Mondo Macabro (TV programme)

Mondo Macabro is a British television series based on the book of the same name by Pete Tombs. Written and directed by Pete Tombs and , the series focuses on cult cinema from countries not usually associated with genre product. The series consists of eight twenty-five-minute episodes and was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2002.^[1]

Episodes[]

Episode 1: Thrillers From Manila: a short history of Filipino exploitation cinema. Featured interviewees: Eddie Romero, Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes, Don Escudero, Manilyn Reynes

Episode 2: Mexican Horror Movies: a short history of Mexican B movies, from monster movies to masked wrestlers, to the avant garde art cinema of Juan Lopez Moctezuma - collaborator of Alejandro Jodorowsky. Featured interviewees: Ignacio Duran, David Wilt.^[2]

Episode 3: South Asian Cinema: a short history of horror, fantasy and genre movies from Bollywood, South India and Pakistan. Featured interviewees: Kirin Kumar, , Mohan Bhakri, Neeraj Bhakri, Christopher Holmes

Episode 4: The Nightmares of Coffin Joe: a short documentary about Brazilian movie maverick Jose Mojica Marins ("Coffin Joe"). Featured interviewees: Jose Mojica Marins, Andre Barcinski, Nilcemar Leyart, Giorgio Attili

Episode 5: Fantasy Films From Indonesia: a short history of Indonesian fantasy and action movies of the 70's and 80's with a particular focus on the output of the Rapi Films studio; makers of such cinematic classics as Lady Terminator and Mystics in Bali. Featured interviewees: Raam Punjabi, Sunil Samtani, , Barry Prima, Iman Tantowi, Lydia Kandou, Aris Sofran Siagian, El Badrun, Inneke Koesherawati

Episode 6: Turkish Pop Cinema: a short history of Turkish popular cinema - action and adventure, comic book heroes and giant octopus attacks! Featured interviewees: Serhat Köksal (2/5BZ), , Aytekin Akkaya, Cüneyt Arkın, Metin Demirhan, , Doğan Tamer, Yılmaz Atadeniz, Mine Soley, Giovanni Scognamillo.^[3]

Episode 7: Argentinian Exploitation: a short history of exploitation and b-pictures from Argentina - focusing on the films of the South American Marilyn Monroe; Isabelle Sarli and the films of director Emilio Vieyra. Featured interviewees: Diego Curubeto, Emilio Vieyra, Isabel Sarli. This episode is available as an extra on the Region-1 release of Emilio Vieyra's Blood of the Virgins.

Episode 8: The Erotic Empire: a short history of the Japanese 'Pink' movie focusing on the output of the Nikkatsu studio. Featured interviewees: Seijun Suzuki, Toshiyuki Matsushima, Romaine Slocombe, Kazuko Shirakawa. This episode is available as an extra on the Region-0 release of the Nikkatsu Roman porno film, Assault! Jack the Ripper (1976).^[4]

References[]

^ "Mondo Macabro". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^ "Mondo Macabro: Episode 2 - Mexican Horror Movies". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^ "Mondo Macabro: Episode 6 - Turkish Pop Cinema". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^ Boer, Michael Den (19 October 2008). "Assault! Jack the Ripper (Mondo Macabro)". 10kbullets.com. Retrieved 9 August 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

External links[]

"Mondo Macabro" at IMDb

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[IMDBlead-1] "Mondo Macabro". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[IMDb_page-2] "Mondo Macabro: Episode 2 - Mexican Horror Movies". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[IMDb_page6-3] "Mondo Macabro: Episode 6 - Turkish Pop Cinema". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[4] Boer, Michael Den (19 October 2008). "Assault! Jack the Ripper (Mondo Macabro)". 10kbullets.com. Retrieved 9 August 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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