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| july - september 2001 |
| September 30th 2001 NONHOSONNO and SCARLET DIVA are part of the program for the BR RIO FESTIVAL 2001. It is not known if the films will be, after the festival or in the circuit, but this is an opportunity to see the new Argento and the debut of Asia as director. The link to BR RIO FESTIVAL is: http://www.festivaldoriobr.com.br/f2001/index.asp |
| September 29th 2001 The fully revised and updated second edition of ART OF DARKNESS is due any day. The delivery has been revised to 5 October, so the pre-release advance order offer of only 22.99 plus delivery has been extended until then. This new pressing is a limited edition hardback, with a gorgeous minimalist silver-embossed dust jacket. New to this edition is a chapter on Argento's latest film NONHOSONNO, plus a totally overhauled DVD/Video/Laserdisc appendix. Plus: Revised colour sections and all of it beautifully bound into a black cloth and silver-stamped cover. Remember that the first edition Sold Out of its 3,000 copy print run in only five weeks! For more information, or to place your order now, go the FAB Press website. |
| September 27th 2001 This from the Fangoria web site: "Looks like Dario Argento's SLEEPLESS will be making it to U.S. release sooner than we thought. While it appears to be bypassing theatrical play, Artisan has announced that they will unleash the movie on video December 18. The film will be available on VHS and a digitally mastered widescreen DVD with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio, plus Argento commentary, a photo and trailer gallery, cast and crew biographies and other features. The listed running time is 117 minutes, which means it's the uncut version." Time will tell if this is reliable information. |
| September 25th 2001 NONHOSONNO ("Le sang des innocents") will be shown at the L'Arlequin theatre in Paris on Thursday September the 27th at 22:30. Dario is scheduled to appear. Also, it will have a French theatrical release on March the 13th 2002. It should be released on DVD in the September. Thanks to Manu and DeVilDead for the info. |
| September 23rd 2001 I have just heard from Alan Jones who tells me that his new Argento book, MONDO ARGENTO 2, will contain all the transcripts of the interviews he did for the EYE FOR HORROR documentary but were not used. It will also contain many of his exclusive behind the scenes photographs and a chapter on Argento's latest, yet to be written film. The book will be published by FAB Press. |
| September 23rd 2001 Dario's new film, OCCHIALI NERI, has been cancelled! He is currently writing a new screenplay and this will hopefully start filming in March 2002. |
| September 22nd 2001 Here is the latest news on the ART OF DARKNESS reprint: The fully revised and updated second edition is at the bindery now. Delivery has been confirmed for the last week in September. This new edition is a limited edition hardback, with a silver-embossed dust jacket. New to this edition is a chapter on Argento's latest film NONHOSONNO, plus a totally overhauled DVD/Video/Laserdisc appendix. Plus: Revised colour sections and all of it beautifully bound into a black cloth and silver-stamped cover. Remember that the first edition Sold Out of its 3,000 copy print run in only five weeks. This hardback second edition is being issued in a print-run of only 2,500 copies! What's more, you can take advantage of a special advance ordering discount, but only if your order is placed before 30 September. For more information, or to place your order now, go the FAB Press website. |
| September 20th 2001 I have been informed by Anchor Bay that they CANNOT replace faulty OPERA discs themselves outside of the US or Canada due to the fact they are not allowed to ship to other countries. When it gets imported to other countries, they aren't legally able to support it or acknowledge it, even though they know it happens. Sending out official saleable product on a widespread basis could get them into hot water with the licensors. In this situation, returning it to the retailer is the only method they can recommend. |
| September 19th 2001 Here is the official Anchor Bay statement on the defective OPERA DVD release: ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT RESPONDS TO DIFFICULTIES WITH OPERA DVD RELEASE Company Recalls All Discs As Precautionary Measure TROY, MI -- Anchor Bay Entertainment, a leading distributor of classic films within the home entertainment market, has become aware of an apparent manufacturing problem which is occurring intermittently on a select number of DVD's of the Italian horror film, Opera. In order to effectively correct this problem, the company is announcing a nationwide recall of the discs. Anchor Bay Entertainment is working with its replicator to insure the defect does not happen to future discs. "We were made aware of the problem last Friday," commented Dan Whitt, president of Anchor Bay Entertainment. "After careful research, we have decided to recall all the Opera DVDs currently within the marketplace. All the discs will be replaced with discs from a new run." Consumers who have purchased the film and are experiencing problems can access information about the recall by visiting www.anchorbayentertainment.com/opera Consumers should be prepared to give their name, address, telephone number, retail outlet where purchased, date of purchase and limited edition number, if applicable. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT. ABE WILL FORWARD A NEW COPY OF THE MOVIE DISC ONLY! Only one replacement disc per household will be issued. All duplicate requests will be denied. Retailers should contact their Anchor Bay Entertainment sales representative. |
| September 15th 2001 All UK Argentophiles, don't forget that the Dario Argento season starts on FilmFour tonight with the EYE FOR HORROR documentary at 23.35 followed by BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE. |
| September 15th 2001 My sources tell me that the Anchor Bay SUSPIRIA Limited Edition DVD has sold out already! That means that the only ones left out there will be those that retailers already have in stock. If you want it, you had better be quick! |
| September 14th 2001 I have heard that the forthcoming Italian DVD of SCARLET DIVA is actually Italian language only after all. Thanks to Marco for the info. |
| September 09th 2001 The results of the August monthly poll are below. The question was 'should Dario listen more to his fans desires?' Yes - 16.24% No - 79.76% Don't Care - 4.00% Total number of votes - 425 |
| September 09th 2001 It seems that Anchor Bay have a problem with their OPERA DVD's. Not only have people been posting about the problems in my forum but there is a thread at www.horrordvds.com and also here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uub/Forum15/HTML/030421.html |
| September 05th 2001 Apparently, Best Buy, an extremely popular US retail chain, has OPERA in stock a week early; standard and limited editions for $17.99 and $22.99 respectively. So if any US fans can't wait any longer and are looking to have the title this weekend, head over to Best Buy immediately. Thanks to Robert for the info. |
| August 31st 2001 I received confirmation from Amazon today that they have shipped my copies of the SUSPIRIA LE and OPERA LE DVD's. Many others have also received this notification. |
| August 28th 2001 I attended the first UK screening of SLEEPLESS at this years FrightFest in London on Saturday. The audience reaction was generally good with only a few laughs when the 'English horn' and 'dwarf murders' were mentioned. It received a good round of applause afterwards. The print shown was the uncut International English language version which contained the English language insert shots. The festival as a whole appears to have been a great success. |
| August 24th 2001 I have had a major database crash and so the forum is down at the moment. Sorry for any inconvenience and it will be back as soon as possible. |
| August 23rd 2001 Here are the details of the Argento season that is being shown on FilmFour this September. September 15th 23.35 - AN EYE FOR HORROR (documentary) 00.35 - THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (Uncut for the first time on UK TV) September 16th 23.40 - THE CAT O'NINE TAILS September 17th 23.45 - PROFONDO ROSSO (Full version. UK TV premiere) September 18th 23.35 - SUSPIRIA September 19th 23.35 - INFERNO September 20th 23.35 - TENEBRAE September 21st 00.00 - THE STENDHAL SYNDROME (UK TV premiere) 02.05 - AN EYE FOR HORROR |
| August 14th 2001 The fully revised and updated second edition of Art of Darkness is at the printers now. The new edition will be issued in hardback only, with a silver-embossed dust jacket. New to this edition is a chapter on NONHOSONNO, plus a totally overhauled DVD/Video/Laserdisc appendix, which is now as complete as possible thanks to the Dark Dreams DarioBase. Plus: Revised colour sections, improved colour printing and all of it beautifully bound into a black cloth and silver-stamped cover. For more information go the FAB Press website. |
| August 13th 2001 If you want to go and see NONHOSONNO on August 25th at FrightFest 2001, you had better hurry as I am informed that it is almost sold out! |
| August 09th 2001 There will be a screening of NONHOSONNO at the Fantasy Film Festival of Espoo (Finland) on the 23rd of August. You can check the details at www.espoo.fi/cine Thanks to Bruno for the info. |
| August 07th 2001 There is going to be a charity horror film festival in Colorado USA called BLOODFEST!, as it benefits Bonfils Blood Center. The festival will be showing three films one of which, is TENEBRAE to be shown on September 29th at 20.00. More info at the official BLOODFEST! site here: http://www.angelfire.com/movies/rmsel Thanks to Brook for the info. |
| August 07th 2001 With regard to the OPERA soundtrack CD that will be included with the Anchor Bay LE DVD, this CD score will feature never-before-released tracks of Claudio Simonetti's score in addition to other music featured in the film. Thanks to Michael for the info. |
| August 07th 2001 I contacted Image about the forthcoming US DVD of EYE FOR HORROR and asked about the lack of extras. They told me that an attempt was made to try and obtain extra footage but the producer simply did not have any additional material to add for this release. Seems strange considering the amount of interviews that were actually left out. |
| August 02nd 2001 I just received some news from the Netherlands. After a very successful, and much appreciated, screening during the 'Festival van de Fantastische Film' in Amsterdam earlier this year (with Dario in attendance), NONHOSONNO (as: SLEEPLESS) will be touring the whole of the Netherlands, during the next 10 months or so as part of the All Night Horror Show. The All Night Horror Show is an annually returning road show where horror fans (and Argentophiles in this case) have the opportunity to catch a number of new horror movies that will not get a regular release, and/or movies that have had a limited run. The road show will reach both the major cities as well as quite a number of smaller towns (which is something of a first for these type of events). Dutch Film Works has provided the print for NONHOSONNO as well as some other movies (Ed Gein being one of them). DFW will be releasing the DVD later this year and considering some of the excellent discs they have released in the past, this is something to look forward to. Some of the other films that will be shown are: Ginger Snaps, Ed Gein, Revelation, Los Sin Nombre, Lost Souls Dracula 2000 and Cherry Fall. Check www.filmevents.nl for the finalized program in the near future. The All Night Horror Show will start this August 18th in Hoogeveen. Thanks to Rob Hatzopoulos for the info. |
| August 01st 2001 Here are the specifications and cover art for the forthcoming EYE FOR HORROR DVD from Image: Audio Format: Stereo Screen Format: 1.77:1 16x9: Yes Region Code: Unknown Original Languages: English English Dubbed: No Other Languages: None Subtitles: None Length: 60 minutes Rating: Not Rated Release Date: 10/9/2001 Pre-Order Date: 9/11/2001 Catalog Number: ID0846NBDVD
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| July 30th 2001 The time of the NONHOSONNO screening at FrightFest 2001 has been changed. It will now be at 15.35 on Saturday 25th. Although Dario will unfortunately not be in attendance, it will be your only chance to see it on the big screen in the UK. For a full FrightFest schedule, click here . |
| July 30th 2001 Alan Jones has confirmed that he will be doing a follow up to his hugely popular book on Dario, MONDO ARGENTO. 'MONDO 2' will appear as soon as he gets the time to fit it into his hectic schedule. |
| July 28th 2001 Here are the latest specs for the Italian SCARLET DIVA DVD released on September 11th. Audio: Italiano DD.5:1,English DD.2:0 Video: 1.85:1 PAL Languages: Italiano, English Subtitles: Italiano, English Extras: Audio commentary with Asia Argento, Daria Nicolodi and Frederic Fasano Region: 2 |
| July 25th 2001 A French DVD of TWO EVIL EYES will be released by Gaumont on November 7th. No technical specifications are available yet. Thanks to Frank for the info. |
| July 22nd 2001 I can exclusively reveal that the forthcoming UK DVD release of TRAUMA by Tartan will feature a commentary track by Dario and Alan Jones. Thanks to Alan for the info. |
| July 22nd 2001 Asia Argento has given birth to a daughter, named Anna Lou. Apparently she has Asia's looks. Now that is what I call a good start in life! Also, she will definitely not be the lead in Dario's new film. Thanks to Alan for the info. |
| July 22nd 2001 The documentary AN EYE FOR HORROR is to be shown in the UK on Film Four on Saturday September 15th. It will be followed by several of Dario's films. Thanks to Alan for the info. |
| July 19th 2001 Asia Argento's directorial debut, SCARLET DIVA is due for an Italian DVD release on the 12th of September. Initial information indicates that it will be Italian language Dolby 5.1 with Italian subtitles. |
| July 13th 2001 I received a mail from Anchor Bay today confirming that the SUSPIRIA and OPERA DVD's will be region 0. Also, the SUSPIRIA and SUSPIRIA LE cover art has changed.
Thanks to Michael for the info. |
| July 10th 2001 I received a mail from Anchor Bay today confirming that the OPERA DVD's will only have an English language soundtrack. Apparently what happened was simple. The licensors of the film did not give them permission to use any audio tracks other than English. |
| July 10th 2001 I have received the latest news about the reprint of the ART OF DARKNESS book from FAB Press . News of the reprint itself is that it should be on sale before the end of September for 29.99 (UK pounds) and 39.99 (US dollars), will feature a new chapter (on Nonhosonno), plus a review of Scarlet Diva in the "Productions" chapter, to bring the total page count up to 320. It will be issued in silver-embossed hardback only, and will feature improved image repro (the printers who did the first edition have been sacked!). Funnily enough the second edition is being printed in Milan! Thanks to Harvey for the info. |
| July 7th 2001 Here is a first look at the artwork and FULL specifications for Anchor Bay's forthcoming SUSPIRIA and OPERA DVD's.
- Widescreen Presentation (2.35 :1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs - THX Approved - Theatrical Trailers - TV Spot - Radio Spots - Daemonia Music Video - Poster and Still Gallery - Talent Bios - Original Theatrical Poster Replica (5x7) - DTS ES 6.1 (English) Dolby EX Surround Sound (English) Dolby 2.0 Surround (English) Dolby 2.0 Surround (French) Dolby 2.0 Surround (Italian)
DISC ONE: - Widescreen Presentation (2.35 :1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs - THX Approved - Theatrical Trailers - TV Spot - Radio Spots - Daemonia Music Video - Poster and Still Gallery - Talent Bios - 32 Page Booklet with photos and interview with Jessica Harper - 9 Lobby Card Reproductions (5x7) - DTS ES 6.1 (English) Dolby EX Surround Sound (English) Dolby 2.0 Surround (English) Dolby 2.0 Surround (French) Dolby 2.0 Surround (Italian) DISC TWO: - Suspiria 25th Anniversary: an all-new 52 minute documentary featuring co-writer/director Dario Argento, co-writer Daria Nicolodi, cinematographer Luciano Tovoli, Goblin (Agostino Marangolo, Massimo Morante, Fabio Pignatelli and Claudio Simonetti), stars Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini and Udo Kier DISC THREE: Original CD Soundtrack by Goblin
- Widescreen Presentation (2.35 :1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs - Conducting Dario Argento's OPERA: an all-new 36 min. documentary with director Dario Argento, cinematographer Ronnie Taylor, special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, music composer Claudio Simonetti and stars Daria Nicolodi and Urbano Barberini - Theatrical Trailers - Daemonia Music Video - Dario Argento Bio - 8 Page Booklet with photos and liner notes by Michael Felsher - DTS ES 6.1 (English) - Dolby EX Surround Sound (English)
DISC ONE: - Widescreen Presentation (2.35 :1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs - Conducting Dario Argento's OPERA: an all-new 36 min. documentary with director Dario Argento, cinematographer Ronnie Taylor, special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, music composer Claudio Simonetti and stars Daria Nicolodi and Urbano Barberini - Theatrical Trailers - Daemonia Music Video - Dario Argento Bio - 8 Page Booklet with photos and liner notes by Michael Felsher - DTS ES 6.1 (English) - Dolby EX Surround Sound (English) DISC TWO: - Original CD Soundtrack Thanks to Michael for the info. |
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