Tag Archives: Italian cinema

City of the Living Dead

In Lucio Fulci’s City of the Living Dead, a strung out Margaret Atwood-looking medium (pictured, right) is operating a séance in New York City. It’s a scene made all the more otherworldly by both the ADR not matching the moving mouths (Italian style) and when one of the attendees, Mary, experiences a hellish vision: a priest swinging fromContinue reading “City of the Living Dead”

Cannibal Holocaust

What can you say about Cannibal Holocaust that hasn’t already been said? It’s certainly among the most gruesome, savagely unrelenting and uncompromising films of all time. And they should’ve compromised, at least with respect to the animal abuse, which is absolutely inexcusable. Since much of this non nutrient-rich jungle topsoil has already been covered, it’s worthContinue reading “Cannibal Holocaust”