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Keyword View: argento

DVD Review BARON BLOOD (BLU-RAY)

It's finally time to retire my old laserdisc copy of Mario Bava's return to gothic form, as this promises to be a wonderful Blu-ray edition from Kino Classics.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - January 27, 2013, 1:21 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: gothic, estate, sadistic

DVD Review VISIONS OF ECSTASY

This short, experimental film has been tough to get a hold of for years, thanks, in large part, to it being banned in the UK. Now that such a ban has been lifted, we can see for ourselves what the fuss was all about.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - December 12, 2012, 7:01 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: blasphemy, erotic, nun

PR Plot of Fear on DVD May 8

Told through ingenious flashbacks, Plot of Fear tells the story of a group of wealthy men and women who get murdered one by one at a decadent weekend party. In his attempt to find a connection between the victims Inspector Lomenzo (Michele Placido) encounters a mysterious fashion model (Corninne Clery) who becomes his informant. Clery reveals that at this the drugged-out sex party one of the young girls was "accidently" killed during a gruesome practical joke. However, it seems that someone at this party is killing the others, but who and why?

Rarovideo U.S.

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Posted by: News Editor - April 30, 2012, 7:26 am - PR
Keywords: drama

DVD Review DEEP RED

Blue Underground has lovingly doled out the uncensored English version of what is likely Dario Argento's best film (right up there with Suspiria), and the result is a gorgeous image transfer that make this one seem almost brand new.

If you've ever wondered why Argento is so revered by so many, this would be the disc to use as your primer.

Highly recommended.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - January 8, 2012, 8:07 am - DVD Review
Keywords: argento, suspense, giallo, deep red, david hemmings, goblin

DVD Review INFERNO: SPECIAL EDITION

I've never been as enamored of the entire Dario Argento oeuvre as many genre fans seem to be, though for obvious reasons I do still hold Suspiria in high regard.

As a quasi-sequel to Suspiria - part of Argento's interwoven Three Mothers trilogy - this Special Edition release of 1980's Inferno has an impressively remastered transfer that really shows off the primary colored bad dream weirdness perfectly.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - June 12, 2011, 7:56 am - DVD Review
Keywords: horror, dario argento, suspiria, three mothers trilogy