88 Films Releasing Paganini Horror

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Another new announcement via FB...

[Jason C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jason C]

I'd buy that just for the poster art.

[Zaibatan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zaibatan]

I quite like this weird little flick. There was a stellar DVD release from Germany about 15 years ago with two different cuts of the film, audio commentary by director Cozzi and a bunch of deleted scenes that tried to add a Lovecraftian cosmic horror spin to the film! If 88 Films can port all of that over, I'm game. If not, I'll wait for someone else to do it.

[Wernski Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wernski]

I quite like this weird little flick. There was a stellar DVD release from Germany about 15 years ago with two different cuts of the film, audio commentary by director Cozzi and a bunch of deleted scenes that tried to add a Lovecraftian cosmic horror spin to the film! If 88 Films can port all of that over, I'm game. If not, I'll wait for someone else to do it.

Yeah, those deleted scenes are essential... so bizarre. An extended cut adding them back in would be awesome.

[unclefred Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close unclefred]

I've never seen it, I had the suspicion it wasn't very good. Now I might be interested.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Street date is 9/16/19.

https://88-films.myshopify.com/colle...-collection-52

An all-girl Rock group head to a remote villa for a music video shoot, they are in desperate need of a hit single and purchase sheet music from the mysterious Mr. Pickett (the legendary Donald Pleasence). They are told the music is a lost piece from the legendary violinist, Niccolí² Paganini, and see this as their ticket to the top of the charts. Little do they know, that this music is cursed and that they have just unleashed hell upon themselves. Soon, the spirit of Paganini is roaming the villa, armed with a murderous violin, and picking off the fame-hungry band members one by one. From the minds of Luigi Cozzi (Contamination) and Daria Nicolodi (Suspiria) comes Paganini Horror a slash-tastic piece of cheesy Euro-horror that could only have been made in the 80s! 88 Films are proud to present this bonkers slice of Italian cult cinema, a camp classic in the making, ripe for re-discovery and destined to be your new favourite worst movie, now even more outrageous thanks to this rocking 2k restoration.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Limited Edition Gloss O-Card slipcase [First Print Run Only]
Limited Edition Extensive Booklet Notes by Film maker Eugenio Ercolani [First Print Run Only]
Brand New 2K Remaster from The Original 16mm Negative in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio
Extensive Cleanup and Colour Correction Carried out in the UK
Remastered Uncompressed English Audio
Optional English SDH Subtitles
Remastered Uncompressed Italian Audio with Newly Translated Subtitles
Audio Commentary by Genre Expert Troy Howarth
Bloody Violin: Director Luigi Cozzi on Paganini Horror (31 Mins)
Interview with Actor Pietro Genuardi (26 Mins)
Remastered Trailer
Reversible Sleeve with Italian Poster Design

TECHNICAL SPECS
Region Code: B
Audio: LPCM Stereo
Picture: 1080p HD 1.66:1
Runtime: 83 mins approx
Language: English / Italian
Subtitles: English

[Jake Scully Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jake Scully]

Of what I have read of this film its supposed to be crap....

[vincent_z Low Angler Find all posts View Profile Close vincent_z]

Could any of the females in the group pass for Joan Jett or Cherie Currie? If so, that may have been the primary reason these movie was green-lit.

[Wernski Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wernski]

Severin's announced their US edition at the end of this interview:

https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/fe...on-documentary

[Grand Wazoo Member Find all posts View Profile Close Grand Wazoo]

But when are we getting Kinski Paganini?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Coming from Severin in October.

[Wernski Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wernski]

^And they've got the deleted scenes and alternate ending.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

Nice! Hopefully some obsessive individual puts together a fanedit compositing it back together.