tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post7363223833894604537..comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00Comments on The Celluloid Highway: An Introduction to the Italian GialloShaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-27408011546537013122012-01-04T23:58:14.489+00:002012-01-04T23:58:14.489+00:00Yes, THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY is a fantastic film! I r...Yes, THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY is a fantastic film! I remember the soundtrack being great, too. I'll have to look it up. That's a movie I should own.Greg Stuart Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939384500810162186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-67096533950970934952011-10-13T14:24:59.348+01:002011-10-13T14:24:59.348+01:00I also have the soundtracks to the first three HAL...I also have the soundtracks to the first three HALLOWEEN films, and I think HALLOWEEN III is my favourite. It has am ominous feel which never lets up, even when it segues into the advertising jingle for Silver Shamrock. Those early Carpenter films are almost entirely reliant on their soundtracks. HALLOWEEN would a pale experience without its inspirational sound design. <br /><br />I've yet toShaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-35520098646126486222011-10-13T03:31:14.892+01:002011-10-13T03:31:14.892+01:00Yes! THE FOG is one of my all time favorites score...Yes! THE FOG is one of my all time favorites scores! Those first few simple strokes of the piano atop the ominous, low/slow pulsing of the synthesizer on "Mathew's Ghost Story!" The truly stirring "Reel 9" - its rolling, throbbing bass line, the way it builds and builds to its inevitable climax. Man oh man, does it impart a feeling of certain dread and impending doom!<br /Greg Stuart Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939384500810162186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-79542266982108584812011-10-12T13:54:39.922+01:002011-10-12T13:54:39.922+01:00I haven't found SILVER BULLET on my musical do...I haven't found SILVER BULLET on my musical download wanderings, but I remember that the film had a good score. It also has a great nightmare scene where the priest imagines his congregation as ravening werewolves!<br /><br />Yeah THE KEEP is one of Tangerine Dream's better soundtracks along with THIEF. I think those two films represent the very best of Michael Mann. I'm not a huge Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-29660141226099335712011-10-12T09:51:13.602+01:002011-10-12T09:51:13.602+01:00Was just looking for an old comment thread to resp...Was just looking for an old comment thread to respond to, and reread you last comment here. Trying to get a handle on how this blog thing is done. I think I'll be able to set it up now, so as I can get emails of post updates. We'll see.<br /><br />Anyway, I love downloading soundtracks, too, and have been doing it quite a bit lately. There are so great to write to, but honestly, I listenGreg Stuart Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939384500810162186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-63400523325805058352011-10-01T23:48:42.939+01:002011-10-01T23:48:42.939+01:00It's even more difficult I think when you are ...It's even more difficult I think when you are working on original piece of fiction such as a screenplay or a novel. I have written both in the past. I have a box with three original screenplays in (one a western, one dystopian science-fiction, and the other an historical adventure) and a couple of half finished novels. Writing reviews is comparatively easy - although I don't work too a Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-38679486919122161052011-09-30T21:15:08.259+01:002011-09-30T21:15:08.259+01:00Well, you can't keep the peddle to the metal t...Well, you can't keep the peddle to the metal twenty-four seven. Movies are rabbit-holes (or at least they can be) and sometimes you just got to come up for air, take a look around. When people derive inspiration from you, it's often hard to keep yourself full. Writing can be mind numbing, the individual words start to look like islands in a sea of sentences. Anyway, I feel your pain. I&#Greg Stuart Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-71519510920530013032011-09-30T18:26:07.342+01:002011-09-30T18:26:07.342+01:00Hi there Greg!
OBSESSION has just been released i...Hi there Greg!<br /><br />OBSESSION has just been released in the UK in a wonderful Blu-ray package by Arrow Video. It might be worth importing if you have access to a multi-region Blu-ray player. I do like THE FURY despite the obvious accusations that it is just a slightly more complicated riff on CARRIE. I found the film didn't quite do justice to the John Farris novel. Whereas the film of Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-45204245942399564472011-09-30T10:53:57.871+01:002011-09-30T10:53:57.871+01:00Shaun!
Been meaning to respond to this, but have ...Shaun!<br /><br />Been meaning to respond to this, but have been a bit slammed as they say. Yes, you should do some sort of De Palma retrospective! I'm a huge fan of his. And like you, SISTERS is a favorite of mine. I've got to see OBSESSION, all the more appropriate since Cliff Robertson's recent passing. Robertson has long been a favorite of mine, too. That last scene in 3 DAYS OF Greg Stuart Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-7694289788688374962011-09-25T15:43:57.615+01:002011-09-25T15:43:57.615+01:00I was able to explore these areas a bit more fully...I was able to explore these areas a bit more fully during my MA, but didn't have much support from the faculty. The focus at my second university was very much on Hollywood. In retrospect I think I chose the wrong university. I should have gone to somewhere like Hull which did an MA in British Cinema, or Brunel in London which offers an MA in Cult Film. <br /><br />Argento considers CAT O'Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-64532194164038724252011-09-23T21:58:33.380+01:002011-09-23T21:58:33.380+01:00Yeah, I went to two Universities, transferring int...Yeah, I went to two Universities, transferring into what was considered a more prestigious program (how we Americans come up with these distinctions, I'll never know!), but I actually learned more from what was considered the lesser program when it came to history and theory; and like you, I had a basic intro to horror class, that just touched on giallo; I believed we screened DEEP RED, a Greg Stuart Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-22423738138201011142011-09-23T15:37:17.419+01:002011-09-23T15:37:17.419+01:00Many thanks Greg, I truly appreciate it. I did a m...Many thanks Greg, I truly appreciate it. I did a module at University called Horror/Nation, and one week of it was devoted to Italian horror. The gothic horror of the 60's and gialli were jammed into just three hours. Apart from that, that has been my only interaction with gialli in an academic context. Another good introduction to the subject can be found in Mikel Koven's book LA DOLCE Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-56971093885507285512011-09-22T23:39:29.200+01:002011-09-22T23:39:29.200+01:00Great article! Haven't seen it put down so pla...Great article! Haven't seen it put down so plainly and thoughtfully since... well, ever! I took several Italian Cinema classes during school, even one that included Giallo as part of its scope; that, and their Westerns. The professor was even highly regarded in New York film circles, and knew everybody who had anything to do with movies in Manhattan. But he was from Italy, and thus, there wasGreg Stuart Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-81697638816906569412011-02-12T13:44:03.436+00:002011-02-12T13:44:03.436+00:00Thanks Jonny, it's a great honour to be chosen...Thanks Jonny, it's a great honour to be chosen and I really do appreciate it :-)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-47690797382937076482011-02-12T01:39:39.658+00:002011-02-12T01:39:39.658+00:00Shaun,
I know I'm a little late to the party ...Shaun,<br /><br />I know I'm a little late to the party here, but I just wanted to congratulate you on a great piece. I chose it as one of the best posts of January.<br /><br /><a href="http://midnitemedia.blogspot.com/2011/02/spatter-analysis-4-january-2011.html" rel="nofollow">Check it out!</a><br /><br />--J/MetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-46495141563115405252011-01-08T22:36:54.084+00:002011-01-08T22:36:54.084+00:00Many thanks Carl - it is comments like yours that ...Many thanks Carl - it is comments like yours that inspire me to continue :-)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-81475755639981630792011-01-08T17:34:50.209+00:002011-01-08T17:34:50.209+00:00A thoughtful and informative summary Shaun, I can&...A thoughtful and informative summary Shaun, I can't wait to see what this month brings! Big congrats on the one year, let this be the first of many!I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-84117364379609746672011-01-07T14:42:35.967+00:002011-01-07T14:42:35.967+00:00Cheers Richard - thanks for the support buddy.Cheers Richard - thanks for the support buddy.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-28382929184539103692011-01-06T18:49:28.744+00:002011-01-06T18:49:28.744+00:00Go Shaun go! Go Shaun go! Excellent article, sir. ...Go Shaun go! Go Shaun go! Excellent article, sir. I will definitely be checking out giallo month!Richard of DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009346741909948722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-2240757892448568762011-01-04T19:13:14.475+00:002011-01-04T19:13:14.475+00:00Thanks for stopping by Will. Yeah I've always ...Thanks for stopping by Will. Yeah I've always felt the line between popular Italian cinema in the 60's and 70's (specifically the giallo and the poliziotecchi films) and the art cinema is very blurred. Take Argento as an example, in many ways analysing them from an art film perspective is more illuminating than a generic approach. A lot of these films are boring, and with their Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-75722780863677746232011-01-04T18:23:36.190+00:002011-01-04T18:23:36.190+00:00You are absolutely right, Shaun, when you state &q...You are absolutely right, Shaun, when you state "But in all reality owes more to conceptions of art cinema than it does the horror genre." I have the same mixed responses to giallo films as I have to art films. I've seen a fair handful of them--particularly the ones with Edwige Fenech!--but have found them difficult to sit through due to poor dubbing, confusion, and indeed, simple Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-90443022721550958242011-01-04T16:48:59.039+00:002011-01-04T16:48:59.039+00:00Cheers Holger :-)
I'll have to take your word...Cheers Holger :-)<br /><br />I'll have to take your word for that Nigel, you're the man when it comes to Italian cinema. But so much of HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS sticks in my mind, totally unforgettable and horribly unsettling...I feel duty bound to review it this month.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-35262185109211028552011-01-03T10:59:52.935+00:002011-01-03T10:59:52.935+00:00oooh and in that first screenshot- I believe that ...oooh and in that first screenshot- I believe that is Eugene Walter, his role in House With Laughing Windows is stuck in my mind. :)Nigel Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928346913206094978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-91753666964872689472011-01-03T09:58:42.509+00:002011-01-03T09:58:42.509+00:00Looking forward to this month long series.Looking forward to this month long series.Holger Haasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359071414296803464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-75736728242282037202011-01-02T23:42:10.528+00:002011-01-02T23:42:10.528+00:00Thanks both :-)Thanks both :-)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com