Fantastic Fest Review: The Found Footage Phenomenon

New documentary unspools the reels of fake-real films

"...what’s probably the most notorious film in the genre, Ruggero Deodato’s 1980 magnum vomitus Cannibal Holocaust, while Deodato himself..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Tragedy Girls

Serial killer high-school girls in the social media age

"...horror history, with overt nods to De Palma, Carpenter, Ruggero Deodato, and, to bring things up to date, The..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lemon

"...all-important first date comedy connection? (Personally, I’m sticking with Ruggero Deodato.)..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Chefs

Give your compliments to the chef with these four films

"...The Gold Rush, but it’s the brutal gag-reflexology of Ruggero Deodato’s invasive white people vs. toothsome Amazonians that stands..."

May 24, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

SXSW Film Review: Tragedy Girls

Neo-Heathers cuts, but not so deep

"...horror history, with overt nods to De Palma, Carpenter, Ruggero Deodato, and, to bring things up to date, The..."

March 14, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Green Inferno

Eli Roth's long-delayed cannibal movie has passed its shelf life

"...the “fun” in gore-tastic horrors such as this and Ruggero Deodato’s infamous Cannibal Holocaust (obviously a huge influence on..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Exists

This found-footage horror film shot in Austin finds a Bigfoot chased from its home by the Bastrop fires.

"...noodles. There were, of course, precursors to Blair Witch: Ruggero Deodato’s oft-cited goregasm Cannibal Holocaust (1980) and Patrick Duncan’s..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...Ruggero Deodato is a delightful dining companion. I broke bread..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Heavy Metal Movies'

A literary diversion over the long weekend

"...(By the way. Total side point. Ruggero Deodato. Director of everyone's favorite found footage abbatoir. Lovely..."

July 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Lives Again!

Metal mayhem and terror cinema fest returns to Austin for second year

"...a leviathan list that included Goblin, Italian gore legend Ruggero Deodato, Gwar and the Melvins, and great new film..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In the Red Corner: Housecore Horror Film Festival

The new kids on the block possess the whole Emo's / Antone's complex

"...they've summoned the blackest souls of the genre, including Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust) and Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik). From the..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Festival Face-Off

Our heads are spinning with all the options

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Housecore Horror Majordomo – Phil Anselmo

Pantera/Down icon talks tape trading and terror

"...lot of paying tribute to people like Italian director Ruggero Deodato...."

Oct. 24, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Takes a Trip With Ruggero Deodato

Italian found footage pioneer joins Coffin Joe and more

"...a strange lens. And the master of that genre, Ruggero Deodato, will be casting his evil camera on the..."

Sept. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Has Fantastic Fest Gone Too Hog-Wild?

Helicopter Hog Hunt has some fans worried

"...try the closing night swine. And I'm thankful that Ruggero Deodato's infamous carnucopia Cannibal Holocaust didn't make the, uh,..."

Sept. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Housecore Horror to Open the 'The Profane Exhibit'

Festival to debut extreme horror anthology

"...Brazilian horror, and his name sits alongside that of Ruggero Deodato, the mastermind behind Italy's cannibal genre. No, the..."

May 16, 2013 Screens Post

Shine a Light

'In the Shadow' and more selections from the 15th annual Cine Las Americas

"...Channel's more arcane survivalist shows (with a hint of Ruggero Deodato thrown in for good measure), this Austin-based found-footager..."

April 20, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Trollhunter

Wayward trolls threaten human life in this delightfully bizarre Norwegian film.

"...the pseudo found-footage shocker The Blair Witch Project and Ruggero Deodato's cringe- and gag-reflex-inducing Cannibal Holocaust, although here the..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Serbian Film

Notorious for its disturbing content, this film has been slightly edited for its American theatrical debut.

"...overwhelms you in a dizzying, sickening rush, not unlike Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust, Gaspar Noé's Irréversible, or Michael Haneke's..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

AFF: 'Re-Cut'

AFF preview of 'Re-Cut'

"...found footage horror formula goes back at least to Ruggero Deodato's groundbreaking atrocity exhibition Cannibal Holocaust (1980) and has..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Around the World of Weird

The many genre delights of Fantastic Fest 2008

"...DIY horror film like nothing before it (except maybe Ruggero Deodato's 1980 gut buster Cannibal Holocaust, from which was..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hostel: Part II

Roth has accomplished the near impossible: He's crafted a vastly superior sequel to Hostel, one that supersedes the original's sadistic quotient, gore effects, and narrative subversiveness.

"...where else can you see the cameoing horror director Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust) in such an – ahem –..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Turistas

Turistas is a surprisingly effective horror film with good acting and some breathless action.

"...film, commingling as it does echoes of everything from Ruggero Deodato and Umberto Lenzi's ultrarealistic green hell horrors, the..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cavite

This rocketing thriller that pits an unseen Filipino terrorist against an unwitting Filipino-American dupe is one of the purest examples of no-budget, seat-of-the-pants, gloriously DIY filmmaking since The Blair Witch Project.

"...the mindfucking sense of cultural disassociation found in, say, Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust. Cavite isn't a horror film, per..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jungle Holocaust

"...Directed by: Ruggero Deodato. Starring: Massimo Foschi, Me Me Lai, Ivan Rassimov..."

Sept. 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cannibal Holocaust

"...Directed by: Ruggero Deodato. Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi and Perry Pirkanen...."

Sept. 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten