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Category Archives: movies
Peter Sellers Does Michael Caine
A few days ago I came across this video of Peter Sellers doing a brilliant Michael Caine impression on a 70s TV show. It’s simply too good not to share. It led me down a Sellers rabbit hole, and like … Continue reading
The Hitcher: Never Pick Up a Stranger in Portland
Picking up on my last post about how much PDX rules, let me pile on a bit more. The day after I arrived Zach took me to the Hollywood Theatre to see The Hitcher (1986) in 35mm. Approaching the amazing … Continue reading
Introducing the Family Pictures Podcast
A few months back Michael Branson Smith (MBS) ran the idea of doing a regular podcast about films dedicated to the idea of the “family picture.” At first I was thinking family-friendly films are “not my bag, baby.” But I … Continue reading
The Boy Who Streamed Too Much
So after digging in on the streaming for Reclaim Karaoke Tuesday night, I turned to preparing a discussion about Mario Bava’s seminal giallo film The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963). That discussion happened last night, and it was streamed … Continue reading
It’s Father’s Day, and I want my cake!
In Italy Father’s Day is recognized on St.Joseph’s saint day, which is today. And I have to say given Joseph’s role in Jesus’s birth, there’s a strange subtext to the day here 🙂 Anyway, I spend much of both the … Continue reading
The Other Multiregion in My Life: Pioneer DVL-909
When I think about it I’m very much a multiregion kinda guy. I hail from humble NTSC Long Island roots (region 1) but find myself in the Italian Alps living a very PAL (region 2) existence. I mean even this … Continue reading
An Explorer in “The Bishop of Battle”
I recently welcomed a new game into bavacade, namely Pleiades. The acquisition of which reminded me of a scene from a childhood favorite b-movie horror omnibus called Nightmares (1983). I just posted about this film and its relationship—at least in my … Continue reading
From “The Bishop of Battle” to Repo Man: the Bus Journey of an 1980s Film Punk
I recently picked up Scream Factory’s 2015 blu-ray release of Nightmares (1983), a low-budget urban legends/horror omnibus in the vein of Creepshow (1982) and Cat’s Eye (1985)—the latter of which my brother loved. I’ve been watching and re-watching “The Bishop … Continue reading
Introducing Danger: Diabolik to a Live-Streamed Audience
A year ago Antonio Vantaggiato invited Paul Bond and I into his Italian Cinema course to talk about Mario Bava’s The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963). I was fairly new to Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) at the time, but … Continue reading
Posters are an Arcade’s Best Friend
Been a bit hectic around here as of late, so posting on the bava.blog has been sparse. But given Trentino is going into full blown lockdown this week, I may have some more time on my hands. That said, my … Continue reading