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| january - march 2003 |
| 06th January 2003 xXx US DVD Released Of interest to Argentophiles because of Asia, this Vin Diesel vehicle has been released and is a very nice package. Loads of extras strung together with stylish menu's. Cool. |
| 08th January 2003 Dragon Suspiria DVD set Here are the final details of the new Dragon release of Suspiria: Three disc set in limited edition digipack Disc 1: SUSPIRIA Anarmorphic widescreen (16:9) German 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo, English 2.0 stereo and Italian 2.0 stereo Disc 2: Dario Argento´s World of horror documentary (80 mins - optional German or English 2.0 stereo) Argento in München (21 mins - optional German or English 2.0 stereo) Argento talks (24 mins - German or Italian 2.0) Vienale´ 96 (54 mins - Englisch 2.0 stereo with German subtitles) Trailer (English) TV spot (English) SGM/Scrapheap 'Suspiria' Music Video Music clip Disc 3: Soundtrack Thanks to Al at www.sexgoremutants.co.uk for the info. |
| 11th January 2003 B. Monkey on UK television The romantic crime caper B. Monkey which stars Asia Argento is coming to UK television. According to my TV listing it's showing on Tuesday January 14th at 11:55 PM on ITV1. Set those video recorders. |
| 12th January 2003 Asia on UK magazine cover Issue 47 of UK magazine DVD Review has Asia on the cover to promote the magazines 'Ultimate 2003 DVD Preview'. Interestingly Vin Diesel appears in a much smaller picture on the cover. 
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| 20th January 2003 4 Flies at Flesh & Blood Festival According to the SGM website the Flesh & Blood Film Festival will be showing Four Flies On Grey Velvet at the Cine Luminere on the weekend of 22/23 March in London. |
| 21st January 2003 4 FLIES no show My sources tell me that 4 Flies has been dropped from the Flesh & Blood Festival in favour of Black Magic 2 - Revenge of the Zombies. I'm speechless... |
| 22nd January 2003 Daemonia in Bologna Continuing their tour, DAEMONIA are appearing in concert on February the 1st, in Bologna (Italy) at TPO VIA LENIN 3. |
| 23rd January 2003 4 Flies at Flesh & Blood Festival update I have just received this email from Harvey at FAB Press: "I think that you and many Dark Dreams visitors will have some good news soon. Look out for confirmation of the final fest line-up at the weekend. best wishes, Harvey Fenton FAB Press England" This about turn is due to Dark Dreams visitors contacting Harvey and telling him our thoughts. |
| 22nd November 2002 4 Flies screening confirmed! Here you go folks, the final lineup for the Flesh & Blood Film Festival SATURDAY LINE-UP ------- ------- ------- The Isle (South Korea) (95m.) Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Italy) (105m.) short film show: Flat and Fluffy (Canada) (7m.) The Kitchen Sink (New Zealand) (16m.) Visions of Ecstasy (UK) (14m.) The Next Big Thing (USA) (16m.) Cutting Moments (USA) (29m.) Blood on Satan's Claw (UK) (95 m.) (introduced by director Piers Haggard) ------- *** ------- *** ------- *** ------- *** ------- SUNDAY LINE-UP ------- ------- ------- Sleepwalker (UK) (47 m.) (introduced by director Saxon Logan) Salon Kitty 35mm trailer (5m.) + Mark of the Devil (West Germany) (95m.) short film show (introduced by directors Mitch Davis and Fabrice Lambot) Divided Into Zero (Canada) (33m.) Insanity (France/Argentina) (19m.) God's Little Girl (Canada) (15m.) City Without Windows (short film) (Canada) (7m.) + Dust Devil (UK) (105m.) (introduced by director Richard Stanley) |
| 29th January 2003 US 2 Evil Eyes DVD Here are the specs: (Limited Edition 2-Disc Set) Color • 6.1 DTS-ES / Dolby Digital Surround 5.1-EX / Dolby Surround 2.0 • 1.85:1 16x9 • 1990 • 120 minutes • Not Rated Extras (Disc 1): • Theatrical Trailer • Poster & Still Gallery • Talent Bios Extras (Disc 2): • Two Masters’ Eyes -- Interviews with Directors Dario Argento and George Romero, Special Make-up Effects Supervisor Tom Savini, Executive Producer Claudio Argento and Asia Argento • Savini’s EFX – A Behind-the-Scenes look at the film’s Special Make-up Effects • At Home with Tom Savini – A Personal Tour of Tom Savini’s Home • Adrienne Barbeau on George Romero – Interview with Star Adrienne Barbeau It's due out on April 1st. |
| 30th January 2003 Vote for Asia Asia's fans can nominate her for a 'Sirens of Cinema Hughie Award' as best actress of 2002 by going to the Sirens of Cinema website and entering in the Sudden Sirens contest. Asia needs to finish in the top 5 vote-getters to get into the final round of nominations. The contest ends on Monday, Feb. 3. www.oneshotproductions.bizland.com/...inemaintheknow/ |
| 30th January 2003 Daemonia in Torino They are at it again. DAEMONIA "LIVE...OR DEAD TOUR 2003" in Concert - February, 21th at FASTER - Piazza Guala, 147 - TORINO Doors open: 21.00 - concert starts: 22.00 - Ticket price € 8 What I want to know is when are they going to visit the UK? |
| 30th January 2003 Dario's new film exclusive The Italian web site Horror Cult has an exclusive article about the new film if you can read Italian. I hope to translate it into English soon. www.horrorcult.com/speciali/dario_argento_IlCartaio.asp |
| 08th February 2003 Dark Dreams Top 5 Films! Recently on the forum, Antoine asked fellow members for their top 5 films. To see the results, visit the INFORMAZIONE page. |
| 10th February 2003 New Dutch BIRD DVD There will be a new Dutch DVD release of THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE on 20th March. It will be released by A-Film, who are known for some very good quality horror DVD releases. Here are the specs: *Language Italian *Dutch subtitles *Dolby Digital 2.0 Audio *Aspect Ratio 16:9 anamorphic *Disc format DVD 5 *Feature Length 92 minutes *Extra’s original theatrical trailer and filmographies Thanks to Marc for the info |
| 13th February 2003 Dario's New Film I can confirm that shooting on THE CARD DEALER will start on March 10th and is scheduled to last 4 weeks, then a 2 week break and resume for a further 4 weeks. |
| 06th March 2003 Loads of News! Alan Jones writes: "Hi Nick. Just returned from Rome where I was covering EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING at Cinecitta Studios. Naturally I saw Dario and talked to him about IL CARTAIO/THE CARD PLAYER that begins shooting on March 10, closes down for two weeks from April 18 (because of numerous Italian holidays) and restarts again on May 5 (my birthday should anyone want to know). As is usual for Dario so close to any of his productions, he was nervous, tired and desperate to disappear for a while to collect his thoughts. Written by Argento and Franco Ferrini as a vehicle for Asia Argento (she was going to revive her Anna Manni character from THE STENDHAL SYNDROME) and originally set in Venice, the script had to be rewritten when Asia bowed out of the production after hitting the Hollywood heights with XXX. Asia and Dario’s relationship has turned quite chilly as a result. Then Venice was axed as being too difficult to film in. As Dario told me, “The camera is constantly moving and there are lots of chases. That’s impossible to do in Venice with all those canals and tourists”. Relocated to Rome, THE CARD PLAYER stars Stefania Rocca (most recently seen as Mina in the Italian miniseries IL BACIO DI DRACULA/THE KISS OF DRACULA), Liam Cunningham (DOG SOLDIERS), Silvio Muccino, Vera Gemma (SCARLET DIVA) and Fiore Argento (PHENOMENA). Fiore, marking a return to her father’s oeuvre after swearing she never wanted to act again after DEMONS, plays the daughter of the police chief and will be wearing her own fashion designs. NIRVANA star Rocca (who Dario originally wanted for the Romina Mondello part in WAX MASK) plays a Roman policewoman forced to play Internet poker with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac’s tortured victims having their throats cut with a Stanley knife via webcam in explicit close-up detail. Rocca teams up with British cop Cunningham to find out the identity of the murderer in another signature violent mystery from the horror maestro. Argento told me, “THE CARD PLAYER is something I’ve never done before – a complete police procedural focusing on forensic science but laced with Spaghetti Western imagery”. I can’t be too explicit about what he means by the Western analogy except to say that the unmasking climax does rely on a cliché moment seen in many movies from THE CINCINNATI KID to FIVE CARD STUD. Special make-up man Sergio Stivaletti is on board yet again for the anatomical post-mortem gore. The violence in THE CARD PLAYER will be “sleazy, disgusting and almost pornographic” according to the great man who has hired French cinematographer Benoit Debie (IRREVERSIBLE) to give the film a realistic, natural look without any artificial manipulation. Dario also wants the music to be “a disco carpet, a house garage soundtrack that is continually in the background fading in and out at the right moments to heighten the fright”. Dario’s assistant director is Roy (Fabrizzio) Bava, Lamberto’s son and the Rome depicted in THE CARD PLAYER will be “the urban metropolis, not the tourist side of the city. I want traffic, bustle and heat. The same atmosphere I captured in THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE”. I’m going back to Rome in mid April to see Dario film the major set piece by the side of the river Tiber. Incidentally, the title is hardly what you’d call a grabber. I’ve suggested they change the export title to DEAD MAN’S HAND, an actual poker term. Will they listen? Who knows? Once THE CARD PLAYER is in the can (July 2003 for an October premiere), Argento will then revive OCCHIALI NERI/DARK GLASSES, the giallo he had to postpone last year when producer Vittorio Cecchi Gori filed for bankruptcy on the eve of production. He gets the rights back to that in the next few weeks after battling lawyers for over a year. That’s about a prostitute who adopts a Chinese orphan boy before being blinded in an accident. The duo then track down a maniac responsible for a spate of hooker murders due to her senses being heightened. But the really fabulous news is that once Argento finishes DARK GLASSES, he will make a return to the SUSPIRIA territory so beloved by his hardcore fans. He isn’t saying if the untitled occult horror is the third part of the Three Mothers trilogy continued by INFERNO, but reveals, “It’s time for me to make another supernatural story in the tradition of INFERNO. When I was in a deep depression over the DARK GLASSES fiasco, I had a dream that I was visited by my late father Salvatore. And his presence inspired the story. It’s about a young boy—me, I think, from years ago—and will be a fusion of autobiography, horror and fantasy". On Saturday March 22 I’m going to introduce a special screening of FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET at the Flesh and Blood Film Festival. That’s taking place at the Cine Lumiere at the Institute Francaise, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7. Be there and you’ll hear something I know will excite and gladden every hardcore Argento fan’s heart. Arriverderci." |
| 10th March 2003 Scarlet Diva UK DVD Scarlet Diva is due for release in the UK on April 21st. Anamorphic Widescreen Dolby Digital 2.0 Audio commentary from director Asia Argento Interview with Asia Behind the scenes featurette Production stills gallery Theatrical trailer |
| 15th March 2003 four flies on the big screen Don't forget that on 22nd March, the Flesh and Blood Festival in London has a rare screening of four flies on grey velvet at 14.30. See you there... |
| 16th March 2003 il cartaio page I have created a special page for Dario's latest project where all news that I receive will be posted. You can access it via the informazione section or click here |
| 22nd March 2003 four flies on the big screen There has been a schedule change! Four Flies is at 12.00 and not 14.30 as I was originally told. I only got the email this morning so did not know this previously. |
| 23rd March 2003 three mothers confirmed You may have already guessed from Dario's return to the supernatural, this project will finally be the completion of the three mothers trilogy. This was confirmed yesterday by Alan Jones at the Flesh & Blood Festival. |
| 27th March 2003 Simonetti confirmed for il cartaio Claudio will be doing the music for Dario's new film. This news comes direct from the daemonia mailing list that I received this morning: "Claudio Simonetti will compose the soundtrack for the next film of Dario Argento "IL CARTAIO" (THE CARD PLAYER) that will be released in Italy next October 2003." |
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