Whats your favorite Giallo DVD's?

[Beowulf1970]

Recently watched Dario Argento's "Suspiria" and "Tenembrae" and thought they were great.

I got some work by Mario Bava (Baron Blood) and Lucio Fulci (new York ripper) on VHS but I've only just started getting some of the Giallo genre on DVD.

What are your Favorite films in this genre?

[Ruckus]

Check out Anchor Bay's Giallo Collection. It's got four classics of the genre. You can get it for around £25 at dvdsoon.com. I think there's another one on the way too.
The problem with Giallos, of course, is that by the very nature of their content they can be difficult to get hold of. I started with 'What have you done to Solange?', which I'd heard was one of Tarantino's favourites.

[platty]

"Opera " by Dario Argento, again, is a good one, " Deep Red " another.....:thumbs:

[unlucky alf]

What Have You Done To Solange? IMHO is an excellent little giallo set in London and is directed by Massimo Dallamano. The movie features a strong performance by Testi and a wonderful score by Morricone. The R1 DVD is bare bones but the transfer is very good and it comes with a good quality booklet. Recommended. :thumbs: :)

[monkeyman]

As some of you know Im a big giallo collector-heres my updated list,and to help everyone Ive also indicated which of these are available on DVD.

Premier League (creme de la creme)

Bird with the crystal Plumage dvd
Black Belly of the Tarantula dvd(spanish lang only)
Blood and Black Lace dvd
Bloodstained Butterfly
Case of the Scorpions Tail
Crimes of the Black Cat
Day of the Maniac dvd
Death Laid an Egg dvd(japanese)
Deep red dvd
Delirium(Polselli) dvd
Dont Look Now dvd
Dont torture a Duckling dvd
Fifth Cord dvd(japanese)
Gently Before she Dies
House with the Windows that Laugh dvd
My Dear Killer dvd
One on Top of the Other(Fulci)
Opera dvd
Perfume of the Lady in Black
Phenomena dvd
Pyjama Girl Case
Short Night of the Glass Dolls dvd
Spasmo dvd
Tenebre dvd
Torso dvd
Trauma dvd
What are the strange drops of blood on Jennifers Body(aka Case of the Bloody Iris) dvd
What have they done to Solange dvd
Who saw Her Die dvd

First Division

Amuck dvd
Autopsy dvd
Bay of Blood dvd
Black Veil for Lisa
Blade of the Ripper
Blood Stained Shadow dvd
Cat o nine tails dvd
Cats Victims dvd
Dead are Alive dvd
Deadly Inheritance
Death Carries a cane
Death steps in the Dark
Emptines is all around
Eye of the Hurricane
Eyeball dvd
Five Dolls for an August Moon dvd
Formula for a Murder
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Girl Who Knew too Much dvd
Hatchet for a Honeymoon dvd
Iguana with a tongue of Fire
La Sorella de Ursula
Lady in Red Kills Seven Times
Lizard in a womans skin
Murder Obsession
Murder to the Tune of seven black notes
New York Ripper dvd
Nonhossonno(Sleepless) dvd
Nothing Underneath
Paranoia
Perfect Crime
Plot of Fear
Rings of Fear
Seven Bloodstained Orchids dvd
Seven Deaths in the cats eye
Slaughter Hotel
Stagefright dvd
Stendahl Syndrome dvd
Strip Nude for Your Killer
What have they done to Your Daughters dvd
Youll die at Midnight

Second Division
Blade in the Dark dvd
Body Puzzle
Cold Eyes of Fear dvd
Crazy Desires of a Murderer
Delirium(Bava) dvd
Giallo a Venezia
Girl in room 2a
In the Folds of the Flesh
Killer Reserved 9 seats
Murder Rock dvd
Too beautiful to Die
Weekend Murders

[Beowulf1970]

Wow.. Awsome list Monkeyman !! :thumbs:

[kohlbek]

I can vouch for Deep Red - very good film - and an excellent and reasonably priced US Anchor Bay R1 DVD.

[Beowulf1970]

what's the one with jennifer Connelly? Is that Phenomena (do do de do do) ? Sorry... having a mad muppet moment! Saw that one on VHS rental once (I think.. lots of flies as I remember?) gave me the Heebie Jeebies! :eek:

There's also an Argento one (The name and plot escapes me) But I remember a woman being lowered down a hole and seeing a light approaching... ... only to realise too late that it's the headlight of an oncoming underground train! Then again.. perhaps my fevered brain just imagined that one :D

[Michael Mackenzie]

Originally posted by Beowulf1970
what's the one with jennifer Connelly? Is that Phenomena (do do de do do) ? Sorry... having a mad muppet moment! Saw that one on VHS rental once (I think.. lots of flies as I remember?) gave me the Heebie Jeebies! :eek: That's the one. And a real classic (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=6403) it is too. :)

There's also an Argento one (The name and plot escapes me) But I remember a woman being lowered down a hole and seeing a light approaching... ... only to realise too late that it's the headlight of an oncoming underground train! Then again.. perhaps my fevered brain just imagined that one :D You've lost me with that, and I've seen all Argento's films apart from the impossible-to-find Four Flies on Grey Velvet, which isn't legitimately available on DVD anywhere as of yet.

[Michael Mackenzie]

Originally posted by Beowulf1970
Recently watched Dario Argento's "Suspiria" and "Tenembrae" and thought they were great.Suspiria isn't a giallo in my opinion; neither is its sequel, Inferno.

[Beowulf1970]

Originally posted by Whiggles
Suspiria isn't a giallo in my opinion; neither is its sequel, Inferno.

If it's not Giallo what is it? It's got the guy with Black leather gloves, buckets of blood, colourful sets and a dodgy soundtrack.. sounds like Giallo to me ;)

I suppose it is slightly different to his other works, But I still feel it sits well in the giallo niche. Just My opinion. I may be wrong (I usually am! :) )

[Michael Mackenzie]

Originally posted by Beowulf1970
If it's not Giallo what is it? It's got the guy with Black leather gloves, buckets of blood, colourful sets and a dodgy soundtrack.. sounds like Giallo to me ;)

I suppose it is slightly different to his other works, But I still feel it sits well in the giallo niche. Just My opinion. I may be wrong (I usually am! :) ) Argento has always been at pains to separate his supernatural flicks from his giallos. In my opinion, what prevents Suspiria and Inferno from being true giallos is the lack of a whodunnit. They're not mystery thrillers so much as supernatural horror. They definitely have giallo elements, and I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've always been uncomfortable with grouping them with the likes of Opera or Profondo Rosso.

[zombieman]

Originally posted by Beowulf1970
There's also an Argento one (The name and plot escapes me) But I remember a woman being lowered down a hole and seeing a light approaching... ... only to realise too late that it's the headlight of an oncoming underground train! Then again.. perhaps my fevered brain just imagined that one :D

Thats The Church which was produced by Argento, and directed by Michelle Soavi

[Beowulf1970]

Originally posted by Whiggles
They're not mystery thrillers so much as supernatural horror. They definitely have giallo elements, and I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've always been uncomfortable with grouping them with the likes of Opera or Profondo Rosso.

Hmm. I see your point. So then, Phenomena with its supernatual emphasis doesn't fit either? I'm a simple man.. and I'm easily confused. :confused:

[Michael Mackenzie]

Phenomena is what I like to refer to as a cross-breed. It's definitely a giallo, with a whodunnit and a black-gloved killer, but it also has supernatural elements. In many ways it's a fantasy movie put in a more realistic setting.

[Chibouk]

Can I ask what you people like about the Giallo genre?

I think I have a fairly wide and varied taste in films, but after watching a number of Argento films I don't really see what the fuss is about.
I really wanted to like Suspiria, Tenebrae and Deep Red, but they did very little for me at all. Too many screaming, overacting Italian women in them for my liking. ;)

Is it their 'cheesiness' you like?

[Michael Mackenzie]

Originally posted by Chibouk
Can I ask what you people like about the Giallo genre?

I think I have a fairly wide and varied taste in films, but after watching a number of Argento films I don't really see what the fuss is about.
I really wanted to like Suspiria, Tenebrae and Deep Red, but they did very little for me at all. Too many screaming, overacting Italian women in them for my liking. ;)

Is it their 'cheesiness' you like? As a Dario Argento fan, their biggest draws for me are their incredible photography and music, inventive kills, intelligent subtext and, of course, the grand old whodunnit. If you've only noticed the screaming and the bad dubbing (which is true for a lot of people) I would say you definitely need to watch them again. This (http://www.kinoeye.org/index_02_11.php) might be a good place to start for a look at what so many people see in these films.

[monkeyman]

Although I like all the Argentos,hes not actually my favourite giallo director-Sergio Martino is the man for me!
All his giallos are top notch examples of the genre,and many of the reasons I love giallo films are encapsulated in the likes of The Case of the Scorpions Tail,and Next! to name but two.
Great direction,beautiful women(in Martinos case it was the exquisite Edwige Fenech),labyrinthic plotting,crazed motives for the killer(see Torso and Eyeball for example),fabulous music from the likes of Morricone,Bruno Nicolai,Riz Ortolani et al,marvellous examples of 70s mens fashion(witness the killers bright orange pants on A Dragonfly for each Corpse).

Anyway,heres my guide on how to survive a giallo if you are ever unfortunate enough to be involved in a series of giallo-style murders.

THE GIALLO GUIDELINES

1.No matter how good a view you have of a murder,you wont be able to see the killers face.It is also possible that you will see something significant,but wont quite be able to work out exactly what it is you have witnessed.

2.The police WILL be incompetent,and it will require the efforts of an amateur sleuth/wrongly accused person to solve the case.

3.Black is a necessity in your choice of attire if you are planning to commit a series of brutal murders,preferably with a mask and a black hat(in most cases a fedora should do the trick)

4.DONT try and blackmail the killer,it will all end in tears!!.If you DO decide to meet him,dont arrange to meet in a large park late at night-thats just asking for trouble!!.

5.DONT be gay-lesbians are particularly at risk,so if you are practising a bit of fuzz bumping keep it quiet,or you are likely to be razored to death by a raving maniac.

6.The murderer will apparantly have almost superhuman strength and will be able to beat the living daylights out of the main protaganist at will.(This rule still applies even if the killer is a 7 stone woman or a 10 year old child!!)

7.Beware of priests-they are evil.

8.All police chiefs talk with Nick Alexanders voice.

9.Ladies-dont trust George Hilton!!!-he will either try to kill you or at the very least scores of brutal murders will occur all around you if you sleep with him.

10.The murderers motive must be as ludicrous as possible,and must involve some sort of childhood/teenage trauma involving sex or the death of a sibling.Occasionally the death of a daughter will be allowed as a suitable reason for a crazed killing spree.
Sample quote-"They were just dolls,stupid dolls!!!"

11.Women MUST wear far too much eye makeup-Rimmel is a must.Tight curly Kevin Keegan perms are purely optional.

12.Sexism is the order of the day-men can say and do the most outrageous things and get away with it,They can slap,beat,shout at and coerce women into unprotected sex and there are no repercussions whatsoever.
Sample dialogue from Autopsy,when Mimsy Farmer tells her boyfriend that a work colleague has attempted to rape her in the morgue that she works at,the boyfriend responds with"Well,you cant blame the ******* for trying!!!"

13.All women look like Edwige Fenech or Barbara Bouchet.Any ugly women will be blackmailers and will be murdered accordingly.

14.Dont trust women-not even old ones.There is at least a sixty percent chance that they will be the murderer.

15.If you flick a lightswitch in your house and the lights dont come on,do NOT walk around the house looking fearful and/or shouting your cats name.GET THE HELL OUT!!!!!
HES IN THE HOUSE YOU DAFT COW.

16.A jaunty,insanely catchy theme tune will be playing in the background for most of the film.It will be written by either Ennio Morricone or Bruno Nicolai in most cases,and the theme WILL be played even when the most gruesome shenanigans imaginable are being served up on screen!!

If you follow these rule you should be safe-stray from them and you will be in serious trouble.

[ralph wiggum]

Originally posted by monkeyman
15.If you flick a lightswitch in your house and the lights dont come on,do NOT walk around the house looking fearful and/or shouting your cats name.GET THE HELL OUT!!!!!
HES IN THE HOUSE YOU DAFT COW.

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Monkeyman, i see you included Death Laid an egg in your Premier league. I remember watching this several years ago, and despite watching it twice, i still couldn't fathom out exactly what was happening something to do with deformed chickens?:nuts: I can't remember whether it was in English or not (i used to loads of Giallo in Italian without subs, back in the day of dodgy videos, and could usually suss out what was happening).
Is it worth trying again?

Cheers.


P.S Deep Red is probably my fave.:)

[Beowulf1970]

Originally posted by monkeyman

THE GIALLO GUIDELINES


:thumbs: :thumbs:

[Chibouk]

Thanks for the link Whiggles. I may well give Suspiria another go, as it's the only disk I haven't sold/traded on.

While I acknowledge Argento's skills with the camera, the music leaves me cold... sub-zero in fact! :lol:

Also, thanks go to monkeyman. If I'm ever caught up in a giallo plot I'll know exactly what to do. ;)

[Mike]

If you want to see the origins of the giallo, take a look at the ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's "The ABC Murders" or, possibly, the film version of "Death On The Nile" which is a pretty good recreation of Christie's world of 1930s complacency interrupted by murder. "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" is also a key influence on trick plotting. Interesting that, at one point, Dino De Laurentis offered any of Christie's novels as a project for Dario Argento. Fascinating to think what he could have done with one of Christie's best plots. "Tenebrae" is, at least in part, a tribute to Christie and Ackroyd, it seems to me.

I like to think of "Frenzy" as Hitchcock's unknowing tribute to the giallo movie. His villain would fit very nicely into the staff of the school in "What Have You Done To Solange ?" - my own personal favourite of the genre.

I'll also add another mention of "The Pyjama Girl Case", a movie with a cunning narrative twist that is one of my favourites. It's also got the great Ray Milland in it.

[monkeyman]

Originally posted by ralph wiggum
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Monkeyman, i see you included Death Laid an egg in your Premier league. I remember watching this several years ago, and despite watching it twice, i still couldn't fathom out exactly what was happening something to do with deformed chickens?:nuts: I can't remember whether it was in English or not (i used to loads of Giallo in Italian without subs, back in the day of dodgy videos, and could usually suss out what was happening).
Is it worth trying again?

Cheers.


P.S Deep Red is probably my fave.:)


Death Laid an Egg isnt for everyone to be honest,but its one of those films that really benefits from a repeat viewing-my old tape of it is pretty worn now,but Ive decided not to spring for the newish(very expensive) Japanese DVD because it was announced for the Giallo Boxset part 2 from Blue Underground(although there is no mention of this specific title on their website)

[gZa]

Ok after clicking on these 'Giallo' threads every so often and been surprised to find no mention of <i>Buffalo 66</i>! :o

I decided to 'finally' do a bit of research, and then after reading monkeyman's THE GIALLO GUIDELINES ( :notworthy) I've stuck an order in for the Anchor Bay Giallo Boxset and 'Solange'...

So my question is as a complete newbie to the genre (ain't seen ANYTHING on monkeyman's list - EXCEPTION: <I>Don't Look Now</i> :thumbs: ) what should I start with when my DVDs arrive?!? :searchme:

[charlie angel]

11.Women MUST wear far too much eye makeup-Rimmel is a must.Tight curly Kevin Keegan perms are purely optional.

:lol:

I ordered Solange just this lunchtime - I know bugger all about Giallo & it seemed like a good place to start - hope I like it :)

I love being recommended flicks I know nowt about :thumbs:

[Mike]

"Solange" is great and unbelievably sleazy. Best thing about it is that there appears to be no-one living in London who is a native speaker of English.

[gZa]

Originally posted by Mike
Best thing about it is that there appears to be no-one living in London who is a native speaker of English. Wow! Unexpectedly realistic too! :D

[ralph wiggum]

Originally posted by Garry Cowell
Wow! Unexpectedly realistic too! :D

:lol:

[monkeyman]

Originally posted by Mike


I'll also add another mention of "The Pyjama Girl Case", a movie with a cunning narrative twist that is one of my favourites. It's also got the great Ray Milland in it.

I love the Milland character,especially the erm,hand gesture he aims at one of the characters in the film.
Something nobody has ever commented on about Pyjama Girl Case(and the Milland character in particular) is that the character he plays is an absolute dead ringer plotwise to Max Von Sydows character in Sleepless.Retired cop,called back to work on an old case,meets an unexpected fate part way through the film etc etc)

[Jon B]

monkeyman - Giallo Guidelines - great post!! :lol:

[gZa]

Originally posted by Garry Cowell
So my question is as a complete newbie to the genre (ain't seen ANYTHING on monkeyman's list - EXCEPTION: <I>Don't Look Now</i> :thumbs: ) what should I start with when my DVDs arrive?!? :searchme: Well I ordered <I>Deep Red</i> after hearing its kick ass theme (http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/downloads/deep_red.mp3) - it's since arrived (before the others) so I'm gonna start with watchnig it tomorrow and report back. :)

[monkeyman]

Originally posted by Garry Cowell
Well I ordered <I>Deep Red</i> after hearing its kick ass theme (http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/downloads/deep_red.mp3) - it's since arrived (before the others) so I'm gonna start with watchnig it tomorrow and report back. :)


The Giallo box is a strange beast indeed-heres my thoughts!

Start with Case of the Bloody Iris-its the most accesible and "light" title in the box,and is probably closest to what people think of as a true giallo.
Move on to Bloodstained Shadow-far better than Bidos other giallo and one that makes great use of its Venice settings.
Try Short Night of the Glass Dolls-this is a film that has received VERY mixed reviews indeed-I personally love it buts its more a thriller than a giallo(and a pretty sedately paced one at that)
Then you have the film that is easily the best in the box,Who Saw her Die-one of my all time favourite films,which has everything from great music,great direction and plotting,as well as a heartbreaking murder of a likeable character and a great performance from George Lazenby(yes,you read that right!)

Deep Red Im sure you will love(although some people prefer the more tightly plotted shorter version of the film,this is the one to go for.

[gZa]

Originally posted by monkeyman
...a great performance from George Lazenby(yes,you read that right!)...Lazenby's the man! OHMSS is my favourite Bond film by a huge mile! I was super pleased when I discovered he was in one of the Giallo's I'd ordered. Shame I have to watch four others before I get to his! :cry: :D

[f_drew]

After having a look round the Media Blasters website (http://www.media-blasters.com) it seems that they've got a few films either out or on the way with the banner 'Giallo Collection' at the top of the cover. Is there any chance that they'll be released as a boxset ?

[Richie]

Where's the best place to order "...Solange" from?

[gZa]

Originally posted by Richie
Where's the best place to order "...Solange" from? Got mine from DVD Soon (http://www.dvdsoon.com/show-title-details.xml?uid=37798) (it shipped in less that 10 days! :eek: ) after unsuccessfully (there was non in stock) trying to order it from Luminous Film & Video Wurks (http://www.lfvw.com/solange.htm) :(

[Richie]

cheers Garry :thumbs:
you won't regret getting the Anchor Bay Giallo Collection - 'tis ace!

[gZa]

Cool flick! First things first, John Carpenter man! :nono:
He practically stole this films soul and remade it as <i>Halloween</i>. Love the <S>steadicam</s> panaglide ( :thinking: ) work. Way ahead of it's time. The death scenes were awesome too. Especially liked the floaty macro camera shots and Goblins score! :thumbs:

Also I was surprised by the identity of the killer I was sitting there smug for most the film thinking I knew it, only to be fooled not once but twice! :lol:

Bravo! :o

Looking forward to watching 'Solange' next...

[Michael Mackenzie]

I must admit that, other than the continually moving camera, I don't really see the connection between Halloween and Deep Red (I definitely consider Deep Red to be the superior film, by the way). John Carpenter has made no secret of the fact that Halloween is his love ballad to Suspiria, though.

PS. After reading up on What Have You Done To Solange I decided to order it. I haven't seen nearly enough of these films for my liking.

[gZa]

Well bearing in mind I ain't seen any other Argento flicks nor Giallos...

It just felt so much like Carpenter's <I>Halloween</i> from the Goblins' spookily similar theme (http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/downloads/deep_red.mp3), to the opening child 'involved' in gruesome murder, and then of course the floating panaglide killer POV shots.

Also reminded me of Donald Cammell's excellent <I>White Of The Eye</i> - anyone else seen that one?

[Michael Mackenzie]

I think I see what you mean. It's not a connection I'd ever made myself, but I must admit that Goblin's (PS. it's actually Goblin, not "the Goblins" -- that's a translation mistake!) style of music, especially in Deep Red, is strikingly similar to Carpenter's.

[gZa]

Haven't got my Giallo Boxset yet... :(


But <I>What Have They Done To Solange?</i> arrived and I watched it! :eek:

What a great movie! :thumbs:

Very atmospheric and well made kept me guessing until the end and the murders were surprisingly shocking and unpleasant. Loved the London locations too. Morricone's score was just an added bonus.

Great DVD too! Even the booklet was slickly put together!

Highly recommended! :thumbs:

[Michael Mackenzie]

I saw What Have You Done To Solange for the first time about a week ago and I was very impressed. The DVD transfer sucked and the sound was awful (although I agree the booklet was excellent), but the quality of the film still shone through. By the way, "Solange" was played by Camille Keaton, who a few years later showed up again in I Spit On Your Grave.

[gZa]

Originally posted by Whiggles
I saw What Have You Done To Solange for the first time about a week ago and I was very impressed. The DVD transfer sucked and the sound was awful (although I agree the booklet was excellent), but the quality of the film still shone through. By the way, "Solange" was played by Camille Keaton, who a few years later showed up again in I Spit On Your Grave. Yeah I was chuffed to spot Camille Keaton as Solange having just become a recent fan of 'I Spit' more of my thoughts in this thread (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60988). I disagree with your comments on the DVD sure it's certainly not reference quality but it's a hell of a lot better than one would think from looking at the box ('Animorphic Widescreen' :o ) and sure the sound was a bit flat but still... easily worth the £12 I paid for it! :thumbs:

[Michael Mackenzie]

Originally posted by Garry Cowell
Yeah I was chuffed to spot Camille Keaton as Solange having just become a recent fan of 'I Spit' more of my thoughts in this thread (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60988). I disagree with your comments on the DVD sure it's certainly not reference quality but it's a hell of a lot better than one would think from looking at the box ('Animorphic Widescreen' :o ) and sure the sound was a bit flat but still... easily worth the £12 I paid for it! :thumbs: My biggest problem with the transfer is that it's clearly a PAL master converted to NTSC: doubled frames and jerky panning ahoy! Probably the best they could get their hands on, but I wish Anchor Bay (or was it Blue Underground?) hadn't cancelled their release of it, as I'm pretty sure they could have done much better.

[gZa]

Caught this last night...

Another really enjoyable Giallo! I hope I'm not just on a lucky roll with these! :D

This was probably not as cool as the other two but still it had elements that I found lacking in them, namely lots and lots of foxy chicks! Man, it was like they'd cast 'on tour' Miss World competitors in 80% of the female roles. :luv: :lol:

[monkeyman]

Another recomendation is Lenzis "Eyeball".Its available under the title "Labyrinth des Schreckens" on the Marketing Film label(German/Austrian label,not quite sure) and is delirious fun.
When a coach load of tourists in Barcelona are being despatched one by one by a raincoat wearing,eyeball removing maniac do they;
a. Book the next flight out of there
b. ask for 24 hour police protection
c. Happily board the coach the next day for a trip to the fairground,including rides on the Ghost Train alone?

Go on,have a guess........

[wong fei hong]

Thanks to the efforts of monkeyman when this topic last rolled round about two years ago, I have become a bit of a giallo addict too.

It might have been a mistake to start with Argento's Deep Red, because I've been unable to find another quite as good... but damn it, more than a few got close. I like them because, at their best, they launch the type of thriller stories you'd get on Diagnosis Murder into the realm of absolute fear through sheer cinematic verve. Murder is horrible and surprising, and the giallo loves to remind the audience of it. As well as beautiful women, killer music (Goblin! Morricone!), comedy policemen, creepy kids and the occasional where the hell did that come from? moment.

From monkeyman's list, I'd happily second:

Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Deep Red
Don't Look Now
Don't Torture a Duckling
House with the Windows that Laugh
Opera
Phenomena
Short Night of the Glass Dolls
Tenebre
Trauma
What are the strange drops of blood on Jennifer's Body? (aka Case of the Bloody Iris)
What have they done to Solange?
Who saw Her Die?
Blood Stained Shadow
Cat o'Nine Tails
Girl Who Knew Too Much
Nonhossonno (Sleepless)
Seven Bloodstained Orchids
Stagefright (more of a slasher film than a giallo, I think)
Stendahl Syndrome

[Beowulf1970]

Since I started this thread I've learnt a lot about the Giallo genre and got some great recommendations.

Only today I was in FOPP records in Aberdeen and picked up a copy of Profondo Rosso for a fiver ! Haven't watched it yet but will do shortly.. if it's as good as you all say it is then I;m in for a treat!

[Michael Mackenzie]

Originally posted by Beowulf1970
Since I started this thread I've learnt a lot about the Giallo genre and got some great recommendations.

Only today I was in FOPP records in Aberdeen and picked up a copy of Profondo Rosso for a fiver ! Haven't watched it yet but will do shortly.. if it's as good as you all say it is then I;m in for a treat! If it's the UK one you'll probably be disappointed. It's cut and the image quality sucks.

[Beowulf1970]

ok.. so i'm in for a new £5 coaster then ! :oh-hum:

;)

[gZa]

Originally posted by Garry Cowell
Haven't got my Giallo Boxset yet... :(


But <I>What Have They Done To Solange?</i> arrived and I watched it! :eek:

What a great movie! :thumbs:

Very atmospheric and well made kept me guessing until the end and the murders were surprisingly shocking and unpleasant. Loved the London locations too. Morricone's score was just an added bonus.

Great DVD too! Even the booklet was slickly put together!

Highly recommended! :thumbs: Still haven't got my Giallo Boxset yet! http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/images/icons/cry[1].gif
I got DVDsoon to ship me a replacement though, so fingers crossed. :)

BTW I recognised a lot of the locations when I watched 'Solange' last month and I took a handful of pictures but I was gonna wait until summer when the builders removed the scaffolding to get better shots but in the meantime... Here's a before and now (30 years type thing) :dork:

http://www.cityonfire.com/gZa/whydts.jpg

I wonder if the owners know what went on in their BATH! :eek:

[Michael Mackenzie]

Interesting pics!

I ordered the Giallo Collection too and am currently waiting for it from DVD Pacific.

[unlucky alf]

Great work Garry, very interesting. :thumbs:

I got the Shreik Show DVD of Slaughter Hotel a couple of weeks back, man what a sleazy movie. Though I have to admit it was enjoyable watching Kinski acting shifty and Rosalba Neri undressing. :norty: :luv:

[monkeyman]

Did you notice that it was a body double in the RosalbaNeri masturbation scenes!
Rosalba has a very noticeable appendix scar,while the self abusing body double does not!!

[Yatia]

Originally posted by Garry Cowell
Also reminded me of Donald Cammell's excellent <I>White Of The Eye</i> - anyone else seen that one?

Great film, with strong lead actors. Only seen it the once (about 15 yrs ago) but still remember many aspects of it.

Must admit to being a bit of an Argento fan with Opera just pipping Deep Red as a complete package. But somehow I still find Deep Red more unsettling on 2 counts though - (1) the humour and (2) the doll - call me a wuss but I still find it incredibly freaky.

The acting in Opera still does my tree in though.

[unlucky alf]

Originally posted by monkeyman
Did you notice that it was a body double in the RosalbaNeri masturbation scenes!
Rosalba has a very noticeable appendix scar,while the self abusing body double does not!!

Hehe, yeah I noticed the absence of the scar.

[monkeyman]

Another thing I love about Slaughter Hotel is the decor of the mental hospital-now I dont know about you,but I suspect that leaving a large display of medievel weapons and torture devices on display in a mental hospital must surely contravene at least some parts of the Mental Health Act!!

Case of the Scorpions Tail,one of my all time favourite giallos from Sergio Martino is imminent on dvd from the X-rated label.A great film,and a must for your collection!

[Mike]

Originally posted by Whiggles
If it's the UK one you'll probably be disappointed. It's cut and the image quality sucks.

It's also in the wrong aspect ratio. However, the quality of the film still shines through.

Beowulf - If you like the film at all then invest in a decent copy. You won't regret it.

[Michael Mackenzie]

Indeed, and the R0 from Anchor Bay is hard to beat. (Shame they froze the background shot over the end credits though.)

[gZa]

Just spotted a nice review of the Giallo Boxset at DVDTimes (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=11569). Shame my boxset is still M.I.A. http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/images/icons/cry[1].gif

[Michael Mackenzie]

Yeah, I really enjoyed the set overall. Hope yours arrives soon.

[f_drew]

Thought I'd resurrect this thread to post that Blue Underground are going to release three more in October (Taken from HorrorDVDs (http://www.horrordvds.com/vb3forum/showthread.php?p=342693#post342693)) :Seven Deaths In The Cat's Eye (1973)

International sex symbol Jane Birkin (of BLOW-UP and "Je t'aime." fame) stars as Corringa, a beautiful young girl who returns from a convent school to her family's ancestral castle. But within these walls seethes unspeakable evil, including religious fervor, depraved desires, and sudden, sadistic murder. Now, someone with a taste for terror is slaughtering the castle's demented guests. Six have already met their deaths.and for delicious Corringa, the ultimate torment is still to come! Anton Diffring (CIRCUS OF HORRORS), Hiram Keller (FELLINI SATYRICON) and the infamous French superstar Serge Gainsbourg co-star in this luridly gothic giallo co-written and directed by Antonio Margheriti (CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE, CASTLE OF BLOOD), featuring an intense score by Riz Ortolani (MONDO CANE), and presented uncut, uncensored and fully restored from original European vault materials.

Featuring: Jane Birkin - Hiram Keller - Anton Diffring
Special Features: "An Amazing Film With A Wicked Sense Of Humor!" HorrorView.com Murder He Wrote - Interview with Co-Writer Giovanni Simonelli. Color, Dolby Digital Mono
Director: Anthony M. Dawson
Genre: Horror; Thriller
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Widescreen, 16x9 Anamorphic
Region Code: 0
Rating: NOT RATED
Studio: Blue Underground
Street Date: October 25, 2005

Strip Nude For Your Killer (1975)

The stunning Edwige Fenech (CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS, THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH) stars in this infamous shocker that packs more grisly violence and sexual depravity into each frame than most any other film in the entire giallo genre. There's succulent flesh aplenty as a mysterious killer dressed in black leather and wearing a motorcycle helmet begins butchering beautiful young fashion models with no mercy and one deranged request: STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER! Nino Castelnuovo (THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG) and Femi Benussi (HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON) co-star in this sleazy '70s classic directed by Andrea Bianchi (BURIAL GROUND), now presented totally uncut and uncensored from original vault materials for the first time ever in America.

Featuring: Edwige Fenech - Nino Castelnuovo - Femi Benussi - Solvi Stubing
Special Features: "Ultra Trashy Fun.Chock Full Of Sleaze, Cheese And Nudity" Hysteria Lives Strip Nude For Your Giallo - Interviews with Actress Solvi Stubing and Co-Writer Massimo Felisatti. Theatrical Trailer. Color, Dolby Digital Mono
Director: Andrea Bianchi
Genre: Horror; Thriller
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Widescreen, 16x9 Anamorphic
Region Code: 0
Rating: NOT RATED
Languages: English
Studio: Blue Underground
Street Date: October 25, 2005

The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970)

The Stunning Debut By Dario Argento - The Italian Master Of Terror In his first film as writer/director, Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA, DEEP RED, TWO EVIL EYES) single-handedly created the giallo genre and instantly emerged as the filmmaker critics worldwide hailed as 'The Italian Hitchcock'. Tony Musante (TRAFFIC, OZ) and Suzy Kendall (CIRCUS OF FEAR, TORSO) star in this pulse-pounding suspense thriller about an American writer in Rome who witnesses - and is helpless to stop - a brutal assault, the cunning vengeance of a maniac, and the heart-stopping horror that lives - and kills - deep in the dark. Blue Underground is proud to present this legendary shocker remastered in High Definition from its original camera negative - including recently discovered never-before-seen footage of explicit violence - remixed in 6.1 DTS-ES and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX. Exclusive Extras in this 2-Disc Special Edition include four all-new featurettes with Argento, Oscarr winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, legendary composer Ennio Morricone, co-star Eva Renzi and much more!

Featuring: Tony Musante - Suzy Kendall - Enrico Maria Salerno - Eva Renzi
Special Features: "A thriller that works!" Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times Audio: English: 6.1 DTS-ES; 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX; Dolby Surround 2.0; Original Mono. Italian: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX; Dolby Surround 2.0; Original Mono Disc 1: Audio Commentary with Journalists Alan Jones and Kim Newman. International Trailer. Italian Trailer. U.S. TV Spots. Color, 6.1 DTS-ES; 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX; Dolby Surround 2.0; Mono, Closed Captioned
Director: Dario Argento
Genre: Horror; Thriller
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Widescreen, Full Frame, 16x9 Anamorphic
Region Code: 0
Rating: NOT RATED
Languages: English, Italian
Studio: Blue Underground
Street Date: October 25, 2005Really looking forward to Strip Nude and Bird with Crystal ! :clap: :thumbs:

Interestingly in that thread the comment was made :I spoke to lustig at comic-con, and he said he's releasing them all of them by themsevles and not in a box.

[Beowulf1970]

Yawn.. who woke me up? Good Heavens my threads been resurrected !!! No blood no decay just a few scars.. it's Alive ALIVE I TELL YOU!!

thanks f_drew .. that info looks good. :thumbs:

[anephric]

BU Bird With the Crystal Plumage up for preorder at US$19.97 at DVDImport (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump.php?url=https%3A//dvdimport.com/product.asp%3Fproductid%3D20934) (plus $1.50 "handling" charge).

[f_drew]

The Blue Underground webste now has the listings properly up :
Bird (http://www.blue-underground.com/movie.php?movie_id=82) - nice cover !
Seven deaths (http://www.blue-underground.com/movie.php?movie_id=81)
Strip Nude (http://www.blue-underground.com/movie.php?movie_id=80) - those quotes make me even more interested to see this ! :n0rty:

All released on October 25th.

[monkeyman]

All out today-anyone already received any of them?
Ps-Its a quote from my review on the back of the Seven Deaths disc!
(Ignoring the fact that its one of my first ever reviews,is badly written and is para-phrased)-Im pretty chuffed!!

[wong fei hong]

It seems like ages since we've had any new gialli on dvd - I'm shopping around for the best prices on these now.

[wong fei hong]

Flicking through Amazon.com (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump.php?url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/thedvdforums-20), I've noticed recent releases of Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, The Case of the Scorpion's Tail and The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh - anybody know if these are any cop?

[monkeyman]

They are all on the No Shame label,are all Sergio Martino flicks and are all in my top 15 or so giallos.They are dirt cheap from DVD Pacific as well.Mrs Wardh in particular is fabulous,but you cant go wrong with any of the three flicks.
Time to update my giallo list me thinks!!

[wong fei hong]

Thanks very much for that - I've loved the other Sergio Martino films I've seen so I've got an itchy credit card finger. That's six films to buy (I can't keep going on with my vhs Crystal Plumage) and I am almost totally broke. Wah!

[Michael Mackenzie]

Flicking through Amazon.com (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump.php?url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/thedvdforums-20), I've noticed recent releases of Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, The Case of the Scorpion's Tail and The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh - anybody know if these are any cop?Feel free to peruse my reviews:

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=57171

[Mike]

Excellent re-reviews Michael. I think I'll have to get this set - and my review of Hitchcock's "Frenzy", which gets more like a giallo every time I see it, is up next week.

[Michael Mackenzie]

Excellent re-reviews Michael. I think I'll have to get this set - and my review of Hitchcock's "Frenzy", which gets more like a giallo every time I see it, is up next week.Thanks, Mike. I agree with you, Frenzy is very giallo-esque, particularly with regard to its black humour (the sequence in the potato truck) and the various larger than life characters (try imagining Billie Whitelaw's character dubbed by one of the usual Euro-horror voice actresses). The Giallo Collection is well worth picking up even if one of its titles is pretty mediocre.

By the way, I seem to remember that you were quite the admirer of What Have You Done to Solange?. Today I got the recent Italian release from 01 Distribution, which has a very nice transfer and offers both English and Italian audio options. It's well worth picking up if you like the film - a vast improvement on the previous releases.

[Mike]

Ahhh that's good to know. I love "Solange". It's sleazy as hell and all the better for it.

[ronaldo9]

I know it's an old thread, but some new giallo's are on the horizon from No Shame with a some very cool extras and surely a first, a giallo action figure!

Check it out here (http://dvdtrash.blogspot.com/2006/02/no-shame-come-up-trumps-again-emilio.html#links)

Also the Luciano Ercoli Death Box Set is due at the end of Feb as well, info about this one is here (http://dvdtrash.blogspot.com/2005/12/up-next-from-noshame-luciano-ercoli.html#links)

[Richie]

Where's the best place to pre-order the No Shame "Emilio Miraglia Killer Queen Box Set" (with the action figure!)? That's if it's possible of course, there being only 7000 copies!

[Michael Mackenzie]

Where's the best place to pre-order the No Shame "Emilio Miraglia Killer Queen Box Set" (with the action figure!)? That's if it's possible of course, there being only 7000 copies!SendMeMovies (http://www.sendmemovies.com) seem to be the only place taking pre-orders at the moment.

[Richie]

Thanks, Michael. That's the site No Shame link to from their website isn't it.
Might give them a try. :)

[MattP]

By the way, I seem to remember that you were quite the admirer of What Have You Done to Solange?. Today I got the recent Italian release from 01 Distribution, which has a very nice transfer and offers both English and Italian audio options. It's well worth picking up if you like the film - a vast improvement on the previous releases.


I recently received this Italian DVD of SOLANGE - it does look beautiful but the sound on the English track is atrocious, very "echo-ey", sounds like they tried to create some kind of artificial stereo effect and it is just unlistenable to my ear. A great pity. The Italian track is much clearer and more immediate so that's the one I'll watch it with - I am looking forward to watching this one! And the Ennio Morricone score with that gorgeous, sad main theme is to die for..!

[ronaldo9]

I got Solange today as well, just dropped through the letter box. Will give it a watch tonight. Last time I saw it was the EC edition, this is meant to blow that version away.

[Rich101]

Thanks, Michael. That's the site No Shame link to from their website isn't it.
Might give them a try. :)

Having just been lured into this at the import forums, DVD Pacific have it up for pre-orders now. I'm a sucker for an action figure.

[Alan b]

Moving to World Cinema and DVD Forum

[ronaldo9]

New Lizard in a Womans Skin release (http://dvdtrash.blogspot.com/2006/04/fulcis-lizard-in-womans-skin-new.html#links)

Apparently Cecchi Gori Home Video of Italy are releasing a new version of Fulci's Lizard very soon, and they are aware of the need of a pristine uncut version of the movie. DVD specs should be announced next week according to their forums. :clap:

[Clucky27]

I just ordered Blue Underground's releases of The Fifth Cord and The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion. Looking forward to watching them both, though I still haven't had the chance to look at my recent purchases of Emilio Miraglia Killer Queen Box Set, Black Belly Of The Tarantula and The Pyjama Girl Case.

[Derrida]

Hmm, I was just thinking about buying the Emilio Miraglia Killer Queen Box Set - is it worth getting? Are the films any good? I appreciate your comments/reviews! Cheers!

[Ste7en]

Hmm, I was just thinking about buying the Emilio Miraglia Killer Queen Box Set - is it worth getting? Are the films any good? I appreciate your comments/reviews! Cheers!

It's a good set IMO. Gotta love NoShame :)

[samper]

Its good - + you get the figurine.