art attack...

Non è che un filmone come Possessione Demoniaca (Michael Angel) coi beneamati Dennis Hopper e Richard Grieco non abbia dei meriti: ti riconcilia con i film dei Vanzina, ad esempio...
Per il resto, la sua visione è uno dei traumi peggiori vi possano capitare - almeno tra quelli che non coinvolgono un autotreno guidato dal fantasma di Ray Charles.

In quel di Portorico c'è Hopper che fa l'artista maledetto, ed accoppa gente per trarre ispirazione. Ultima vittima, un "ragazzo di vita"; il fratello di quest'ultimo - prete col vizio delle investigazioni poliziesche - si mette sulle tracce dell'assassino.
Credetemi, è infinitamente peggio di così.

Film insulso sotto ogni aspetto: regia patetica, recitazione oscena; stendiamo un sudario sulla trama. C'è del fan-service, questo sì: 2 o 3 full-frontal anche meritevoli, che non lasciano nulla all'immaginazione.
Per il resto, solo dolore; tenetevi a portata di mano degli aghi da infilarvi sotto le unghie: saranno una piacevole distrazione.

Voto: 1. Trashometro^® 5/10:
Tags: horror, crimine, thriller, mistero, arte, prete, convento, investigazione, polizia, Portorico, occulto, pittura, pittore, serial-killer, sangue, dipinto, trash.

Michael Angel (1998)

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Regista: William Gove
Scrittore: William Gove
Genere: Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Crime
Valutazione: 4.1/10 (210 voti)
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Dennis Hopper .... Lewis Garou
• Richard Grieco .... Michael Killan
• Efrain Figueroa .... Uncle Daniel
• Bridget White .... Mary (as Bridget Ann White)
• Kristin Minter .... Charlotte
• Frank Medrano .... Father Neil
• Michael Cole .... Monsignor Manning
• Ivonne Coll .... Killan's Mother
• Perri Lister .... Sheila Masters
• Phillip Stewart .... Marcos Quintana

Trama:
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, after two gristly murders, the murderer has used the victims' blood to paint the walls by the bodies. An agnostic Jesuit priest, whose brother was the first victim, visits the crime scene: look for a talented abstract-expressionist painter who's going through a spiritual crisis and is angry at God, the priest says. The police ask Father Michael to continue to assist them, and he visits Bohemian haunts an artist might frequent. Father Michael's own history unfolds, too: he's a painter, he has an ex-girlfriend in San Juan, and he's attracted to Mary, a life-drawing model. Soon all fingers point to an aging local artist, Lewis Garou. Case closed?

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Grieco, Richard (I)

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Nome di battesimo: Junior, Richard John Grieco
Data di nascita: 23 March 1965
Altezza: 5' 11" (1.80 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• The Ghost Riders (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Forget About It (2006) .... Anthony Amato [attore]
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) .... B-Movie Actor (uncredited) [attore]
• Raiders of the Damned (2005) .... Lewis [attore]
• Dead Easy (2004) .... Simon Storm [attore]
• Phantom Force (2004) (TV) .... Mark Dupree [attore]
• Book of Days (2003) (TV) .... Mr. Finch [attore]
• Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2003) .... Mark [attore]
• Webs (2003) (TV) .... Dean [attore]
• Fish Don't Blink (2002) .... Pete [attore]

Biografia:
Richard Grieco was born to an Italian father (Richard Grieco) and an Irish mother (Carolyn O'Reilly). In 1999 he had a son (Dylan Justice Sissons) with a ex-girlfriend, the model and actress Kimber Sissons. He is a musician and in 1995 released a CD ('Waiting for the sky to fall') in Germany. Currently he is single and lives in Los Angeles.

Trivia random: Signed a record deal with Edel Record Company to release a CD single in Germany.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Hopper, Dennis

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Nome di battesimo: Hopper, Dennis Lee
Data di nascita: 17 May 1936
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Victoria Duffy::(13 April 1996 - present) 1 child, Katherine LaNasa::(17 June 1989 - April 1992) (divorced) 1 child, Daria Halprin::(14 May 1972 - 1976) (divorced) 1 child, Michelle Phillips::(31 October 1970 - 8 November 1970) (divorced), Brooke Hayward::(1961 - 1969) (divorced) 1 child

Ultimi lavori:

• Elegy (2008) .... George O'Hearn [attore]
• Hell Ride (2008) .... Eddie 'Scratch' Zero [attore]
• The Palermo Shooting (2008) .... Frank [attore]
• Sleepwalking (2008) .... Mr. Reedy [attore]
• Swing Vote (2008) .... [attore]
• Forever (2007/I) .... (in negotiations) [attore]
• 10th & Wolf (2006) .... Matty Matello [attore]
• Essential Gorillaz (2006) (V) .... [attore]
• Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (2006) (TV) .... Narrator [attore]
• Memory (2006/II) .... Max Lichtenstein [attore]

Biografia:
Multi-talented and unconventional actor/director regarded by many as one of the true "enfant terribles" of Hollywood who has led an amazing cinematic career for more than five decades, Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. The young Hopper expressed interest in acting from a young age and first appeared in a slew of 1950s television shows, including "Medic" (1954), "Cheyenne" (1955) and "Sugarfoot" (1957). His first film role was in Johnny Guitar (1954), which was quickly followed by roles in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Giant (1956) and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). Hopper actually became good friends with James Dean and was shattered when Dean was killed in a car crash in September, 1955. Hopper portrayed a young 'Napoleon Bonaparte' (!) in the star-spangled The Story of Mankind (1957) and regularly appeared on screen throughout the 1960s, often in rather undemanding parts, usually as a villain in westerns such as True Grit (1969) and Hang 'Em High (1968). However, in early 1969, Hopper, fellow actor Peter Fonda and writer Terry Southern, wrote a counterculture road movie script and managed to scrape together $400,000 in financial backing. Hopper directed the low-budget film, titled Easy Rider (1969), starring Fonda, Hopper and a young Jack Nicholson. The film was a phenomenal box-office success, appealing to the anti-establishment youth culture of the times. It changed the Hollywood landscape almost overnight and major studios all jumped onto the anti-establishment bandwagon, pumping out low-budget films about rebellious hippies, bikers, draft dodgers and pot smokers. However, Hopper's next directorial effort, The Last Movie (1971), was a critical and financial failure, and he has admitted that during the 1970s he was seriously abusing various substances, both legal and illegal, which led to a downturn in the quality of his work. He appeared in a sparse collection of European-produced films over the next eight years, before cropping up in a memorable performance as a pot-smoking photographer alongside Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now (1979). He also received acclaim for his work in both acting and direction for Out of the Blue (1980). With these two notable efforts, the beginning of the 1980s saw a renaissance of interest by Hollywood in the talents of Dennis Hopper and exorcising the demons of drugs and alcohol via a rehabilitation program meant a return to invigorating and provoking performances. He was superb in Rumble Fish (1983), co-starred in the tepid spy thriller The Osterman Weekend (1983), played a groovy school teacher in My Science Project (1985), was a despicable and deranged drug dealer in River's Edge (1986) and, most memorably, electrified audiences as foul-mouthed Frank Booth in the eerie and erotic David Lynch film Blue Velvet (1986). Interestingly, the offbeat Hopper was selected in the early 1980s to provide the voice of "The StoryTeller" in the animated series of "Rabbit Ears" children's films based upon the works of Hans Christian Andersen! Hopper returned to film direction in the late 1980s and was at the helm of the controversial gang film Colors (1988), which was well received by both critics and audiences. He was back in front of the cameras for roles in Super Mario Bros. (1993), got on the wrong side of gangster Christopher Walken in True Romance (1993), led police officer Keanu Reeves and bus passenger Sandra Bullock on a deadly ride in Speed (1994/I) and challenged gill-man Kevin Costner for world supremacy in Waterworld (1995). The enigmatic Hopper has continued to remain busy through the 1990s and into the new century with performances in The Night We Called It a Day (2003), The Keeper (2004) and Land of the Dead (2005). As well as his acting/directing talents, Hopper is a skilled photographer and painter, having had his works displayed in galleries in both the US and overseas. He is additionally a dedicated and knowledgeable collector of modern art and has one of the most extensive collections in the US.

Trivia random: Is an alumni of the Lee Strasberg Institute such as actors Frank Miranda, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Rosario Dawson, Julia Roberts.
Citazione random: In the 50s, when me and Natalie Wood and James Dean and Nick Adams and Tony Perkins (Anthony Perkins) suddenly arrived... God, it was a whole group of us that sort of felt like that earlier group - the John Barrymores, Errol Flynns, Sinatras, Clifts - were a little farther out than we were... So we tried to emulate that lifestyle. For instance, once Natalie and I decided we'd have an orgy. And Natalie says "O.K., but we have to have a champagne bath." So we filled the bathtub full of champagne. Natalie takes off her clothes, sits down in the champagne, starts screaming. We take her to the emergency hospital. That was *our* orgy, you understand?

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Dracula Bis!

Non che si sia visto il primo, ma che importa? Questo Dracula II: Ascension risulta già sufficientemente trash di suo, anche senza scomodare la trilogia di cui fa parte.

Diretto da un tale e scritto da un altro tale che ha firmato alcune delle più recenti catastrofi horror, questa trilogia porta un inconfondibile marchio di qualità: "presentato da Wes Craven", che non ha mai presentato o prodotto nulla che fosse meno di atroce.

Uno SIENSIATO paraplegico si imbatte in un caso incredibile: la fidanzata/assistente topina trova, nell'obitorio in cui lavora, il corpo carbonizzato di un vampiro.
Trasportato in una catapecchia i due, con la collaborazione di un paio di allievi di Err Professor, lo resuscitano immergendolo nel sangue.
Il simpatico non-morto, che ricorda in maniera inquietante Billy Idol, verrà imprigionato ed usato per i loro esperimenti, nella speranza di curare il professorone e/o farci un sacco di baiocchi.
Sulle loro tracce niente meno che Jason Scott Lee, il più improbabile cacciatore di vampiri che la storia ricordi (qui in missione per conto di Roy Scheider, niente meno...)

La storia è di una stupidità disarmante ed i vampiri sono temibili quanto pacioccosi micetti, essendo vulnerabili a più o meno tutto: luce del sole, paletti, acqua santa, argento, pasta al pesto e chi più ne ha più ne metta.
Da segnalare la scena trash col vampiro che si libera e conta i granelli di sabbia (do not ask) ed in generale le situazioni improbabili e la dabbenaggine dei protagonisti.

Non tralasciando un po' fan-service, il film promette molto ma mostra poco, annoverando nel cast financo Brande Roderick, nota coniglietta di playboy e Baywatch-ara la cui biografia su IMDb inizia con "Beautiful and talented", azzeccandone quanto meno una su due.

Voto: 3. Trashometro^® 6/10: (trash moderno e patinato, che si crede pure d'essere!)
Tags: horror, vampiro, sangue, cadavere, immortalità, decapitazione, prigionia, obitorio, cacciatore, prete, sedia a rotelle, paraplegico, sequel, gore, sangue, trash.

"Baywatch" (1989)

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Genere: Drama, Action, Adventure
Valutazione: 4.4/10 (1100 voti)
Durata: 60::(241 episodes) min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• David Hasselhoff .... Lt. Mitch Buchannon (220 episodes, 1989-2000)
• Jeremy Jackson .... Hobie Buchannon / ... (178 episodes, 1991-1999)
• Pamela Anderson .... Casey Jean 'C.J.' Parker (111 episodes, 1992-1997)
• Michael Newman .... Mike 'Newmie' Newman / ... (110 episodes, 1989-2000)
• Chris Fiore .... Brad / ... (95 episodes, 1992-1999)

Trama:
This long-running series follows the adventures of a team of lifeguards on a crowded resort beach. Veteran lifeguard Mitch Buchannon watches over the younger lifeguards that come and go with each passing season as they keep the beaches safe for vacationers. Frequently he must take action to save them from the raging seas and from the raging tempers that sometimes flare up between the young guards in this stressful job.

Trivia random: Longest running show to never win an Emmy. (as of 2005)

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Craven, Wes

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Nome di battesimo: Craven, Wesley Earl
Data di nascita: 2 August 1939
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Iya Labunka::(27 November 2004 - present), Mimi Craven::(25 July 1982 - 1987) (divorced), Bonnie Broecker::(1964 - 1969) (divorced) 2 children

Ultimi lavori:

• Shocker (2009) .... (executive producer) (producer) [produttore]
• The People Under the Stairs 2 (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
• The Breed (2006) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• The Hills Have Eyes (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Paris, je t'aime (2006) .... (segment "Père-Lachaise") [scrittore]
• Pulse (2006) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
• Cursed (2005) .... [regista]
• Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V) .... (presenter) [misc]
• Feast (2005) .... (executive producer) [produttore]

Biografia:
Wes was born in Cleveland in 1939. After an unhappy childhood (he was raised in a Baptist family) he left Cleveland to study for a degree in English Literature, at Wheaton College, Illinois. But after illness, he left the school for one year before returning to study psychology. In 1963 he took a degree in writing and psychology and in 1964 he took a Masters from J. Hopkins University. While he was a humanities college teacher, Wes married Bonnie Broecker, mother of both his children, Jonathan and Jessica. But after few years, they separated and the children stayed with Bonnie.Wes left his job as a teacher and after employment as taxi driver he became a sound editor for a post-production company in New York. And after the co-direction of Together (1971) with Sean S. Cunningham, Wes made the horror movie, The Last House on the Left (1972). The movie, released in August 1972, was a big success as was his second movie, The Hills Have Eyes (1977), winning the critic's prize at the Sitges Film Festival.Wes has gone onto win many more awards, including one for the best movie at the Avoriaz Film Festival for _Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)_ . In 1999 he directed Music of the Heart (1999), a change of direction from the horror genre for which he is known.

Trivia random: Has a son, Jonathan Craven (1965) and a daughter, Jessica Craven (1968). Both from his marriage to his first wife, Bonnie Broecker.
Citazione random: On horror movies: "It's like boot camp for the psyche. In real life, human beings are packaged in the flimsiest of packages, threatened by real and sometimes horrifying dangers, events like Columbine. But the narrative form puts these fears into a manageable series of events. It gives us a way of thinking rationally about our fears."

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V)

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Regista: Patrick Lussier
Scrittore: Joel Soisson, Patrick Lussier
Genere: Horror
Valutazione: 4.4/10 (1080 voti)
Durata: 85 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Jennifer Kroll .... Twins of Evil
• Jason Scott Lee .... Father Uffizi
• Craig Sheffer .... Lowell
• Diane Neal .... Elizabeth Blaine
• Khary Payton .... Kenny
• Brande Roderick .... Tanya
• Jason London .... Luke
• Chris Hunter .... Corello
• Tom Kane .... Cartoon Voice of Doctor (voice)
• John Light .... Eric

Trama:
"Dracula II: Ascension" is a sequel to "Dracula 2000," with the ageless vampire again returning from apparent extinction. The twist is that Dracula's blood will be used by a researcher (baroque performance by Craig Sheffer) to reverse the effects of a crippling disease; Sheffer's assistants (read: vampire fodder) will help. Joining this scientific survey is long-haired vampire slayer Jason Scott Lee, who seems to have stalked in from another picture--but never mind Roy Scheider, whose wizened priest might be onscreen for all of 60 seconds. Citazione random: Luke: We had nothing to do with this!::Father Uffizi: You had everything to do with this.::[examines Elizabeth]::Father Uffizi: You're turning.::Elizabeth Blaine: [weakly] Leave me alone.::Father Uffizi: The infection must have been slight to begin with. There's still a way this can be reversed.::Luke: How?::Father Uffizi: Sunlight. Take her into the sunlight. Pray that there is enough of what's human to survive the destruction of what's not.::Luke: [helps Elizabeth up] Okay.::Father Uffizi: The agony will be unimaginable. No matter how strong her will, in the end, she will fight her way back to the dark side. You must not let her.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Roderick, Brande

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Nome di battesimo: Roderick, Brande Nicole
Data di nascita: 13 June 1974
Altezza: 5' 7" (1.70 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• The Nanny Diaries (2007) .... Tanya [attrice]
• Toxic (2007) .... Cherry [attrice]
• "What I Learned About... From the Movies" (2007) .... (2007) [attrice]
• Bunny Whipped (2006) .... Casey [attrice]
• Hood of Horror (2006) .... Tiffany [attrice]
• "The Daily Habit" (2005) .... Host (unknown episodes) [attrice]
• Lucky 13 (2005/I) .... Coolmint Girl [attrice]
• Miss Cast Away (2004) .... [attrice]
• Starsky & Hutch (2004) .... Heather [attrice]
• Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003) (TV) .... Leigh Dyer [attrice]

Biografia:
Beautiful and talented Brande Roderick joined the internationally renowned hit series "Baywatch" (1989) in the starring role as lifeguard Leigh Dyer. Winning the role over hundreds of hopefuls, Brande convinced veteran writer/producer Frank South ("Melrose Place" (1992)) that she was the best person for the job. Now in its 11th season, "Baywatch" (1989) executives brought on South to bring new depth to the show, which will showcase Brande as the lead. A native of Northern California, Brande attended Santa Rosa Junior College with aspirations towards acting. She was last seen in "Playboy"'s April issue as Miss April 2000. Brande has appeared on television shows such as "Jesse" (1998), "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (1998) and "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990), as well as in numerous commercials including Dr. Pepper and Snickers. Brande currently makes her home in Los Angeles, but she is looking forward to living in Hawaii while shooting the show.

Trivia random: Playboy Playmate of the Month April 2000

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Soisson, Joel

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Ultimi lavori:

• Buried (2008) .... [regista]
• The Tribe (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Hollow Man II (2006) (V) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
• Pulse (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Feast (2005) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) (V) .... (story) [scrittore]
• The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005) (V) .... (teleplay) [scrittore]
• The Prophecy: Uprising (2005) (V) .... (teleplay) [scrittore]
• Trekkies 2 (2004) .... (executive producer) [produttore]

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Lee, Jason Scott

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Data di nascita: 19 November 1966
Altezza: 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• Balls of Fury (2007) .... Siu-Foo [attore]
• Dance of the Dragon (2007) .... Cheng [attore]
• Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V) .... Father Uffizi [attore]
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) (V) .... David Kawena (voice) [attore]
• Nomad (2005/II) .... Oraz [attore]
• Only the Brave (2005) .... Glenn "Tak" Takase [attore]
• The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005) (V) .... Dylan [attore]
• Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V) .... Father Uffizi [attore]
• Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003) (V) .... Ryan Chan [attore]
• Lilo & Stitch (2002) .... David Kawena (voice) [attore]

Biografia:
Of Hawaiian and Chinese descent, Jason Scott Lee was born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Hawaii from the age of two. His interest in acting began while studying in high school. It blossomed further when he enrolled in Fullerton College, where he studied under acting coach Sal Romeo. His first film role was in Born in East L.A. (1987). After taking many supporting roles, he took his star turn in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993). His next starring role was in The Jungle Book (1994). Though he has not yet panned out as a leading man, Jason continues to work in supporting roles while pursuing his interest in live theater.

Trivia random: Auditioned for the role of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat (1995), but lost out to Robin Shou.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Scheider, Roy

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Nome di battesimo: Scheider, Roy Richard
Data di nascita: 10 November 1932
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Brenda King::(11 February 1989 - present) 2 children, Cynthia Scheider::(8 November 1962 - 1989) (divorced) 1 child

Ultimi lavori:

• Dark Honeymoon (2007) .... Sam [attore]
• If I Didn't Care (2007) .... Linus [attore]
• Iron Cross (2007) .... Joseph [attore]
• The Poet (2007) .... Rabbi [attore]
• Last Chance (2006) .... Cumberland [attore]
• The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V) .... (associate producer) [produttore]
• Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V) .... Cardinal Siqueros [attore]
• The Punisher (2004) .... Frank Castle Sr. [attore]
• Citizen Verdict (2003) .... Bull Tyler [attore]
• Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V) .... Cardinal Siqueros [attore]

Biografia:
Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor Roy Scheider obviously never heard the old actor's axiom about "never appearing with kids or animals" lest they overshadow your performance. Breaking that rule did him no harm, though, as he achieved pop cult status by finding, fighting and blowing up a 25-foot-long Great White shark (nicknamed "Bruce") in the mega-hit Jaws (1975) and then electrocuting an even bigger Great White in the vastly inferior Jaws 2 (1978).Athletic Scheider was born in November 1932 in Orange, New Jersey, and was a keen sportsman from a young age, competing in baseball and boxing (his awkwardly mended broken nose is a result of his foray into Golden Gloves competitions). While at college, his pursuits turned from sports to theater and he studied drama at Rutgers and Franklin and Marshall. After a stint in the military, Scheider appeared with the New York Shakespeare Festival and won an "Obie Award" for his appearance in the play "Stephen D."His film career commenced with the campy Z-grade horror cheesefest The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964), and he then showed up in Star! (1968), Paper Lion (1968), Stiletto (1969) and Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970). In 1971 he really came to the attention of film audiences with his role in the Jane Fonda thriller Klute (1971) and then as Det. Buddy Russo (scoring his first Oscar nomination) alongside fiery Gene Hackman in the crime drama The French Connection (1971). His performance as a tough street cop in that film led him into another tough cop role as NYC Det. Buddy Manucci in the underappreciated The Seven-Ups (1973), which features one of the best car chase sequences ever put on film.In the early 1970s the Peter Benchley novel "Jaws" was a phenomenal best-seller, and young director Steven Spielberg was chosen by Universal Pictures to direct the film adaptation, Jaws (1975), in which Scheider played police chief Brody and shared lead billing with Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss in the tale of a New England seaside community terrorized by a hungry Great White shark. "Jaws" was a blockbuster, and for many years held the record as the highest-grossing film of all time. Scheider then turned up as the shady CIA agent brother of Dustin Hoffman in the unnerving Marathon Man (1976) and in the misfired William Friedkin-directed remake of Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) titled Sorcerer (1977), before again returning to Amity to battle another giant shark in Jaws 2 (1978). Seeking a change from tough cops and hungry sharks, he took the role of womanizing, drug-popping choreographer Joe Gideon, the lead character of the semi-autobiographical portrayal of director Bob Fosse in the sparkling All That Jazz (1979). It was another big hit for Scheider (and another Oscar nomination), with the film featuring a stunning opening sequence to the tune of the funky George Benson number "On Broadway", and breathtaking dance routines including the "Airotica" performance by the glamorous Sandahl Bergman.Returning to another law enforcement role, Scheider played a rebellious helicopter pilot in the John Badham conspiracy / action film Blue Thunder (1983), a scientist in the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) simply titled 2010 (1984), a cheating husband who turns the tables on his blackmailers in 52 Pick-Up (1986), a cold-blooded hit man in Cohen and Tate (1989) and a CIA operative in the muddled and slow-moving The Russia House (1990). The versatile Scheider was then cast as the captain of a futuristic submarine in the relatively popular TV series "SeaQuest DSV" (1993), which ran for three seasons.Inexplicably, however, Scheider had seemingly, and slowly, dropped out of favor with mainstream film audiences, and while he continued to remain busy, predominantly in supporting roles (generally as US presidents or military officers), most of the vehicles he appeared in were B-grade political thrillers such as The Peacekeeper (1997), Executive Target (1997), Chain of Command (2000) and Red Serpent (2002).One hopes that a really first-class role will re-emerge for this immensely entertaining actor--he's much too interesting and likable to be out of the public limelight!

Trivia random: On March 4, 2007, Scheider was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University, following a screening of his classic film "All That Jazz." It was the sixth time that Scheider had seen the film, and the first time for his young daughter, Molly, who accompanied him.
Citazione random: "The important thing is to do good work, no matter what medium you do it in."

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Lussier, Patrick (I)

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Ultimi lavori:

• Condition Dead (2008) .... [regista]
• Chain Mail (2007) .... (attached) [regista]
• The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Whisper (2007) .... (visual consultant) [misc]
• White Noise 2: The Light (2007) .... [regista]
• Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V) .... (written by) [scrittore]
• Darkness Falls (2003) .... (visual consultant) [misc]
• Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V) .... (written by) [scrittore]
• Dracula 2000 (2000) .... (story) [scrittore]
• The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000) (V) .... [regista]

Trivia random: Father of Devin C. Lussier

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Sheffer, Craig

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Nome di battesimo: Sheffer, Craig Eric
Data di nascita: 23 April 1960
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• While She Was Out (2008) .... [attore]
• American Crude (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Find Love (2006) .... Interviewer [attore]
• Long Lost Son (2006) (TV) .... Quinn [attore]
• "Into the West" (2005) (mini) .... Older Robert Wheeler [attore]
• The Second Front (2005) .... Frank Hossom [attore]
• Tom's Nu Heaven (2005) .... Tom Mitchell [attore]
• Prodigal Son (2004) .... [regista]
• Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V) .... Lowell [attore]
• Save It for Later (2003) .... Marco [attore]

Trivia random: Is very interested in music and he enjoys writing songs and playing the guitar.
Citazione random: "I think it's real easy to look at what's out there and get discouraged. I was never the best-looking guy, I was never the Tom Cruise-looking guy. I think the biggest thing I can say is don't compare yourself. Focus on making you the best you you can be as an actor and follow your own path. You can't compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues." - On acting in films.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Dracula 2000 (2000)

Dracula's legacy - Il fascino del male

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Regista: Patrick Lussier
Scrittore: Joel Soisson, Patrick Lussier
Genere: Horror
Valutazione: 4.7/10 (8916 voti)
Durata: 99 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Gerard Butler .... Dracula
• Christopher Plummer .... Abraham/Matthew Van Helsing
• Jonny Lee Miller .... Simon Sheppard
• Justine Waddell .... Mary Heller
• Colleen Fitzpatrick .... Lucy Westerman (as Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick)
• Jennifer Esposito .... Solina
• Omar Epps .... Marcus
• Sean Patrick Thomas .... Trick
• Danny Masterson .... Nightshade
• Lochlyn Munro .... Eddie

Trama:
In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship. Van Helsing and Simon travel from London to New Orleans to rescue Van Helsing's daughter Mary (Waddell) from the family's life long nemesis - Dracula.

Trivia random: Gerard Butler's Dracula says, "I never drink... coffee," in one scene. This is a spoof of Bela Lugosi's Dracula, who spouts his famous "I never drink... wine" in Universal's _Dracula (1931/I)_ .
Citazione random: Dracula: Blood has always been the coin of our realm.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

W&G

Nuova avventura per il vecchietto inventore ed il suo cane; Wallace & Gromit: La maledizione del coniglio mannaro vede i due impegnati come ultima difesa di fronte all'invasione di conigli che minaccia di insidiare la quiete della piccola città, dove si sta per tenere l'annuale concorso che premia i migliori coltivatori di frutta e verdura. Inutile dire che combineranno un bel po' di guai prima di riuscire a risolvere brillantemente la situazione.

Benché sia animato splendidamente, con una espressività dei personaggi incredibile, il film non tralascia certo la qualità della trama: favoletta prevedibile sì, ma ben narrata e piena di gag e trovate geniali. Da non disprezzare il fatto che, a fianco di situazioni apprezzabili anche dai più piccoli, non mancano un abbondante numero di riferimenti e strizzatine d'occhio più "adulte" (anche se mai volgari).

Da vedere.
Voto: 8.
Tags: Wallace & Gromit, animazione, commedia, avventura, plastilina, stop-motion, conigli, trasformazione, concorso, caccia, mostro, frutta, verdura, cane, prete, amore, pretendente.

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Wallace & Gromit - La maledizione del coniglio mannaro

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Regista: Steve Box, Nick Park
Scrittore: Nick Park, Bob Baker
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Valutazione: 8.0/10 (19014 voti) [#198 nella top250]
Durata: 85 min
Paese: UK
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Peter Sallis .... Wallace/Hutch (voice)
• Ralph Fiennes .... Victor Quartermaine (voice)
• Helena Bonham Carter .... Lady Campanula Tottington (voice)
• Peter Kay .... PC Mackintosh (voice)
• Nicholas Smith .... Reverend Clement Hedges (voice)
• Liz Smith .... Mrs. Mulch (voice)
• John Thomson .... Mr. Windfa ll (voice)
• Mark Gatiss .... Miss Blight (voice)
• Vincent Ebrahim .... Mr. Caliche (voice)
• Geraldine McEwan .... Miss Thripp (voice)

Trama:
It's 'vege-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood, and our two enterprising chums are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto." With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, business is booming, but Wallace & Gromit are finding out that running a "humane" pest control outfit has its drawbacks as their West Wallaby Street home fills to the brim with captive rabbits. Suddenly, a huge, mysterious, veg-ravaging "beast" begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable plots at night, and the competition hostess, Lady To ttington, commissions Anti-Pesto to catch it and save the day. Lying in wait, however, is Lady Tottington's snobby suitor, Victor Quartermaine, who'd rather shoot the beast and secure the position of local hero-not to mention Lady Tottingon's hand in marriage. With the fate of the competition in the balance, Lady Tottington is eventually forced to allow Victor to hunt down the vegetable chomping marauder. Little does she know that Victor's real intent could have dire consequences for her ...and our two heroes.

Trivia random: The crew used 44 pounds of glue every month to assist in sticking down the sets.
Citazione random: Hutch the Rabbit: Oh, I do love a bit of gorganzola!

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

midnight mass

Mai bere acqua santa prima di cena. Specie se siete vampiri.
I sistemi di auto-protezione del cervello contro i traumi devono essere davvero efficienti, se a distanza di pochi giorni già non ricordo assolutamente nulla di La Notte Dei Vampiri (anche "Midnight Mass").

Già partiamo malissimo citando Romero ed i suoi annunci televisivi per introdurre e accrescere il senso di panico che si diffonde nel mondo al propagarsi della catastrofe. Con una botta di originalità senza precedenti abbiamo però qui dei vampiri, in luogo dei nostri amati zombie.
Per farla breve: i vampiri fanno "outing" e decidono che è giunta l'ora di diffondersi come lupi tra il gregge umano (very original); contro di loro una piccola comunità rurale (a cui tutti noi auguriamo una lenta e straziante morte ) si stringe attorno al giovane sacerdote - disperato e ad un passo dall'alcolismo, così come il pubblico - intenzionato a riprendersi la chiesa locale a suon di crocifissi e acqua santa.
Volendosi dare un tono psicologico-culturale, poi, il regista/scrittore ha anche la cattiva idea di introdurre estenuanti diatribe a sfondo religioso sul bene, il male, i vampiri e la cattiveria del mondo.

Pellicola che oserei definire minimalista, difettando in pratica di tutti quegli inutili orpelli che vanno sotto il nome di trama, sceneggiatura, dialoghi, regia e senso del ritmo (e della decenza).
Il fatto che pressoché nessuna delle persone implicate a vario titolo in questo filmone abbia poi più lavorato nel mondo del cinema, mi pare significativo: atroce sotto ogni punto di vista, è sconsigliato a chiunque non abbia gravissime colpe da espiare e sia momentaneamente privo di una vergine di ferro.

Col senno di poi sarebbe stato meno doloroso farsi una maratona di 72 ore ininterrotte di Walker, Texas Ranger. Al qual proposito vi ricordo che osservando attentamente il cappello di Trivette si possono trarre valide previsioni metorologiche e sulla vita amorosa.

Voto: 1. Trashometro^® 2/10: (se incontrate questo DVD piantagli un paletto di frassino nel cuore, prima che lui lo faccia a voi!)
Tags: horror, vampiri, chiesa, prete, alcolismo, croficisso, acqua santa, comunità, noia mortale, trash.

Mandile, Tony

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Ultimi lavori:

• Midnight Mass (2003) .... (co-producer) [produttore]

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

"Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993)

Walker Texas Ranger

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Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Valutazione: 4.7/10 (577 voti)
Durata: 60::(203 episodes) min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Chuck Norris .... Cordell "Cord" Walker / ... (94 episodes, 1993-2001)
• Clarence Gilyard Jr. .... James "Jimmy" Trivette / ... (94 episodes, 1993-2001)
• Sheree J. Wilson .... Asst. D.A. Alex Cahill (91 episodes, 1993-2001)
• Noble Willingham .... C.D. Parker (54 episodes, 1993-1999)

Trama:
Walker, a martial artist, and his partner Trivette are Texas Rangers. They make it their business to battle crime in Dallas and all around the State of Texas.

Trivia random: Jimmy Trevette's nickname for C.D. Parker was "Big Dog".
Citazione random: [after being beaten up by Walker]::Ranger Jimmy Trivette: I'm glad he's in a happy mood.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Romero, George A. (I)

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Nome di battesimo: Romero, George Andrew
Data di nascita: 4 February 1940
Altezza: 6' 5" (1.96 m)
Coniuge: Christine Forrest::(1981 - present), Nancy Romero::(1971 - 1978) (divorced), Kate McNeil::(? - ?) (divorced)

Ultimi lavori:

• The Crazies (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Day of the Dead (2007) .... (motion picture "Day of the Dead") [scrittore]
• Diamond Dead (2007) .... [scrittore]
• Diary of the Dead (2007) .... [scrittore]
• From a Buick 8 (2007) .... [regista]
• Brunch of the Living Dead (2006) .... (special thanks) [misc]
• Creepshow III (2006) .... (film "Creepshow") [scrittore]
• Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006) .... (1968 screenplay) [scrittore]
• Land of the Dead (2005) .... (written by) [scrittore]
• Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green (2005) (VG) .... (special thanks) [misc]

Biografia:
George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; however, by all indications, he was very successful. The director of the ground-breaking "Dead" tetra-logy was born February 4, 1940, in New York City. He grew up there until attending the renowned Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.After graduation, he began shooting mostly short films and commercials. He and friends formed Image Ten Productions in the late 1960s and they all chipped in roughly $10,000 apiece to produce what became one of the most celebrated American horror films of all time: Night of the Living Dead (1968). Shot in black-and-white on a budget of just over $100,000, Romero's vision, combined with a solid script written by him and Image co-founder John A. Russo (along with what was then considered an excess of gore) enabled the film to earn back far more than what it cost, became a cult classic by the early 1970s and was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress of the United States in 1999. Romero's next films were a little more low-key and less seen including There's Always Vanilla (1971), The Crazies (1973), Hungry Wives (1972) (where he met his future-wife Christine Forrest) and Martin (1977). Though not as acclaimed as Night of the Living Dead (1968), or some of his later work, these films had his signature social commentary while dealing with issues, usually horror-related, at the microscopic level. Like almost all of his films, they were shot in, or around, Romero's favourite city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.In 1978, Romero returned to the zombie genre with the one film of his that would top the success of Night of the Living Dead (1968): Dawn of the Dead (1978). He managed to divorce the franchise from Image Ten, which screwed up the copyright on the original and allowed the film to enter into public domain, with the result that Romero and his original investors were not entitled to any profits from the film's video releases. Shooting in the Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Mall during late-night hours, Romero told the tale of four people who escape a zombie outbreak and lock themselves up inside what they think is paradise before the solitude makes them victims of their own, and a biker gang's, greed. Shot on a budget of just $1.5 million, the film earned over $40 million worldwide and was named one of the top cult films by Entertainment Weekly magazine in 2003. The film also marked Romero's first work with brilliant make-up and effects artist Tom Savini. After 1978, Romero and Savini teamed up many times.Dawn of the Dead's success led to bigger budgets and better casts for the filmmaker. First was Knightriders (1981), where he first worked with an up-and-coming Ed Harris. Then came perhaps his most Hollywood-like film, Creepshow (1982), which marked the first, but not the last, time Romero adapted a work by famed horror novelist Stephen King. With many major stars and big-studio distribution, Creepshow was a moderate success and spawned a sequel, which was also written by Romero.The decline of Romero's career came in the late 1980s. His last widely-released film was the next "Dead" film, Day of the Dead (1985). Derided by critics, it did not take in much at the box office, either. His latest two efforts were The Dark Half (1993), (another Stephen King adaptation) and Bruiser (2000/I). Even the Romero-penned, Tom Savini-directed remake of Romero's first film, Night of the Living Dead (1990), was a box-office failure. Pigeon-holed solely as a horror director and his recent films no longer achieving the success of his earlier "Dead" films, Romero has not worked much since, much to the chagrin of his following. In 2005, 19 years after Day of the Dead, with major-studio distribution, he returned to his most famous series and horror sub-genre he created with Land of the Dead (2005), a further exploration of the destruction of modern society by the undead, that received both excellent and indifferent reviews and even topped the United States box-office in its first week of release. He still resides in Pittsburgh.

Trivia random: Prior to Night of the Living Dead (1968), he was better known as an industrial film-maker, who created TV commercials, promotional featurettes and industrial training films. One of his assignments was to shoot short films that were used in the TV show "MisteRogers' Neighborhood" .
Citazione random: Yeah, I'm seen by the studios as a genre guy. I've made several non-genre films, but nobody went to see them. I guess I'll never be a member of that club.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Midnight Mass (2003)

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Regista: Tony Mandile
Scrittore: Tony Mandile, F. Paul Wilson
Genere: Horror
Valutazione: 2.3/10 (156 voti)
Durata: 98 min
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Julia Cornish .... Raven
• Elizabeth Vance .... Dakota
• Mariana Matthews .... 'Mickey' Edwards
• Pamela Karp .... Gwen Waters
• Rev .... Vichy #3
• St James .... Vichy #1
• Candice Leigh Bauman .... Blonde Woman
• Melissa Crawford .... Vampire--extra
• Larry Dane .... Newscaster 1
• David Dwyer .... Carl Edwards

Trama:
A group of people fight for their small town after vampires take over the world.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Gilyard Jr., Clarence

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Nome di battesimo: Jr., Clarence Darnell Gilyard
Data di nascita: 24 December 1955
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Kathy::(? - ?) (divorced) 2 children, Elena::(? - present) 1 child

Ultimi lavori:

• Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005) (TV) .... Ranger James "Jimmy" Trivette (as Clarence Gilyard) [attore]
• Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002) (V) .... Pastor Bruce Barnes (as Clarence Gilyard) [attore]
• Left Behind (2000) .... Bruce Barnes (as Clarence Gilyard) [attore]
• Boondoggle (1999) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Orange Bowl Parade (1997) (TV) .... Host/Himself [attore]
• Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994) .... Jimmy Trivette [attore]
• The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) (TV) .... Roy Bryant [attore]
• L.A. Takedown (1989) (TV) .... Mustafa Jackson [attore]
• Die Hard (1988) .... Theo [attore]
• Off the Mark (1987) .... James B. White [attore]

Trivia random: He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

[REC] 2

Mai subito molto il (per me quasi inspiegabile) fascino dell'horror spagnolo tanto adorato da critica e pubblico qualche anno fa, ma devo dire che [Rec] è davvero un buon prodotto, ed anche [Rec] 2 mantiene il buon livello del primo episodio.

Gli eventi del film sono in diretta continuità con la conclusione del precedente: il condominio nel centro di Barcellona è ancora isolato e dentro è avvenuta un'ecatombe.
Entrano una manciata di uomini delle forze speciali (che in Spagna sono composte da vecchi isterici, si direbbe... ) alla guida di un misterioso soggetto a cui viene affidato lo Spiegone del Giorno^® che giustificherà una netta svolta nel tema del film.
Inutile dire che alcuni abitanti del condominio sono ancora infetti e molti altri strani soggetti si aggiungeranno alla festa (non ultimi, alcuni fessi che hanno la pessima idea di entrare di nascosto...)
Per la gioia dei fans, sul finale torna anche visetto innocentissimo e prenderà in mano la situazione. Più o meno...

Jaume Balagueró riesce di nuovo a mantenere alta la tensione e ad inventarsi qualcosa di nuovo (nel contesto della storia: i nuovi componenti introdotti sono in realtà quanto di più classico il genere abbia da offrire).
Si notano anche miglioramenti di regia e - soprattutto - di sviluppo della trama: niente che faccia gridare al capolavoro, ma tutti i pezzi sono incastrati tra loro in maniera pregevole.

Di nuovo, pollice su per aver limitato la durata ad 85 minuti: di più, ed il film avrebbe finito col trascinarsi.

Ora, se qualcuno volesse spiegarmi perché nel resto del mondo - con due lire - producono film del genere mentre in Italia siamo ridotti a Moccia ed ai Vanzina, mi farebbe un piacere...

Voto: 8.
Tags: horror, condominio, infezione, squadra speciale, omicidio, sparatoria, ragazzi, pompiere, fiale, sangue, campione, cecchino, prete, ferita, martello, esperimento, possessione, esorcismo, bambini, infezione, demonio, Jaume Balagueró, Barcellona.

Velasco, Manuela

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Nome di battesimo: Díez, Manuela Velasco
Data di nascita: 23 October 1975

Ultimi lavori:

• Hienas (2009) (V) .... Ana [attrice]
• [Rec] 2 (2009) .... Ángela Vidal [attrice]
• El ratón Pérez 2 (2008) .... Periodista [attrice]
• Sangre de mayo (2008) .... [attrice]
• El club de los suicidas (2007) .... Andrea [attrice]
• [Rec] (2007) .... Ángela Vidal [attrice]
• Atraco a las 3... y media (2003) .... [attrice]
• "Géminis, venganza de amor" (2002) .... Beatriz [attrice]
• Sant'Antonio di Padova (2002) (TV) .... [attrice]
• Comunicación (2001) .... Amiga [attrice]

Trivia random: Boyfriend is actor Rafa Castejón.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Balagueró, Jaume

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Data di nascita: 2 November 1968

Ultimi lavori:

• Sleep Tight (2010/II) .... [regista]
• Spanish Movie (2009) .... Bombero [attore]
• [Rec] 2 (2009) .... (written by) [scrittore]
• Quarantine (2008) .... (motion picture "Rec") [scrittore]
• [Rec] (2007) .... (writer) [scrittore]
• Películas para no dormir: Para entrar a vivir (2006) (TV) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
• Frágiles (2005) .... (writer) [scrittore]
• La monja (2005) .... (story) [scrittore]
• Darkness (2002) .... (written by) [scrittore]
• OT: la película (2002) .... [regista]

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

[Rec] 2

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La ricerca ha prodotto più di un risultato.

1. [Rec] (2007)
2. [Rec] 2 (2009)
3. [Rec] 2: En un mundo de infectados (2010) (V)
4. [REC] Apocalypse (2012)
5. [REC] Genesis (2011)
6. Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
7. Fifteen and Pregnant (1998) (TV)
8. Star Wreck II: The Old Shit (1994) (V)
9. Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge (1992) (VG)
10. Ride 'em and Wreck 'em 2 (2004) (V)
11. Minority Report (2002)
12. Analyze That (2002)
13. Whole Ten Yards, The (2004)
14. Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
15. Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008) (V)
16. Recep Ivedik 2 (2009)
17. Half Past Dead 2 (2007) (V)
18. Dirty Dozen: Next Mission, The (1985) (TV)
19. Neulich 2 (2000)
20. Hill in Korea, A (1956)

QUATTRO CAROGNE A MALOPASSO

Bill Nelson, sornione come pochi.

Il luogo dove vorrei essere seppellito.

Un momento altamente introspettivo.

QUATTRO CAROGNE A MALOPASSO!
QUATTRO CAROGNE A MALOPASSO!!
QUATTRO CAROGNE A MALOPASSO!!!
Che altro aggiungere?

Prima di tutto, i doverosi ringraziamenti ai frequentatori di Filmbrutti.com, ed in particolare a Zedoneterror per il reperimento (da estendersi allo sconosciuto eroe che materialmente ha recuperato il dvd direttamente dal regista) e Raminchia per la distribuzione.
Il thread ufficiale lo trovate qui.

Per chi non avesse capito di cosa si parla, si tratta della versione integrale ed ufficiale dello spaghetti-western su cui il grande Vito Colomba improvvisava le sue leggendarie "lezioni di regia" riprese da Mai dire TV.
Ebbene sì: non si tratta di una raccolta di lezioni, ma siamo di fronte al film vero e proprio, fatto e finito.
Presentato da "Gli Amici del Cinema" (chissà dove erano i proverbiali "Amici degli Amici", nel frattempo...) e candidamente prodotto "con mezzi di fortuna" ed attori non esattamente professionisti, il risultato finale è qualcosa che resterà nelle vostre pupille per tutta l'eternità.

Bill Nelson torna dopo dieci anni al suo paese (indovinate un po': Malopasso, che pare trovarsi in provincia di Trapani), dove era talmente popolare che nessuno si ricorda di lui; lo sceriffo lo avverte con il ragguardevole tatto siculo del fatto che i suoi genitori sono morti tempo addietro per mano di alcune Carogne^® al soldo dell'empio Paker (o Parker, a vostra scelta). Inutile dire che lo sceriffo si è guardato bene dal fare indagini, perché in fondo in fondo è affezionato alla sua vecchia pellaccia; Bill - che, quando se ne ricorda e riesce a smettere di ridere, fa anche una faccia adeguatamente sofferente per la dipartita dei sui vecchi - stabilisce di non aver davvero di meglio da fare che cercare vendetta.
Brutta bestia, la disoccupazione.
Uno sperone lo metterà sulle tracce di quelle che a dar retta al titolo (cosa che chiunque sia avvezzo al trash si guarda bene dal fare ) avrebbero dovuto essere Quattro Carogne^®, ma che in realtà si rivelerà essere un vero e proprio distributore automatico di malvagi (e/o malconsigliati): per quanti ne ammazzi, continuano a saltarne fuori altri (fine metafora del fatto che l'odio genera solo altro odio o semplice disprezzo per la sceneggiatura? )
Ligio ai canoni dello spaghetti-western, non mancheranno le sparatorie, gli occhi dolci alla figlia dello sceriffo, il saloon, il giudice, il prete e pure tanta critica sociale.

Ma non si creda che tutto segua i binari già tracciati da centinaia di altre pellicole: il finale - che non svelo - è infatti quanto di più spiazzante ed anti-catartico si possa concepire. Oltre al fatto che il pistolotto conclusivo è scritto in un italiano a dir poco improbabile.
Quattro Carogne a Malopasso vuole infatti essere una sfacciata metafora della mafia e della collusione tra potere ed istituzioni (pro o contro non son sicuro d'averlo capito, ma insomma... ) e - mi viene da pensare rileggendo la scrollata finale - anche un duro attacco alla punteggiatura, vera tiranna del nostro secolo!

Diretto alla "ECCELLENTE la prima", con attori tutti da vedere ed in ambientazioni ricreate ad arte (vuole la leggenda che il saloon sia stato realizzato in casa del regista, che poi ha lasciato tutto inalterato), ciò che più traumatizza sono i numerosi dialoghi tragi-comici in un siculo-italiano di rara espressività (nel senso che raramente risultano espressivi e/o comprensibili).

Non posso davvero elencare tutti i momenti trash, ma tenete d'occhio gli impianti elettrici, gli ondulati sul soffitto, gli elicotteri e le auto in sottofondo e... ok, tutto.
Un film fortemente voluto dal regista e dalla troupe, che non ringrazieremo mai abbastanza per aver donato al mondo una tale perla, vero santo graal degli amanti del trash home-made italico.


Voto: SENZA VOTO! I voti sono per sciocchezze come WALL-E! Come si può dare un voto all'AMORE?!?!
Comunque, nel dubbio: Trashometro^® 10/10: (in realtà è un fuori scala).
Tags: western, spaghetti-western, azione, cavallo, Malopasso, Quattro Carogne a Malopasso, Trapani, Bill Nelson, Paker, Vito Colomba, Mai dire TV, lezioni di regia, trash, siciliano, mafia, metafora, potere, sceriffo, sparatoria, vino, alcool, morte, figlia, fuga, inseguimento, mandria, vendetta, padre, madre, genitori, ritorno, tomba, cimitero, calesse, presa diretta, buona la prima, morte dell'arte.

sleepers

Rivisto Sleepers, questa volta cercando di capire come mai tante volte la critica lo abbia affossato. Non l'ho mica capito neanche questa volta...

Film "narrato" dall'inizio alla fine, storia di adolescenti di Hell's Kitchen la cui vita viene distrutta nel riformatorio dove vengono rinchiusi; storia di cosa sono diventati, ma soprattutto storia di morale e di etica.
Un cast fenomenale, un discreto regista (quando ne aveva voglia), una solida sceneggiatura, ottimi dialoghi ed una eccellente fotografia. Più di così...

Voto: 8.
Tags: drammatico, crimine, thriller, violenza, stupro, pedofilia, riformatorio, processo, prete, morte, omicidio, Hell's Kitchen.

Sleepers (1996)

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Regista: Barry Levinson
Scrittore: Lorenzo Carcaterra, Barry Levinson
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.1/10 (24553 voti)
Durata: 147 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Kevin Bacon .... Sean Nokes
• Billy Crudup .... Tommy Marcano
• Robert De Niro .... Father Bobby
• Vittorio Gassman .... King Benny
• Minnie Driver .... Carol Martinez
• Dustin Hoffman .... Danny Snyder
• Ron Eldard .... John Reilly
• Joseph Perrino .... Young Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra (as Joe Perrino)
• Jason Patric .... Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra
• Geoffrey Wigdor .... Young John Reilly

Trama:
Four boys growing up in Hell's Kitchen play a prank that leads to an old man getting hurt. Sentenced to no less than one year in the Wilkenson Center in upstate New York, the four friends are changed by the beating, humiliation and sexual abuse by the guards sworn to protect them. Thirteen years later and a chance meeting lead to a chance for revenge against the Wilkenson Center and the guards.

Trivia random: Author Lorenzo Carcaterra has claimed that his book on which the film is based was a true story of his childhood. When the New York legal community went on record stating that no cases resembling the events of his book could be found in any court records, Carcaterra refused to discuss the discrepancy. His claims have been neither proven or disproven.
Citazione random: Danny Snyder: Did you observe these experiences?::Ralph Ferguson: Ye, ye, ye, yes.::Danny Snyder: Did you more then *observe* these experiences?

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

bad omen

Dopo aver fumato troppo incenso, gli alti papaveri della chiesa cattolica si convincono che l'11 settembre, l'esposione al rietro dello shuttle columbia, lo tsunami nel sud-est asiatico, il trattato di Roma (l'Unione Europea è il maaale ) ed un po' di altri allegri eventi annuncino l'arrivo del deeemonio e conseguente armageddon.

Il figlio di satana puntualmente viene scodellato in un ospedale romano (ma guarda il caso), nello stesso luogo e giorno del figlio del viceambasciatore americano.
Seguendo una logica contorta, al politico viene detto che suo figlio è morto e viene convinto a crescere il satanasso.
Trasferitisi a Londra tutto procede per il meglio fino al quinto compleanno di Damien (un nome maaalvagio ) quando orrende disgrazie iniziano ad accadere accanto al bambino.
Chissà come un prete ed un fotografo convincono il novello ambasciatore che qualcosa non va nel figlio che ha allevato; l'uomo quindi, invece che ambasciare un po' qui e un po' là, molla tutto e parte alla ricerca della verità e, avuta la certezza che il bambino è in realtà l'egregio signor lucifero, di un modo per eliminarlo.

Dopo un'ora soporifera il film sfodera le sue qualità trash: una trama bacata fino al midollo ed una regia disturbata (ehi, lo stesso pirla che fece quell'orrenda lordura di Behind Enemy Lines) confezionano un horror pre-apocalittico imparagonabile all'originale, e molto più simile agli squallidi seguiti.
Di veramente horror restano i primi piani del protagonista ed i lifting di una mummificata Mia Farrow.

Voto: 3. Trashometro^® 4/10:
Tags: horror, omen, diavolo, trash, morti, armageddon, ambasciatore, Mia Farrow.

Moore, John (V)

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Data di nascita: c. 1970

Ultimi lavori:

• The Last Mission (2006) .... [regista]
• The Omen (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Phoenix Diaries (2005) (V) .... (additional camera operator) (special thanks) [misc]
• Flight of the Phoenix (2004) .... [regista]
• Wild West's Most Wanted (2003) (TV) .... [scrittore]
• Behind Enemy Lines (2001) .... [regista]
• Pips (1996) .... [scrittore]
• He Shoots, He Scores (1995) .... (producer) [produttore]
• After 68 (1993) .... (assistant camera) (clapper loader) [misc]
• Jack's Bicycle (1990) .... [scrittore]

Trivia random: He set up the innovative production company, Clingfilms, with among others Damien O'Donnell, who went on to direct _East is East (1999)_ .

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

Behind enemy lines - Dietro le linee nemiche

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Regista: John Moore
Scrittore: Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Genere: Action, War, Drama, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.0/10 (13863 voti)
Durata: 106 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Czech

Cast:

• Owen Wilson .... Lt. Chris Burnett
• Gene Hackman .... Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
• Gabriel Macht .... Stackhouse
• Charles Malik Whitfield .... Capt. Rodway, USMC
• David Keith .... Master Chief Tom O'Malley
• Olek Krupa .... Miroslav Lokar
• Joaquim de Almeida .... Admiral Piquet
• Vladimir Mashkov .... Sasha
• Marko Igonda .... Bazda
• Eyal Podell .... Petty Officer Kennedy

Trama:
Fighter navigator Chris Burnett wants out: he was looking for something more than the boring recon missions he's been flying. He finds himself flying the lone Christmas day mission over war-torn Bosnia. But when he talks pilot Stackhouse into flying slightly off-course to check out an interesting target, the two get shot down. Burnett is soon alone, trying to outrun a pursuing army, while commanding officer Reigert finds his rescue operation hamstrung by politics, forcing Burnett to run far out of his way.

Trivia random: When the crew of the carrier are linking a satellite to view Burnett, as the Thermal image appears on the screen, the sound effect is the same as in Predator (1987) when the screen shows the Predator's Thermal view.
Citazione random: [talking to Burnett on the radio]::Admiral Reigart: Burnett!::[pauses]::Admiral Reigart: Zero-six, you've been shot down, life is tough. You're a combat aviator, start acting like one. Remember your training, put some angles between you and your pursuers. Evade and survive, and we will bring you home. You got that? We will bring you home.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Omen, The (1976)

Presagio, Il

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Regista: Richard Donner
Scrittore: David Seltzer
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.4/10 (11018 voti)
Durata: 111 min
Paese: UK
Lingua: English, Latin

Cast:

• Gregory Peck .... Robert Thorn
• Lee Remick .... Katherine Thorn
• David Warner .... Keith Jennings
• Billie Whitelaw .... Mrs. Baylock
• Harvey Stephens .... Damien
• Patrick Troughton .... Father Brennan
• Martin Benson .... Father Spiletto
• Robert Rietty .... Monk
• Tommy Duggan .... Priest
• John Stride .... The Psychiatrist

Trama:
Gregory Peck is the ambassador to the United States who's wife has a stillborn child. Without her knowledge, he substitutes another baby as theirs. A few years go by, and then grisly deaths begin to happen. The child's nanny hangs herself and a priest is speared to death in a freak accident. It turns out the child is the son of Satan and can only be killed with the seven daggers of Meggado.

Trivia random: Charlton Heston, Roy Scheider and William Holden turned down the lead role. Gregory Peck, who hadn't worked for 5 years accepted the lead. William Holden did eventually accept a role in a sequel.
Citazione random: Robert Thorn: If there were anything wrong, you'd tell me, wouldn't you?::Kathy Thorn: Wrong? What could be wrong with our child, Robert? We're the beautiful people, aren't we?

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Schreiber, Liev

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Nome di battesimo: Schreiber, Isaac Liev
Data di nascita: 4 October 1967
Altezza: 6' 3" (1.91 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• The Omen (2006) .... Robert Thorn [attore]
• The Painted Veil (2006) .... Charlie Townsend [attore]
• Everything Is Illuminated (2005) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
• Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) .... Ulysses Ford [attore]
• Oil Storm (2005) (TV) .... Narrator (voice) [attore]
• Chinese Dream (2004) .... (special thanks) [misc]
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004) .... Raymond Shaw [attore]
• Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV) .... Ernst Hanfstaengl [attore]
• Spinning Boris (2003) .... Joe Shumate [attore]
• The Sum of All Fears (2002) .... John Clark [attore]

Biografia:
Liev (pronounced Lee-ev) is the son of Tell Schreiber, a theatrical actor with some film roles. His mother, Heather, was a painter. At age 1, the family moved from San Francisco to Canada. His parents divorced when he was 4 or 5. He and his mother then moved to New York, where she drove a cab. During that time, they lived as squatters in an abandoned building. His mother now lives in an ashram in Virginia. His mother taught him to read. She also forbade him from seeing color movies. Thus he grew up seeing movies at a local revival house, particularly those of Charlie Chaplin. Started acting at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Then graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 1992. He originally wanted to be a playwright, but his teacher encouraged him to become an actor.

Trivia random: Prefers to keep his dating life private, although he has been romantically linked to actress Kristin Davis and to film producer Kate Driver (Minnie Driver's sister).
Citazione random: "If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic. I do think great stories have a way of retelling themselves. The medium is so young that so much is not content-driven, it's about stars and the studio. But when we have gotten through that phase of film, which I figure we probably will in about 15 or 20 years, films will be able to stand on the legs of their stories."

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Farrow, Mia

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Nome di battesimo: Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers
Data di nascita: 9 February 1945
Altezza: 5' 4¼" (1.63 m)
Coniuge: André Previn::(10 October 1970 - 1979) (divorced) 6 children, Frank Sinatra::(19 July 1966 - 1968) (divorced)

Ultimi lavori:

• Arthur and the Minimoys (2006) .... Arthur's Grandmother [attrice]
• Fast Track (2006/I) .... [attrice]
• The Omen (2006) .... Mrs. Baylock [attrice]
• Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004) (TV) .... Grandmary Edwards [attrice]
• Julie Lydecker (2002) (TV) .... [attrice]
• Purpose (2002) .... Anna Simmons [attrice]
• The Secret Life of Zoey (2002) (TV) .... Marcia Carter [attrice]
• "A Girl Thing" (2001) (mini) .... Betty McCarthy [attrice]
• Coming Soon (1999) .... Judy Hodsell [attrice]
• Forget Me Never (1999) (TV) .... Diane McGowin [attrice]

Biografia:
Mia Farrow is the daughter of the director John Farrow and the actress and Tarzan-girl Maureen O'Sullivan. She debuted at the movies in 1959 in very small roles. She was noticed for the first time in the film Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski. She showed her talent also on TV and at the theatre but her final breakthrough was when she met Woody Allen and became his Muse after the film A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982). After that Woody Allen wrote many other roles for her.

Trivia random: She and Woody Allen made 13 movies together: Broadway Danny Rose (1984), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Alice (1990), Another Woman (1988), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), September (1987), Husbands and Wives (1992), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), New York Stories (1989), Radio Days (1987), Shadows and Fog (1992) and Zelig (1983)
Citazione random: As a young actress on her slender, waifish figure, "I'm kind of 20-20-20."

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.