L’AFFAIRE DES POISONS (“The Poison Affair”) Production: France, 1955 Director: Henri Decoin Category: Historical/Witchcraft 1670s Paris was a hotbed of Satanism, with the Black Mass (a modern version of the old Witches’ Sabbat) being invented by the French witch La Voisin (burned alive in 1680). At the Black Mass – preferably Continue Reading
Historical
CALIGOLA… LA STORIA MAI RACCONTATA
CALIGOLA… LA STORIA MAI RACCONTATA (“Caligula: The Untold Story”) Production: Italy 1982 Director: Joe D’Amato Category: Hardcore Pornography/Peplum Only Joe D’Amato could make a low-budget copy of Tinto Brass’ blood-soaked and sexually perverse Caligola and come up with something even more depraved; while no match in terms of production values and acting Continue Reading
LE CALDE NOTTI DI POPPEA
LE CALDE NOTTI DI POPPEA (“Poppea’s Hot Nights”) Production: Italy, 1969 Director: Guido Malatesta Category: Sex Peplum/Farce Le Calde Notti Di Poppea, although relatively light-hearted, can now be seen as among the first in the “sex-peplum” genre, paving the way for the ultimate depravity of Tinto Brass’ Caligola and its copyists a Continue Reading