A BLACK VEIL FOR LISA **** Italy / West Germany 1968 Dir: Massimo Dallamano. 95 mins A pre-Argento giallo influenced by Hitchcock, the German “krimi” cycle and American film noir, this largely lacks the more overtly horrific elements that would rapidly redefine the genre in the wake of THE BIRD…
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THE FIFTH CORD **** Italy 1971 Dir: Luigi Bazzoni. 92 mins A strong, engrossing giallo with an unnerving opening: we are immediately thrust into the world of its killer, his voiceover explaining his plans to kill someone while we (and he) spy on New Year’s Eve revellers. Handsome journalist Franco…
One of several ‘animal-in-the-title’ cash-ins released in the wake of Dario Argento’s box-office smash The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, THE IGUANA WITH THE TONGUE OF FIRE is a gloriously excessive giallo that boasts a rogues gallery of perverse characters; violent, fetishized murders, and one of the genre’s most nonsensical, red-herring laden…
Arrow Video have released their schedule for April 2019 and we have details on the DVD, Blu-ray and dual format releases. Below you will find the April 2019 release schedule for U.K., U.S.A. and Canada releases. If you missed what Arrow Video released in March 2019 you can find all…
Arrow Video have released their schedule for February 2019 and we have details on the DVD, Blu-ray and dual format releases. Below you will find the February 2019 release schedule for U.K., U.S.A. and Canada releases. If you missed what Arrow Video released in January 2019 you can find all…