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“I'm a volcano of ideas.”
I pugni in tasca [Fists in the Pocket] (Marco Bellocchio, 1965)
Nov
3
Alessandro (Lou Castel). DP: Alberto Marrama.
– Alessandro
Rosso sangue; Happy End; The Hang Up
Nov
2
axe
Top to bottom: Rosso sangue [Absurd] (Joe D’Amato, 1981), Happy End (Oldřich Lipský, 1967), The Hang Up (TonyVorno, 1969).
Watched on November 2, 4 and 7 respectively.
“So this is the team, ey? A priest, a detective near retirement, and a young moron rookie of a cop… Terrific.”
Rosso sangue [Absurd / Monster Hunter] (Joe D'Amato, 1981)
Nov
2
spaghetti
Pretending to be set somewhere in the US, people watch an American Football match on TV. Being Italian, their go-to snack is spaghetti. DP: Joe D'Amato.
– Sgt. Ben Engleman
“No pleasure, no pain… no emotion, no heart. Our superior in every way.”
The Thing from Another World (Christian Nyby + Howard Hawks, 1951)
Nov
1
Scientists and crew armed to the teeth. DP: Russell Harlan.
Until November 3.
– Dr. Arthur Carrington
Legacy of Satan (Gerard Damiano, 1972/74)
Oct
31
cherry pie
A lady cuts her left index finger with a knife. Nearby a plate with blood red cherry pie. DP: João Fernandes.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin from the Intercontinental Radio News.”
The Night That Panicked America (Joseph Sargent, 1975)
Oct
30
1938
Paul Shenar as Orson Welles. DP: Jules Brenner.
Śledztwo [The Investigation] (Marek Piestrak, 1974)
Oct
28
A person offscreen shoots a handgun. DP: Edward Kłosiński.
“It's in the trees! It's coming!”
Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)
Oct
28
John Holden (Dana Andrews) standing in Stonehenge's inner circle. He's holding a strip of paper with something written on it. DP: Edward Scaife.
– You surely know that my financial support is unlimited. – Yes. Long live your false cheque factories!
Tajemství hradu v Karpatech [The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians] (Oldřich Lipský, 1981)
Oct
27
1897
A calendar – undeniably designed by the great Jan Švankmajer – with the date October 27, 1897, set on the day of – or referencing a saint – Sabina. Screenshot via DVDBeaver. DP: Viktor Růžička.
“IF they want to kill me, let them do it.”
Il caso Mattei [The Mattei Affair] (Francesco Rosi, 1972)
Oct
27
1962
A group of well-dressed men, somewhere in a field, with Enrico Mattei (Gian Maria Volontè) in the centre. DP: Pasqualino De Santis.
– Enrico Mattei