Estate violenta (1959) Violent Summer 7

lunga vita all'italia

1. Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975) Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom 7
2. L'Avventura (1960) 7
3. Un tranquillo posto di campagna (1968) A Quiet Place in the Country 8
4. Concerto per pistola solista (1970) The Weekend Murders 6
5. L’assassino (1961) The assassin 7
6. A ciascuno il suo (1967) We Still Kill the Old Way 7
7. Il diavolo nel cervello (1972) Devil in the Brain 6
8. La decima vittima(1965) The 10th Victim 7+
9. Il coltello di ghiaccio (1972) Knife of Ice 6
10. Assassinio al cimitero etrusco (1982) The Scorpion with Two Tails 3
11. La vittima designata (1971)The Designated Victim 7
12. Col cuore in gola (1967) Deadly Sweet 6

[Traveller]

47. City of the Living Dead (1980) - 4/10

[maxwelldeux]

My Italian consists of weird swearing/slang

1. Caesar Must Die (2012)

2. Get Big (2018)
Doc about Ultimate Frisbee. Meh.

3. The Devil and Father Amorth (2017)
Directed by William Friedkin (of Exorcist fame). Follows a real exorcism in Italy. And holy hell this was terrible. Just awful. Like it's pretty hard to make a documentary this bad. Interviewing the wrong people (i.e., people who aren't experts in what he's asking about). An oppressively boring exorcism. A complete failure in storytelling. Just... wow.

[jeroeno]

34. Youth (2015)

[sol]

The Italian Job

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
2. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
3. Brother Sun Sister Moon (1972)
4. Death Laid an Egg (1968)
5. The Psychic (1977)
6. Bodycount (1986)
7. Suspiria (1977) REVISION
8. Suspiria (2018)
9. Maciste in Hell (1925)
10. Profondo Rosso (1975) REVISION
11. Il Boss (1973)
12. Orca (1977)

Argento Double Feature:

13. Opera (1987)



There is a fun layer here in addition to the killings with the opera director being a former horror movie director with amusing audience winking through lines such as "it usually only happens to people in the movies". The film is also gloriously visualised to the point that the script's flaws barely register. From swooping raven POV shots to camerawork that constantly creeps around, the film is aptly voyeuristic. There is also an amazing bullet to the head.

14. Inferno (1980)



This Suspiria sequel has its fair share of effective moments, from trapped underwater, to those rats, to the titular inferno at the end, but it is all fragmented and messy and unlike in Suspiria, there is no mystery as to what exactly is going on. In fact, the extra exposition here hurts the film. Argento still manages to use effective blue, red and purple neon filters, but the effect is nowhere near as immersive and continuous as with Suspiria.

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

(Screenshots from 'Senso' and 'L'iguana')



7. 'Senso' / 1954, Luchino Visconti / 10/10
8. 'L'iguana' / 'The Iguana' / 2004, Catherine McGilvray / 7.5 or 8/10
9. 'Sicilian Ghost Story' / 2017, Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza / 4/10

[Traveller]

48. The Beyond (1981) - 6/10

[jeroeno]

35. Le notti bianche (1957)
36. Porte aperte (1990)

And that'll be it for me for this challenge

[blocho]

35. Le notti bianche (1957)
36. Porte aperte (1990)

And that'll be it for me for this challenge

Congrats, jeroeno. 36 in 36 is very impressive.

[sol]

The Italian Job

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
2. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
3. Brother Sun Sister Moon (1972)
4. Death Laid an Egg (1968)
5. The Psychic (1977)
6. Bodycount (1986)
7. Suspiria (1977) REVISION
8. Suspiria (2018)
9. Maciste in Hell (1925)
10. Profondo Rosso (1975) REVISION
11. Il Boss (1973)
12. Orca (1977)
13. Opera (1987)
14. Inferno (1980)

15. The Church (1989)



With lots of point-of-view and mobile camerawork, the death scenes are memorable here (see above); the unleashing of evil spirits is also genuinely eerie with a giant cross falling down into a seemingly never-ending abyss. It takes over 40 minutes for this to occur though and the early parts of the film are uneven at best. Tomas Arana is okay as the protagonist in this stretch, but a romance that soon develops is bland, and Asia Argento is wasted.

[allisoncm]

35. Le notti bianche (1957)
36. Porte aperte (1990)

And that'll be it for me for this challenge

I'm only just beginning...

[allisoncm]

1. La famiglia (1987) 6.25/10

[jeroeno]

35. Le notti bianche (1957)
36. Porte aperte (1990)

And that'll be it for me for this challenge

Congrats, jeroeno. 36 in 36 is very impressive.

Thank you.

[cinephage]

07. Il maestro di Vigevano, by Elio Petri (1963) 7,5/10

A rather dark comedy, where a teacher has difficulty to make ends meet, whereas other less scrupulous people make the best out of the economic boom of the country...

chi lo sa ? (06)

01. Teorema, by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1968) 5,5/10
02. I soliti ignoti, by Mario Monicelli (1958) 7/10 - Rewatch
03. La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano, by Giuseppe Tornatore (1998) 8/10
04. I compagni, by Mario Moniccelli (1963) 8/10
05. Il Nido, by Roberto De Feo (2019) 4/10
06. 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto, by Mario Bava (1970) 6/10

[sol]

The Italian Job

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
2. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
3. Brother Sun Sister Moon (1972)
4. Death Laid an Egg (1968)
5. The Psychic (1977)
6. Bodycount (1986)
7. Suspiria (1977) REVISION
8. Suspiria (2018)
9. Maciste in Hell (1925)
10. Profondo Rosso (1975) REVISION
11. Il Boss (1973)
12. Orca (1977)
13. Opera (1987)
14. Inferno (1980)
15. The Church (1989)

16. The Visitor. (1979)



The plot is confusing here, but if a muddled mess, this is undeniably encapsulating. From steadicam bird attacks to a darkened house of mirrors, the film is lusciously shot and there are several memorable moments, including a grisly eye gouging on a dangerous highway. Young Paige Conner is stunning too, channeling Patty McCormack in The Bad Seed in a nicely ambiguous performance in which we are unsure how much she really knows.

Just realised that TraverseTown has this at #2 on his 500<400 ballot. This guy has the best taste in film. Will add to my own 500<400 shortly.

[Traveller]

49. Black Sunday (1960) - 7/10

[Tarris1]

Spoiler

1. Il Posto (1961) 8/10
2. La stanza del figlio (2001) 7.5/10
3. Respiro (2002) 7/10
4. Il Postino (1994) 6/10
5. I fidanzati (1963) 8/10
6. Una giornata particolare (1977) 8.5/10
7. Bianca (1984) 6/10
8. La meglio gioventù (2003) 7/10
9. A ciascuno il suo (1967) 6/10
10. Francesco, giullare di Dio (1950) 7/10
11. La notte (1961) 8.5/10
12. Caro diario (1993) 7/10
13. Uccellacci e uccellini (1966) 6/10
14. Divorzio all'italiana (1961) 8/10
15. La grande guerra (1959) 7/10
16. La donna scimmia (1964) 6/10
17. Gli uomini, che mascalzoni... (1932) 7.5/10
18. Le mani sulla città (1963) 7/10
19. Una vita difficile (1961) 7/10
20. La messa è finita (1985) 7/10

21. Senso (1954) 8.5/10
22. I pugni in tasca (1965) 7/10
23. La maschera del demonio (1960) 6/10
24. Adua e le compagne (1960) 8/10

[psychotronicbeatnik]

ciao peeps,

Would you please provide a ruling on Jesus of Nazareth and how to record it? It was originally broadcast in Italy in five parts, and in the US in two parts but has also been broadcast in every permutation from one to five parts. The Artisan DVD I watched runs 382 minutes and is presented over two discs with only one set each of opening and closing credits. IMDb records it as two episodes. I personally watched it over four nights, in between repeat viewings of Argento films. I'm baffled as to the best way to record this.

[albajos]

we count credits, so 2 then

[peeptoad]

ciao peeps,

Would you please provide a ruling on Jesus of Nazareth and how to record it? It was originally broadcast in Italy in five parts, and in the US in two parts but has also been broadcast in every permutation from one to five parts. The Artisan DVD I watched runs 382 minutes and is presented over two discs with only one set each of opening and closing credits. IMDb records it as two episodes. I personally watched it over four nights, in between repeat viewings of Argento films. I'm baffled as to the best way to record this.

What albajos posted makes sense to me, plus it's in line with the listing on imdb.

[psychotronicbeatnik]

56. L’uccello dale piume di cristallo; aka: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970 / Dario Argento) 9/10
57. Il gatto a nove code; aka: The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971 / Dario Argento) 7+/10
58. Profondo rosso; aka: Deep Red (1975 / Dario Argento) 9/10
59. Suspiria (1977 / Dario Argento) 9/10
60. Inferno (1980 / Dario Argento) 7+/10
61. Tenebre (1982 / Dario Argento) 8/10
62. Phenomena (1985 / Dario Argento) 8+/10
63. Opera (1987 / Dario Argento) 8+/10
64. Trauma (1993 / Dario Argento) 7/10
65-66. Jesus of Nazareth (1977 / Franco Zeffirelli) 8+/10
67. La collina degli stivali; aka: Boot Hill (1969 / Giuseppe Colizzi) FTV 7/10

I'm going to go with two parts for Jesus of Nazareth since that's the way it's listed on IMDb. Let me know if I should change it, peeps!

I tally

1. Fellini Satyricon (1969 / Federico Fellini) FTV 7/10
2. Ercole contro Moloch (1963 / Giorgio Ferroni) FTV 6+/10
3. Il Leone di Tebe (1964 / Giorgio Ferroni) FTV 6+/10
4. Il grande silenzio (1968 / Sergio Corbucci) FTV 8+/10
5. Caltiki il mostro immortale (1959 / Riccardo Freda, Mario Bava) 8/10
6. La maschera del demonio (1960 / Mario Bava) 9/10
7. Accattone (1961 / Pier Paolo Pasolini) FTV 8/10
8. Sci-Real (2014 / Varo Venturi) FTV 2/10
9. Conquest (1983 / Lucio Fulci) 7+/10
10. Autostop rosso sangue (1977 / Pasquale Festa Campanile) FTV 7+/10
11. La siciliana ribelle (2008 / Marco Armenta) FTV 7+/10
12. Riso amaro (1949 / Giuseppe De Santis) FTV 8/10
13. Giuseppe De Santis (2008 / Carlo Lizzani) FTV 7/10
14. Nero Wolfe: La traccia del serpente (2012 / Riccardo Donna) FTV 8/10
15. Incubo sulla citta contaminate; aka Nightmare City (1980 / Umberto Lenzi) 4+/10
16. Miami Golem (1985 / Alberto De Martino) 7+/10
17. Top Line (1988 / Nello Rossati) FTV 7/10
18. Occhi dale stele; aka: Eyes Behind the Stars (1978 / Mario Gariazzo) FTV 4/10
19. Giochi erotici nella terza galassia; aka: Escape from Galaxy 3; aka: Starcrash II (1981 / Bitto Albertini) FTV 2/10
20. Vendetta dal future; aka: Hands of Steel (1986 / Sergio Martino) 7/10
21. La Guerra dei robot; aka: War of the Robots (1978 / Alfonso Brescia) 6/10
22. L’albero degli zoccoli; aka: The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978 / Ermanno Olmi) 9/10
23. Il mostro di Venezia; aka: The Embalmer (1965 / Dino Tavella) FTV 7/10
24. Nero Wolfe: Champagne per uno (2012 / Riccardo Donna) FTV 8/10
25. La note che Evelyn usci dalla tomba; aka: The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971 / Emilio Miraglia) FTV 7+/10
26. Frankenstein ‘80 (1972 / Mario Mancini) FTV 4+/10
27. Uccellacci e uccellini (1966 / Pier Paolo Pasolini) FTV 7+/10
28. Nero Wolfe: Principessa Orchidea (2012 / Riccardo Donna) FTV 8/10
29. La belva col mitra; aka: Beast With a Gun (1977 / Sergio Grieco) FTV 7+/10
30. I vampiri (1957 / Riccardo Freda, Mario Bava) 8/10
31. Schock; aka: Beyond the Door II (1977 / Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava) 8/10
32. Nero Wolfe: Il patto dei sei (2012 / Riccardo Donna) FTV 8/10
33. Il diavolo a sette face; aka: The Devil with Seven Faces (1971 / Osvaldo Civirani) FTV 7/10
34. Perche quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?; aka: The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972 / Giuliano Carnimeo) 7+/10
35. Django (1966 / Sergio Corbucci) 9/10
36. I giganti della Tessaglia; aka: The Giants of Thessaly (1960 / Riccardo Freda) FTV 7+/10
37. Maciste e la regina di Samar; aka: Hercules against the Moonmen (1964 / Giacomo Gentilomo) 8/10
38. La battaglia di Maratona; aka: The Giant of Marathon (1959 / Bruno Vailati, Mario Bava, Jacques Tourneur) 8/10
39. Il caso Amicizia; aka: The Friendship Case – The Extraordinary Story of Mass Alien Contact (2008 / Luca Trovellesi Cesana) FTV 5/10
40. La tigre e la neve; aka: The Tiger and the Snow (2005 / Roberto Benigni) FTV 1/10
41. Stridulum; aka: The Visitor (1979 / Giulio Paradisi) 7/10
42. The House of Exorcism (1975 / Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone) FTV 4/10
43. La migliore offerta; aka: the Best Offer (2013 / Giuseppe Tornatore) FTV 8/10
44. Baaria (2009 / Giuseppe Tornatore) FTV 8/10
45. La leggenda del pianist sull’oceano; aka: The Legend of 1900 (1998 / Giuseppe Tornatore) FTV 8/10
46. Black Cat (Gatto nero) (1981 / Lucio Fulci) 8+/10
47. La morte ha fatto l’uovo; aka: Death Laid an Egg (1968 / Giulio Questi) FTV 6/10
48. Nero Wolfe: Scacco al re (2012 / Riccardo Donna) FTV 7+/10
49. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988 / Giuseppe Tornatore) 8/10
50. I pugni in tasca; aka: Fists in the Pocket (1965 / Marco Bellochio) FTV 9/10
51. La casa con la scala nel buio; aka: A Blade in the Dark (1983 / Lamberto Bava) FTV 7/10
52. …E tu vivrai nel terrore! L’aldila; aka: The Beyond (1981 / Lucio Fulci) 9+/10
53. Paura nella citta dei morti viventi; aka: City of the Living Dead (1980 / Lucio Fulci) 8+/10
54. Quella villa accanto al cimitero; aka: The House By the Cemetery (1981 / Lucio Fulci) 7+/10
55. La notte (1961 / Michelangelo Antonioni) FTV 9/10

56. L’uccello dale piume di cristallo; aka: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970 / Dario Argento) 9/10
57. Il gatto a nove code; aka: The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971 / Dario Argento) 7+/10
58. Profondo rosso; aka: Deep Red (1975 / Dario Argento) 9/10
59. Suspiria (1977 / Dario Argento) 9/10
60. Inferno (1980 / Dario Argento) 7+/10
61. Tenebre (1982 / Dario Argento) 8/10
62. Phenomena (1985 / Dario Argento) 8+/10
63. Opera (1987 / Dario Argento) 8+/10
64. Trauma (1993 / Dario Argento) 7/10
65-66. Jesus of Nazareth (1977 / Franco Zeffirelli) 8+/10
67. La collina degli stivali; aka: Boot Hill (1969 / Giuseppe Colizzi) FTV 7/10

[psychotronicbeatnik]

ciao peeps,

Would you please provide a ruling on Jesus of Nazareth and how to record it? It was originally broadcast in Italy in five parts, and in the US in two parts but has also been broadcast in every permutation from one to five parts. The Artisan DVD I watched runs 382 minutes and is presented over two discs with only one set each of opening and closing credits. IMDb records it as two episodes. I personally watched it over four nights, in between repeat viewings of Argento films. I'm baffled as to the best way to record this.

What albajos posted makes sense to me, plus it's in line with the listing on imdb.

[AB537]

13. I pugni in tasca - Fists in the Pocket (Marco Bellocchio, 1965) 7/10

[connordenney]

1. Bitter Rice (Giuseppe De Santis, 1949)

[jdidaco]

11. Capricci (Carmelo Bene, 1969) 9/10
12. The Assassination of Trotsky (Joseph Losey, 1972) 7.5/10
13. Fratello mare (Brother Sea, Folco Quilici, 1975) 7.5/10
14. Phenomena (Dario Argento, 1985) 8/10 (RV)
15. Mamba (Fair Game, Mario Orfini, 1988) 6.5/10
16. Aral, Fishing in an Invisible Sea (Carlos Casas & Saodat Ismailova, 2004) 9/10

Spoiler

1. Lo scapolo (The Bachelor, Antonio Pietrangeli, 1955) 7/10
2. Le ragazze di San Frediano (The Girls of San Frediano, Valerio Zurlini, 1955) 8/10
3. La vena d'oro (Golden Vein, Mauro Bolognini, 1955) 8.5/10
4. Gli sbandati (Abandoned, Francesco Maselli, 1955) 8.5/10
5. Agi Murad il diavolo bianco (The White Warrior, Riccardo Freda, 1959) 7/10
6. Il colosso di Rodi (The Colossus of Rhodes, Sergio Leone, 1961) 7/10
7. Gli arcangeli (The Archangels, Enzo Battaglia, 1963) 8/10
8. Il vangelo secondo Matteo (The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1964) 10/10 (RV)
9. Sopralluoghi in Palestina per il vangelo secondo Matteo (Location Hunting in Palestine, Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1965) 9/10
10. Come, quando, perché (How, When and with Whom, Antonio Pietrangeli & Valerio Zurlini, 1969) 8/10

[sol]

The Italian Job

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
2. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
3. Brother Sun Sister Moon (1972)
4. Death Laid an Egg (1968)
5. The Psychic (1977)
6. Bodycount (1986)
7. Suspiria (1977) REVISION
8. Suspiria (2018)
9. Maciste in Hell (1925)
10. Profondo Rosso (1975) REVISION
11. Il Boss (1973)
12. Orca (1977)
13. Opera (1987)
14. Inferno (1980)
15. The Church (1989)
16. The Visitor. (1979)

17. Baron Blood (1972)



As per Mario Bava norm, this looks great and there are some stellar moments in which the lead actress is pursued through foggy exteriors by a shadowy man. The story is extremely second rate though. It is impossible to root for the male protagonist since he brings the horror upon himself, Joseph Cotten lacks mysteriousness as a character whose identity is easy to guess and a subplot with a young girl who has seen the Baron's spirit is oddly neglected.

[sol]

The Italian Job

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
2. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
3. Brother Sun Sister Moon (1972)
4. Death Laid an Egg (1968)
5. The Psychic (1977)
6. Bodycount (1986)
7. Suspiria (1977) REVISION
8. Suspiria (2018)
9. Maciste in Hell (1925)
10. Profondo Rosso (1975) REVISION
11. Il Boss (1973)
12. Orca (1977)
13. Opera (1987)
14. Inferno (1980)
15. The Church (1989)
16. The Visitor. (1979)
17. Baron Blood (1972)

18. A Bay of Blood (1971)



The first kill is pretty amazing here with an unpredictable second kill happening soon afterwards that throws things in a completely new direction. The upbeat ending also seems bizarre at first but actually works quite well in retrospect. There is a complex double-crossing plot at hand, but with lifeless all round, the film only really excels when in stalking and murdering mode. The killings are at least very memorable - a copulating couple especially.

[Traveller]

50. Evil Eye (1963) - 7/10
51. Black Sabbath (1963) - 6/10

[blocho]

2. Estate Violenta (1959)
3. I Compagni (1963)