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Mario Bava

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (July 31, 1914-April 25, 1980)
    Nickname is Maestro of the Macabre
    Directed 'Black Sunday (1960),' 'Hercules vs. the Vampires (1961),' 'The Whip and the Body (1963),' 'Blood and Black Lace (1965),' 'The Haunted Planet (1965),' 'Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966),' 'Danger: Diabolik (1968),' 'Island of Terror (1970),' 'Chamber of Tortures (1972)' and 'Schock (1977)'

Why he might be annoying:

    His movies were criticized for being misogynistic and too explicit in the 1960s.
    He did not get along well with Barbara Steele, the star of his movie 'Black Sunday.'
    Many of his movies were banned in the USA back in the 1960s.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He developed a reputation as a special effects genius, and was able to use optical trickery to great success.
    Tim Burton, Martin Scorsese, and Dario Argento all cite Bava as a major influence.
    He launched Barbara Steele's career as a horror actress.
    His movie 'Danger: Diabolik' was the movie used on the final episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
    His trademark was frequent uses of a zoom frame onto or back from a character's face during suspense scenes.

Credit: Cosmic Princess


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 89 Votes: 46.07% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 72.41% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 48.19% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 110 Votes: 49.09% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 172 Votes: 51.74% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 616 Votes: 48.54% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 2139 Votes: 42.36% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 790 Votes: 39.49% Annoying