Category: [[Movie Journals]] *** March was a great month for movies: I watched 9 movies, rated them 7.22 overall - their average rating on themoviedb is 6.57. It was a month most focused on Italian Giallo movies and, although I originally thought I would be watching more Barbara Bouchet movies, but Edwige Fenech was at the top with 3 movies! ## Weekly Updates ### 2024 Week 10 **Blood And Black Lace** ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/28055)): Strong start to the week, definitely a great Giallo movie. A bunch of suspects for the murders, great plot overall and I had a great time with it. **Tenebrae** ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29702)): I usually like when stories involve book authors, and this one was no exception. It does have a nice twist and, while you can at some point guess who's partly behind it, it is not predictable. **Phenomena (Creepers)** ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29161-phenomena)): This was in my list for a while and I finally watched it. It was fun and way less gory and scary than I thought - still a bit gross on the last 15 minutes 😅. Jennifer Connelly is great and it was cool to see one of her earlier works. I guess I still want to go through other movies with her from the 80s and 90s. The soundtrack is also great!!  *See Mastodon thread for replies: https://mastodon.social/@falcon/112097739244431781* ### 2024 Week 11 This week I continued with the Giallo movies. I was originally thinking I would watch more old horror movies, random old bad movies, or old noir, but in the end, I was just down this rabbit hole. Watched 3 movies, in 'ascending order' or release date, and 'descending order' of rating and enjoyment. Still happy to have watched them though. ![[Movie Journal 2024 - Week 11-20240403205459280.jpg]] **The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)** ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29167-perche-quelle-strane-gocce-di-sangue-sul-corpo-di-jennifer)): This one has a longer Italian name that translates as “*Why those weird drops of blood on Jennifer's body?*”, which is quite interesting. The movie features Edwige Fenech, which is probably going to be sort of a constant presence here considering the number of films she was in. I really enjoyed the investigation aspect of this movie, and the detective should get a show of his own - or a bunch of Giallo movies. **All the Colours of the Dark (1976)** ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/30901-tutti-i-colori-del-buio) ): another Edwige Fenech movie, but this one I didn’t enjoy as much as other Giallo I watched recently. I think this is due to the movie focusing on her character, but not having any investigation going on. The plot is interesting but felt like something was missing. The main character seemed to jump too quickly into just going to a black mass with unknown people. **The Sister of Ursula** (1978) ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/91256-la-sorella-di-ursula)): this was ok, and a little bit of an odd one. A sleazy Giallo that does murder and sex scenes, but in a way that one detracts the other, instead of making the whole even better. The soundtrack was more like an Emmanuelle movie than a murder mystery. The was a big amount of skin, and if you look away for a couple minutes, you are probably missing some nudity. Still happy I gave it a try. *See mastodon thread for replies: https://mastodon.social/@falcon/112131410204012658* ### 2024 Week 13 Last week of March, a few more Giallo movies, but also a musical comedy to wrap up the month! (*Last week I didn't watch anything, that's why no recap*) ![[Movie Journal 2024 - Week 13-20240403205631194.jpg]] **The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971)** ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/30903-lo-strano-vizio-della-signora-wardh)): Another Edwige Fennech movie, this one was better than the previous couple movies I watched. I was expecting it to be a bit more risqué than it was, considering the title and cover, but I do think the movie had a good balance between skin, murder and mystery. Solid recommendation for a giallo fan. **The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)** ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/20345-l-uccello-dalle-piume-di-cristallo)): Solid movie, even though I enjoyed it slightly less than The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh. No skin here, but plenty of mystery and it had a scary vibe, so no complains at all. Another great rec, specially for people that prefer movies with no/less nudity. **The Pajama Game (1957)** ([tmdb](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/40867-the-pajama-game)): decided to end up the week (and month) with something lighter, and this musical is lighthearted, fun, and has a bunch of cool songs! ## Month Summary ### Movies (Watched Order) - Blood and Black Lace (1964) (Sei donne per l'assassino) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/28055) - Tenebre (1982) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29702) - Phenomena (1985) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29161) - The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972) (Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29167) - All the Colors of the Dark (1972) (Tutti i colori del buio) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/30901) - The Sister of Ursula (1978) (La sorella di Ursula) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/91256) - The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971) (Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/30903) - The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) (L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/20345) - The Pajama Game (1957) [link](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/40867) ### Decades - 1970s: 5 - 1980s: 2 - 1950s: 1 - 1960s: 1 ### Languages - Italian: 7 - English: 2 ### Genres - Giallo: 8 - Musical: 1 ### Top Directors - [Dario Argento](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4955) - 3 - [Sergio Martino](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21227) - 2 ### Top Actors - [Fulvio Mingozzi](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98774) - 3 - [George Hilton](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80875) - 3 - 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