New entries for the scope filmography at AWSM, with updates for existing entries further down:
CARTAS A ELENA
(aka: Letters to Elena)
Mexico/USA - 2012 - col
D: Llorent Barajas
CLANDESTINOS
Spain - 2007 - col
D: Antonio Hens
DEMON HUNTER: THE RESURRECTION
(see: Painted Skin: The Resurrection)
FAST GIRLS
UK - 2012 - col
D: Regan Hall
FIST OF THE WARRIOR
(see: Lesser of Three Evils)
THE GIRL FROM THE NAKED EYE
USA - 2012 - col
D: David Ren
Panavision (HD)
LESSER OF THREE EVILS
(aka: Fist of the Warrior)
USA - 2008 - col
D: Wayne Kennedy
LETTERS TO ELENA
(see: Cartas a Elena)
MIEL DE NARANJAS
(aka: Orange Honey)
Spain/Portugal - 2012 - col
D: Imanol Uribe
MY SISTER'S KEEPER
USA - 2009 - col
D: Nick Cassavetes
Panavision
ELS NENS SALVATGES
(aka: The Wild Children)
Spain - 2012 - col
D: Patricia Ferreira
ORANGE HONEY
(see: Miel de Naranjas)
PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION畫皮II
(aka: Demon Hunter: The Resurrection)
China - 2012 - col and 3-D
D: Wuershan
Dimensionalized (2-D to 3-D)
THE WILD CHILDREN
(see: Nens Salvatges, Els)
Gary Couzens writes to confirm that THE COMMISAR (1967) is in black and white with a tinted sequence. Gary also confirms that ESSENTIAL KILLING (2010) should be dropped from the list, since it was filmed and released with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1.
The film currently listed as "CROCODILE" DUNDEE (1986) was actually released in its native Australia without quotation marks. As Gary points out, the quotes were added to international prints, presumably by cynical execs who thought audiences might otherwise think the film was about a reptile! Yes, they really do think we're THAT stupid...
Gary also points out that DOCTOR, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING (1967) is currently listed as Doctor, You've Go To Be Kidding (?!! - try saying it with a Scottish accent, it actually sounds OK!), and that DOGS IN SPACE (1986) was shot in Super 35 (ie. 'spheri-crop'), not Panavision as currently listed. The S35 format is confirmed in the film's closing credits.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008): Gary alerted me to a hideous mistake on this one. The director is, of course, David Fincher - not Michael Mann, as currently listed!
KISS ME is an AKA for KYSS MIG (2011).
LADY SNOWBLOOD: BLIZZARD FROM THE NETHERWORLD is an AKA for LADY SNOWBLOOD (1973), not LADY SNOWBLOOD: LOVE SONG OF VENGEANCE (1974) as currently listed.
And direct from the 'Small But Crucial Details' department: The film currently listed as Return of the Streetfighter is actually RETURN OF THE STREET FIGHTER (1974), while The Street Fighter's Last Revenge is THE STREETFIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE (1974).
These entries now run as follows:
BLOOD OF THE DRAGON [1974]
(see: Return of the Street Fighter)
THE COMMISAR
Комиссар
USSR - 1967 - bw and tinted
D: Aleksandr Askoldov
Sovscope
CROCODILE DUNDEE
(aka: "Crocodile" Dundee)
Australia - 1986 - col
D: Peter Faiman
Panavision
[Quote marks added to international version]
"CROCODILE" DUNDEE
(see: Crocodile Dundee)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
USA - 2008 - col
D: David Fincher
HD Widescreen
DOCTOR, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING
USA - 1967 - col
D: Peter Tewksbury
Panavision
DOGS IN SPACE
Australia - 1986 - col
D: Richard Lowenstein
KISS ME
(see: Kyss Mig)
KYSS MIG
(aka: Kiss Me)
(aka: With Every Heartbeat)
Sweden - 2011 - col
D: Alexandra Therese Keining
LADY SNOWBLOOD
修羅雪姫
(aka: Lady Snowblood: Blizzard from the Netherworld)
Japan - 1973 - col
D: Toshiya Fujita
Tohoscope
LADY SNOWBLOOD: BLIZZARD FROM THE NETHERWORLD
(see: Lady Snowblood)
LADY SNOWBLOOD: LOVE SONG OF VENGEANCE
修羅雪姫 怨み恋歌
Japan - 1974 - col
D: Toshiya Fujita
Tohoscope
RETURN OF THE STREET FIGHTER
殺人拳2
(aka: Blood of the Dragon)
Japan - 1974 - col
D: Shigehiro Ozawa
Toeiscope
THE STREETFIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE
逆襲! 殺人拳
Japan - 1974 - col
D: Shigehiro Ozawa
Toeiscope
[Photographic process promoted as 'Actionscope' in the US]
Thursday 21 June 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
Updates ("Daimajin" series revised, etc.)
The copyright date for Neil Marshall's CENTURION has been changed from 2010 to 2009, while the copyright date for WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN has been changed from 2011 to 2010.
CHALLENGE THE NINJA (1986): Director Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung is credited on-screen as 'Joel Law'. However, this entry remains incomplete because the identity of the Filipino film used as the template for this 'cut-n-paste' epic has yet to be identified.
All listings for the Daimajin series of films produced in Japan in 1966 have now been completely revised. The confusion surrounding these entries occurred because the US home video distributors released them under different names over the years, sometimes giving two of them the same title from one release to another (for example, two of the films were released as WRATH OF DAIMAJIN), leading to no end of frustration for researchers. Hopefully, this revision puts the mystery to bed once and for all, at least for the purposes of this filmography.
EROS SCHEDULE BOOK: CONCUBINE SECRETS and SENSUAL HISTORY: SHOGUN'S HAREM SECRET STORY are AKA's for CASTLE ORGIES (1971).
MAGNIFICENT FIST is directed by Kun Aug, and the copyright year 1978 has now been confirmed.
The film currently listed as Real Kung Fu of Shaolin Pt. 1 should be given as simply REAL KUNG FU OF SHAOLIN (1980), while Shao Lin Brothers is actually SHAOLIN BROTHERS (1980).
Updates and corrections from my regular correspondents:
First off, Gary Couzens writes to say BRAN NUE DAE (2009) has been retitled BRAND NEW DAY in some English-speaking territories.
Though printed on colour film stock, THE GENERAL (1997) was printed in - and intended for - black and white.
MAD DOG is an AKA for Philippe Mora's MAD DOG MORGAN (1976).
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985) was co-directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie.
And S. Martin writes to confirm that CHÉRI (2009) employed a number of different anamorphic lenses during principal photography - Technovision, J-D-C and Kowa.
The Japanese film OUTRAGE (2010) employed Kowa anamorphic lenses.
THE APPARITION (2012) is confirmed as having been shot with J-D-C and Panavision anamorphic lenses.
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (2009) and MARGIN CALL (2011) were both photographed and exhibited at 1.85:1 and have now been dropped from the filmography altogether.
My thanks to both correspondents for their contributions this time round.
These entries now run as follows
THE APPARITION
USA - 2012 - col
D: Todd Lincoln
J-D-C Scope / Panavision
BRAND NEW DAY
(see: Bran Nue Dae)
BRAN NUE DAE
(aka: Brand New Day)
Australia - 2009 - col
D: Rachel Perkins
Techniscope
CASTLE ORGIES
色暦大奥秘話
(aka: Eros Schedule Book: Concubine Secrets)
(aka: Sensual History: Shogun's Harem Secret Story)
Japan - 1971 - col
D: Isao Hayashi
Nikkatsuscope
CENTURION
UK - 2009 - col
D: Neil Marshall
CHALLENGE THE NINJA**
(aka: Ultimate Ninja Challenge)
Hong Kong/Philippines - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Joel Law]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Filipino film, intended for international distribution]
CHÉRI
UK/France/Germany - 2009 - col
D: Stephen Frears
Technovision / J-D-C Scope / Kowa Scope
DAIMAJIN
大魔神
(aka: Majin the Hideous Idol)
(aka: Majin: The Monster of Terror)
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Daieiscope
EROS SCHEDULE BOOK: CONCUBINE SECRETS
(see: Castle Orgies)
THE GENERAL
UK/Ireland - 1997 - bw
D: John Boorman
MAD DOG [1976 - d. Sergio Grieco]
(see: Belva col Mitra, La)
MAD DOG [1976 - d. Philippe Mora]
(see: Mad Dog Morgan)
MAD DOG MORGAN
(aka: Mad Dog)
Australia -1976 - col
D: Philippe Mora
Panavision
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
Australia - 1985 - col
D: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Panavision
35mm and 70mm release prints
6-track Dolby Stereo
2.39:1 (35mm)
2.20:1 (70mm blow-up)
MAGNIFICENT FIST
鐵膽英雄
(aka: Kung Fu Titans)
Hong Kong - 1978 - col
D: Kun Aug
Anamorphic
MAJIN STRIKES AGAIN
(see: Wrath of Daimajin [d. Kazuo Mori])
MAJIN THE HIDEOUS IDOL
(see: Daimajin)
MAJIN: THE MONSTER OF TERROR
(see: Daimajin)
OUTRAGE
アウトレイジ
Japan - 2010 - col
D: Takeshi Kitano
Kowa Scope
REAL KUNG FU OF SHAOLIN
忍無可忍
China - 1980 - col
D: Go Yeung
Anamorphic
RETURN OF DAIMAJIN
大魔神怒る
(aka: The Return of Giant Majin)
(aka: The Return of Majin)
(aka: Wrath of Daimajin)
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Kenji Misumi
Daieiscope
THE RETURN OF GIANT MAJIN
(see: Return of Daimajin)
THE RETURN OF MAJIN [1966 - d. Kenji Misumi]
(see: Return of Daimajin)
THE RETURN OF MAJIN [1966 - d. Kazuo Mori]
(see: Wrath of Daimajin [1966 - d. Kazuo Mori])
THE REVENGE OF MAJIN
(see: Wrath of Daimajin [1966 - d. Kazuo Mori])
SENSUAL HISTORY: SHOGUN'S HAREM SECRET STORY
(see: Castle Orgies)
SHAOLIN BROTHERS
少林寺弟子
(aka: The Disciple of the Shaolin Temple)
China - 1983 - col
D: Yang Ji-you
Anamorphic
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
UK/USA - 2010 - col
D: Lynne Ramsey
Panavision
WRATH OF DAIMAJIN
大魔神逆襲
(aka: Majin Strikes Again)
(aka: The Return of Majin)
(aka: The Revenge of Majin)
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Kazuo Mori
Daieiscope
WRATH OF DAIMAJIN [1966 - d. Kenji Misumi]
(see: Return of Daimajin)
CHALLENGE THE NINJA (1986): Director Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung is credited on-screen as 'Joel Law'. However, this entry remains incomplete because the identity of the Filipino film used as the template for this 'cut-n-paste' epic has yet to be identified.
All listings for the Daimajin series of films produced in Japan in 1966 have now been completely revised. The confusion surrounding these entries occurred because the US home video distributors released them under different names over the years, sometimes giving two of them the same title from one release to another (for example, two of the films were released as WRATH OF DAIMAJIN), leading to no end of frustration for researchers. Hopefully, this revision puts the mystery to bed once and for all, at least for the purposes of this filmography.
EROS SCHEDULE BOOK: CONCUBINE SECRETS and SENSUAL HISTORY: SHOGUN'S HAREM SECRET STORY are AKA's for CASTLE ORGIES (1971).
MAGNIFICENT FIST is directed by Kun Aug, and the copyright year 1978 has now been confirmed.
The film currently listed as Real Kung Fu of Shaolin Pt. 1 should be given as simply REAL KUNG FU OF SHAOLIN (1980), while Shao Lin Brothers is actually SHAOLIN BROTHERS (1980).
Updates and corrections from my regular correspondents:
First off, Gary Couzens writes to say BRAN NUE DAE (2009) has been retitled BRAND NEW DAY in some English-speaking territories.
Though printed on colour film stock, THE GENERAL (1997) was printed in - and intended for - black and white.
MAD DOG is an AKA for Philippe Mora's MAD DOG MORGAN (1976).
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985) was co-directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie.
And S. Martin writes to confirm that CHÉRI (2009) employed a number of different anamorphic lenses during principal photography - Technovision, J-D-C and Kowa.
The Japanese film OUTRAGE (2010) employed Kowa anamorphic lenses.
THE APPARITION (2012) is confirmed as having been shot with J-D-C and Panavision anamorphic lenses.
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (2009) and MARGIN CALL (2011) were both photographed and exhibited at 1.85:1 and have now been dropped from the filmography altogether.
My thanks to both correspondents for their contributions this time round.
These entries now run as follows
THE APPARITION
USA - 2012 - col
D: Todd Lincoln
J-D-C Scope / Panavision
BRAND NEW DAY
(see: Bran Nue Dae)
BRAN NUE DAE
(aka: Brand New Day)
Australia - 2009 - col
D: Rachel Perkins
Techniscope
CASTLE ORGIES
色暦大奥秘話
(aka: Eros Schedule Book: Concubine Secrets)
(aka: Sensual History: Shogun's Harem Secret Story)
Japan - 1971 - col
D: Isao Hayashi
Nikkatsuscope
CENTURION
UK - 2009 - col
D: Neil Marshall
CHALLENGE THE NINJA**
(aka: Ultimate Ninja Challenge)
Hong Kong/Philippines - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Joel Law]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Filipino film, intended for international distribution]
CHÉRI
UK/France/Germany - 2009 - col
D: Stephen Frears
Technovision / J-D-C Scope / Kowa Scope
DAIMAJIN
大魔神
(aka: Majin the Hideous Idol)
(aka: Majin: The Monster of Terror)
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Daieiscope
EROS SCHEDULE BOOK: CONCUBINE SECRETS
(see: Castle Orgies)
THE GENERAL
UK/Ireland - 1997 - bw
D: John Boorman
MAD DOG [1976 - d. Sergio Grieco]
(see: Belva col Mitra, La)
MAD DOG [1976 - d. Philippe Mora]
(see: Mad Dog Morgan)
MAD DOG MORGAN
(aka: Mad Dog)
Australia -1976 - col
D: Philippe Mora
Panavision
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
Australia - 1985 - col
D: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Panavision
35mm and 70mm release prints
6-track Dolby Stereo
2.39:1 (35mm)
2.20:1 (70mm blow-up)
MAGNIFICENT FIST
鐵膽英雄
(aka: Kung Fu Titans)
Hong Kong - 1978 - col
D: Kun Aug
Anamorphic
MAJIN STRIKES AGAIN
(see: Wrath of Daimajin [d. Kazuo Mori])
MAJIN THE HIDEOUS IDOL
(see: Daimajin)
MAJIN: THE MONSTER OF TERROR
(see: Daimajin)
OUTRAGE
アウトレイジ
Japan - 2010 - col
D: Takeshi Kitano
Kowa Scope
REAL KUNG FU OF SHAOLIN
忍無可忍
China - 1980 - col
D: Go Yeung
Anamorphic
RETURN OF DAIMAJIN
大魔神怒る
(aka: The Return of Giant Majin)
(aka: The Return of Majin)
(aka: Wrath of Daimajin)
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Kenji Misumi
Daieiscope
THE RETURN OF GIANT MAJIN
(see: Return of Daimajin)
THE RETURN OF MAJIN [1966 - d. Kenji Misumi]
(see: Return of Daimajin)
THE RETURN OF MAJIN [1966 - d. Kazuo Mori]
(see: Wrath of Daimajin [1966 - d. Kazuo Mori])
THE REVENGE OF MAJIN
(see: Wrath of Daimajin [1966 - d. Kazuo Mori])
SENSUAL HISTORY: SHOGUN'S HAREM SECRET STORY
(see: Castle Orgies)
SHAOLIN BROTHERS
少林寺弟子
(aka: The Disciple of the Shaolin Temple)
China - 1983 - col
D: Yang Ji-you
Anamorphic
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
UK/USA - 2010 - col
D: Lynne Ramsey
Panavision
WRATH OF DAIMAJIN
大魔神逆襲
(aka: Majin Strikes Again)
(aka: The Return of Majin)
(aka: The Revenge of Majin)
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Kazuo Mori
Daieiscope
WRATH OF DAIMAJIN [1966 - d. Kenji Misumi]
(see: Return of Daimajin)
New entries ("Great Expectations" and the latest from 'Beat' Takeshi, etc.)
My thanks to correspondent S. Martin who provided the vast majority of titles in this new list of films for the scope filmography at AWSM:
BIENVENUE PARMI NOUS
(aka: Welcome Back)
France - 2012 - col
D: Jean Becker
THE BIG BAD WOLF
(see: Grand Méchant Loup, Le)
DETENTION
USA - 2011 - col
D: Joseph Kahn
Hawk Scope (HD)
FREE AND EASY 20
釣りバカ日誌20
Japan - 2009 - col
D: Yuzo Asahara
Kowa Scope
LE GRAND MÉCHANT LOUP
(aka: The Big Bad Wolf)
France - 2012 - col
D: Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine
Hawk Scope (HD)
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
UK/USA - 2012 - col
D: Mike Newell
J-D-C Scope
OUTRAGE BEYOND
アウトレイジ ビヨンド
Japan - 2012 - col
D: Takeshi Kitano
Hawk Scope
SEA, NO SEX AND SUN
France - 2012 - col
D: Christophe Turpin
SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
USA/Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia - 2012 - col
D: Lorene Scafaria
THE SUSPECT: MUROI SHINJI
容疑者 室井慎次
Japan - 2005 - col
D: Ryôichi Kimizuka
Kowa Scope
TOKYO TOWER: MOM AND ME, AND SOMETIMES DAD
東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
Japan - 2007 - col
D: Joji Matsuoka
Kowa Scope
WANNABES
USA - 2000 - col
D: Charles A. Addessi, William DeMeo
Panavision
WELCOME BACK
(see: Bienvenue Parmi Nous)
BIENVENUE PARMI NOUS
(aka: Welcome Back)
France - 2012 - col
D: Jean Becker
THE BIG BAD WOLF
(see: Grand Méchant Loup, Le)
DETENTION
USA - 2011 - col
D: Joseph Kahn
Hawk Scope (HD)
FREE AND EASY 20
釣りバカ日誌20
Japan - 2009 - col
D: Yuzo Asahara
Kowa Scope
LE GRAND MÉCHANT LOUP
(aka: The Big Bad Wolf)
France - 2012 - col
D: Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine
Hawk Scope (HD)
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
UK/USA - 2012 - col
D: Mike Newell
J-D-C Scope
OUTRAGE BEYOND
アウトレイジ ビヨンド
Japan - 2012 - col
D: Takeshi Kitano
Hawk Scope
SEA, NO SEX AND SUN
France - 2012 - col
D: Christophe Turpin
SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
USA/Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia - 2012 - col
D: Lorene Scafaria
THE SUSPECT: MUROI SHINJI
容疑者 室井慎次
Japan - 2005 - col
D: Ryôichi Kimizuka
Kowa Scope
TOKYO TOWER: MOM AND ME, AND SOMETIMES DAD
東京タワー オカンとボクと、時々、オトン
Japan - 2007 - col
D: Joji Matsuoka
Kowa Scope
WANNABES
USA - 2000 - col
D: Charles A. Addessi, William DeMeo
Panavision
WELCOME BACK
(see: Bienvenue Parmi Nous)
Saturday 9 June 2012
New entries ("Django Unchained" and more 3-D thrills from the "Resident Evil" franchise)
I haven't been able to identify the shooting format for TODO ES SILENCIO - investigations are ongoing. For now, here's another round of titles for the scope filmography, all designed for exhibition with a 2.39:1 ratio (my thanks to Mark Galloway for drawing my attention to the first title in this list):
ADVENTURE OF THE KING
龍鳳店
China - 2010 - col
D: Chung Shu-kai
ALL IS SILENCE
(see: Todo es Silencio)
THE BABYMAKERS
USA - 2012 - col
D: Jay Chandrasekhar
BEYOND THE WALLS
(see: Hors les Murs)
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
危險關係
China/S.Korea - 2012 - col
D: Hur Jin-ho
DJANGO UNCHAINED
USA - 2012 - col
D: Quentin Tarantino
Panavision
FLIGHT
USA - 2012 - col
D: Robert Zemeckis
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY
USA - 2012 - col
D: Ellie Kanner-Zuckerman
GANGS OF WASSEYPUR
Gangs of वासेपुर
India - 2012 - col
D: Anurag Kashyap
HORS LES MURS
(aka: Beyond the Walls)
Belgium/Canada/France - 2012 - col
D: David Lambert
JACKIE
Netherlands - 2012 - col
D: Antoinette Beumer
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
Australia - 2012 - col
D: Peter Templeman
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION
USA/Germany - 2012 - col and 3-D
D: Paul W.S. Anderson
D-Cinema, 35mm and IMAX 3-D release prints
THREE WORLDS
(see: Trois Mondes)
TODO ES SILENCIO*
(aka: All is Silence)
Spain - 2012 - col
D: José Luis Cuerda
TROIS MONDES
(aka: Three Worlds)
France - 2012 - col
D: Catherine Corsini
THE YANKLES
USA - 2009 - col
D: David R. Brooks
ADVENTURE OF THE KING
龍鳳店
China - 2010 - col
D: Chung Shu-kai
ALL IS SILENCE
(see: Todo es Silencio)
THE BABYMAKERS
USA - 2012 - col
D: Jay Chandrasekhar
BEYOND THE WALLS
(see: Hors les Murs)
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
危險關係
China/S.Korea - 2012 - col
D: Hur Jin-ho
DJANGO UNCHAINED
USA - 2012 - col
D: Quentin Tarantino
Panavision
FLIGHT
USA - 2012 - col
D: Robert Zemeckis
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY
USA - 2012 - col
D: Ellie Kanner-Zuckerman
GANGS OF WASSEYPUR
Gangs of वासेपुर
India - 2012 - col
D: Anurag Kashyap
HORS LES MURS
(aka: Beyond the Walls)
Belgium/Canada/France - 2012 - col
D: David Lambert
JACKIE
Netherlands - 2012 - col
D: Antoinette Beumer
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
Australia - 2012 - col
D: Peter Templeman
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION
USA/Germany - 2012 - col and 3-D
D: Paul W.S. Anderson
D-Cinema, 35mm and IMAX 3-D release prints
THREE WORLDS
(see: Trois Mondes)
TODO ES SILENCIO*
(aka: All is Silence)
Spain - 2012 - col
D: José Luis Cuerda
TROIS MONDES
(aka: Three Worlds)
France - 2012 - col
D: Catherine Corsini
THE YANKLES
USA - 2009 - col
D: David R. Brooks
Saturday 2 June 2012
Updates ("G.I. Joe" delayed, "Bad Boy Bubby", etc.)
First up, a smorgasbord of AKA's for existing entries in the scope filmography: 100 MONSTERS is an AKA for THE HUNDRED MONSTERS (1968), while BLIND SWORDSMAN: FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT is an AKA for FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT (1964). On a similar note, THE BLIND SWORDSMAN'S REVENGE is an AKA for ZATOICHI'S REVENGE (1965), while DEATHWORK is an AKA for CAPTAIN APACHE (1971).
Just to prove there's more where that lot came from: DJANGO, KILL... IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT! is an AKA for SE SEI VIVO, SPARA (1967), while TEXAS, ADIOS is an AKA for TEXAS, ADDIO (1966). Confusingly, THE VAMPIRE WOMAN is an AKA for VAMPIRE MAN (1959). And lastly, ZOMBIE HELL HOUSE is an AKA for QUELLA VILLA ACCANTO AL CIMITERO (1981).
The film listed as SHAOLIN MONK FIGHTS BACK should be listed under the primary title THE WANDERING MONK (1980). The latter title is currently given as an AKA, but the two should now be reversed (see revised entry, below).
On a similar note, the AKA for SUEÑO Y SILENCIO (2011) currently listed as Dream and Silence should be given as THE DREAM AND THE SILENCE.
The film currently listed as Agi Murad: Il Diavolo Banco should be given as AGI MURAD: IL DIAVOLO BIANCO (1958). Similarly, the on-screen title of Fatal Needles vs. Fatal Fist is actually FATAL NEEDLES FATAL FIST (1978), while Il Giorno dell'Ira should be IL GIORNI DELL'IRA (1967).
Gary Couzens writes to confirm that BAD BOY BUBBY (1993) was shot with anamorphic Technovision lenses, not Super 35. This was a genuine surprise to me, since every reference source which bothers to mention a photographic format for this film lists it as Super 35. I've even seen the damn thing myself (many, many moons ago) and I didn't know it was anamorphic until Gary supplied me with frame-grab evidence from a current DVD which clinched the deal - Technovision it is! Thanks, Gary.
Gary also writes to say that TEN CANOES (2006) has some colour sequences and isn't wholly in black and white, as currently listed. The film is also co-directed by Peter Djigirr.
Based on a personal viewing of the film itself, the copyright date of DEVIL'S BRIDGE has been changed from 2010 to 2011. Meanwhile, LA FILLE DE DRACULA is 1972, not 1971.
Originally due for release in 2012, G.I. JOE: RETALIATION has been held back until spring 2013 for re-shoots and the addition of 3-D.
KILLER PRIEST is an AKA for SHAOLIN MONK (1977), whose director - currently given as Lam Fook-dei - should actually be listed as Lin Fu-ti.
The director of LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE (1976) is Ling Ping.
And the on-screen title of Roman Polanski's version of 'The Scottish Play' is THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (1971) and not Macbeth: The Tragedy of Macbeth as currently given.
These entries now run as follows:
100 MONSTERS
(see: Hundred Monsters, The)
AGI MURAD: IL DIAVOLO BIANCO
(aka: The White Warrior)
Italy/Yugoslavia - 1958 - col
D: Riccardo Freda [as: Robert Hampton]
Dyaliscope
BAD BOY BUBBY
Australia/Italy - 1993 - col
D: Rolf de Heer
Technovision
BLIND SWORDSMAN: FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT
(see: Fight, Zatoichi, Fight0
THE BLIND SWORDSMAN'S REVENGE [1965]
(see: Zatoichi's Revenge)
CAPTAIN APACHE
(aka: Deathwork)
(aka: The Gun of April Morning)
UK/Spain - 1971 - col
D: Alexander Singer
Franscope
DAY OF ANGER
(see: Giorni dell'Ira, Il)
DAY OF WRATH
(see: Giorni dell'Ira, Il)
DEATHWORK
(see: Captain Apache)
DEVIL'S BRIDGE
UK - 2011 - col
D: Chris Crow
DJANGO, KILL... IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT!
(see: Se Sei Vivo, Spara)
THE DREAM AND THE SILENCE
(see: Sueño y Silencio)
FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT
座頭市血笑旅
(aka: Blind Swordsman: Fight, Zatoichi, Fight)
Japan - 1964 - col
D: Kenji Misumi
Daieiscope
LA FILLE DE DRACULA
(aka: Daughter of Dracula)
France/Portugal - 1972 - col
D: Jesus Franco [as: Jess Franco]
Techniscope
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION
USA - 2013 - col and 3-D
D: Jon M. Chu
Dimensionalized (2-D to 3-D)
IL GIORNI DELL'IRA
(aka: Day of Anger)
(aka: Day of Wrath)
(aka: Gun Law)
Italy/W.Germany - 1967 - col
D: Tonino Valerii
Techniscope
GUN LAW
(see: Giorni dell'Ira, Il)
THE HUNDRED MONSTERS
妖怪百物語
(aka: 100 Monsters)
(aka: The Hundred Ghost Stories)
Japan - 1968 - col
D: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Daieiscope
KILLER PRIEST [1977]
(see: Shaolin Monk)
LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE
唐山截拳道
(aka: Bruce Lee: Superstar)
(aka: Chinese Chien Chuan Kung Fu)
(aka: Young Bruce Lee)
Hong Kong - 1976 - col
D: Ling Ping
Techniscope
MACBETH
[see: Tragedy of Macbeth, The]
QUELLA VILLA ACCANTO AL CIMITERO
(aka: The House by the Cemetery)
(aka: Zombie Hell House)
Italy - 1981 - col
D: Lucio Fulci
Techniscope
SE SEI VIVO, SPARA
(aka: Django Kill)
(aka: Django, Kill... If You Live, Shoot!)
Italy/Spain - 1967 - col
D: Giulio Questi
Techniscope
SHAOLIN MONK
少林祖師
(aka: Fighting of Shaolin Monks)
(aka: Killer Priest)
(aka: Kung Fu Exorcist)
(aka: Shaolin Tamo Buddhist Monk)
Hong Kong - 1977 - col
D: Lin Fu-ti
Anamorphic
SHAOLIN MONK FIGHTS BACK
(see: Wandering Monk, The)
SUEÑO Y SILENCIO
(aka: The Dream and the Silence)
Spain - 2011 - col
D: Jaime Rosales
Panavision
TEN CANOES
Australia - 2006 - bw and col
D: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
TEXAS, ADDIO
(aka: The Avenger)
(aka: Texas, Adios)
Italy/Spain - 1966 - col
D: Ferdinando Baldi
Ultrascope
TEXAS, ADIOS
(see: Texas, Addio)
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
UK - 1971 - col
D: Roman Polanski
Todd-AO 35
VAMPIRE MAN
女吸血鬼
(aka: The Vampire Woman)
Japan - 1959 - bw
D: Nobuo Nakagawa
Shintohoscope
VAMPIRE WOMAN
(see: Vampire Man)
THE WANDERING MONK
遊方和尚
(aka: Shaolin Monk Fights Back)
Taiwan - 1980 - col
D: Cheung Wang-gei
Anamorphic
THE WHITE WARRIOR
(see: Agi Murad: Il Diavolo Bianco)
ZATOICHI'S REVENGE
座頭市二段斬り
(aka: The Blind Swordsman's Revenge)
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Akira Inoue
Daieiscope
ZOMBIE HELL HOUSE
(see: Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero)
Just to prove there's more where that lot came from: DJANGO, KILL... IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT! is an AKA for SE SEI VIVO, SPARA (1967), while TEXAS, ADIOS is an AKA for TEXAS, ADDIO (1966). Confusingly, THE VAMPIRE WOMAN is an AKA for VAMPIRE MAN (1959). And lastly, ZOMBIE HELL HOUSE is an AKA for QUELLA VILLA ACCANTO AL CIMITERO (1981).
The film listed as SHAOLIN MONK FIGHTS BACK should be listed under the primary title THE WANDERING MONK (1980). The latter title is currently given as an AKA, but the two should now be reversed (see revised entry, below).
On a similar note, the AKA for SUEÑO Y SILENCIO (2011) currently listed as Dream and Silence should be given as THE DREAM AND THE SILENCE.
The film currently listed as Agi Murad: Il Diavolo Banco should be given as AGI MURAD: IL DIAVOLO BIANCO (1958). Similarly, the on-screen title of Fatal Needles vs. Fatal Fist is actually FATAL NEEDLES FATAL FIST (1978), while Il Giorno dell'Ira should be IL GIORNI DELL'IRA (1967).
Gary Couzens writes to confirm that BAD BOY BUBBY (1993) was shot with anamorphic Technovision lenses, not Super 35. This was a genuine surprise to me, since every reference source which bothers to mention a photographic format for this film lists it as Super 35. I've even seen the damn thing myself (many, many moons ago) and I didn't know it was anamorphic until Gary supplied me with frame-grab evidence from a current DVD which clinched the deal - Technovision it is! Thanks, Gary.
Gary also writes to say that TEN CANOES (2006) has some colour sequences and isn't wholly in black and white, as currently listed. The film is also co-directed by Peter Djigirr.
Based on a personal viewing of the film itself, the copyright date of DEVIL'S BRIDGE has been changed from 2010 to 2011. Meanwhile, LA FILLE DE DRACULA is 1972, not 1971.
Originally due for release in 2012, G.I. JOE: RETALIATION has been held back until spring 2013 for re-shoots and the addition of 3-D.
KILLER PRIEST is an AKA for SHAOLIN MONK (1977), whose director - currently given as Lam Fook-dei - should actually be listed as Lin Fu-ti.
The director of LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE (1976) is Ling Ping.
And the on-screen title of Roman Polanski's version of 'The Scottish Play' is THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (1971) and not Macbeth: The Tragedy of Macbeth as currently given.
These entries now run as follows:
100 MONSTERS
(see: Hundred Monsters, The)
AGI MURAD: IL DIAVOLO BIANCO
(aka: The White Warrior)
Italy/Yugoslavia - 1958 - col
D: Riccardo Freda [as: Robert Hampton]
Dyaliscope
BAD BOY BUBBY
Australia/Italy - 1993 - col
D: Rolf de Heer
Technovision
BLIND SWORDSMAN: FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT
(see: Fight, Zatoichi, Fight0
THE BLIND SWORDSMAN'S REVENGE [1965]
(see: Zatoichi's Revenge)
CAPTAIN APACHE
(aka: Deathwork)
(aka: The Gun of April Morning)
UK/Spain - 1971 - col
D: Alexander Singer
Franscope
DAY OF ANGER
(see: Giorni dell'Ira, Il)
DAY OF WRATH
(see: Giorni dell'Ira, Il)
DEATHWORK
(see: Captain Apache)
DEVIL'S BRIDGE
UK - 2011 - col
D: Chris Crow
DJANGO, KILL... IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT!
(see: Se Sei Vivo, Spara)
THE DREAM AND THE SILENCE
(see: Sueño y Silencio)
FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT
座頭市血笑旅
(aka: Blind Swordsman: Fight, Zatoichi, Fight)
Japan - 1964 - col
D: Kenji Misumi
Daieiscope
LA FILLE DE DRACULA
(aka: Daughter of Dracula)
France/Portugal - 1972 - col
D: Jesus Franco [as: Jess Franco]
Techniscope
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION
USA - 2013 - col and 3-D
D: Jon M. Chu
Dimensionalized (2-D to 3-D)
IL GIORNI DELL'IRA
(aka: Day of Anger)
(aka: Day of Wrath)
(aka: Gun Law)
Italy/W.Germany - 1967 - col
D: Tonino Valerii
Techniscope
GUN LAW
(see: Giorni dell'Ira, Il)
THE HUNDRED MONSTERS
妖怪百物語
(aka: 100 Monsters)
(aka: The Hundred Ghost Stories)
Japan - 1968 - col
D: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Daieiscope
KILLER PRIEST [1977]
(see: Shaolin Monk)
LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE
唐山截拳道
(aka: Bruce Lee: Superstar)
(aka: Chinese Chien Chuan Kung Fu)
(aka: Young Bruce Lee)
Hong Kong - 1976 - col
D: Ling Ping
Techniscope
MACBETH
[see: Tragedy of Macbeth, The]
QUELLA VILLA ACCANTO AL CIMITERO
(aka: The House by the Cemetery)
(aka: Zombie Hell House)
Italy - 1981 - col
D: Lucio Fulci
Techniscope
SE SEI VIVO, SPARA
(aka: Django Kill)
(aka: Django, Kill... If You Live, Shoot!)
Italy/Spain - 1967 - col
D: Giulio Questi
Techniscope
SHAOLIN MONK
少林祖師
(aka: Fighting of Shaolin Monks)
(aka: Killer Priest)
(aka: Kung Fu Exorcist)
(aka: Shaolin Tamo Buddhist Monk)
Hong Kong - 1977 - col
D: Lin Fu-ti
Anamorphic
SHAOLIN MONK FIGHTS BACK
(see: Wandering Monk, The)
SUEÑO Y SILENCIO
(aka: The Dream and the Silence)
Spain - 2011 - col
D: Jaime Rosales
Panavision
TEN CANOES
Australia - 2006 - bw and col
D: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
TEXAS, ADDIO
(aka: The Avenger)
(aka: Texas, Adios)
Italy/Spain - 1966 - col
D: Ferdinando Baldi
Ultrascope
TEXAS, ADIOS
(see: Texas, Addio)
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
UK - 1971 - col
D: Roman Polanski
Todd-AO 35
VAMPIRE MAN
女吸血鬼
(aka: The Vampire Woman)
Japan - 1959 - bw
D: Nobuo Nakagawa
Shintohoscope
VAMPIRE WOMAN
(see: Vampire Man)
THE WANDERING MONK
遊方和尚
(aka: Shaolin Monk Fights Back)
Taiwan - 1980 - col
D: Cheung Wang-gei
Anamorphic
THE WHITE WARRIOR
(see: Agi Murad: Il Diavolo Bianco)
ZATOICHI'S REVENGE
座頭市二段斬り
(aka: The Blind Swordsman's Revenge)
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Akira Inoue
Daieiscope
ZOMBIE HELL HOUSE
(see: Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero)
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