The daily show with trevor noah recommended for you. Received my parcel oneday earlier than expected, too. The screenplay was written by ernest lehman, kenneth ross, and ivan moffat. Mario bavas gothic cult classic stars barbara steele as a woman executed as a witch, but not before pronouncing a curse on her executors. The delicate shafts of light that herald the phantom coach seem even more ghostly. The film uses basic action film elements to create something intense and doesnt overdo anything like so many recent action films. Black sunday critics consensus mario bavas official narrative debut is a witchy nightmare steeped in gothic splendor, shot in chiaroscuro black and white and punctuated with startling gore.
The film was based on a novel by thomas harristhe creator of hannibal lecter. On such a tight budget bava made a film that will stay in the memory long after its watched. Jun, 20 mario bavas black sunday is a classic, beautifully filmed and gorgeously atmospheric throughout. In fact, the film s original title, the mask of satan, is derived from this particular scene. The initial video release by stablecane in 1986 as black sunday featured the shorter reedited u. Its a slightly darker affair than its groundbreaking predecessor, with the threats of violence more urgent and the pot obsession played to the hilt after all, it was a crucial part of their. Coming on the heels of a stormy season, the april 14 storm hit as many. S print which was missing around 3 mins of violence including cuts to the burning of vajda, the eye gouging, and the infamous maskbranding scene plus some character. Staring barbara steele, andrea checchi, ivo garrani and john richardson.
Mario bavas official narrative debut is a witchy nightmare steeped in gothic splendor, shot in chiaroscuro black. Les baxter main title black sunday aka mask of satan. Black sunday 1961 mario bavas black sunday 1960 isnt just a horror film classic, its one of the alltime greats in any film genre. Watch black sunday 1960 full movie free online streaming tubi. Hoping to kill himself in grand fashion, he teams with palestinian terrorist dahlia. Black sunday itself would go on to influence later films such as tim burtons sleepy hollow 1999 and bram stokers. A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witchs beautiful lookalike descendant, with only the girls brother and a handsome doctor standing in her way. Black sunday, ivo garrani, barbara steele, 1960 us. Blimp pilot michael lander bruce dern, who has endured the horrors of the vietnam war, is now psychotic.
It has, however, become better known over the years as black sunday, the title grafted onto its original us release by american international pictures, who also cut approximately three minutes of footage thats since been restored. But the film itself deserves continued attention, and regularly to boot. Thomas kruvajan directed by mario bava the short version. Andre gorobec, arturo dominici igor javutich, andrea checchi dr. It was nominated for the edgar allan poe award for best motion picture in 1978. Every horror film of this type needs a strong villain and here barbara steele gives it her all.
Released by kritzerland in 2011 kr 200187 containing music from black sunday 1960. Like a number of films of the 1960s, black sunday helped move horror films away from the universal classics approach and into. Italian horror, that awkward pile of animal feces capped with 24karat gold, owes quite a bit to mario bava. Black sunday 1960 master of horror mario bava began his career with black sunday, an italian gothic masterpiece and easily his most celebrated work. Black sunday also shares one unfortunate aspect with its direct descendants inconsistent storytelling.
Arrows three disc set gives us no less three films, both on bluray and dvd. Black sunday itself would go on to influence later films such as tim burtons sleepy hollow 1999 and bram. Only the girls brother and a handsome doctor stand in her way. Black sunday, or as it was known in italy the mask of satan, was bavas first film as a director. It was his first film where he received actual credit for his work. Jun 18, 20 a powerful short film that depicts the tragic day for the nyfd, where 3 firefighters lost their lives in two separate incidents in new york city, with another 4 being critically injured. Basing the film loosely on nikolai gogols the viy, he weaves a tale of a royal vampire witch who plots to come back from the grave to seek revenge on the descendants of her brother who killed her. Black sunday1977 is a suspensethriller released in the summer of 1977. Black sunday soundtrack from 1961, composed by les baxter. Jul 31, 2016 black sunday 1961 leave a reply technically, the movie ill be talking about here is the mask of satan, and the difference between the mask of satan and black sunday british and american release titles respectively is slightly more than a mere matter of alternate titles. The mask of satan or black sunday is mario bavas first film and its an amazing debut. It was beaten at the box office by star wars1977, smokey and the bandit1977 and the spy who loved me1977. The film was initially rejected for cinema in 1961 by the bbfc and passed 7.
This move became the basis for dragnet, and stars jack webb. John bolton and lev parnas throw a wrench in trumps defense the daily show duration. Savant wrote another article about cuts made to black sunday when it was imported to england and america, censorship for a celebrated horror film. Dominici also had a large role in the bavaesque castle of blood 1964, which reunited him with his black sunday costar, barbara steele. Stunning canvas worthy horror film is the equivalent of a celebrated portrait of evil by a noted.
Line up posted on january 9, 2018 by londonhorrorsociety as you might have heard, the first ever black sunday film festival event takes over the hen and chickens theatre on sunday 4th february, and what a brilliant line up of films they have to kick things off. The allimportant textures in bavas cinematography are given a big boost. Apr 26, 2011 black sunday soundtrack cd details and availability. A 1960 italian horror classic directed by mario bava. The lack of colour means the film doesnt look quite as lush as 1963s black sabbath, but the film still holds up well after all these years. With barbara steele, john richardson, andrea checchi, ivo garrani. Tweet available in two different versions and under an impressive 22 different titles some of which have no discernable connection to the plot, black sunday is one of those historic films whose technical achievements and influence far outshine. Black sunday 1960 aka the mask of satan aka il maschera del demonio barbara steele katia vajdaasa vajda, john richardson dr. It features barbara steele as a witch that was condemned to wear the mask of satan. As mentioned above, the look of black sunday is simply perfect. Kino classics bluray of black sunday is the expected improvement, with a sharper hd image that benefits from a wider range of contrast. John richardson and barbara steele in black sunday 1960.
Though gruesomely executed for her crimes, vampiric witch asa makes. It really is a film that took the classics of old and enhanced them tenfold. Black sunday is the powerful story of a black september terrorist group attempting to blow up a goodyear blimp hovering over the super bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the president of the united states in attendance. Curiously enough, dominici played good guys on occasion such as his turn as achilles in the trojan horse 1961. Stirring account of diabolical possession in iowa download full. Black sunday is one of the best gothic horror films ever made, because the atmosphere is so damn impeccable. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. It was an adaptation of the short story viy by nikolai gogol. The film premiered in the united states on 15 february 1961. Special edition on dvd 014381594225 from image ent directed by mario bava.
Black sunday used to run on a monthly basis in cleveland throughout the 60s70s, and i made sure never to miss it. As you might have heard, the first ever black sunday film festival event takes over the hen and chickens theatre on sunday 4th february, and what a brilliant line up of films they have to kick things off this includes a collection of incredible short films from all over the world, with two amazing feature films closing out block 1 and 2 of the event. Jun 03, 2001 image entertainment presents for the first time in north america, the uncut, english dub version of mario bavas gothic masterpiece, the mask of satan retitled black sunday by aip for its us release in 1961. Black sunday full movie hd black sunday full movie hd link in last page to watch or download. Feb 15, 2014 john bolton and lev parnas throw a wrench in trumps defense the daily show duration. The original trailer of the mask of satan directed by mario bava and starring barbara steele, john richardson, andrea checchi, ivo garrani. Its a slightly darker affair than its groundbreaking predecessor, with the threats of violence more urgent and the pot obsession played to the hilt. Black sunday the 1961 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
If youre a fan of classic cinema, or old horror films then this is a must. The film was produced by robert evans, and stars robert shaw, bruce dern, and marthe keller. Jan 26, 2015 a vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witchs beautiful lookalike descendant. Its combination of brilliant and moody photography, horror, and poetry, has been paid homage by many directors, including francis ford coppola and tim burton the latter noted that one of the films that remain with me probably. Showcasing a wealth of stylistic and energetic camera angles with hauntingly baroque atmospherics, black sunday is bava at his finest, and the film is a true classic of italian gothic horror which astonishes with a mix of evocative visuals and gore. Oct 31, 2005 this is not a film blessed with great sound design, and theres no subtitled italianlanguage version widely available in the united states. Steele is superb as both a vampire witch and her heiress victim. The film uses basic action film elements to create something intense and doesnt overdo. Black sunday soundtrack cd details and availability. This macabre tale of atavistic revenge brings together the outlandish gothic trappings of universals old chillers and.
Black sunday american experience official site pbs. Black sunday was hugely influential on an entire generation of filmmakers, and continues to be to this day. Black sunday subtitles 48 subtitles download movie and. Its a great example of black and white as well, showcasing the. Image entertainment presents for the first time in north america, the uncut, english dub version of mario bavas gothic masterpiece, the mask of satan retitled black sunday by aip for its us release in 1961. Black sunday is a 1977 american thriller film directed by john frankenheimer, based on thomas harris novel of the same name. We feel a moral obligation to warn you that the picture you are about to see will shock you as no other film ever has black sunday music composed and conducted by les baxter the moral obligation warning came at the head of the american international pictures us version of 1960s black sunday, which was actually released in the us. Apr 22, 2011 black sunday soundtrack from 1961, composed by les baxter. Released 1960, black sunday stars barbara steele, john richardson, ivo garrani, andrea checchi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
Made in 1960 and now considered a cult classic, it continues to reverberate through the cinema, inspiring and. The storm on black sunday was the last major dust storm of the year, and the damage it caused was not calculated for months. Back street 1961 david miller, susan hayward, john gavin, vera miles, drama october 31, 2015 ambitious but thwarted, rae smith meets handsome marine paul saxon, of the saxon department store chain, as he passes through lincoln, nebraska, on. This film is a master class on how to shoot in black and white and how gothic horror should be filmed. Like a number of films of the 1960s, black sunday helped move horror films. Rather than creating a singleminded exercise in terror, bava shows all the delicate visual.
Though gruesomely executed for her crimes, vampiric witch asa makes good on her threat to return centuries later to possess her lookalike descendant katja and exact her revenge. Its been said that bava was fond of radically altering the screenplay after filming had already begun. Oct 16, 2006 black sunday, or as it was known in italy the mask of satan, was bavas first film as a director. Black sunday 1961 leave a reply technically, the movie ill be talking about here is the mask of satan, and the difference between the mask of satan and black sunday british and american release titles respectively is slightly more than a mere matter of alternate titles. Black sunday 1960 stream and watch online moviefone. A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witchs beautiful lookalike descendant. Back street 1961 david miller, susan hayward, john gavin. Black sunday 1960 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Black sunday also known as the mask of satan and revenge of the vampire in the uk, is a.
I watched all versions on the two dvds, not yet having a bluray. It is a motion picture classic and a remarkable work of beauty. Anyone who has not seen this film will be taken aback by its stunning black and white visual beauty, represented here in a pristine transfer where the blacks hold firm. The film has a good, nail biter music score by john williams. Its a great example of black and white as well, showcasing the mixture of light and dark to eerie effect. The film was initially rejected for cinema in 1961 by the bbfc and passed 7 years later with cuts as revenge of the vampire. Black sunday 1977 is a suspensethriller released in the summer of 1977. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and. Mario bavas black sunday is a classic, beautifully filmed and gorgeously atmospheric throughout. Made in 1960 and now considered a cult classic, it continues to reverberate through the. Black sunday is a great film that is action in its basic form. In fact, the films original title, the mask of satan, is derived from this particular scene. The movies style, cinematography and story harkens back to older gothic horror films of the 1930s. Overview of black sunday, 1961, directed by mario bava, with barbara steele, john richardson, ivo garrani, at turner classic movies.
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