tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00The Celluloid HighwayShaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2074125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-75887939559295606202016-09-27T22:24:14.485+01:002016-09-27T22:24:14.485+01:00I have to watch this movie. Sounds right up my all...I have to watch this movie. Sounds right up my alley. Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-87514600752157750252016-04-03T17:36:58.576+01:002016-04-03T17:36:58.576+01:00It's hard to understand why "Stranglers&q...It's hard to understand why "Stranglers" is considered racist. The movie portrays the East India Company as inept and culturally blind to the situation, while the Indian characters are shown as far superior by taking advantage of the British bias and infiltrating the East India company with their own spies. The merchants they are robbing have been thoroughly deceived. They show the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-90099046202276011272016-01-26T02:44:22.078+00:002016-01-26T02:44:22.078+00:00I distinctly remember being filled with utter drea...I distinctly remember being filled with utter dread when I watched this as a 12-year-old in 1972. I thought it would somehow damage me psychologically (acquaintances might say that it did). I'm sure I'd laugh at it now!Marbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534383792059369858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-78603407669893166672016-01-06T22:15:35.093+00:002016-01-06T22:15:35.093+00:00I watched this film yesterday for the first time a...I watched this film yesterday for the first time after remembering my professor of film studies talked about it as a masterpiece but I have never been a fan of the giallo genre, although I am Italian myself.<br />I loved the film and your analysis but I am not sure I agree with the idea that this film lacks of stylistic concerns. <br />Also, as you pointed out, the film is highly allegorical. in seaborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590065183699725358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-85811466034834013762015-09-21T19:20:22.465+01:002015-09-21T19:20:22.465+01:00I saw this film when it first came out. At the tim...I saw this film when it first came out. At the time I remember there was a cosmetic soap ad featuring Ursula on TV. And I had seen a ravishing portrait of her in one of the Film magazines at the time. I also just happened to have recently read the Rider haggard books and become fascinated. I became obsessed with Ursula and drew a pretty good portrait hat won a prize. In those days Hammer was Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626708990321730298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-65566156763230786762015-09-21T19:13:07.487+01:002015-09-21T19:13:07.487+01:00Have to disagree, Rosenda was lovely, and was ench...Have to disagree, Rosenda was lovely, and was enchanting in her first appearance in the Night Club, but as soon as Ursula appeared, she took beauty to a truly legendary status.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626708990321730298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-45353137341857269662015-09-09T20:22:55.366+01:002015-09-09T20:22:55.366+01:00That's fair enough. To each their own.That's fair enough. To each their own.greensucksblueruleshttp://greensucksbluerules.newgrounds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-79412605818127209962015-08-25T07:23:07.601+01:002015-08-25T07:23:07.601+01:00The film that got me into Hammer and Quatermass.The film that got me into Hammer and Quatermass.sladdinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584354838632301890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-51583062033189093872015-06-21T08:13:47.959+01:002015-06-21T08:13:47.959+01:00Excuse me,this one,too, is one of the great work d...Excuse me,this one,too, is one of the great work done by creative director Dario Argento....performance by Asia is outstanding ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-36193587126727435772015-05-04T19:27:45.379+01:002015-05-04T19:27:45.379+01:00Does anyone know of a site that published the lyri...Does anyone know of a site that published the lyrics of the opening song to Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion?Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479463224076343981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-86888388208468538922015-04-11T18:24:50.479+01:002015-04-11T18:24:50.479+01:00Circumstance might make a film. I had a heavy day ...Circumstance might make a film. I had a heavy day or probably weekend on the booze and crashed out in my little flat early on the Sunday evening. I was wide awake in the small hours of the morning, five hours away from going to work. I switched on the telly and watched this fantastically disturbing horror film which I later found out was, 'The Beast in the Cellar.' I loved the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-5819528170081615432014-12-05T16:16:57.734+00:002014-12-05T16:16:57.734+00:00Great review!
We're linking to your article f...Great review!<br /><br />We're linking to your article for Jose Luis Garci Friday at SeminalCinemaOutfit.com<br /><br />Keep up the good work! danyulengelkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090974811730703238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-9825445242210889082014-11-05T18:40:53.569+00:002014-11-05T18:40:53.569+00:00I am looking for a film my grandpa saw years ago, ...I am looking for a film my grandpa saw years ago, and this one fits the description. I just need to know if this movie's final scene is set in a swamp?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-53419443801183134882014-10-08T12:30:11.305+01:002014-10-08T12:30:11.305+01:00Love this soundtrack. Missed this post of Celluloi...Love this soundtrack. Missed this post of Celluloid Sounds for some damn reason. Nice job as always, amigo. I agree, Michael Winner is a wimp, lame duck action director to the man, Enzo G. Castellari. This was also my gateway film into the Euro-crime world... well, maybe REVOLVER was my first. Anyway, the soundtrack truly elevates the material. It's haunting, strong, and oh so masculine. Greg Stuart Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939384500810162186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-46894979205281502822014-08-11T02:14:49.264+01:002014-08-11T02:14:49.264+01:00Oh man, I gotta disagree! This is one of my faves....Oh man, I gotta disagree! This is one of my faves... right up there with Suspiria and Opera. I actually enjoyed Argento working with a (somewhat) more logical script and seasoned actors who weren't dubbed over. It doesn't completely come off, but it's cartoonish, over the top and lots of spooky fun.André Salashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10779600060293938945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-8896981627696705202014-07-21T20:02:05.504+01:002014-07-21T20:02:05.504+01:00That Polish poster is crazy... and the Turkish one...That Polish poster is crazy... and the Turkish one makes Jimmy look like an alien or something. These are cool!Michele (TheGirlWhoLovesHorror)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03309044766117909683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-47654272354906378122014-07-20T12:36:08.293+01:002014-07-20T12:36:08.293+01:00Thanks for the comments Dale! Very good to hear fr...Thanks for the comments Dale! Very good to hear from you. I think that Oliver Reed is such a powerhouse performer that any film featuring his talents is likely to be an interesting view, and BLUE BLOOD is no exception. Although I wasn't particularly enamoured of it overall, I'd certainly recommend giving it a look. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by :-)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-23818195804958682422014-07-20T01:07:52.656+01:002014-07-20T01:07:52.656+01:00A quick bit of research tells me BLUE BLOOD is ava...A quick bit of research tells me BLUE BLOOD is available on DVD in the UK,as well as YouTube for free. a safe way to check it out.<br />Best to you as always,Shaun.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050780812342957714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-60399165152069276822014-07-20T01:03:58.965+01:002014-07-20T01:03:58.965+01:00Hello again,Shaun! Good to find new postings on th...Hello again,Shaun! Good to find new postings on the highway! While you don't appear to love this film,it sounds like an interesting view. Do you know if it's ever been available for purchase?Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050780812342957714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-14629957442109028672014-06-13T14:32:04.588+01:002014-06-13T14:32:04.588+01:00Well,try reading Leonard Wheat's 2000 book,Kub...Well,try reading Leonard Wheat's 2000 book,Kubrick's 2001;A Triple Allegory,shows how all events and people come from Homer's Odyssey(HAL=Cyclops,hibernators=sailors who eat lotus,fall asleep,TMA-1=Trojan Horse,etc)and Nietzsche's Thus Spoke zarathustra(which also opens at dawn,ending with the hero's interrupted last supper!)here HAL=God,made in man's image,so beyond the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-33603344536329339662014-06-08T04:55:54.564+01:002014-06-08T04:55:54.564+01:00Yes just watched the movie, what a cat.......,,,,...Yes just watched the movie, what a cat.......,,,,<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-87800071995885196962014-06-02T06:45:28.801+01:002014-06-02T06:45:28.801+01:00I agree with your assessment of this film, but giv...I agree with your assessment of this film, but give the cat and its handler credit. That is the best and most believable performance by a feline ever. The handler of the cat and the editing make her vengeful plotting believable. You admit it yourself when you observe her as a "resourceful feline". This is very fine directing of a very independent minded animal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-62700447885954064882014-03-03T00:21:11.032+00:002014-03-03T00:21:11.032+00:00I saw this at the show when it came out. I was 8 y...I saw this at the show when it came out. I was 8 years old and it scared the living hell out of me. I'll never forget the guy coming down the stairs covered in the black goo. Great movie.Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531775020535236693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-27667776422719909352014-02-20T00:39:34.892+00:002014-02-20T00:39:34.892+00:00As soon as the geezer drops the cat out of the win...As soon as the geezer drops the cat out of the window it immediately alienates British and American audiences, that cannot deal with scenes depicting any kind of cruelty to animals.steve prefontainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-22826691889363158682014-02-11T05:20:55.765+00:002014-02-11T05:20:55.765+00:00Does anyone remember an old black and white flick ...Does anyone remember an old black and white flick with the actors running from foam leaching into caves and they ran to escape it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com