Category: Now That’s What I Call Kino
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #19 – The Comic Strip Style of Sergio Corbucci
John Ford had John Wayne, Sergio Leone had Clint Eastwood and Sergio Corbucci had Franco Nero. Often seen as the face of Spaghetti Westerns, Nero’s rise to cult fame had a director correlation with the works of Corbucci. Making several Westerns during his illustrious career, his most acclaimed work came…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #18 – ‘Attack of the 50 Foot Woman’ (1958): America’s Fear of Second-Wave Feminism
Certain movie posters can stay ingrained on your mind whether or not you’ve seen the film in question. A shark lurking beneath the ocean’s surface of an unaware swimmer has been spoofed until its original poster has become a cliché. And so before movie posters were just a compilation of…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #17 – The Definitive Black and White of ‘The Big Heat’ (1953)
Post World War II Hollywood was famed for its darker tales that emphasised the cynical attitudes of Americans who had seen the rise of fascism and millions of lives lost. The 40s and 50s looked towards European filmmakers and inspired their own visual style from their roots. As well as…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #16 – Classic Christmas Films
It’s nearly the end of this year and like everyone else, I’m exhausted. I pondered for days wondering what to dedicate my final written piece of this year and for ‘Now That’s What I Call Kino’, before eventually deciding to do a good old fashioned list. So to finish this…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #15 – The Original Christmasploitation Genre
Christmas movies are an easy cash grab, let’s not lie to ourselves. You can make a quick buck at the box office or become a cult classic that is shown every December until the end of time. It’s an easy way to create a franchise too (ala Nativity series) and…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #14 – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
After taking a much-needed time off in November, it’s time to resume the usual dabbing of classic gems that has graced the big or small screen from years past. We’ve left spooky season behind and have quite literally stepped into Christmas as the holiday season now begins. Whilst there are…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #13 – The Significance of ‘Night of the Living Dead’
Few films have impacted the horror genre like Night of the Living Dead (1968). As George A Romero’s debut, this b-movie would end up becoming a cult classic that would inspire and create a whole new genre of film. It’s no secret that Romero gained his nickname ‘the King of…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #12 – Silent Era Classic: The Phantom Carriage
This week’s column piece may be a short one as London Film Festival has kept me busy, but I’m still carrying on with the spooky theme for October by highlighting a classic horror film from the silent era that you should check out: The Phantom Carriage (1921). One of the…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #11 – Who is the Greatest Universal Monster?
To carry on Spooktober, following on from The Twilight Zone last week, I thought I may as well talk about another horror favourite of mine – which is the Universal Monster Movies. Although I wouldn’t class myself as ‘obsessed,’ my monster pillow, Bela Lugosi pin and various small posters in…
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #10 – The Duality of Human Nature in The Twilight Zone
Few TV shows hold up as well as Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Airing in 1959, this anthology television series has been responsible for numerous reboots, inspirations and references (I’m looking at you The Simpsons). The Twilight Zone is one of the finest science fiction pieces of media around and…
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