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Guest Rachael Nisbet joins Becky and Cam to discuss the Italian horror genre giallo and examine the films The Pyjama Case Girl (AKA La Ragazza dal Pigiama Giallo) and The Psychic (AKA Sette Note in Nero). Rachael Nisbet is an Edinburgh-based writer specialising in Italian genre cinema, with a slant towards style and gialli. She maintains the Hypnotic Crescendos blog and is the co-host of the Fragments of Fear podcast, a show dedicated to the appreciation and discussion of the lesser-known gialli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to our special bonus minisode on what it's like being a critic! This minisode was part of a conversation that we had in this week's episode on Michele Soavi's Stage Fright, but it was a bit too off-topic so we decided to cut it out and release it as its own special episode! Get a peek behind the curtain as we chat with this week's guest Rachael Nisbet about the highs and lows of what it's like to be a critic.Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners> Trace: @tracedthurman> Joe: @bstolemyremote> Rachael: @rachael_nisbetBe sure to support the boys on Patreon! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get ready to sell your ass in the men's room because we're getting locked in a theatre with a theatre troupe in Michele Soavi's giallo-cum-slasher Stage Fright (1987)! Joining us for the conversation is Arrow Video contributor and Fragments of Fear co-host Rachael Nisbet!After trying to figure out why Stage Fright is included in lists of gialli, we go all in on Soavi's directorial debut and discuss how his tutelage from Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava fueled his creative vision for this film.Plus, a subversive opening scene, another dull final girl, a delightfully sassy gay character, horny orderlies, one enormous skeleton key, face-level glory holes and...toilet troubles? Hoot hoot, bitch.Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners> Trace: @tracedthurman> Joe: @bstolemyremote> Rachael: @rachael_nisbetBe sure to support the boys on Patreon! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this suggestively epic episode of Hello! This is the Doomed Show, Richard is joined by film critic and writer, Rachael Nisbet! They discuss Joe D'Amato's sicko classic Beyond the Darkness (1979) and Bruno Mattei's psycho nun freakout The Other Hell (1981). Sadly, the microphones cut out right when they began to analyze Cop Sucker II (1997). Oh well, maybe next time! You do not want to miss this classic feast of chunky meats that may or may not have been sourced from a pushy hitchhiker. Check out Rachael on Twitter, visit her awesome blog, and listen to her legendary giallo podcast called Fragments of Fear!https://twitter.com/rachael_nisbethttps://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/https://fragmentsoffear.podbean.com/http://doomedmoviethon.comhttp://doomedmoviethon.blogspot.comhttp://legionpodcasts.com
On this suggestively epic episode of Hello! This is the Doomed Show, Richard is joined by film critic and writer, Rachael Nisbet! They discuss Joe D'Amato's sicko classic Beyond the Darkness (1979) and Bruno Mattei's psycho nun freakout The Other Hell (1981). Sadly, the microphones cut out right when they began to analyze Cop Sucker II (1997). Oh well, maybe next time! You do not want to miss this classic feast of chunky meats that may or may not have been sourced from a pushy hitchhiker.Check out Rachael on Twitter, visit her awesome blog, and listen to her legendary giallo podcast!Rachael's TwitterHypnotic Crescendos (blog)Fragments of Fear (podcast) Doomed MoviethonCinema Somnambulist The post H!TIDS #249 – Beyond the Darkness and The Other Hell first appeared on Legion.
Audio essay by film historian Rachael Nisbet.
Alexander talks with guests Rachael Nisbet and Christian Preiß about Lucio Fulci’s proto-giallo: Perversion Story Achtung: Diese Folge ist in Englisch. Wenn ihr uns lieber auf Deutsch hören wollt, dann könnt ihr euch auf eine Folge zu Besser geht’s nicht in den nächsten Tagen freuen. And now in English: Perversion Story is also known as One on Top of the Other. The Italian title is Una sull’altra. It’s one of Fulci’s earlier giallo entries. Or is it? This is only one aspect we discuss in the show. So join us as we talk about two electrical chairs in St. Quentin, the visual flourishes of a 1920s nudie bar and a man who more or less forgot what his wife looks like! This is a nice, long episode with seven major talking points, the Abspanngucker Giallo Beats: La trama e scandalo: The Plot and the Protagonist Belle ragazze: The women Grande stile: Direction, Style, Music L’Assassinio: The murderer and the the murders Sospetto: The suspects and the scandalalous Sciocchezze! Italian nonsense I momenti miglori: Bava colors and other moments of excellence Settegialli: Let’s watch seven gialli in July (or four if you’re short on time), Hashtag #settegialli You can find Rachael on Twitter @rachael_nisbet. And this is her marvellous blog: hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com After recording this episode here (we actually recorded in 2019) Rachael started a fantastic podcast with Peter Jilmstad. It’s dedicated to giallo of course: Fragments of Fear Christian tweets as Giornata_Nera He has this awesome little Japanese music label: GetYourGenki. Get your Genki on Twitter @getyourgenki and on Bandcamp Info Vielen lieben Dank an unsere Steady Abspannfreunde Michael, Patrick, Rüdiger, Severin, Felix und Nenad! Wollt ihr uns auch unterstützen? Dann findet ihr uns auf Steady unter steadyhq.com/abspanngucker Alternativ könnt ihr uns auf Paypal eine Spende hinterlassen Wir freuen uns natürlich immer auch über Reviews auf iTunes Unsere Titelmusik ist von Arnob Bal aka FamLi. Ihr findet ihn auf Twitter unter @ArnobBal Ihr findet uns unter abspanngucker.de twitter.com/abspannpodcast facebook.com/abspanngucker podcast@abspanngucker.de
Imagine a body as your canvas, a knife as your paintbrush, and blood as your medium. That in a nutshell is the Italian giallo film. Cinema Junkie is on holiday break so I am serving up a tasty archive from 2017 when I looked to Italian giallo cinema. I’ll be back with a new episode in two weeks where I give out the Cinema Junkie Awards. But since I am co-hosting a film series in San Diego at Digital Gym Cinema focusing on Italian Genre Cinema, I decided to replay this podcast to whet your appetite for our latest Film Geeks SD program. If you don’t know what giallo is I have a pair of guests to enlighten you and if you already know the pleasures of this over-the-top Italian genre then you can delight in insights from Troy Howarth, author of the giallo study "So Deadly So Perverse;" and Rachael Nisbet, who runs a film blog dedicated to giallo and Italian genre cinema. The word “giallo” translates literally as “yellow” but it became synonymous with a particular style of literary thriller that got its name from the cheap yellow covers of the novels published in Italy in the ’50s and ’60s. The films that drew on these literary roots embellished the lurid tales with an audacious visual style and pulsating soundtrack that consumed you like a fever dream. Although murder is often at the center of these films don't waste your time trying to figure out whodunit because plot feels like an afterthought in these films that are drip with intoxicating style. The style IS the content so you can resist it or you can simply succumb to this assault on your senses and enjoy the perverse pleasures of Italian giallo cinema.
When Ruggero Deodato was done causing mayhem with cannibals and rape revenge flicks he put out some rather odd little numbers... and Dial Help could be the strangest of them all. I'm joined by Rachael Nisbet, who whilst being my favourite giallo expert, also happens to be the leading authority on this movie! Bursting with late 80s fashion and style, a soundtrack from Claudio Simonetti and a very snazzy Armani telephone, Dial Help is an under-rated gem. Utterly bonkers but full of likeable characters and a very well-paced story, this movie deserves a wider audience. So hang up that call, feed your fish and sit back and enjoy as we head to Rome for an off-the-hook holiday you won't forget in a hurry... (Warning - there are more bad phone puns in this episode, and spoilers)
Jonny Larkin is joined by our favourite giallo and Italian horror expert Rachael Nisbet to discuss everything from J&B to misogyny and genital mutilation in 'Patrick Still Lives'! From the man who gave us 'Giallo a Venezia', this bizarre riff on an Ozsploitation classic stars our favourite trashy Euro horror queen Mariangela Giordano and is a tale of telekinetic revenge, forbidden lust and blackmail set at a rather familiar-looking palazzo... Spoilers ahead, and the usual filthy humour!
Bill speaks to writer Rachael Nisbet about her creative endeavors, from developing the website Hypnotic Crescendos to writing booklet essays for Dario Argento and Sergio Martino home video releases. Topics discussed include: Umberto Lenzi, Edinburgh film culture, research practices, erotic thrillers, Kat Ellinger, DON’T LOOK NOW, Scalarama and how to apply the aesthetic of an Italian giallo to one’s wedding reception. Visit Rachael Nisbet’s website, Hypnotic Crecendos: http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/ Read Rachael Nisbet’s essay about the building that the New York apartment in Dario Argento’s INFERNO was modeled after: http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/2018/03/rose-elliots-apartment-building-in.html Read the essay “Fashion & Italian Horror: Tenebrae (1982)” http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/2015/08/fashion-italian-horror-tenebrae-1982.html Hear Rachael Nisbet on the Screaming Queenz Horror Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/screamingqueenzpodcast/giallo-a-venezia-ft-rachael-nisbet Hear Rachael Nisbet on the Cinema Junkie podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kpbsorgincoming/cinema-junkie/e/51733606?autoplay=true Follow Rachael Nisbet on Twitter: Rachael Nisbet (@rachael_nisbet) | Twitter
The first podcast of 2017 with special guest Rachael Nisbet. We discuss the seedier end of the giallo spectrum with the 1979 dubious classic 'Giallo a Venezia'. Giving New York Ripper a run for its money, this little known dirty secret of the giallo genre will make your eyes water. We're horrified and enraptured to discuss this one together. And giggle a LOT at the word 'Fanny'. Spoilers ahoy - and a lot of bad language.