Wild, Wild Podcast - STAGE FRIGHT (1987)

In this final episode of our Women in Italian Cinema mini-season, we focus on the unsung hero of Filmirage, Donatella Donati. She worked for many years with Joe D'Amato as a producer, production manager, screenwriter, script girl, and even set design on occasion. The most high-profile film she produced was StageFright, which also served as Michele Soavi's directorial debut after he had worked for Filmirage for several years.

So join Adrian and I as we discuss vital issues like why doesn't Donati have her own Wikipedia page? Is that really George Eastman under the owl head? And why did Quest for the Mighty Sword (Joe D'Amato, 1990) almost kill Filmirage?

We would love to hear from you about your favorite Italian female filmmakers, or your favorite Filmirage films.

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Video - DICK TRACY (1937) Serial

I watched this decades ago from a friend's VHS but I have very little memory of the details. I do remember enjoying the usual thrills present in a Republic serial and my recent rewatch of the feature films about Tracy made in the 1940's has made me itch to see how this version plays in 2026. There were some odd choices made in transplanting the character from comic strip to screen for the first time. Here he is an FBI agent stationed in San Francisco rather than a police detective in a nameless midwestern city. They also dropped Tess Trueheart and Dick's cop partner Pat Patton adding substitute characters for reasons that defy all explanation. Dammit! It's Dick Tracy - keep the supporting characters that add value to the mythology of the story. Still, I'm looking forward to doing a slow watch of this 15 chapter serial for dozens of reasons and if you're curious you can do the same. 

ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL (1941) Poster Art and Lobby Cards

 

FLASH GORDON (1936) Lobby Cards and Poster Art

 

Trailers From Hell - DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012)

Australian Brian Trenchard-Smith muses about his love for this Tarantino western with attention to the vicious vision of American racism. Recent events here in the States certainly point to the original sin of our peculiar institution as a topic that should be the focus of many more movies. 

 

THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) Poster Art and Lobby Cards

For many this film was a regular part of their annual holiday viewing but I have never associated it with this time of year. That being stated, I haven't watched it in years and it might be time to visit the yellow brink road again.

 

Video - Carol of the Bells (Belles ?)

While this is not my favorite version of this wonderful Christmas carol, it might be the sexiest!