The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

Vincent Price, decadence, death and deceit, luscious visuals, Hazel Court and a deal with the devil, costume balls, virulent plague...

...One of the best in Roger Corman's Poe cycle. (I'm sure i say that about all of them).

I really need to write a proper review for this.

The Baby 1973.

A social worker recovering from the death of her husband takes on a case of a eccentric family of the mother, two sisters and son who has the mind of a child and treated like a baby.

Only the 70s can make a weird film like this that will keep your eyes on the screen In shock right to the oh f@#k ending.

This was more psychological thriller than horror, as they film starts off good then it becomes darker and twisted, with a bit of family Incest and the mother played brilliantly by Ruth Roman who rules the house with a iron fist. Anjanette Comer plays the social worker Ann who sees that the household isn't right but may have get own agenda for staying on the case. Worth a watch 8 of 10.

I'm intrigued :lol:

Fooking auto correct

Black Sabbath (1963)

Black Sabbath is a trilogy of Mario Bava directed standalone tales. It's standout is second story The Wurdulak, a chilling tale of vampirism, which i think features some of Bava's finest film making. Filmed in all its Gothic beauty, it shows us what Black Sunday might have looked like if Bava had used colour film.

I saw Bava's 'Black Sabbath' at an allnighter at the Scala Cinema in the early nineties, I slept through "Night of the Bloody Apes" (I think), so that I would be refreshed and able to watch it properly - good call I reckon.
A good mix of styles, psychological/supernatural/suspense with Bava's assured style of lighting etc. On balance I think I like "the Drop of Water" segment the best.

Black Sunday ... rewatch methinks ....



A Hard Day's Night (1964, Richard Lester)

Highly excited about the imminent release of a certain short wot he did ... I celebrated by watching ... the first thing of his I could lay me claws on. La.
See! Paul refer to schoolkids as 'talent' :laugh: ... an admonishment to be more 'right wing' by a style guru :pound: ... and some songs that may be familiar :rolleyes:. To be fair I prefer the technicolour mania of Help! ... this always reminded me of Cathy Come Home tbh :lol:.

It's an oddity for sure t. Enjoy!!
Did turn up on Moviedrome I'm sure ????

Allied (2016)

An enjoyable tale of spies during WWII. Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard are decent enough in a film that dreams it had cast Bogart and Bergman instead yet they give fine performances, so much so that it even feels like a classic forties Hollywood offering.

Moroccan and London locations set it apart and Robert Zemeckis handles the brief action scenes well as tension and intrigue slowly build as revelations about Cotillard's past come to the fore.

I think second time around i enjoyed this even more.