10 Films That Should Be Cult Classics
The phrase “cult film” has taken on a very definite meaning, referring to movies too offbeat and/or audacious for mainstream audiences.
Who’s Afraid of Chris Elliott?
What follows is perhaps the most controversial stance I’ve ever taken
TV Flashback: NEVERWHERE
NEVERWHERE was a BBC miniseries, originally broadcast in the Fall of ‘96
TV Flashback: I GIOCHI DEL DIAVOLO
The Italian TV miniseries I GIOCHI DEL DIAVOLO: STORIE FANTASTICHE DELL’OTTOCENTO (THE DEVIL’S GAMES: FANTASTIC STORIES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY) consists of six mini-films by varied directors. Each episode runs a little over an hour, and each is based on a 19th Century horror story.
HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES
HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES is the title of the first volume of Charles Baudelaire’s renowned French translations of the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. This volume, first published in 1856, is credited with inspiring Poe’s exalted reputation in Europe, so it makes sense that HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES was the name given to not one but two French-made compilations of Poe-adapted films.
On THE DUCHESS OF AVILA
The 1973 French miniseries LA DUCHESSE D’AVILA/THE DUCHESS OF AVILA is one of the great unknown works of the fantastique
The Tangled Lineage of Belphegor
BELPHEGOR is a multi-film crime saga whose origins can be traced back to 1909
BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE (1976)
This is the Holy Grail for Dennis Potter fans, the original television version of BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE that was banned for years by the BBC
THE KINGDOM
One of the decade’s premier cinematic achievements in the horror genre, a wild, crazy, profound and endlessly thought provoking work
LA VENERE D’ILLE
This hour long film, jointly helmed by Mario and Lamberto Bava, is notable as the final directorial credit of the incomparable Mario, and the first for his son Lamberto