Love scene between Analía Gadé and Jean Sorel. Italian 1970s Giallo cinema at its best with very tasty music from the great Piero Piccioni. Taken from La volpe dalla coda di velluto. What do you daydream about today?

Contributor Klara have been busy time traveling into the golden age of science fiction, on a mission to find three classics that will please and catch the imagination of the readers of Ultra Swank. So, head out to the launchpad and strap your self in, our rocket's first stop is the moon!

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From the movie It's Always Fair Weather made in 1955 starring the always brilliant and talented Gene Kelly, this time singing with roller skates around Broadway in New York City. What do you daydream about today? [Thanks Cam]

Halloween is coming up and to give you some ideas for your costume, contributor Cam presents a couple of retro themed suggestions. All you need is to pick your favorite classic movie character and you are almost set to go! Some possibilities for the ladies could be the eternal style icon Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the sensual Jane Fonda in Barbarella or the fun and wishful Barbara Eden in I Dream Of Jeannie. For the gents, why not put on your best suit and dress up as classy Sean Connery as James Bond, the frightful Boris Karloff as Frankenstein or the original jungle man Johnny Weissmüller as Tarzan.

Don’t forget the ravishing Halloween cocktails as well, like Witch's Brew, Vampiro or Italian Fruit Punch. To top it all off add some spooky "Monster Melodies" courtesy of Frankie Stein and his Ghouls. Who will you dress up as?

The classic intro from the movie The Italian Job (1969) starring Sir Michael Caine and Noel Coward. The character is crusing a Lamborghini Miura through the Italian alps down to the city of Turino while Matt Monro is singing On Days Like These. So dreamy and perfect, wishing I was down there right now. What do you daydream about today?

"Who's that black private dick who is like a sex machine to all the chicks?" John Shaft of course. The movie Shaft from 1971 is one of the most famous blaxploitation films of all time, not only because of its ultra cool black superhero but also for the award winning score by Isaac Hayes. The main theme for the movie is a guitar driven funk piece with Isaac's hot buttered soul voice driving it forward. There are countless covers and variations of the theme and today I give you fifteen of the best ones. The styles range from psychedelic organs to disco to reggae, there's something for everyone in the family. This compilation is not up to the usual standards and style that visitors of this blog might be used to, but I wanted to share it with you anyway. Feedback and comments are as always greatly appreciated, can you dig it?

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This British movie from 1961 can be found on the DVD version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Well, okay not really. Before the actual movie begins, you are presented with about two minutes of the opening titles from Dentist on the Job. A voice from the projectionist is then heard, that it's the wrong movie, and then the Holy Grail begins. I couldn't help thinking that I'd actually want to see this movie, however silly it may be. The playful music and story seems perfect for a lazy rainy Sunday afternoon. However, it's not very likely that we'll see it on DVD anytime soon. But as a treat, I am giving you the opening music by Ken Jones. Enjoy.

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This Jerry Lewis movie from 1963 is a real classic. It was scored by Walter Scharf, with additional songs by Les Brown and Jimmy McHugh. The score is still unreleased so I've decided to record the music from the 5.1 mix on the DVD and release it here. The complete score will be added soon (when it's done).