Alan Sorrenti -Aria
For me, one of the absolute ten best Italian albums. The first time I listened to it, I could hardly believe that the artist performing those delirious, brilliant vocalizations, following in the footsteps of Peter Hammill's "Pawn Hearts" and especially the master Tim Buckley, was the same babbaleo who sang those dreadful disco-pop songs from the late '70s. Sorrenti was the first to attempt in Italy what Buckley did in America (and Hammill in England). Stunning. more
Camel -Camel
Great debut. more
Talking heads -77
Psycho Killer. more
Van Der Graaf Generator -The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
"Every step appears to be the unavoidable consequence of the preceding one and in the end there beckons more and more clearly total annihilation" After the flood. more
Peter Weir -Picnic A Hanging Rock
Dreamlike, unsettling, incredibly captivating. A film with a unique atmosphere, a dream on film, something inexplicable, breathtaking photography, stunning music, auteur direction. Weir's masterpiece (just slightly superior to The Truman Show and The Broken Years). more
Martin Scorsese -Toro Scatenato
Truly an absolute masterpiece, a gigantic Scorsese who here directs one of his best works, De Niro reaffirms himself as the greatest actor of all time with a performance beyond the exceptional, probably his peak, truly off the charts. Stunning cinematography. The film is one of the 5 most beautiful of the '80s (perhaps even one of the 3 most beautiful). A huge masterpiece, a milestone in the history of cinema. more
Martin Scorsese -Taxi Driver
MY favorite film. Outside the norm. The definitive consecration of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, the solidification of their extraordinary partnership, the peak (or one of the peaks) for both. Taxi Driver is probably Scorsese's absolute masterpiece (it competes with Raging Bull), and De Niro here is colossal, out of the norm, absurd, just like the director himself. The young Jodie Foster is also wonderful. A cornerstone of world cinema. 10 more
John Carpenter -La Cosa
For me, it’s one of Carpenter's best films. A claustrophobic and nightmarish atmosphere, the terror and suspicion expanding with every passing minute, leading to a splendid finale. One of the finest science fiction films of the '80s. A highly successful remake, then.
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