Dario Argento in 4K — that sounds like a good idea, especially for his more visually jolting giallos. Arrayed in garish reds and blacks, this blood-soaked mystery shocker emphasizes exotic murders — stabbings, scaldings, lacerations from broken glass. David Hemmings is again the investigator, digging into evidence sourced not in photographic details, but the hidden artwork of a disturbed child. Techniscope images by Luigi Kuveiller and music by Goblin, with abbondante gore orchestrated by Signor Argento at the top of his form.
Deep Red 4K
4K Ultra HD
Arrow Video
1975 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 127 & 105 min. / Street Date October 26, 2021 / 59.95
Starring: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril, Eros Pagni, Giuliana Calandra, Piero Mazzinghi, Glauco Mauri, Clara Calamai, Nocoletta Elmi.
Cinematography: Luigi Kuveiller
Production Designer: Art Director:
Film Editor: Franco Fraticelli
Original Music: Goblin
Written by Dario Argento, Bernardino Zapponi
Produced by Claudio Argento, Salvatore Argento
Directed by Dario Argento
Deep Red hasn’t...
Deep Red 4K
4K Ultra HD
Arrow Video
1975 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 127 & 105 min. / Street Date October 26, 2021 / 59.95
Starring: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril, Eros Pagni, Giuliana Calandra, Piero Mazzinghi, Glauco Mauri, Clara Calamai, Nocoletta Elmi.
Cinematography: Luigi Kuveiller
Production Designer: Art Director:
Film Editor: Franco Fraticelli
Original Music: Goblin
Written by Dario Argento, Bernardino Zapponi
Produced by Claudio Argento, Salvatore Argento
Directed by Dario Argento
Deep Red hasn’t...
- 11/2/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
“We found blood in the freezer down in the cellar.”
Two Evil Eyes, George Romero and Dario Argento’s classic 1990 tale of horror and suspense gets the royal restoration treatment courtesy of Blue Undergroun with their Two Disc 4K Uhd Blu-ray Set Coming August 24th From Blue Underground. Check out their trailer:
The Masters of Modern Horror -George Romero and Dario Argento – bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In Romero’s The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of The Fog) and her lover use a hypnotic trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento’s The Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitelof From Dusk Till Dawn) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by his girlfriend’s new pet.
Two Evil Eyes, George Romero and Dario Argento’s classic 1990 tale of horror and suspense gets the royal restoration treatment courtesy of Blue Undergroun with their Two Disc 4K Uhd Blu-ray Set Coming August 24th From Blue Underground. Check out their trailer:
The Masters of Modern Horror -George Romero and Dario Argento – bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In Romero’s The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of The Fog) and her lover use a hypnotic trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento’s The Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitelof From Dusk Till Dawn) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by his girlfriend’s new pet.
- 8/5/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Blue Underground continues to give their catalogue of films the 4K Uhd treatment and next up is George A. Romero and Dario Argento's Two Evil Eyes, which is being released on August 24th!
The Masters of Modern Horror -George Romero and Dario Argento - bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In Romero's The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of The Fog) and her lover use a hypnotic trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento's The Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitelof From Dusk Till Dawn) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by his girlfriend's new pet. But will this cunning feline deliver a final sickening twist of its own?
Martin Balsam (Psycho...
The Masters of Modern Horror -George Romero and Dario Argento - bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In Romero's The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of The Fog) and her lover use a hypnotic trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento's The Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitelof From Dusk Till Dawn) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by his girlfriend's new pet. But will this cunning feline deliver a final sickening twist of its own?
Martin Balsam (Psycho...
- 8/5/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
A double dose of terror from the directors of Dawn Of The Dead and Suspiria!
The Masters of Modern Horror – George Romero and Dario Argento – bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In Romero’s The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of The Fog) and her lover use a hypnotic trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento’s The Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitel of From Dusk Till Dawn) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by his girlfriend’s new pet. But will this cunning feline deliver a final sickening twist of its own? Martin Balsam (Psycho), E.G. Marshall (Creepshow), John Amos (The Beastmaster) and Tom Atkins (Night Of The Creeps) co-star in...
The Masters of Modern Horror – George Romero and Dario Argento – bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In Romero’s The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of The Fog) and her lover use a hypnotic trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento’s The Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitel of From Dusk Till Dawn) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by his girlfriend’s new pet. But will this cunning feline deliver a final sickening twist of its own? Martin Balsam (Psycho), E.G. Marshall (Creepshow), John Amos (The Beastmaster) and Tom Atkins (Night Of The Creeps) co-star in...
- 8/19/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Luca Guadagnino. Image courtesy of Mubi.Born in Palermo, Sicily, to Italian/Algerian parents, Luca Guadagnino reckons if he hadn’t become a critically acclaimed, award-winning director/producer/screenwriter, his career would probably have revolved around fashion, interior design or historical research. In fact, all of the obsessions that have clearly added to the artistic textures and detailed truths perceived in his eclectic work to date that have made them so remarkable. From his debut crime thriller The Protagonists (1999), the first of five films to star Tilda Swinton, who many call his "muse," to the incisive paean Bertolucci on Bertolucci, Guadagnino has dug deep into the human emotional and identity landscapes while never forfeiting the lush style or delicate sensuality each of his subjects, both real and imaginary, bring to the aesthetic table.After working diligently in both the feature film and documentary arenas Guadagnino’s big-time breakout came with...
- 11/14/2018
- MUBI
Tony Sokol Jul 17, 2017
Director George A Romero, who changed horror films forever, has died at the age of 77.
The legendary director George A Romero, who changed the landscape of horror films with his low-budget, independent black and white 1968 zombie masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, has died at the age of 77.
According to a statement from his longtime producing partner, Peter Grunwald, Romero died Sunday in his sleep while listening to the soundtrack of one his favorite films, The Quiet Man from 1952, following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer.” Romero was surrounded by family, his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
What a body of work he leaves behind.
Night Of The Living Dead was made by Romero and his friends in Pittsburgh on a budget of $114,000 and went on to become an iconic statement of horror, pulling in $30 million. The movie was based on Richard Matheson...
Director George A Romero, who changed horror films forever, has died at the age of 77.
The legendary director George A Romero, who changed the landscape of horror films with his low-budget, independent black and white 1968 zombie masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, has died at the age of 77.
According to a statement from his longtime producing partner, Peter Grunwald, Romero died Sunday in his sleep while listening to the soundtrack of one his favorite films, The Quiet Man from 1952, following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer.” Romero was surrounded by family, his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
What a body of work he leaves behind.
Night Of The Living Dead was made by Romero and his friends in Pittsburgh on a budget of $114,000 and went on to become an iconic statement of horror, pulling in $30 million. The movie was based on Richard Matheson...
- 7/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Stabbings, scaldings, hideous lacerations from broken glass and even more brutal manglings for our sanguinary delectation! Dario Argento's smartly directed murder mystery gives us David Hemmings as a jazz man in Rome, studying not photographic blowups but the hidden artwork of a disturbed child. With music by Goblin and striking Techniscope imagery by Luigi Kuveiller. Deep Red Region A+B Blu-ray Arrow Video (UK) 1975 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 127 & 105 min. / Street Date January 25, 2016 / Profondo Rosso / Available from Amazon UK £24.99 Starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril, Eros Pagni, Giuliana Calandra, Piero Mazzinghi, Glauco Mauri, Clara Calamai, Nocoletta Elmi. Cinematography Luigi Kuveiller Editing Franco Fraticelli Original Music Goblin Written by Dario Argento, Bernardino Zapponi Produced by Claudio Argento, Salvatore Argento Directed by Dario Argento
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
In 1976 the Giallo craze was in full swing in Italy, and the more adventurous American fans were already hip to Dario Argento...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
In 1976 the Giallo craze was in full swing in Italy, and the more adventurous American fans were already hip to Dario Argento...
- 2/6/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Special Mention: The Last Wave
Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Tony Morphett and Peter Weir
Australia, 1977
Genre: Psychological Thriller
The tagline reads, “The Occult Forces. The Ritual Murder. The Sinister Storms. The Prophetic Dreams. The Last Wave.”
Peter Weir follows up on his critically acclaimed masterpiece Picnic at Hanging Rock with this visually striking and totally engrossing surrealist psychological thriller. Much like Picnic, The Last Wave is built around a mystery that may have a supernatural explanation. And like many Peter Weir movies, The Last Wave explores the conflict between two radically different cultures- in this case, that of Aboriginal Australians and the white Europeans.
It is about a white lawyer, David Burton (Richard Chamberlain), whose seemingly normal life is rattled after he takes on a pro bono legal aid case to defend a group of Aborigines from a murder charge in Sydney. The mystery within the mystery surrounding...
Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Tony Morphett and Peter Weir
Australia, 1977
Genre: Psychological Thriller
The tagline reads, “The Occult Forces. The Ritual Murder. The Sinister Storms. The Prophetic Dreams. The Last Wave.”
Peter Weir follows up on his critically acclaimed masterpiece Picnic at Hanging Rock with this visually striking and totally engrossing surrealist psychological thriller. Much like Picnic, The Last Wave is built around a mystery that may have a supernatural explanation. And like many Peter Weir movies, The Last Wave explores the conflict between two radically different cultures- in this case, that of Aboriginal Australians and the white Europeans.
It is about a white lawyer, David Burton (Richard Chamberlain), whose seemingly normal life is rattled after he takes on a pro bono legal aid case to defend a group of Aborigines from a murder charge in Sydney. The mystery within the mystery surrounding...
- 10/27/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
Every year, we here at Sound On Sight celebrate the month of October with 31 Days of Horror; and every year, I update the list of my favourite horror films ever made. Last year, I released a list that included 150 picks. This year, I’ll be upgrading the list, making minor alterations, changing the rankings, adding new entries, and possibly removing a few titles. I’ve also decided to publish each post backwards this time for one reason: the new additions appear lower on my list, whereas my top 50 haven’t changed much, except for maybe in ranking. I am including documentaries, short films and mini series, only as special mentions – along with a few features that can qualify as horror, but barely do.
****
Special Mention:
Häxan
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Denmark / Sweden, 1922
Häxan (a.k.a The Witches or Witchcraft Through The Ages) is a 1922 silent documentary about the history of witchcraft,...
****
Special Mention:
Häxan
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Denmark / Sweden, 1922
Häxan (a.k.a The Witches or Witchcraft Through The Ages) is a 1922 silent documentary about the history of witchcraft,...
- 10/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Throughout the month of October, Editor-in-Chief and resident Horror expert Ricky D, will be posting a list of his favorite Horror films of all time. The list will be posted in six parts. Click here to see every entry.
As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up.
****
Special Mention:
American Psycho
Directed by Mary Harrron
Written by Mary Harron
2000, USA
Bret Easton Ellis’s dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s was brought to the big screen by director Mary Harron. Initially slapped with the MPAA’s kiss of death (an Nc-17 rating), American Psycho was later re-edited and reduced to a more commercially dependable “R”. Perhaps the film works best as a slick satire about misogyny,...
As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up.
****
Special Mention:
American Psycho
Directed by Mary Harrron
Written by Mary Harron
2000, USA
Bret Easton Ellis’s dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s was brought to the big screen by director Mary Harron. Initially slapped with the MPAA’s kiss of death (an Nc-17 rating), American Psycho was later re-edited and reduced to a more commercially dependable “R”. Perhaps the film works best as a slick satire about misogyny,...
- 10/25/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Rating: 5/5
Writers: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roberto Leoni, Claudio Argento
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Cast: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell
The Movie:
For all the bizarre characters, mixed religious iconography, and surreal set pieces, Alejandro’s Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre, well-deserving of its cult classic status, is his most straightforward work. It’s a human story, a journey into, around, and through manhood and the subversion of coming-of-age by life events both mysterious and profound. At its core is Fenix (the young version played by Adan Jodorowsky and by Axel Jodorowsky in adulthood), the son of a gluttonous strongman/knife-thrower, Orgo (Guy Stockwell), and a trapeze performer/armless-saint-worshiping-cult leader named Concha (Blanca Guerra), who literally becomes part of his own mother and is forced to help her rid the world of the the lust and promiscuity that led to the destruction of their family.
Read more on Blu-ray Review: Santa Sangre…...
Writers: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roberto Leoni, Claudio Argento
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Cast: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell
The Movie:
For all the bizarre characters, mixed religious iconography, and surreal set pieces, Alejandro’s Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre, well-deserving of its cult classic status, is his most straightforward work. It’s a human story, a journey into, around, and through manhood and the subversion of coming-of-age by life events both mysterious and profound. At its core is Fenix (the young version played by Adan Jodorowsky and by Axel Jodorowsky in adulthood), the son of a gluttonous strongman/knife-thrower, Orgo (Guy Stockwell), and a trapeze performer/armless-saint-worshiping-cult leader named Concha (Blanca Guerra), who literally becomes part of his own mother and is forced to help her rid the world of the the lust and promiscuity that led to the destruction of their family.
Read more on Blu-ray Review: Santa Sangre…...
- 2/9/2011
- by Brian Kelley
- GordonandtheWhale
One day during the ‘70s, director Alejandro Jodorowsky was sitting in a bar in Mexico City when he was approached by a big-bellied, bespectacled man. “May I have a coffee with you? I love your page Fabulas Panicas,” said the man, referring to a weekly comic strip Jodorowsky wrote for the newspaper El Heraldo de Mexico. After Jodorowsky agreed to have a drink with the stranger, the man introduced himself as Goyo Cárdenas. The name rang a bell with the Chile-born filmmaker, as it would have done with pretty much everyone in Mexico. Cárdenas was an infamous serial killer who...
- 1/24/2011
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
George Romero remaking Dario Argento? That's like Martin Scorcese remaking Brian De Palma! (Hey, wait a minute...)
According to Variety piece from earlier this week, Claudio Argento revealed that George Romero was set to direct a remake of Dario Argento's 1975 classic Deep Red in 3-D. The news seemed suspicious at first, and for good reason.
Romero told Fangoria that there "is no deal" in place, and that Romero won't touch the remake "if Dario doesn't approve." Romero also seems on the fence about remaking Deep Red even if Argento does approve when he asks, "That's a classic. What am I going to do with it — steal his shots?"
Watch the interview below.
According to Variety piece from earlier this week, Claudio Argento revealed that George Romero was set to direct a remake of Dario Argento's 1975 classic Deep Red in 3-D. The news seemed suspicious at first, and for good reason.
Romero told Fangoria that there "is no deal" in place, and that Romero won't touch the remake "if Dario doesn't approve." Romero also seems on the fence about remaking Deep Red even if Argento does approve when he asks, "That's a classic. What am I going to do with it — steal his shots?"
Watch the interview below.
- 5/22/2010
- HugAZombie
Legendary Night Of The Living Dead director to shoot remake of Dario Argento’s giallo classic…
Dario Argento's 1975 horror mystery Deep Red (also known as The Hatchet Murders) cemented the director's reputation as one of the era's great Italian directors. The film fused Argento's love for creative, grizzly slayings (anyone who's seen it will remember the death-by-bath sequence with a shudder) with a steady build-up of suspense worthy of Hitchcock.
A quarter century on from the original film, legendary Night Of The Living Dead director George A Romero has put his name forward for a stereoscopic remake. According to news from Variety, Argento's brother Claudio Argento has written the screenplay, and shooting is scheduled to begin in the autumn.
Argento and Romero's working relationship goes back to the late 70s, when Argento worked on the Italian cut of Romero's Dawn Of The Dead, and the pair teamed up again...
Dario Argento's 1975 horror mystery Deep Red (also known as The Hatchet Murders) cemented the director's reputation as one of the era's great Italian directors. The film fused Argento's love for creative, grizzly slayings (anyone who's seen it will remember the death-by-bath sequence with a shudder) with a steady build-up of suspense worthy of Hitchcock.
A quarter century on from the original film, legendary Night Of The Living Dead director George A Romero has put his name forward for a stereoscopic remake. According to news from Variety, Argento's brother Claudio Argento has written the screenplay, and shooting is scheduled to begin in the autumn.
Argento and Romero's working relationship goes back to the late 70s, when Argento worked on the Italian cut of Romero's Dawn Of The Dead, and the pair teamed up again...
- 5/19/2010
- Den of Geek
Film markets often give way to surprising, sometimes bold, film announcements and horror fans were bowled over on Sunday when Claudio Argento announced George Romero was going to remake Dario Argento's Deep Red in 3D. But wait just a minute, says Romero. In an interview with Fangoria, he tells Tony Timpone that there "is no deal" locked for him to direct. Furthermore, he won't do it "if Dario doesn't approve." He offers reasons on why he's not too keen on the remake right here .
- 5/19/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
George Romero and Dario Argento go way back. Argento helped Romero finance Dawn of the Dead in exchange for international distribution rights. Argento cut his own version of the film for various European markets, changing it quite a bit in the process, which led to Romero saying that Argento never really understood the film. The two later directed halves of the film Two Evil Eyes. Now Romero might return the Dawn of the Dead recut 'favor' in an oblique sort of way -- he's remaking Argento's Deep Red (aka The Hatchet Murders, aka Profundo Rosso) in 3D. Variety says Romero is in 'advanced negotiations' to direct the remake, which is being set up as an Italian-Canadian co-production. The film is being pre-sold in Cannes, and is produced by Dario's brother Claudio Argento, who also wrote the script. Dario Argento is not involved at all. Deep Red is not Argento's most...
- 5/17/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
This has to be the craziest news announcement I've had to write up in quite some time. Last week we told you about the news out of Cannes that Dario Argento was planning a 3D redo of Dracula. This weekend it was announced that George Romero is in 'advanced negotiations' to direct a 3D remake of Dario Argento's classic 1975 giallo Deep Red. Hit the jump for the twisted details, Then you can wash your eyes out. According to a story that broke this weekend from Variety, Romero's redo of Argento's 1975 Deep Red is an Italo-Canadian co-production from Italian producer Claudio Argento (Dario's brother). Claudio has regularly produced Argento's flicks and has also written the screenplay for this...
- 5/17/2010
- FEARnet
Back in 2005, I asked George A. Romero if he’d ever work with Italian horror maestro Dario Argento again after their collaborations on Two Evil Eyes and Dawn of the Dead. He told me ‘maybe’. Now it wasn’t an interview, but at a fan convention, but looks like he was telling me the truth anyway. Well ‘maybe’ has become ‘definite’…but not in the way I’d ever have imagined.
Total Film have it Romero is in talks to direct a new version of Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) for Argento’s brother and sometime collaborator, Claudio Argento. There’s plans to shoot it in 3D too. Last week Romero admitted he’s got two more zombie films left in him, but if this story is true, we won’t be seeing any for a couple of years. Maybe it’s good to have a rest? After all we’ve...
Total Film have it Romero is in talks to direct a new version of Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) for Argento’s brother and sometime collaborator, Claudio Argento. There’s plans to shoot it in 3D too. Last week Romero admitted he’s got two more zombie films left in him, but if this story is true, we won’t be seeing any for a couple of years. Maybe it’s good to have a rest? After all we’ve...
- 5/17/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Okay, our minds are officially blown. Blown we tell you. The strangest and probably most interesting report out of Cannes today has come in the form of news that legendary filmmaker George Romero will be remaking the also legendary Dario Argento's Deep Red in 3D. Two words ... holy shit.
The story came today via Variety that Romero is indeed in advanced negotiations to helm a stereoscopic remake in English of Argento's cult classic splatterfest.
Claudio Argento, who is Dario's brother and regular producer, has penned the screenplay for Romero's redo. For those who don't remember or haven't seen Deep Red (for shame), dig on the video below to get one hell of an eyeful. Look for more on this soon as the plan is to start shooting the flick this fall in Canada.
- Uncle Creepy
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The story came today via Variety that Romero is indeed in advanced negotiations to helm a stereoscopic remake in English of Argento's cult classic splatterfest.
Claudio Argento, who is Dario's brother and regular producer, has penned the screenplay for Romero's redo. For those who don't remember or haven't seen Deep Red (for shame), dig on the video below to get one hell of an eyeful. Look for more on this soon as the plan is to start shooting the flick this fall in Canada.
- Uncle Creepy
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- 5/17/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
In what sounds like the strangest story to come out of Cannes this year, it seems legendary zombie director George A. Romero is to remake Dario Argento’s Deep Red. In English. And in 3D!
According to Bloody Disgusting, Romero is in advanced negotiations to helm the film from a script by Dario Argento’s brother Claudio. The remake will be shot in Canada, in 3D, later this year.
It’s not the first time Argento and Romero’s names have become synonymous: the duo collaborated on Dawn of the Dead in 1978, before teaming up to co-direct Two Evil Eyes some 12 years later. Whilst Claudio Argento will be working on the Deep Red remake, according to reports, Dario will not…...
According to Bloody Disgusting, Romero is in advanced negotiations to helm the film from a script by Dario Argento’s brother Claudio. The remake will be shot in Canada, in 3D, later this year.
It’s not the first time Argento and Romero’s names have become synonymous: the duo collaborated on Dawn of the Dead in 1978, before teaming up to co-direct Two Evil Eyes some 12 years later. Whilst Claudio Argento will be working on the Deep Red remake, according to reports, Dario will not…...
- 5/16/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
News that falls into the "I'll believe it when I see it" category... According to Variety, George A. Romero is in talks to helm a 3D remake of Dario Argento's Deep Red . Claudio Argento, Dario's brother, will produce and write. Dario's '75 giallo concerned a musician and a reporter who team up to find a killer. In our talk with Romero last week, he didn't offer any hints that he'd helm a remake. In fact, he was hopeful he's direct two more Dead films .
- 5/16/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
George A Romero is in final talks to helm a 3D English language remake of Dario Argento's cult classic Deep Red. The original, which followed a musician who becomes involved in investigating a series of grisly murders, is considered by many the film that established Argento's presence internationally. But Argento diehards shouldn't worry too much about the remake's loyalty to its source - the script's been penned by Argento's brother and frequent producer Claudio Argento. Argento himself will not be involved in the remake,...
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- 5/16/2010
- by Emma Dibdin
- TotalFilm
Oh the surprises of Cannes -- and this one is a doozy. Get ready for Deep Red in 3D -- not by Dario Argento but from zombie icon George A. Romero. Word has it that Romero is in advanced negotiations to helm a completely unnecessary stereoscopic remake in English of Argento's cult classic. The 1975 masterpiece Deep Red, about a string of supernatural splatter murders, is considered Argento's gem giallo and the film that established his international standing. Claudio Argento, who is Dario's brother and regular producer, has penned the screenplay for Romero's redo. Plan is to start shooting this fall in Canada. Though Dario Argento and George Romero go back a long way -- he collaborated with Romero on zombie classic Dawn of the Dead, on which he has producer credit, and they also co-directed Two Evil Eyes in 1990.
- 5/16/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Blood Spattered Bride" and "Maniac" are just two of the titles announced for Blu-Ray by William Lustig's powerhouse horror label Blue Underground. "The Final Countdown" -- an action movie cheese fest -- and Dario Argento's "The Stendhal Syndrome" have already been released by Bu in the new format. Now the company has announced George Romero and Dario Argento's anthology horror film "Two Evil Eyes" (review here) for release in the high-def Blu-Ray format on March 31. Extras include 4 featurettes (Two Masters' Eyes, Savini's Efx, At Home with Tom Savini and Adrienne Barbeau on George Romero) and the trailer. "Two Masters' Eyes" contains interviews with both directors, special make-up effects supervisor Tom Savini, producer Claudio Argento and Asia Argento. Meanwhile, Blue Underground has announced David Cronenberg's early non-horror title "Fast Company" for release on April 28, with audio commentary by the director and some other extras -- including the...
- 12/8/2008
- ESplatter.com
- Adrien Brody joins his real-life girlfriend (fab looking Elsa Pataky) for a piece of horror-erotica from legendary director Dario Argento. Producers have found extra money for the shoot, meaning that they were able to replace Ray Liotta in the lead role and grab more star power allure with Brody. Based on a screenplay by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller, Giallo sees Emmanuelle Seigner take the role of a flight attendant (once assigned to Dario's daughter Asia) who pairs with the detective (Brody) on a race against time to save her sister, a super model (Elsa Pataky), from a serial killer who has snatched her.THR reports that the picture will be produced by Rafael Primorac and Richard Rionda Del Castro. Production is set to start May 12 in Torino, Italy. Brody is exec producing along with Oscar Generale, Claudio Argento, Luis De Val, David Milner, Billy Dietrich, Patricia Eberle, Donald Barton and John Hicks.
- 4/11/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
Adrien Brody, Emmanuelle Seigner and Elsa Pataky have signed on to star in Giallo, the latest thriller from Italian horrormeister Dario Argento.
Giallo revolves around an American flight attendant who teams with an Italian investigator to search for her missing sister who has been abducted by a serial killer known only as Yellow.
The term "giallo" means "yellow" in Italian and also refers to the Italian pulp, horror and erotic genre of film and literature. Argento has built his name with movies that combine horror and eroticism such as 1977's Suspiria and last year's The Mother of Tears.
Giallo might mark the first time an actor of Brody's caliber has starred in an Argento film.
The film, from a screenplay by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller, will be produced by Rafael Primorac and Richard Rionda Del Castro.
Production is set to start May 12 in Torino, Italy, with postproduction work done in Los Angeles.
Brody is exec producing along with Oscar Generale, Claudio Argento, Luis De Val, David Milner, Billy Dietrich, Patricia Eberle, Donald Barton and John Hicks.
Giallo revolves around an American flight attendant who teams with an Italian investigator to search for her missing sister who has been abducted by a serial killer known only as Yellow.
The term "giallo" means "yellow" in Italian and also refers to the Italian pulp, horror and erotic genre of film and literature. Argento has built his name with movies that combine horror and eroticism such as 1977's Suspiria and last year's The Mother of Tears.
Giallo might mark the first time an actor of Brody's caliber has starred in an Argento film.
The film, from a screenplay by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller, will be produced by Rafael Primorac and Richard Rionda Del Castro.
Production is set to start May 12 in Torino, Italy, with postproduction work done in Los Angeles.
Brody is exec producing along with Oscar Generale, Claudio Argento, Luis De Val, David Milner, Billy Dietrich, Patricia Eberle, Donald Barton and John Hicks.
- 4/10/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Its release timed to coincide with "XXX", the first big American splash made by Asia Argento, "Scarlet Diva" is a lurid, silly and sometimes fascinating autobiographical debut effort directed, written by and starring this sultry Italian actress.
A disjointed and episodic account of the adventures of a celebrated Italian actress and model who bears more than a slight resemblance to Argento (the daughter of noted horror filmmaker Dario), the film, while not exactly assured in its execution, is notable for its sheer audacity and openness. Argento's newfound American fame and the extensive nudity (reflected in the ad campaign) should ensure a certain amount of interest in the film, which is playing an exclusive engagement at New York's Cinema Village.
The story concerns the globe-trotting travails of Anna Battista, an actress coping with career troubles, personal turmoil and the lecherous advances of nearly every man and woman she comes across. These include an overweight, randy film producer who tries to pitch her on a project in which she'll play Cleopatra opposite Robert De Niro's Marc Antony; a literary idol who turns out to be a pathetic heroin addict; groping fans at an Italian cafe; and a bodacious woman who shows up unannounced at her door.
Anna, of course, is just a sensitive, misunderstood girl looking for love, which she thinks she's found in the person of a hunky Australian rock star who seduces her, makes her pregnant and thereafter ignores her.
Otherwise, Anna, who is trying to get her own project off the ground, spends her time at modeling sessions, doing publicity chores and generally globe-trotting (the film includes episodes shot in Rome, Paris, London, Amsterdam and Los Angeles, among other locations). Some of her more unpleasant episodes include her efforts to help a girlfriend involved in an abusive relationship and a bad drug trip on Special K. The latter provokes a series of flashbacks involving Anna's drug-addicted mother (played by Daria Nicoldi, Argento's actual mom).
Shot, as has now become the indie norm, on ugly digital video, the brazenly titled "Scarlet Diva" is not overly impressive on any technical or formal level but rather for the willingness of its creator to bare herself, both emotionally and physically. Argento, while not a conventional beauty, has both charisma and raw sexuality to spare, and despite her lapses into self-importance and self-aggrandizement, she manages to give the film a naked honesty that can't be denied.
SCARLET DIVA
Media Blasters Releasing
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Asia Argento
Executive producers: Giancarla Curti, Adriana Chiesa DiPalma
Producers: Claudio Argento, Dario Argento
Director of photography: Frederick Fasano
Editor: Anna Rosa Napoli
Music: John Hughes
Production designer: Alessandro Rosa
Cast:
Anna Battista: Asia Argento
Kirk Vaines: Jean Shepard
Veronica: Vera Gemma
Pierre: Fabio Camilli
Mr Paar: Joe Coleman
Quelou: Luce Caponegro Selen
Running time -- 91 minutes
No MPAA rating...
A disjointed and episodic account of the adventures of a celebrated Italian actress and model who bears more than a slight resemblance to Argento (the daughter of noted horror filmmaker Dario), the film, while not exactly assured in its execution, is notable for its sheer audacity and openness. Argento's newfound American fame and the extensive nudity (reflected in the ad campaign) should ensure a certain amount of interest in the film, which is playing an exclusive engagement at New York's Cinema Village.
The story concerns the globe-trotting travails of Anna Battista, an actress coping with career troubles, personal turmoil and the lecherous advances of nearly every man and woman she comes across. These include an overweight, randy film producer who tries to pitch her on a project in which she'll play Cleopatra opposite Robert De Niro's Marc Antony; a literary idol who turns out to be a pathetic heroin addict; groping fans at an Italian cafe; and a bodacious woman who shows up unannounced at her door.
Anna, of course, is just a sensitive, misunderstood girl looking for love, which she thinks she's found in the person of a hunky Australian rock star who seduces her, makes her pregnant and thereafter ignores her.
Otherwise, Anna, who is trying to get her own project off the ground, spends her time at modeling sessions, doing publicity chores and generally globe-trotting (the film includes episodes shot in Rome, Paris, London, Amsterdam and Los Angeles, among other locations). Some of her more unpleasant episodes include her efforts to help a girlfriend involved in an abusive relationship and a bad drug trip on Special K. The latter provokes a series of flashbacks involving Anna's drug-addicted mother (played by Daria Nicoldi, Argento's actual mom).
Shot, as has now become the indie norm, on ugly digital video, the brazenly titled "Scarlet Diva" is not overly impressive on any technical or formal level but rather for the willingness of its creator to bare herself, both emotionally and physically. Argento, while not a conventional beauty, has both charisma and raw sexuality to spare, and despite her lapses into self-importance and self-aggrandizement, she manages to give the film a naked honesty that can't be denied.
SCARLET DIVA
Media Blasters Releasing
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Asia Argento
Executive producers: Giancarla Curti, Adriana Chiesa DiPalma
Producers: Claudio Argento, Dario Argento
Director of photography: Frederick Fasano
Editor: Anna Rosa Napoli
Music: John Hughes
Production designer: Alessandro Rosa
Cast:
Anna Battista: Asia Argento
Kirk Vaines: Jean Shepard
Veronica: Vera Gemma
Pierre: Fabio Camilli
Mr Paar: Joe Coleman
Quelou: Luce Caponegro Selen
Running time -- 91 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 8/16/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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