The Friday Night Late Movie: Mario Bava Takes Hercules to Hell and Back

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 3, 2014

Most film buffs remember Mario Bava for his Italian horror films of the 1960s and 1970s--especially Black Sunday, his chilling black and white masterpiece about a vengeful witch. However, he spent much of his career photographing films for other directors. After completing a couple of movies without read more

Indie Watch: Mario the Magician: Building Magic

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sean Fitzpatrick on Sep 1, 2013

Let’s face it, despite their best intentions, most human interest stories are boring, predictable pieces of manipulative feel-goodery. The genre, which mostly finds its home on television fluff-piece segments reminiscent of Bart’s People, is easily one of the most maligned subcategories of the docu read more

Cinematic Dregs: Super Mario Bros. (1)

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 11, 2013

(1993) Directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton; Written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runte and Ed Solomon; Starring: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis and Fiona Shaw: Available on DVD. Rating: * ½ Q: “What is the worst job you've done?” read more

Cinematic Dregs: Super Mario Bros. (3)

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 11, 2013

(1993) Directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton; Written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runte and Ed Solomon; Starring: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis and Fiona Shaw: Available on DVD. Rating: * ½ Q: “What is the worst job you've done?” read more

Mário de Andrade No Cinema

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001

Mário de Andrade No Cinema  Um herói sem nenhum caráter: esta é a descrição do protagonista do livro “Macunaíma”, de Mário de Andrade. Mas isso não significa que o herói não tem caráter algum: ele tem MUITOS caracteres. O mesmo pode ser dito sobre seu criador: Mário read more