I love Lenzi's gialli offerings, or at least the one's I have experiences! I still need to see KNIFE OF ICE and A QUIET PLACE TO KILL. SPASMO and EYEBALL are some of my more favorite gialli viewings. Two very stylish yet, odd in nature but still very effective in the payoff!
It's been a long time since I first seen his SO SWEET... SO PERVERSE (1969), was that not just recently issued on DVD again??
I absolutely loved Freda's brilliant I VAMPRI! Now, what was the deal with Bava being uncredited for with this again? I know he had something to do with the overall direction, but what's the full story on that again?
Any opinions about this more recent giallo? I've heard some bad things but when I found it dirt cheap on eBay, I couldn't resist the temptation of picking it up. Figured I need to give some of the more recent horrer/thriller stuff a chance too. Still waiting for it to arrive and I'm not quite sure what to expect of it but at least it has a pretty good cast that includes famous transsexual Eva Robins from TENEBRAE (1982) and the good-looking Elisabetta Rocchietti, who has been cropping up in a lot of horror stuff like THE THREE FACES OF TERROR (2004), DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? (2005) and THE LAST HOUSE IN THE WOODS (2006). Not to mention supporting roles by Florinda Bolkan and Franco Nero! Anyone here seen it?
Interesting looking film out of Italy with Irish/Spanish co-financiers. Directed by Italian SFX man Stefano Bessoni.
In the 1600s, long before the invention of photography, a scientist named Girolamo Fumagalli was obsessed with the idea of reproducing images. He discovered that by killing a victim and removing the victim's eyeballs, it was possible to reproduce on paper the last image imprinted on that person's retinas. He named this technique 'thanatography'. Today, the same kind of gruesome ritual and abominable crime recurs within the walls of an international school of cinema. -imdb.com
Also stars the daughter of Charlie Chapman, Geraldine Chaplin as well as her daughter Oona.
Well, it seems this is yet another Argento flick that is taking a beating in the review department. Even die hard fans are not too pleased with this outing. Anyhow, the PAL R2 DVD is now out via a Polish company that found it important to force the Polish subs!
Looks like this will be getting a UK release first via Arrow Films! I still haven't seen this, it was on my radar during last year's Midnight Madness during the Toronto Film Fest. The disc will be released March 15th..
I'd love to grab this, but for now I'm holding off on the Blu-Ray player for now, too unstable industry right now. Plus, the multi-region player are way too expensive!
(2008/DENMARK)REVIEW BY-STEVE GENIER/DIRECTED BY-DAVID NOEL BURKE/CAST-SIRA STAMPE, LAURA BACH, TAO HILDEBRAND and LARS LIPPET, SAMI DARR/SOURCE-DVDR SCREENER (2008)
Lives converging through connections one would only think would only happen to others. Monella, who is in a state that at times seeming very catatonic. Expressed through her art and her life, all marking through the barrel of a gun. Johnny who makes his living as a drug runner via delivering in pizza boxes. A drunk who has a grand illusion of saving for a better life with his wife Nina, who has another plan. A series of events bring Monella and Nina together, forming a friendship through trust. As Johnny's downword spirial seemingly increases, Nina looks for her escape plan, one that involves Monella.
After first witnessing David Noel Burke's LAST EXIT in 2003, a film that certainly opened up my eyes to an emerging talent. It was only natural that five years later, three that his latest film NO RIGHT TURN was in production, I wanted to be front row center for the next step in this unfolding talent. That wait was certainly one that was well worth it and more. NO RIGHT TURN not only brings the rawness that was displayed in LAST EXIT, but building on it with some major directional changes that show the maturity as a director from his first feature. His exploration into life on a level that brings both beauty and darkness into a fold like no other. Merging several different subgenres into a pulp like atmosphere filled with drugs, deceit and down right devastation. Mixing pure realism with a fantasy landscape that smooths out the rough edges the darkness hammers you with.
Slick transitions, solid flowing storyline and spot on acting generate a highly entertaining film with several surprises to cap everything off. The core cast is very incredible in their deliveries and none more then that of Sira Stampe's portrayal of Monella. Right from the opening scenes with her in the bath tub slowly bringing the gun to her chin, the tension is brought to the table. Tension that spills out into the rest of the body of the film itself. Flawless and very artful, complementing the perfect storyline and characterizations. Both Laura Bach (Nina) and Tao Hildebrand (Johnny) also bring a stunning series of interactions that have the viewer feeling the true realisms of these characters. Both bring a sleaziness and darkness from two different aspects, symbolizing them through their sexual mingling. Burke weaves the central characters through elements of crime, passion, lust and action. Never losing the viewer, only bringing a truly extriguing painting of events throughout NO RIGHT TURN'S 90 plus minutes.
NO RIGHT TURN is a film that really makes you think through the whole span of the film itself. The different images and situations that are brought to the mind, have you seeing outside the box presented. Much like the snow laced dreamy landscapes that pop up in the film. This is certainly a major step forward for David Noel Bourke, not only as a director, but as a writer as well. The proof being the painting on the screen, a painting that you would do yourself a great justice in seeing.
NO RIGHT TURN
Lives converging through connections one would only think would only happen to others. Monella, who is in a state that at times seeming very catatonic. Expressed through her art and her life, all marking through the barrel of a gun. Johnny who makes his living as a drug runner via delivering in pizza boxes. A drunk who has a grand illusion of saving for a better life with his wife Nina, who has another plan. A series of events bring Monella and Nina together, forming a friendship through trust. As Johnny's downword spirial seemingly increases, Nina looks for her escape plan, one that involves Monella. 
Merging several different subgenres into a pulp like atmosphere filled with drugs, deceit and down right devastation. Mixing pure realism with a fantasy landscape that smooths out the rough edges the darkness hammers you with. 
