Il Bidone (The Swindle)
(1955) [M]

Part of Fellini's "Trilogy of loneliness" - with 'La Strada' and 'Nights Of Cabiria' - Il Bidone is a powerful, humorous and heartbreaking portrait of an aging man's redemption from a life of crime and deception. Stars Giulietta Masina (Juliet of the Spirits) and Academy Award Winner Broderick...  More

Black Sunday
(1960) [MA]

In Bava's most famous film the undead demons of hell terrorize the world in an orgy of stark horror! Atmospheric and stylish, this terrifying tale established Bava as the undisputed master of the gothic chiller and launched the career of the ultimate scream queen Barbara Steele.  More

Black Sabbath
(1963) [M]

A trio of atmospheric horror tales about: A woman terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from an escaped prisoner from her past; a Russian count in the early 1800s who stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a particularly vicious line of vampires; and a 1900-era nurse who...  More

Hatchet For The Honeymoon
(1970) [MA]

Every time John Harrington hacks up a bride on her wedding night with a meat cleaver, the face of his mother's killer (who died similarly) becomes a bit more clear. Compelled to discover the killer's identity, he kills again and again, even killing his own unloveable wife, who returns to haunt...  More

Shock
(1977) [MA]

A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son. Mario Bava's final film.  More

Mario Bava : Maestro of the Macabre
(2000) [MA]

Superb introduction to "the Italian Hitchcock" Mario Bava, a strong contender for the most underrated director of all time!  More

Boccaccio 70
(1962) [M]

Boccaccio '70 is a compendium of short subjects directed by three of Italy's top filmmakers. Each story is written in the style of the famed Italian essayist Boccaccio, albeit told in contemporary terms. First up is "The Raffle", written by Cesare Zavattini and directed by Vittorio De Sica:...  More

Tickets
(2005) [MA]

Three stories of human interaction aboard a single train trip from Eastern Europe to Rome. Throughout the twentieth century, critics and filmmakers alike have often commented upon the interactive relationship between transit and cinema, interpreting train travel as a visual metaphor which fuses...  More

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
(1970) [MA]

Tony Musante plays Sam Dalmas, an American writer in Rome who witnesses a murder, and then comes under suspicion himself. As a suspect, his passport is taken away, and so he decides to try to solve the mystery himself. Dario Argento brings us this trend setting Italian thriller/mystery flick.  More

La Commare Secca
(1962) [PG]

A prostitute is murdered by night in a Roman park. One by one the police interview the men who were in vicinity at the time-a petty thief, a hen-pecked pimp, a soldier on leave, a waiter and a pair of awkward lads keen to impress their girlfiends. As each gives his version of events, the story of...  More