All the Colors of the Dark 1972  R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Day of the Maniac
They're Coming to Get You
Director: Sergio Martino
Cast: George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov, Julian Ugarte, George Rigaud, Nieves Navarro, Marina Malfatti, Luciano Pigozzi, Dominique Boschero, Carla Mancini
Jane (Edwige Fenech) has recurring nightmares of her mother's murder years before. She also seems to be followed by a knife-wielding, blue-eyed man of her nightmares. A neighbor talks her into going to a Devil worshipping cult where she is seduced, tattooed, and drinks the blood of a dog. And her problems continue in this tale that does have an interesting cast.
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Blood and Black Lace 1964  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Ariana Gorini, Dante DiPaolo, Mary Arden, Franco Ressel, Claude Dantes, Massimo Righi, Luciano Pigozzi, Harriet Medin, Francesca Ungaro
A model, Isabella (Francesca Ungaro), is killed in a fashion salon run by Contessa Cristina Como (Eva Bartok) and her lover Max (Cameron Mitchell). Isabella left a diary, and now other models are being murdered as the killer searches for the diary.
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Castle of the Living Dead 1964  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Luciano Ricci, Lorenzo Sabatini, Michael Reeves
Cast: Christopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy, Mirko Valentin, Donald Sutherland, Antonio De Martino, Luigi Bonos, Jacques Stany, Luciano Pigozzi, Renato Terra, Ennio Antonelli
A circus troupe is invited to perform at evil Count Drago's (Christopher Lee) castle. The count experiments with potions that mummify animals, and he has a "nice" collection. Now, he is working on a human collection, and his new guests start becoming part of the collection. But, one member, a dwarf (Antonio De Martino) becomes the hero in dealing with the Count. Don Sutherland's film debut playing three roles.
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Codename: Wildgeese 1984  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Antonio Margheriti
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Klaus Kinski, Lewis Collins, Mimsy Farmer, Thomas Danneberg, Manfred Lehmann, Frank Glaubrecht, Luciano Pigozzi, Hartmut Neugebauer
The opium trade is flourishing in Asia, and mercenaries work for the Drug Enforcement Administration to destroy the opium.
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Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks 1974  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller
aka: House of Freaks
Terror
The Monsters of Dr. Frankenstein
Director: Robert Oliver
Cast: Rossano Brazzi, Michael Dunn, Edmund Purdom, Christiane Rucker, Gordon Mitchell, Loren Ewing, Luciano Pigozzi, Salvatore Baccaro, Xiro Papas, Eric Mann, Simonetta Vitelli, Laura De Benedittis, Robert Marx, Margaret Oliver, Alessandro Perrella
Mad scientist Frankenstein (Rossano Brazzi) creates monster Goliath (Loren Ewing), but all does not go well in the process. As a result, helper Genz (Michael Dunn) is fired. Now, Genz sets out for revenge with the help of a Neanderthal man (Salvatore Baccaro).
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Hatchet for the Honeymoon 1970 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Blood Brides
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, Gerard Tichy, Jesus Puente, Femi Benussi, Luciano Pigozzi, Antonia Mas, Veronica Llimera, Silvia Lienas
Successful, but impotent, fashion designer John Harrington (Stephen Forsyth) is also a murderer of women who have modeled his creations. As the killings continue, we start seeing the problems that drive John. Bloody, as is common with Bava, but with Bava's unique style.
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It Can Be Done Amigo 1972 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: The Big and the Bad
Director: Maurizio Lucidi
Cast: Bud Spencer, Jack Palance, Renato Cestie, Francisco Rabal, Dany Saval, Luciano Catenacci, Roberto Camardiel, Sal Borgese, Franco Giacobini, Manuel Guitian, Luciano Pigozzi
This comedy/spaghetti Western begins with Hiram Coburn (Bud Spencer) seducing Mary (Dany Saval). But Hiram doesn't know that Mary is the sister of feared gunslinger Sonny (Jack Palance), and now Sonny has vengeance on his mind as he pursues Hiram. Some good laughs in this otherwise so-so film.
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Last Days of Mussolini 1974 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mussolini: Ultimo Atto
Director: Carlo Lizzani
Cast: Rod Steiger, Franco Nero, Lisa Gastoni, Henry Fonda, Bruno Corazzari, Manfred Freyberger, Lino Capolicchio, Marco Guglielmi, Tom Felleghy, Luciano Pigozzi, John Stacy, Giuseppe Addobbati, Andrea Aureli, Umberto Raho
The last days of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (Rod Steiger) are the focus of this violent drama. Mussolini realizes that the Italian people are turning against him, and, with his mistress Claretta Petacci (Lisa Gastoni) by his side, he attempts an escape to Switzerland. At the same time, he is trying to hide from the Nazis, the Allies, the Italian government, and Italian freedom fighters–all of whom are on his trail.
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Le Voyou 1970 G, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Comedy
aka: The Crook
Director: Claude Lelouch
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Daniele Delorme, Charles Gerard, Christine Lelouch, Charles Denner, Amidou, Yves Robert, Judith Magre, Aldo Maccione, Paul Le Person, Gabriella Giorgelli, Luciano Pigozzi
Immediately after Simon (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is released from jail, he calls on friends Charlot and Martine (Charles Gerard and Christine Lelouch) to help in his new escapade: kidnap a boy and force the bank where the boy's father works into paying a large ransom. Although the ransom is paid, complications lie ahead for the trio.
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Rambo's Revenge 1975 R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Syndicate Sadists
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Cast: Tomas Milian, Joseph Cotten, Maria Fiore, Luciano Catenacci, Silvano Tranquilli, Guido Alberti, Ida Galli, Femi Benussi, Luciano Pigozzi, Adolfo Lastretti
Biker/fighter Rambo (Tomas Milian) is on the trail of the gang that kidnapped a rich man's son for the ransom and must take on powerful crime boss Paterno (Joseph Cotten) along the way.
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Sabata 1969 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, Franco Ressel, Linda Veras, Ignazio Spalla, Claudio Undari, Gianni Rizzo, Aldo Canti, Antonio Gradoli, Luciano Pigozzi, Spartaco Conversi, Carlo Tamberlani
City leaders, led by Stengel (Franco Ressel) hire robbers to steal money from an Army safe and plan to use the money to buy land in order to build a railroad. The robbers get the money, but Stengel doesn't want to share the loot, so he offers a reward for the capture of the robbers. Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) rides into town, tracks down the robbers, and collects the reward. Then he realizes that Stengel was behind the theft and attempts to blackmail him, which leads Stengel to hire assassins to kill Sabata. But, Sabata outwits them, kills Stengel, and rides out of town. This spaghetti Western spawned two sequels, "Adios, Sabata" and "The Return of Sabata."
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Terror Creatures from the Grave 1966 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Five Graves for a Medium
Director: Massimo Pupillo
Cast: Barbara Steele, Riccardo Garrone, Walter Brandi, Mirella Maravidi, Alfredo Rizzo, Luciano Pigozzi, Tilde Till, Ennio Balbo, Steve Robinson, Rene Wolf
Cleo (Barbara Steele) made a big mistake when she killed her husband. Before his murder he called five victims of the plague back from the grave, and now they target poor Cleo and her friends. Awful!
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Two Women 1960  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Cast: Sophia Loren, Eleonora Brown, Raf Vallone, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Renato Salvatori, Pupella Maggio, Carlo Ninchi, Andrea Checchi, Emma Baron, Bruna Cealti, Antonella Della Porta, Franco Balducci, Luciano Pigozzi
While traveling by train and on foot, widow Cisira (Sophia Loren) tries to protect her 12-year-old daughter Rosetta as they make a daring escape from Rome during World War II. But after they are raped in a church by Allied Moroccan soldiers, Rosetta is traumatized, Cisira suffers a breakdown, and their lives are changed forever. Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in this film.
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| 1. All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
aka: Day of the Maniac
aka: They're Coming to Get You
2. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
3. Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
4. Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
5. Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)
aka: House of Freaks
aka: Terror
aka: The Monsters of Dr. Frankenstein
6. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
aka: Blood Brides
7. It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
aka: The Big and the Bad
8. Last Days of Mussolini (1974)
aka: Mussolini: Ultimo Atto
9. Le Voyou (1970)
aka: The Crook
10. Rambo's Revenge (1975)
aka: Syndicate Sadists
11. Sabata (1969)
12. Terror Creatures from the Grave (1966)
aka: Five Graves for a Medium
13. Two Women (1960)
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