Kickstarting Giallo Fever! in NYC
Giallo Fever!, a film series sure to catch the attention of any genre film fan, recently appeared on our radar and I immediately knew we had to get involved to help spread the word. The series will...
View ArticleCome Catch Giallo Fever! With Me
A couple of days ago, the Powers That Be at Paracinema asked me if I would be interested in representing them at the Giallo Fever! festival here in New York City. My first reaction was yes,...
View ArticleGiallo Fever!, Day Three
If I were to begin my summary of Day Three by doing anything other than talking about Deep Red, I’m pretty sure that there would be a revolution. Give the people what they want. Even accounting for the...
View ArticleQ&A with author Mikel Koven
When I first decided to learn as much as I could about the giallo, I was kind of starting from scratch. The genre certainly has its followers but is somewhat lacking in formal critical study. Sure,...
View ArticleLatin Horror and Ms. Rosalind Leigh
As a means of expanding my Halloween horizons, I recently asked on Twitter if any of my followers had a Netflix recommendation for me. The winning suggestion, The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind...
View ArticleDirty Movies, Bigfoot and Famous O-Faces: The Year In Sleaze 2013
In lieu of any sort of traditional ‘best-of’ list of whatever pop-culture mainstay is of the utmost importance at the current time, I’ve decided to assemble a sort of cornucopia of sleaze from the past...
View ArticleMaking The Italian Connection: The Poliziesco
Beginning on June 19th, the Malastrana Film Series—in partnership with the Anthology Film Archives—will be showing a selection of ‘60s and ‘70s Italian crime films known as polizieschi. A popular...
View ArticleAlan O’Leary Talks Terror, Trash, and the Poliziesco
The ability to trace the cinematic lineage of a genre – such as who inspired who and which films lifted thematic or visual elements from their predecessors – is only part of the story of any period in...
View ArticleWednesday at The Italian Connection: The Violent Four
Through Sunday, Paracinema will be running select reviews of the films showing as part of The Italian Connection series at Anthology Film Archives. For an overview of the subgenre, please check out our...
View ArticleThursday at The Italian Connection: Caliber 9 and Citizen
Through Sunday, Paracinema will be running select reviews of the films showing as part of The Italian Connection series at Anthology Film Archives. For an overview of the subgenre, please check out our...
View ArticleSunday at The Italian Connection: High Crime and Born Winner
Through Sunday, Paracinema will be running select reviews of the films showing as part of The Italian Connection series at Anthology Film Archives. For an overview of the subgenre, please check out our...
View ArticleAnthology Film Archives to Host 12 Hour Horror Marathon in 35mm
Earlier this year, Anthology Film Archives hosted a marathon of 80s movies to a packed house and all screened from 35mm collector prints. Now, just in time – or just a bit after – for Halloween,...
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