Adam Page explores the controversy surrounding the notorious Cannibal Holocaust and the prosecution of its director Ruggero Deodato… There is a certain species of moviemaker. One who confuses provocation with profundity, who mistakes the gag reflex of the audience for proof of their artistic achievement. And then we have Ruggero Deodato, who made a movie […]
The Gruesome Brilliance of 1980s Italian Horror Cinema
Tom Jolliffe goes back to the 80s to look at a crazy, gore-filled period in Italian horror cinema… There’s a great legacy in Italian horror. Most famously, the giallo films which rose to prominence through the 60’s and 70’s (led first by Mario Bava, and taken to new heights via Dario Argento) put Italian horror […]
Cannibal Holocaust coming to 4K Ultra HD from 88 Films
One of the most infamous and controversial movies of all time is making its way to 4K Ultra HD with 88 Films set to bring a remastered version of Ruggero Deodato’s 1980 shocker Cannibal Holocaust to the UK this November. As yet, it’s unclear which version of the film is featured, although the BBFC has […]
Movie Review – The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021)
The Found Footage Phenomenon, 2021. Written and directed by Sarah Appleton and Phillip Escott. Featuring André Øvredal, Patrick Brice, Ruggero Deodato, Eduardo Sánchez, and Stephen Volk. SYNOPSIS: An independent documentary charting the origins of the found footage subgenre, tracking it through to the technique’s current form and asking what the future is. No subgenre has […]
Extreme Cinema – Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust, 1980. Directed by Ruggero Deodato. Starring Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi, Salvatore Basile and Ricardo Fuentes. SYNOPSIS: An anthropologist ventures into the Amazon in search of a missing American documentary film crew and retrieves their footage, which documents the gruesome truth behind the ill-fated expedition. One of […]
October Horrors 2020 – Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust, 1980. Directed by Ruggero Deodato. Starring Robert Kerman, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbaeschi. SYNOPSIS: After a documentary crew go missing in the Amazon Jungle, an anthropologist ventures into the jungle to search for them. What he discovers is far more horrifying than he could have possibly imagined. Found […]
