Michael Mackenzie

Mark Thompson Ashworth discusses the 1966 film "The Third Eye "( or "Il Terzo Occhio"), and its cast and crew, pointing out key figures, including Franco Nero, Erika Blanc, and Olga Sobelli. It includes observations on the contrast between the film’s grisly subject matter—necrophilia and preservation of a dead beloved—and its comparatively elegant visual approach. [Included on the Arrow Video "Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror" Blu-ray box.]

An analysis of Italian director Sergio Martino's Giallo films of the 1970s.

Author and critic Kim Newman on the influence of classic monster movies on Riccardo Freda's "Caltiki: The Immortal Monster".

A video essay by Kat Ellinger covering the transposition of the Hollywood revenge Gothic to Italy, the trope of the "wronged woman" including incarnations by Barbara Steele and other horror icons, and ties to similar narrative strands in Japanese folklore and cinema from Kwaidan to Ring. Included on Blu-ray as an extra on Lady Morgan’s Vengeance (1965), disc one of Arrow Video’s four-disc box set Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror.

Split into three parts and featuring interviews with the crew of SOUTHLAND TALES, including Richard Kelly, the story of how this film was made, screwed over in post-production and still technically is unfinished is told.

A visual essay which lays the groundwork for an appreciation of Tsukamoto's themes and techniques.

Mark Thompson Ashworth discusses the 1966 film "The Third Eye "( or "Il Terzo Occhio"), and its cast and crew, pointing out key figures, including Franco Nero, Erika Blanc, and Olga Sobelli. It includes observations on the contrast between the film’s grisly subject matter—necrophilia and preservation of a dead beloved—and its comparatively elegant visual approach. [Included on the Arrow Video "Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror" Blu-ray box.]

An analysis of Italian director Sergio Martino's Giallo films of the 1970s.

An analysis of Italian director Sergio Martino's Giallo films of the 1970s.

Author and critic Kim Newman on the influence of classic monster movies on Riccardo Freda's "Caltiki: The Immortal Monster".

Author and critic Kim Newman on the influence of classic monster movies on Riccardo Freda's "Caltiki: The Immortal Monster".

A video essay by Kat Ellinger covering the transposition of the Hollywood revenge Gothic to Italy, the trope of the "wronged woman" including incarnations by Barbara Steele and other horror icons, and ties to similar narrative strands in Japanese folklore and cinema from Kwaidan to Ring. Included on Blu-ray as an extra on Lady Morgan’s Vengeance (1965), disc one of Arrow Video’s four-disc box set Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror.

Split into three parts and featuring interviews with the crew of SOUTHLAND TALES, including Richard Kelly, the story of how this film was made, screwed over in post-production and still technically is unfinished is told.

A visual essay which lays the groundwork for an appreciation of Tsukamoto's themes and techniques.

In this visual essay, author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reflects on the recurring theme or perception in Dario Argento's filmography.

An analysis of the critical themes in Dario Argento's 70s Giallo "Deep Red".

An analysis of the critical themes in Dario Argento's 70s Giallo "Deep Red".

Video essay on the "The Witch" (1966) by author and academic Miranda Corcoran. Corcoran places the film within wider histories of witchcraft and witch imagery, including: Folklore and real-world witchcraft traditions, Witches as figures in popular culture, The film’s treatment of sexuality, femininity, desire, aging, and the supernatural, How those ideas illuminate Damiani’s unusual Italian Gothic film, centered on Sergio’s encounter with the mysterious Aura [Included on the Arrow Video "Gothic Fantastico - Four Italian Tales Of Terror" blu-ray box set.]

A video essay about 1972 Giallo "Don't Torture a Duckling", focusing on accusations of misogyny against director Lucio Fulci.

A video essay about 1972 Giallo "Don't Torture a Duckling", focusing on accusations of misogyny against director Lucio Fulci.

A visual essay on the Giallo years of Italian writer/director Ernesto Gastaldi.

A visual appreciation of director Mario Bava's final full-length feature "Shock".

Visual essay exploring the themes of Massimo Dallamano's Giallo "What Have You Done to Solange?" and its two semi-sequels.

A video essay on the film, THE THIRD EYE (1966), where author and filmmaker Lindsay Hallam examines the film’s psychological and Gothic dimensions—especially its patterns of jealousy, obsession, eroticism, death, and preservation. The essay considers how the movie’s visual style extends melodramatic and Italian Gothic conventions, rather than simply recounting the plot. [Included on the Arrow Video "Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror" Blu-ray box set.]

A visual essay comparing the various different cuts of Dario Argento's "Phenomena".

A visual essay comparing the various different cuts of Dario Argento's "Phenomena".

A visual essay comparing the various different cuts of Dario Argento's "Phenomena".

In-depth documentary featuring interviews with co-writer/director Robert Eggers and crew, plus authors Guy Adams and Alexandra Benedict.

An interview with film critic Kat Ellinger who discusses the themes of Dario Argento's giallo "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" and its relations to Fredric Brown's novel "The Screaming Mimi."

An interview with film critic Kat Ellinger who discusses the themes of Dario Argento's giallo "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" and its relations to Fredric Brown's novel "The Screaming Mimi."

A video discussion about Lucio Fulci's classic Giallo "Don't Torture a Duckling".

A video discussion about Lucio Fulci's classic Giallo "Don't Torture a Duckling".

A video discussion about Lucio Fulci's classic Giallo "Don't Torture a Duckling".

A visual essay about the 5 classic Giallo films by Italian director Sergio Martino.

A visual essay about the 5 classic Giallo films by Italian director Sergio Martino.

A video essay on the film by writer and pop culture historian Keith Allison where he gives a concise historical-and-critical companion to Alberto De Martino’s 1963 The Blancheville Monster—released in Italy as Horror. Rather than functioning as a production-history interview, it places the film within the early-1960s revival of Gothic horror and then reads its particular blend of Poe-inspired nightmare, old-dark-house melodrama, and psychological uncertainty.

Brand new featurette exploring director Guy Ritchie’s oeuvre, featuring Kat Hughes, Hannah Strong and Josh Saco.

A new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ringu series.

A visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the giallo's relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s.

A visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the giallo's relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s.

A series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy.