Profondo Giallo

The Mythology of Star Wars

George Lucas discusses how Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Monomyth (aka the Hero's Journey) and other concepts from mythology and religion sha

1999

The Iceman and the Psychiatrist

For the third time, HBO cameras go inside Trenton State Maximum Security Prison--and inside the mind of one of the most prolific killers in U.S. histo

2004

Luca Guadagnino: Projecting Desire

Video essay exploring Luca Guadagnino's filmmaking methods, focusing on the passionate dynamics of desire and ardent longing for connection that sizzl

2025

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

A documentary on the genesis, writing, shooting and analysis of the film "The Name of the Rose".

2004

Gallows Humour: Inside 'The Horror of Frankenstein'

A series of interviews between film historians Jonathan Rigby, Kevin Lyons, John J. Johnston and several others that tracks the events which led to th

2018

The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer

Richard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, loving father--and ruthless killer of over 100 people. You'll meet him in this powerful documentary that feat

1992

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

A 60th anniversary retrospective documentary on the influence and context of the 1962 film, To Kill a Mockingbird.

2022

Notfilm

NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical impl

2015

Behind the Doors of Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco, the author of best-selling novels who passed away in February 2016, unveils the secrets behind his undertakings and novels.

2012

Agatha Christie contre Hercule Poirot : Qui a tué Roger Ackroyd ?

2017

La rosa dei nomi

1987

Black Gloves and Screaming Mimis

An interview with film critic Kat Ellinger who discusses the themes of Dario Argento's giallo "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" and its relations to

2017

The Man on the Bridge

A feature about philosophy, perception and imprisonment in Aldo Lado's Giallo "Short Night of Glass Dolls".

2025

The Codes of Gender

Arguing that advertising not only sells things, but also ideas about the world, media scholar Sut Jhally offers a blistering analysis of commercial cu

2010

The Power of Perception

In this visual essay, author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reflects on the recurring theme or perception in Dario Argento's filmography.

2017

Giallo a la Campagna

A video discussion about Lucio Fulci's classic Giallo "Don't Torture a Duckling".

2017

Hell is Already in Us

A video essay about 1972 Giallo "Don't Torture a Duckling", focusing on accusations of misogyny against director Lucio Fulci.

2017

All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem

Documentary about Mario Bava's film "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" and its impact on the Giallo genre.

2014

Functions of Film Sound

This visual essay sets clips from Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" to a reading of "Functions of Film Sound," a chapter from David Bordwell and Kristi

2013

Upside Down, Inside Out: An Appreciation of the Films of Quentin Dupieux by Elena Lazic

An analysis of Quentin Dupieux's film "Incredible But True" by film critic Elena Lazic.

2022