Michael Mackenzie Movies

  • 2018
    The Case of the Screenwriter Auteur

    The Case of the Screenwriter Auteur

    The Case of the Screenwriter Auteur

    72018HD

    A visual essay on the Giallo years of Italian writer/director Ernesto Gastaldi.

    The Case of the Screenwriter Auteur
  • 2019
    The Ring Legacy

    The Ring Legacy

    The Ring Legacy

    02019HD

    A series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy.

    The Ring Legacy
  • 2024
    Cockneys and Robbers

    Cockneys and Robbers

    Cockneys and Robbers

    02024HD

    Brand new featurette exploring director Guy Ritchie’s oeuvre, featuring Kat Hughes, Hannah Strong and Josh Saco.

    Cockneys and Robbers
  • 2022
    The Grudge

    The Grudge

    The Grudge

    02022HD

    A video essay by Kat Ellinger covering the transposition of the Hollywood revenge Gothic to Italy, the trope of the "wronged woman" including...

    The Grudge
  • 2025
    Turned To Stone

    Turned To Stone

    Turned To Stone

    02025HD

    A featurette containing interviews with actress Liana Orfei and film historian Fabio Melelli. Included as an extra on Arrow Video’s Blu-ray of...

    Turned To Stone
  • 2022
    Are You Sure That It Wasn’t Just Your Imagination?

    Are You Sure That It Wasn’t Just Your Imagination?

    Are You Sure That It Wasn’t Just Your Imagination?

    02022HD

    A video essay on the film by writer and pop culture historian Keith Allison where he gives a concise historical-and-critical companion to Alberto De...

    Are You Sure That It Wasn’t Just Your Imagination?
  • 2022
    The Pupillo Tapes

    The Pupillo Tapes

    The Pupillo Tapes

    82022HD

    A newly edited 1993 interview with Italian filmmaker Massimo Pupillo.

    The Pupillo Tapes
  • 2022
    Welcome To The Manor

    Welcome To The Manor

    Welcome To The Manor

    02022HD

    An interview with author and filmmaker Antonio Tentori, included on the Arrow Video Blu-ray box set of "Gothic Fantastico - Four Italian Tales Of...

    Welcome To The Manor
  • 2022
    Castle of Horror

    Castle of Horror

    Castle of Horror

    02022HD

    Italian film devotee Mark Thompson Ashworth introduces "The Blancheville Monster", discussing the many borrowed Poe motifs, differences between the...

    Castle of Horror
  • 2022
    Vengeance From Beyond

    Vengeance From Beyond

    Vengeance From Beyond

    02022HD

    An introduction to "Lady Morgan's Vengeance" by Mark Thompson Ashworth talking about the central location, similarities to Castle of Blood, and his...

    Vengeance From Beyond
  • 2019
    Circumnavigating Ring

    Circumnavigating Ring

    Circumnavigating Ring

    02019HD

    A new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ringu series.

    Circumnavigating Ring
  • 2017
    The Three Sarcophagi

    The Three Sarcophagi

    The Three Sarcophagi

    102017HD

    A visual essay comparing the various different cuts of Dario Argento's "Phenomena".

    The Three Sarcophagi
  • 2022
    Nostalgia Becomes Necrophilia

    Nostalgia Becomes Necrophilia

    Nostalgia Becomes Necrophilia

    02022HD

    A video essay on the film, THE THIRD EYE (1966), where author and filmmaker Lindsay Hallam examines the film’s psychological and Gothic...

    Nostalgia Becomes Necrophilia
  • 2015
    Gender and Giallo

    Gender and Giallo

    Gender and Giallo

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    A visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the giallo's relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s.

    Gender and Giallo