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4K-UHD Review: Cat O’ Nine Tails (1971)

Blind crossword puzzle author (is that what people who create those things are even called???) Franco (Karl Malden, proving he walked the streets of Rome before those of San Francisco) is taking a stroll one night with his young niece Lori (Cinzia De Carolis) when he overhears a plan to blackmail a scientist who works at a top secret genetic institute…well, not too top secret if they are blabbing about it right out in the damn street and all…oh, and there’s a robbery in there somewhere as well. Anyway Franco eventually teams up with a journalist by the name of Carlo (everyone’s favorite ‘not-quite-Charlton Heston’ James Franciscus) to solve the case, but there ends up being a metric shit-ton of the ol’ murder biz about, so these two dudes are most likely in way over their heads… Admittedly, I’ve never been the biggest fan of the giallo genre; they’ve always played out more like a typical murder mystery with a

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DanXIII
Aug 15, 2021
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4K Ultra HD Review: Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Two Evil Eyes is an arcane anthology divided into two halves (it’s all there in the title folks), both directed by legendary horror directors (George A. Romero and Dario Argento for those keepin’ score at home) and based on the writing of Edgar Allan Poe (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar and The Black Cat respectively). Let’s kick out the jams with Romero’s joint, shall we? Jessica Valdemar (Adrienne Barbeau) is what one would call “a reluctant shit-heel”; sure she’s conspiring with Dr. Robert Hoffman (Ramy Zada) to bilk her dying husband, Ernest (Bingo O’Malley) out of his vast fortune via hypnosis… but she doesn’t feel great about it, until the dough begins to be well in hand that is. As fate would have it, Ernest buys the farm, so Bob and Jess chuck his dead ass in a large freezer in the basement and carry on with the Devil’s business… which you’d imagine would go smoothly, but

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DanXIII
Aug 9, 2021
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4K UHD Review: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

Slammin’ Sammy (Tony Musante) is one of those American “writer” types… he’s also completely devoid of the creative spark, so he’s parked his ass down ol’ Italia way in the hopes that a change of scenery will give his juices a jolt! Speaking of “jolting” things, our man Sam gets a real eyeful when he spies the ol’ murder biz goin’ down in a fancy-ass art gallery (really, there are seldom any other kind), but the victim, one Monica Ranieri (Eva Renzi), turns the tables on her faceless assailant who flees into the night (but not before being a real prize-winning dickus to ol’ Sam and Mony-Mony via some electronic doors and slow torture). Enter: Inspector Morosini (Enrico Maria Salerno) who gives our man Sam-I-Am some static, as he holds the writer in Rome in the hopes he will help crack the case with the absolute unending terror he witnessed and all… but the killer at large is more than

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DanXIII
Jul 30, 2021
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George A. Romero & Dario Argento’s ‘Two Evil Eyes’ Getting A 4K Ultra Re-Release

Blue Underground, the company that brought you Maniac and Zombie on 4K, is gearing up to deliver Two Evil Eyes on 4K Ultra this summer. Originally released back in 1990, the film was directed by two legendary directors, George A. Romero and Dario Argento. Two Evil Eyes features two tales, both based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. In one story a greedy wife murders her husband, in the other, a reporter takes in a strange black cat. The movie features an all-star cast including Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs), Ramy Ada (“NYPD Blue”), Bingo O’Malley (Creepshow), John Amos (Coming to America, Coming 2 America), Tom Atkins (My Bloody Valentine, Halloween III), and Jonathan Adams (Rocky Horror Picture Show). Two Evil Eyes will be released on August 24, 2021, “in true 4K Ultra High Definition with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix.” We’ll let you know when the pre-order date is announced.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 19, 2021
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Blu-ray Review: Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Two Evil Eyes is an arcane anthology divided into two halves (it’s all there in the title folks), both directed by legendary horror directors (George A. Romero and Dario Argento for those keepin’ score at home) and based on the writing of Edgar Allan Poe (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar and The Black Cat respectively). Let’s kick out the jams with Romero’s joint, shall we? Jessica Valdemar (Adrienne Barbeau) is what one would call “a reluctant shit-heel”; sure she’s conspiring with Dr. Robert Hoffman (Ramy Zada) to bilk her dying husband, Ernest (Bingo O’Malley) out of his vast fortune via hypnosis… but she doesn’t feel great about it, until the dough begins to be well in hand that is. As fate would have it, Ernest buys the farm, so Bob and Jess chuck his dead ass in a large freezer in the basement and carry on with the Devil’s business… which you’d imagine would go smoothly, but

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 30, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Wax Mask (1997)

Paris: the early 1900’s: As a new age begins, a wax museum, operated by Boris Volkoff (Robert Hossein) and his strange assistants, is set to open and all of the city seems to be balls deep into that prospect. Along with that, there have been a rash of disappearances, mainly involving children and prostitutes. Swept up in the mix is young fashion designer Sonia (Romina Mondello), who’s mother was murdered twelve years prior. I wonder if there is a connection? As this fright flick contains zero mystery for the audience (it’s based on Gaston Leroux’s The Waxwork Museum which has been the basis of roughly eleven-billionty films, most famously as House of Wax starring Vincent Price in 1953), we know Volkoff is up to no good… and holy hell is he ever, as his wax creations are made of living victims and arcane science! Before long ol’ Sonia, along with her bland-as-shit pal Andrea (Serventi Longhi), are deep into the

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 11, 2019
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Dario Argento’s Next Project… A Video Game?!

The legendary Italian filmmaker who brought us Suspiria, Deep Red, Phenomena, and his collaboration with George A. Romero with Dawn of the Dead, Dario Argento, will now add video games to his list of works as the artistic director for the upcoming horror/thriller Dreadful Bond that’s being made by Clod Studio. The indie crowd-funded game is still in the works has a Kickstarter up where you can donate, and depending on how much you donate, can receive items signed by Argento himself! Dreadful Bond is a project that’s very close to my themes, to my films, to my dreams: it has something deep that struck me immediately. I got carried away on this new journey with Clod Studio” says Argento. The game is a supernatural, psychological thriller set in the first-person view of an unknown character who is exploring a mansion that was the site of recent horrors. The more the character explores the mansion, the more secrets they’ll uncover

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Capt McNeely
Apr 16, 2019
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Dario Argento Has Been Quietly Working On A New Horror Film

For the past two years, Master of Horror Dario Argento (Suspiria) has been quietly working on a new horror movie that will be released in eight episodes and today, we have a few details. As a guest on Radio Rai 1’s Un Giorno da Pecora, Argento revealed a few details. It’s heading to a streaming service, either Hulu or Netflix though we don’t know which yet.” I am working on it with my writers. There is still some work to do but I am happy with the result. It will be a serial movie for television broadcasting, consisting of eight episodes in total. As for the title: We actually have two or three titles in mind, we will only need to pick up one of them,” Argento told listeners. The still-untitled series centers on a foreign female protagonist. The protagonist will be a woman, a foreigner because the co-producing company is American and the movie will be in English. This

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 11, 2019
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‘Suspiria’ Unveils New Trailer And Early Release Date

Not only has the new trailer just been unveiled for Luca Guadagnino‘s highly-anticipated reinterpretation of Dario Argento’s 1977 classic Suspiria, Amazon announced today that the film is getting an early limited theatrical run on October 26, 2018, ahead of its November nationwide release. Guadagnino’s version is not a line for line remake. Instead, it his own take on the story, which will be interesting to see. Chloë Grace Moretz, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Renée Soutendijk star. In the film, “A world of darkness swirls at a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director (Swinton), an ambitious young dancer (Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Ebersdorf). Some will succumb. Others will wake up.” Suspiria will cast a spell on viewers nationwide on November 2, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 23, 2018
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New Trailer Teases The Darkness And Dread In ‘Suspiria’

The teaser trailer has just been unveiled for Luca Guadagnino‘s highly-anticipated remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 classic Suspiria. Guadagnino’s version is not a line for line remake. Instead, it his own take on the story, which will be interesting to see. Chloë Grace Moretz, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Renée Soutendijk star. In the film, “A world of darkness swirls at a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director (Swinton), an ambitious young dancer (Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Ebersdorf). Some will succumb. Others will wake up.” Suspiria will cast a spell on viewers on November 2, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 4, 2018

More from Dario Argento

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4K-UHD Review: Cat O’ Nine Tails (1971)

Blind crossword puzzle author (is that what people who create those things are even called???) Franco (Karl Malden, proving he walked the streets of Rome before those of San Francisco) is taking a stroll one night with his young niece Lori (Cinzia De Carolis) when he overhears a plan to blackmail a scientist who works at a top secret genetic institute…well, not too top secret if they are blabbing about it right out in the damn street and all…oh, and there’s a robbery in there somewhere as well. Anyway Franco eventually teams up with a journalist by the name of Carlo (everyone’s favorite ‘not-quite-Charlton Heston’ James Franciscus) to solve the case, but there ends up being a metric shit-ton of the ol’ murder biz about, so these two dudes are most likely in way over their heads… Admittedly, I’ve never been the biggest fan of the giallo genre; they’ve always played out more like a typical murder mystery with a

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

4K Ultra HD Review: Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Two Evil Eyes is an arcane anthology divided into two halves (it’s all there in the title folks), both directed by legendary horror directors (George A. Romero and Dario Argento for those keepin’ score at home) and based on the writing of Edgar Allan Poe (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar and The Black Cat respectively). Let’s kick out the jams with Romero’s joint, shall we? Jessica Valdemar (Adrienne Barbeau) is what one would call “a reluctant shit-heel”; sure she’s conspiring with Dr. Robert Hoffman (Ramy Zada) to bilk her dying husband, Ernest (Bingo O’Malley) out of his vast fortune via hypnosis… but she doesn’t feel great about it, until the dough begins to be well in hand that is. As fate would have it, Ernest buys the farm, so Bob and Jess chuck his dead ass in a large freezer in the basement and carry on with the Devil’s business… which you’d imagine would go smoothly, but

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 9, 2021
Horror Fuel

4K UHD Review: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

Slammin’ Sammy (Tony Musante) is one of those American “writer” types… he’s also completely devoid of the creative spark, so he’s parked his ass down ol’ Italia way in the hopes that a change of scenery will give his juices a jolt! Speaking of “jolting” things, our man Sam gets a real eyeful when he spies the ol’ murder biz goin’ down in a fancy-ass art gallery (really, there are seldom any other kind), but the victim, one Monica Ranieri (Eva Renzi), turns the tables on her faceless assailant who flees into the night (but not before being a real prize-winning dickus to ol’ Sam and Mony-Mony via some electronic doors and slow torture). Enter: Inspector Morosini (Enrico Maria Salerno) who gives our man Sam-I-Am some static, as he holds the writer in Rome in the hopes he will help crack the case with the absolute unending terror he witnessed and all… but the killer at large is more than

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 30, 2021
Horror Fuel

George A. Romero & Dario Argento’s ‘Two Evil Eyes’ Getting A 4K Ultra Re-Release

Blue Underground, the company that brought you Maniac and Zombie on 4K, is gearing up to deliver Two Evil Eyes on 4K Ultra this summer. Originally released back in 1990, the film was directed by two legendary directors, George A. Romero and Dario Argento. Two Evil Eyes features two tales, both based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. In one story a greedy wife murders her husband, in the other, a reporter takes in a strange black cat. The movie features an all-star cast including Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs), Ramy Ada (“NYPD Blue”), Bingo O’Malley (Creepshow), John Amos (Coming to America, Coming 2 America), Tom Atkins (My Bloody Valentine, Halloween III), and Jonathan Adams (Rocky Horror Picture Show). Two Evil Eyes will be released on August 24, 2021, “in true 4K Ultra High Definition with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix.” We’ll let you know when the pre-order date is announced.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 19, 2021
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Two Evil Eyes is an arcane anthology divided into two halves (it’s all there in the title folks), both directed by legendary horror directors (George A. Romero and Dario Argento for those keepin’ score at home) and based on the writing of Edgar Allan Poe (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar and The Black Cat respectively). Let’s kick out the jams with Romero’s joint, shall we? Jessica Valdemar (Adrienne Barbeau) is what one would call “a reluctant shit-heel”; sure she’s conspiring with Dr. Robert Hoffman (Ramy Zada) to bilk her dying husband, Ernest (Bingo O’Malley) out of his vast fortune via hypnosis… but she doesn’t feel great about it, until the dough begins to be well in hand that is. As fate would have it, Ernest buys the farm, so Bob and Jess chuck his dead ass in a large freezer in the basement and carry on with the Devil’s business… which you’d imagine would go smoothly, but

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 30, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Wax Mask (1997)

Paris: the early 1900’s: As a new age begins, a wax museum, operated by Boris Volkoff (Robert Hossein) and his strange assistants, is set to open and all of the city seems to be balls deep into that prospect. Along with that, there have been a rash of disappearances, mainly involving children and prostitutes. Swept up in the mix is young fashion designer Sonia (Romina Mondello), who’s mother was murdered twelve years prior. I wonder if there is a connection? As this fright flick contains zero mystery for the audience (it’s based on Gaston Leroux’s The Waxwork Museum which has been the basis of roughly eleven-billionty films, most famously as House of Wax starring Vincent Price in 1953), we know Volkoff is up to no good… and holy hell is he ever, as his wax creations are made of living victims and arcane science! Before long ol’ Sonia, along with her bland-as-shit pal Andrea (Serventi Longhi), are deep into the

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 11, 2019
Horror Fuel

Dario Argento’s Next Project… A Video Game?!

The legendary Italian filmmaker who brought us Suspiria, Deep Red, Phenomena, and his collaboration with George A. Romero with Dawn of the Dead, Dario Argento, will now add video games to his list of works as the artistic director for the upcoming horror/thriller Dreadful Bond that’s being made by Clod Studio. The indie crowd-funded game is still in the works has a Kickstarter up where you can donate, and depending on how much you donate, can receive items signed by Argento himself! Dreadful Bond is a project that’s very close to my themes, to my films, to my dreams: it has something deep that struck me immediately. I got carried away on this new journey with Clod Studio” says Argento. The game is a supernatural, psychological thriller set in the first-person view of an unknown character who is exploring a mansion that was the site of recent horrors. The more the character explores the mansion, the more secrets they’ll uncover

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 16, 2019
Horror Fuel

Dario Argento Has Been Quietly Working On A New Horror Film

For the past two years, Master of Horror Dario Argento (Suspiria) has been quietly working on a new horror movie that will be released in eight episodes and today, we have a few details. As a guest on Radio Rai 1’s Un Giorno da Pecora, Argento revealed a few details. It’s heading to a streaming service, either Hulu or Netflix though we don’t know which yet.” I am working on it with my writers. There is still some work to do but I am happy with the result. It will be a serial movie for television broadcasting, consisting of eight episodes in total. As for the title: We actually have two or three titles in mind, we will only need to pick up one of them,” Argento told listeners. The still-untitled series centers on a foreign female protagonist. The protagonist will be a woman, a foreigner because the co-producing company is American and the movie will be in English. This

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 11, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘Suspiria’ Unveils New Trailer And Early Release Date

Not only has the new trailer just been unveiled for Luca Guadagnino‘s highly-anticipated reinterpretation of Dario Argento’s 1977 classic Suspiria, Amazon announced today that the film is getting an early limited theatrical run on October 26, 2018, ahead of its November nationwide release. Guadagnino’s version is not a line for line remake. Instead, it his own take on the story, which will be interesting to see. Chloë Grace Moretz, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Renée Soutendijk star. In the film, “A world of darkness swirls at a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director (Swinton), an ambitious young dancer (Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Ebersdorf). Some will succumb. Others will wake up.” Suspiria will cast a spell on viewers nationwide on November 2, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 23, 2018
Horror Fuel

New Trailer Teases The Darkness And Dread In ‘Suspiria’

The teaser trailer has just been unveiled for Luca Guadagnino‘s highly-anticipated remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 classic Suspiria. Guadagnino’s version is not a line for line remake. Instead, it his own take on the story, which will be interesting to see. Chloë Grace Moretz, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Renée Soutendijk star. In the film, “A world of darkness swirls at a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director (Swinton), an ambitious young dancer (Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Ebersdorf). Some will succumb. Others will wake up.” Suspiria will cast a spell on viewers on November 2, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 4, 2018
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