tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post3097480801419956008..comments2024-01-28T19:45:11.660-08:00Comments on At the Mansion of Madness: The Man with Icy Eyes (1971)Giovanni Susinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-2203392555602174672022-06-05T14:58:48.438-07:002022-06-05T14:58:48.438-07:00This is a terrific write up, and thanks so much fo...This is a terrific write up, and thanks so much for the location pics! I'm a Duke City native and Giallo junkie as well, and like you, I had no idea this film was shot in Albuquerque when I put it on, that was a happy surprise. I'm looking forward to my next road trip up to 'Burque when I can go check out some of the locations. J.H. Roodhttps://youtube.com/channel/UCtJdjjcVsmTlZVj9rWqemMAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-46957739083175534882019-04-19T16:26:56.404-07:002019-04-19T16:26:56.404-07:00Marc here again! It occurred to me that what Albu...Marc here again! It occurred to me that what Albuquerque really needs, given that so many movies are being filmed there these days, is an on-line Atlas of Filming Locations. So I've been developing just that. There are several hundred such films, and I've scanned about 55 films so far. <br /><br />The URL for the Atlas is:<br />http://marcvaldez.blogspot.com/2018/09/atlas-of-albuquerque-filming-locations.html<br /><br />Here is the address for my map showing filming locations for all the movies I've watched so far:<br />https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=18vk2uRapbiryyxiXkLiYZmeQlEqkfgb2&ll=35.08003253599071%2C-106.62228569548557&z=13<br /><br />Today, I rewatched "The Man With Icy Eyes." Here is my web page for the movie:<br />https://marcvaldez.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-man-with-icy-eyes-1971.html<br /><br />Here is the address for my map showing filming locations:<br />https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1NJK_ZoKeUkThTvIbzGP2NQYylOgYZCC0&ll=35.08275558649898%2C-106.65995862230164&z=13Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-40306045105042281572018-03-12T21:42:43.023-07:002018-03-12T21:42:43.023-07:00Glad you found this article. Hope it was a source ...Glad you found this article. Hope it was a source of nostalgia for you. Thanks for reading. Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-75925699876915143262018-03-12T12:54:10.197-07:002018-03-12T12:54:10.197-07:00I lived in Albuquerque in 1971, and its great seei...I lived in Albuquerque in 1971, and its great seeing the Duke City back in the day. There are overlaps with "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" filming sites too. Helps give the city some flavor.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-30329725865609015072016-10-09T16:50:40.946-07:002016-10-09T16:50:40.946-07:00Thank you so much for checking out my site and rea...Thank you so much for checking out my site and reading my posts! I appreciate it. I Hope you enjoy The Man with Icy Eyes. I'm happy my writing turned you on to Dark Waters. That along with Cemetery Man are probably some of the best Italian horror of the '90s. Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-5620761446155388392016-10-09T09:04:13.715-07:002016-10-09T09:04:13.715-07:00This is a great blog, mate. I'll be watching t...This is a great blog, mate. I'll be watching this tonight, since I've enjoyed every film you've reviewed. <br /><br />Particular thanks for Mariano Baino's Dark Waters - a film I'd never have come across if it weren't for this site, good manDr Freudsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258359528721489984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-24003045183571619142016-01-12T20:33:53.489-08:002016-01-12T20:33:53.489-08:00Thanks! The experience was really nostalgic for me...Thanks! The experience was really nostalgic for me. This film really does make good use of the Albuquerque location, and I can't help thinking that others who grew up here would really enjoy the experience. That building you mention did look a little bit different back then, but I can't quite read the sign on the side of the building to tell, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Walgreens even back then. I agree about the cast and soundtrack. The music is sweet, and it is definitely a product of the 1970s era, and juxtaposing it with a 1970s Albuquerque is so surreal to me. The version I watched was 91 minutes long, in Italian with English subs, and there is only one nude scene with Bouchet towards the beginning that is pretty brief. <br /><br />Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you liked it. I'm thinking about sharing the location screen grabs to a FB group that exists for the sole purpose of reminiscing about the old days in Albuquerque. Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-69919776456052298422016-01-12T00:33:12.734-08:002016-01-12T00:33:12.734-08:00I love the comparison shots! Do you know what was ...I love the comparison shots! Do you know what was where Walgreens is now? One of the best things about Man With Icy Eyes is the location photography. I really enjoy these low budget Italian thrillers from the 70s. The cast in this one is great, and so is the soundtrack. I have only seen the TV print(from Something Weird Video), so Bouchet's nude scenes aren't there, but I imagine that's about the only thing that's cut. A friend has a Greek VHS that has a different cut of the theme over the credits. The credits are also quite a bit longer than the TV version which is the only version most of us saw, since MWIE was sold directly to TV in the USA. I plan on watching the uncut version soon. Great post about a rare film! Kudos!Dougthemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435409950500784794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-51452329739960481912015-01-30T18:38:15.802-08:002015-01-30T18:38:15.802-08:00Thanks! There were a few more locations I could’ve...Thanks! There were a few more locations I could’ve included, such as the Zia Motor Lodge sign (the hotel is gone but the sign is still there), the Hilton Hotel, and the old, closed-down Pop ‘N’ Taco building. I might still add them in later if the urge hits me. I haven’t seen The Redeemer: Son of Satan!, but I see it’s on YouTube, and I think I’ll be checking it out real soon.<br /><br />There were and still are a lot of films (independent and big budget) shot in Albuquerque, such as No Country for Old Men, not to mention Breaking Bad, which has become a big tourist attraction in itself.<br /><br />What excited me about The Man with Icy Eyes is that it seemed like such a personalized experience. Being over forty years old and a part of the Italian giallo genre and set in Albuquerque is such a rare novelty for me as well as for the genre itself. <br /><br />I hope you are able to get around to visiting the locations to The Redeemer; it is a fun and gratifying experience. Those time lapses are just so interesting.<br />Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-63114798429320785302015-01-29T20:47:49.869-08:002015-01-29T20:47:49.869-08:00What a great job nailing down those locations and ...What a great job nailing down those locations and angles! I've been chewing on doing something similar for a movie called The Redeemer: Son Of Satan! (1978) that was shot in my hometown of Staunton, VA. It's also sometimes known as Class Reunion Massacre. <br /><br />Similar to your situation, The Redeemer isn't really a stellar movie, but it is - as far as I know, at least - the only horror movie to ever be filmed there. Oddly, Staunton has hosted other more mainstream movies over the years, too: Hearts In Atlantis, Evan Almighty, and Gods And Generals to name just a few.<br /><br />The bulk of The Redeemer was shot at The Staunton Military Academy, which still stands and is now part of Mary Baldwin College. The Redeemer himself initially rises from the water in a local quarry, the exact location of which I understand is now somewhat difficult to get to legally. Best of all, though, is a scene shot at Wright's Dairy Rite, a fifties style drive-in restaurant that still stands and was already anachronistic when the movie was shot.<br /><br />The only semi-decent release of The Redeemer available now is a DVD release from Code Red which is still available, and I know I should get a copy before it's OOP like most other Code Red releases. I only recently paid entirely too much for an OOP copy of Rituals (1977) from Code Red, so I ought to have learned my lesson. The Redeemer, though not spectacular, is another movie I'll end up wanting to kick my ass for not purchasing when it was still available and reasonably priced.<br /><br />I'm glad to see you added "Thoughtful Commendations"!<br /><br />Brandon Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428583919973903171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-44300305041960316442015-01-24T19:03:38.839-08:002015-01-24T19:03:38.839-08:00I agree, the soundtrack is marvelous, and that pop...I agree, the soundtrack is marvelous, and that pop art feel you mention doesn’t quite match the southwestern culture from the film’s locations, yet that’s part of what I dig about having the vintage Eurocult flavor mixed in. It’s kind of like a melding of my fantasies with my reality. It’s a strange flavor, indeed, and it would have been cool to have some more pop art visuals, but unless it was studio developed, like the soundtrack, I don’t think the filmmakers would find it easily amongst this particular locale.<br /><br />I remember now that we had talked about Giovanni Petrucci in this film and Tragic in Ceremony, as well as his being falsely credited in Sex of the Witch, I believe. For some reason I forgot who he was and couldn’t figure out who played Valdez. Thanks for that, by the way; I’ve added his name to the review.<br /><br />Today it would seem that Antonio Sabato Jr. is more popular than his father; even the current Google profile incorrectly uses the son’s picture for Antonio Sabato Sr. I’m actually not all that familiar with Jr. Sabato, though.<br /><br />I like the way everything unfolded including the way Eddie and John realized that white coats and Bouchet’s black wig under the theater light turns violet and red, respectively, confirming the old man’s story from earlier in the film, unlikely but clever.<br /><br />Taking the photos at the movie locations was a lot of fun and I’m glad you liked them. That was probably one of the more gratifying blogging endeavors outside of the more formal review parts of the writing. Thanks for introducing me to The Man with Icy Eyes a couple years ago. It really is quite special to me.<br />Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-84206327635839817382015-01-24T06:27:58.453-08:002015-01-24T06:27:58.453-08:00Oh this is awesome! It's been so long since I&...Oh this is awesome! It's been so long since I've seen The Man with Icy Eyes but I remember enjoying it despite not being a masterpiece. What led to watch this film was in fact the excellent soundtrack. The music and posters give off a bit of a pop art feel which I kind of wish they incorporated into the film in some way. <br /><br />It's weird, I had no idea Giovanni Petrucci was the titular man with icy eyes. So unrecognizable without his facial hair from Tragic Ceremony and Il gatto di Brooklyn! Antonio Sabato definitely lent a coolness to the role. I also find it kind of amusing that his son is a popular actor whom I vaguely remember from The Big Hit. As for Barbara Bouchet, I thought she was adequately utilized in the film (though nothing beats her intro!), especially during the climactic finale (I really liked that realization of her coat colour). The astrology element also added to the excitement of the finale as well.<br /><br />Really love your photos, I think you captured the compositions very well. Interesting to see how some places are virtually unchanged (that bench!) while others have been fairly refurbished. While Icy Eyes may not be the most memorable thriller, it's still an enjoyable obscurity for Bouchet fans and Albuquerqueans. ;)Terencehttp://chickswithcandles.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com