Picturehouse Entertainment have released a UK poster and trailer for writer-director Gaspar Noe’s (Irreversible, Climax) upcoming drama Vortex which centres on elderly couple Elle and Lui (Françoise Lebrun and Dario Argento) and their son (Alex Lutz) as they struggle with their declining health and personal problems; check them out here…Presented in split screen, VORTEX tells […]
October Horrors 2021 – Opera (1987)
Opera, 1987.Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, Ian Charleson, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni and William McNamara.SYNOPSIS:A young soprano is forced to contend with a sadistic killer stalking the halls of the opera house in which she sings.Ah, Opera. The height of high culture and home to some of the finest voices the […]
October Horrors 2021 – Inferno (1980)
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 Dario Argento and this […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 9 – The Bird with The Crystal Plumage (1970)
The Bird with The Crystal Plumage, 1970.Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Umberto Raho, and Renato Romano.SYNOPSIS:An American writer living in Rome finds himself in a cat mouse game with a brutal serial killer whose latest attack he is the sole witness to.After enjoying ourselves with Blood […]
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke to score the upcoming Suspiria remake
It looks like the Suspiria remake is getting a perfect pairing in Radiohead’s Thom Yorke! It has been revealed that the iconic songwriter/musician/frontman will be providing all of the music for the upcoming movie.Sitting down with Variety, director Luca Guadagnino provided his thoughts on collaborating with the Radiohead frontman:“Thom’s art transcends the contemporary. To have […]
Dario Argento wasn’t a fan of the Suspiria remake
While last year’s Suspiria was certainly better received than the vast majority of horror remakes, one person who wasn’t too impressed by Luca Guadagnino’s reimaging of the 1977 film is Dario Argento, director of the original classic, who has said that the new movie “betrayed his vision”.“It did not excite me, it betrayed the spirit […]
Suspiria: The right way to remake?
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to the Suspiria remake…Remakes or reboots. The year is 2018 and we’ve firmly established that the movie making engine runs largely off these, as well as sequels and adaptations. If it’s been done once to a degree of success and cult appeal, then why not do it again?It would be a […]
Luca Guadagnino responds to critics of his Suspiria remake
Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is set to follow up his acclaimed coming-of-age romance Call Me By Your Name with a remake of Dario Argento’s classic 1970 horror Suspiria. Naturally, remaking such a revered film is bound to lead to criticism, and the director has acknowledged that in an interview with The Guardian, describing his take as a homage […]
Tilda Swinton says Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria is “another version, not a remake”
Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is currently in post production on his newest film Suspiria, a remake of Dario Argento’s classic 1977 horror – although according to star Tilda Swinton, it’s not so much a “remake” as “another version”.“It’s another version, not a remake,” Swinton told Allocine (via The Playlist). “It’s important to say it because we are ardent […]
Blu-ray Review – The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, 1970. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Gildo Di Marco, Umberto Raho, Giuseppe Castellano, and Reggie Nalder. SYNOPSIS: A man witnesses an attempted murder and becomes the would-be killer’s next victim. Having recently delved into Dario Argento’s back catalogue with the […]
