Tom Jolliffe ventures back 40 years to explore the cinematic landscape of 1982… It’s a New Year and there are plenty of cinematic delights to look forward to. However, today I’ll be looking back, taking my time machine back to 1982. This was a great year for films. It could well be argued too that […]
Garish Colour, Prog Rock, Masked Killers and a Glass Fetish: Dario Argento’s Glory Years
Tom Jolliffe on the years, and films, which defined Dario Argento… Looking back over his peak years, whilst Dario Argento may not have been the first pioneer of Giallo horror, he followed in the footsteps of the great Mario Bava and popularised Italian horror around the world in a way even Bava could only dream […]
Daria Nicolodi: Remembering a Horror Icon
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic career of the late Daria Nicolodi… 2020 hasn’t been very forgiving, and it was sad to hear the news of Daria Nicolodi’s passing. To a corner of horror fandom, particularly those versed in golden era Giallo horror from Dario Argento (to whom she was a long term partner, […]