Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) a.k.a Nosferatu : Phantom der Nacht


































   Jonathan Harker, a young estate agent, is sent to Transylvania in order to settle a deal with Count Dracula who wants to buy a house in Wismar, where Jonathan lives. Despite all objections, Jonathan meets the Count and is in to find out his horrible nature...
  Werner Herzog may have just directed the best Dracula film ever to be made. This film is more than just an art house remake of the 1922 classic and definitely more raw than the 1992 contemporary classic. The atmosphere of the film is simply one of eeriest and gloomiest ones you'll ever feel in a horror film - it's like you know someone is following you behind the bushes - and the doom goes on and on and on until you are left with your mouth open.
  Oh glorious Klaus Kinski. Proving once again his undoubted talent, Kinski has the balls to play Nosferatu, The King of Vampyres, in a fashion that respects the original and brings a whole new essence to the character. Equally stunning is Bruno Ganz and Isabelle Adjan, who play the unfortunate couple that happens to be in the way of the creature of the night. Especially the last scenes where Bruno becomes dazed and Isabelle wanders the streets now filled with the plague are artistically awe-inspiring.
Must watch this :  on the rainiest night so far. Make a Bloody Mary, get covered with a blanket and enjoy this creeper while the storm outside plays a song of death and misery! Yikes!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079641/
30$ for that ride? Fuck it, I'll walk
Damn, you stupid? I'm trying to sleep here!
Ebola Ebola Ebola

Friday, August 1, 2014

Castle of Blood (1964) a.k.a Danza Macabra


































  Journalist Alan Foster argues with Edgar Allan Poe about the authenticity of his stories and in the end the journalist accepts an abnormal bet by a Lord Blackwood ; he has to survive one night in a haunted castle on the night of All Soul's Eve. Much to the journalist's disbelief, spirits and ghost of those murdered there start to appear and re-enact how they were murdered...
  From the golden era of Italian gothic horror, comes this fine film by master Antonio Margheriti. Sergio Corbucci also leaves a small trace in this atmospheric trip into the twilight zone. Ghost legends and stories about murder were always fascinating and Castle of Blood exploits that human niche for paranormal entities in the spookiest of ways. The atmosphere and tensity of the film is elevated to another level by the astounding goth settings that give a higher tone of credibility to the story.
  Georges Rivière plays the journalist who so bravely entered the ghost castle and fell in love with a ghost pretending to be alive, the magnificent Barbara Steele. Margrete Robsahm, Arturo Dominici and Silvano Tranquilli (as Edgar Allan Poe) fill up the remaining seats but once again the awe-inspiring posture of Barbara Steele once again leads the dance of the dead!
Must watch this : on an unholy summer night, light up the most red candles you can find and dim all lights as much as possible. Invite your unholy girl, serve the most ghostly sweet red wine and proceed with the seance of watching this film. After the initial seance,continue with a sexual seance under the influence of the unholy fuzz .
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057993/
Now where did I stash the opium?
How about a triple play, ladies?
You stole my bra, bitch!

Monday, June 9, 2014

Zombie Lake (1981) a.k.a Le Lac des Morts Vivants


































  1950s. Somewhere in post-war France, in a small village by a lake, people are starting to get killed once they go swimming or fishing in the lake. Soon, the village folk will find out that German soldiers killed during the WWII and thrown into the lake, are starting to reanimate and spread terror.Why are they turning back to life and how can they save their lives?...
  The overall quality of this film is so bad that it makes the film be actually superb. Jean Rollin directs (he later stated that he really regrets it) in the place of Jess Franco and the cult factor meter goes way too high. With enough nudity to be classified as a softcore flick, this film contains equal amount of super-cheap gore, Nazis and of course a humorous mood of "I don't actually care much". A must see for anyone who is eager to laugh!
  The absence of a serious plot and film progress does not let many of the actors portray their real talent, if any. However, Howard Vernon stands out for his unique style of acting and for being a usual underground personality which we enjoy to see!
Must watch this : with a bottle of sweet red wine, a selection of cheese and charcuterie and some tobacco. Blend with a fine company of your choice.
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081027/
Can you not get a fucking room?
Yeahi, skinny dipping in the lake
Be good to your parents and study hard, mkay?

Monday, May 19, 2014

O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)


































  Three escaped convicts start a desperate hunt for a supposed treasure. Their way is hindered by crooked politicians, the KKK, giant con men, luring witches and a lawman that takes his job way too seriously. Not being the smartest of the lot, they stumble in each and every step of their way but they finally get to taste happiness in the American South of the Great Depression...
  Joel and Ethan Coen once again collaborate and direct this feel-good adventure! Greatly inspired by Homers' Odyssey, this film is highly allegoric and you can find a meaning/connection with everything in it. Great figures an historic landmarks are depicted in this film, disguised and masked to fit inside the film's era. The Devil, Ulysses, Robert Johnson, Poseidon, the KKK and a country in the process of changing all bind together smoothly under the fine orders of the Coen brothers and a soundtrack that could not be any better for this film.
  George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson play the three main characters, the convicts that are after the treasure but only find failure and trouble along their way. John Goodman has the small supporting role of a big bodied racist mugger and con man, Chris Thomas King is the skilled bluesman who gets stuck with the convicts and Daniel von Bargen is the Devil himself.
Must watch this : on a cool breezy night with the only light being that of a candle, heavy tobacco, a glass of heavier whiskey and a true friend. Let the film take you in its comforting vortex and feel vulnerable and mortal while you consume the tobacco and whiskey. After the film, oblige in that grassy tune and talk about life and how simple it is while we stupidly make it more complex!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190590/?ref_=nv_sr_1
What do you mean we got no roach? I gave you the roach, you nimrod!
Spitfire!
The KKK took my baby away!

Astérix & Obélix contre César (1999)


































  Julius Caesar has triumphed all over Gaul, except for a small village whose people have supernatural strength thanks to a special magic potion. After a lost battle, Caesar is double-crossed by his right hand Lucius Detritus, who manages to get hold of the magic potion and decides to destroy the small Gaul village. Only Asterix and Obelix can stop him...
  The famous comic series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo finds its way on to the big screen. Acclaimed director and writer Claude Zidi directs and the outcome is truly beautiful. Amazing sets and photography that make you feel like you are inside the comic and a great French sense of humor that harmonically continues the mood of the comic!
  Christian Clavier and Gérard Depardieu go together like peas and carrots! Their chemistry works so good together that they succeed in portraying Asterix and Obelix's true hilarious friendship. Roberto Benigni, that incredible Italian bastard, is the plotting villain whose ego is bigger than his stature. Claude Piéplu is the great druid Panoramix while Gottfried John could not be any more suitable for the role of Julius Caesar and yes that is because of his nose!
Must watch this : with all of your friends, in a wooden house in the mountains on a random spring night. Bring wine, bring food, cook it in the fireplace and enjoy with a good mood! Then go out in the nature and seek for adventures in small rivers and canyons, smoking weed with that uplifting mofo in your heads!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133385/
I'm on a diet!
He looks oddly familiar!
It's raining men.

Friday, May 2, 2014

Casino (1995)


































  The story of wo best friends, Sam 'Ace' Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, and how they reached the top of the mafia world starting from small-time thugs to big time corrupt entrepreneurs. A wild ride through money, casinos, gambling, booze, drugs, violence and a trophy wife!
  Martin Scorsese definitely has a niche for filming movies about people that came to power by looking down upon the society's laws and how the uphill turned them into greedy monsters that eventually kill their own selves. He certainly does it so poetical;y, though, closely examining each element of their psychosynthesis and portraying its positive and negative side as a harmonious two-steps-forward-three-step back ride to death. Hats off!
  Robert DeNiro  and Joe Pesci go together like hamburger goes with fries, like gambling goes with losing. One completes the other in this wheel of fortune that is bound to turn against them. Sharon Stone completes the main cast as the poisonous woman that has to have everything. James Woods, Don Rickles, Frank Vincent and many other classic, mafia faces appear and elevate this movie to the top of the mountain of coke they just imported!
Must watch this : with your best buds only, pizza and  heavy atmosphere. This movie doesn't need any women around, this is about Rocknrollas! After the film, daydream about being out of the law, rich and full of women. Keep daydreaming until it hurts and then listen to that mellow sucka to calm you down.
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/
Turn back! I forgot my toothbrush!
I am all ears for your bullshit!
Cocaine, not even once!

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Fly Me The French Way (1974) a.k.a Tout Le Monde Il En A Deux


































  Valérie, a beautiful young girl, stays at and takes care of her cousin's house while he is away for six months. Her first she spends there with her girlfriend and suddenly members a mysterious sex cult barge in and kidnap Sophie, Valérie's girlfriend. Later, they find out that the cousin has incriminating footage of the cult  leader and that she wants to ruin his life. Valérie now has to put a stop to it...
  Jean Rollin is known for his unique style of exploitation and for his unique style of dramaticized erotica. This film belongs to the second genre and even though it is too raw for a normal film, it is not too sleazy and lewd to be porn. Either way, Rollin's poetic takes and angles make this film enjoyable to watch despite the taboo of its content.
  Joëlle Coeur, Marie-France Morel, Brigitte Borghese, Annie Belle and Agnès Lemercier. All beautiful in their own way, for a film such as this. It goes without saying that the acting is non existent and not even suitable for porn. It is something in between like friends making a parody video and you can tell that they know the look ridiculous while doing so!
Must watch this : if you don't watch this high, drunk or with your girlfriend, don't bother to watch it at all !
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070821/
Only these 3 bottles for us? Seems like it will be a quiet night
Who dares interrupt my hookah session?
Da fuck y'all mothafuckas lookin' at? That's my dress

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Diary of a Nymphomaniac (1973) a.k.a Le Journal Intime D'Une Nymphomane



































  A young girl, Linda, works at a bar as part of a lesbian duo show. One night she picks up Ortiz from the bar, seduces him to her room and proceeds to commit suicide right after calling the police. Ortiz is suddenly held responsible for her death. But dark secrets are about to unfold and Ortiz may not be so innocent after all...
  Jess Franco is one nasty motherfucker and he proves it anyway he can. 41 years before Lars von Trier, Franco gives us his own version of what a nympho is and the result really blows your mind. Dreamy photography as the camera idly and drunk swings among the delinquent characters in this poem of European sensual filth!
  Montserrat Prous plays the seductive Linda and Manuel Pereiro is the unlucky Ortiz who probably got what he deserved. Mixed up in this is also Ortiz's wife played by Jacqueline Laurent, a lesbian countess played by Anne Libert and Linda's partner Maria Toledano impersonated by Kali Hansa. All blend perfectly and make this movies the perverted masterpiece it is. As usual, most female actors are nude or semi-nude throughout the film, so prude douchebags and extreme feminists back off! This is for the open minded! 
Must watch this : right when summer starts making its first appearances. Set the mood with that saucy temptress, get a cocktail or just a beer and get high on this film, thinking of all the sex you are (not) going to have this summer. Daydream of how it would be to meet a nympho and how it would affect. Who knows, you might even get lucky!
Excerpt
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069973/
You know this movie is gonna be good right from the start
He is behind me, isn't he?
And stay there until I bring your leash



Monday, March 31, 2014

Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii (1972)


































  Pink Floyd performs live at an ancient amphitheater in Italy without any audience. Between the songs, we witness Pink Floyd backstage sharing secrets of their music or just having fun while the camera travels through the psychedelic Italian scenery of Pompeii....
  Adrian Maben, mostly known for his documentaries, directs probably one of the best live performances ever recorded. Pink Floyd performs and the camera wanders among them idly, documenting their faces and their movements while they trip out. An homage to any stoner, any person that daydreams all day, any one that enjoys a psychedelic trip, this film is not only an undoubted truth of Floyd's excellence but also an outstanding trip to the viewer's soul, a cleansing of some sort. Calm grooves and bombing musical outbursts guide you through the outer realm of your mind and let you play there along the beaches of the lonely island that is your existence in out universe...
Must watch this : shut the drapes, get some incense burning, prepare some Jasmine tea, lay down the floor and have this playing. Close your eyes from time to time to help you trip better. After the film, lay still on the floor, eyes shut, this prayer playing and try to find the meaning of your existence. Stop when you think you are going too insane!
Echoes Part I 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069090/ 
You know this is gonna be good...
...
Sing, dogge

 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Ali G Indahouse (2002)


































  Ali G, wannabe gangster from Surrey, and his crew, Da West Staines Massiv, do nothing but bring chaos and anarchy in their little town. All that is about to change when they learn that the local leisure centre is about. To save the center and keep it real, Ali G goes into politics...
  Based on the TV show Da Ali G Show, directed by Mark Mylod and conceived by Sacha Baron Cohen, this film is definitely off the hook. Handling the right dosages of irony, sarcasm and black humor, Ali G manages to rise up to a cult icon of his times and provide some high quality satire. Everything was studied so good (the accents, the slang, the clothing, the ghetto mentality etc) that it makes me think that these people take their satire seriously!
  Sacha Baron Cohen plays Ali G, the loser, no-lifer, wannabe-black gangster whose only occupation is to teach the "Keep It Real" course in the leisure center. What he does, he does so good that at times he becomes the individual that he wants to make fun of! Of course, Martin Freeman could not not be mentioned as Ali's second turned-out-gay hand! Keep it real!
Must watch this : with the dudes, pizza and beer! Before the film do some serious ghetto preparations with dat gangsta tune and after the film go out and dis police on the streets!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284837/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Bilbo Baggins representing the hood!
Sssssh! The nation is sleeping...
We gotta do this before fashion police comes




Friday, March 21, 2014

Erik the Conqueror (1961) a.k.a Gli Invasori


  A Viking invasion in Britain in the 9th century does not go too well. Two boys, brothers, are brutally separated and raised apart, one by the Vikings and the other by the British. 20 years later, during the war for the control of England, the two brothers meet again as rivals in a sudden twist of faith...
  Mario Bava in his old-school sword-and-sandal style once again. And once again the result is pretty good. Combining his love for the gothic and heroic sagas, Bava blesses this film with amazing colors, settings and costumes, the later of which may not be too precise chronologically but who cares! The action flows violently, the arrows pierce the sky, it's time for the barbarians to take over!
  As the film circles around the two brothers, Giorgio Ardisson and Cameron Mitchell become the center of the attention. We get some high class acting right here especially from Mitchell who appears fierce and brutal in every way. Andrea Checchi is the man htat becomes their arch enemy and a slimy motherfucker indeed! And since this film is Italian, it wouldn't count without Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler, sisters in reality and in film, who each get their piece of that Viking pie!
Must watch this : on a lazy summer morning with a freddo cappuccino and fruits for breakfast. The sea scenes will make you want to swim so, after the film, go to the nearest beach and go nuts!
Trailer 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055022/ 
Damn! This is cold!
Voting procedures in Viking tradition
Shit, man! Where did you get that tattoo? It's so rad!
 

Monday, February 24, 2014

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), by Silent Guardian


































  A hired African American killer, who lives under the "Hagakure" Code of the Samurai, is hired for the murder of a mobster. During the execution of the contract, an eyewitness is there, creating a problem in the evolution of the murder. From this moment onwards, the bosses want him dead ...
  Live by the Code, die by the Code. Jim Jarmush takes a hit at contemporary ethics and criminals, with a  touch of melancholy, within the meaning of fine lines and balances. Modern-era hitmen, Samurai ethics, hip hop and Black culture and the shaky ethics of living outside and against the law. For real people with real values only.
  Forest Whitaker probably gives his life-time quality performance. Balancing gracefully through Jim Jarmush's ironic, poetic and smart scenes under the sounds of old-school hip-hop RZA-style, Whitaker is the Last Samurai way before Tom Cruise. Flanked by John Tormey, Isaac De Bankole and Camille Winbush, he really gets him message through : Do not be compatible with any new reality and always choose a law and a code to live by.
Must watch this : on a regular September afternoon with a cup of green tea. After the film, spend some time meditating on some tripped-out tunes like that and then go out and look for a reason to beat down a random motherfucker that deserves it. The only way to let off steam!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165798/
Oh,glorious pigeon overlord, give me your secrets.
But if you practice here then where am I going to grow all my weed?
Mothafuckas tryin' to ice me, but mothafucka iz immortal!

Friday, February 14, 2014

Daughter of Dracula (1972) a.ka La Fille de Dracula


































  Upon seeing her grandmother dying, Luisa is told of her family's curse ; they are all vampires. To settle her grief, Luisa decides to stay in the family estate with her uncle and her cousin. Soon she will find out that she can't run away from her family's curse...
  The old and tricky Jess Franco we all love strikes back! European finesse and glamor meets a classic horror story with a saucy and sexy twist. This film is highly atmospheric and trippy so be careful not to dive too deep in unknown waters. Gloomy castles, picturesque countryside and weird families with even more weird secrets. With proper amounts of carefully handled nudity and pinches of pure exploitation, this is another must-watch by the notorious Franco!
  Britt Nichols, Howard Vernon, Anne Libert and Alberto Dalbés. A classic Franco cast in classic combination. All great actors grasping the story and mood of the film by the balls and shoving heavily psychedelic drugs down its throat. Enjoy with caution.
Must watch this : with a clear mind at first but then be sure to do something that will cloud your senses and let your swim into the perverted lake of dreams that is Franco's films! Accompany with a company in an equal state of mind.
Preview
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068583/
I am a what...?
And there I was, man. Going down massively on this chick. And, then she bites my neck, man...
Let's make out by these tombs...Far-out!