Inferno, 1980. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Irene Mircale, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Sacha Pitoeff, Alida Valli and Veronica Lazar. SYNOPSIS: A young man investigating the disappearance of his sister discovers that her home rests upon the lair of an ancient and powerful witch. Our second film this month from Italian horror maestro […]
October Horrors 2021 – Deep Red (1975)
Deep Red, 1975. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Giuliana Calandra, Clara Calamai and Macha Meril. SYNOPSIS: After witnessing the grisly murder of a medium, a pianist finds himself on the trail of a mysterious black-gloved killer. A few years ago, I became enamoured with the Giallo, a uniquely Italian […]
Daria Nicolodi: Remembering a Horror Icon
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic career of the late Daria Nicolodi… 2020 hasn’t been very forgiving, and it was sad to hear the news of Daria Nicolodi’s passing. To a corner of horror fandom, particularly those versed in golden era Giallo horror from Dario Argento (to whom she was a long term partner, […]
Blu-ray Review – Phenomena: Limited Edition (1985)
Phenomena, 1985. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Patrick Bauchau, Fiore Argento, Federica Mastroianni, and Michele Soavi. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl with telepathic abilities moves to a Swiss boarding school and uses her gift to communicate with insects in order to solve a spate of murders. If something is worth […]
Blu-ray Review – Deep Red (1975)
Deep Red, 1975. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril, and Clara Calamai. SYNOPSIS: After a psychic is murdered a witness teams up with a reporter to catch the killer. For anybody already versed in the works of Italian filmmaker Dario Argento then Arrow Video releasing a 4K restoration […]