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Spanish Giallo I: When a Cannibal is not a Cannibal, but When a Scream is Indeed a Scream

Severin Films showcases the work of Eloy de la Iglesia via two fine Spanish gialli entries: NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM (1973) + CANNIBAL MAN (1972)

Going Overboard, Twice

Review of the romantic meanie, OVERBOARD (1987), new on Blu from Severin Films, plus some thoughts on the 2018 remake.

Boogaloo-ing to the Cannon Groove, Part 2: Getting Inside the Go-Go Boys

Review of Hilla Medalia’s The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014), from Multicom Entertainment / MVD.

ArtScopeTO 10: Interview with Abstract Painter Donna Wise

For my occasional podcast series ArtScope TO, Abstract Painter Donna Wise discusses her unique techniques, and working during the 2020-2021 pandemic.

Podcast: Jason Pichonsky on Restoring Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + PHOBIA (1980)

Alongside a podcast with CanCon film historian Jason Pichonsky are revised reviews of Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + John Huston’s PHOBIA (1980), both from KINO Lorber / Unobstructed View.

Podcast: ANNE WITH AN E composers Amin Bhatia & Ari Posner

Podcast interview with ANNE WITH AN E’s composing team Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner.

BR: Cannibal Man / La semana del asesino / Apartment on the 13th Floor, The (1972)

Cannibal Man has a palpable crime-drama feel – the events unfold after daily title cards – and one can sense Hitchcockian sensibilities…

BR: No One Heard the Scream / Nadie oyó gritar (1973)

After the grisly thriller Cannibal Man (1972), Spanish auteur Eloy de la Iglesia opted for a far less graphic thriller which is part giallo…

DVD: Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films, The (2014)

Produced and released around the same time as Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), the approach by director Hilla Medalia is a more authorized chronicle…

BR: Deep Blood / Sangue negli abissi (1990)

The lineage linking three specific Jaws rip-offs from Italy goes beyond merely riffing Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film about a beach community threatened by a great white shark…

BR: Last Blockbuster, The (2020)

There’s a tall tale in how a video rental chain that peaked in 2004 with over 9,000 locations and 84,000 staffers globally now exists as one store in Bend, Oregon, run by a family and loyal staffers…