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Steeped in sadomasochism and lushly photographed in the vivid hues for which the director is known, Mario Bava’s The Whip and the Body is a Gothic thriller that far surpasses the AIP Edgar Allan Poe films that it was intended to emulate.
- Black Sabbath (AIP Edition) (Blu-ray)
This is the AIP English-language version of the Mario Bava...
- Hercules in the Haunted World (Blu-ray)
Directed by : Mario Bava. Cast : Reg Park, Christopher Lee,...
- Black Sabbath (AIP Edition) (Blu-ray)
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The film’s colors, from the candy-apple red blood to the blue hues of the nighttime bay, all pop with bright clarity, with color grading potent and at just the right levels in regard to the many scenes at night. Given the age of the film, it’s remarkable that Kino’s superlative transfer looks this polished. Not so much the case with the sound, whic...
An informative commentary by Tim Lucas, Bava biographer and author of the definitive behemoth tome on the director, Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark, is the highlight here in the scant but worthwhile features. Diving into the biographical aspects of the director and the film’s cast, Lucas is a deliberate and easygoing speaker, with a conversa...
The granddaddy of all slasher films, Mario Bava’s brilliant and deceptive giallo arrives via an invaluable transfer from Kino.
Aug 15, 2022 · Kino Lorber’s disc makes the case that Mario Bava’s vividly hued and fitfully ghastly Planet of the Vampires is perhaps the finest Italian science-fiction film of all time.
Jan 16, 2024 · Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Mario Bava's The Whip and the Body (1963), starring Christopher Lee, Daliah Lavi, Tony Kendall, Ida Galli, and Harriet Medin. The...
Apr 2, 2024 · Mario Bava’s The Whip and the Body is a Technicolor fever dream of violent, unquenchable desire that extends beyond the grave. It’s also a gothic tale steeped in murder and revenge, with added elements of sadomasochistic eroticism and just a whiff of necrophilia.
