The third day of the Film 4 Frightfest has come to a blood-soaked close and I've made it back safely to camp. From where I'm sitting now (slouched, in fact, and really quite exhausted from all of this sitting in the dark) this year's Frightfest is already one of the two or three best yet,…
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Dario Argento's latest is Giallo, named for the mystery-horror genre that he is, or at least was, the undisputed master of. It stars Adrien Br0dy, Emmanuelle Seigner and Elsa Pataky. The film premiered at the Edinburgh Festival last month and is next scheduled to screen at Frightfest in August. I've been somewhat concerned about the…
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Over at his official site, director Dario Argento has posted nine first-look stills and the poster for his '09 American release, Giallo, starring Adrien Brody. First impressions: Look at that poster! It's schlock-tastic, like something you'd find in the storage room of a bodega; In odd contrast, Brody looks like late period Al Pacino in…
Read MoreHere is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! A new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull poster has shown up on pipocacombo. Patrick Swayze will be asked back to reprise the role of 'Bodhi' in the recently…
Read MoreWhen I first heard that Adrien Brody had hopped on Dario Argento's signature serial killer flick Giallo, I pictured him playing the stylish murderer. Vincent Gallo had been typically outspoken about his loathing to play the part due to the involvement of his former fiance and Argento spawn, Asia Argento. Unsurprisingly, Gallo is no…
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