Dario and Asia

John Carpenter on His Decade Away from Filmmaking, the Problem With Today's Horror, and The Ward | Movieline

2011-07-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

John Carpenter on His Decade Away from Filmmaking, the Problem With Today's Horror, and The Ward | Movieline: "At times it was reminiscent of a giallo score, even.Like Claudio Simonetti, who I just met! And I met the beautiful Asia [Argento]. Asia comes in with that Eli Roth. I don’t know about that guy. The guy’s got all this Hollywood hair, slicked back. Just grinning. Beautiful girl on his arm

First Photos Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D - HorrorMovies.ca

2011-07-06T14:35:00.000-07:00

First Photos Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D - HorrorMovies.ca: "Recently Asia Argento posted the first behind-the-scenes image on her Twitter page from the film which features herself and Dracula (Thomas Kretschmann), check it out below."

Exclusive: On the Set of Dario Argento's Dracula 3D - ShockTillYouDrop.com

2011-07-06T14:34:00.000-07:00

Exclusive: On the Set of Dario Argento's Dracula 3D - ShockTillYouDrop.com: "I'll also be talking to director of photography Luciano Tovoli about his third film with Dario after the classics Suspiria and Tenebrae.I'm looking at the mausoleum set where the finale of Dracula 3D is about to take lace before my eyes. Because the camera takes so long to be set up by Dario's 6-man 3D team, I've already

Asia Argento in blue strapless bikini | US.HADNEWS.COM

2010-07-27T13:57:00.001-07:00

Asia Argento in blue strapless bikini | US.HADNEWS.COM: "I think there’s something inherently sexy about those wings poking out of Asia Argento’s bikini shorts. In any events, love tattoos or hate them, it’s hard to find anything else to argue about on Asia’s toned and firm body."

Asia Argento Bikini Candids

2010-07-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

Asia Argento Bikini Candids: "Asia Argento Bikini Candids"

PREMIERE french MARION COTILLARD ASIA ARGENTO D CRAIG | TV Gossip

2010-07-27T13:56:00.001-07:00

PREMIERE french MARION COTILLARD ASIA ARGENTO D CRAIG | TV Gossip: "Some recent “Asia Argento” auctions on eBay:Asia Argento sgnes Rollingstone magazine .1537"

Alessio Rizzitelli - Dario Argento

2010-07-27T13:56:00.000-07:00

Alessio Rizzitelli - Dario Argento: "Il gatto nero (regia di Dario Argento)Roderick Usher (Harvey Keitel), fotografo di cronaca nera, �morbosamente attratto da immagini di violenza e morte. E' sempre presente sui luoghi di brutali delitti, documentando con dovizia di particolare dettagli di corpi amputati (una vittima segata in due da un enorme pendolo), o di cadaveri in avanzato stato di

ode to Azia: an A s i a A r g e n t o official website

2010-07-27T13:55:00.001-07:00

ode to Azia: an A s i a A r g e n t o official website: "Welcome to Ode To Azia, an official website 100% dedicated to the multitalented Asia Argento!Ode to Azia started as a small fansite in 2003, kept growing over the years, and has since then become the largest resource for Ms. Argento on the internet. It's been an authorized Asia Argento fansite from the beginning, but it recently become her

CLUB PROFONDO ROSSO

2010-07-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

CLUB PROFONDO ROSSO: "CLAUDIO SIMONETTI IN CONCERTO A TRIESTE31 luglio 2009 ore 21.00Compositore, arrangiatore, tastierista e produttore discografico, Claudio Simonetti nasce a San Paolo (Brasile) il 19 Febbraio 1952 sotto il segno dell'Acquario e studia composizione e pianoforte al conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Roma."

Recensione Giallo, di Dario Argento

2010-07-27T13:54:00.000-07:00

Recensione Giallo, di Dario Argento: "Presentato al Taormina Film Fest, l’ultimo film di Dario Argento �un lavoro riuscito che non brilla per originalit�, ma con una regia rozza ed efficace. Uscir�direttamente in DVD a settembre 2010."

SUSPIRIA remake - Argento's non-blessing blessing?

2010-07-27T09:24:00.000-07:00

SUSPIRIA remake - Argento's non-blessing blessing?: "It took a little while for the news to float stateside, but the remake of Dario Argento's 1977 classic, SUSPIRIA looks to be moving ahead.BadTaste.it broke the story back on July 10th that Argento has signed off on the remake, but for a reason you wouldn't quite expect: He doesn't feel that his original work will be surpassed. Mark Morabito,

giallo fever: Books on Argento

2010-07-23T11:13:00.000-07:00

giallo fever: Books on Argento: "I received two books about Dario Argento’s films today: James Gracey’s Dario Argento and the new (third) edition of Maitland McDonagh’s Broken Mirrors / Broken Minds.Gracey’s book is more of a viewer’s guide to Argento’s cinema:...."

Death Scenes We Love: Dario Argento's 'Pelts' - Horror Squad

2010-07-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

Death Scenes We Love: Dario Argento's 'Pelts' - Horror Squad: "It's an anti-fur piece, first and foremost, but Argento never lets the message get in the way of gruesome death. As each person comes into contact with the furs, they're driven to kill themselves in ironic and disturbing fashion."

Dario Argento By James Gracey | Toxic Graveyard

2010-07-23T11:10:00.000-07:00

Dario Argento By James Gracey | Toxic Graveyard: "I love Dario Argento. My first exposure to his work was by chance. It was late at night on IFC and I happened upon a bizarre film with striking colors set in a girls school. It was so unique with incredible camera work and beautiful and brutal murders. The film of course was Suspiria and that began my interest in Argento and in the whole Italian

Il Tempo - Asia cuoca sexy

2010-07-23T10:35:00.001-07:00

Il Tempo - Asia cuoca sexy: "Asia Argento Asia Argento torna sul grande schermo, dopo circa due anni dalla nascita del suo secondo figlio (Nicola avuto dal regista Michele Civetta). �Baciato dalla fortuna� di Paolo Costella, prodotto da Medusa con Rita Rusic, su un soggetto di Vincenzo Salemme (anche protagonista), sar�nelle sale tra febbraio e marzo prossimo per raccontare un'Italia attuale, tra

5 Things To Do: "Hausu," beads, Chalk Off, poetry open mic and more ... - Spew Blog - Weekly Volcano - The alternative newsweekly for Tacoma and Olympia

2010-07-23T10:35:00.000-07:00

5 Things To Do: "Hausu," beads, Chalk Off, poetry open mic and more ... - Spew Blog - Weekly Volcano - The alternative newsweekly for Tacoma and Olympia: "Described as a psychedelic ghost tale, a stream-of-consciousness bedtime story, and 'an episode of Scooby Doo as directed by Dario Argento,' if you're into bizarre cinema and subtitles, House's one-week run at The Grand should not be missed."

Cult horror House finally finds home in Toronto - thestar.com

2010-07-23T10:34:00.000-07:00

Cult horror House finally finds home in Toronto - thestar.com: "Indeed, Obayashi’s brand of derangement shares more with the surrealist bent of Luis Bu�uel or the maximalist sensibility of Dario Argento than it does with the transcendent incompetence of The Room creator Tommy Wiseau."

Tonight's Rep Film: Cemetery Man and Escape from Alcatraz | The Measure | The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide

2010-07-22T09:19:00.000-07:00

Tonight's Rep Film: Cemetery Man and Escape from Alcatraz | The Measure | The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide: "Cemetery Man (1994): Dario Argento prot�g�Michele Soavi added a Kafka-Beckett deadpan to the absurdity of Italo-horror illogic. Mysterious, glumly funny, gorgeously bedecked in hand-made overgrowth and decay, Cemetery looms high above the Sargasso Sea

Asia,brilla l'Argento a Forte dei Marmi(1) - Fotogallery - L'Unione Sarda

2010-07-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

Asia,brilla l'Argento a Forte dei Marmi(1) - Fotogallery - L'Unione Sarda: "Dentro un bikini turchese che mette in evidenza il suo fisico sempre in forma, Asia Argento si gode in totale relax le vacanze a Forte dei Marmi. L'attrice, figlia del regista Dario Argento, cerca di staccare la spina e non pensare alla querelle con il suo ex, Morgan, padre della figlia Anna Lou. (Tutte le foto di

Sex and Schnabel to close TIFF Cinematheque's run at Jackman Hall

2010-07-21T13:24:00.000-07:00

Sex and Schnabel to close TIFF Cinematheque's run at Jackman Hall: "Breillat's more recent work is by far the most accessible (and enjoyable). Period costumes and castles are stunning backdrops for her continued exploration of women's fantasies and sexual politics. The Last Mistress (Une vielle ma�tresse, Aug. 9) is definitely a highlight in the series, starring Asia Argento as a brash courtesan

Bio: Adam Griffiths a.k.a. Adam Dwight

2010-07-21T13:22:00.001-07:00

Bio: Adam Griffiths a.k.a. Adam Dwight: "On his inspirations:'My major influences at the moment are Ethiopian icon drawings, Vincent Price, the films of Dario Argento and the horror, psychotronic, and B-movies of the '60s and '70s, and photographs from the '60s and '70s from my grandmother's house in the Woodridge neighborhood in Northeast Washington.'"

Dario Argento Gives His Blessing - Suspiria Remake a Go! | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central

2010-07-21T13:22:00.000-07:00

Dario Argento Gives His Blessing - Suspiria Remake a Go! | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central: "After months of various people chasing the rights for a remake of the Dario Argento classic Suspiria, the maestro himself has finally given the project his blessing. Sort of. Well, a little of his blessing at least.According to Bad Taste Marco Morabito will produce and

David Gordon Green to Remake Dario Argento’s Suspiria

2008-07-15T21:18:00.000-07:00

/Film: "news arrives today that indie director David Gordon Green (George Washington, Pineapple Express) is set on remaking Dario Argento’s Italo-horror classic Suspiria. Greene has been loosely attached for a few months but he recently chatted up a couple outlets about his (re-en)vision, referring to his new take as “classy shiiat“…"

Review: 'Mother of Tears' a bloody but intriguing mess

2008-07-14T07:41:00.000-07:00

San Jose Mercury News: "There's some evidence that Argento may be consciously joking around with at least some of this nonsense, and nobody eroticizes gore quite as artistically as he can. But it's also hard to find lines and performances like 'Mother of Tears' outside of anything that doesn't come with a XXX rating."

Mother of Tears review at Playbackstl.com

2008-07-14T07:38:00.000-07:00

PLAYBACKstl.com:: "Mother of Tears is funnier than the past six Will Ferrell movies combined. Whether this exuberant hilarity is intentional or not doesn't end up mattering, and whether it truly closes the long open-ended Three Mothers trilogy becomes oh-so-irrelevant. Check out Argento's Masters of Horror episode 'Jenifer' about a deformed, retarded cannibal girl alongside this and try to tell

Chicago Sun Times reviews Mother of Tears

2008-07-14T07:35:00.000-07:00

Life is a witch for Argento once more :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Movies: "Argento's spin on feminine evil is juvenile, but Asia Argento kicks witch ass."

The Last Mistress is anything but sugar-coated images.

2008-07-14T07:34:00.000-07:00

Canada.com: "With Asia Argento (daughter of the horror maestro Dario Argento) starring as the prototypical vamp, the viewer doesn't even have to process the intellectual signposts. Every emotional ripple and social comment is rendered on the screen through top-notch performance and cunning art direction that conveys a genuine sense of luxe, but also all the dirt, odour and oily soot of the era."

Seattle Times reviews Mother of Tears

2008-07-14T07:32:00.000-07:00

Seattle Times Newspaper: "In his own way, Argento has become like John Waters, a seriously messed-up, transgressive artist who's now a revered Old Master of Filth. He's not at the peak of his powers, but at least you can be certain he's not going to turn any of his work into Broadway musicals — which really would be horrifying."Ed: They are wrong about the musicals though. See below.

Interview with Asia Argento in the Wall Street Journal

2008-07-14T07:29:00.000-07:00

WSJ.com:"One of your other new films is 'Mother of Tears,' directed by your father. What kind of relationship do you have on set?Very professional. That's the fourth one we've made together. We talk about movies and work. It's a very superficial relationship, but in a way maybe it's better. Even though I understand his movies, they are very stream of consciousness, never going deep into why he

The Color of Blood: A Study in Scarlet

2008-07-12T11:52:00.000-07:00

The Color of Blood: "...Before the late '70s, blood was generally (and, remember, these are generalizations -- there are certainly exceptions) bright red and opaque, like nail polish or latex paint. It was often compared to ketchup, which in many cases it was. Since then, our taste for blood runs darker, anywhere from ruby red to almost black. It's a bit more transparent than it used to be, and

The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) - impending Blu-ray release

2008-07-12T11:50:00.000-07:00

Cinedelica: First must-buy Blu-ray release: The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970): "Not much I can add to our previous review of the DVD, except to say that Dario Argento's stylish debut gialli/giallo should look stunning in high-definition. It's released (initially) in the US by Blue Underground, promising full 1080p HD resolution, top-notch sound and a disc that's 'loaded with extras'."

Mother of Tears DVD Art

2008-07-12T11:48:00.000-07:00

Mother of Tears DVD Art at horroryearbook.com: "Dario Argentos’ Mother of Tears is hitting DVD September 23rd. No word on any special features yet, but here is the cover art."

Four Flies on Grey Velvet Tribute Week: The Wrap Up

2008-07-09T19:45:00.000-07:00

Harry Moseby Confidential: Four Flies on Grey Velvet Tribute Week: The Wrap Up: "As for the film itself, I rank it below Bird With Crystal Plumage and above Cat O Nine Tails as far as Argento's Animal Trilogy goes with special note going to the final few scenes that I think are among the best Argento has ever delivered. To close out the tribute week, here are ten iconic images from this

Argento's doomed collaboration with Ennio Morricone: Four Flies on Grey Velvet

2008-07-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

Moon In The Gutter: Dust off Those Grooves (Chapter 21) Ennio Morricone's Four Flies on Grey Velvet: "Despite it being a work that ended one of the most important collaborations between a director and composer in the early seventies, the music Ennio Morricone wrote for Dario Argento's Four Flies On Grey Velvet remains more than worthy of a reappraisal.After scoring both The Bird With The

Italian Grindhouse Film Festival in Hollywood

2008-07-09T19:37:00.000-07:00

THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: Italian Grindhouse: "If you live in or around Los Angeles and love violent Italian films then this is your month to celebrate! Starting this Friday, July 11th and running through the 24th, the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood is premiering an exclusive celluloid assault of classic grindhouse hits and rarities from the likes of Dario Argento, Tinto Brass, Umberto Lenzi, Sergio

Two new Argento books

2008-07-09T18:12:00.000-07:00

giallo fever: Two new Argento books: From the giallo fever blog: "Two new books on Argento in French, although one, the Jean-Baptiste Thoret one, looks to be an updated edition of a 2002 volume."

More comments on The Last Mistress

2008-07-09T18:09:00.000-07:00

FineArtsLA.com Gender Blender: "The film stars prettyboy newcomer and Angelina Jolie lookalike (emphasis on jolie) Fu’ad Ait Aattou, who had never acted before and who therefore gives off the requisite air of dandy detachment.Asia Argento, daughter of Italian horror film legend Dario Argento, is the film’s leading lady and a classic belle-laide.Fans of Barbey’s fiction will enjoy a long sequence

Munk 'Live Fast Die Old' Video Featuring Asia Argento (#67938)

2008-07-09T18:06:00.000-07:00

Popdirt.com - Munk 'Live Fast Die Old' Video Featuring Asia Argento (#67938): "Mathias Modica, aka Munk, is out with the video to his new single 'Live Fast Die Old', featuring vocals from actress Asia Argento, from the German electronica artist's second album 'Cloudbuster', out now on Gomma Records....". Click to view video.

Review of The Last Mistress starring Asia Argento

2008-07-09T18:05:00.000-07:00

The Last Mistress - Entertainment Weekly: "The sumptuous costumes and florid dialogue in The Last Mistress represent early-19th-century French custom at its most curlicued, but the power of one woman's molten sexuality is timeless in Catherine Breillat's rich drama. Asia Argento stars as the title siren whose allure threatens the impending marriage of a dissolute younger playboy (Fu'ad Ait Aattou

Lo-res Look at Two 'Giallo' Posters

2008-07-09T18:03:00.000-07:00

BD Horror News - Lo-res Look at Two 'Giallo' Posters: "...two posters for the film that will tell the story of a serial murderer with a taste for attractive women, who is being chased by a solitary detective. Asia Argento, Ray Liotta, Elsa Pataky, Adrien Brody, Emmanuelle Seigner and Elsa Pataky all star."

Dario Argento's Giallo: The official site

2008-07-09T17:58:00.000-07:00

The offical site.. Shooting recently wrapped up in Italy, and now is going into post-production. The film arrives in theaters in 2009...

Photo's from Dario Argento's Giallo

2008-07-09T17:56:00.000-07:00

Giallo: Red-Carpet.org: "When American model Celine is kidnapped off the streets during fashion week in Milan and put through a series of terrifying, humiliating and painful ordeals, her sister Linda desperately recruits Inspector Enzo Lavia to find Celine before she suffers the same awful fate as the other beautiful victims…Director: Dario ArgentoCast: Adrien Brody, Emmanuelle Seigner, Elsa

Profondo Rosso, the musical!

2008-07-09T17:54:00.000-07:00

Profondo Rosso, the musical! | Soundtrack Apocalisse: "In what seems like news from a completely different dimension, a musical version of Dario Argento’s classic 1975 thriller Profondo Rosso (known to US fans as Deep Red) was recently performed in Italy. Although this isn’t exactly current news as the musical’s performance ceased in March, Cinevox recently released the soundtrack CD......

Pocket Review of Mother of Tears

2008-07-09T17:48:00.000-07:00

Petronia Livejournalis - Pocket reviews continued: "Horror is catharsis of feminine anxiety, and here it's the female principle cleaning its own house; Asia's character really didn't represent any kind of submission to the patriarchy, the way a Catholic exorcism would have."

Asia's libidinal energy in "The Last Mistress"

2007-10-24T11:18:00.000-07:00

indieWIRE: NYFF '07 Critics Notebook 2 | Sisters Doing it For Themselves at New York Fest; and a Little Boy on Boy Too: "Asia Argento portrays an irresistible Spanish courtesan under the spell of Fu'ad Ait Aatou's dandy; she's Id to his refined (and sexually inert) Superego of a wife. Ex-model Ait Aatou's overwhelming beauty takes center stage, though Argento's libidinal energy makes him seem

"Last Mistress Review" at The Huffington Post

2007-10-24T11:17:00.000-07:00

Patricia Zohn: A Woman is a Woman is a Woman - Entertainment on The Huffington Post: "Though Catherine Breillat's sexpot heroine in The Last Mistress, La Vellini, played to simmering perfection by Asia Argento, is both centuries and continents away from Margot, they share this: they derive their strength from their power over their men and when that is withdrawn they are utterly confounded and

Asia Argento devoid of shame and fear

2007-10-24T11:14:00.000-07:00

Vancouver International Film Fest's Best Flicks :: Entertainment :: thetyee.ca: "The daughter of Dario Argento of Suspiria and giallo fame, Asia Argento has recently become something of a dark queen of the cinema. At the Cannes film festival, she ruled all. We haven't had a dark siren this enticing since the days of Ava Gardener. With her purring growl of a voice, and serpentine presence, Argento

Dario Argento Week at the Hell Plaza Oktoberfest!

2007-10-24T11:12:00.000-07:00

Adam Jahnke's Hell Plaza Oktoberfest!: The Cat O'Nine Tails: "This was Argento's second film and in its best moments, you can see him experimenting with the subjective angles and roving camera that would become a trademark. There is fun to be had with The Cat O' Nine Tails. The best death scenes, including one involving a train, are extreme and, if not exactly shocking, at least surprising. There

Masters of Horror Review: Dario Argento's "Jenifer"

2007-10-24T11:10:00.000-07:00

Blu-ray Review: Masters of Horror: Season One - Vol. Two: "'Jenifer' was the first American production to be directed by Dario Argento since the anthology 'Two Evil Eyes' and was written by actor Steven Weber (himself no stranger to horror, having starred in TV's 'The Shining' and the recent 'Nightmares & Dreamscapes') based on a long-forgotten 1974 short story by Bruce Jones. A sort of fright

Dario Argento’s "Phantom of the Opera"

2007-10-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

Dario Argento’s Phantom of the Opera - Ventura County Reporter: "Having thrown Leroux’s formula out the window, Italian horror king Dario Argento no doubt felt free to continue what was considered his own downward spiral into mediocrity in the ’90s with Il Fantasma dell’opera. If you simply refer to this flick by its Italian title, you’ll be in a much better frame of mind to appreciate its

Asia Argento profile at SWINDLE Magazine

2007-10-24T11:02:00.000-07:00

Asia Argento - SWINDLE Magazine: "From birth, it was practically guaranteed that Asia Argento would grow up to be someone interesting. She was born into an Italian horror movie dynasty, for a start. Her father, Dario Argento, has made some of the blackest and bloodiest movies of the genre – slasher flicks like Suspiria, Profondo Rosso, and Tenebre. Her mother, Daria Nicolodi, an actress, met a

The Passions of Asia Argento

2007-10-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

SpoutBlog: The Passions of Asia Argento: "In her two films at the 2007 New York Film Festival, Asia Argento plays two sexual outlaws, two centuries apart. In Catherine Breillat’s The Last Mistress, she’s a kept woman who can’t keep away from her now-married former lover; in Abel Ferrara’s Go Go Tales, she’s a stripper and a whore. In Ferrara’s film, she cavorts with a wild dog on stage, for cash;

Dario & Asia video interview

2007-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:00

Video Interview With Dario & Asia Argento! - BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM: "This past September B-D reporter Mike Periera chatted with the various filmmakers and stars of the Toronto International Film Festival's 'Midnight Madness' section. We have a bunch of them coming, but we wanted to kick it off with a bang - head on over to BDTV to watch our exclusive interview with director Dario Argento and star

Claudio Simonetti's Daemonia to perform 'Mother of Tears' soundtrack

2007-10-24T10:55:00.000-07:00

ESplatter.com: "If you live in the UK and have heard of a club called 'The Slimelight,' on December 1, Claudio Simonetti's new band Daemonia will be performing the entire soundtrack of 'Mother of Tears,' which Simonetti composed."

Mother of Tears coming to U.S. in 2008

2007-10-24T10:51:00.000-07:00

www.skullring.org: Dario Argento's "Mother of Tears" To See U. S. Release in 2008: "Dario Argento's long awaited final installment in his 'Three Witches' trilogy, 'The Mother of Tears' is going to be released in the United States some time in 2008. It has already been shown at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada and it will be released in Italy this month. "

Dario Argento's family background

2007-09-19T19:14:00.000-07:00

giallo fever asks: "Dario Argento's mother Elda Luxardo is usually referred to as Brazilian. Her name, however, doesn't sound like it is a Portuguese one. So is she Brazilian-born from a family of Italian extraction? (There is an Italian maraschino drink called Luxardo, after the founder of the distillery which makes it; http://www.figuralminibottles.com/luxardo/luxardo.shtml)"

Ennio Morricone - "Like a Madrigal" (1971) - MP3

2007-09-19T19:09:00.000-07:00

awcgfilmglog on "Four Flies on Grey Velvet." Includes a link to the Morricone music that accompanies the slow-mo automobile accident:More Than Meets The Mogwai: Ennio Morricone - "Like a Madrigal" (1971): "Perhaps appropriating one of its title words into its method of (nonexistent) distribution, the film seems to exist solely as a popular item on the grey market of bootlegs. It's never

Argento Q&A at Mother of Tears Premiere

2007-09-19T18:54:00.000-07:00

San Francisco Bay Guardian on Mother of Tears

2007-09-19T18:49:00.000-07:00

San Francisco Bay Guardian : Witch, please: "The big bananas in the horror bunch were Dario Argento's Mother of Tears, the long-awaited conclusion to his witch-happy Three Mothers trilogy, and George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, hyped as the legendary zombie king's return to no-frills filmmaking. I also followed my thrill-sniffing snout to Spanish newcomer Juan Antonio Bayona's The Orphanage

Weinsteins Nab Dario Argento's Latest Gorefest - Cinematical

2007-09-19T18:47:00.000-07:00

Weinsteins Nab Dario Argento's Latest Gorefest - Cinematical: "The Toronto International Film Festival ended Saturday, but the deals keep trickling in. The latest: The Weinstein Co. has picked up DVD rights to The Mother of Tears, the latest film by legendary Italian horror director Dario Argento. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be handled theatrically by Myriad Pictures, which

Argento's Third Mother finds distribution

2007-09-13T18:30:00.000-07:00

BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM: "Bloody-Disgusting learned exclusively this afternoon that Anchor Bay and the Weinstein Company are putting the finishing touches on co-acquiring Dario Argento's highly-anticipated 'Third Mother' film, The Mother of Tears (review), which played at this year's Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival. This would be the third film acquired by The

Asia Argento to star in "rule breaking" erotic-noir

2007-09-13T18:29:00.000-07:00

Fresh Intelligence : Radar Online : Mark Cuban's Hipster Horror Show Mark Cuban Releases Hipster Horror, a Black Metal Viking Flick, and an Asia Argento Sex-Noir Tale: "Billionaire baseball investor and blogger Mark Cuban has teamed up with coproducer Todd Wagner to launch Magnet Films, a subsidiary of Magnolia Pictures, to realease 'rule-breaking' films. A preview of the slate, which was

On Argento's "nonsensical" films

2007-09-12T18:42:00.000-07:00

dreamingat24framespersecond sums up some the mixed reviews Mother of Tears has been receiving:"What's funny to me is that reviewers have been criticizing it for its nonsensical plot, stilted acting, and cheesy dialogue, while extolling the virtues of Suspiria and Inferno. Um, those films also featured nonsensical plots, stilted acting, and cheesy dialogue. Of course, as any Argento fan will tell

San Francisco Bay Guardian reviews the Third Mother

2007-09-12T18:36:00.000-07:00

San Francisco Bay Guardian: Northern Frights: "And yeah, since I know you wanna know, Mother of Tears is likewise certainly the greatest Argento film in a good while. I'm not saying it's a perfect film, but it has all the gnarly stuff you expect from the director of Suspiria, Inferno, Phenomena, and Tenebre: over-the-top occult themes, shrill acting (Asia Argento's the lead, and she turns it out)

Screen Daily reviews Mother of Tears

2007-09-12T18:35:00.000-07:00

Screen Daily: " Mother of Tears works most effectively as an associative succession of startling imagery, its overtly sexual nature bound to cause equal amounts of discomfort and dread in the suggestible. By casting his daughter Asia Argento in the lead role, as a young art restorer trying to untangle her mysterious family history and comprehend her own unnatural abilities, Dario Argento

Horror is the Future

2007-09-11T15:37:00.000-07:00

Dreaming At 24 Frames Per Second: Quote: "'Horror is the future. And you cannot be afraid. You must push everything to the absolute limit or else life will be boring. People will be boring. Horror is like a serpent; always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.' - Dario Argento"

Asia Argento's The Heart is Deceitful Above all Things: Review

2007-09-11T15:35:00.000-07:00

The Heart is Deceitful Above all Things - Movie reviews - Spout: "With Heart, Argento splits her time between acting and directing. This is a tall order for anyone. The film is based on the work of JT LeRoy and is suppose to be a biographical account of his tortured and turbulent youth. In reality JT LeRoy is a concoction of a New England couple hoping that the gimmick of a sexually confused

Discussion of Argento's Inferno

2007-09-11T15:33:00.000-07:00

And Now the Screaming Starts: Movie: Bonfire of the Inanities.: "The flicks of Dario Argento, the legendary Italian horror director, seem to be an all or nothing proposition. His work is either utterly brilliant, such as the justly praised classic Susperia, or they are abysmal, such as the absurd and tedious Stendhal Syndrome. Unfortunately, Inferno, Argento's follow-up to Susperia and the second

Village Voice on Mother of Tears

2007-09-11T15:26:00.000-07:00

village voice > film > Toronto Film Fest: Having a Blast at the Toronto Film Festival by Nathan Lee: "And then there's Mother of Tears: The Third Mother, Italian horror maestro Dario Argento's concluding chapter of the trilogy that began with Suspiria (1977) and Inferno (1980). An instant cult classic and easily the most entertaining film of the festival to date—or maybe ever?—this orgy of crazed

Nashville Scene on Mother of Tears

2007-09-11T12:19:00.000-07:00

Pith in the Wind--Nashville Scene Weblog: "I'll start with the bad news: I walked out of one of the movies I wanted to see most, Italian horror maestro Dario Argento's long-awaited Suspiria/Inferno follow-up Mother of Tears. (Sorry, Freddy Tiffany--but you might like it a lot more than I did.) Any hopes for a comeback were dashed by an opening salvo of cheapjack gore effects, Ed Wood-caliber

indieWIRE on Mother of Tears

2007-09-11T12:18:00.000-07:00

indieWIRE:: "Argento, almost completely shifting genres, comes to TIFF's Midnight Madness with the third in his mother trilogy, 'The Mother of Tears,' a Ed Wood-esque send up of 70's horror that would make Paul Morrisey proud."

Top 20 Horror Babes

2007-09-09T20:44:00.000-07:00

scaryrob MySpace Blog #7: Asia Argento.

Asia in The Heart is Deceitful

2007-09-09T20:43:00.000-07:00

Myspace.com Blogs:filmfanatix MySpace Blog: ".. THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS i've always loved asia argento (as well as her papa). i think she's a great actress, however, i never thought she would have what it takes to be a great writer/director like her father. boy was i wrong. "

Giallo Title Generator

2007-09-09T20:41:00.000-07:00

Myspace.com Blogs:nomo1521 MySpace Blog: "If you're not acquainted with Giallo, it's an Italian film genre that, at its most basic, might be defined as a stylized, operatic, sometimes brutal murder mystery/thriller; you can usually spot a Giallo via its melodramatic title (e.g., The House With Laughing Windows, Seven Blood Stained Orchids, Short Night of Glass Dolls, Don't Torture a Duckling, etc

Vagrancyfilms on Mother of Tears

2007-09-09T20:39:00.000-07:00

Myspace.com Blogs:vagrancyfilms MySpace Blog: " Never.. I mean N E V E R has there been an Argento film with such brutality.Hands down the goriest film he's ever made. Nothing is left to the imagination when it comes to killing in THE MOTHER OF TEARS. Each murder is graphically shown and for the most part incredibly realistic. Old school FX gags for the most part. No CG cop outs when it came to

Argento video tribute

2007-09-09T20:36:00.000-07:00

Myspace.com Blogs:filamental_films MySpace Blog: "The second is a kind of tribute to the flamboyant visual style of Italian film director Dario Argento, edited together from startling clips from many of his best films, and set to The Goblins' infamous score to Argento's Suspiria. This was a editing exercise on my Moving Image degree course a few years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Video of Argento/Romero Q&A at TIFF

2007-09-09T20:26:00.000-07:00

Keith Uhlich on Mother of Tears

2007-09-09T20:19:00.000-07:00

The House Next Door: "On the Circuit": Mother of Tears: "Both the body and the body politic are under attack in Mother of Tears: as Rome succumbs to Mater Lacrimarum's vampiric evil (she goes so far as to lap up the violence-strewn teardrops of her victims), Sarah finds herself the witness -- as a demon briefly glimpsed in the lens of a still-camera portends -- of more and more unsightly horrors.

MIDI version of Tenebrae theme

2007-09-09T20:15:00.000-07:00

tom moody - MIDI Tenebrae theme: "Speaking of Dario Argento, a sprightly MIDI rendition of Claudio Simonetti's Tenebrae theme can be heard on this intro page for an Argento site."

Mother of Tears Review at Pop Journalism

2007-09-09T20:13:00.000-07:00

POPJOURNALISM.CA | Pop News - Review: 'The Mother of Tears: The Third Mother': "In addition to lots of blood, Argento also enjoys filming beautiful, naked women, some of whom turn out to be lesbians. Thus, the evil witches appear to be crazed supermodels vying for each other’s attention. Of course, according to the just-turned 67-year-old director, “All witches are lesbians.” This is another of

CHUD pans Mother of Tears

2007-09-09T20:12:00.000-07:00

CHUD.com - Cinematic Happenings Under Development: "You can't go home again. I thought Dario Argento learned that in 1980 after making the laughably bad Inferno, ostensibly a sequel to his landmark Suspiria. But he's back again with the third part in this so-called trilogy. Taken as a whole, the three films bear little relation to one another. Inferno and Mother of Tears at least make a

The Italian Giallo Collection coming on DVD

2007-09-09T20:10:00.000-07:00

New York Times Review: "A gaggle of the stylish, often bloody Italian horror movies known as giallo will arrive this fall. The pleasure of the genre lies less in the shocks than in the refreshing, disreputable air of Eurodecadence and the often luscious costumes and set designs. The greatest of the giallo filmmakers, Dario Argento, is represented by five releases. The opening attack in one of

Dario Argento interviewed at the 1990 Toronto Film Festival

2007-09-08T16:24:00.000-07:00

First of a 4-part YouTube:

Mother of Tears Review at Salon.com

2007-09-08T16:18:00.000-07:00

Salon.com: "'The Mother of Tears' revels in old-school sick violence, but watching the exuberant gorefest through your fingers is better than searching futilely for George Clooney's earlobe."

Argentos speak on Working Relationship

2007-09-08T16:17:00.000-07:00

"Late Film: "Describing themselves as 'film buddies', the working relationship began in 1993 when Dario cast Asia in Trauma and has been going strong ever since. 'Maybe one film, but not continuously. All during life,' said Dario. Adds Asia, 'We're best friends in film. We work together really well. He Always encouraged me.' Asia's mother and Dario's ex-wire, Daria, aslo stars in Mother of Tears."

More short reviews of Argento's Mother of Tears

2007-09-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

AGORAVOX - The Citizen Media: "Argento’s shlock opus, Mother of Tears, stretches credibility as even a Midnight Madness entry. The flick is the third part of the trilogy that started cult classic Suspiria and its follow-up Inferno, but the new film wallows in its own stupidity for enormous tracts of time between its explosions of admittedly tour-de-force gore. If you’ve ever wanted to see a

Asia Argento photo by Maurizio Fiorino. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

2007-09-08T06:02:00.000-07:00

Asia Argento by Maurizio Fiorino. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

summary of nude scenes in Mother of Tears

2007-09-08T06:01:00.000-07:00

TIFF 2007: Mother of Tears at recapped: "In Mother of Tears: The Third Mother, Asia Argento (who was at the screening) only has one nude scene. Asia is shown taking a shower and we see a brief glimpse of her right breast only. Italian showgirl Moran Atias plays the Third Mother and has three nude scenes. In the first, we see Moran’s breasts and ass as she is shown nude during some ritual. Moran

The Bloody Beatroots and Asia Argento

2007-09-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

BOULE A FACETTES - TON BALLON SERA MON BALLON: The Bloody Beetroots dans ta maison: "How can we have your productions? Are you gonna do an album ? At the moment the effort is going toward different directions. You can find us on blogs, 12” as well as on the digital “side” iTunes and Beatport. Often we craft promos for DJs only as we care about enacting something from the dancefloor as well as

Highlights from the Argento Q&A

2007-09-08T05:57:00.000-07:00

Movie Moxie: TIFF 07 Day 2 - Sept 7/07: " Dario Argento said that he didn't think that it would be a trilogy at first, and isn't entirely happy that it's complete as it was like a brother to him and now he is alone. Asia Argento is Dario's daughter and was born during Suspira, she likened the Mother's of the previous films to being her grandmothers and aunts in her life. Coralina

More brief Mother of Tears Reviews

2007-09-08T05:29:00.000-07:00

filmexperience.blogspot.com: "...it's the first Argento since 1988's Opera that I can point to and say, "Yes! This works!" The script is as stupid as ever, but then people don't go to Argento for coherent plots; rather, they go for the man's facility with images and his breathtaking displays of violence. The Mother of Tears is a letdown only in the sense that it isn't really spiritual kin to its

The Mother of Tears reviewed at Bloody Disgusting

2007-09-07T21:18:00.000-07:00

The Mother of Tears (Third Mother) (TIFF) Movie Review - BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM: "...Aside from those minor nitpicks, “The Mother Of Tears” is a very satisfying finale to the “Three Mothers” trilogy. Sure, it’s no “Suspiria” and frankly, nothing ever will be. If you can get over that fact, you will find yourself entertained by Argento’s delightfully deranged and energetic epic. It’s got brutal

Dario Argento shows off his little shop of horrors in BBC feature

2007-09-07T21:14:00.000-07:00

Dumb reporter in this YouTube clip, but interesting to see Dario's shop (via Dammed Horror Critic):Damned Horror Critic: Dario Argento Feature on the BBC: "The reporter in this piece comes off as a little ditsy, at times. For example, she refuses to shake Argento's hand, partly because, as a flourish, he usually films his own hands from a first person point of view, strangling or stabbing or

Risky Biz Blog: Seen around town: Part I

2007-09-07T21:07:00.000-07:00

The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog: Seen around town: Part I: "Director George A. Romero and his wife Christine chatting outside the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, where Myriad Pictures was hosting a reception for Romero’s longtime friend Dario Argento’s latest film, “Mother of Tears.” The legendary Italian director’s final installment in his “Three Mothers” trilogy opened the festival’s

Dario Argento's birthday party

2007-09-07T21:03:00.000-07:00

One hot birthday party - Reuters Blogs: "Celebrating a 67th birthday at a midnight showing of a blood and guts horror movie may not be most people’s cup of tea, but it was just fine for Italian director Dario Argento, who accepted best wishes at the Toronto screening of his new film “Mother of Tears, his long-awaited finaled to “The Three Mothers” trilogy. At the urging of festival programmer

Mother review: Horrible, But Not Hostel

2007-09-07T21:02:00.000-07:00

The Hot Blog: Horrible, But Not Hostel: "Dario Argento’s Mother of Tears is far more gross on the face of it (and the ass of it and the intestines of it and the brain of it, etc) than Eli Roth’s Hostel or Hostel 2. Like Hostel 2, there is naked woman on naked woman violence, there is blood everywhere, and there is cruelty aplenty. So why did I enjoy Mother of Tears so much while I was so deeply

Inside the TIFF Mother of Tears screening

2007-09-07T15:52:00.000-07:00

TIFF 2007 BLOGS - Midnight Madness Blog - Opening Night Wrap-Up: "Shifting to the screening itself, the red carpet was fairly tame. While autograph hounds and journalists alike tried their hardest to get a piece of Asia, the one she listened to most was, of course, her father (Dario Argento, naturally)- who was eventually able to call her into a photo shoot with a simple 'Asia, andiamo!'"

Twitch Film Reviews THE MOTHER OF TEARS

2007-09-07T15:49:00.000-07:00

Twitch Film Reviews THE MOTHER OF TEARS: "Where to start with the latest Dario Argento exercise in baroque phantasmagoria? This is the very-late-to-the-party conclusion of his “Three Mothers Trilogy” started in 1977 with the spectacular Suspiria. (Inferno was to follow 3 years later before a 27 year gap!) As painful as it is to write this, there is nothing on offer in Mother of Tears for folks

Waiting for Mother of Tears at Midnight

2007-09-07T15:45:00.000-07:00

National Post: Tiff--Chatter in the lines: " Last night the series kicked off at the Ryerson Theatre. Hundreds of devotees – some of whom had stood in line for hours to ensure prime seats - wound all the way down Gerrard Street, wrapping around the corner and continued down Church Street. They were all waiting to watch 'The Mother of Tears,' the final volume in Italian master of horror Dario

The Mother of Tears: Report from Toronto

2007-09-07T05:04:00.000-07:00

Midnight Madness: The Mother of Tears: "The Argento fans were out in force tonight, giving Dario a standing ovation as he took the stage, and singing Happy Birthday at 12:01 a.m. (September 7th is the director's birthday). Aside from the braintrusts at the Ryerson Theatre scheduling a fire drill for the film's midway point (!), Midnight Madness '07 kicked off without a hitch... unless you were