A Bucket of Blood - Roger Corman- USA - (1959)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052655/ 

Plot from Imdb: Walter Paisley, nerdy busboy at a Bohemian café, is jealous of the talent (and popularity) of its various artistic regulars. But after accidentally killing his landlady's cat and covering the body in plaster to hide the evidence, he is acclaimed as a brilliant sculptor - but his new-found friends want to see more of his work.

Very nice Roger Corman horror movie from the 60's. Short and to the point. As usual, Corman knows how to mix intelligently old school horror (it feels more like a "Twilight Zone" or a "Alfred hitchcock presents" episode) and social comment about his time. In this movie, it's all about the Beatnik way of life. Intro is a loooooong beatnik poetry, sort of Slam. The characters in the "café" are very caricatural  but I guess that must be close from the reality of that time. This is also a very harsh comentary about talent: glorified if you got some, dispised by the majority if you lack it. Excellent interpretation by Dick Miller as a mentally disturbed busboy, who desperately wants recognition.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Dr Octagon - Octagonologist-

Dr. Octagon, please come to the office, come now !

Oh fuck! Patient just died in room 105 . Cirrohsis of the eye. 

Nurse come in, please where are you?

Fuck it he's dead.

Oh shit, there's a horse in the hospital !

Kool Keith aka Dr Doom, aka Dr Octagon...A genius of a kind !

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"A.D" Teaser - Zombiefied 3D animation

Aerobics with Tracy Lord

Cani arrabbiati aka Rabid Dogs aka Kidnapped - Mario Bava - Italia - (1974)

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071275/ 

Plot from Imdb: Following a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean getaway.

Another little gem, from cult director Mario Bava. The beginning is ok, following in the footsteps of some of the classic italian exploitation crime movies of that period. Not the best action but the energy is there, but the really really good part is the rest of the movie, the escape in the car. There is an incredible tension in thoses scenes, building up from the tension between the kidnappers and the hostages. Some of it is really claustrophobic and seems pretty realistic. The all cast is good, Don Blacky ("blade") is a bit over the top but it works anyway. As usual in Bava's work, the framing is really good, witch is very difficult in a "car thriller". Nice one, Signore Bava.

 

  

  

 

 

  

Keoma - Enzo G. Castellari - Italia - (1976)

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074740/ 

Plot by Imdb: Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.

 

A classic Italian Western, directed by Enzo G. Castellari (the original "Inglorious Bastards") with the great Franco Nero as the main character. Great framing and beautiful camera movements. All the technical aspect of the movie are top notch. The use of flashbacks, inserted as a parallel of the action, is really impressive and works well. The cast is excellent & the story has many levels of understanding. Many  references are made to other movies, like Berman's  "the Seventh seal" (the first scene, with the old woman) or Joseph L. Mankiewicz's "Julius Cesar" (the speech about the dead father). An incredible achievement, knowing that Castellari was writing the script and dialogue during the shooting. Only downside is the music, specially the main title song, really dated. Overall an excellent Italian western. A cult classic.